Our Favourite Book

Since a few blogger mommies are touching on the topic of language development, I shall also briefly describe Reuben's language development. At 13.5 months, Reuben is able to articulate (in random order) :

1) Mama (mommy)
2) Mama (grandma)
3) Papa
4) milk milk
5) Jeh jeh (sister)
6) ball ball
7) no no

He's able to understand simple instructions like :
1) Drink water
2) Eat medicine
3) Di-di, call Papa
4) Sayang mommy
5) Kiss mommy
6) Walk walk
7) Reuben come
6) No-no
7) Play Peek-a-boo

With Phoebe, we were very diligent in showing her flashcards. By the time she was about 2 years old, she was able to identify all the 56 animals in her stack of flashcards. Sad to say, with Reuben, we are a little lazy.

However, I realised that Reuben's favourite boardbook is the same as Phoebe's when she was very young. The book is entitled "Happy Dog Sad Dog" by Sam Lloyd. The pictures are bright and the dogs are cute and attractive. It teaches about opposites. Whenever I draw out this book from the shelf, Reuben will immediately drop his toys and books and clamber to me to listen to the story. Sometimes, he will also take the book from my hands and turn the pages randomly for me to read. Phoebe also responded in the same way when she was younger. This book is definitely worth preserving for keepsake! :)