12-month check up

i took leave from work today to bring ethan for his 12-month check up at the maternal and child health centre near our home. he weighs 9.9kg (strange how slowly they put on weight these days) and is 73cm tall (or should i say 'short' :P). anyway he somehow caught a cold again and hasnt been sleeping well the past few nites (so as u can guess i'm looking like a panda now). hope he recovers quickly... he's actually due for his 12-mth vaccination this sat but I think we might hold off on that cos of the cold.

anyway wat else was done at the 12-mth assessment? we kinda found out that he's a bit slower in his speech development. altho he babbles a lot he still doesnt seem to realise we are mama and dada. these words do pop out from his mouth but he isnt actually calling out to us when he says it.. guess i'll just have to be a little more patient in waiting for him to recognise i'm mommy! his motor skills are advanced though, so i guess that balances it out :)

we've gotta start reducing his milk intake too, cos we realised that he isnt eating as much solids as most other toddlers his age (he can hardly finish 1/4 rice bowl of food!). we were advised that it's probably cos he's so full with milk that he doesnt feel the necessity to eat solids. which makes sense if you think about it....

apart from that, he definitely suffers from stranger anxiety cos when the lady tried to play with him this morning, he cried his eyes out! hoping he'll outgrow this phase soon.

ps: ethan says thanks to cousin cheryl for the lovely birthday card and bib :)