Big Boy

Alhamdulillah, my son is making a lot of progress since we moved to Dubai/Sharjah. I'm very happy that everyday he's growing, physically and mentally. Here are some of his 'little' achievements;

AKRAM:

1. Clearly states and informs his mom/dad when he needs to use the bathroom

2. Insists going through the bathroom process by himself

3. Sleeps in his own room (though occasionally moves to his parents' bed when he has a nightmare or scared of something)

4. Learns english everyday with some new words or phrases every week
His vocabulary at the time:
sleep, eat, sit, stand, pee, toilet, wash, hand, nose, tongue, eyes, ear, names of colour, numbers from 1-10, etc.
I consider this quite a development since Akram is a fluent Bahasa Indonesia speaker (mastering difficult and uncommon words, mainly because of his friendship with adults (my mom in law's boutique employees, my mom's gardener, the security guards...) also his interest in the medical world (my dad's an anesthesiologist and often shows Akram his doctor's tools..hehe)
He used to refuse learning other languages. He sometimes gets frustrated when people don't
understand what he's trying to say...oh my poor boy.. :P
But now he's more open...thank God.

5. Uses the car seat everytime we ride in his dad's car, but of course complains about it the first 10 minutes of the journey :)

6. Holds his pencil correctly.

7. Finally gains weight (only 1 kg though). Ever since Akram was weaned two years ago, he became a picky eater and didn't want to shift to cow's milk. He's still allergic when consuming pure cow's milk, but able to enjoy the flavored ones made from powdered cow's milk.

* picture: Akram in his school uniform