at 8 months

ariff turns 8 months today. soon he will hit his one-year mark. time flies so fast.

now he's able to lift himself onto his knees. he's slowly pulling himself up and looking at the tv at eye level, rummaging the 2nd shelve, messing with mummy's hair and playing with the top part of the imaginarium...

because of that, hubby lowered his cot to the lowest level. i woke up one day to see him holding on to the railings, while on his knees. scary thoughts ran through my mind...
















he's slowly drinking less milk, which is super. when he wakes up, he doesnt scream out for milk like asyraf did. he can wait about an hour for his bath and a bit of playtime, then he's have his breakfast of nestum (or porridge when he's at school). after that he doesnt want the bottle and prefers playing. before his nap, i'd give him a 5oz bottle. then maybe a couple more bottles in the afternoon and evening. he even refuses the bottle before he sleeps (and doesnt wake up for feed). another amir, i hope...which means easy to stop milk. alhamdulillah...

he eats a lot! at home he eats 5 spoons on nestum, 3 times a day. at school he eats rice porridge.

he's an excellent crawler now. he crawls everywhere and follows his 2 brothers from one room to another.

he hates being alone and would scream at the sight of someone leaving the room. he would also lift up his hands (although more to the sides than towards someone) when he sees he's about to be carried.

ariff's got a really bad flu now. its been a week since he got it and the skin on his nose is all dry and cracked. poor baby.

at 7 months

ariff has officially passed the "young baby" stage and is now in the "older baby" stage.

he's finally grown his first 2 teeth. i noticed them on 1 may when we were in bukit tinggi. the right tooth has cut the gums while the left is visible and about to cut the gums. i think he's about the same age as asyraf when asyraf got his teeth.

he's eating a lot. i was just told by his teacher that he eats 17 spoons on nestum at school. at home we only give 5 spoons, about 2 spoons for breakfast and 3 for dinner. in between he drinks milk. guess that's why he's as big as he is.

he's drinking enfapro now, not enfalac anymore.

he's shuffling to his heart's content. he shuffles everywhere and picks up everything in his way.

ariff is very determined. its shown on his face when he sees something he wants and would pull his body towards it. he ignores everything around him and focuses on what he wants.

he's starting to play with his brothers. when amir & asyraf are on the floor together, he wants to jump in and join them.

he's starting to not take naps during the day. he sleep through the night but would awaken at around 3am calling to be lifted. he usually would fall asleep after i bring him over to our bed and sleep next to him. so manja...

at bukit tinggi

ariff the mok mok...

may first 2008

ariff's teeth showed up in bukit tinggi...

at 6 months

ariff hit the half year mark. we should be doing a revise forecast at this stage :)

this boy is such a little mok mok. he eats a lot, he drinks a lot. but he's sleeping less. because he's hungry all the time he gets up for night feeds now. usually he would want a bottle before he sleeps around 10pm. if he misses that feed, he would get up at 1130pm. that is a 7oz bottle. then another feed and a change at 4am. not much this time, just a 5oz bottle. god he drinks a lot!

he's slowly lifting his bum and carrying his chest. it will be crawling phase soon enough.

he's shifted backwards and was dangling off the bed a couple of nights ago.

he's never short of a smile every morning. night time he can drift off to bed on his own on a good night. if he's not in a good mood he requires cuddling and a bit of bouncing.

he had a slight moody phase the past week. i've been checking his gums...no visible white signs yet to blame it on teething.

he loves his exersaucer and is very alert of the toys on it. he's like amir when it comes to this. asyraf wasnt in tune with the exersaucer as much.

he's always watching both brothers. cant wait to see the three of them interact.

he's an angel in the car. sleeps and keeps to himself. unless the bored amir decides to disturb him.

he's such a huggable bouncing ball, who's grown quite tall.

getting better

almost a week on, ariff's looking slightly better. he wont smile as much, he wont laugh as much but he's getting there. he's also lost quite a bit of weight...no longer the little mok mok.

strong

ariff is getting stronger and more confident by the day. he's now able to lift his chest while on his tummy and his head, while lying down.