Ian Is 14 Months Old

Last Friday, both of us took leave to bring Ian to see Dr Ong again. This time, it was for his chicken pox vaccination.

He was in a high spirits that day and kept running around outside the clinic. We were a little early for our appointment, and thankfully, we did not wait too long for our turn this time. The nurse took his weight and height. At 14th month, he weighs 11.3kg (~90th percentile) and stands at 81cm (~95th percentile). He gained 1kg from the last visit which was a month ago.

Ian only cried for a few seconds after the needle was inserted into his thigh. We were glad that he showed his bravery once again. Dr Ong advised us to let him try a wide variety of food. We highlighted that Ian vomitted the pastas out, which we thought was due to the chunky texture. However, Dr Ong thought that it was due to the taste, and Ian could be becoming a fussy eater. :( We must try to let him explore other tastes and textures, and hopefully, he does not start to be too picky about his food. Dr Ong also OKed the cartons of (not from concentrate) fruit juices. Yippie! Anyway, he mentioned that kids at this age loved to eat off our plate, which we found very true. Our food was certainly more tasty than baby food, and thus, I probably need to adjust the taste of his meals too.

At 14th month, Ian loves to play! When he sees other children, his eyes brighten up with interest. On normal days, while I am having my dinner at my Mom's, he will play with his Ken gor-gor and both of them will turn the house upside-down. His Ken gor-gor will open up the play tent for him, bring in chairs, etc. Sometimes, Ian even refuses to go home as he was enormously enjoying himself!

Recently, he has also started to play hide-and-seek with me. He will purposely go to the kitchen and peep out from behind the door, while I hide at another corner and peep out too. When he sees me, he will run towards me and give me a hug. Then, he will repeat the game all over again.

We do have a very playful son, but hopefully, he will also develop some interest in 'quieter' activities like sitting down to read books.