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@32 months ~ 3 in 1 outing

It was Mummy and Daddy' wedding anniversary so we decided to celebrate it with a "3 in 1" outing....yes, 3 outings in a day!  The weather was just perfect...not hot at all and no rain but surprisingly a nice cool breeze.

First, we went to the nearby public zoo with Lion.  Only RM2 per entry for adult and kids free of course.  Lion was as usual drawn to the horse. Then he was also amazed when he saw a pigmy "ephant" (elephant) and some huge storks in the lake. The weather must be so good that the tigers and lions were having a very good nap so we didnt' manage to take any photos with them.

Johor Zoo

Next, we adjourned to the nearby gardens as Lion wanted to run around, play with the ball, see and smell the flowers and enjoy the nice cool breeze from the seaside.  See Lion was busy kicking and throwing the ball around and occasionally he would stop and touch the flowers nearby.

 

Istana Garden

After the gardens, we went home to freshen up and then we went out for Mummy and Daddy's wedding anniversary dinner at a nearby restaurant.  Lion was in an exceptional good mood as he brought his little favourite book along to read while entertaining Mummy and Daddy plus the waitresses with his laughs and funny faces.  We had a very nice soup, a steamed fish and some yummy coffee pork ribs for dinner.  Lion also enjoyed eating the soup with the rice.

Dinner

Overall, it was a very fun 3 in 1 outing and Lion enjoyed himself very much.

@31 months ~ Outing to the beach

Desaru beach

We took a one and half hour drive to the East Coast beach this weekend.  It was drizzling all the way.  But when we got to the Pulai Beach Resort Hotel and had a light snack at the coffee house there while Lion had his porridge, the drizzle stopped.  We then adjourned to the beach with our picnic basket and had a wonderful picnic by the beach.  Mummy & Daddy had lunch, chit chat & enjoyed the scenery while Lion played with the sand.  We also took Lion to walk by the beach although we had to hold on to him tight as the current was quite strong due to the rainy weather.  His blue cap (courtesy of Aunty Chickadee, got blown into the water) but luckily Mummy managed to get it back in time. Lion loved the beach so much that he just wanted to keep his feet in the water.  But soon the drizzle started again so we had to make our way back to the hotel for cover but Lion kept pulling us to the direction of the beach & didn't want to budge.  In the end, Mummy had to carry Lion back all the way while Daddy carried the picnic basket, knapsack & a huge golf umbrella in tow.

Lion with Daddy

Overall it was a good outing & Lion was so exhausted that he slept all the way on our one and half hour journey back home. Will definitely go back again when the weather is better next time.

@31 months ~ Visit to the zoo

Saleng Zoo

 
 We went to the private zoo here recently.  This zoo is great as it a small place to walk, clean and we can see the animals up close in their cages.  But of course, we had to watch Lion as he kept walking too near the cages or animals.  Lion likes the horse best (see above he's trying to communicate with the horse) & he also wanted to get near a monkey which was chained. 

We also brought our ice box and some food and had a little picnic there.

The tiger cubs were so adorable too.  Read in the Star today that they are naming one of cubs MJ after "Michael Jackson"!

@29-31 months ~ Milestones

29- 31 months

 

Weight

Didn't get to weigh. Still using XL size Huggies Dry (daytime during weekends) and Huggies Dry Comfort (night).

Height

Didn’t get to measure. Standing tall up to Mummy's tummy.

Teeth

I’m very sure he has 8 teeth at the bottom (4 incisors, 2 pramolars and 2 molars); At the top, probably 8 or 10 teeth (still cannot see clearly, especially the back). I’m guessing 4 incisors, 2 canines, 2 pramolars and 2 molars. So 18 in total.

Motor Skills

• Likes to run, climb and jump.
• Attempts to ride the bicycle which Grandpa/Ma gave
• Likes to sit on Tomy
• Likes to throw or kick the ball
  

Communication and Social Skills

• More new words now, though not stringing into sentences yet. I am very pleased to be able to categorize Lion's new words into sections now.
  
• Body Parts
  Lion is able to name some of his body parts now, the rest he recognizes by pointing. He will respond when we ask him, “Where is your <insert body part here>?”
  • Noe (Nose) - He likes to touch Mummy's nose.
    
  • Ah! (Eyes) - He will close his eyes.
    
