Tenth Month Milestones
December 6, 2007
The other night Nico was watching Discovery Channel while I was busy playing with Miguel, then I happened to glance at the screen and saw that they were featuring crabs–thousands of them. So I said “eeew, kadiri itsura”. Immediately Miguel looked at the screen and was hooked! My little boy now appreciates TV when I haven’t even started introducing tv time to him.
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He already knows how to assert himself, letting me know in his own little way what activities he prefers–usually, to go see Professor McGonagall, the stray cat that hunts food at our backyard!
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Just this morning he picked up my cellphone and placed it near his ear, and then smiled at me. He’s slowly learning to appreciate proper uses of things, although mouthing, banging and dropping are still a favorite.
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He understands me! He goes to pick up ’sharky’ from among the soft animal toys scattered in his playpen.
Fast facts:
He now has a total of six teeth–four central incisors (upper&lower) and two lateral incisors (upper).
He’s mastered pincer grasp. I would put pieces of biscuit in front of him and he would pick up.
He took his very first shaky step at around 9 months, and now is ever confident in walking unsupported in his playpen. I’m saving the bumps for later, so walking on the floor is yet to be tried.
He mumbles a few monosyllable words which could mean a thousand things! But one word I’m sure I understand is “ka” which means cat.
He points to objects, at least when he’s in the mood. He turns his body to the direction he wants to go.
I realized he’s growing really fast–in a couple of months he may no longer be the baby who seeks comfort in mommy’s hugs. Haaay…
