The art of climbing down

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Climbing up is easy but climbing down requires totally different skills. Remember my first climb? Then I could only climb up and when I wanted to go down, I just yelled for help. Yup, pretty much like kittens. They only know how to climb up but have trouble climbing down.

But now, I am proud to say that I can now freely climb up and down the chair

Occasionally, I climb down the wrong side of the chair and get stuck like this.

If you think that's an accomplishment, wait till you see this!... climbing down from the bed which is much higher.

My growth progress

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Today, I am exactly 11 months old. Lets see my growth progress once again.

Today, I am 74.5 cm tall. You would wonder how come the accuracy of the height is up to 0.5 mm. Well, nothing to do with accuracy. Daddy has been trying to measure my height but given my hyper-active movement, the task is near impossible. Sometimes he measures 74 cm and sometimes 75 cm. So, living up to his name as Philosophical Daddy, he takes the reading as 74.5 cm.

According to the chart, I am now at the 75 th percentile.


The measurement of my weight is rather surprising. It stays flat at 9.0 kg. Perhaps that's because the measurement was taken right after I recovered from my fever. I haven't had good appetite the last few days. Whatever it is, this reading categorises me as average (50th percentile) baby in term of weight.

Begin to understand how simple things work

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At the age of about 10 months old, I begin to understand simple words and understand how simple things work.

I know how to clap my hands when Daddy and Mummy say "pai pai sou".
I know how to raise my hands when Daddy and Mummy say hooray.
I know how to shake my head when Daddy and Mummy say no-no.

But of course, I only did those depending on my mood. Daddy has been trying to capture those moments but without much success. Somehow, he managed to capture the moment when I reacted to his calling for hooray.

Besides, I understand the function of a pen is to write. Although I am unable to write something meaningful, I know how to place the pen onto the board and do a few strokes.

When I get hold of TV remote control, I will point it to the TV.

Likewise, when I get hold of air-con remote control, I will point it to the aircon, and sometimes to the ceiling fan.

There are so many things to learn!!

Riding and manoeuvring car

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This weekend, we went back to Malacca to see both grandparents. In maternal grandparents' house, I spotted a car that belongs to Jack Ko Ko.

I test-drove it. Look at me at the wheel!

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