Tyler's 6 month update

Tyler is 6 months old! Well, a little over 6 months. I was waiting for his 6-month check to do this update so that i could get some accurate measurements from the doctor's office.

So, here's the low-down of it all:

1. He is officially underweight *gasp*!! The word actually came out from the doctor's mouth today. So, it's not just me being obsessive about his non-weight gain anymore. It is true! Though he has finally gone past the 15 lb mark and is now weighing at 15 lb 6 oz, since his trip to Malaysia, he has fallen from the 37th percentile to the 9th percentile! Alan blames it on the water he was fed while he was there, while i think it's the fact he dislikes formula milk and the fact that he falls sick every other week.. oh well.. we'll work on the weight.

2. Though his weight is a bit of concern, he has grown quite a bit length wise. He is now at 27.25 inches, which means he has grown 8 inches in 6 months. So, not too bad. In fact, he's gone from about the 50th percentile to the 70th percentile. Still a little shortie compared to his 99th percentile cousin, but who's comparing, eh??!

3. He is on to solid food. We started on cereal at about 4 months and now at 6 months, he's on to vegetables and fruits. So far he's had carrots, potatoes, green beans, bananas, apples and pears. As he's only allowed to try a new food every 3 days, it does take a while to get to new stuff. But we're hoping this new food thing is going to help boost his weight a bit! He's a little picky still but he loves his carrots and sweet fruits!

4. He is still sorta bald and doesn't have any teeth. So, I call him the "Bo brothers", you know, Bo-Tak and Bo-Geh?? haha.. Only Malaysians will get this joke!

5. His other developments seems to be on track. He's sitting up and even bounces on his bottom to try to move. Hasn't quite figured out crawling yet, though he tries really hard by pushing up his butt into the air but doing himself a diservice by shoving his face onto the floor. He showed the doctor he can transfer things from one hand to the other(apparently it's an important milestone to look for).

6. I think he's starting his more-than-just-vowel-only babbling. He's always been quite vocal with his aaaa--ooooo-uuuu chants. But he's supposedly going to start doing some bababa..dadada like babbling. I think he's got some going. Sometimes he looks at your face and starts babbling, as if telling me a story, and i always say.. "Really???".

7. He is hopefully bilingual because I've been speaking to him primarily in Mandarin. We've also started some sign language though I'm not sure he's noticing our additional actions yet. So, we'll see in a few weeks. Alan and I seem to have different emphasis as I would teach him things like hungry, thirsty, milk, food(notice the food obsession??), while his daddy's first sign was "Daddy".

8. We think he's starting to have a little tiny bit of separation anxiety though we're praying he's not! So, we're encouraging more independent play and also other people to carry him around. But even other people are noticing that he's whining a little when he sees me walking around.

9. It's been a fun 6 months and he continues to amuse us with his goofy smiles and silly giggles.