// morsels of life //: Half Year

Half Year

Lori turned 6 months yesterday and there were many reasons & ways to celebrate it.

First, the reasons: Lori has been showing a lot of signs that she's a healthy baby -- keen eyesight, good hearing, strong reflex and a very loud voice! She loves to rollover, suck her fingers and scream whenever she wants somebody to play with her, hehe. The sound of her laughter really makes our day.

Good thing that I'm still able to breastfeed Lori up to now, I think that also contributed to her well-being.

I can still remember when the maternal nurse told us that if Lori would be lined up with other 10 babies same age as hers, Lori is one of the kids who belong to 90 percentile when it comes to growth & development. More than enough reason to celebrate, right?

Now, the ways: we attended the Easter Sunday mass and as our treat for Lori and as part of Mama's Melbourne trip as well, we went to Melbourne Aquarium yesterday.

T'was the second time for me and Tonton but we enjoyed it more now that we have Lori. We were happy to see her observe the school of fish, sharks, sting ray swimming inside the giant aquarium.

Also, we were able to watch Dorothy the Dinosaur's afternoon show. Lori had a good time watching other kids dancing and singing.

Then before we went home, we picked up our surprise gift for Lori -- a 9-inch mango cheese cake with greeting and cute Doraemon character on it.