Sherrie knows words now!

Sherrie knows quite a few words now:

• wave
• point
• clap
• kick
• tap
• eyes
• ears
• nose
• mouth
• head
• smile
• laugh
• colours

This is because she can demonstrate when I ask her to show these words. Either by pointing to the part of her face or doing the action. It's so amazing! Thanks to the brillkids software she is now able to do this! I am looking forward to her knowing more words and speaking her official first word! What's it going to be, I wonder?

Physically, she can now push the walker very confidently and actually enjoys doing it. She also lets go and sits down quite well. She can stand against the wall for 1min but on her own without support, for the most 10 secs. She likes to be supported to chase after a ball and uses her leg to kick it. It's tiring for her and for us, but to see her actually kick the ball pretty far, is quite cool! :)

I bought a sleepywrap for her for our trip to New York and also for me to bring her down to Gymboree by myself. It will be a challenge but i guess it's good for her to meet other babies and socialise. Also, it will be good for me to meet other parents. Looking forward to bringing her to classes.

Foodwise, it is really a challenge. She is quite fussy about food and doesn't like the usual suspects. Every lunch/dinner time is quite frustrating! Like she will just throw the food off the table or eat it and then spit it out. It's hard to get her to eat her vegs.. I am thankful if i can squeeze in some of it... she is too clever. When i try to sneak it in her bread (the only starch she actually likes now) she peels open the bread and throw away the beans.. or broccoli.. thankfully, she likes cheese and tomato sauce.. so today macaroni with fish and cheese and tomato sauce seemed to pass the test. Sigh! Everyday is a learning experience. Oh, another thing I am grateful for is that she likes fruits... so pears, bananas, apples, grapes are all favourites. Avocado isn't so hot though!

Sleeping habits have also changed somewhat. Now she takes 1 long nap (2 to 3 hours) around noon time and then she sleeps at night around 930pm. If she doesn't eat enough solids she ends up waking for a night feed. OTherwise, she can actually sleep through. We really have to start training her to eat properly.. Sigh!