At 11 month, DD’s training shifted from mastering her fine motor skills to exercising larger muscles. We taught her to climb upstairs and downstairs, encouraged her to cruise while holding onto furniture, and allowed her to crawl excitedly from one room to another. She began to taste the fun of being mobile and independent. [......]

Continue to read the full post…

Tags: baby training, month 11 | Baby Training, First Year, From Mommy | mommy | June 11, 2009 11:17 am | Comments (0)

This month, the house became DD’s adventure park. She crawled from one room to the other, enamored with stairs and practiced climbing up and down, learned to cruise while holding onto furniture, and fell in love with the novelty of standing — particularly in the bathtub. Her personality began to emerge. She was persistent on things she set her mind on and would keep practicing until she mastered it. She was also developing a mind of her own. Rather than passively accepting any food I shoveled into her mouth, she began to selectively accept those she enjoyed and reject those falling out of her favor. [......]

Continue to read the full post…

Tags: Baby’s growth, month 11 | Baby's Growth, First Year, From Mommy | mommy | June 3, 2009 7:38 pm | Comments (0)