Sweet Little Toddler Milestones

Our sweet son is growing up so fast and learning at an exponential rate that is quite amazing for us to witness! Daddy and Mommy is just proud of our little guy. Yet at the same time, we are sadden to know he's not a baby any more but already into his toddler stage. Sometimes Erik would like to cuddle but other times, he just wants to play by himself. SIGH!

Anyways, here's a list of things Erik can do. It's for us to remember his little milestones.

Loves to sing and be sung to
Mommy would sing "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" in Cantonese (a made-up translated version) and at different verses, Erik would chime in with a word here and there. He can also sing to "Row Row Row Your Boat", and a Sesame Nummy Nummy Song. Daddy loves to do Old Macdonald with Erik and Daddy will do a slight pause on "and Old Macdonald had a...." and Erik will finish with some of his favorite animals like "Duck, Dog, Horse, Sheep, etc". LOL!

Knows His Bodyparts

Thanks to singing, Erik also knows "Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes" in both English and a made-up translated Cantonese version for his body parts! It's just amazing that Erik knows exactly where his body parts are at when asked. Sometimes he'll even sing along and especially loves it when Daddy gets goofy with the knees and toes part! Plus Daddy has been teaching him toes since he was a small baby thanks to "Mimi's bath" from Baby Einstein. Then with the added help of Grandpa Tom and Grandma Katy always asking Erik his body parts! hee hee

Can Say Many Words - Adding to the previous list

Banana in English
Backpack in English (thanks to Dora Dora the Explorer)
Map in English (again, Dora Dora)
Carte in French (Dora Dora again)
Flower in Cantonese
Pig in Cantonese
Food in Cantonese (as in eat mum-mum...Erik says mum-mum)
Tree in Cantonese
Cheese in Cantonese/English (they sound the same!)
Mine in English (sigh! the toddler age of "everything is mine!")

Likes To Be A Little Helper

Mummy is proud of this one but Daddy says it hinders Erik's creativity. SIGH! Anyways, Erik can put his shoes in place in the little red wagon near the door steps (Thanks Connie & Ed, this one really cool for storage!). He'll also put his dirty clothes in his IKEA snake mesh hamper before bath (as long as Mummy shows him. He'll also put away toys to proper places and throws away his trash (as long as Mummy shows him). Plus he will also take things to Grandpa and Grandma when asked, like a bottle of water. Erik just likes to help out ...hee hee...for now at least!

Does Animal Sounds

At school and at home, we like to do animal sounds. Chinese sounds are similar yet different than american sounds but Erik can still get them. Erik can do cock-a-doodle doo for rooster. It's very cute hearing him say it! He can also do sheep, dog, cat, horse sounds.

Sign Language

He's at the point of combining signs now, which is awesome! Erik will specifically asked for "more milk" by signing and saying. He has also picked up on verbs instead of just nouns or objects. For example, he knows "Eating", "Going to Toilet", "Sitting". Mummy and Daddy will have to research some more to teach and sign to Erik! We've been adding more signs for Erik and he picks it up so fast that Mummy and Daddy can't keep up at times! SIGH! Our brain is old!

Imaginative Play

Erik loves to pick up the phone and pretend he's talking to somebody. So mummy and daddy sometimes join in on the fun! We'll have conversations with our son over the telephone even though we're face to face! Hahaha! BTW, telephone could be our remote control or even our light & fan control too! Hahaha!

Erik also likes to hop on his "Dora Dora pirate ship" and wave bye bye to us as he "sails away"....and then greets us again as he "docks". He'll do this consecutively and loves it when we welcome him home with hugs and kisses! Hee hee!