Bishan Park 1

This afternoon, we went to visit Bishan Park for the first time. I loved playing in the grass and running around by myself. There was a lake with turtles and I liked crossing the red bridge.









Here are some more pics.

Vivo playtime

Here I am on the way to Vivo City on the purple line.



Playtime! It's hot!!!

Chinese new year lion dance

Ugh! I hate the drums on Chinese new year. I'm always scared because it's so loud!

I did like getting a shiny new coin, though.


And, I wondered what the lions wrote on the floor with the orange wedges.

Shoe shopping

Last Sunday, Daddy, Memi and I went shopping. We went to Great World City and Marina Square. I got my first pair of sneakers! I ngove it! I've been wearing them everywhere for 2 days now.

I wear them to the grocery, playground and when I am out for walks.

Thank you Daddy and Memi!

Chab talks

Elisha knocking at the door...
"Daddy...Get memi's nenen.."

After pooping, Elisha says...
"Daddy said, BAHO!"

At the playground..
"Katharina...where are you? Elisha is here!"

While eating pancakes yaya made with banana in them
"I don't like the banana flavor."

After eating corn chips and salsa at Margarita's mexican restaurant...
"You member the spicy? You dip it, you get it, you eat it?"

hahahahah

Chab talking to herself

"I want to duggle (juggle)."

"Doctor said.... I'm a doctor..."

"Pastastastas"

"Let's make our own mep."

"I'm going to playgound"

"I will put the ball here"

Walking down the street

This year, I'm doing a lot of walking. Sometimes I just like to jump off the stroller, or maybe not bring it at all.

Here I am walking down the sidewalk going home from mass.

Chab goes to karaoke

Here is the title



Let's sing

My Christmas Holiday 2007

Christmas Holiday Dec 2007- Jan 2008

Oreo Mess

My spoon (Oreo) 1 of 3 from chabudoinky on Vimeo.


Dunk the cookie (Oreo) 2 of 3 from chabudoinky on Vimeo.

"MEME! I WATCH DORA!!!", chab shouts

19 MONTHS

I'm addicted to watching dora and nenen all day.

I can count to 12! wan, two, twee, fo, five, six, seben, eight, nine, ten, angeven, twelve!

I can sing along with the songs, old macdonald, twinkle twinkle little star, little peter rabbit, happy birthday, london bridge, are you sleeping, the wheels of the bus, abc, etc.

I rode the MRT and I saw a bar to hang on and I hugged it and said, "I love you bar!".

18 months, a big girl now

Holiday in Manila


Mastering making sentences, Chab mostly speaks in complete sentences now.

She can jump with 2 feet off the floor for the first time!

She has moments where she is super kulit! Just like her "drunk" episode at Omakase on Memi's bday. See the video where she wants to "Cheers" with everyone at the table.







She ordered ice cream from the waiter at 1 and a half years old! She tapped the waiter who was behind her and said, "One ice cream, please!"

Our holiday spent in Manila was the first time Chab met and lived with so many people at one time, and she was able to memorize and recall all their names.

Chab's version - Their names
Dandad - Grandad
Namum - Grandmum
Ngongo - Lolo Nards
Ninang Kat - Kat
Tita Jec - Jessica
Toto Doey - Joey
Tito Bobby - tito bobby
Tita Pinky - tita pinky
titipia - Pia
Tita gin - Regine
Ngonga - Lola Liza or Lola mila

Now that she is thinking and talking a lot, Memi and Dadi have to start giving her more to learn while at the same time, teaching her the right things she can use for everyday :)


Some things she says now:

Bayooooooott!! Ponoy... (Balot, penoy)

Tahoooo!!! (taho)

tab's (chab's) riding the car.

Daddy's driving the car.

It's moving. when the car is moving

Where's elisha's water?

Ninang Kat is ready na. (as she saw kat dressed up going down the stairs)

I want banggo! (i want mango). She then follows this with... Or banana!

I ngongike (don't like) the foggy fog. (dora episode)

Open the pesents! (presents).

I'm a princess. I want a princess dress.

I ngove it. (i love it) - said after opening a present. it was pj's.

I ngike it. (i like it) - said after eating something she likes, like chocolate, cookies or broccolli.

I forgot to sing. - said after she played her toy piano.

Turn on the ngite. (light)

It's sleeping time.

Engisha swim. Engisha walk.

Come here, come here. -said when she wanted to call the dogs

I ngongike. ( i don't like)

I run the grass. (I run on the grass.)

Do you see the clouds? I found it.







