Allison shows a fascination with all things buckets, like in her high chair and stroller. She's interested in how it snaps in and tries to do it herself. Maybe it is the little engineer in her :)
Sunday, February 22, 2015
Winter 2015
It's been snowing and freezing this winter; the coldest that I have ever known, with real feel temperatures of -10/-15! It snowed overnight but the temperature today is very bearable at 30-40 degrees, so we took a walk outside. She enjoyed it bc we haven't let her walk outside on the street; we carry her to be quick.
In these pics, check out her new sneakers now that she has outgrown the first pair. They are size 5.5 and look like big girl sneakers (new Balance brand). My little girl is growing up!
New foods
This morning, she ate two new foods really well and it surprised/impressed me. We had thin slices of toasted French bread. I ate it with brie cheese and wild caught smoked salmon from trader Joe's (yay to wild caught). I didn't think she would eat the lox so I just gave her the toast with brie cheese. I even expected her to take the cheese off but she didn't, and seemed to like the cheese so much that she was sucking it off the bread. When I gave her a piece of cheese on its own, she happily ate it.
After a while, she asked for the lox. She usually shows interest in trying out new foods but would spit it out if she didn't like it. So I was expecting her to spit it out but she liked it! So much that she ate a whole bunch, I had to cut her off bc I wasn't sure of the affect it will have on her (smoked process uses nitrates, which is why pregnant women shouldn't consume it). Anyway, I am proud of her.
She's a decent eater. Not too too picky. Doesn't eat a lot but eats. So that means frequent eating during the day. She swallows her food very quickly so I wonder if she chews thoroughly; I have to keep reminding her to.
Later on, she is happily eating lunch with daddy and I put on my coat to go out and get a haircut. She says bye to me several times bc she saw me with my coat on. Lol. She did the same thing to her maternal grandma once, and it was the first time we saw that she knew that association.
Wednesday, February 18, 2015
"duck"
Alli pointed out the small bird on the back of the Bible to mom and said "duck". And she said it again several times when I asked her afterwards. I am amazed bc we never talked about that particular image b4. Only duck we talk about is little quack on the bottom right.
she also recognizes dog now. Although, she calls a lot of things dog, like a horse or this stuffed hippo we have.
Saturday, February 14, 2015
other personality traits
At 16 months we started seeing signs of jealousy. When Tom played with nephew Liam, Allison would go up to him and want him to hold her. Her teacher has also observed it when she is holding other kids. Allison would go up to the teacher and whine until she was held. I'm sure she would react the same to me so I try not to do that to her.
We have a book of colors. She says blue a lot (even if it's not blue) but can correctly say orange at the right page. Another very interesting thing is counting. We could from 1 to 10 with her. In one instance, she was able to say the words for 1 to 5 along with us. Another time, she said the even numbers (2-4-6-8-10). I don't know how normal this is but I'm pretty proud of her and happy that she is developing well. I credit a lot of it to being stimulated at preschool.
Today, Allison vomited majorly 2.5 times. I am just praying that it won't last as long as it did last time or become as devastating as it was last time (refusal to eat for 5 days, weakness, neediness). Dear God, please.
We have a book of colors. She says blue a lot (even if it's not blue) but can correctly say orange at the right page. Another very interesting thing is counting. We could from 1 to 10 with her. In one instance, she was able to say the words for 1 to 5 along with us. Another time, she said the even numbers (2-4-6-8-10). I don't know how normal this is but I'm pretty proud of her and happy that she is developing well. I credit a lot of it to being stimulated at preschool.
Today, Allison vomited majorly 2.5 times. I am just praying that it won't last as long as it did last time or become as devastating as it was last time (refusal to eat for 5 days, weakness, neediness). Dear God, please.
Thursday, February 12, 2015
17 months
Allison is growing up fast. She's a toddler now; walking and talking a lot; exerting her will and showing attitude. She's also very playful and fun. She's doing much better with socializing with people. For a period at the end of 15 months old, she was very clingy to me and had some stranger anxiety.
