Growth statistics (taken on 2 Oct 2009)
Height : 32.8″
Weight : 22.1lbs
Head cir: 19.1″
No surprise at all that the boy’s weight is off the chart again. I recently read an article about how mothers tend to influence the weight of the children (while fathers determine the height.) and if that study is correct, it explains why both children are always on the low side of weight chart! I was extremely underweight as a kid and so I guess they are going to be underweight kids too.
As for his height, he is at 11-15 percentile range. The replacement doctor (Dr M is fully booked till end of Dec! Argh) bluntly told me that the boy would be short when he grows up after he learned that both DH and I ain’t ‘tall teck goh/bamboo sticks! giants’! (Hur! I’m going to feed him more chicken, burgers and dairy to make him grow tall! 
) His head is the only one that is still on the average side – between 50-75 percentile range. Well, he has big head like his daddy!
Like most boys, his gross motor skills are more well developed than his language skills. He can climb up and down the stairs by himself, throw and kick a ball forward, jump with two feet together, run, walk and balance himself on a beam. (We recently enrolled him in a gym class and he is loving it! )
He is also getting better with his fine motor skills. He holds a pencil/crayon well, can pick up small things (as small as a broken pencil lead) without any problems. He can feed himself better now, without making too much mess. As you probably already know, he is able to put on his own pants & socks himself already. Well, now he has progress to trying to put on his own backpack and shoes when he has the mood to do so. 
As for his speech development, he is right on track. He is speaking mostly in short sentences. His vocabulary continues to grow at an amazing rate. During our recent trip to the Lost River Gorge, he surprised DH by calling out “waterfall” when he saw one there. (Sometimes, watching cartoon programs is not a bad thing! Haha.) As he is able to communicate with us and express himself much better now, that actually spares him the toddler angst since we pretty much understand what he wants most of the time.
But being able to communicate well also means he discovers the joy of communication. An apple does not fall far from the tree… he is a little chatterbox too. 
So now I constantly have to fight for my turn to speak with my hubby when he is home. -_- Previously, with Nikita as my only competitor, I still get my fair chance to speak with DH since she is big enough to understand what “taking turns” means. But with this little one, it is almost impossible to ask him to wait for his turn because 1 min mean forever to him!! =_= Now if I want to have a good conversation with hubby, I must wait till both of them are asleep. Sigh.
Comparing to Nikita, Niklas is a much better sleeper. He sleeps through the night (usually 930pm-730am) and is still keeping the 1-2hours nap in the afternoon (which is good becos I get to do my own thing). The complaints i have about his sleep habits are that not only that he still needs a pacifier to soothe himself to sleep, he also needs me to be next to him so that he can feel my tummy! (Baby Nikita was the same too and I wonder why.)
Anyway, about his pacifier, we are trying to cut down his need for it now. Usually, if he is engaged in other activities, he doesn’t need a pacifier in his mouth. I’m still thinking if i should use the “cold turkey” method to help him to get over the pacifier. But he is such a persistent little boy (read: can whine for a long time) and that little stopper is the only lifesaver that can spare us the headache and let us have some peace when he is cranky/ sleepy/ grouchy/ emotionally stressed. So, I really need a little more time to persuade myself that I can handle the consequences of implementing the cold turkey.
Since we returned from our Singapore trip in mid-July, Niklas has gone diaper-less throughout the whole day, except at bedtimes. Even though he stays dry most of the time from the nap/sleep, I’m not taking any chance. Besides going diaper-less, he has skipped using the child potty and went straight to using the regular potty. That means we do not have to empty a potty nor clean a soiled diaper. Woo Hoo! 
We are so proud of him.
Other random stuff …
- Niklas loves music and enjoys singing too. His current favorite songs are Wonder Pets, Thomas the tank engine and Little Einsteins’ theme songs. Oh and he even knows how to sing part of Singapore National Anthem and the Phantom of the Opera song!! (Note to self: must remember to take the video clips!)
- He loves trains and he especially loves his Thomas the tank engine toy. He brings that toy everywhere he goes, even to bed.
- He enjoys painting and sidewalk chalk drawing, but doesn’t have the patience to sit down to draw or work on a craft project.
- He drinks 12-18 oz of whole milk every day.
- His favorite vegetables are broccoli and leafy greens like spinach, cai xin and Chinese kale.
- He loves most fruits, especially grapes and oranges.
- His favorite snacks – crackers, string cheese, and junk food (Doritos, chocolate, corn chips etc )
- He still enjoys watching Barney shows, but his favorite is Thomas the tank engine shows. He also like Wonder Pets, Ni Hao Kai Lan, Dora the explorer and Go, Diego Go!
- Other than the trains and train tracks, he enjoys playing lego, puzzles and balls. He also likes to play catching, hide and seek and sometimes pretend play with his sister.
- He knows the colors by the names of the Sodor trains e.g. THomas = blue, Percy = green, James = red, Molly = yellow, Diesel = black, Toby = brown.
Hmm… it’s getting late and I can’t think of what else to write. So, that’s all for today on Niklas’ 24mths old updates.
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