More on eating and our life in Dili

"Give me that! Let me show you how..."

Since I have been absolutely flat-out at work lately, I have not been able to update all of you on the progress and goings-on of life in Dili, and yes, yes I know you are not interested in hearing about Chris and I, only how is Luka doing - so yes - Luka too.

As we've mentioned in earlier posts, we have moved to a new house immediately opposite close friends and Luka's closest buddy in Dili, Adrian.

Turns out it was a great time to move since I was overwhelmed with work commitments at night and especially now going into the festive season I am expected to attend more and more social functions at night, making our current location near all the embassies much more preferable.

Luka has in a word, been thriving.  He is 6.5 months adjusted/corrected age, and closer to 9 months actual age.  In terms of development, here is the latest:

1. He is able to, albeit reluctant, to sit
2. He wants to stand, jump, pounce and most recently, climb, everything
3. He manages to actually move himself forward on his stomach on his play mat when you place toys outside of reach, but is smart enough to know it is much easier to flip on his back, scoot up, then flip back over and triumphantly score the toy
4. He still only has one bottom tooth, and what a cutie it is
5. No movement on the hair growth yet, though we remain baffled at the redness of it
6. His eyes seem to be leaning toward a greenish hue at the moment
7. He still smiles about 40 times an hour, and laughs out of his belly when you blow bubbles in the pool
8. He loves, loves music and wholeheartedly joins in whenever I or the nanny sings to him
9. He is close to a truce with Gus who have lately been much more amenable to trying out this new visitor - I think someone realized that he is not in fact, visiting
10. He has grown out of all his 6 and 9 month clothing and is seriously challenging the 12 month variety - which means there will be a lot of naked baby in the weeks to come until we can get to a place with clothes for him

We haven't weighed him this week, but as of last week here is Luka by the numbers:
Age: 6.5 months
Length: 74cm (29.13inches)
Weight: 8.6kg (19lbs)
Head: 45cm



Yes, that does in fact mean that his length for his corrected age is officially off the charts now.

As for our little culinary experimenter:

"I love my mummy because she feeds me"

Chris was excited to read an article that suggested that one should feed an infant at least 24 new foods before their first birthday - at last count, we were up to 28, and he's only six months old- something Chef Daddy took great pride in.

This week's favorite, home made brown bread.  While we started out toasting it (like the book says) mommy figured out instead of toast fingers, just give him crust fingers - it lasts much longer and is nice and bendy.  He must by mommy's child because he loves bread.