We brought Chloe to the paediatrician last Saturday for her four-month immunization. She weighs 8.8kg and is 64.2cm long now. Her growth has slowed down in the last month, although still ahead for her age. The paediatrician said one-year old babies should weigh around 10kg, so there's little concern that my baby can't meet that target by that time. : )
I just realised that my Chloe is already teething! My maid told me one day after she got "bitten" by Chloe when she put her finger near baby's lips to test if she wants milk. True enough, when I pried open the little lips, I saw the jagged edges of two little teeth breaking out of her gums. About a month ago, I joked to mom that maybe she's teething because she has been drooling and biting her mittens all day long. We did not expect it to be true because most babies teeth around 6-months of age. I wonder if my baby had an over-supply of calcium when I was pregnant with her - her bones and teeth grow so quickly!!!
She's now the curious age whereby she began to grab anything that comes near her hands, stuffed toys, rattles, clothes and spectacles (thank God not all goes into her mouth). It's getting increasingly challenging to carry her as she wriggles her 8.8kg body in our arms. Sometimes she makes a lot of sound - what we call 'singing' - when she's excited. Although it can get noisy at times, all parents will think their babies' gaggling is music to their ears.
However, she's beginning to get a little naughty and wants to be carried all the time. My maid told me that Chloe wants to be carried in the sarong and walked around, and refuses to stay in the playpen or colt on her own. She will cry loudly for attention, only to giggle once she's picked up. At night, she refuses to sleep until at least mid-night, and what's difficult is that, again, she needs to be carried in the sarong and walked around! My poor maid hasn't had enough sleep for a while, but she's not complaining because she loves the baby too much. I wonder when Chloe will learn to sleep earlier and sleep through the night. In the meantime, I have to make sure I always have sufficient supply of panadol for my maid whenever she gets headache from a bad night.......
