I finally turn 1! to those who are reading, hey that means I am no longer a BABY but have crossed officially into TODDLERHOOD!!! hyak hyak hyak... (papa says that one cant be called a toddler if he/she cant even stand, not to mention TODDLE, but that's a separate story altogether)
To celebrate my 1st birthday, I had 2 small gatherings. mummy was too tired to organise a big bash like the one I had for full mth celebration. the 1st gathering was on 8 June with Gong Gong and Ma Ma and mummy's relatives at River View Hotel, and the 2nd one was on 15 June, just 1 day b4 I officially turned 1!
Pictures of the 2nd party at home :
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My actual day birthday cake cutting ceremony!
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Also, since this blog is meant to help remind mummy of the milestones I have (or have not) achieved, here are the things i can do at the grand old age of 1!
Motor skills :
- Crawling on all 4s (FINALLY!! can u believe I only discovered my passport to unlimited snooping into forbidden crevices and nooks and crannies at the grand age of 11+ mths?? is that delayed motor skills or what? mummy believes its due to my big fat butt. hmm... )
- standing unsupported (my best record was a whopping 10 sec!! woo hoo!!)
- follows commands (wave/flying kiss/kiss mummy on command, stroke mummy's hair when asked to, knows actions to songs eg twinkle twinkle little star, sits/stands/lie down on command - of cos this depends on my mood!
Verbal :
- says papa and mama to the correct pp
- says UP when I want to be carried
- says apple when i am shown a picture of the fruit or when i see the fruit at fruit stalls
- make a valiant attempt to vocalise baby when i see my fav flash card of a baby holding a ball - instead of beh-bee, i say BA BE
- pretends to bark like a dog when I see a picture of a dog/doggy stuffed toy
Others :
- recognises and picks out correctly flash cards like car, watch, flower, dog, cat, clock, sea horse, and many more
- recognises shapes - heart shaped/star and triangle by picking out the correct shapes and 'matching' it to the correct page in my shapes picture book
- dances to music like a real seasoned chiongster
- drink from a straw cup (since 9 mths old)
- answers simple yes/no questions by nodding or shaking my head accordingly
- points out body parts like nose, mouth when asked
- pats chest when asked where is xingyi/toto
- loves to unpack and repack my box of toys
- loves to be read to
- tries to comb my hair with the barbie comb mummy got foc from tangs!
current favorite person - Ma2 Ma4! (thats mummy's mummy, for those who are wondering..)
ok.. time to stop.. only cos its time for mummy to knock off from work!! till the next post..