Motherhood: Low Maintenance Baby

Baby is now 8 months old. We have been receiving compliments from our friends telling us that our Baby is very low maintenance and has excellent temperament compared to others.

I'd like to give credit to Babycenter. It has been our best friend during pregnancy, up until now, taking care of baby. We are so impressed with how much information Babycenter has provided us. To a point that we sometimes feel it has some kind of ESP because we get email articles from them on topics that we have lingering questions on.

Just a summary, here are some things that Baby is able to do now:

- He sleeps in his own bedroom. He started sleeping in his own crib at 2 months, and in his own room at 7 months.

- He naps on his own. Just leave him in his crib and hand him his pacifier.
- He sleeps through the night. He has a stable sleep pattern. 8:00 PM bedtime. Wakes up around 6:00 AM.

- He holds his milk bottle and finishes 7 to 8 oz., 5 to 6 times a day.
- He eats 4 oz of pureed vegetable or fruit twice a day. One at lunchtime and one at dinner.
- He is learning to feed himself with his snacks.
- He loves to smile and laugh at strangers. He is extra friendly to women though. Hahaha!
- When out and about or at a party, he keeps still, loves people-watching and will not tantrum. He will start to fuss when he is really sleepy and he is stuck in his stroller. In those cases, we carry him, rock him to sleep for a couple of minutes and strap him back in his stroller.
- He laughs at anything. The easiest trick is to smile at him and he will smile back at you. Laugh at him and he will laugh with you. He is a very happy baby! :)