Baby Kai: CNY Date with Alexis

Milestones

One Month
Lifts head
Responds to sound
Stares at faces
Holds head at 45-degree angle

2 Months
Vocalises sounds - gurgling and cooing
Follows objects
Smiles, laughs
Holds head steady
Does mini-pushups
Recognises your voice

3 Months
Turns towards loud sounds
Can bring hands together and may bat at toys
Can roll over
Can bear weight on legs
Coos when you talk to him
Can grasp a toy
Reaches out for objects
Amuses himself by playing with hands and feet

4 Months
Turns towards new sounds
Recognises own name

5 Months
May sit momentarily without support
Imitates speech sounds - baba, dada
Mouths objects
Starts Semi-solids
May drag object towards himself
Imitates sounds, blows bubbles

6 Months
Rolls in both directions
Sits without support
Start crawling
Passes object from hand to hand
Bangs objects together
2 teeth

7 Months
Stands while holding onto something
Pulls self to standing position, cruises around furniture while holding on
Picks things up with thumb-finger "pincer" grasp
Indicates wants with gestures
Waves goodbye

8 Months
Says "dada" and "mama" to both parents (isn't specific)
Can Gong-xi Gong-xi

9 Months
Combines syllables into wordlike sounds

10 Months
Responds to name and understands "no"
Imitates others' activities
Stands alone for a couple of seconds
Points at objects

11 Months
Walk 5 steps without support
Drinks from a cup
Walk

12 Months
Poo in potty
Stand up unassisted from sitting position
Say 'Mama' and 'Dada'
Point to Ears, Nose and Head

Alexis was here over CNY and we had so much fun playing together! first we went to her place to play, then she came over to our place a few days later!

little miss bossy!

showing me how to get the penguins up the stairs

giving alexis a kiss and a hug

Our second playdate

sneaking up on Alexis...

.. to plant a kiss on her!

goodbye hug.. i'll miss you! come visit us next year with your new baby sister!