Psalm's milestones-still at 4months cap [Part 2]

Back from my blog hiatus (two days leave, hehe)

Psalm rolled over by himself last Friday! Yey! It was great seeing this milestone by ourselves compared to mom telling the story that Psalm did this, did that. I was so close to tears seeing Psalm turned from his back without any help. When he was still weeks old (like 2 weeks), Psalm can already lift his head without any helpwhile lying on his stomach. He has this "ultra" strong bones that his doctor said he's one strong athlete in the making.

Clockwise from left: Psalm's first roll over (by himself) and yes, he was agitated that he can't roll back;
next pictures are of him (only weeks old) lying on his stomach

Apparently, we recorded some of Psalm's firsts this weekend.

HIs first "real" solid food. Bananas with Milk. I don't think he liked it, but Psalm, being the good boy (and matakaw) that he is, he finished his bananas (except that he can't feign his disgust over the taste).

Mommy, what's this experiment again?

And know what?? Psalm can hold standing now (yipee)! He's nearly (only) 5months and doesn't want to sit still. He wants to stand everytime we make him sit.

Psalm with Mama and his Daddy.

Hayys, kakatuwa ka Psalm. You're growing so fast anak!

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Psalm's first cookie

Psalm's 4th month (02 May, 2012) came with a huge achievement. He ate his first cookie! Yey!

Here in the Philippines, we have this Marie biscuit that babies can munch on as early as their fourth month. I, if I was there, would not permit Psalm to eat (or even taste) this cookie as I think he'll develop his sweet tooth too early for him to like foods that are not as appetizing. I would wish for him to eat non-sweet foods first so he'll not become a picky eater in the end.
Oh well, that's just a wish for now. My mom gave Psalm his first bite/s of Marie as a gift when he turned four months. I told my sister Khrys how I would like Psalm to skip this Marie episode, she just said, "hmmm, just tell if you'll feel the same when you see how cute he is trying to finish a biscuit the fastest he can..."

And right she is.... who can resist and not give this cutie one biscuit or maybe two. :D

I am a self-confessed Marie addict! Mom said when I was little I, too, can finish lots of the then 2pc Marie biscuit (it's currently 6pc). Up till now, Mom still buys me a pack of it. There's a lot of Marie biscuits in the market but she buys the one made by Island Biscuit, which, according to hubby, is the original maker. It's the one that melts in your mouth with a distinct sweet taste. No wonder babies love it. And like mother, like son, it's no wonder Psalm loves it. Richard echoed too that we must be strict on giving Psalm certain foods but oh well, "Kakaawa eh, gusto niya ng Marie, bigyan mo na..." and so Psalm won, being the silent cookie monster he's becoming, munching not only one but six cookies at one time.

I ok'ed mom to give Psalm this treat but only for like once a week max. Richard and I immediately looked for other alternate treats to give Psalm. From forums and other mommy blogs, we were able to find baby food cheaper than Gerber and we're so happy he loves it. Can't give Psalm anything with Soy coz he has G6PD so Cerelac was exed out from my list. Will blog about my baby's first organic, jarred food next.

Psalm's 4th month milestones and other stories

Ei, am back!

I was supposed to blog something while am at mom's place but never had the time to open my laptop to visit this page. I was so preoccupied with my baby boy that I didn't have time to do other things. Time flew so fast that my weekend was over but it was so well spent.

Few things that made my weekend a blast:

• Psalm's milestones and other stories:
• He can continuously "close and open" his hand with the chant of his loved ones. :) This is a great accomplishment for little chimchim. I may need to add though that during the first week of Psalm he actually can do this exercise but only a few times so this is not the first time he's done this. Now though am making it official, he picks up directions as he can do the close and open thingy with us chanting the phrase. :) It's funny na ginagawa niya to in fast forward mode, hehe. (My mom -Mama Cheng said yung first conscious close/open ni Psalm is last Tuesday, 05.15.12.)
• We bought his first teether last night. Psalm is already showing teething symptoms this early so we bought him something to grind his gums on instead of chewing his dad's hand. Kawawa rin pacifier niya kasi yun yung pinangigigilan niya lagi.

This is the exact model we bought (Disney Gel Teether and Rattle).
Nakalimutan ko mgpicture kagabi. Around P219 ata ito.
Took photo from the net.

• Richard found out yesterday that Psalm is making the same chewing/ or biting mannerism he has. Talk about Richard giving all of his attributes to Psalm. Nadadagdagan yung list ng pagkapareha nilang mag-ama habang lumalaki si Psalm. Me - yung kulay parin ang nag-iisang nakuha sa akin...hehehe. Wait...nakuha rin pala niya yung paglalaway ko nung baby, lolz.
• Ok na si Psalm sa playpen niya. Mukhang masaya naman siya run kahapon. We had his playpen set up nung mga few weeks old palang si Psalm but back then he doesn't like sleeping there so Mama ended up folding the playpen to free space.  Richard assembled this crib again kasi di na pwede maiwan sa bed na walang harang si Psalm. Ang likot na ng batang to and malingat ka lang baka mahulog. He likes kicking his way around the bed so in a matter of seconds he really can be in a totally different area thanks to his uber hard bones sa feet. Pwede nga pang swimmer.

Psalm's playpen set up at his 17th day. Stayed there for like 3 days only. 

Psalm, at 4 1/2months, enjoying the playpen with his bug toys.
Playpen is GRACO, bought online from ShopforTots.

• We got to treat Psalm's Mama Cheng and Mama Aline to a post Mother's day celebration. I forgot to take pictures though, my bad.  It was a late treat as last week we were met by rain so we weren't able to go out. We can't take Psalm's other Mama (Mama Len) for she needs to be with Tito Greg before he leaves for overseas. I know it's a headache having these multiple mom tags but to make things clear, these three ladies are actually Psalm's grandmothers. :D I'll just make a separate post about Psalm's wonderful lolas for they're such a blessing!
• Papa is coming home at last! But for the nth time, it was moved again but gratefully it's only for a day. Looking forward to my father seeing his grandchild for the first time. You see, we think Psalm was the one who got my father decide to stay for good. He's still the best dad for me eventhough he was away for most of our years--this may require a separate blogpost so let's just leave it as that.