Christmas Lightings in Orchard

Quite pathetic... Hehs.. Since Ryan likes the lights, we decided to take him out for a walk along the streets amidst the huge crowd.

F1 Driver in Training

Ryan is having fun in Wai-Gong's new toyota.

X'mas Gathering @ Nellie's & Shawn's Place

12.24.2008 - Ryan Cruising I.MPG

Ryan is crawling well. But his cruising is still rather unsteady... So mummy decided to take a short flick to note his first steps. (though it started a long time ago already) hehe

12.11.2008 - Ryan calling PaPa & MaMa

Finally... May not be too clear in this video. But Mummy is enjoying the fruits of joy at this moment!

Ryan calling Papa & Mama

I'm so happy today... This evening, I heard very clearly Ryan calling Papa & Mama & Mum-Mum (Food).  Recently he's rejecting porridge. He loves his milk too much to eat.. LoL
But I realised that he also loves biscuits.  So when he wants his biscuits, he'll say: "Mama, mum-mum"
I just remembered that at this age, babies will prefer finger food to spoon-feeding. So, Ryan is into self finger-feeding stage now.

Though he can't differentiate between who is who, I guess ultimately he's reaching another milestone.
I was waiting patiently for him to call us. Hehe

We Love You, Ryan

Ryan's 1st Birthday!!

Start:

Mar 10, '09 12:00a

Ryan will be celebrating his first birthday on 10th March 2008 @ NSRCC.

Attendees: Ryan, Daddy, Mummy, NaiNai, GongGong, PoPo, ShuShu, JiuJiu

Perhaps.. Just perhaps, we may invite some of Ryan's fellow cousins if Daddy approves. :)

it's christmas day!!

Start:	Dec 25, '08 12:00a
End:	Dec 26, '08 12:00a

xmas gathering dinner @ nellie's plc

Start:

Dec 13, '08 5:00p

Outing with my brother

I do not have a laundry basket therefore I used taka baby section shopping basket instead. Hehe

Added some photos from my brother's camera...

2 Weddings in a day...

Raymond's colleague cum good friend had morning church wedding @ a Christian Church along Adam Road & my secondary schoolmate's wedding dinner @ Holiday Inn Atrium.

Ryan's 9th months milestones

How time flies... I remember when Ryan was just a newborn baby.


Now he's past his 9th month and fast approaching to become a big baby - toddler...  While I enjoy his corresponding chats, I do miss his gugus & his gagas when he was just a wobbling little fellow.

He's past the wobbling stage and into the wriggly stage where he wriggles out of your arm whenever he's not comfortable or when he simply wants to get free.


I plucked this out of: http://www.babycenter.com/0_milestone-chart-7-to-12-months_1496587.bc

Child's Age	Mastered Skills (most kids can do)	Emerging Skills (half of kids can do)	Advanced Skills (a few kids can do)
7 months	• Sits without support • Drags objects toward herself	• Lunges forward or starts crawling • Jabbers or combines syllables • Starts to experience stranger anxiety	• Waves goodbye • Stands while holding onto something • Bangs objects together • Begins to understand object permanence
8 months	• Says "mama" and "dada" to both parents (isn't specific) • Passes objects from hand to hand	• Stands while holding onto something • Crawls • Points at objects • Searches for hidden objects	• Pulls self to standing, cruises • Picks things up with thumb-finger pincer grasp • Indicates wants with gestures
9 months	• Stands while holding onto something • Jabbers or combines syllables • Understands object permanence	• Cruises while holding onto furniture • Drinks from a sippy cup • Eats with fingers • Bangs objects together	• Plays patty-cake and peek-a-boo • Says "mama" and "dada" to the correct parent
10 months	• Waves goodbye • Picks things up with pincer grasp • Crawls well, with belly off the ground	• Says "mama" and "dada" to the correct parent • Indicates wants with gestures	• Stands alone for a couple of seconds • Puts objects into a container
11 months	• Says "mama" and "dada" to the correct parent • Plays patty-cake and peek-a-boo • Stands alone for a couple of seconds • Cruises	• Understands "no" and simple instructions • Puts objects into a container	• Says one word besides "mama" and "dada" • Stoops from standing position
12 months	• Imitates others' activities • Indicates wants with gestures	• Takes a few steps • Says one word besides "mama" and "dada"	• Walks alone • Scribbles with a crayon • Says two words besides "mama" and "dada"

