caleb 11 months old

Exactly on 24th of february, the day he turned 11 months old, caleb finally dropped his 3rd nap!
yippee...a milestones right..

yuppp...so now he only naps twice a day. 1.5 hour in the morning and 1.5 hour in the afternoon. and he can be awake for 5 hours straight after his last nap..and not cranky!!!
but we still do put him to nap 3x if we are planning to go out til late.

other milestones...and mommy is proud to say:
first.. he can now stand alone without support or holding on for about 1-2 minutes!!!
I really hope he will soon start to walk..

second.. he understands our languange more and more..
yesterday i was having conversation with him:
M: caleb, will you promise mommy you will be a good boy today?
C: nod his head
M: caleb are u hungry now?
C: nod again
M: do you want to eat:
C: silent, no answer (OMG...he's hungry but dont want to eat???!!!)
M: (I showed him his fish porridge and asked him) do you want to eat this?
C: show disgust face
M: *faint (I will make u eat somehow haha)

Third.. he learns very hard to say mommy, daddy and his own name
he says daddy - Dadda ..or sometimes we can hear the word daddy if he tries very hard
he says mommy - momma
he says his own name - kay kay :)
he can also say go go, mam mam

fourth... he can now hold his own water bottle and drink from the bottle straw!!
yes...straw!!! :)
I once asked a friend when she introduced sa bottle straw to her son..and she said better wait til 1 year +...but caleb can do it already at 11 months..and I'm so happy that he learns fast

hmm ya..regarding eating!!!
this is soooo hard for meeee...my battle!!
Dr.Kumar said no more cereals! as he is going to be 1 year old soon...he can actually eat anything soon..and he has to get used to home cooking food by now.
once he gave me this statement..i know this is not going to be easy for caleb and me.
he loves loves cereals!! he eats alot and he eats well. I just realized that what caleb's eating is alot. back in jkt, when his popo and his aunt saw his bowl..they were surprised and wondered if caleb can finish the whole bowl..but he did...he mostly always finished his full bowl..(if it's cereal!!).

but now..I have to change his preference..from cereal to home cooking.
and this is my 5th day..and oh my...it's still hard! he refused everything...fish, chicken, pork, rice..
I only have 1 breakthrough...I cook him oatmeals..and he actually loves it.
at first I thought he would reject it coz of the texture is not as smooth as cereal or his porridge..but he can eat it!
so I mix the oats with milk, fruits...and yesterday i mix it with mash potato and pork.
but today when i mix it with chicken..he rejected the food. I guess he doesnt like the taste of any chicken, beef, etc if the taste is too strong..

til now..I'm still struggling how to make him like these food.
no matter what the fact is, I still believe that my son is a good eater!
pls support me in prayer..as I need wisdom, patience, preserverence and creativity...
being a mother is really not that easy right?? u have more challenges...and 24 hour responsibility!