Monday, December 28, 2009

.11 months

What? Only another month to go before my little prince turns one? How time really flies...

Since there's no pediatrician appointment for this month, I can't exactly tell for sure his height but pretty sure that his weight is now 11kg.

Josh yang lucu udah makin pinter berdirinya. Tiap lihat tempat tinggi, pasti mau dia panjat, ga peduli tinggi rendah, keras maupun empuk. Dia udah bisa rambatan juga di dalam playpen-nya. Bergeser sepanjang satu sisi playpen.

Already a pro of crawling, he likes to crawl to forbidden places/things like mat, trash etc. Always smile while watching him crawling. Just like a little puppy *woof woof*

Pelan-pelan udah mulai dititah and I think he quite enjoys it. Walaupun cuma berhasil 4-5 langkah trus abis itu dia berontak untuk merangkak, tapi dia udah bisa dititah untuk naik tangga :-P

And he can do these things:

Clapping hands. Lucu banget gayanya. Kadang suka terlalu heboh sendiri sampai tangannya nyasar ke muka hihi.

Pai pai - Chinese people do this when they're praying and give respect. Only 2 days for him to remember this new thing, what a clever boy. A good preparation for the upcoming Chinese New Year hehe.

Dadagh. Tangannya diputar-putar kayak miss universe lagi nari Bali. Geli banget kalau ngeliat dia lagi bye-bye gitu.

Kiss bye. Cuma bisa kasih bunyi-bunyian pakai mulut aja. Itu pun kalau dia mood. Kalau lagi ga mood, ya dibalas dengan bye-bye :D

Kipas-kipas. Nah loh, aneh banget kan. Susternya macem-macem nih ngajarinnya hihi. Tau deh ni anak kok bisa kipas-kipas. Mulai dari kertas, tutup tempat makan sampai sendok, semua dipakai buat ngipas hihi.

Ngoceh-ngoceh. Dari yang jelas seperti mamam, papa, mama, boh *manggil boboh-nya* sampai yang ga jelas seperti nyanyanyanyanya. Bawelnya...

Tapiiiii Josh makannya lagi bandel nih. Makan buah mulai susah, padahal biasa kalau alpukat dan jeruk dia lumayan suka, tapi ini musti dipancing-pancing dulu. Makan nasi juga mulai bandel. Lamaaaa banget. Sampai yang nyuapin jadi ngantuk hehe. Maunya main mulu tapi mulutnya ga mau dibuka. Kenapa ya? Mungkin karena dia udah mengenal rasa kah? Gara-gara kita juga sih suka kasih dia icip-icip makanan dewasa hehe. Beda banget sama makanan dia yang anyep itu kali ya. Ah, sabar lah, tinggal sebulan lagi dia bisa makan garam. Pokoknya mamanya harus telaten nih kalau ngasih dia makan.

Untungnya minum susu malah suka tuh sekarang. Makan siang jam 11.30, ntar jam 13.30 dia udah minta susu lagi. Gue lihatnya aja eneg, soalnya porsi dia makan banyak juga tuh hehe.

Oya, giginya udah 8! Empat di atas, empat di bawah. Kalau ketawa makin lucu deh. Giginya gede-gede soalnya :-P

Trus Josh juga kalau bobo udah teratur banget jadwalnya. Pagi sekitar jam 9 dia bobo 1-1.5 jam. Siang sekitar jam 2 dia bisa bobo sampai 2 jam! Hooray, time for facebook :D Malam sekitar jam 7.30 bobo lagi dan bangun jam 6 pagi *hoahmm* Sayangnya, Josh masih suka bangun tengah malam untuk minum susu nih. Tetap gue latih sih, moga-moga next year udah bisa tidur nyenyak sampai pagi ya, sayang.

*oh baby, i'm so damn proud of you

Thursday, December 10, 2009

.10 months

Josh is 10m now! That little prick hihi.

A bit flashback: Finally I took him for therapy because after 9.5m he still couldn't sit by himself. So instead of waiting for it to happen naturally, which I'm afraid is going to be too late, I made the decision to go. Maybe the word 'therapy' raises questions so I prefer to call it 'sport'.

