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the vital stats: -

• weight: 7 kgs (during recent checkup: 30 apr 2010)
• length: 70 cms
• head circumference: 45 cms

since the last post on him, he’s managed to do a combo of crawl-lunge-and-turns.. the look on his face when he finally laid his hands on his abang’s toys or kakak’s stuff that used to be out of reach is priceless.

what else does babycenter says about milestones for his age group…

@ 5 months

• Mastered skills (most kids can do)
  • Distinguishes between bold colors (loves the color red and yellow)
  • Plays with his hands and feet (he’s started sucking his big toe like 5 weeks ago – y’all know what that indicates!)
• Emerging skills (half of kids can do)
  • Recognizes own name (grins like nobody’s business when he realises we’re actually addressing him!)
  • Turns toward new sounds (esp. when it’s the sound of kakak and abang having fun away from him)
  • Rolls over in both directions (there’s no stopping him)

• Advanced skills (a few kids can do)
  • Sits momentarily without support (ends up doubling over and sucking his big toe, yet again )
  • Mouths objects (toys, cloth diapers, relative’s toes, mama’s hair you name it – it ends up in his mouth)
  • Separation anxiety may begin (not seeing this yet)

@ 6 months

• Mastered skills (most kids can do)
  • Turns toward sounds and voices (as above)
  • Imitates sounds (not really sure whether he’s imitating or just liking to hear his own voice)
  • Rolls over in both directions (as above)

• Emerging skills (half of kids can do)
  • Is ready for solid foods
  • Sits without support
  • Mouths objects (as above)
  • Passes objects from hand to hand (yupp yupp!)

• Advanced skills (a few kids can do)
  • Lunges forward or starts crawling (check!)
  • Jabbers or combines syllables
  • Drags objects toward himself (check! and gets terribly upset when said object is extricated from his grasp)

all in all, in terms of reaching the overall milestones – aryan is comparatively more advanced than kakak and abang were when they were his age.. but i attribute this to the fact that aryan has two very active siblings to provide him incentive to be mobile a.s.a.p.

nursing wise – he is still fully on mummy’s milk supply (alhamdulillah) – so as per abang era, am giving myself rolling targets once i reach earlier target. next stop – 12 months!

shall post more photos when i get round to it…