Friday, October 29, 2010

23 Months Old



Lil Miss Mia at 23 Months




My dearest Mia,

Alhamdullillah, another month has passed. In exactly a months time you will be two years old. MasyAllah how time flies. Your vocabulary has now increased. I have realized that recently you now can use four-five words in a sentence. You have also blossomed in the music area. Now, you love to sing, especially Maher Zain's songs, twinkle twinkle, Barney's theme song, If you are happy and you know it, Barney's rainbow song and This is the way. I love singing the last song with you because we get to make up all sorts. We start off with "brush our teeth", then "comb our hair", followed by "wash our face", "wash our hands" and "drink our tea".

Towards the end of last month, I sat you down and sang the Barney song, followed by the "head shoulder knees & toes" song then twinkle twinkle little star. Then you said "Hand hand" while clapping ur hand. I looked at daddy and couldn't register what u were talking about, apparently you wanted me to sing " If ur happy and u know it clap your hands".

Sometimes your antics still crack me up, the other day, you put your doll on my tummy & told me to feed her with her pretend bottle, then I said, "Baby do u want mummy's nenen?", you quickly snatched the doll away from me and said "Noooo" and feed the doll her bottle. Jealous much? hahaha.

Since the "indo-mie for breakfast everyday" episode, I am now more careful with what your Nanny feeds you. I have stocked up the cupboard with healthy snacks and when I'm at the supermarket, I would be sure to buy some fruits. So, on most mornings now you have your Honeystars which you call "Mamam Star" and 'nulk' (milk). One morning, you were playing with your food and I said "Eat ur breakfast!", then your nanny talked about monkeys and that they would enjoy honeystars. You immediately replied "Nooo, monkey no mamam star!" hahaha

Earlier this month you were jumping from the bed to the mattress (probably perasaan it was a swimming pool! haha). You did it a couple of times and daddy said "Okay, last one...one more and thats it. U have to stop, sakit karang". You climbed back onto the bed and said, "kay last" then jumped. Then you got ready to do another one and said "One more, kay, one more". This went on for a couple more jumps...haha. Daddy couldn't help but just smile. You are so cheeky, my lil monkey!

I have now introduced you to coloring pencils and crayons. Once you saw a pen & paper on the bar and said "Write name". Since then I've bought you a couple of colouring books but I have also been rewarded with crayon stains on your table.

You also have a fascination for Rabbits lately, especially since you have been playing with your Auntie Mimi's rabbit at her house. Two weeks ago, before going to the park, we took a stroll over to the neighbours house. I wanted to ask if they were selling their rabbits. You seem just too eager to have one. After much persuasion to go home, we left only to find you telling your daddy when we got home, "Daddy buy abbit, okay". Later on, on the way to the park, in the car, you were in the backseat and started repeating all the people you know (which you normally do), this time round, you finally added in "mimi" "mami na" and "daddy shaz"...hehehe...

I can also say that now, you have a fascination for dragons too since a couple of your dvd's have dragons in them. During one of our movie nights, we bought a dvd (How to Train your Dragon) and settled in the TV room. The yound boy in the cartoon wanted to touch the dragon, and you said "Don tach the budden...!" Your pronouncation of the word ragon and falldown sound similar so when I said, "O-oo, dragon falldown", you said "Budden Fudden"...hahaha

Another new word I have heard from you is "ello ello" which apparently means Marshmellow.
Recently your Auntie Sue arrived bearing your birthday gift, which was a huge dollhouse. Since you saw the box sitting on the patio table at Mami'Na's house, you knew it was for you so I guess you had your birthday gift earlier than expected. You absolutely love your "Babie house"...haha

Alhamdullillah, counting is another milestone achieved this month. Must of been all those times when we count the steps when we go upstairs. But, you are still missing out on four and eight. Your counting starts like this; "Wan, Tew, Tee, Five, Sik, Sefen, Nain, Ten!"....Yayyy!
Your number of words in a sentence has also increased to about four to five words. So now you can make phrases! Alhamdullillah. Some of your favourite phrases are;

"I want go mummy!"

"I want I want I want"

"I want try want try"

This afternoon you shocked me when you said, "Daddy, I want see Meow, please", referring to the Talking TomCat on his iPhone. And this evening we passed Bismi (where we went the week before) and said " want see book"....proves your memory is excellent too my love!


Keep learning my love.
xoxo

P/S: We have also started Solat lessons. Its never too early to teach you how to pray my love. Insyallah, by the time you are 4 yrs old, you will be able to do sholat by yourself :)


Relaxing with Daddy main "meow"


"Graduating Music Class"


"Occupying herself in the car, colouring"


"Reading her Mermaid Book "

"Relax Mode- Watching How to Train Your Budden"


"My Princess Mia"


"With Auntie Sue & Daddy"


"Belajar how to Sholat with mummy"