The smartest boy
Every parent in the world thinks their child is the smartest, most clever and most advanced, when they are compared to other children the same age. We are no exception! We were lucky to have had two great visitors (Michael’s Aussie Granddad and Ian’s university mate!) during the Chinese New Year (year of Ox this year) in the last couple weeks. We couldn’t help but make our little “smartest boy” perform these tasks:
- show and point different parts of body
- words that Michael can say (like “fflloower”, “BAll”, “da”, “Mama”, “Pop”, “Mi (for Michael)”…etc.)
- what a good helper Michael is (putting toys away, feeding himself (when he feels like it!), and washing himself in the bath)
- what an athlete Michael is (kick a ball, throw a tennis ball, run (sort of) and climb up the couch (achieved mastery skills in the span of 2 weeks)
- what a cheerleader Michael can be when it comes to bowling (must watch the Video in the below link!)
- the list goes on…
But one day, I received an email (as I do every week) from BabyCenter (possibly the best baby advisory website) about the milestone of a 15-month old toddler. According to the website, (this is when Ian would say “Stacey believes EVERYTHING she reads” which I sort of do!) I realized that Michael was “on track” with where he should be. Of course, being the frenetic Mama that I am, I still “discovered” (or shall I say “justified”) many areas where Michael was more “advanced” at his age. Then I realized that no matter what I read, Michael to me (and every child to their mom or dad) is the smartest, most clever and most advanced child I have seen. Furthermore, it was even more important that he is healthy and happy with what he has everyday (too little time with his mom & dad, but plenty of great playing time w/ Nanny Jenny, and awesome weekends where Mom & Dad let him do EVERYTHING!)
For our clever child this month, check out the latest photo/video album:
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| Michael’s album – 15.5 months |
Love from Shanghai – proudest parents of Michael.
P.s. Weather is finally warming a little – we got plenty of play time outdoor!
