18 mths

i cant believe ethan's 18 mths old now. it seems like just yesterday i was bloggin my birth story here. it's a reminder of how quickly i'm getting old too... sigh

anyway, on a happier note, ethan is so much more fun to play with now. we can play catching with him, tickle him n he will laugh whole-heartedly without a care in the world! i just love his innocent laughter n it never fails to cheer me up.

at 18 mths, here's what he can do:

1. words he can say

• CAR (but of course!)
• papa
• mama
• nay nay (translated: mei mei)
• neh neh (translated: nai nai)
• ya ya (translated: ye ye)
• coo coo (sound that a bird makes)
• popopopo (sound that a motorcyle makes)
• mmmmmmm (sound of a car or cow)
• woo woo (dog barking)
• aaaaaaahhhh ie screaming (imitating an elephant)
  
• wow-wer (flower)

he's got a whole vocab of other words but we simply cannot make out what they are so... sorry! they're not gonna appear on my list

2. things he can do

• wave hello/bye bye
• 'sayang' (places his face next to yours)
  
• exercise (flails his arms about)
• dance (bends his knees and bounces on the spot)
• "da gong fu" ie chinese martial arts (raises his arms above his head, strains his whole body and goes "mmmmmmm")
• rearrange all the furniture in the house (whatever is light enough for him to move, that is)
  
• climb on the stool to get on the sofa
• take his towel fr the drawer when he tell him it's bath time
  

gee i just realised there are so many other things he can do, its practically mission impossible to list them all here! anyway i'll blog them down as and when i can remember.

it can be trying at at times when he just doesnt want to listen to instructions, but at other times he's just so endearing like when he tries to help with household chores or shares his food with ya. i guess it's a love-hate relationship :P

BUT i'm enjoyin every bit of it and would not trade this for anything in the world :D