You are six months today, and somehow I can't remember life before you.
Just like the months before, there are things to celebrate.
Your first two teeth, the ones on the bottom, appeared. You had shown some signs, especially in the past two months, that you were already teething. But we did not expect your very first teeth to appear this soon, and just in time for you to start solids.
You now prefer sitting, especially on your new chair with wheels. You’re even eager to crawl, like you just don’t want to sit still.
As a visual person, you’ve never been very interested in songs. There have been only a few that make your eyes light up or calm you when you get bored. But this month, I’ve created your own Spotify playlist after discovering more songs that you quietly enjoy listening to.
You’ve always been a curious one, but this month your curiosity is even more palpable. You want to see things from higher, wider angles, and also in greater details. Like when we sit on the bench in front of our house, in the morning or late afternoon. You usually focus on the motorcycles and cars passing by. But this month, I noticed something else. You also pay attention to the road covered in black asphalt, to the trees and plants that sway whenever the wind comes, and to the bench itself, made of rattan.
Ever since your very first car ride, we’ve known how much you enjoy going places. You love being outside. You grow so quiet, completely absorbed in everything you see around you. Maybe it’s because almost every month, even when you were still in my tummy, we often took road trips. Or maybe it’s also because when we were children, we loved riding in cars too—and that love for traveling stayed with us as we grew up.
As you’ve learned new things each month, we, as parents, have too. This month we’ve learned to put more trust in other people, and for the first time since you were born, we finally got through nights when the three of us were not always sleeping in the same place. One week I had to work in Bandung, and the next Baba had to work in Batam. The first time always felt scary, until I realized I didn’t even know what I was afraid of. In the end, we proved it — everything went fine, even better than I thought.
I felt bad that this month I couldn’t spend as much time with you as I did in the earlier months. But as I’ve said before, no matter how tired I am when I come home, the time I spend with you always gives me so much energy.
To our curious little explorer, happy 6 months. Thank you for teaching us new things every day and make our heart fuller than we ever imagined. I just can’t wait to see what you’ll show us during this month, especially with so many milestones ahead.
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