She can sing Jingle Bells, and Feliz Navidad. After watching a Dora episode, she can also sing Feliz Compleanos.

She sang "Big Girls Don't Cry" at a KTV bar at TimeZone. See the video.

Raises her voice, and repeats what she is saying, if she knows she is not being paid attention to.

Can sort simple shapes and put them in their proper hole.

She likes bags, wears them and says, "I'm going to school."

Enjoyed going crazy at the toy store last Christmas.

Was Dat?!?

My favortie phrase now is : "Wasdat?!?"

I speak in sentences now, saying things like:

"I like that."

"I get daddy's shirt."

"Elisha's toes stepping remote."

"It's ice cream."

Dora and Boots Live Best Friend's Day

We went to watch the Dora Show at United Square last Friday. I sat upfront just inches away from the stage :)

At first, I was covering my ears because the music was so loud! Then when Dora, the map and Boots came out, I recognized the songs and started dancing. :)

Above are the pictures from the show, and some pictures of the Spongebob show after.

I can construct sentences

Chab is spinning around and around playing. She says:

"Pinning!" (spinning)

"I'm dizzy."

"West." (rest)

And rests her head on the couch. :)

Chab is playing with her small round mylar ballon of Elmo, throwing it up in the air. She says:

"Catch it"

"Throw it"

"Throw Angmo (Elmo)."

"Weee!!!"

After she does this for a few minutes, she says:

"It's so Fun!!"

....hahahah...

She can construct sentences already and use the appropriate word for her situation! At 17 months :)

What are you doing?

Elisha reaches for the basket and scatters the contents on the floor.

Memi sees her squatting down beside the mess, thinking that she might have eaten one of the small things.

Memi: "What are you doing?"

Chab: "Pooping!"

Pointing out things

Chab takes a taxi to Ikea.

Looking out the window, she sees many trees along the road.

"Fayest!" (Forest!) she says.

Upon approaching the Ikea building, she says,

"There it is!!!"

The cab driver laughs. Memi says, "How did you know?" :)

At home, Chab is watching cartoons on TV. Memi changes the channel. She says,

"What happened?"

Chab is wearing her Dora panty, resting from wearing diapers. She taps Memi on the shoulder and says,

"Aw, man! Wee wee!" and points to her pee on the floor behind us.

Other words that Chab says:
Bath-a-wuhm =bathroom
Mush-a-wuhm =mushroom
Bember = remember
Gagol = juggle
Where are you
I found it

17 months, Learning on my own

I can eat an ice cream cone on my own.

I learned "abante ako!" while watching Game ka na ba. I also raise my fist in the air while saying this.

I can say "help" when i need it. I swinging and jumping, if only i could on my own already. :)
I can almost run run run fast like a big kid. I can use a key and open the tv closet by myself. :)

Had Katharina over again for a playdate. Here are some pictures.

Growing up

I love coloring. I make scribbles just after waking up, before sleeping and anytime I feel like it.

I can hide and pop up saying "peek-a-boo!". I love pretending to bake, or have a picnic. My favorite game nowadays is "find". I like pointing out things in a book while memi is reading. Also, I like finding the green peas on my plate along with the corn, rice, potatoes and soup. This makes eating fun. I can find things in a picture if memi says, where it is near or what the color is, even without pointing it out to me.

Stairs are my new challenge. Each morning I go down 4 stairs and climb up the ramp, go back down the stairs, and up the ramp. I repeat this all morning until I am tired.

I've learned how to swing, and tried doing it from the bar above the slide.

Playground Pro

I've almost mastered all the things in the playground. I can climb up the slide, walk across the bridge, identify the shapes and some numbers, drive the steering wheel, climb up the step to the spiral slide and slide down all by myself!

I can also climb up the car by myself, look!

New words I say in my 16th month

guitar
ang kanky - i'm cranky
ang neepy - i'm sleepy
angavu - i love you
waya - none / wala
sving - swing
ah got you - i got you
amazing
panget
lancsam - slowly in german
santa
hand
sepate - separate
wantandon - triangle
damon - diamond
tandon - rectangle
sikkol - circle
scare - square
pink
wed - red
byue - blue
geen - green
geen peas
motorbike
yengo -yellow
owange - orange
yan!
bown - brown
ipit
ow, hurt, saket
face!
fell/fell down
give
kusus - blues clues
bagans - backyardigans
sogar - sugar
sharp
spin
foot/foos - foot
airplane
copter - helicopter
oval
no!
mix it
corn!
banana- I can pronounce the 'b' now
i-kim - ice cream
zuppa - super!bravo! in german
yours
using- memi's using
memi's/dadi's/yaya's
bike
car
tummy
table
a-one - other one
a-side - other side
ngongo - lolo
fends - the hit show F.R.I.E.N.D.S.
ky - cry. singing big girls don't cry by Fergie
eieio- singing old macdonald
by self
soup
bahwohw - borrow
aykensi
wow! woah!
slide/ wee
foam
da neck
colors - crayons
wite - write
stuck
saya- sira
kuwe - carry
baksit - basket
put there
kendi / kendin - candy
come here/come here memi
help
it's daddy's
picnic
stay there
find
i don doh - i don't know
sand castle
motorbike
elmo
flying
kite
teapot
swiper/fox
cannot/cannot do it
i can do it

