Thursday, October 29, 2009

Melissa's Major Milestone 12-13 Month



Time flies, and another month has gone by. Mommy barely has time to update Melissa’s blog! Anyhow, here are some major milestones when Melissa is 12-13 month old:

• Can walk many steps now but seems to forget how to walk when she wears shoes.
• Her 5th and 6th teeth both came out.
• Not into a swing at all.
• She picks up a book, brings it over to mommy/daddy, and sit down in our laps.
• Enjoys reading picture cards/books a lot.
• Loves to eat as usual and eats fairly healthy but definitely shows preference towards food and often complains that food is not served fast enough.
• She does not like water boiled veggies but still loves steamed unseasoned broccoli. Discovered that grapes are so yummy!
• Prefers mama’s homemade cook over baby food cans.
• Likes to put things in the box (cleaning up) and pour them out and repeats this process over and over…
• Laughs really loud when you chase after her.
• Knows how to ride her little car.
• Wants to spoon feed herself.
• Uses sippy cup to drink water rather than using bottles.
• Starts drinking soy formula and soy milk, and she is accepting it. Mommy is still breastfeeding twice a day.
• Seems to be losing weight as her size 4 diapers seems loose comparing to a month ago.
• Talks/screams a lot and clearly knows who mommy is.
• Prefers real remote controls, cell phones, and laptops than kiddy ones.
• Continues to sleep pretty well from 9pm ish to 8am ish but only Mommy can put her to sleep...She loves cuddling with mommy when she sleeps.

Thursday, October 15, 2009

Melissa Rides Her Truck

Look at me.. I'm a big girl.. I can ride the truck on my own!



Of course, sometimes I get stuck and a little help too!

Sunday, October 4, 2009

Melissa's Major Milestone 11-12 Month




Melissa had her 12 months check up 2 weeks ago. Here is a quick summary of her growth and development:

Weight: 20 lb 13 oz (61%)
Height: 29.75 inches (69%)
Head Circumference: 46.1 cm (78%)

Here are some major milestones when Melissa is 11-12 month old:
• Twists and turns like crazy during diaper change.
• Starts walking and can walk a couple steps right before she turns 1 year old.
• Barely crawls after she knows how to walk; she tries to walk as much as possible.
• Points things with her index fingers.
• Very good hand coordination for eating, pointing, grabbing, etc.
• Points at something she wants and shakes her head if she doesn’t want it.
• Shows great interest in our food.
• Continues to have great appetite and eat very fast; She wants to eat when she sees other people eating
• Prefers chunky food and doesn’t like to eat pureed food anymore.
• Doesn’t seem to like soy milk very much.
• Breastfeeds twice (one in the morning and one at night) now and drinks formula twice during the day.
• Her 3rd and 4th teeth are finally coming out, and 5th tooth is showing.
• Waves bye-bye if we say bye bye.
• Likes reading books.
• Likes to put things in the box (cleaning up) and pour them out and repeats this process over and over…
• Likes to be chased after.
• Sleeps very well at night from 9pm ish to 8am ish but only Mommy can put her to sleep...