More New words

The speed Missy picking up new words now is beyond our expectation. She can imitate the sound prety well now. 18 th month old really is a milestone

Some more words from Missy to-date:

8. clock - or tick tock - she say the same for watch

9. car - she say car for all vehicles except bus

10. buz - for bus , the 's' still a missing one

11. tar - for star with missing "s"

12. un - for Sun with missing "s"

13. fih - for fish with missing "s"

14. boy

15. girl

16. un-ty - mum always say look at aunty opposite exercise. she always say un0ty when look at opposite block

17. die-dao - fall down in mandarine

18. Nake - for snake

19. noze - for nose

20. eye - for eyes

21. mouh - for mouth

22. an mo - fro massage in mandarin, she likes to climb on our back when we lye on floor, so we always ask her to help us massage our back

23. book - for book

24. dan- for dance

25. Shoe- for shoes

26. Key - for key


Most of the words she pick up from our daily reading of Eric Carle book. The first words and animals.

Somehow, i still don't have much liking for Eric carle book. not as fun. We still read Let's go for a bear hunt & Goodnigh Moon.

There are some other words that Misys understands but unable to pronounce such as caterpillar (she is able to say pillar only) and rooster (she can point at the picture but not able to pronounce). It's ok as as we go along, she will pick it up. Shall record when she is able to add "s" into her vocab.

Dancing VCD - Hi-Five

Got the Hi-Five VCD for some time during expo. played once to missy when she is 13 months old or so, but she is not so interested. She prefer baby brainy then.

Recently, i play the VCD to her again, she just sit in front of the TV almost the whole VCD. haaa.. magic of movements to toddler.

The dancing is simple and the tune is catchy.. i even can memorise the tunes in my head now..

Missy is trying out some of the moves but still not that good. a bit stiff.. geess.. maybe like her mummy. no talent in dancing ? but she shake better than me, that's for sure :)

Eric Carle Books

Decided to introduce Eric Carles' book to Missy now. We have been reading Good night moon (she pick up words like night night, mouse, kittens, balloon (she used to call balloons ball)), We're going on a bear hunt ( she picks up words like tip-toe, bear and the excitement of running away from bear), corduroy ( she picks up words like bear, hug, bed )

eric carle's books are very popular. but i personally (adult's view) don't find it interesting esp the hungry caterpillar. but i read many reviews. and i guess i should try to introduce his books to missy to see if she likes it.

here's some i've borrowed from library.0 My very First books of:








Also this The very lonely Firefly. maybe missy will pick up the word firefly


Shall update missy's progress.

My New Words

Today ( 1 week before 18th month old ) Missy can say the following new words:

1. pain pain with ouch - when she scratch herself or we pretend play

2. open - when she wants us to open bottle/cap

3. go go - direct us to go somewhere

4. thanks - minus the 's'

5. bed - her bed

6. apple - she can say it very precisely, maybe cos we always give her apple juice and also sing the ants on the apple song

7. Plea aka please
We always insist she say please before we give her things, she has since pick up this word and again without the 's'

shall record when have more..way to go my girl !

Book: Playful Parenting

Got playful parenting as well as Raising babies (my previous post) from lib just now. Happy !

Playful Parenting

Shall update my comments after reading. Hope it gives me good tips.

After-tots:

i do pick up some tips. but the book has too much words and the example seems almost the same.. yawn.. never finish.

Raising Babies - Should Under Threes Go To Nursery?

Im interested to read this book recommended by one SAHM.

Shall get from library.

If environment allow, i would not want my missy to go to nursery that early. but on the other hand, i want her to socialise and learn things from playgroup. Too bad im no a SAHM, and i dont think i can be anyway. so, i guess in Spore, we will all go to playgroup/nursery or even pre-nursery due to most of family with both parenst working.

Shall find out more about what is discussed in this book though.

After-tots:
well. the books drag a lot.. the only message i get is that when in childcare it's their duty to look after our children but not their duty to shower our child with love. one example the book gives: you don't expect the childcare giver to sing songs lovingly to your child during diaper changing. But, mother or granny will do that.

i do agree on the above, other than that, i'm open to children mixing around, socialing and learning in groups. this book do not encourage that. maybe it's how the parents see the childcare. You don't reply 100% on them to educate/care/love your child.. you should use childcare as a medium to pick up new skills (social/learning) while you shower your child with loves at home..

Development @ 17th months old

Missy is 17th months old now. she has great improvement in speech compare to last month.

New words she can say:
1. woo woo aka walk walk
whenever she wants to come down to walk on her own, she will point to the floor and said woo woo.. and i have to always correct her walk. walk. then she will say woo. woo. * eyes rolling *

2. shoo aka Shoes
She will point at the shoes rack at balcony for us to take her shoes and wear shoes when she is ready to go out from home.

3. rain aka rain
The pronunciation is not so accurate but she manage to say it which we understand she means rain. all thanks to the rhymes "rain rain go away "

4. mi mi aka mummy
she still refuse to call me. she knows im her mummy, but when ask to call mummy, she the most say mi mi.

5. Gong gong aka her grandpa or any old man
last time she used to say gum gum. now she pronounce it correctly and she call gong gong whenever she see old man in pictures/tv or even neighbour.

6. o o aka sleeping
she will say o o when she wants to sleep or she wants to drink milk cos we usually bring her to bed before she drink milk

7. woof woof aka dog
she still say woof woof even i keep correcting her to call dog not call woof woof

8. mao mao aka cat
maybe cos we introduce cat by saying "miao miao" so now she stuck to mao mao..shall correct her.

9. bear bear aka her stuffed bear
this is the most accurate she can say. haaa

10. you aka water
we still scrathcing head why she wants water and say you. we never teach her water is you. *fainted* correcting her whenever she ask for water and say you.


will teach her more words using three period lesson method. she knows many things but cant say it out yet.

Im still reading her Goodnight Moon, Corduroy & we're going on bear hunt ! she loves these stories.

Happy growing up !