Time really flies. In a little over a month, I'll be 1 year old. It also means that I can soon officially graduate from the term "infant" to "toddler" as more likely than not, I'll be "toddling" around by then. What a cool new title huh?
The other day I saw mommy quietly jotting down some notes about someone who shares much in common with me. Here's what I recall:
Personality / Temperament
- Curious
- Persistent
- High (very high) energy
- Sociable and loves to smile
- Easy going
- Low maintenance
Favorites
- To-Do's: Bathing and splashing, looking and smiling at the mirror, practicing balance on daddy and mommy's bed, exploring corners and cracks in the house, crawling up the stairs
- Toys: Many but mostly everyday household items such as Aquaphor container, various kinds of caps, straps, cables, door stoppers, small knick-knacks, etc.
- Characters: Elmo FTW
- Food: Baby cereal (Gerber Graduates)
- Sleeping Position: Snuggling with mommy. Otherwise, on tummy in the crib.
- Amusement: Any funny noise such as nose-blowing, tsk-tsk, etc.
Least Favorites
- Places: Boosted chair or anywhere restraining and confining.
- To-Do's: Putting on clothes
- Food: Rice cereal
- Behavior: Someone snatching his toys
First Words
- Mama, Baba, DaDa, Duck Duck, Mum mum, Ya Ya
Other Observations
- Ticklish
- Very expressive
- Loves cuddling, kissing, hugging
- Enjoys variety and new stimulus (esp. all the cool stuff mommy and daddy uses, eats, etc.)
- Likes upbeat music
Milestones
- First smile: 5 weeks
- Head up on tummy: 6 weeks
- Rollover (tummy-to-back): 9 weeks
- Full neck control: 3 months
- Rollover (back-to-tummy): 5 months
- Sitting up: 6 months
- First flying experience: 6 months (Destination: Orange County)
- Crawling: 7 months (Started with army crawl, then real crawl in 4's)
- First tooth: 8 months
- Standing up: 8 months
- First words (aside from babbling): 9 months
- Walking: 10 months (Walking sideways like a crab while gripping onto something)
Those are what I can remember for now. Umm... Wonder who that person was that mommy was writing about... Wouldn't it be nice if she can introduce him/her to me as a buddy one day?
Lucas A. Lum, 10m 4wks
