Monday, October 20, 2008

Milestones - swim @Aunt Esther's place; more words

Morning went to IKEA and a girl about 5-6 years old played on the children's section and mummy point to me and said this is a little girl and i said it clearly "girl".

While bathing and looking at the bath book, i tried to imidate lion roar sound as usually daddy and mummy makes the lion roar sound (rrrrraaaa---gggghhhh!) and i tried to said the words "lion" (sounds like "ion" without the "L") and also giraffe (sounds like ra-fffff). I said it both with my mighty breathe as it is not easy to pronounce.

While watching video during lunch, try to say "moon" but more like "mmmm...nnnn". At lesast i'm trying to say more words now.

Swimdate date with bro. randal at Aunt Esther's place at about 4:15pm today.

Initially was a little afraid of water but mummy came prepared and brought all my bath toys to distract me. After i have warmed up, mummy hold my armpit and let me float on the pool (0.5m high). Mummy asked me to kick my legs and i responded well. Mummy is happy and tried to use the technics that aquaducks teached and laid me horizontally while mummy hold my arms and abdomen as if i am swimming. When mummy felt i am more relaxed, mummy let go of me and i did walk a few steps on my own (without mummy's aid) on the pool! But i pant a bit and feel afraid. Mummy let me rest on the pool steps/edges and demonstrate how to float lying face up as mummy likes this style as it is relaxing. After that, mummy tried on me lying facing up the sky and did quite like it though afraid of the water initially. Make a little noise as water enterted my ears and not comfortable. Anyway, i played for almost a good 1 hour of swim to mummy's surprise. But i screamed and cried while changing and bathing but luckily got Aunt Esther's helper to help mummy to undress and dress me up. Didn't manage to play with bro. xavier as he came late and i am tired after swimming. It is a milestone that i begins to like to swim as previously i screamed, cried like mad!


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