9 months old

Evangeline is 9 months old. She is going for her 9mth old assessment tomorrow at Polyclinic. I'm excited how she'll fair as a 9mth old baby compared to national's standard. I believe she's a strong baby, active girl and bubbly girl. What mummy noticed is that:

1. She could imitate our pronunciation. Yday, I said "Bye Bye".. Evangeline looked at my mouth and follow exactly the same way and blah out the words "Bye Bye" to me before I set out to work. Wow, my baby can talk!
2. She likes to talk a lot and scream a lot too. Always hearing her screaming, saying things like dad-di, bear-bear, da-da, etc.
3. She knows and can relate to us. E.g. when we ask:"Where's Leo-leo?" She knows we are referring to our pet dog, Leo and starts looking for him with her eyes moving around the house.
4. She also knows her pet friend, Giraffe. Because everytime when I say "Where's your Giraffe?" She knows who is Giraffe and starts to kiss it, etc.
5. Evangeline is independent. Just the other day, I noticed her sitting inside her baby cot playing by herself when she's awake without crying. So i quietly sneaked off to wash up before presenting myself infront of her. At times, she could also play by herself on the playmat whilst we are dining.
6. She could wave Goodbyes to people.
7. She is always standing on her own for a few mins (at times, holding her toys with both hands) and proud to show off her skills!
8. Sometimes she squats after she stands.
9. She has been crawling on all fours w/o belly touching floor for months. I heard that she'll soon knows how to walk.
   
10. Yday she managed to drink from her magmag with straw!
11. She understands the meaning of "NO" and when she made any of us upset, she'll try to pacify us by giving us a loving hug!

Evangeline is getting more sensible and adorable. We'll update her results of assessment again!