16 months already!

Like I always like to say time flies when you are not noticing. She is already 16 months old and in another 2 months she will be 18months! For some reason, I think that 18 months is another major milstone for a child. Maybe it is because 18 months is the time where she will not be considered an infant in a childcare centre enviornment.

Most probably I will send her for weekend classes until she enrolls in a childcare centre. :)

So what has the little girl been up to recently? Well nothing really much I would say but she can walk really well. Meaning she can walk very fast as if she is running. But that also means she will trip over herself.

Behavioral wise, she acts like a "spoilt brat" sometimes. Maybe it comes with toodlers this age where they have realise the meaning of possession... Usually she will listen and follow instructions when I say "Give". But if she is unwilling and u forcefully take it, she will give a "bo kam wan" screech and "splat" on the floor. It is an all too familar scene in a toys store! My strategy is to just ignore her and walk off, leaving her "splattered" on the floor... Usually I will not snatch unless they are items she should not have in the first place (e.g. rubbish form the bin - yes, tell me why she is rummaging through the rubbish bin or dangerous items like glass cups). After about 2 weeks, she does not dare try it on us now...

I decided to train her into having "tu-tu" (pacifer) free days. According to child expert books, infants get addicted between 9 to 12 months (opps, she is beyond tat age!). Whatever the case, I decided to let her go cold turkey without "tu-tu". Her journey started on the night before April Fool's day. It was no joke really... Having to put up with her struggle. The intial two weeks were great and she settled pretty well without the "tu-tu" both day and night. Then something seem go wrong after a night stay at my caretaker's place. She started waking up every few hours, crying madly and refusing to go to sleep unless someone keeps her company in the room. I am guessing a few possibilities:
1) she is insecure because we took away her tutu and about 2 wks later, she slept overnight in an enviornment where she seldom spend nights at; or
2) she is sleeping lesser in the day, making her more cranky at night and possibly not sleeping too well; or
3) she is afraid of the dark; or
4) she was feeling hot (she has some rashes on her back which is believe to be heat rash).

Today I caved in and gave her the tu-tu after close to about 3 weeks of cold turkey. BUT it was only for the noon nap. I wanted her to zzz well for another 1 hr and see if she will sleep better tonight... Keeping fingers crossed...