milestones updates

Just to update on mon cherie's milestones as she hits the Big One today!

*** milestones ***

* new tastes of the month - diary (hard boiled egg white, cheese spread, yogurt), home-cooked spagetti bolognese, desserts (ice cream, choc cake, light cheese cake, ice kacang syrup), fruits (watermelon, kiwi, grapes)
* body mobility - more confident in cruising by herself with support from parents/furniture. prefers standing than sitting down. able to walk (rushing) towards mommy without support for at least 5 steps. walk more confidently when holding onto parents' hands. able to hold on to furniture with one hand/lean against them and the other hand will be busy picking up objects from table and throw onto the floor. still learning to pull herself up to standing position - obviously lack of strength.
* still struggling with crawling, pincer grip, slacking terribly at holding own bottle during feeds (prefers to be fed most of the time)
* eye-hand coordination - exploring objects that moves, plays with blocks but still learning to hold 1 block in each hand; will let go one and then grab another. pass block from one hand to another. likes to wave hands when she sees objects that she likes or those that moves (escalators). waves bye-bye to either parent when prompted but reluctant to do so with others.
* thinking skills - enjoys water play to test sinking/floating/moving objects. tries to grab dripping/flowing water and likes to taps hard on water in her bathtub. imitates use of objects as she observes what others do (drinking from cup/glass), loves to empties objects from baskets/drawers to play with them.
* language development - yet to improve from previous months. babbles and grumbles more but not saying words which she knows, such as papa, ber ber (bird), ah ma (grandma).
* personality traits - more decisive on her own actions and will retaliate if being reprimanded. but at times shows her enjoyment in adult conversations by joining in with her blabbering.
* social skills - needs improvements especially when in the presence of a in larger crowd. willing to be carried by grandparents at selected situations only.

and finally, she may be sprouting her first pearlie white soon... :)