The Little Gal's Milestones

Now that my little gal, Bernice is already 13 months old, I thought it is time to write about her developmental milestones before they are all erased from my poor memory.

These days she has turned into an active toddler, and anything but the peaceful bundle she used to be. It seems only yesterday that we brought her home from the hospital wrapped in a baby blanket. The memories of making her sleep in order to feed her milk (becos she rejected milk if she was awake when she turned nearly 3 months old) is still so fresh. Now she will be all over the house, opening cupboards, drawers and cabinets and there has to have an object such as a pen, plastic spoon or some container in her hands. She also likes to climb up and down our king's size bed and to roll all over it which scare the hell out of me. Shaking violently our standing lamb and fan and giggles happily away is another one of her favourite playtime.

So, I better jot down some of these before I am to old to remember:

At 4 months: Had her first taste of solid food(rice cereal)

At 5 months: Sitting on walker

At 6 months: Sitting with support

At 7-8 months : Unsupported sitting

At 9 months: First teeth popped out

At 10-11 months: Supported walking(with minimal crawling)

At 12 months: Tentative walking, sometimes with one hand held

At 13 months: Walking well

Well, at this point of time, these are the tasks that she can perform well:

1) Obligingly wave good-bye and "blank kiss" when going home or others are going home. Do a "hi-five" when asked.

2) Pointing to lights and clock, hands and legs correctly when asked.

3) Able to call "Papa, Mama and Ah Ma, Cat Cat, Dog Dog, Milk Milk, Star Star."

4) Respond to simple questions and command, eg making gesture of "don't want" by means of waving her hand and saying "None"(actually should be "No", I think).

5) Scribble purposefully on paper with a pen/pencil.

6) Likes to push, throw and knock everything down.

7) Walks up and down the slope/staircase with her hand held

8) Recognizing and pointing to herself in the mirror.

9) Feeds herself with fingers, and also showing interest in feeding with spoons and forks.

10) Sit down on a small stool or chair.

11) Can cooperate a little with dressing by keeping still or lifting up her hands or legs with asked.

12) Likes to explore drawers and boxes to see what is inside.

13) Play side along others with or without interacting.

14)Resist bedtime, usually sleeps at 11-11.30pm.

So, that's my little girl. I hope to see her grow up soon, look forward to seeing her don her graduation gown, then i know i have fulfilled my duties as a mother. Yet i think i will miss her as she is now.. the forever active and mischievous girl. Whatever is the case, i still love her ginormously.