I lost my iphone some time back so I lost pretty much all photos of Devean 5mths and below.. All I have left are those I did upload to Facebook. I too didn't record Devean achieved milestones in any form so I will recap purely on my super unreliable memory(you know how they say giving birth takes away your memory power, that's me). Devean is a very fast and keen learner especially in the gross motor department. Before he even turns 7 mths, he had achieved most milestones except for walking(assisted/unassisted, walker do not count) and talking.

1 Month/Full Moon

Impressive Growth
This photo was taken exactly when Devean was one month old and I bet you cannot believe that this chubby little baby was born at a mere 2.5kg. In one month he went from 2.505kg to 4.1kg!! The most unbelievable is that his height/length only increased by 3cm... Poor baby, genes of tiny parent shows right off the birth but both daddy and mommy no fat lei... why you so fat er.... chubby?

Cries Alot!
Not that he don't cry alot now, he STILL DOES.
I still remember how I nearly got post natal depression, you'll expect baby to cry quite a bit but Devean is a whole new generation of power house. He had to be carried almost 24 hours, when he is awake he had to be carried. Even when he fell asleep, the moment you put him down he started crying.

Smiling
Although Devean loves to cry alot, he still started smiling when facing us or when we smile at him. He also could respond to us by turning towards us when we make sounds.


This photo was taken when he is going 2mths, as you can see his cuteness is already overloading especially with the round round tummy of his.


2 Months

Well, Devean mastered the art of driving when he turned 2 months!! Just Kidding

This month, Devean experieced many of his first.. as we celebrated his arrival to this world with lots of love!


Worming/Snaking
So many time, we suspect Devean is not born in the Year of Horse but rather in the Year of Snake. As my mother always says "象虫一样" Devean just wiggle/glide/move too much! No wonder he is so hyperactive now!! I can only imagine my nightmare when he learns to walk unassisted.


Sitting (Cheat One!)
My little boy developed his back fairly well and quick as you can see at 2 months he could sit up leaning on something and could also hold his head for a few seconds (barely thou).

Swimming
Devean had his virgin swimming experience at a baby spa. He really loves it, even now we still let him swim in bath tub from time to time. Watch the video here: https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=743690595687989&l=8589907998953337808


First Oversea Trip
When Devean just turned 1 month, we went to apply for his passport and when he is only 2.5 months, he got his first chop. We drove into Malacca for a weekend stay as Devean was still too young for planes.

Blabbering
Baby also started to get noisy when he turned 2 month, he will respond to us talking by blabbering "ah" "woo" "oo" "ha" "ee"... Although I'm really proud of him starting to communicate from so young but on the less positive side he just gets more and more noisy because on top of crying he also mix blabbering in.

Watch him blabber in Malacca: https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=746752555381793&l=5394197519971980852

Chuckle
Devean enjoys smiling and even started to laugh out loud. There's a few things he love alot - blowing at his face, strawberry, tickle, bunny cartoon... These few never fail to trigger his LOL.

3 Months

Because Devean had achieved most of his milestones during his Month 2 therefore when he turned 3 months old I don't remember he achieving major milestones mostly just improving on skills that he already acquired on his Month 2. He can sit even better with support and could hold his head well when carried. He also started loving interaction with humans more and more, love going out and love smiling(and also crying =.=).


Tummy Time
His tummy time also increases as he has better control of his neck and back and could hold his head up for long period of time. He even started to move his hands and feet wiggling showing desire to crawl.

4 Months

Holding Milk Bottle
After Devean turns 4 months, he started to be able to hold his own milk bottle and self feeding himself milk.
Watch Devean self fed himself: https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=780207025369679&l=6067738476375040339

Flipping
Devean started to flip from back to stomach when he was approaching month 4 and near the end of month 4 he mastered flipping from stomach to back too.


This was when he was able to flip from back to stomach. Also his control of his head, neck and back is obviously much stronger as he could hold his head up 90 degree.

Starting Solids
Although the recommended age to start solid is 6 months but i do read and heard alot of professional advice/studies that for baby who are not breast fed or didn't breast fed much to start solid earlier(Devean was breast and formula fed half half for less than 2 months), as early as 4 month, to strengthen immune system preventing allergies. So I started him on a small amount of solid when he turned 4 months, mainly fruits and brown rice cereals.

Pram Transition


Due to Devean speedy growth, we had to move him from the egg car seat attachment(for 6mths & below) to the reclining seat as he just no longer can fits in the egg. Luckily he could hold his neck and sit with support very well. It's also in time for his oversea flight next month so we have lesser things to check in.

5 Months

First Flight
Devean took his first flight to destination Bali on the day he turned 5 months. He was very well behaved on the way there but was a disaster on the way back, crying throughout the flight. All the surrounding passengers must had been staring at us with killer caption going on in their minds.

Crawling (Cheat One)
Devean also begins to "crawl"/move around by sort of army crawling/propelling/skating across without lifting his tummy yet. This is also when he exposes himself to more danger and more fall =(
Video: https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=783449188378796&l=2529799322741856059

Hugging Legs


Baby also developed a love of hugging his own legs all the times and most of the times even chewing on his toes =.="

Self Sitting
Baby was able to sit by himself with support of his own hands without leaning on anything.

6 Months
Devean's 6th month was a very exciting one as he accomplish most of his gross motor skill milestones!

Crawling


He started by lifting his tummy and moving back and fro as if riding a horse..


Then in a week, he was able to lift his tummy off the ground completely and straighten his legs...



He begins with short intervals of crawling..



then advanced to being an crawling expert!!

Sitting Up
Didn't have any photo to show, but in some video you can see that Devean can move from crawling to sitting and also is able to sit alone for long period of time with no support at all.

Pull To Stand Up


On the same day after Devean successfully attempted sitting up, he then move on to attempt standing up holding onto a chair. Devean really have a very strong legs as you can see in the video below he stood very well and steady for a first timer.



Variety Of Solids
When Devean turned 6 months, I started to introduce more and more variety of solid foods into his daily meals. Usually I'll introduce a new item and observe for 3-5 days before introducing another. Luckily my baby is a wonderful eater, he eats anything and everything, no picky eater here but he likes to be fed fast so sometimes he complains alot during feeding if he don't get his food fast enough. So far he doesn't have any allergic reactions to any foods.


Well, this about concludes Devean's 1st-6th months. Devean will be turning 8 months old in a few days, I'll post what he achieved on his 7th months in another post when he turns 8 months. For now Ciao~