20 months old

New Words

After spending almost 3 weeks with cousin Caden, who is 3 months older and knows more words than Elias and Micah, they also picked up a few new vocabs (not in chronological order ):

mama (YAY! Elias can finally says mama!)
bubble
sit (and point at where they want you to sit)
'bee!' ('wee!' for sliding down the slide)
more (they'll sign and say the word together)
choo-choo
shoe
'bis' for bus (now any 'car' that's really big is a bus to them)
teeth (for brushing their teeth)
抱 (pick me up, mom!)

At the Park

Elias and Micah's energies skyrocketed all of a sudden. They grew (developmentally) so much the past two weeks. There were more recognizable words. They're having a blast doing all sort of 'dangerous' acts and giving me a heart attack every time. It's exhausted trying to keep up with two 18-month old boys.

A friend/neighbor brought us to this park 20 mins away from us last week. They had a great time playing in the park. It's amazing what they can do and know what to do the first time.




Preston and I took them there again this afternoon. Elias wanted out from the stroller as soon as he saw the park.

At 18 Month

Time flies. Elias and Micah are 18 months old! They're growing and learning every day. By now, they CAN, but don't always say the following words:
1. uh-oh (new favorite word)
2. car (they say it with a Bronx accent, and everything with wheels is a car)
3. that (more like dat)
4. clock
5. duck
6. 奶奶
7. 包包
8. 飽飽 *first word/they meant to pray at mealtime
9. 街街
10. 水水
11. 燈
12. 鴨鴨
13. 車車
14. daddy/dada
15. cow/mmmm/mooo...
16. dog/woo woo
17. cat
18. bye-bye

that's all I can think of right now.

Elias and Micah are about the same weight and height as always. They are finally heavier than the cat, about 22 lbs! Elias weights 6 oz more than Micah, and Micah is 1/4 inch taller than Elias. They're on the smaller size but growing healthily nonetheless :)

Accomplishments at 16 Months Old

Elias and Micah have accomplished quite a bit in May. Other than saying those few words and signs, they're talking among themselves more than ever. I love when Elias talks in his stern voice with Micah, as if he was lecturing Micah. It's too funny. As in my last entry, they are mastering the two shapes sorter toys. They have been using their forks a little bit earlier this month, and over the Memorial Day weekend, with lots encouragement, they've learned to feed themselves with a spoon (without flipping it over)!!!

I think they're still kind of tiny for their age, but they've sure grown since the last doctor visit at 15 months. Definitely taller and heavier! They have stopped nursing at 15 months and are not drinking 2 cups of whole milk/day. Now, between the two of them, they can finish a gallon in 4-5 days. If you do the math, that's 1.6 - 2 cups/day =)

They're so active now and between the two of them, I really can't let them out of my sight. And I seriously Micah has inherited my clumsiness. I know he's a baby, but he runs into things and getting hurt way more often than Elias.

Just yesterday, I FORGOT TO CLOSE THEIR BEDROOM DOOR YESTERDAY AFTER THEY WOKE UP FROM THEIR NAP, AND MICAH'S HAND GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE DOOR HINGES!!! Thankfully, he's alright. Actually, he didn't even cry for more than a minute, and then he was busy wiggling his way out of my arms to get into some other 'trouble.' His little hand was BRUISED. I was freaking out and obviously felt AWFUL. I'm glad he's fine though. Poor Micah :-( Bad mommy.

Shapes

The boys have been working really hard on their shapes for the past two weeks, and I'm proud to say that they can match all the shapes into the shape sorter really well by now. It's amazing watching them learn, struggle, and succeed!!! Good job boys!

*the card reader on the computer is not working at the moment, so until Preston fixes it, I can't post any new pictures.

16 months 2 weeks

It's so funny how many things seem to be happening overnight with the boys. One morning they wake up and feel heavier than last night when I put them down to bed. One minute they aren't talking and suddenly they're picking up all sort of words and signs. Elias can say more words than Micah, but either of them can say mama or dada. oh well, you can't force speech. I'm just happy to hear all kind of baby talk and proud to say that the boys are definitely bilingual! oh and they can sign a few words, and the best thing is, they modify a few thing to make the signs their own. haha~