Dear Aidan,
We've decided that you're obsessed with Gravity. We say this even as you drop your yoghurt spoon onto the floor. Your old baby rattle. The remote control. Even Mama's handphone.
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| I'm gonna get us all a pizza, guys |
We've also decided that you could end up in the Advanced Class in terms of The Time Out Corner. Sure, I've not heard many cases where 14-month-olds get this treatment. Or any, even. But you could be the first. Those feisty, physical little protests when you don't get your way? Time-Out Corner material, honey. In any case, Mama's has decided to help you sign 'yes' (nod) and 'no' (shake from side-side) apart from the 'please' you've already mastered. Hopefully it'll help since you're still light on vocabulary.
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| They should be arranged according to some colour code |
Meanwhile, with the confidence you're gaining from walking, you're starting to get real busy in many ways. There's that interest in household items and generally, anything new. Bean bags, shoes, cushions, pots, coin dishes, etc.
Trolleys are one. Animatronic rides are another. Actually, just being let out of the home on our grocery runs seems to be the best thing since bananas to you. Mama is always in some hyper-real alert mode whenever we take you out. Those tiny but tricky paws of yours are quite nimble and quick.
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| Grapes are high in anti-oxidants, you know the stuff that puts hair on your chest! |
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| Hi friends! |
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| Can I take him home? Can I? |
You're also getting close to
Kung-Kung and
Poh-Poh who now come every Tuesday at lunchtime for a few hours. It's nice to go on evening walks with them and then come home to a nice dinner whipped up by
Poh-Poh, whom you should know, is an amazing cook.
Mama recently invested in a simple puzzle for you. I just thought I'd expose you to them so you can work on your fine motor skills and figure out what goes where. Right now, you're just fiddling with them and that's fine. Bedtime stories now usually come from your favourite
Baby Bible,
Mel & Croc and
Mother Goose's Favourite Nursery Rhymes.
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| I'm sufficiently distracted in my journey to Meaning because of this contraption |
You like it when Mama 'sings' out the rhymes with made-up melodies on the spot. Maybe it's because I sound silly. You're a little impatient with the long stories like
Mel & Croc but that's to be expected. Usually, Mama summarises each page depending on your interest level in the picture. You like looking for tiny little Croc and Melrose the dog in a busy scene. You also like walking away suddenly to push the stool in your bedroom about. I guess spontaneity is the spice of life.
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| This is where Mama sings and changes the tune every time |
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I don't like being swalloed by the whale
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| I'm bushed. I wonder why? |
