lolo dadi's short visit made this month's celebration extra special too! he'll be here until monday, will go to cincinnati on tuesday and then will be back again on feb 15 til the 18th before he goes back to my lola mami in thailand. i know! such a short trip!
@ 5 months, i now weigh 15lbs. i measure 25 inches from head to feet. yeah, i can now reach the bottom of my exersaucer! woohoo! with my chunky legs, i had to switch to size 3 diapers. blame it on that yummy rice cereals which mom or dad makes perfectly well. i take about 1-2tbsp of which 2x a day. (i wonder when i'd switch to those colorful veggies... which reminds me that we're still on our search for that perfect high chair). my parents now seriously complain at how heavy i've become whenever they're carrying me. fine dad, let's try that sling!
i am loving it when i am playing with my parents and my toys when sitting up unsupportedly. i feel tall whenever i do that. i can see my toys and aim at them better when i am seated up. oh, and i now have preferences for toys. show me everything i'll have and i'll pick mr. giraffe first, then elmo-the-teether. (i can't pick elmo-the-live, he's huge!)
one happy baby is how my mom describes me now. coz i really am! i now laugh a big girl's laugh! specially when it's playtime. i just wish it's playtime all the time! i also give out generous giggles when someone's making funny faces and sounds. and i specially like it when we're dancing or in kulitan-mode. it may take a while for me to smile at anyone i just met though.
i love waking up to my dad and mom's faces too. i just couldn't help but smile when it's their faces that i see the moment i wake up. on weekends though, when i wake up a little later than usual, i would often play and talk with myself and wait for my parents to come and pick me up. and this part's been my parents' favorite! when they would come for me. coz as soon as i see them, i'd be wiggling with delight, and i just couldn't help but giggle with glee! mom's just soooo happy that she's my momma when i do this.
i also am now a very talkative baby. i'm all the more joel daldal. i can entertain myself (and apparently, others like my parents' families back home most specially during our weekly skyping/YMing sessions with them, when they can see me and hear me, live) by just plain babbling. my mom had one of my long-playing babbling recorded on her phone and she listens to my voice when she wants a booster at work. however, when my parents ask me to repeat some words after them, i just don't. but i do watch their lips intently when they form shapes. the bet is also on as to what i'd say first, whether it's mami or dadi/dada.
when they call my name, i look into their direction. but then, i also look when they call me any other names. hahahaha. but when they say "up, up, up!" i would try to pull myself forward. if they hold my hands when they do this, i will go from lying to sitting to standing position. when i'm lazy though, i'd just sit still. haha. but i do love it when i'm standing up. i'd bounce and kick my legs giddily as if i'm walking when i'm on a stance. this makes my mom think that i'd probably prefer walking over crawling. well, we'll find out in a few months time i guess.
alrighty then! see you for another round of updates in a month! ;)
meanwhile, please do enjoy the rest of my month 5 (pics taken from jan 1-29) here.
1 comments on "the 5-month update"
hi joel! you're growing up so fast! :)
JM's the same, he knows up, up, up and could go from lying, sitting and standing while holding our hand.
*kisses*
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