Thursday, August 16, 2007
Little Miss Hele

My little one is starting to talk a little more now...about 3-5 syllabus at a time like:

1. Mummy, Good Morning
2. Mummy, go kai kai (kai kai - dialect. Means go out to have fun)
3. Daddy, Hele brush teeth
4. Fall down pain pain
5. Go playground
6. Mummy, Cola please (wants to drink my Coca Cola) etc etc etc

A lot of baby talk which I am trying to wean her off but it's a little difficult especially if you have a maid that talks to her like that!!! (*shheesshh*) No problems on singular words though....I lost count on how many she knows but it should be more than a hundred already (yes, i tried to make a count...but it got too many!).

Being the typical anxious parent, I get a little stressed-out or envious when I see her friends at school able to accomplish a lot more in terms of their development. One of her classmates, a girl who is 2 months older than Hele is able to verbalise full sentences....in proper English, mind you. She also knows Mandarin....Bilingual! At this age!! My other half isn't even bilingual! There is also a boy who is able to count from 1 -20!!!! And he recognises the numbers as well! Well, you get my drift....I'm competitive in nature, so I am a little anxious...well...maybe more than a little...


Hele is also growing to be a vain little girl (like her mother, I guess) and she loves to wear my shoes. Miraculously, she is able to walk with my heels around the house without falling! Here is a picture of her...caught red-handed with my shoes!