" Bye bye...."

Today is very special to me ..... my darling has done something he never did in his life... and today he did it...and that was the moment I was expecting so much since 30 May 2007. Sven has waved his first "bye bye" ......

Hubby and I taught Sven to wave "bye bye" for quite some times, but he seemed just does not bother at all. Today, he suddenly waved his hand when hubby was cuddling him. Initially we thought that was a coincidence. We tried to ask him to do that again. Out of our surprise, he waved his hand when we said "bye bye"...that was fantastic!

I am very glad and grateful that Sven's is growing very well and this is what every parents hoping for. What is the my nine-months old baby capable of?

Physically, he
- responses to "bye bye".
- likes to pull tissues out of tissue boxes with his fingers.
- likes to get involved during mealtimes.
- likes to crawls around on all fours.
- enjoys water play.
- holds on to sofa and moves around.
- enjoys opening drawers.
- enjoys exploring handbags and any other bags.
- can lower himself slowly from a standing position.

Socially, emotionally and linguistically, he
- recognises his name with certainty.
- shows frustration.
- play independently for short period of time.
- responds to "No".
- say "baba" and "mama" unintentionally.
- can link actions to a person and/or sound to an object or animal.

I am looking forward to see more and more progress from him! I really enjoy being a mum and will definitely mark the memorable moment here.

Enjoy your parenthood(for those who has become parents)!!