Matthew 56 weeks

...only another week to go before we get the keys to our new apartment. It will be so nice to move into our own space.

We are settling into Singapore well. However I'm not used to the price of good quality meat here, especially beef and lamb. Also the price of organic goods is at least twice the price of that back in Aus, eg 1 litre of organic milk is S$ 12.95! Fortunately there are plenty of alternatives and it's a matter of finding them.

Matthew's capacity for learning and grasping the world around him seems to be excelerating, so much so that it's a source of frustration as he's able to understand a lot more than he can say. We try to introduce a new word into his vocabulary each week, for instance this week it's 'Duck'. Though I've found that he'll understand some commands and words surprisingly quickly, while others he'll simply ignore no matter how many times you try... He also enjoys time alone to do some fun independent exploration (under supervision of course).

Matthew is still signing the word 'eat' and occasionally sign a modified version of 'water'.
This is the sign for 'eat' or 'food'

Here is a video of Matthew signing for us.