Major Milestones

During the first year of growth, Chloe has many many firsts. I should note them down as time goes by they might be forgotten.

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>>>>>> The first picture was taken when she was around 4 months old. By then, she was no longer drinking mommy breast milk, but fully depending on formula. Her eyes were able to focus without problem, no more crossing.

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She was born with lots of curly hair not only on her head but on her back and shoulders too, they were all gone by then. Her head in the picture appears to be quite bold. Her body hair were all gone too, her skin looked very white and smooth because she has not had too many chances to see the sun yet.

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She started to sleep in her crib on her own now. We usually give her some milk at around 9-10pm. She will fall asleep with that. Then we put her to the crib with the heat on. Most of the time, she can sleep all the way to 6am next morning.

>>>>>> This was a picture taken on her 6 month birthday. She was able to stand on my laps and sit with support. She was also practicing rolling back and forth.

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We started feeding her solids. She reacts to different type of food with different facial expression. It's like she was tasting them and she had her preferences. Very funny looking.

>>>>>> 10 month is a big milestone for Chloe when we were in New Zealand. The first day we landed there, she knew how to crawl suddenly. She was crawling at friends place playing with her cat before we even got home.

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She started teething almost the second day we got to NZ. I had to run to the store to get her some gum soothing gel cuz she was not able to sleep at night. After 1 week teething, the bottom two came out.

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My sister bought Chloe a Pooh Walker. At first she thought it was the jumper at home, kept jumping when she was in it. After a while, she figured out she can move around with this thing. Since then, she was everywhere. Kitchen - opening all drawers; digging into the garbage; watching aunt cooking. Dinning room - pulling the table cloth; playing with the window blinds. Living room - tearing the leaves on the plants; scaring the birds; sticking her fingers into the tape player, etc. She got her freedom and she's mobile now officially.

>>>>>> Who has seen a baby sitting on a potty before their 1 year birthday? We started her potty training when she was 11 months old, just to see if it's possible.

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Guess what, it is possible. Here is how we do it. She has that look when she starts pushing. So I quickly moved her onto the potty and give her a book. So far she's doing very well, 90% of the time, she is able to sort it out while sitting on the potty.

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Of course, there is other time you thought she won't do it. As soon as you changed her with a new diaper, wrapped everything up, she did it. Oh well, that's life. :D

>>>>>> Finally, Chloe's reaching her 1 year birthday. She's no longer an infant, but a real toddler now.

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She can pick up small objects using just two fingers and of course it's not a problem for her to transfer these objects into her mouth. (Even though they are not food.)

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She can even move herself from downstairs to the second floor, third floor and back down. This was taught by her grandpa. She was very afraid at first, refused to try. By now, she can do this so fast and easily. This is a good way to burn her energy before bed time. It's just we have to keep changing her outfits. Also, the safty gate (still brand new) is out of use.

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She is able to react to your words both in Chinese and English. For example, ask her where the plane is, she will look up and point to the sky. When she did something naughty, you shout at her, she will do what you see on the picture, making your face all wet.

>>>>>> Chloe even reacts to music quite well. She starts to dance when fast music is playing. For slow music, she will start humming and moving her body slowly.