Ryan is only able to:

• Stands while holding onto something
• Jabbers or combines syllables
• Understands object permanence
• Picks things up with thumb-finger pincer grasp
• Crawls well, with belly off the ground
• Cruises while holding onto furniture
• Drinks from a sippy cup (depending on his mood)
  
• Eats with fingers
• Bangs objects together
• Says "mama" and "dada" to both parents (isn't specific)
• Passes objects from hand to hand
• Pulls self to standing, cruises
• Indicates wants with gestures
• Puts objects into a container
• Understands "no" and simple instructions (vaguely)

Some actions not stated in the milestones chart:

• Booing with squirting saliva (especially when he doesn't like to eat certain foods)
  
• Playing with tongue
• Practising his vocal cords by screaming at the top of his voice
  

Ryan has finally cut his two bottom teeth on 6th dec 2008! Yay!!  But, he likes to bite now.  Not so much of itchy teething symptoms, more of trying to be notti while nursing.

Another Bunch of Outing Photos

Mummy brought me to Carrefour @ Suntec to meet up with NaiNai for some xmas shopping. Cause mummy have to attend a seminar @ The Rock Auditorium last wednesday afternoon.

Mummy also brought me to Takashimaya to meet WaiPo because waipo was clearing her annual leave last friday.

I'm not too photogenic, whenever mummy whip out the camera, my smiles & laughter will suddenly disappear. But I'll smile & laugh if you play with me. :)

Ryan's Developmental Updates

Mummy has been busy with "bo-liao" blogging that she forgot to blog about my developmental updates...

Growth @ 4 months
Head Circumference: 42.5cm
Weight: 8.5kg
Length: 66cm

Growth @ 5 months
Head Circumference: 43cm
Weight: 8.4kg
Length: 69cm

Growth @ 6 months
Head Circumference: 43.5cm
Weight: 8.6kg
Length: 70cm

Growth @ 7 months
Head Circumference: 44cm
Weight: 8.9kg
Length: 71cm

Growth @ 8 months
Head Circumference: 44.5cm
Weight: 8.985kg
Length: 72.5cm

Hmm, how come i'm getting slimmer? Haha.. maybe I need to drink more & eat more.
Mummy! I wanna eat!!

My daily meals are mostly cereals & brown rice porridge.  I started eating some fish yesterday.
I started straw drinking recently.  I'm learning how to stand without support and I'm testing out my feet & eye coordination by cruising alittle.
I love watching baby channel on starhub cabletv... Progammes like:
Emma's Theatre
Pitch & Potch
EggBird
Various animated songs, Happy Birthday / Wonder Park...
I'm very good in U-Turning while crawling.  I can also stand up by climbing on my mummy's shoulders.  I can sit well on the bed or floor or chair.
I can be quite demanding at times.  When I want milk, nothing can stand in my way. Hahahaha

I've recently started on cloth diapers.  Nai-Nai bought Bumwear for me.  She bought the starter pack for Mummy to try.
Thank you, Ah-Ma!

So happy that xmas is coming... Daddy bought me a singing Teddy Bear because I kissed Daddy upon request.  But I'm still not able to articulate a proper "Daddy".  At most I'll say "Da-Da".  I'm still calling "Neh-Neh" more than "Ma-Ma"... I'm always amused when daddy call mummy "moo-moo". Hehe

Recently I am humming this song... "Based on what my mummy is hallucinating"
All I want for christmas is my two front teeth,
Yes, my two front teeth,
All I want for christmas is my two front teeth,
And then I can wish you merry christmas!

I hope santa gives me my two BOTTOM teeth first though...