12 Months Observations

Time flies, especially for babies! They grow so much so fast in their first year.
- Tooth #5 has peeked through.
- He learns to clap, and responds to the verbal cue of it! Just say "pai1 pai1 shou3" and he'll happily clap and smile for you.
- He waves back and smile sweet on bye-bye.
- He discovers new plays all the time. Digging through the recycling box is one of his favorites. One day Joe finds him moved one side of the large empty toy bin to the couch. And shortly after he gets Joe to help him onto the couch, he pulls the entire bin onto the couch on his own! The other day he starts out standing by the toy bin, and then I hear the TV a couple of minutes later while doing dishes. He manages to maneuver to the TV nearby and turns it on, and then he tries all the other buttons and starts to channel surfing. He then turns it off and repeats.

"Let me show you how to work the TV"

- His new morning play routine often involves banging on the electronic keyboard for a while (he would even shake his body in rhythm when he's in a groove) and standing by the toy bin and picking out toys one by one. He is fascinated by buttons. He learns which pocket Joe keeps his cell phone and as soon as he gets Joe pick him up, he goes for the phone. He has managed to dial Joe's brother Brad several times.
- Bad sleeping habit. It's been a tough month. Just when mom seems to have it under control the first week, he starts to protest the crib greatly. He no longer sleeps in the crib at night. One person goes to accompany him until he falls asleep. This ritual starts with more than an hour gradually reduces to 20-30minutes. He doesn't fall asleep until way past 9 at first, but it's been moved up to around 8:40 lately. His night time routine has totally regressed. He wakes up 3-4 times a night, nursing puts him back down (but sometimes he is more difficult). I miss mom now after she leaves last weekend. I hope he grows out of this phase soon.

"I'm taking over the big bed now"