9 months old

Didi loves climbing up the stairs! However we are moving out in 3 days time on the 12th Nov 2010 and Didi will not have a stairs to climb in the new house anymore :( However, there will be more playground activities for sure, as the playground at Casa Rosa is always littered with withered flowers fallen from the trees!

Reyes has 4 teeth on the top and hrmmm 2 or 3 teeth at the bottom? his weird "twin tooties" is still looking... weird. its like a big tooth with a "v" chip on it. its wider than his normal tooth and I wonder if it would affect his permanent set of teeth in future. It does take up about 1.5 of a tooth space.

Doctor Low didn't ask or tell us about the optional influenza jab which Gwenneth had at about 8/9 months. Mommy kinda remembered about optional jabs and re-read Gwenneth's blog...and Reyes too, did the jab a couple of days before he turns 10 months old :)

Reyes wakes up everyday at about 6ish am. He naps at about 10am for a while and takes porridge lunch at about noon, along with Jie Jie Gwenneth. He then takes his bath and nap for about an hour (depending on how noisy is Gwenneth playing /screaming). Sleeps at about 8 odd pm and wakes up at 11pm and 4am for milk. Still drinks about 90 - 120ml of milk.

Mommy felt that Reyes should be sleeping throughout and enjoy a uninterrupted rest for the whole night and Dr Low agrees that Reyes is waking up too often. Gwenneth has learnt to sleep through the night on her own, but Reyes is more fidgety in nature and is definitely a light sleeper. Dr Low suggested to add cereal into his last feed of milk and it worked! Mommy is happy that Reyes is getting quality rest at night at least!

Didi weighs about 9.8kg and is standing, YES, STANDING at 72cm tall. He was squirmish and insisted on flipping on that small weighing scale/chart and the nurse had to suggest to let him stand against the height chart! And he did without a fuss!

Mommy brought the 2 babies to Tanglin Mall to enjoy the xmas lightings and play foam snow. Reyes just held on tightly to both Mommy's hands and WALKED! Left, right, left, right on Gwenneth's old red croc shoes! Whenever you are ready Didi! Daddy and Mommy will always be there for you.

Reyes waves his hand when you say "bye bye" to him! So cute for a 9 months old! He even claps when asked to, and also clap along as you sing him a "happy birthday" song. Getting all rehearsed for his big day in Feburary

Mommy started on his birthday plans! Reyes's birthday falls on the eve of Chinese Lunar New Year. The good : he will be getting extra big ang pow from Daddy, Mommy, grandparents and God Pa! But the bad : Mommy cannot find a baker who is willing to bake a cake for the party, one saturday before the New year.

Mommy may have to resort to stacking 20 bah kwas and poke a "1st" birthday candle on it.

NO!

Don't worry Didi! Lao Niang will bake you the cake!