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Joel at 33 months, 10 October 2010.

Days & Months...


One, Two buckle my shoe...
(I heard Joel recited this last week, so he must have learnt it in school. Sometimes, he will also recite something in Mandarin but i cannot really figure out what he's saying! Haha!)

mommy

Joel formed the words Mommy! (1 of the 'M' is actually a 'W')

I'm so touched! I love you, Joel.

joel reading

The first time i saw Joel "speed reading" his flash cards, i got a shock! Yesterday, when he did it again, i quickly recorded it down with Daddy's camera on my table. ;)

more words

It suddenly occurred to me that i havent been updating new words Joel has been saying. I guess once kids really start talking, it's hard to keep track. Or perhaps parents simply loses the kick out of hearing it - unlike for the first time. I still get very excited and happy when Joel uses new words. ;)

I've just uploaded the long-overdue videos of Joel's word game (at 21 months in Sep 2009). Now, he seldom force me to play the flashcards with him. He still likes to take them off the shelf everyday. But instead, he will put the whole pile on the coffee table and he reads them on his own. Sounding like a good kid, huh?! Not at all! Many a time, he loves throwing them on the floor and see them "splash" all over. It thrills him to bits! -.-lll

Joel hasnt really started talking yet, but he seemed to understand us better. He can also convey what he wants though simple singular words and gestures...and whining, of course.

word game

Joel surprised me again today. In the evening, he took down the stack of flashcards from the shelf, so i took 3 or 4 cards in my hands and asked him "Which is ...?". We went through a total of 3 sets of flashcards. Each time, he pointed to the CORRECT word! I was so happy! WOW! Even Ahyi was so amazed!

Later at night, Joel wanted me to play the Word Game with him again - and non-stop too! When i stopped for a short while to rest (coz we've finished the whole stack), he stomps his feet and pretends to cry! He's so funny! Hahaha...

From this video, it looks like he's crying coz Mama wanna test him. BUT it's the other way round! Mama wanna rest, but he wants me to continue. Haha! By the way, he's turning around in circles. He does that when he's both happy and sad.

joel, gimme...

6/8

And here's the video of Joel reading.
18 months, 1 week

my cute baby

Joel has been saying No, No, No, No, No...
I guess it's becoz this Mama always say NO to this and NO to that. Haha!

Sometimes, he calls me "Mommy" now (instead of Mama) and he's been saying "Baby" very often...calling his toy bears and Monchichis. He kisses them and himself in photos. Of course he's still kissing his Daddy on photos and in person. It feels soooo sweet when Joel calls me Mama or Mommy...becoz he hardly ever calls me.

He likes to say the number 2 "tchoo"...and 1 is always "nad" (???)

I also heard him saying
- sit
- seal
- 树 "sshuu" (tree)
- 梨 "li" (pear)
- blanket
- bushes
- sheep
- circle
- rabbit
- pig
- BAA, BAA (the sound that a sheep makes)
- pink
- baby
- 蜡笔 "ra-bi" (crayon "la bi")

* The people here said that if your kid calls Daddy more often, then your second kid will be a boy. And if your kid calls Mama more often, then your second kid will be a girl.

peek-a-boo

Mama: Peeka
Joel: Boo!

toddler joel

This week, Joel taps his chest when u ask, "Who is Joel?".

and he counts 123... (but it's really just 2, 3, 4 and 9)

and he says "Na, Na, Na, Na, Na" when you try to tidy up the mess he's made.

I also realized he's been able to bend down to pick things up while standing, walk backwards, walk sideways, walk up/down the kitchen/toilet kerb (curb) without holding on to the door frames.

He's beginning to behave like a toddler. ;)

joker

Joel always makes me laugh.

There was the "kiss keys" incident. Sometimes, when Joel is already asleep and Daddy comes home late at night, Joel will lift his head when he hears Daddy's voice. Then he will smile, say "Red" and go back to his Dreamland. We will be stunned and laugh becoz we realize Daddy is wearing a red tshirt! Haha!

Earlier on, he was making the "ehh ehh ehh ehh" sound (which means he wants me to take something for him), then i asked him, "Why?"...and Joel said "Z". Again, it caught me by surprise and i was stunned for a second.

He will also recite his ABCs out of the blue...but it's really just "C, D, E, C, D, E, D..." He will also do it when he's playing with the calculator! Haha!

new words

Joel said a few new words lately...

Mmm - for the alphabet M
butterfly
gorilla
zoo

And these objects from his 'Shapes' Book:
boat
cereal
bread
juice (have to listen very carefully coz Joel says 'joo')

But he's not talking yet... Wondering how long it'll take...

kiss keys

Today, i wrote 'keys' on Joel's magna-doodle...
Then he said KEYS and went to KISS the board!

Wrong, Joel.
But Mama still kissed you. ;)

19 months

Joel is 19 months and weighs 11.5kg. He has learnt to say "Night Night".

