Lazy Monday

Map checking out camera this morning

Today Daddy left for Japan on a one-week business trip. Daddy - Map misses you already.

Also today is Father's Day in Thailand - Happy Father's Day, Thai Grandpa!

Not much happening today. After breakfast, Map went to Mustafa for grocery shopping with Mommy and our helper - Ja. Because of the trip to Mustafa, Map napped later than usual - 1:30pm instead of the usual 12pm. Then woke up at 3:30pm and had lunch. After that it was all playing, reading and taking a walk to visit cats.

Map's reading small books of animals - a gift from Myra

Playing with her dolls in the house tent

Since today is uneventful - let's talk about Map's 13 and a half month milestone. At 13 and a half months, Map can do the following:

- Walk very fast

- Go up and down the stairs (with help from someone)

- Say some words like

• ka (for cat)
• dug (for dog)
• duck (for duck)
• ja (for Mommy, Daddy and Ja)
• bir-bir (for bird)
• yippee yappy (for happy happy)
• eye (for eye)
• ai-ya (for ai-ya)
• hi (for hi)
• bye (for bye)
• bye (for bad. Map thought Mommy said "bye" when she said "bad" after Map did something naughty.)

- Play peekaboo

- Clap hands

- Stomp feet

- Twirl

- Dance

- Eat with hands

- Feed herself with spoon (but Mommy has to put food in the spoon)

- Drink juice/water from a cup with lid

- Wave bye bye and blow flying kisses (though the kisses are usually got stuck to her mouth)

- Give kisses on the cheek when anybody solicits one from her.

- Point to eyes when being asked for eyes

- Simulate pig nose when being asked for nose

- Take a piece of cloth and start cleaning the floor

- Open velcro

- Zip and Unzip anything with zipper

- Hail a cab

What Map hasn't been able to do yet - but aim to do soon:

- Drink using straw

- Drink milk in a cup

- Wean from Mommy's milk

- Feed herself completely on her own

Noted how Map loves to sit in tiny space/box - this one is her toy basket. She once tried to sit inside Mommy's tiny cosmetic bag (without success).

Playing with toys in her room before going to bed