See what I can do now?

It has been just a little over 2 weeks since my first birthday but I've learnt so much! Mummy & Daddy are just amazed at how fast I'm learning that they have decided to record a list of my achievements because they are so proud of me...

1. Walk around confidently unaided since 11 months old. He has started to walk very fast now and we think he should be running in no time. (uh-oh...)
2. Identifying the following objects/persons/parts correctly by pointing or naming them:
- Bird
- Christmas tree
- Mouth
- Grand-dad
- Dog
- Water
- Hair
- Granny
- Cat
- Telephone
- Ear
- Grand-ma
- Ball
- Clock
- Toes
- Both Uncles Derek & ShangLi
- Hole
- Computer
- Hand
- Car
- Rock
- TV
- Red Colour
- Bus
- Shoes
- Worm
- Playground
- Baby
- Socks
- Ladybird
- Waterfall
- Star
- Books
- Bee
- Flickering lights
- Food/Mum-mum
- Bottle
- Eye
- Leaf
- Milk bottle
- Fish
- Nose
- Flower
- Lion
- Tiger
- Elephant
- Bear
- Mickey mouse
- Butterfly
- Octopus
- Duck
- Bubble
- Banana
- Girl
- Unmbrella

And last but not least, Mummy & Daddy...=)

3. First Words
- Ethan - Stay here - Daddy
- Ball - Up - My Eye (once when I let soap get in his eye)
- Bird - Dirty
- Go Out - There
- Here - Mummy
- Mama

4. Ethan dances when he hears music by shaking his booty, waving his hands, shaking his head and stomping his feet. Each piece of music has different dance moves.

5. Ethan can help walk & carry a bag/plastic bag with items inside from the carpark to our porch all by himself. (a distance of about 50m)

Here's Mummy's little helper at work!




6. Ethan can identify routes to places of interest around the condo from our doorstep upon asking the question: "Ethan, Where is the _______?" Places he can identify include Playground, Fish Pond, Christmas Tree, Waterfall, Flickering lights & Fountain. To date he has managed to find alternative walking routes to some of these places!

7. Ethan can walk, squat to pick up something, straighten up and continue walking holding the object.

8. Ethan can make the correct animal sounds when we ask him the question:"Ethan, what does a cow/lion/tiger/bear say?" He will respond "moo" for cow and "grr" for the rest.

9. Ethan understands & can perform 2 phase instructions: Eg - Can you give mummy the ball? He will find the ball somewhere in the room, identify that he must give the ball to mummy, walk over, and release the object to mummy.

10. Ethan can wave hello, bye bye, clap his hands, blow kisses with a loud "MUAKS" and sayang others by snuggling his head into the person or object when we ask him to.

11. Ethan can smile when we ask him:"Ethan, can you smile?"

12. Ethan can do the hand actions songs like twinkle twinkle little stars or quack quack when I sing him the song about ducks; shake his leg about when I sing the hokey-pokey.

13. Ethan can open and close his arms when we say "Open & Close" and raise his arms when we say "Up & down".

14. Ethan can kick a ball when we ask him to. He's even shown some dribbling skills!

15. Ethan can walk up steps, one at a time with us holding 1 hand.

16. Ethan's latest craze is to drink soup from the bowl! His favourite dish of the moment is Mee Sua soup!



17. Ethan can raise his index finger to indicate the number 1 when asked.

18. Ethan can turn pages of a book, one at a time.

19. Ethan can climb up and down the sofa and move down the bed with ease.

20. Ethan has started to recognize some letters of the alphabet and repeats phonic sounds after me.

21. Ethan points to himself when I ask him:"Who is Ethan?" and points to himself and says "dirty" before bath time.

22. Ethan is able to press buttons and is thrilled with the cause & effect that he witnesses. =)

Ethan our darling boy, we love you so very much! You are truly God's greatest blessing in our lives...