I had been able to spend more time with him in the December holidays, so it was great to see the changes in him. He has 8 teeth at the moment, with 2 molars growing out at the bottom. He is about 10.7kg and 75cm. That puts him at the 50 percentile for his age.
Language
He is able to say the following:
Ah Ma
Mama
Mummy
Baba
Gong Gong (accompanied by repeated thigh-slapping action because he had hit him once for being naughty, and this boy remembered forever, constantly reminded by our helper)
Ye Ye
Kor kor (sounds more like throat clearing)
Call Call (to use the phone, because my mother will call my mother-in-law to arrange to pick up El for school, and it is his time to go out for a spin)
Boon-deh (some weird sound to refer to Barney and panda)
Car Car
School ba (school bus)
Xie xie (thank you)
Bye bye
Bao bao (with outstretched hands)
Open (not very clear)
There! (and points in a direction, after we ask him ‘Where?’)
Some glottal throat clearing sound (to indicate he wants to drink water)
Other occasional two-word phrases (I cannot remember what he had said)
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