I Am 16 Months Old...

At 16 months, Mummy took stock of my development for the month. Here's my update:

1. Language and Cognitive Development

• Pronounces simple words like car, flower, fish, yes, bear, eyes
• Pronouces simple alphabets like I
• Understand body parts like hair, head, stomach, heart, hands and feet so far
• Understands simple instructions like "Go wake Daddy up”, "Go to the room for diaper change", "Go get your clothes change after bath", "Throw away your soiled diapers"
• Points to the area when it is painful when we ask “Which area is pain pain?”
• Able to turn on / off the DVD player
• Imitates the keyboard sound of a whistle

2. Physical Development

• Stamping his feet
• Do a marching action when Mummy says “Left, right, left”
• Have different dance steps whenever he hears different music
• Climbs up our bed / sofa
• Able to climb 2-3 steps on his own by holding on the support bar
• Able to climb up the staircase at the playground for the slide

3. Finger skills

• Can brush his teeth using the finger tooth brush
• Using his fingers to push cars to move
• Hold an apple to eat on his own

4. Social and Emotional Development

• Stamps his feet and scream when he doesn’t get something