At 9 months old

38 weeks inside Mama's tummy and 39 weeks out.

 

Presenting our little man, a.k.a. Mr. Fidget
 

Food of love for the little man #8 - oatmeal with sesame powder

Flavoured with apple and peach cubes =)
 

Little man's development

This past month the boy started pulling himself up to stand and has figured out how to sit after standing. He also begin to sit in a kneeling position. This week,  he also started cruising, moving from one piece of furniture to the next for support.

 

In the next few weeks or months, the boy may find the courage to let go and stand on his own. Then comes taking his first step.

 

It is a joy watching the little man learning new skills. Absolutely nothing beats this.

Little man's self feeding journey

We started giving him puffs as finger food few days ago.

Day 1, he was doing what he did with his bananas, i.e. attempting to squash it then cheekily picked it up, stretched out his sides and then releasing it for the dog (who's happily waiting for his little friend to drop food scraps for him).

Day 2, Mama showed him by using a wee bit of force and went "Look honey, bend your arms and pop the puff into your mouth."

Day 3, little man self fed but only when the puffs were placed in between his tiny fingers. Mama went "You lazy bum. Pick them up and get your pincher grasp trained!"

Day 4, Mama continued to place puffs randomly on his food tray and the little man tried picking them up. He occasionally dropped them, but never intentionally.

Day 5, little man is a pro.

Look Ma, I can swim

The little man with his Popo having a leisure Sunday

 

 

Mama away from home

First time away from little man, he seems to be doing fine but not Mama. Mama slept past midnight for the first time in months and got up at 6, as usual.

Papa joked about Mama enjoying the bed all by herself, without fear of night awakenings. Mama is trying to enjoy my 2 nights in Bangkok but have made 2 calls back home already (and it is only 8 a.m.!)

Travelling for work is not going to be easy. Ever.

Food of love for the little man #7 - quinoa

Little man started quinoa 2 days ago. This morning's brekkie with the nutty flavoured seed:

 

1/4 cup of quinoa cooked in 1 cup of water for 20-25 minutes. Fluff with fork then add applesauce and pureed pear (1 cube each), then serve!

The boy in his spiderman suit from Auntie Samantha. The little man has outgrown yet another baby wear, the spiderman wannabe can barely fit his thighs through the bottoms (and this is a size 80!)