Lucas is without a doubt one of the smallest 20-month old there is. He is probably in the 5th percentile in terms of weight and around the 25th percentile in terms of height. This worried me before and it still worries me now. Not that I worry about his health, because he is healthy. He is very active and is hardly ever sick. I worry that he's small and that he might be bullied in school because of his size by those big, tall American boys. Ok--maybe I'm over-imagining things, but it could happen! It happened in my school. The little ones were bullied by the big ones. Luckily, I was one of the taller girls in class. But still, I got bullied for being too skinny.
He may not have gained much in size in the last 20 months, but he certainly gained some wits. He started speaking early. He loves books and flash cards and anything that has colors and pictures on it. He is very analytical. He observes what people do and learns what things are used for--like nailcutters are for clipping nails and that little thingy that we use to clean our ears--he puts it in his ear too. We got rid of his bottle early because he wants to use the cup or the glass like we do.
When he learns something new he keeps repeating them, that's why he remembers easily. He remembers people's names and recognizes them when he sees their photos. He is quick to follow actions, such as running like the Giants, walking like Papa, babbling like Cousin Nathan. He started understanding things early and responded to 2-step commands. Like we would ask him to "go pick that thing up and give it to Mama" and he would do it. He is a quick learner. We teach him one thing and he learns it right away--give it the same day for easy ones and maybe a couple to a few days for the hard ones. He can now read almost all the letters in the alphabet, sometimes missing only 3 or 4 letters.
His progress in the last 20 months has been amazing. I still wish he would eat more and drink more milk, but I can't complain about how he has developed. He makes me very proud (guess I'm just stating the obvious) ;-)!
I hope he grows up a bright boy. He might not get bullied afterall. Because he may be the smallest in class, but if he is one of the smartest, then that might just be enough to make him bully-proof!
lucas indeed is very smart for his age. genius even. worry not that he will be bullied because for sure he will be able to outsmart them. tudlu-i nalang pud daan ug karate moves, just in case. =)
ReplyDeleteHehe. Mao na plano ni Charles, Chi! Pa-eskwelahon daw ug Martial Arts. Pang self-defense ba. Hehe. Ang problema is kung dili cya ganahan. Lisud raba tingale pugson kung dili interesado.
ReplyDeletelucas is doing fine liz... these percentile they're talking about is more of general, obviously we all know that asian is definitely build small (i worry too for awhile with my girls, but they're with their cousins and other filipino friends, they look about the same or maybe somewhat taller and bigger). as long as he's developemental age is appropriate, which is very great (so proud of you smart bb lucas), then there's nothing to worry about --- enjoy him liz!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the reassurance, Cinds! His appetite isn't really good these days. He eats but not enough (at least that's what I think). I wish there was some kind of vitamins that can improve his appetite. I still haven't found that yet. I hope this is just a stage and later he will get back to eating normally again--he used to eat a lot! His cognitive development however has been pretty impressive and I'm really happy about that. :-)
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