ashley:
bumped into her classmate’s mom (this classmate also went to the same pre-school as kakak) and she remarked on how much kakak has slimmed down. i attribute this to her needing to wake up early, the daily climbing upstairs to her school premises and also that the whole family rarely does dinner.
one of her classmates even greeted kakak with a ‘hi ashley cute!’ – her response? she remained unfazed by the apparent regard that classmate had for her.
she has also passed her 7th grade exams for taekwando and now graduated to her green 1 belt.. so don pray pray with my daughter!
tomorrow’s her birthday btw. more on that post tomorrow.
anaqi:
what more can i say of this handsome boy (as nenek repeatedly calls him.. he’s bound to get a big head from all that praise).. remember back when i was in confinement – i said i could understand 50% of what he says?.. it remained the same level to this date. kakak is invaluable as the translator..
am setting a bit more time with abang to sustain the interest he has shown in reading. he’s picked up kakak’s real reader books and been flipping through the pages nearly every nite before bedtime. it’s a challenge though – as the time he wants to read is the same as aryan’s cuddling time but i must not neglect this middle child of mine..
aryan
he turned 6 mths about 9 days ago. new milestones reached since the last update are as follows:
- able to sit unsupported. he can also go from crawling position to sitting position and vice versa without any assistance
- have mastered the art of crawling properly (last update he was doing a combo crawl-lunge-tummycrawl)
- has started playing roll-the-ball with his brother. shall update the vid of him getting super excited that this very adorable growl came out of nowhere.
- able to pull himself upright to stand and have started cruising. will cry for help (very loudly) though when he’s super tired of standing & cruising as he’s not yet mastered the art of sitting down without tumbling over.
and… drum rolllllll… he’s started his solids since last week. i started off with farley’s rusks (original) which he likes. then introduced stewed apples (royal gala seems to soften better than the other kinds).
and last weekend, when we had an impromptu lunch at chili’s klcc due to some mix-up on wedding function date.. the kiddo looked so forlorn and famished while the family was filling up their respective tanks (even after having his EBM feed), i fed him the mashed potatos that came with my monterey chicken and he loved it.
that’s all for now folks.. i need to go and get myself immersed in work.
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)
- Sits momentarily without support (ends up doubling over and sucking his big toe, yet again
@ 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…
he has managed to push himself onto all fours and enjoys rocking his body… basically just testing out this new sensation of no longer hugging the earth. lunges forward at times. mostly ends up scootching backwards.
he’s sometimes goes totally bonkers and starts babbling non-stop for a duration and then suddenly drops into a snooze.
has a bad case of rash on his neck, and scratches himself like a cat.. often resulting in unsightly broken skin and blood-letting (a tad)
should have taken his 2nd dose of rotavirus vaccine earlier this month – but due to this FDA press release , was advised by the paed to wait until the results of FDA investigations. we have since decided against continuing that line of vaccinations. shall focus on the mandatory schedule PLUS pneumococcal vaccine.
he’s still feeding exclusively on breastmilk – so, yeay me! and yeay to the rest of mi familia who are super super supportive of that. though nenek is now keen on giving aryan solids. i still intend to wait til he reaches 6 month mark.
have yet to manage that solo excursion with my three stooges in tow. weather not cooperating with my moods. i’d be keen to go to the playground, but then it rains that morning. i’d feel like being a homebody, then it’s a sun-shiny day.
vital stats shall have to wait for his next checkup – either this or next saturday.
til then, byebye blog
the vital stats: -
- weight: 6.2 kgs
- length: 68 cms
- head circumference: 45 cms
he was supposed to have been given his 6 in 1 jab last friday – which was the reason i took the day off – but as he was still recovering from the high fever and sniffles, will probably do it today instead.
on his development, as displayed in the fb photo albums – he was able to have good neck and head control @ 2.5 mths, goes bonkers when he’s left on his back for too long – we got him a bumbo seat so yaie would not need to hold him upright all the time.
last weekend, he managed to rollover from his back to his tummy on his own.. we had to help out a bit though with freeing up whichever arm that gets stuck under him.. and he’d happily do those mini push-ups until he gets tired & starts screaming for help.
of my 3 stooges, aryan has exhibited the earliest interest in getting mobile – kakak & abang were pretty content with lying around til they turned 4 mths. i think it’s due to having older siblings running & tumbling around him so it got aryan all pumped !!!