By self

"By self!" is what I say when I want to eat using a spoon all by myself. I sit in a big persons chair and eat just like memi and dadi.

Saturday morning

After waking up...

Yaya: Elisha, you want to play? You eat first.

Elisha: Of course!

East Coast Park

We planned a trip to visit East Coast Park yesterday.

I brought my brand new blue pail, so that I could play in the sand on the beach. I hadn't had my nap yet for the day since we left the house early, but it was all worth it, because I had so much fun riding the bike!

We had a small picnic with brownies, but memi forgot the picnic mat, so we sat the picnic tables instead :) Then, we rented a tandem bike with me in the front, daddy driving and memi at the back. Yaya also had her own small bike. We rode down the beach passed the jetty, and enjoyed the scenery. It was my first time riding a bike, and I LOVED it! I kept on shouting, "moving", "bike", and "hi" to the people along the road.

I also played in the sand with my new blue pail and some old scoops from my milk cans. I tried eating the sand while memi was not looking. It was crunchy! I was also saying "sand castle, sand castle!"

I forgot all about my sleepiness, until about after an hour when we were done biking and washed up for dinner. By that time, I couldn't fight sleep anymore and fell asleep at dinner.

Playdate at my house pictures

Katharina and Janek came over to play on a rainy day

More firsts

Now I can use a spoon! I sometimes eat by myself. I like to choose from a variety of food on my plate. I love eating Campbell's mushroom soup, and also foods that I can hold. I can use my spoon to scoop rice into my mouth.

I can swing in the playground.

I also say, 'computer'!

Tagalog words I know and say

Hanga - Hala
Sige
Sikip
Sige
Patay
Saket - sakit
butot - busog
ubos
ipit

16 months old, howboutchu?

I've learned so much!

I can climb up the couch and go down all by myself. I can push a cart and steer. I can climb up the playground slide by myself, cross the bridge and sit down to slide down the winding slide at the other end. I can ride my trike, and push off with my feet to move forward. I like dancing with my butt moving side to side, moving the beat of Hi-5 songs or PAPAYA!

I can say when I am cranky or sleepy. I can almost use a spoon by myself. I'm still learning that one, but I don't have any trouble picking up food with my hands. I also announce, "Finished!" when I am done playing or eating.

I can identify almost anything, because I've been watching lots of Baby Einstein and Brainy baby videos. I know frog, rainbow, butterfly, horse, circle, red, blue, triangle, pizza and lots more! I know some of my shapes and colors already!

I can sing the last lines of the ABC song, Twinkle little star, Way Back into Love, Breakaway, and lots more. I'm now learning Row, row, row your boat.

I like to make doodles with Memi's highlighters and markers. I say, "wite" (write). My favorite shows are the ones with songs, like Lazy Town, Hi-5, Go Diego Go, and Dora the explorer.

I can follow simple instructions, like bringing Dady his cellphone, and taking off my shoes. I can stack blocks on top of each other now without Memi's help. My favorite part is knocking down the tower of blocks! I like to carry heavy things just to see if I can lift them.

I like reaching up on the table to see if I can get the things there. I also try to make the small stool a car by sitting on it and pushing forward with my feet.

I'm still reading my books, but now, I like to turn the pages and fast forward the story to the end. My favorite game is still peek-a-boo. I always get excited. I love getting applause and entertaining people. I also do a fake cry when I am frustrated and don't get what I like. I am testing my independence all the time.

I like copying all the things I see, that's why I'd like to have a play kitchen. I also have stroller now, and I love pushing it around.

I'm into exploring, howboutchu?

Wish list revised

Hi there everyone!

