great fun at one

the prettiest one year old
andy really had fun at her first birthday party.
she loved sliding and drowning in the pool of balls.
venue: retro kids

andy's first birthday cake: banana chocolate cake covered in marzipan
white dots on her cake, black dots on her dress :D

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friends of the party girl

almost one

in two weeks, andy will be blowing her first birthday candle. but before that, let's see what she's up to now....

* at her 11th month checkup she was 76cm tall and weighs 8.55kg (19th oct)
* doesn't like bottled baby food. mommy has to cook it
* wants her drinks and food to be warm (room temperature just doesn't do it)

* wrinkles her nose when she's happy or when she's pretending to be unhappy
* rolls all over the floor (or playpen) when she's really unhappy

* likes to play with cars, pushing them on the floor and tries to make vrrrm sounds as best as she can

* likes to explore into tight spaces

* likes hitting the xylophone and drums
* is growing two upper teeth

* crawls very fast, even while holding a toy on one or two hands
* likes to climb and touch the flat screen tv

* stands on her own for a few seconds
* likes the baby walker and can walk fairly well while being held on one hand

the things that andy can do

the other day, i left andy on the carpet watching tv. suddenly i heard a clapping sound. true enough, andy was clapping. i've been waiting for this since she was six months old (4 months ago). :))

i really had no idea why she started clapping so late. but she can do bye-bye, close open, point, and "where is the light?" a long time before that.

then yesterday, she was again on the carpet playing when i heard the tv turn on. but not just that, she also turned on the transceiver. she knew which two remote controls she needed. so, she watched her program quietly... :))

ten months

i'm writing this while andy is snoring on the swing. takes her some time to fall asleep, but at least, the ten-month-old-two-toothed-andy has a fairly regular schedule.

her day starts between 6 and 7 am. she feeds every two hours, alternating with milk and meals, with naps in between. the cycle goes: milk, breakfast, milk, nap, lunch, milk, nap, dinner, milk, sleep. and another day starts :)))

of course, in between all those major activities is playtime. she moves around the house so much on all fours. cruises on the furnitures on twos. she knows all the parts of the house and her favorite is the kids' bedroom where all the toys are. aside from exploring, her favorite past time is talking. she babbles a lot as if she's really making sense :D sometimes, i wish i could really understand what she says because it really sounds interesting the way she tells it.

oops! have to wrap up now. the piglet is awake :D

8 months

the 8 month old andy is very, very active. she's starting to pull herself up to standing position. without any help whatsoever. a big eater. screams to catch attention, specially when demanding for her next spoon of food. :))

she likes to play in the jumper and does so in a very coordinated manner. somewhat like jumping on a trampoline.

although up to this day, no sign of any tooth coming out. :(

7 months

andy started swimming exercises and totally loves it. we are now on our second month.


she seems to be a small baby, but i think quite tall at 70cm and 6.77kg.

this month, she can totally sit upright and likes playing on her tummy. she can even move forward like a soldier (cum caterpillar). one time, she even surprised us. she was left playing on the carpet when she suddenly screamed. and we just saw her already sitting supported by only one of her hands.

6 months

this is a very delayed post. everything seems to be happening so fast that i didn't really have time to keep track of andy's developments. one thing i'm sure of though, is that at 6 months, andy started eating her solids.

she is the most eager of our piglets to try her first bite. didn't make faces at all. just ate as. if she's been eating her whole life. watch her video and you'll know what i mean. :)