Joshua @ 22 months old

Again, time flies! Really really flies! He is now 2 months short of his 2nd birthday. And mummy hasn't finalised any of his birthday plans. Better start booking the caterers and decide where to buy his cake from.

This month, he has started speaking in phrases, for eg. "Joshie cry, pain pain", "Baby fell down", "Go in" etc etc.......And his favourite word is still "no" and recently "not yet", usually used before bathing and nap time. Then again, when he gets into the shower area, it's tough getting him out again cause he'll be happily playing with water. So what does mummy have to resort to? Use the naughty corner to threaten him and luckily this works most of the time.

I realised that he is beginning to identify his friends, especially his 2 close playmates. Before this, he knew that they are his playmates and would mention their names when he sees their photos. However, during his recent playdates, he addresses them by their name. Sounds so cute when he does that.

His fine motor skills are also improving by leap and bounds. He can solve a 2-piece puzzle easily. He was able to match the correct pieces a couple of months back but it took him a LOT of effort to piece the two nicely. He is obviously a less frustrated and happier child now that he has achieved this milestone. Besides that, he has also learnt to line his Lego blocks in a straight line on his recently purchased Lego board.

In terms of food, he is getting fussier. Sometimes I don't understand him. One day he loves my homecooked fried meehoon but when I cook it again the following week, he refuses to eat. Since I am not sure what he wants to eat, I have stopped cooking his food separately. It's very disheartening when I have to discard the uneaten portion. So now he eats together with us but I try not to add in too much seasoning into my cooking. Less stressful for me :)