Here is my wishlist, revised, because I already got some of the things from Dady and Memi. :)

1. Potty
2. My size Chair/Sofa
3. Xylophone - got one already
4. Metal spoon and fork with case
5. Pais/pants
6. Slipper socks
7. A sun hat that fits
8. Musical toys
9. Baking baking (hahahah), cooking set or tea set, or kitchen
10. Mug with 2 handles
11. Hi-5 DVD (Dora or Go Diego Go or Lazy town)
12. Pull toy or push toy
13. Rocker/rocking horse
14. tricycle/car - got one from Dady already
15. hammer in shapes toy
16. crayola toddler crayons pack of 3 (shapped like an egg)
17. sand bucket with tools
18. kitchen set
19. wood toys
20. soft books with textures or cardboard books

More to come

Thank you grandmemi and grandadi

I got a watch from grandmemi and grandadi today. Thank you for my dora watch! I love it. I wanted to open it right away. Here are some pics.

Merienda and TV

Busy week

Last week was a busy week for me. Normally, I have lots of playtime at home with Memi, some swimming time and lots of shopping and grocery time with Memi. Last week was lots of playdates.

Monday: 930am -1100am - waffle breakfast, playing and shopping with mommy for yaya's birthday.
3pm-615pm - play at yannick's house
Tuesday: 10am-1130am - play by the pool and playground with Katharina
Wednesday: 10am-1130am - play by the pool and playground with Katharina
Thursday: 3pm-530pm - playgroup with Katharina and her friends Maya and Louisa. Yannick was also there. Played at Katharina's house, and then played with the water at the fountain play area beside the playground.
Friday: Stayed home. ;) I was still sleepy from waking up early.

Chab says

Chab slips and falls on the floor.

Chab says: Ay siwi (I'm sorry), floor.

Chab takes a bath. Time for a last rinse with a tabo full of water over her head.

Chab says: Ayaw. aykensi ( I can't see).

My 1st Haircut!!!

Today I had my first haircut! Memi wanted to cut my bangs because they were getting into my eyes already, Daddy said no, not yet, he couldn't bear it :) But Daddy said otay at last, so the hair won't sting my eyes especially when my head's all sweaty.


Here is the "before" picture.

















Memi did the 1st cut right in the center of my forehead and it was diagonal! Waahh!! Memi talaga!

















Cut! Cut!

Ay!

Daddy had to continue the cutting to try and make it even, but I was getting all squirmy so he had to stop otherwise he might accidentally poke me with the scissors. So look at my head, my hair's all diagonal and uneven...eeep!!

















Then I drank some milk (ay-side!) and then fell asleep on the couch. Daddy cut my hair again and made it even..he took a pic while I was asleep..

Yay! Better now! :D

3 new phrases

Daddy: Chab, say "Rainbow."
Chab: "Bei - boom."

Daddy: Say "Christmas!"
Chab: "Kump-sumps."

Daddy: "I'm sorry."
Chab: "Ay siwi"

:D

A full day

I woke up today late at 1030am and found katarina and her memi at my front door. Katarina wanted to play :)

So, I changed my dipes and put on some pais, put some toys in my push car and followed her downstairs. :)

We played all morning with her baby stroller, toys and my push car. I shared my french toast breakfast with her and she liked it very much. We played on the steps and on the slide in the playground.

After 1 hour of fun, we decided go home to get some water to drink :)

Upstairs, I had my bath and chicken carrot soup lunch (yum!). Then, it was off to Junction 8 to ride the bus. :) I liked riding the bus, and naming everything I saw inside. Ambeya! Book! tiangle! Daddy! Hat!

We made it to the doctors office, where I saw fishies and played with a nice wooden pull toy. I think I should have one of my own. Hint, memi!

I met the doctor, who gave me my MMR shot. He was very nice. He gave me a turtle spin toy to play with, so I wouldn't be scared, and after my vaccine he even gave me some gummy candy. My first candy! I told him, "More!" Hahahahaha.

This is my doctor's pic n website.

15 months

I am 15 months old now :) I can ride my ice cream cart and push it forward with my feet while riding all by myself. :) I can blow a whistle and climb up the couch without help.

I can talk and laugh with you and feel sad if you are sad. I can express feelings of frustration (tantrums!), fear, excitement and happiness.

I love going outside now and exploring.

I can say borrow and eeewww (when I first touched sand). I like helping out mopping and pretending to talk on the phone like daddy. I don't like to sit in my stroller the whole time that we are in the grocery. Sometimes I like to help put things in the grocery cart. :)

My favorite toys are 'baking-baking' (a spoon and a cup to practice mixing), and an empty bubble bottle during my bath.

I like to experiment to see what reaction I get. I try shouting, pinching, dancing and asking for applause. (cap!)