etha*n is 9months old

ethan is sporting more teeth now. my worry is that theyre not properly aligned. oh dear. i hope they'll turn out ok. hes beginning to walk around albeit while holding onto his cot/playpen railings. he smiles a lot. sometimes on his own. the books say that its because at this stage babies are amused at their own antics. syok sendiri hor? but so cute lah. he likes to squint his eyes small when he's laughing.

new things: ethan can wave bye-bye and clap his hands when we tell him to. which means that he can understand certain words now e.g. water, bye-bye, clap hands. when i change him out of his tops, i just have to ask him to lift his arms up & i pull the t-shirt off. unlike before, when i had to slide his arms out one by one first.

foodwise, we've started giving him a taste of whatever we're eating. his favorite is pinches of bread or whatever bun or crackers. he's quite good with his porridge now too --maybe because we've started adding some salt for taste. eats them without fuss... err... as long as he has something in his hands to keep him distracted. my usual recipe is, salmon or ikan bilis or chicken with patatoes or carrots or broccoli or cauliflower or pumpkin or spinach.

i'll upload some pictures for your viewing pleasure in the next entry.