Time flies real fast...I've been back to work for a month already and Matthew is growing up fast. He getting really active and cute too. Things he has been able to do since 3 months to 4.5 months now include:
- laughing when you make silly sounds or go close to his face and tickle him
- grab objects and eat them
- he is always observing things happening around him and want to touch the toys that Kendrick is playing too
- With lots of tummy time practice, he was able to hold his head steady from around 3.5mths onwards
- He has learnt to flip himself from back to tummy and back at around 4.5mths. In fact, he is so into this new skill that he constantly wants to flip once you put him on the bed or playmat
- He's still into sucking his fingers, in particular his thumb. I'm still trying hard to stop him and we're still not giving into letting him eat the pacifier. But I really really hope that he can just stop that thumb sucking behaviour!!
- He can recognise us his parents, his brother Kendrick and some of the main caregivers like my Mom (for now), the maid
- He's starting to make more noises as if trying to talk when he's looking at things or interested in something
- He seems to be on the road to teething at around 4.5mths! I thought I can see a very vague whitish thing that is in his gums right now. He drools quite a bit too and likes to bite things
It's really quite fun to see Matthew growing up and hitting his milestones. It's even more fun to see my 2 boys lie down beside each other and play with each other. I'm just really glad that Kendrick seems to love his brother a lot at this stage :)
As for Kendrick, he's really smart now. Yes, he's still into words and numbers, but he has slowly picked up a bit more Mandarin through the songs they learn in school and the words that they learn to write. He's able to read most of his story books at home at 3.5yrs old and can really say things that make a lot of sense, as if he's a little adult! He's even learnt to write his chinese name recently. Really proud of him :) After a series of music classes, we've decided to let him try a bit of art class too (Since he's really quite under-exposed and not good at art). He's also started to learn a little bit of music from his aunt and I must say that he is able to play some very very simple tunes with one hand.
Well, till the next update again then :)
As for Kendrick, he's really smart now. Yes, he's still into words and numbers, but he has slowly picked up a bit more Mandarin through the songs they learn in school and the words that they learn to write. He's able to read most of his story books at home at 3.5yrs old and can really say things that make a lot of sense, as if he's a little adult! He's even learnt to write his chinese name recently. Really proud of him :) After a series of music classes, we've decided to let him try a bit of art class too (Since he's really quite under-exposed and not good at art). He's also started to learn a little bit of music from his aunt and I must say that he is able to play some very very simple tunes with one hand.
Well, till the next update again then :)
