Y turns 9 months!

If someone got pregnant around the time Y was born, she would've given birth now or will be giving birth anytime now. Y is 9 months old already (yesterday, actually). It' so surreal; I actually can't believe it! I know it sounds cliche, but it really seems just like yesterday when he was still a small newborn baby. Now, he eats a lot (but still breastfeeds, thankfully) and plays with people!

So how did we celebrate his 9th month? Just like how we celebrated his 6th month - a morning at the Baranggay Center. He has to have another shot, this time for measles. Boo for pain! But yay for immunization! We arrived at the center at around 8am. Usually, the place is already jam-packed by then. But maybe because it's the day after the Christmas, there was only one baby ahead of us.

The untiring center volunteers and a handful of moms and babies

A strangely empty health center

Y being readied for his shot. Y didn't cry! Brave boy!

This is our last vaccine shot for this year. We also have a pediatrician, whom we are scheduled to see on February pa. When Y was still very young, we saw his pediatrician every month, and we shell out more than 6k each month. We could have bought an iPad with the total amount. But without free immunization at the health center, we could've been paying more than twice of that amount! Free health services rock!

On another note, here's a screenshot of baby's milestones, from BabyCenter.com.

Y is able to do all of the 8th month milestones already. And even though he just turned 9 months, he can already do most of the 9th month milestones: all of them, except the advanced skills. But we're getting ready for those. Good job, baby!