Since last month, he no longer wants to eat my home-cooked porridge whenever we're outside. I will still cook the porridge, but he probably takes 3 mouthfuls. So we've been feeding him bread and adult food. Last week, we didnt bring his porridge out. He LOVES our MSG food! But we restrict it to only weekends.

As you can see in the picture, we've removed a part of the play yard so that Joel can go in/out as he please. He likes to walk around the house, particularly to the washroom and kitchen - the 2 forbidden areas. He also likes to go into the washing machine/fridge area (in another room inside the kitchen) to play with his baby hangers. He will go "BLUE, BLUE" to all his blue, white, orange and green hangers. Actually, he can differentiate blue (his all-time fav blue), red (ned), yellow (yoloow), purple (purpa/papur), black (bag), green (ginn). Sometimes, orange and pink are also "ned" (red).

Does the picture on the right look like blobs of fats in 4D scan? ;)

Wanna pinch his cheeks, right? Dont. He'll give you a kiss on your cheeks instead. Muack~ So sweet!

milk milk

3 days ago, Joel started to say "mil-mil" or "moo-mil" or "ma-milk" when we give him his milk bottle. Super cute! ;)

no!

Last night Elvis tested Joel with the flashcards.

Daddy: What is this word?
Joel: blue
Daddy: NO
Joel: black
Daddy: NO
Joel: duck
Daddy: NO
Joel: boo (cow)
Daddy: NO
Joel: nana (banana)
Daddy: NO!
Joel: borbo (bubble)
Daddy: NO!!
Joel: wowo yoyo (???)

It was so funny coz Joel was trying his luck for words he doesnt know. Some of the words that he knew before, he also seemed to have forgotten. Hmmm....

Anyway, new words he knew last night:
28. teeth
29. arms up (action)
30. arms down (action)
31. toes (he touches his toes)
32. yellow

...and today:
33. sheep
34. lamb

the content

When Joel reads to himself, he will go...

Boogi boorgi boori borr bushy pussy boori boogi boor
Moyi boyi bo woowowo nai bo hmm booboo boo
Ee ah yi chi chi ah ba ni ni wo ah

And he does this "sound" all the time moving his tongue (inside)...
Gor-gei gor-gei gor-gei gor-gei...

more words

I just tested Joel on another 2 sets of flashcards...and i'm so excited to update the list! I also realized he tends to think that words starting with the alphabet 'D' is duck, and 'C' is "boo" (cow). His pronunciation is also not 100% accurate lah. But when he says the correct word, u can hear the "resemblance". Haha!

19. bubble
20. kick
21. nap
22. blow
23. lion (joel roars)
24. touch
25. ball (joel says "ball ball")
26. sit
27. sitting

That's all for now. Of course he still doesnt know the bulk of the words on the stack of flashcards. Most of the time, he will blabber the words according to the number of syllabus. But he still deserves a kiss and a big hug. ;)

my baby can read 3

I've uploaded a video of Joel reading!

Check out my Facebook video here:
http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=102531937892&comments=#/video/video.php?v=102531937892

A few friends are amazed. Keke... ;p

Usually he's better at this. Coz just before this, we recorded a video with Elvis' Canon...and its battery went flat halfway. So Joel wasnt concentrating the second time after his milk. And he was playing with the wet tissue too. Haha! ;p

Also, here's a website to learn ABCs!
http://www.fisher-price.com/us/fun/games/abc/

my baby can read 2

I wrote some words on Joel's magna-doodle...and he surprised me with 2 more words!

cow & duck

After that, we just say A-to-Z (without looking at any alphabets)...and this is what happens

Mom: A
Joel: "D" C D E
Mom: F G H
Joel: I
Mom: J K L M N O P Q
Joel: R
Mom: S
Joel: T
Mom: U V W X Y
Joel: "D"

I repeated it a few times and Joel said the same few alphabets. The clearer ones are D, E, I, R, T. Seems like Joel likes to say D-D-D too!

Thanks, Lulu the Spider.

;D

my baby can read

Yesterday and today, i showed Joel flash cards (text only).

I'm very surprised he can recognize some words! Some pronunciation is not accurate...and he roars 'HA' at the word TIGER. I'll count it that he can "read" it too. Keke... ;p

Sometimes he can read the words, other times, he cannot...or says the wrong word...or says 'Papa' (his bear soft toys).

1. tiger (joel roars)
2. blue
3. hi
4. black
5. purple
6. eyes (joel says "ees")
7. elephant
8. baby
9. red
10. cat
11. green
12. brown
13. white

14. cow (joel says "boo")
15. duck
16. stars (joel says "xing xing")
17. Daddy
18. bear

19. bubble
20. kick
21. nap
22. blow
23. lion (joel roars)
24. touch
25. ball (joel says "ball ball")
26. sit
27. sitting

28. teeth
29. arms up (action)
30. arms down (action)
31. toes (joel touches his toes)
32. yellow

33. sheep
34. lamb

35. banana
36. apple

37. butterfly

He's so cute when he tries to read the words...but he's more interested in grabbing the cards from me. ;)