  • Mou (mouth) - open his mouth wide
    
  • hand (hands) - he'll clap his hands
    
  • Feet - he’ll stomp his feet
  • Toe/Toes - He will sit and count his own toes 1 to 5

  And he can point to the following upon request:

  • Head
    
  • Ear
  • Tongue
  • Fingers
  • Bellybutton - Daddy's of course
    

  Animals

  • iger (tiger)
    
  • E-fer (elephant)
    
  • Cat 
  • Cow
    
  • wa-wa-wa (gorilla)
    
  • dawg (dog)
  • raffe (giraffe)
    
  • duck
  • ebra (zebra)
  • bunny
    

  Other Nouns
  

  • Bisc (biscuit) - says this every morning & he must have 2 biscuits before we go out
    
  • Star
    
  • Car 
  • Car seat
    
  • Air-purl/ah-purl (apple)
  • bubble - says this very accurately!
  • baby - says this very accurately
  • zoo
    

  Verbs

  • See-see  - when he wants to watch tv or see mummy's handphone
  • wave
  • kick
  • clap
  • stop
  • go
    
  Adjectives
  • funny
  • happy
  • Ready! - says this very accurately whenever Barney asks "Are you ready?"
  • up
  • down
    

Alphabets and Numbers

      He can count 1-10 more accurately and also say some alphabets.

Shapes and Colors
He can recognize and vocalize the “star” and the “square” (single syllable) shapes. Can say some colours.

     Food and Feeding

• Still drinking same amount of milk
• Still loves porridge and rice with yummy soup
• Loves to feed himself and Mummy too!
  

  Praise Report
Lion can sit still quietly to have his hair cut now without protest!  That is a great milestone from before where he used to cry and cry whenever he had his hair cut.

@27-28 months ~ Milestones

This is a backdated post.  Mummy has been busy with work.  The last 2 months Mummy and Daddy have seen Lion growing up fast.

At the computer

Weight

The weighing scale at home shows 14-point something kilos.

Height

About 92-93 cm.

Teeth

Won't open his mouth to let Mummy see.

Motor Skills

• Can put on his long trousers pretty well by himself now.
  
• Can run very fast.
• Loves climbing up and down the stairs.
  

Communication and Social Skills

• Can look at the chart, point at the number and say 1 to 10.

• Can say some alphabets and can spell "B-a-b-y...B-o-p!"
  

• Loves to say Pa-pa.

• Likes to kiss Mummy good night on the lips.
• Likes to kiss Mummy on the lips when he wants something from Mummy.
  

• Still loves watching his Barney.

• Understands almost everything Mummy and Daddy says.
  
• Completed his third 24-piece puzzle (Under the Sea) 2 months ago.

Completed 24-piece puzzle

Food and Feeding

• Milk intake: 6oz 3x-4x a day.  Has started to take Enfagrow honey flavour in the morning & loves the taste.
  

• Able to feed himself with less mess now.  He is quite adept at using the spoon to eat his rice.  Sometimes though, when he finds that it takes much longer for him to eat on his own, he will ask Mummy or Daddy to feed him.

Toilet Training

Not there yet.

@26 months ~ Milestones

26 months

Weight

The weighing scale at home shows 13-point something kilos.  His diapers are definitely getting tighter, that’s for sure. Have upgraded to XL size for Huggies Dry and Huggies Dry Comfort. He doesn't seem to be increasing in size though.

Height

Growing taller, but have not measured officially. He doesn't seem to be increasing in size though.

Teeth

I daren’t put my finger inside to see.  Sixteen (or maybe eighteen): 8 incisors, 2 canines (upper), 4 pramolars (2 upper and 2 lower) and 2 molars (bottom); maybe 2 molars on the top too.  

Motor Skills

• Can put on his long trousers pretty well by himself now.
  
• Can swing himself pretty well on the swing now.
  

Communication and Social Skills

• Some of the new words/sounds he has picked up recently:

  • ta -ta (when saying bye to Mummy and Daddy at the bb sitter)

  • aun-tee or tee (upon reaching the bb sitter's house)

  • ma - ma ( occasionally)
    

  • ah-pur (when referring to apple)

  • cake (when eating his favourite butter cake)
  • tea (when he sees Mummy drinking from a cup)
    

• Understands when Daddy or Mummy says No.  He will cry at “NO” .
  

• Loves to feed Mummy food that he doesn't want to eat.  He will put the food into Mummy's mouth.
  

• Still loves watching his Barney ABC and Numbers.

• Still loves playing his 24-piece jigsaw puzzles.
  

