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Iyah got her ears pierced yesterday, January 24, 2006. I had it video so hubby could watch it later on. Just a few minutes and it was over, she has cute little earrings now…she cried a little (poor thing). It was good my dad was the one holding her I didn’t have to see the whole thing up close. The price girls pay for beauty…ahhh. At least now no one can mistake her for a boy (lol). I gave her paracetamol last night and put kool fever on her forehead. She’s better now, actually she was her old smiling baby self a few hours after her ear piercing. Her pediatrician back in SG would be surprise to see her next month, you see in SG it is not a norm to get your baby girl’s ear pierce this early. I think they wait until one year old or so…well since I’m here in Pinas right now might as well do it now right. The pediatrician we went to for the piercing was me and my sisters’ pediatrician when we were babies…how cool is that now it was my baby who came to see her.

January 16, 2007 – Iyah slept through the night (from 9:30pm until 7:00am). I’m not sure if this is really a milestone but I want to remember this nevertheless.

Rolling over
Once your baby has head control, and about the same time that he learns to sit on his own, he’ll learn to roll over. He’ll eventually learn to flip over from his back to his tummy and vice versa, and he’ll use his newfound skill to get around a bit. The incentive for those early rolls is often an elusive toy — or you.

When it develops
Your baby may be able to kick himself over, from his tummy to his back, as early as age 2 to 3 months. It may take him until he’s about 5 or 6 months to flip from back to front, though, because he needs stronger neck and arm muscles for that maneuver.

How it develops
At about 3 months, when placed on his stomach, your baby will lift his head and shoulders high, using his arms for support. This mini-pushup helps him strengthen the muscles he’ll use to roll over. He’ll amaze you (and himself!) the first time he flips over. (While babies often flip from front to back first, doing it the other way is perfectly normal, too.)

At 5 months your baby will probably be able to lift his head, push up on his arms, and arch his back to lift his chest off the ground. He may even rock on his stomach, kick his legs, and swim with his arms. All these exercises help him develop the muscles he needs to roll over in both directions — likely by the time he’s about 6 months old.

While some babies adopt rolling as their primary mode of ground transportation for a while, others skip it altogether and move on to sitting, lunging, and crawling. As long as your child continues to gain new skills and shows interest in getting around and exploring his environment, don’t worry.

She:

• Loves to stuff her hand in her mouth. She would sometimes trade her pacifier for her hand (See above pic).

• Enjoys watching TV, like she understands the shows…lol. I think she is facinated with hte colors and movements of the people on screen.

• She screams when delighted or irritated. Oh yeah my baby can scream really loud. She laughs often nowadays too.

• She likes looking at herself in the mirror. She’s like me what do you expect…lol.

• Her neck muscles are strong now, I don’t support it as much when I’m holding her.

• She could stand firmly on my lap while I hold her.

• She likes sitting on my lap (while watching TV). She doesn’t like to be carried like a little baby anymore.

• She recognize faces of family members, but she smiles at everyone.

• She will soon be too big for medium sized diapers.

• She have ear piercings now.

January 8, 2006

Iyah laughed for the first time yesterday! Yes she actually did, and that was when I was playing with her and I wanted to make her smile…but she did more. Unfortunately I wasn’t able to capture this on video so I’m posting it here so I won’t forget. I’m so making a layout about this.