happy birthday dear friend!



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Alon and Anton @ 4 and (almost) 2 months, respectively

Your first friend is Alon. He lives in the same building where we live. His name means "wave". Mommy and Daddy have to bring you to a beach  so we can show you what a wave is. Looks like your friend is meant for big water adventures. Perhaps one day we will watch him  swim in the Olympics, setting new speed records!

Alon turned 1 year last week.  We went to his birthday party. It was so fun! Lots of games and great food! Mommy gave you your first taho (soya with caramel sauce and tapioca/sago pearls).  We also joined our first parlour game (pinning a tentacle on the pusit). Daddy was so thrilled when we told him about it after! :)


 

 

PS: Alon said thank you for your birthday present :)

 



 

 

books, books, books

Today was the 20th anniversary of Mommy's workplace. There was a book fair. Guess what Mommy got for you?

Some really interesting books!

Your little library is growing, belloching.

skype baby

You are Super Anton, the Baby of Steel... and that's your Super Daddy instructing you on how to use your Superpowers wisely and how to avoid the dreaded Kryptonite.

9.25 months

1.75 months

shamzz and i (part 3)

Anton: Shamzz, you really need to eat your vegetables and fruits. 
            You don't seem to be growing (at all)..

Anton @ 9.5 months

Anton @ 6.75 months

Anton @ 10 days

 

(re)interpreting Sir Francis Bacon

“Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested: that is, some books are to be read only in parts, others to be read, but not curiously, and some few to be read wholly, and with diligence and attention.” (Sir Francis Bacon, English author, courtier, and philosopher 1561-1626)

anton lee @ 9 months

Three quarters of a year!

Thank you friend Jayden for my outfit and
Mommy's officemates for my shoes!

Thank you friend Alon for loaning me your walker!

 

You’ve gained a kilo since last month

 you now weigh 8 kilograms!


Celebrating the Philippines' 115th year of independence!

You have one, two, three,

 four teeth
(fifth and sixth ones are starting to peep)!

Mommy: Why do you have sharp teeth, Anton Lee?

Anton: The better to bite you with, my dear.

(8.5 months)

 
 

You are practicing to walk 



Shopping for shoes!
(8.25 months)

Joining Mommy and Ninang Cristine
at their weekend walk/run
(8.5 months)

 You are starting to talk

Ba-ba-ba

da-da-da

ta-ta-ta

Waaaaaaaaaahhhhh!

 

You are learning to wave, clap, and

and make high fives!

 

And you are letting us know

the power of your will

("Mommy! No deal!")

 

(8.75 months)

anton lee @ 8 months

Thank you Team Fil-Adelaide for my wonderful presents and
Tita Grace for my colorful PJs!

You started crawling around your second month – you crawled then like a little uod slithering this way and that.  By your six month, you could move your upper body fast while dragging your lower half. Imagine Mommy’s amazement when one evening you suddenly started crawling on all fours! This was a week after you turned seven months. By the next weekend, you could quickly get yourself into a sitting position from either prone or crawling positions.

Two weeks after, you could stand upright with support.

Here’s our little secret: It’s all because of persistently doing things day after day. When you turned three weeks, Daddy would flip you like a pancake, put you on your tummy, then cheer you on so you start moving. Every day after that, you’d have your regular tummy time and crawling practice.

Finally did it at 7.25 months!
Thank you Tita Bing for
my pet Turtle!

When you turned five months, we would gently pull you up into a sitting position instead of picking you up from your cot.  By your six month, with just a little pressure, on the count of three, you could get yourself into a sitting position.

When you turned seven months, we lowered the floor of your cot since you were starting to pull yourself up.  From then on, we would gently pull you into a standing position in the morning when you wake up.  Even before you turned eight months, from a prone position, with a gentle pull, you could get yourself into a standing position.

 

Letting loose at the playground!

 

 

Our dearest boy, you see how that little thing we do every day gets amazing results? It’s called, Practice. And Practice makes Perfect.

Standing up with support at 8 months!

PS: Looking at books provides you (and Mommy too!) with hours of entertainment.

Daddy: Anton... Anton!

Anton: (Looks up  briefly and goes back to his book)

Ben the Ghost says.... "Boo!"
(cows say "moo!"; doves say, "coo!"; and owls say, "whoo!")