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Christmas Day

The girls were up relatively early but we had to wake little Henry up at 7:30 to get the party started. Everyone was thrilled with their gifts from Santa and family members. We hung around the apartment playing with everything and then went down for a Christmas lunch party thrown by one of Craig's co-workers. We got lucky today with the weather because the sun never really came out from behind the clouds so it felt pretty cool at the party when we had all anticipated being super hot.

After the party we came back up to play with some more toys and then had our Christmas "dinner" (really just a meat & cheese platter since we had a large meal downstairs) and we had our Christmas Crackers. This was the first year that Henry wore his crown throughout the meal. We quickly cleaned up and hit the MRT and got off at Orchard to check out the Christmas scene there (and to see more of the street lights lit up on foot).

Orchard Road was packed with entertainers, music, parade floats, and tons of people. We walked from Orchard MRT to Somerset and got some good people-watching in along the way. As we walked down Orchard, we started to hear what sounded like angry shouting into a microphone and I was fully expecting to see a riot start. As we got closer, we saw a group stretching and Anna said, "oh, that guy is counting" because she understood the Chinese numbers he was saying! She asked me, "is it weird that that I can understand what that guy is saying?" And I said, "no, it's super cool!" I was a little jealous in that moment but I could see that she appreciated that she is learning something useful in her Chinese class at school.

It was another late night for the kids so we decided to head back home before it was too late. Overall, it was a really good Christmas Day.

Moon

I know I've forgotten to add some words (sorry, Henry!) but one of the cutest words Henry says is "moon" because he looks at the moon very excitedly and wants me to say "I see the moon and the moon sees me; God bless the moon and God bless me." When I say that he gets the biggest smile on his face. So I say it about 15 or 20 times again.

We have a poster just outside his bedroom door that he also loves when I read it (most times when we leave his room) that is from Arnold Lobel and reads: "Books to the ceiling, books to the sky, my piles of books are a mile high. How I love them, how I need them, I'll have a long beard by the time I read them."

Spoken Words: Anna, bird, elephant, Dada, car, balloon, ball, moon, truck, boat, eye

Signed Words: waves goodbye, cat, drink, fan, light, all-done, car, phone, bird, elephant, more, train, book, eat, monkey, hot, bear, dog, airplane

Sounds: moo, quack, elephant trumpeting, train whistle, car motoring

Signs

Henry added bear, dog, and airplane to his list of signs this past week. He still really isn't talking all that much (he is making noises but his list of spoken words is smaller than I think the girls was at this age) but he can definitely hear. When I tell the girls it's time to get their shoes, Henry will go sit on the bottom step and wait for me to bring his shoes to put on him! He will also toss his pacifier in his bed when I ask him to and go to his high chair when I ask him to do that. He is such a good little listener right now (so different from the girls who seem to have tuned out my voice entirely!).

Spoken Words: Anna, bird, elephant, Dada, car, balloon, ball

Signed Words: waves goodbye, cat, drink, fan, light, all-done, car, phone, bird, elephant, more, train, book, eat, monkey, hot, bear, dog, airplane

Dada and Car


I have to keep the colander/tupperware cupboard locked so it still has some mystique when it's time to start preparing a meal.

Henry added "dada" to his list of words today. He has also been saying "ar" when he signs "car" the past week or so. Henry gives me a high-five after he drops his pacifiers in the crib after his nap, too.

Spoken Words: Anna, bird, elephant, Dada, car

Signed Words: waves goodbye, cat, drink, fan, light, all-done, car, phone, bird, elephant, more, train, book, eat, monkey, hot

Hot

Henry signed "hot" tonight when I was telling him to stay away from the grill while I was making dinner. Smart and handsome: he's the total package!

Spoken Words: Anna, bird, elephant

New Signs: hot
All signed words: waves goodbye, cat, drink, fan, light, all-done, car, phone, bird, elephant, more, train, book, eat, monkey, hot

Monkey

Henry is the best of the three kids at signing "monkey"—he is very animated with it. Hopefully we'll get a new little camera soon so I can make video again!

I also feel like he was really trying to say "dump truck" the other day but am not adding it to the list just yet.

Spoken Words: Anna, bird, elephant

New Signs: monkey
All signed words: waves goodbye, cat, drink, fan, light, all-done, car, phone, bird, elephant, more, train, book, eat

Train Whistle

Today in Kindermusik we were singing a song about a train and at the end we all made a train whistle noise and immediately after, Henry copied the noise, "wooooowooooooooooooo!" He was also giggling during the massage part of the class. He is so very adorable.

Eat

Henry was signing "more" for "eat" and so I focused on correcting that this past week and he's finally got it. Everywhere he sees food he signs like crazy (although now he has taken to tossing a whole lot of his food on the floor during meals and snacks!).

Spoken Words: Anna, bird, elephant

New Signs: eat
All signed words: waves goodbye, cat, drink, fan, light, all-done, car, phone, bird, elephant, more, train, book

Sounds & Signs

Henry is adding some more: I can't remember if I mentioned already that Henry makes car noises when he plays with toy cars. Also, he is signing train and book. His signs are not super clear yet but he is getting better!


Spoken Words: Anna, bird, elephant

New Signs: train, book
All signed words: waves goodbye, cat, drink, fan, light, all-done, car, phone, bird, elephant

Bird

Henry is signing "bird" and saying a "buh" noise along with it (sometimes). I'm counting it along with the "eh" noise for "elephant."

All spoken words: Anna, elephant, bird

All signed words: waves goodbye, cat, drink, fan, light, all-done, car, phone, bird, elephant, more

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