Tuesday, September 29, 2009

First Bicycle



He loves his bike. He ask to ride it when he wakes up. He remembers my promise for him to ride it after he takes his nap or finishes his meal. He waves goodnight to it when it's being stored in the garage. He asked us to whisper whenever we are are near where his bike is 'sleeping'. He loves his bike.

It's understandable really...it's his first mode of transportation and with it comes a certain level of Independence that means the world to a 2YO.
As parents to our baby, the reward of seeing him enjoying it so much and being good at it as well, is astoundingly heart-tugging and simply priceless.

Wednesday, September 23, 2009

Of Lately

Tobey is seen here spotting some shades and daddy's watch (the line on his chin is not a gotti, just a stain from breakfast :P)
Eating his pasta (reluctantly and just because daddy is insisting)
Eating his dessert all by himself (willingly)
Thinking hard during some card matching exercise

Hanging out with his mates (he's actually busy picking up stones to be thrown into the mini fountain)

Saturday, September 12, 2009

Tobey's Vocab at 2YO

Tobey is not the fastest in speech development. He's the slow and steady type in this department, but we love him just as much :)

Words he's still working on

Eway-Away
Tar/ "pon-pon"-Car
Pees-Please
Tetar-Guitar
Tenma-Grandma
Wewic-Music
Taptop-Laptop
Targe-Charge
Klat-klat-Chocolate
Toooool-Stool
Knock-knock-Hammer
Scoo-Screw
Bloon-Balloon
Told-Cold
Matoes-Tomatoes
Cavot-Carrot
Lin-Lin-Muslin
Pecs-Specs
Poon-Spoon
Tic-tic (said with cutting motion with his hands)- His plastic Knife
Voo-Voo-Vacumn
Chiak-Chiak-Camera
Glape-Grape
Toish-Fish
Ane-One
Tee-Three
Quare-Square
Tangle-Rectangle
Fawa-Flower
Tactor-Tractor
Pay-gup-Playgroup
Wawerfly-Butterfly
No-nore- No-More
Ta-Done-All Done
Nee-No-Ambulance

Other words he uses to communicate, along with alot of signing with his hands

Thanks, Pot, Wash (When he says WASH, that means the next thing he'll be doing is running to the sink to wash whatever he's holding), Wipe, Stand, Sit, Jump, Room, Push, TV,Toys,Poo-poo, Wee-wee,Book, No, Yes,Yeh-yeh(Grandpa), run,walk,mum-mum(eat), Drink, Leave, Go, Run, Light, Wind, Sun, Trousers, Jacket, Bag, Work, Hair, Tea, Hold, Tree,Stairs, get-up, Hot, Baby , Daddy/Dee-dee/Da-da/My Da (this is so sweet), Mama/Mommy/Me-me/ ("Mama big nen-nen" (that means he wants a full bottle of milk, rather than half a bottle, the way he say it sounds as if he's ordering a big "Milo Ice" from mamak stalls) Boat, peas, Pot, Kick, Hand,Nose, Eyes, Ears, leg, Toes, Head, Bum-bum, Teeth, Brush, Mine, Lift, Blue, Red, Yellow, Black, White, Green, Mint, Big, Small, Bubbles, Bye-Bye, More, Swim, Hat, Dark, Room, Shoes, Socks, Write, Sleep, Nen-nen/Milk, Dark (He doesn't go out when it's dark), Man, Door, Chair, Juice, Bed, Shake, Nice, Stone, Wait, Draw, Spray, Phone, Dance, Clean, Fan, Look, Bike, Clock, Sun, Moon, Star, Bird, Cat (Occasionally it's "Mau", cantonese for Cat I guess), Dog, Mouse,Duck, Sheep, Two, Nine,Ten, Round, There, Help,Glass, Disc, Drive, Buy (He will flip through the Argos shopping catalogue, point to a toy he wants and ask hi daddy to "buy"), Money,Wheel, Cook, Die, Comb, Climb, Bath, Bus, Wow, Loud, Bar (his fruit bar), House, Fly, Mist, Egg, Half, Boiled (his fav breakfast is half-boiled eggs with buttered bread), Toast, beans, Bug, bees, SNOT (I know, and he makes sure I get hold of his every snot to throw it away), Throw, Rock, Type, Dirty,Close, ...

Probably missed several words out, but more or less they are here. He is willing to try to pronounce new words after us, when he's in the mood. Else, he'll scoot off to play......which is really what 2YOs ought to be doing now ;)