Tuesday, June 20, 2006
When did he learn all these?
Matthew picked up quite a lot of stuff the past few weeks. Here are some of the stuff he learned to do or say, some of these really took us by surprise.
Unzip the backpack - Today I dozed off and woke up to find my backpack unzipped. Matthew knows the contents of the bag. His favourite books and his nesting cups, also his biscuit container. He had unpacked these items and played with them.
Putting things back into a small box - Can't elaborate here. Censored.
Turning on his Tomy Mickey Mouse train - His X'mas present from Auntie Liyun and Uncle Eric. He loves it, because it goes round and round. He would always bring the train to us to turn it on. A few days ago, he turned it on himself.
Pressing the doorbell - My parents' place has an indoor doorbell. They used it to call us from downstairs when we were young. Matthew loves the doorbell and would get us to press for him. Now he knows how to press the doorbell on his own.
Alphabets - He knows A, B, C, D, E, F and G, L, O and X. Thanks to my mom and the keyboard he always play with and the Sesame Street Alphabet School Bus, a birthday present from Auntie Liyun and Uncle Eric.
Dirty - We always tell him not to touch the dustbin, because it's dirty. Recently he learned how to say the word, so everytime he sees the dustbin, he will go "Dirty, dirty, dirty". When he sees the Dirty Dog in his book, Happy Dog Sad Dog, he will go "Dirty, dirty, dirty".
No, No, No - Something he has learned from us. Everytime he does something not so right, we would say "No, no, no". Finally he knows how to say no; not to tell us no, as in a reply to a yes-or-no question, but to tell us he knows it's wrong. Like putting a shape in the wrong hole or touching the electrical sockets. He knows it's wrong, so he will go "No, no, no".
Train, train - His fascination with trains. From our windows, we can see the MRT track. When we go out, we will pass by the track. Everytime the train goes by, we will ask Matthew, "Can you see the train?" Now he tells us when the train passes by. No need for us to tell him.
Gao, Gao (Mandarin) - meaning high / tall. He would go "gao gao" when he sees cranes, incinerator chimneys etc. Also those huge telecommunications towers on top of Bukit Batok Hill and Bukit Timah Hill. I must also add that he has really sharp eyes. He can spot them from very far and sometimes leave us looking everywhere, wondering where he spotted that "gao gao".
Unzip the backpack - Today I dozed off and woke up to find my backpack unzipped. Matthew knows the contents of the bag. His favourite books and his nesting cups, also his biscuit container. He had unpacked these items and played with them.
Putting things back into a small box - Can't elaborate here. Censored.
Turning on his Tomy Mickey Mouse train - His X'mas present from Auntie Liyun and Uncle Eric. He loves it, because it goes round and round. He would always bring the train to us to turn it on. A few days ago, he turned it on himself.
Pressing the doorbell - My parents' place has an indoor doorbell. They used it to call us from downstairs when we were young. Matthew loves the doorbell and would get us to press for him. Now he knows how to press the doorbell on his own.
Alphabets - He knows A, B, C, D, E, F and G, L, O and X. Thanks to my mom and the keyboard he always play with and the Sesame Street Alphabet School Bus, a birthday present from Auntie Liyun and Uncle Eric.
Dirty - We always tell him not to touch the dustbin, because it's dirty. Recently he learned how to say the word, so everytime he sees the dustbin, he will go "Dirty, dirty, dirty". When he sees the Dirty Dog in his book, Happy Dog Sad Dog, he will go "Dirty, dirty, dirty".
No, No, No - Something he has learned from us. Everytime he does something not so right, we would say "No, no, no". Finally he knows how to say no; not to tell us no, as in a reply to a yes-or-no question, but to tell us he knows it's wrong. Like putting a shape in the wrong hole or touching the electrical sockets. He knows it's wrong, so he will go "No, no, no".
Train, train - His fascination with trains. From our windows, we can see the MRT track. When we go out, we will pass by the track. Everytime the train goes by, we will ask Matthew, "Can you see the train?" Now he tells us when the train passes by. No need for us to tell him.
Gao, Gao (Mandarin) - meaning high / tall. He would go "gao gao" when he sees cranes, incinerator chimneys etc. Also those huge telecommunications towers on top of Bukit Batok Hill and Bukit Timah Hill. I must also add that he has really sharp eyes. He can spot them from very far and sometimes leave us looking everywhere, wondering where he spotted that "gao gao".
