Ian Is 10 Month Old

In another 2 more months, Ian will be blowing his 1st birthday candle. It is indeed joyful to see him growing up, day by day.

We got a little scare from a neighbourhood GP who found Ian a little slow in some aspects of his development, because he was not able to wave goodbye, not able to call Papa or Mama, and seemed very restless during the clinic visit at his 9th month. However, a recent visit to the PD at Sembawang reassured us that he is doing fairly well at his age.

Some of the common milestones for a 10 month old that Ian has achieved:
- Able to sit independently
- Able to stand by holding onto something or pushing against a wall
- Able to cruise around
- Able to babble in baby language
- Able to use pincer grasp
- Able to suck from a straw

He is also able to put on his NUK pacificer on his own now, with the right side facing up.

We have been teaching him sign language for the last 2 months, for common words like "milk", "Daddy", "Mummy", "eat", "drink", "cereal". However, we are still waiting anxiously for him to start using the signs so that he can express his needs better. For the time being, he seems reluctant to use his hands to hold his Magmag bottle to drink water, and to wave goodbye. But thankfully, he is able to feed himself his baby biscuits.

Ian, gambatte ne!