Feeding wise she is doing very well. She shows interest in trying out new foods but will spit it out if she doesn't like it. She also shows interest in using utensils and does a good job getting the spoon and fork to her mouth. After dinner I give her some supplements: teaspoon of flaxeed oil for DHA/omega, chia seeds for fiber, iron, calcium, and yogurt with probiotics and calcium. Her favorite foods are broth and rice. She shows more interest in drinking water but milk is something we still need to practice on.
I remember this morning, dropping her off at school. we came in and her classmates were singing a song. she immediately smiled. when we went to the door of the classroom and she saw her friends in circle time, Allison was so giddy that her legs started to dance with excitement. She happily went in and had no problem with me leaving.
At 15 months in the beginning of Dec, both mommy and daughter had a stomach virus. Allison was the most sick we have ever seen, not eating or drinking for days while vomiting. It was a very hard time on all 3 of us. We were most worried about dehydration. We were so relieved when she showed interest in eating again. Child refusal to eat or drink is one of the most stressful parts of being a parent.
At the end of Jan (right before turning 17 months, we took our first trip on an airplane to Florida to visit cousin Alyna. Alli did well on the plane; she is a very active toddler so it was a bit exhausting for us. She had a blast down there with cousin and auntie/uncle. Alyna is a loving cousin and it was a great environment to play in.
Words that Allison can say are: hi, bye, amen, more, pray, up, down, rice, thay tha? (change diaper), night night. I love you = "avoo" <3 :) she says this back to us everytime, it is sooo cute! She is also very affectionate to us, giving hugs and kisses when we ask and even when we don't ask. her kisses are soo sweet! She also knows to put her hands together when the viet words are said (i.e. before praying). Recently she even learned a bit of spanish. teacher says "te"and she says "amo!" which means I love you.
She also enjoys watching youtube videos of nursery rhymes (too addicted to it actually). She knows certain songs and sings along, like itsy bitsy spider and wheels on the bus. we figured out to sing these songs in the car to entertain her.
here are some videos and pics:
Feeding wise she is doing very well. She shows interest in trying out new foods but will spit it out if she doesn't like it. She also shows interest in using utensils and does a good job getting the spoon and fork to her mouth. After dinner I give her some supplements: teaspoon of flaxeed oil for DHA/omega, chia seeds for fiber, iron, calcium, and yogurt with probiotics and calcium. Her favorite foods are broth and rice. She shows more interest in drinking water but milk is something we still need to practice on.
I remember this morning, dropping her off at school. we came in and her classmates were singing a song. she immediately smiled. when we went to the door of the classroom and she saw her friends in circle time, Allison was so giddy that her legs started to dance with excitement. She happily went in and had no problem with me leaving.
At 15 months in the beginning of Dec, both mommy and daughter had a stomach virus. Allison was the most sick we have ever seen, not eating or drinking for days while vomiting. It was a very hard time on all 3 of us. We were most worried about dehydration. We were so relieved when she showed interest in eating again. Child refusal to eat or drink is one of the most stressful parts of being a parent.
At the end of Jan (right before turning 17 months, we took our first trip on an airplane to Florida to visit cousin Alyna. Alli did well on the plane; she is a very active toddler so it was a bit exhausting for us. She had a blast down there with cousin and auntie/uncle. Alyna is a loving cousin and it was a great environment to play in.
Words that Allison can say are: hi, bye, amen, more, pray, up, down, rice, thay tha? (change diaper), night night. I love you = "avoo" <3 :) she says this back to us everytime, it is sooo cute! She is also very affectionate to us, giving hugs and kisses when we ask and even when we don't ask. her kisses are soo sweet! She also knows to put her hands together when the viet words are said (i.e. before praying). Recently she even learned a bit of spanish. teacher says "te"and she says "amo!" which means I love you.
She also enjoys watching youtube videos of nursery rhymes (too addicted to it actually). She knows certain songs and sings along, like itsy bitsy spider and wheels on the bus. we figured out to sing these songs in the car to entertain her.
here are some videos and pics:
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| Airplane ride to Florida |
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| from the epic stomach bug at 15 months |
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