16 Months Update

At 16 months, coincidentally, I took Phoebe for her last Pneumococcal jab with Dr Tan. He did a development assessment of Phoebe. He asked me when was the last time one was done, I told him, "Err.. never". It was really never done while Phoebe had all her required jabs at Island Hospital. So, I got to know what she should be/able to do at 16 months.

Motor Skills

• Grab on things when it is passed to her
• Take smaller objects out from a container
• Put in smaller objects into the container
• Pull out clips
• Relating to previous action. When 2 cubes are stacked up, she knows how to stack the 3rd one.
• Insert rings into a stacker
• Bend down to pick things up
• Write using a pen. Doctor gave her the multi-colored pen. She attempted to write, then later, she was trying to switch to other colors.. Doctor said.. No, write Phoebe. I said she attempted, but that color you gave, there was no ink. She was trying to switch to another color then write. :)
• Flip pages of a book. She could do this since she was younger than 10 months.
  

These were what Dr Tan asked her to do. However, some of the things, she told doctor "no". Doctor was stunned, "huh? You tell me No?" I then have to relay the message and she did it. Before we went into the clinic, we had to wait for like 20 minutes. I took the chance to prep her that doctor will inject (told her ''took'' in hokkien) on her and it will not be painful and she shouldn't cry. She said ok. At the end of the visit, injection was given, she still cry and say "pain-pain". Now, if I ask her while pointing to the injection scar on her thigh, "Doctor do what?", she answered "took". LOL. When we were home, her Ah-Mah asked her what did doctor say, Phoebe answered "pain-pain". Some of her other progress.

Answer to questions

• Phoebe go where? Kai-kai
• Aeroplane go where? Airport
• Mummy go where? Mummy work
• (While in the car) Mummy drive what? Car
  
• (While passing Hannah's house) Whose house is this? Anna
  
• Do you want nen-nen? Ai (Want in Hokkien)
  
• Do you want mum-mum? No
• Do you want mummy kiss? Ai (Want in Hokkien)

Combining 2 words

• Mummy come. Come.
  
• Phoebe cry
• Daddy work
• Mummy sit down
• Cathy (her soft caterpillar) yang-yang (sayang)
• Mummy kiss (she says this 1st thing in the morning when she wakes up, or when she's jealous of daddy)
• See kite
• See moon
• and many more. Can't remember

Flipping book while lying on her tummy. She seldom do this now. This was a rare moment.

Enjoying her book.

Another tummy time.

Playing with a ribbon during Easter Sunday service, saying she's going kai-kai

With Mummy at EHC 10th Anniversary Celebration. We now have the same hairstyle.