A few weeks back I wrote about Scott’s Momazing TVC.

I challenge you to watch see you got cry or not!

(also Fighter has the same bedsheet as the little boy hahaha.)

I mentioned before but Momazing is about celebrating those moments where you feel amazing to be a mom and that we should rest assured we’re all doing the best we know how for our kids.

Since CNY has just passed I scrolled back to see Fighter’s first CNY (this year is his second)

Are you ready for it? Jeng jeng jeng….

So fat and bald and round!

Hahaha such a baby back then!  He was about four or five months old that time (2-3 months adjusted age).  I still think he’s a baby but he’s really not!

And this is us and Fighter today! I don’t have a baby anymore – he’s a little boy now omg.

He’s eighteen months old now (16 months adjusted) and lately it seems like he’s hit some sort of super IQ milestone or something cos he’s picking up new things almost every day!

OMG sorry this become avenue to brag about Fighter. :X Actually not bragging la cos I think a lot of his development is delayed if you compare with his baby peers.  But I don’t keep track or worry about his development being on par because he’s a preemie anyway.  As long as happy and healthy can already.

Anyway now he can:

1. Point out his nose and mouth when you ask.  He still forgets where his ears and eyes are lol.  And he smiles sheepishly when I remind him.

2. Has a funny baby sense of humor now!  Laughs at jokes but of course his jokes are baby level.  Like I put something weird on my head like a pot cover and he laughs. Lolol.

3. Can say certain words like “Deh-dee” (daddy), “Deh” (there, when we ask him where he wants to go), “Pwee” (please, for times when he really wants something – usually ice cream)

4. Not into full on verbal communication yet but pretty good at non-verbal.  When he means no, he swings his head violently to the other side and shakes his shoulders. Hahaha.  Points with his index finger where he wants to go.

5. Getting pretty good at self feeding!

Gorging himself on snacks during bai nian lolol.  He’s been able to pick up food pieces by himself since he was less than a year old but for some reason he doesn’t like using utensils. :X

Gave him a plate of rice and a spoon and he prefers to use his hands to pick up grain by grain. ¬_¬ I still take it as a success that his fine motor skills are good enough to pick up grains. ^^

6. Started on the potty!

I bought the potty on my last Ikea trip but had no idea how to start potty training cos I don’t manage to detect Fighter before he poos every time.

We’ve managed to catch him about twice so far since last week and he’s been quite comfortable with it thank Buddha.  Although I don’t know if he thinks it’s a game hahaha.  Cos I cannot catch his pooing all the time I foresee it’s going to be a long potty training journey. :X  But at least we’ve taken the first step yo!

7. Understands simple instructions and more words than we expect.

(also very good at pretending to talk on the phone lolol)

When we tell him to remove his pacifier, he knows how to.  He definitely understands the word ‘No’ hahaha cos he’ll shout every time we say it. He knows us all by name cos when we refer to a person, he turns and looks at them.  Understands simple instructions like ‘brush your teeth’ and ‘dig nose’ and ‘give this to mommy/daddy’ and a whole lot more.  This was one of the biggest revelations for us – that he’s no longer a helpless little baby but a real little person who responds and communicates with us. 😀

8. Fighter is super affectionate now!

Every morning Fatty brings him into our room when I’m still sleeping and he crawls up to me and gives me a kiss. 😀

And when he feels like it – usually when he’s in a good mood or I’ve been playing with him – he’ll randomly kiss me on my shoulder or arm repeatedly hahaha.  But his kiss is still open mouthed and sometimes he’ll bite a bit lol. ¬_¬

9. He’s started walking on his own!

Officially started on February 16 (eighteen months, 16 months adjusted age) and he’s getting slowly more confident each day!  I was so excited over this cos this was one of the milestones I was really looking forward to.  For the longest time he was walking around holding on to furniture but he never dared to let go.

Like I’ve said before, I still can’t help worrying about every little thing when it comes to him (now I know how my parents feel hehehe) so it makes me so happy that he’s achieving his milestones cos… it means I’m on the right track as a mom hehe.

Scott’s has a long heritage since it began its partnership with mothers out there to ensure their child has the foundation to grow and develop healthily (I used to take itdutifully when I was a kid too hehe) so it understands that feeling moms get right after their child took the first steps in achieving their milestones…

Which is why Scott’s #Momazing campaign aims to celebrate and honour mothers by recognizing those special moments in their busy and hectic lives as a caregiver for their children through their Momazing Moments contest.

Contest ends this 28th February so capture the best Momazing moment of your own and join the search for the ‘Malaysia’s Best Momazing Moments’.

For more info, please visit the Scott’s Momazing website and Facebook page.