2nd Chinese New Year

Last CNY, Nadine was a tiny 2-week-old bb. In a flash, this year, she's 13-month-old and can already walk. But her preferred mode of movement is still crawling, 2nd to being carried. Guess it's because when she moves on her own, she can go wherever she likes, until Daddy, Mummy or Bibi catch hold of her and move her to safety (sometimes her safety, sometimes others' safety, including safety of Mummy's precious books and Daddy's precious Star Wars figurines).

Nadine can now sign star, car, bus, leaf, wind, where, hat, book, ball, bear, Dad (always Dad, never Mum) and dog. She signs dog most readily, whenever someone says 'dog', or when she sees the picture of a dog in any books. But instead of patting her thigh, she pats her chest, causing MaMa and Por Por to think that she's scared of dogs. She's not scared of dogs at all. In fact, she was more amused than scared after Uncle Dr Kevin's dog licked her this afternoon.

Anyway, all these words that Nadine can, or is willing to sign, are such "useless" signs. Mummy wants Nadine to sign please, thank you, sorry, more, sleep, water, eat, drink, hurt - words that can communicate something useful and constructive. But Nadine simply refuses, probably just to frustrate Mummy. Sigh!