Day 1: heboh. Josh nangis dan jerit sana sini hihi. Kasian sih ngeliatnya tapi kan ini buat dia juga ya. Salah satu latihannya: kalau dia majunya merayap, sama terapisnya kakinya diangkat dan dibentuk seperti merangkak. Satu dua kali langsung jatuh sih, tapi dicoba gitu terus.

Selain itu ada juga latihan bangun dari posisi telentang. Awalnya dibantu dengan ditarik pakai tangan, tapi lama-lama dia bisa bangun sendiri dengan pinggang ditahan sama tangan kita. Bahkan setelah beberapa kali latihan, tiba-tiba dia bisa bangun dari posisi telentang ke duduk tanpa dibantu.

Josh paling benci olahraga sama bola besar. Jadi Josh ditelentangin di atas bola trus disuruh bangun dengan cara yang sama seperti di atas, tapi mungkin karena di atas bola jadi agak nakutin ya, maka menjerit-jerit lah dia dengan hebohnya :D

Then, with only 3 sessions, exactly 1 day before he's 10m, he can crawl and sit! Even now he crawl very fast. Iseng pula dia, demennya main ke kolong *abis itu ga bisa keluar, pantatnya kejepit hihi* trus nguprekin tempat sampah dan ngejar keset!

A couple days later, he can stand on his crib! Dari posisi telentang, dia merangkak trus berusaha manjat pagar crib-nya, dan tadaaaaa.... Hebatnya hehe. Setelah itu... mulai deh semua tempat langsung dipanjatin huf huf. Gempor juga jagainnya ya, but I'm happy. So damn happy hehe.

Plus ni anak makin lucu aja. Dia udah bisa dadagh dengan tangan diputer-puter kayak lagi nari dan tepuk tangan *benernya udah bisa dari 9 bulan sih, tapi sekarang makin lancar*. Udah bisa ngomong mama, papa, apa, mamam dan bo. Bisa joget-joget kalau denger lagu hihi. Yang pasti kalau ngajak dia ke mall sekarang sih enak deh, karena udah ga rewel dan bisa enjoy di mall.

Untuk makanan sih masih sama. Paling sekarang gue suka kasih dia brokoli dan untungnya ga ada keluhan apa-apa. Untuk sarapan kadang-kadang gue kasih misoa, dan dia lumayan suka. Mungkin karena asin kali ya hehe. Gue juga selalu sedia Healthy Times Cereal Mixed Grain kalau pas telat bangun untuk nyiapin sarapan hihi.

*muach, baby boy, mama loves you so much!

.9 months

Nine months. It feels so fast. As usual, we went to the doctor: the last shot for this year.

Weight: 9,6kg
Height: 76cm

The doctor was a bit worried because Josh couldn't sit on his own yet. Apparently his legs are not strong enough, so he probably need to go for a therapy if in the next 2 weeks he still couldn't sit. Well, I was a bit shocked hearing the word 'therapy', as if there's something wrong with my baby. But after she explained the therapy process, I agreed to do it. It's not that different with Gymboree, Tumble Tots etc, actually.

Josh is not having any problem on food. Lately he prefers to have his food more solid. I also try to give him a fish, but it's not salmon this time and the cutting is very small. Luckily, nothing happens.

But the most confusing thing is that he suddenly doesn't like fruit. I wonder why.

*sit, baby, sit!

.8 months solid food

On this 8th month, my boy already has his daily schedule of activity. Meaning it's easier to guess his mood.

MORNING rice ceral atau oatmeal
SNACK fruit
LUNCH cooked white/red rice with vegetable and meat/chicken/fish
AFTERNOON cooked white/red rice with vegetable and meat/chicken/fish

For the rice cereal, I tried another versions from Gasol: Banana and Red Rice. Think it's nicer than the Green Bean.

One time, I gave him Yoplait Baby yoghurt and I think he liked it. He also tasted peach (mama's favorite fruit) and he liked it. He ate one whole peach by himself.

No salmon, thanks. Like I posted before, he got sick after eating that. Not sure because he's allergic to or the portion was too muach.

*so far so good