11 months old

49th week

Crystal is 11 months old today!

below are her 10-Month-Old's Development (1 May ~ 31 May 2006)
* saying: guitar (ji-da , gi-ta) , dan-dao (correct is dan-gao for cake)
* recognize new things: guitar, window, red date, mushroom, tomato, fan, bracelet, ring, earing, button, crab (picture), hand, foot, trash bin, closet, water heater, washing machine, basin, car, tyre, motorcycle, motor-bike, bicycle, tricycle, cloud, kite, glove, standing air-con, refrigerator, chair, table, carrot
* animals introduced to her: deer, camel, tiger, giraffe, monkey, chimp, gorilla, ostrich, swan, sea lion, hippo, kangaroo, zebra, lobster, ant
* imitate playing guitar by holding a can cap (incidentally the oval can cap has a hole in the middle)
* imitate people yawning, tiger roaming, bird flying, dog barking
* play looking for, catching & smacking a mosquito
* play massage mom's back by slapping with her hands or massage mommy's leg
* kiss mommy's face and other's face
* playing nose-to-nose, head-to-head
* pretend crying
* look at pictures in a book and turning the page by herself
* when look at pictures (poster or book), can point out things like watermelon, orange, apple, carrots, banana, basketball, soccer ball, mushroom, crab, squirrel, etc.
* hold a snack by herself and eat it (macaroni snack)
* clap hands with voices
* express thanks by holding to hands together and make a gesture same as congratulation’ (gongxi) in Chinese way
* use hands to express: “there is nothing left anymore” (mei le …mei you le…)
* squat and stand up (but still being hold)
* can differ red and blue
* can differ her own left and right foot, left and right hand, left and right curtain
* when asked 'who is Jing Jing?', she will slap her chest with her hand, with a sweet smile on her face
* can drink with a straw
* can stand without support for few seconds
* begin to understand when we talk to her, for example:
- stand up. sit down. squat. come here (in her baby walker)
- put this into the drawer
- do not touch it
- give this or that to other people
- look for watermelon in the book, look for ball ...etc.
- look for lady bug, santa claus etc. in her diaper plastic bag
- where is this? where is that? where is the blue color?
- is it delicious? do you like it?
- how does the bird fly? how does a dog bark?
- knock the door. open the door.
- help mommy turn on the lamp. help me take this plastic bag
- pick up the ball, kick the ball, throw the ball
- pick some small things on the floor and throw it in the trash bin when she is asked to
- look at this
- do you want to pee? (usually she will shake her head, she hates if we carry her to pee)
- etc.
* she likes to follow me singing by saying 'na.. na... and nodding her head when we sing to her
* she begins to eat with her own spoon and bowl, well.. there is still the mess everywhere.
* can use thumb-and-finger for pincer grasp. it's an essential element of her developing eye-hand coordination. she will take a small piece of biscuit and put into her mouth
* now she begins to like more and more to use her mouth to explore every fascinating little item within reach (and of course includes her own fingers) so everytime she picks up dry leaves in the park, i will say, "no...you cannot eat this. you shouldn't eat this." but if she disobeys (she always disobeys), her daddy or i will snap her hands.
* almost crawl (lol....!)



Your 42-week-old's development Reviewed
by Suzanne Dixon, M.D., MPHLast
updated: February 2006
Source: click here

Growing physical independenceOnly a few weeks shy of his first birthday, your baby's no longer a helpless infant who can't do anything without you. He still needs plenty of care and support, but his growing independence — evident in his solo standing, stooping, and squatting — is becoming apparent.
Your baby may walk while gripping your hand, and he'll hold out his arm or leg to help you dress him. At mealtimes, he may be able to grip a cup and drink from it independently (though some children may not do this for a few more months) and hand-feed himself an entire meal.
Once your baby's able to drink from a cup by himself, you may need to start ducking, because he's just as likely to toss it when he's finished as to put it down gently.
Your baby will also purposely drop objects for someone, probably you, to pick up. If you get tired of this dropping game, take away the object for a few minutes and try to distract your baby with something just as enticing, such as a fun game of peek-a-boo.