Talk More, Walk Less

My Mama used to be worried that I have a problem of delayed speech as I was still not using 2-word phrases by 27 months. Now at 36 months, I had picked up many words and during my last well-baby check up at the polyclinic a few weeks ago, the nurse who assessed me said I am doing fine in my language (speech) development.

At the age of around 36 months, I just really say some really cute stuff and Mama wants to record them before she forgets.

For example, we were getting ready to leave for Nai nai's place at around 5pm last evening and the sky was a little overcast as it just rained. When I came to the living room which was not well-lit, I said, "Ooh, so dark." Mama commented that I will use the adverb of "so" in my comment while Papa was amused that I said "ooh" before my comment.

Nowadays, after yawning, I would kind of sigh and say, "So tired." Sometimes, when I was about to fall asleep, I will also say "Daniel is tired"

I had probably outgrown the phase of imitating Mama saying, "Sorry, too bad." as I hardly say this anymore.

At 3 years old, Mama often like to say I am a big boy now and hence have to behave in some ways eg walk on my own, cannot eat my tutu so much, etc. Perhaps this is why I often say I am a "small boy" when Mama asks if I am a big boy or small boy.

This morning, I was at Nai nai's place and she asked if I would like to go to school. I replied,"I don't think so." This was another phrase I probably picked up from Mama though she can't remember when she said that to me. Then again, Mama can't be sure if I really know what I was saying when I say "I don't think so".

It is perhaps with this development or some other kind of ongoing growth that I had become more clingy to Mama. When Mama brings me to school, I will ask for her to carry me whenever we reach the lift lobby at the ground level. Sometimes, Mama will refuse but she usually will agree as we are always rushing to reach school on time and that's the fastest way to travel with me.

When Mama is carrying me, I will sometimes ask to be let down if I see something that is of interest to me and I would like to check it out. This makes Mama think I like to be carried because I am bored with walking and there is nothing to interest me.

Also, when Mama carries me, I can see everything at her eye level rather than see only the bags and bums of others around me when I walk on my own.

Hence, it is so much better to be carried than to walk around, don't you think so? :)