It’s Fighter milestones time!

Actual age: 14.5 months
Adjusted age: 12.5 months

Now that Fighter’s hit a year I realize he’s picking up a little bit more everyday. It’s quite amazing the things I realize he knows now! D

Last week we had water play in school!  The last time there was water play Fighter refused to even stand by the side of the tub and just whined to be picked up. D: Much to my annoyance cos he normally loves bath time at home.

But this time he totally got into it! Splashed water like a hero while his friend Kimberly continuously scooped and poured water out hahaha.  End up by end of class their tub was only half full of water. *shifty eyed

But I was talking to Kimberly’s mom Jean and she said Fighter has shown improvement since he started school!  His favorite time used to be snack time only wtf but now he’s much more participative!  He still got love-hate relationship with the puppets used in class wtf but he also interacts with the other babies a lot more and joins in most of the activities with gusto.

Also seems a lot more sure of himself now and navigates the classroom and playground confidently enough.

Started doing this thing where he lifts his butt high up in the air!  Means what ah! Is he going to start walking soon? My arms rejoice!

Hasn’t started walking yet but finally coasting along furniture!  Quite mobile now which means nothing is safe from those chubby hands. T______T

He can stand by himself for a few seconds but then he gets scared and fasterly grips the nearest furniture or lets himself sit down quickly.

Learned how to climb stairs sometime back and now he knows how to move backwards and go down stairs too!  But balance still not very balanced wtf, if he goes down more than one or two steps at a time he’s bound to lose his balance and fall backwards lolol.

Photo unrelated but his smile damn cute here. :3

He’s also starting to show he understands not just words (“NO!” equals tantrum fml) but full sentences!

Last night he took my phone so I went “Fighter, where’s mommy’s phone?”

He turned around, fumbled for a bit and lifted up my phone with both hands to show me.

!!!

Sorry ah new mom excuse me while I marvel. But then he show me only don’t wanna return it to me. .___.

Also starting to understand the concept of right/wrong and scoldings now.

(this is his face after getting scolding)

Last night we put him in his car seat as usual which he hates so he started shouting and being a brat the whole trip home.

I was sitting in the front so Fatty who was in the back with him started ignoring him.  And he kept on wailing. *covers ears

Reached home, Fighter, still crying, reached for me and stopped when he got to me.  So I thought he had calmed down and passed him back to Fatty to talk to him.  I thought it was important that Fatty explain why we ignored him and tell him what he did (tantrum-ing) was wrong.

Lo, he started screaming in Fatty’s arms again and trying to reach for me or the nanny.  Fatty said in a loud stern voice, “Fighter! Stop crying!” And he screamed even louder.

End up I told Fatty to bring him into the room (away from us and other outlets for sympathy) and I could hear Fatty talking to him seriously.  And Fighter sniffling and finally being quiet.  Then Fatty gave him a drink of water and Fighter emerged very quiet and well behaved the whole night. :3

I always worried he wouldn’t understand what was happening but I guess now he does!  I gave him his milk bottle after that, and normally he shouts and thrashes around when he sees me holding the bottle (scared I won’t give to him like that WTF) but this time he just patiently waited for it and took it like a good boy hahahaha.

Parents 1, Fighter 0.

Short mention

Speaking of development and progress, here’s more from the Friso Gold’s Facebook page.

Hehe the little girl with the bunneh now going wild with a water sprinkler.  Enjoy!