Kenneth is 6 months old

....tomorrow!!!!!


Boy...he's turning 6 months already.... He has not started crawling yet, but we can see that he wants to so badly. He can stretch out to reach for something and then pull back to his sitting position. And sometimes, I see him bounce in his sitting position, moving towards whatever he wants..... A part of me can't wait to see him crawl. But I know that when he does, I will miss the times that I do not have to run after him!!!!! At the moment, he gets to places by rolling on the floor!!!! And he seems to be able to reach wherever he wants to go just by rolling!!!!


He now tries very hard to pull himself up, when sitting in his cot, or even in his bathtub. So, once he can sit up from a lying position on his own, we will have to lower his cot!!!! Hubby predicts that will be sometime next month!!!! hahaahaha....it's all prediction and guesses, based on his current development.

He is still latching fully on me for his milk supply, and he is taking 2 solid meals a day. I have already started him on some lumps in his food. And I am giving him more plain water. With this current weather and heat, I have no choice but to give him more water. He drinks well with a normal cup. Nevertheless, I got him a Dr Brown Trainer Cup, and he sips fine from it:) At least with the trainer cup, it's not so messy, especially when we are out!!!!!

*Oh yes....with the heat, we feel like we are in an oven everytime we step out of the apartment or car. Kenneth's face turns really red and rosy even after a mere 2 minutes outside!!!!! Will have to take a pic of that:)

This boy is getting smarter as well. He knows what he wants, and how to get it.....by whining and fake-crying. Also, changing his clothes and nappy proves to be a back-breaking chore for me, as he keeps on turning and squirming. Also, he does not like to poo in his nappies. So, he will normally wait till I put him on his potty before he can do his big ones.

These days, we have reduced his sessions with his neckfloat in the bathtub. As it is quite a back-breaking activity for hubby (who is responsible watching him during this activity). This boy splashes and twist and turn so much until he drinks and chokes from the bathwater. Nevertheless, this does not stop him from splashing till his daddy is all wet.

Also, Kenneth has developed stranger anxiety. He cries and wants to be carried when he sees a stranger.

Kenneth .....

* turns when we call his name
* has started babbling with a lot of funny sounds
* feeds himself with his biscuits....
* work to get something out of reach....by rolling or stretching out...or when he really can't get it, he wails out loud!!!!
* bullies his daddy....to carry him all the time!!!! He only does it to daddy....

As for his physical statistics, we have not weighed him as his immunisation was done in a govt clinic. There's a special room just for immunisation. You go in, show them the kid's civil ID (something like myKid in M'sia), get the jab, and get out of there. As simple as that. No development monitoring. Will have to take him to a private doctor for that.....