Some milestones in my baby's development:
- He now loves to stand up straight on both legs when we carry him upright and let him stand. He stiffens his legs, puffs out his chest and looks around happily at his new vantage point, with a look on his face undisputably one of pride (if you can imagine that on a baby's face). And delight. And he doesn't want to go down from that position. Though we try to make him sit down, he will keep his legs straight.
- He likes to bring his hands together in a sort of missed clap when he is delighted now. My dad is teaching him to do a high-five.
- When he is on his tummy, and he sees me near him on one side, he will then roll towards me, and he will keep rolling until he is nestled up against me. And he likes it when my hubby and I kiss him, on his neck, his cheeks, his head, everywhere. He will lie very still with a look on his face that looks like he is enjoying it. And he doesn't move when we kiss him. Ever. For such an active baby, that's quite a record.
- He loves it now when I carry him and sing the Hokkien folk song "Ti or or, beh lor hor..." while swinging from side to side, and I punctuate the song with occasional "Achoo!"s. He breaks into a wide grin, and then occasionally gurgles with laughter. It's hilarious.
- He likes it when we play "Ni de ming jiao...." and then look away, and pop back into his sight with a loud "xiao guai guai/handsome boy/ bo si tiam!"
- He also likes our peek-a-boo games, where we go "Mummy na li leh... Hi!" - although there was that one time when my hubby played it and he was so good at scaring him the corners of his lips started turning down and he started crying. I think it's cos hubby says "Hi2" instead of "Hi1" and that's different to him. And he's too sudden and leapt forward too much.
- He loves to be carried upright and be able to peer over our shoulders.
- He loves cars, and Chinese Kungfu. When my hubby or my dad plays kungfu moves in front of him, he gets very excited, either kicking his legs in his unique way (both his legs land together, hard), and sometimes his hands wave and move together in a haphazard fashion, and sometimes he makes his lengthy vowel sounds while eating his hands.
- He is generally a very active, serious baby. Comparing him with other babies (Frankie's, this baby girl in the elevator today), he is not as quick or ready to smile, or the sort who gurgles happily to himself. But when he plays, he is very intense and gets very happy and excited. When he used to play kick-kick with us in his bouncer, he can get this very determined, focused, almost fierce look in kicking along with us, and his cries are those of intensity and focus rather than playful ones.
- He is very very interested whenever we eat or drink in front of him. When I bring a cup to my lips, his eyes are inadvertently on me rather than on anything or anyone else. He seems to know we are eating or drinking and is very fascinated by it.
- He seems to be left-handed, as he reaches for most things with his left hand first
