18 months!

Today I'm 18 months old already. I haven't gained much weight these last few months (still about 12,5 kg) but I did grow taller (about 84 cm). On my first birthday I could take a few steps, but now I can walk, run and even jump. I can eat with a fork or spoon by myself, but I will still eat with my hands if it takes too long. I can drink from a cup without spilling too much. I can make a 10-piece wooden puzzle, build towers with my Duplo blocks and I love to have books read to me. I also really enjoy watching pictures of the people I know and saying their names.

I can say the names of most people around me, be it in a shortened form for some difficult names. I can also say more and more words, mostly Dutch or Chinese as I don't hear a lot of Korean with daddy still in Korea (but mummy reads to me in Korean sometimes, and I watch a Korean children's DVD too).

Some of the names I say: mama, papa, oma (grandmother), opa (grandfather), klee/gee (tante Kathleen), ta-te (tante), ko-ko (taikong & taipo), e-li (Eric), a-yi (Alix), ko (komo-Korean for aunt), onnu (onni-Korean for older sister/niece), haaa (halmoni-Korean for grandmother), haboji (haraboji-Korean for grandfather), and my favorite one: Bumba (a clown from a childrens's programme).

Other words: o-ta (opta-Korean for finished, gone), pipi (pee pee & potty), kaka (both for poo poo and diaper), appu (apples and other round fruits), pee (pear and banana), auto (cars, trains etc.), baw (ball), denden (light in Chinese), vish (vis-fish), namnam (food, eating), tiktak (clock), baby, and a word I started using a lot these days: NEEN (NO).

I understand a lot more than I say, I can show where my hair, ears, mouth, nose, eyes, hands and feet are if asked in Chinese or Dutch (daddy, come quickly to teach me in Korean too ;-) )

What I'm not so good at: sleeping through the night and giving up mummy's milk...