More Development updates

Allison is around 1 week short of turning 20 months old now. Here are some development updates:

1. She does really well with puzzle boards now. She plays with this at the library, where they have a lot. 
2. She can count verbally from 1 - 10, and can also count objects from 1-10 (hasn't recogonized numbers yet tho). The only thing is that she always skips #5!
3. She can say "ABCD" and as of yesterday, can recognize those letters if put in order. 
4. Has started stringing together 2 words. So far it's been "no daddy"or "no share".. both beginning with no, hah. 
5. has started recognizing what belongs to whom. She'll point at my coat or shoes or phone and say "mommy". same with daddy's stuff and her stuff. 
6. she is still obsessed with elmo. we've started letter her watch Daniel Tiger (a reboot of Mr. Roger's Neighborhood) and she also loves that. so far she doesn't freak out when we turn it off as long as it has been  sufficient amount of time. 
7. She remembers her friends and relatives name. at home, out of the blue, she will say her friends names, or will say the viet word for Grandpa (Ong Ngoai), which then leads to other words for grandma (ba), then other grandpa (gong gong) then other grandma (umma). This shows that she can associate those people together, even they one set of grandparents aren't usually with her at the same time as the other set. 
8. Recently at her preschool parent-teacher mtg, her teacher told us that she is emotionally mature. When other kids cry, she comforts them by hugging and kissing them. awww! She is also a teacher's helper. 
9. She is very curious about everything, new surroundings, things. she likes to get her hands on things, which is why we call her a troublemaker sometimes. strangers comment that she is well behaved in public. 
10. on April 12, we went to a kid's bday party which was held at an indoor gym type place which had mats and stuff. she loved it, and was climbing around everything. 
11. still not eating a lot of veggies and lately has been having constipation problems because of that as well as an increase in milk intake (dairy can be a cause). Just this past weekend, she caught a stomach bug from school but is showing signs of improvement. 
12. She's very good at identifying most animals. She is also very observant. We were at a shoe store and she points out elmo. Where? A tiny character on a shoe. We were on the LIRR train looking out the window, and she points out a dog while in the train, passing the outside scenery at a quick pace. What dog? It was on these multiple posts that said something about do not let dogs trespass, and had an icon of a dog. Also, small butterflies on her clothes that I never noticed. 
13. She loves stairs. Going up and down. Can do it all day. 

Brooklyn Botanical Garden

Something I have always wanted to do, since it was a childhood tradition of mine. I've always wanted to come here and take nice pics; it is usually still cold in April but luckily it was very nice weather today. I love to enjoy flowers and nature; it reminds me of God since He created it. I look forward to coming here every year when the cherry blossoms bloom.