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. :)

5 months

andy just turned 5 months. her day started with an early morning visit to the pedia. she got her second set of shots. this time i was there, and i almost cried when she cried. :( in the evening, she had slight fever but was gone the following morning.

moving on to the good news, andy's major development this month is rolling over from back to tummy (started around a week after she turned 4 months). she could also roll over from tummy to back (with a little bit of persuasion :D).

andy seems to be the quiet type in the family but she has nicest smile :) she doesn't like to babble so much but sometimes, we catch her smiling at us when we're not really looking.



statistics:
weight: 6.372 kg
height: 66 cm
head c.: 41 cm
chest c.: 42 cm

4-month old andy

last week, a week before she turned four months, andy started turning from side to side; very, very close to rolling on her tummy. at one time, she was even able to roll back from tummy to back by accident. :D she could also turn 360 degrees around the bed if i let her.

developments:
* holds head when upright
* carries weight on legs
* keeps head level with body when pulled to a sitting
* lifts head and shoulders when on tummy
* reaches for nearby objects
* coos more frequently
* laughs out loud (see video)
* turns in the direction of a voice (or tv), most specially alex's voice

is starting to:
* giggle in delight (very hard to make her)
* make wet razzing sounds
* pull to standing position

andy now sleeps in the crib (the same one that karol, alex and daddy used when they babies). we also started to train her to sleep by herself. it's heartbreaking to leave her crying, but she's learning quite fast. sometimes, she can just fall asleep quietly by herself. most of the time, she needs the help of a pacifier (or pacy for short).

yes, she's andy and she's a pacy addict. moreso, i see the making of a "thumb" (mostly fist) sucker in her (just like mommy :D). so far among her sibblings, she's the only one who successfully could get her thumb inside her mouth once in a while. basically, she sucks anything she can get a hold of, which is accompanied by drooling. so, she is probably also teething.

3 months

today andy had her very first vaccination. in fact, three vaccinations; two shots and one oral. i wasn't able to witness it though. but based on hubby's report, she cried hard :(

at 3 months and 3 days
weight: 5.97 kg
height: 62.5 cm
head c: 40 cm
chest c: 41 cm

--oOo--

it seems like it was only yesterday that andy was born. i remember, the first thing i said when i saw her was, "it's alex!" until now, i still think she looks like her ate eventhough her eyes, nose and lips are very much like karol's. but, andy's complexion is very much her own. i think she is really brown. :))

the little andy, seems to have a husky voice. i am just not sure if it's just from too much crying. although she doesn't really cry most of the time. instead, she makes heart-melting, cat-like, pleading sounds.

at three months, she really likes to socialize. she didn't go through the involuntary smile phase. it just happened; one day she just started smiling and cooing. she really can carry on a conversation for quite a long time... even just by herself. just like now, while i'm finishing this post. :)

second month

2nd visit to doctor (22 dec 2010 @ 5 1/2 weeks)
weight: 4.765 kg
height: 58 cm
head c: 37.5 cm
chest c: 37.5 cm


* four days before she had her two months, andy started cooing
* the following day, she responds by smiling
* getting sturdier every day (holds head while standing)
* sleeps most of the time during the day and likes to converse at night



note: in this pic, andy's left eye still has the infection. fortunately it's all better now, except we realized that her left eye is bigger than the right. well nobody's perfect, yet she's still a beauty :D

welcome to christendom!

19th december 2010, sunday @ 12:15pm
st. ladislav church
reception was held at palatin chinese restaurant in the old town

god parents:
eva simekova and michal simek
martie charmaine de borja-macaraeg and joel martinez (not in pic)

first month

first doctor's visit (dec 1, 2010)
weight: 3.79 kg
height: 54 cm
head c: 35.5 cm
chest c: 35.5

milestones:
* lifts her head briefly when on stomach
* started to focus on face and follows from side to side
* can briefly support her weight on two legs
* holds her head steady when upright

note: still had clogged tearduct on the left eye :(