This is written one day late, but hey, better late than never right? The story of your life.
You've turned 8 months on 08/08/2011. Amazing, isn't it? Yes, just like you are.
At your 8 month health check with the maternal and child health nurse 3 days ago, you weighed in at 8.6kg and measured a lanky 75.5cm. To put that into perspective, you are on the 50th percentile for weight (down from the 75th) and a staggering 97th percentile for height (up from the 90th 2 months ago). I'm learning to accept that you will always be a tall and lanky little fella, exactly like us, perpetually underweight in proportion to our heights.
In the last month, you popped your first tooth and though we dearly miss your gummy grins, these single-tooth smiles are so darn cute too! With that tooth came the ease of eating the solid foods we've been plying you with. Finally, you're able to bite off chunks of food! So far you've tried avocados, sweet potatoes, carrots, broccoli, pear, wholegrain Cheerios, pasta with tomato sauce, cucumber, banana rusk and a couple of different mushy baby food which you weren't a big fan of at all.
Everything else you seem to love and I'm so incredibly proud of you! We're also starting to introduce you to bigger, more adventurous flavors like cumin, turmeric, nutmeg, Italian herbs, etc and you're loving it. Looks like I did not have to worry about my decision to pursue baby-led solids with you.
You're on the verge of mastering the crawl and in fact, you've managed a couple of forward "steps" all on your own in the past few days! You're still very unsteady and tend to stick your little bum way up in the air and wave it around, not knowing what to do with it, but I have absolutely no doubt that you will get there really soon.
For now, you find yourself moving backwards and getting frustrated because hey! Why am I further away from my target now!? *wails* poor boy, I understand your frustration but it is something you need to grasp entirely on your own, which again, I have no doubt that you will. And in the meantime, you find yourself in all sorts of interesting predicaments and stuck in all sorts of places and positions, creating priceless photo opportunities for me, in spite of your obvious distress.
This past weekend, we had to scramble to lower your crib after we walked in and found you standing up proudly in your crib a few times. You've managed to pull yourself to standing with the help of the crib rails and because of how tall you are, the danger of you toppling over and right out was scarily real!
8 months is fun, because you're that much more independent and you seem to understand some things that I say, like when it's time to eat, change your diaper, time for bed, etc. I love watching your little brain work and seeing the comprehension and understanding in your eyes and your expressions. Watching you learn new things and grasp new concepts is my biggest joy.
Our lives have been turned upside down since you came along. But sometimes I think it has always been upside down and now it's become right-side up. You've lit up our life and brought endless amounts of laughter and happiness to our little family, and it's mind boggling how such a little soul like yours is capable of so much love.
I look at you all day, and think to myself: who will he be in future? Will he be the kind, compassionate and confident young man I want him to be? Perhaps. But deep down, all I want, is for you to BE. To be here, to be in our lives, to be who you want to be.
We love you, little man. Don't you EVER doubt that.
Hugs and kisses,
Mummy
4 comments:
i was laughing so loud and for a long time.. seeing the pics that he got stuck at..
oops! sorry! but that was really cute!
Haha! I don't blame u... I was laughing too even though he was obviously upset :p one day he'll look back at these photos and laugh at himself too :p
to be! two words but carry such depth!
:) yes, to be! Be present, be grateful, be happy :)
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