2011 is gone, Isabelle is now into her errrrr 17months old. Almost coming to 1 and a half years old. She has grown a lot in terms of her speech, her physical built and also her development on her motor skills. Let me just list a few that I can think of now :
Speech
- Can count 1-10 in english and mandarin but she repeat after us
- Ask her from A to I she can name each object or animals to that letter
- Very fluent in saying "No" to things or questions that we ask
- She says bye, bear, bird, dragon, tiger, lion, babu (means elephant), fish, apple, ball, dog, cat, gorilla, house, come, poo poo, sleep, seat, drop, hold, car, walk, milk milk, nana (for banana), book (iphone/ipad), star, good nite,
Motor skills
- walk up stairs and glide down the slide
- climb on our bed and sofa in the living room
- help herself onto her tricycle
- carry a small stool around the house
- crawl underneath the dining chair
- feed herself with a spoon (although she still make a mess feeding herself)
- and many other more
There are so many things she have learned and so many things she can do or say. I'm so amaze sometimes how fast kids learns nowadays. Yesterday I was shock when i hear her saying "Mommy, come" and waving her hand. She wanted me to help push her on her tricycle so that she can move forward. Sometimes I think in my heart, I wish time will slow down a little so that we can enjoy more time with her as a toddler. I was reading the BabyCenter website and it says that at 17months old, the child should already know how to undress herself, brush her teeth without our help, and tenderly nursing her dolls and stuff animals. Hmmm, Isabelle is not really doing of those yet except sometimes hugs her soft toys. Should I start introducing brushing teeth to her already?
We have just recently came back from our trip to Hong Kong. This is Isabelle's 3rd flight. Some friends and even my mom ask, why do I want to bring Isabelle and travel along on a trip like that? Wouldn't it be too much hassle plus she's too young to appreciate or even remember anything. Oh most importantly is waste of money. To certain extend I do agree especially the 'too much hassle' part but I'll always response and say "Why not?". Is good to let her be out at the field travelling with us and get her expose to everything. I am very sure every minute she spent when she's not asleep, she is learning and her mind is absorbing knowledge. It's definitely worth all the hassle. Am sure Isabelle enjoyed her trip very much especially the day we spent at Disneyland.
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| Hong Kong Trip 16-20th February 2012 |
