Off She Goes...!

My baby girl can now officially walk at 6 days shy of her 11 months birthday!

I don't even know where it all started... it was a slow and eventual event... she has been up on her feet for awhile now... I think she first stood up supported when she was 7 months... and she started to cruise when she was 8 months... since then she just loves to have someone hold her up and 'tatih' her around the house and I must tell you... it is superbly tiring to the waist trying to entertain her 'bertatih' as she just throws a fit when you stop! :P

The first step she took was around 9 months when she would subconsciously walk up to you though only a few steps before she would fall on her bum bum. Even then it was rare and far in between. Then at 10 months the rare little steps would be more frequent and longer... she even started getting up and picking up toys and doing her little jiggly dance... hahahaha... it was a sight to see... :)  in a matter of a couple of weeks, she went from just a few steps and jiggly dance... to a full walk from one end to another. That's when I got a brilliant idea to get her new shoes. I finally noticed that the shoes she's wearing seems a bit tight and she always hates it when I put her on the ground when she's wearing them.

My BFF advised me to try Stride Rite and looking at the designs, I fell in love. The shoes are also light so it'll sure to be comfortable for her little feet. The first day we got it... she wore it... and voila! She started walking on her own... All the way at Empire (24.12.11) as mummy went shopping.. she was happy with all the Christmas deco and was merrily fascinated with the trees around. We even went for a window shopping session at Toys R Us, just baby, me and daddy... hehehe... It was an amazing experience... can't believe how much she's grown! *sob!*

At 2.95kg... her days were spent gazing into my eyes... and eventually her arms started flailing... trying to catch the stars... finding her way to her tummy at 3months, she worked her way to a crawl at 5 months... and found freedom to stand up at 7 months... now at almost 11 months... weighing a mere 7.5kg... she can walk right next to me... *eyes tearing* love, love, love....

at 11 months (almost):
1. Can pick up her toys while standing up
2. Respond when you call out her name
3. Can kiss when requested... either with her lips... or she will give you her cheek or forehead
4. Loves her Duck-Duck toy, a gift from her daddy when she was 10 months...
5. Still loving Barney and only Barney... though she has shown interest in almost all nursery rhymes
6. Will start dancing when her favorite songs are on... 'Where is Pinky', 'I love You', .... there is a lot  :P
7. Favorite music instrument is the drum... or anything that can make a banging sound
8. Will try and grab a toy from another baby/child if she likes it
9. Will scream at a baby/child who is disturbing her playing space/toy
10. Will tell you (though she screams in a particular way and you might not always understand) when she wants to watch Barney/want a drink of water/is hungry and want something to eat
11. Loves to play with water, so it's always a fight when you're changing her diapers at night and need to keep playing with water to a minimum
12. Can crawl down the stairs/bed/couch on her own (another milestone covered!) :)
13. Will wave goodbye or hi...  (yeay! :D  )
14. Knows how to get off a bicycle (though not always successful)
15. Can put toys in a box and take out toys from a box
16. Knows to say "mamam" when she's eating
17. Can find her way to the door and bang her hand  to get someone to open the door
18. Is now stable enough to push chairs or bicycle around on her own... she can now use her walker as it was intended... hehehe... ;)
19. New food? Tasted, soup tulang..cheese naan..ciku..milo..Malteasers Choco, Kinder Bueno for kids, Kit Kat (her fav), Milo Choco, Cheerios cereal, cheese, butter biscuits...fries (yes, guilty as charged)..fried tofu in oyster sauce..

hehehe... ok ... and the list goes on and on... some of the stuff up there was covered baby dear at 10 months, I think I might have written before...

;)