The Blog of Light

What a year it has been! 2015 was a year of many changes and adjustments for us. Having Light was definitely exhausting, but it was also the happiest and most joyous year for my husband and I. I can’t even remember now the time when it was just the two of us. I just can’t imagine not having this cute and adorable baby. 🙂

For my first post of this year 2016, though, I thought of just making a list of Light’s milestones. I’ve been jotting down notes here and there, whenever Light does something for the first time. I think Light will love reading about her first everything someday. 🙂 This will also help new parents out there know what to expect when their child reaches a certain month or stage. Just remember that each child is different. Some babies learn to walk earlier, while some learn at a later time.

Newborn Light | November 28, 2014

• sleeping positions (and actions) became a bit funny after a week; always getting out of her blanket, moving around and overall a fuzzy sleeper
• first smile while she was sleeping
• November 29: (this is probably cheating) but drank from a cup a day after she was born (donated breastmilk from sister-in-law since my milk wasn’t enough at that time)
• December 2: first hiccup after night feeding
• December 9: recognized own name (okay, maybe I’m stretching a little here), but while she was breastfeeding, I said her name and she looked at me and every time I said her name she paused
• December 10: grasped a finger (MY finger!) while breastfeeding; held up her head for the first time while we were trying to put her on her tummy to burp

Month 1 | December 28, 2014

• pimple started showing up around the face and neck
• cradle cap started showing up (7th week to be exact)
• discovered her own hands (around 7th week also); started looking at her hands
• started thumb-sucking
• January 20: lifted head while on her tummy

Month 2 | January 28, 2015

• hands and feet started getting sweaty (but I still loved smelling them)
• started noticing her hands
• noticed a small blood stain on her poop (just normal)
• sleeping became better at night and in the morning (able to sleep longer)
• first time to sleep through the night (Light was and still is a sleepy head just like her dad)

Month 3 | February 28, 2015

• started putting things in her mouth
• can hold pee (?); sometimes all through out the night she wouldn’t pee and would pee only in the morning

Month 4 | March 28, 2015

• cradle cap started coming off when she started scratching her head
• March 28: first time to roll over from back to tummy (but I swear it could’ve been a few days earlier)
• April 2-4: first vacation with the Chua family
• April 17: found her feet

Month 5 | April 28, 2015

• said first word while playing: “DADA”
• more active and playful
• April 29: laughed so hard when I played peek-a-boo with her
• May 1: started rolling tummy to back; first time to do it with daddy
• May 15: first time to fall on the floor
• May 26: started crawling
• May 27: first two lower front teeth started to emerge

Month 6 | May 28, 2015

• May 28: started eating solid food; first solid food was sweet potato; at first she didn’t want to take it, not sure what to do with it, then suddenly, she just grabbed one and put it into her mouth; NOTE: start the camera rolling because it happens so fast you might just miss it
• May 31: first time to fall asleep while eating; recognized parents’ voices
• June 2: first time to eat with a spoon (avocado)

Month 7 | June 28, 2015

• July 3: sat by herself with support from pillows
• July 5: first fever followed by a runny nose
• July 20: second time to fall from parents’ bed; it was around lunch time

Month 8 | July 28, 2015

• August 4: sat by herself without any help
• August 8: two upper front teeth started to emerge
• August 10: started standing up with support
• August 15: first time to see Light crawl in all fours
• August 21: first time she came to me and pulled my shirt up asking for milk; this was the time I was reading to her Harry Potter book 1

Month 9 | August 28, 2015

• learned to waive bye-bye
• started becoming attached to mommy; wanted to be near me (or carried by me) all the time; couldn’t leave her in her crib anymore
• started cruising along her crib
• became more receptive; understood things easily (this is the stage you can start teaching her new things, like more complicated baby signs)

Month 10 | September 28, 2015

• started balancing; standing up without support
• October 23: first trick or treat party

Month 11 | October 28, 2015

• took first step inside her crib
• November 9: had her ears pierced
• November 18: stood up without help or support for the first time
• November 21: first time I saw her pooped while on a squatting position in her crib

Year ONE | November 28, 2015

• pooped and peed on the toilet for the first time
• started saying “MAMA” (finally!!!)
• December 10, 2016: walked without support for the first time

Undated | Moment Just Savored

• laughed while she was sleeping (having a beautiful dream perhaps?), but the real laugh was when I was playing with her in front of the mirror in the dining room; simply contagious