Food and Feeding

• Milk intake has increased, and he can down 6oz in less than 5 minutes.  Love the way he burps afterward too. Takes 6 oz milk from bottle morning and night whereas with a spoon at the bb sitter.
  

• Able to feed himself with less mess now.  He is quite adept at using the spoon to eat his rice.  Sometimes though, when he finds that it takes much longer for him to eat on his own, he will ask Mummy or Daddy to feed him.

Toilet Training

Not there yet.

26 months ~ Tomy trains

Tomy trains race

Got this set of Tomy trains race set at a bargain as you can see everything on the box was in Japanese and so was the manual.  However, it was pretty easy to set up just by looking at the pictures.  Daddy called Mummy the "Engineer"!  Lion was so excited about the race that he wanted to climb onto the table to join in the race!  (See his left leg up on the table above).  Something to keep him occupied for the weekend:)

@26 months ~ Friso Gold 3

Friso Gold 3

After trying Pediasure for the last 3 months in the morning, Mummy has decided to change to Dutch Lady's Friso Gold 3 for Lion in the morning since Lion does not really like Pediasure anyway.  After comparing various milk formula, Mummy decided on Dutch Lady's Friso Gold 3 as it contains probiotics like Pediasure and on top of that, the good bacteria Lactobacillus reuteri Protectis.

Mummy did some research and found one of the probiotic strains that babies acquire via breastfeeding is Lactobacillus reuteri Protectis which is a form of friendly bacteria that make them less susceptible to infectious diarrhoea and other gastrointestinal problems. Also, this probiotic strain induced a significant increase in immune cells which could translate to better health protection and fewer illness episodes. There is also substantial evidence that the probiotic strain L.reuteri Protectis  possesses the ability to intefere with Helicobacter pylori in the gastric mucosa.

Since Lion has been falling ill with flu, cough and recent bout of vomiting, diarrhoea last month, Mummy hopes that Friso once in the morning will help strengthen Lion's immune system.

Water

Rubbermaid Animal Juice Boxes

Since it has always been difficult to get Lion to drink water, Daddy got this set of 6 Rubbermaid Animal Juice Boxes free, in exchange for his credit card points.  Since then, Lion loves to suck on them and he can actually finish one bottle of water throughout the day.  The bottles comes in 6 animal designs which are about 8-10 oz per bottle. However in just 4 months, Lion is down to the fourth bottle already.  Although the straw is made of hard plastic, he can still chew and bite on the straw until it cracks. As long as he drinks his water, Mummy is already very happy:)

@25 months ~ Milestones

Lion at 25 months

Weight

I put him on the weighing machine at home and the scale showed 13 kilos. 

Height

Getting taller and taller - about 90cm now.

Teeth

Sixteen: 8 incisors, 2 canines (upper), 4 pramolars (2 upper and 2 lower) and 2 molars (bottom). 

Motor Skills

• In addition to walking on his tippytoes, he has taken a liking to walking on his heels too. 
  
• Runs like a big boy now, lifting his knees and feet off the ground and really fast!
  
• Loves to walk backwards 10 feet by looking at his reflection in the mirror.  Amazingly he can avoid all obstacles behind him just by looking at the reflection.
  
• Loves to play on slides, climb, jump, stomp around loudly.
• Can take off his own socks and shoes.
• Zips and unzips zippers.
• Puts on simple garments especially his short/pants but not differentiating front and back.
  
• Tries to put on his shirt but can't differentiate right and left.
  

Communication and Social Skills

• New words:

  • Girl (says this very well, and knows the meaning of it too).  He amazed Mummy a few times.  
    

  • First occasion: At the clinic, there was an older Malay girl playing on the slide. 
    

  • Mummy: Lion, call "kakak"
  • Lion: Girl, girl, girl!
  • Second occasion: At a restaurant, there were some waitresses smiling at Lion.
  • Mummy: Lion, call "jie, jie"
  • Lion: Girl, girl!
    

  • Ai che  (In Mandarin, wants to eat)

  • pa-pa
    
  • un-cle
    
  • hug hug (when he wants a hug)
    

• Likes to watch himself in action on video and then he would laugh and giggle in glee.

• Listens to and enjoys simple stories.

Food and Feeding

Getting more and more demanding in exhibiting his independence.  Prefers to feed himself rice, never mind the mess he makes.  His manipulation of the spoon has improved too.

Milk intake still the same. Still on Pediasure in morning and Enfagrow in afternoon and night.

 

Toilet Training

Not completely toilet-trained yet.