I can’t get over how she has grown every time I look at her. Keira is a big girl now.

In her behaviour, her speech, her conversation and mannerisms, I see the glimmering of the person she is becoming.

I’m missing the baby girl already! Luckily there’s another one on the way to cuddle for another year or two. Hehe.

So at 2 & a half years old, Keira finally voluntarily gave me her first proper hug. She’s not a hugger you see. She likes to be hugged and carried, but never really hugs back.

Until today, when she wrapped her arms around my neck and said “I want to hug mummy.” It was a happy moment for me

She does show her affection in other ways. One night, while I was groaning about how uncomfortable this big bump is making me, Keira said, “Don’t worry Mummy, I take care you.” *smile*

Her increasing vocabulary shouldn’t surprise me anymore, but it still does. Her latest words and concepts - “Maybe”, “Could be” and “Later”.

And she has gotten the idea that when she is bigger, she can do all the things she can’t do now. Eg. “When Keira grow bigger, I can eat lollipop!”

Keira is still an eating machine. Some days it seems like she doesn’t stop eating! Everytime she sees someone with food, she’ll want to have some too. But there are some things we have established she doesn’t like. She doesn’t like durian. And of course any vegetable, and it is still a struggle to get her to drink water.

She is quite independent in some things, like wanting to feed herself and brush her own teeth. But she doesn’t hesitate to grumble for help with the things she can’t do.

She is as demanding as ever in terms of needing attention and interaction, and is still a bad traveller. I really hope No. 2 will be able to sit still in the car seat for more than 5 minutes without complaining!

Well, that’s the two and a half year progress list. Other than getting potty trained, (which she still hasn’t been) Keira is well on her way to becoming a playful, cheeky, talkative three year old.

And there’s nothing I can do about it. She is growing up too fast! Sigh…

Anyway, that’s all, Happy Chinese New Year folks! This is definitely a year for the baby Tigers to roar!

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