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<\/p>\nLittle Zaria turned 10th month old on Sunday. This post is more on her language development.<\/p>\n
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She knows the name of more things now, e.g. aeroplane<\/strong>, banana<\/strong>, ball<\/strong>, fan<\/strong>, doll<\/strong>, bear<\/strong>, upstairs<\/strong>, biscuit<\/strong>, cat<\/strong>, book<\/strong>, Mother Mary<\/strong> (a picture we have of Mary hung on the wall), park <\/strong>(as in play ground), duck<\/strong>, speaker<\/strong>, mum-mum<\/strong> (Chinese : food), trees<\/strong>, leaves<\/strong>, up<\/strong>, down<\/strong>, face<\/strong>, etc.<\/p>\n She understand these words : nice<\/strong>, good<\/strong>, hot<\/strong>, cold<\/strong>, clever<\/strong>; and will turn back if she heard us saying dangerous<\/strong>, no<\/strong> loudly, etc.<\/p>\n She\u00a0knows the name of some actions, and able to do these actions on demand (but depending if she’s in the mood), e.g.\u00a0kiss<\/strong>, pat pat<\/strong>,\u00a0hug<\/strong>, sayang<\/strong> (Chinese : pat or stroke), sit<\/strong>, stand up<\/strong>, knock<\/strong>, bang<\/strong>, shake<\/strong>, wave bye bye<\/strong>, flying kiss<\/strong>, throw<\/strong>, etc.<\/p>\n She understands some instructions, but following them is another story:\u00a0e.g. come back<\/strong>, No<\/strong>, Cannot<\/strong> (e.g. Cannot put in the mouth, Cannot touch)<\/p>\n This is the face she’ll give you if you ask her to do a ‘funny face’<\/span><\/p>\n ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ . ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<\/p>\n This is how she tells me she wants milk when she comes to the study<\/span><\/p>\n She’s getting better with her hands, so she’s doing her baby signing<\/a> better. Signs she can do : She moves both her arms like flapping when we say fly<\/strong>, put her hand on her ear, when we say Hello<\/strong> or go on the phone.<\/p>\n She can do the action to the song “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star” (opening and closing her palms); “If You Are Happy And You Know It” (clap her hands, stamp her feet, raise her hands to the words Hooray, point to her face). ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ . ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<\/p>\n The first word she’s spoken must be mum-mum<\/span> on her 7th month<\/a>. She’s started mimicking a few more sounds, and able to say a few more words. E.g. When we’re drinking, and she’s nearby, she would say a short “Ah”<\/span> when we finish drinking and move the cup away from our lips. Pointing is her favourite hand action now, point to things she wants, places she wants to go<\/span><\/p>\n She also communicates with us with her facial expression, and making other sounds, and pointing to things she wants or pointing to places she wants to go.<\/p>\n ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ . ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<\/p>\n Unlike Zara, she’s not eager to please. With a bit of encouragement and praising, Zara will repeat her action or say a word when we ask her to do so. Zaria on the other hand, will only do an action or say a word when it pleases her, or when she needs to express herself, not so much\u00a0to please us.<\/p>\n![\"Funny](\"http:\/\/mytwogirls.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/collage149.jpg\")
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\nMore : tapping her index finger on her other palm
\nMilk : Open her hand, then clutching her fist
\nScrared : Patting her chest
\nFull : Patting her stomach
\nGood : clutching her fist
\nYes : bounching up and down<\/p>\n
\nEven without the song being sung, and only the music is played, she would be doing the actions.<\/p>\n
\nTa-Ta<\/span> (calling Tuyam, kakak)
\nDoh-Doh<\/span> (for Doll)
\nJer-Jer<\/span> (the Badger<\/a> sunblock as there’s a badger picture on it)
\nCat to her is “Ao”<\/span> (just like Zara)
\nAeroplane to her is “Aaaa-ohhhhhhh”<\/span> (very similar to the cat sound, but she would drag it longer).
\nWhen she sees me and she wants milk, she’ll say, “Mak”<\/span>. Probably her short form for saying, “Mum, I want milk.”<\/p>\n
\nWhen we ask her how does daddy snore? She’ll do the sound “Keghhhh”<\/span>.<\/p>\n![\"There!\"](\"http:\/\/mytwogirls.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/collage148.jpg\")
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