Justin at 9 Months

Justin turned 9 months old on 25 April 2010. No check-up this month.

Here are his updates:

• He is cruising more easily now.
  
• He can stand without support for a longer period (a few seconds now compared to a fraction of a second previously)
  
• He often demands food especially food we are eating. He would also purposely drop his biscuit on the floor when he doesn't want it anymore.
  
• He has said his first word - mum-mum. We sure know what his priority is! :-)
  
• He can 'ask' people to carry/play with him by 'calling out' "unh" while stretching out his hand and/or kicking his legs.
  
• He can wave bye-bye when asked to, or when someone waves to him.
  
• He can clench and unclench his fist(s) for twinkle star when we sing to him.
  
• Sometimes he says "tah" when doing the twinkle star action. He seems to be trying to say 'star'.
  
• He's quite a light sleeper nowadays. He wakes up quite easily especially when his position is changed while being carried.
  
• He is now very playful especially with big bro Julian. If Julian comes into the bedroom before he falls asleep, his sleepiness would instantly vanish and a smile would light up his face... not a good sign for mummy!
  
• He has started to pull open drawers *horrors!*
  
• He protests when we put him in his car seat. He would wriggle so we have difficulty strapping him in. Fortunately he cooperates in the mornings when we have to send him to the babysitter's. At other times, mummy mostly ends up carrying him but we still try to put him in the seat as often as possible especially for short rides. Rest assured, we're working on this :-)
  
• He's still very attached to mummy especially at bedtime and mealtime. He's also insistent on being held by mummy in the car. The very few times when we decided to switch drivers, we ended up having to pull over in the emergency lane to keep from going deaf! *slap head*
  

Justin seems to have sensitive skin. Mosquito/insect bites causes some reaction and can be quite bad especially on his legs.

Justin's turning 9 months also marked the end of exclusive breastmilk (because supply of EBM is decreasing). On 26 April 2010 formula milk was introduced. This was at the babysitter's. One oz of formula was added to the breastmilk as a start. He took it well. The amount of formula will be increased gradually so he can adjust. He's still on 3oz of milk per feed. Justin will continue to be fully breastfed Whenever mummy is around.


[Justin at 9 months]


[A delicious letter]


[Justin's first ice-cream]


[Justin and the Three Little Piggies]