Grumpy Mummy

Mummy's been really grumpy lately. She's always nagging or complaining...it's NO this and NO that all the time. Doesn't she realize that active babies like me are always on the move and are very inquisitive in everything around us?!!!

For example, when she is getting me ready for my bed time and changing my diapers on my changing table, she expects me to just stay still and look at her. Oh DUH!!! Of course I won't and will start touching everything I can around me and then she goes "Ey...no touching! I said no....NO!!!!". I will just ignore her and continue grabbing for that tissue/bowl/cotton. She will continue to warn me with all sorts of tones and then she tries to distract me with my baby rattle but it gets boring playing with that rattle after a while.

And then when I'm put on the floor to play with my toys, she also expects me to stay within the parameters of the mattress. Of course I will not and it is only natural for me to explore especially when there are so many other interesting things around me. So when I do explore, there goes another round of "Ey, who ask you to go there?!" or "No girl...don't go there...Ey, I said no...NO!"

Also, I really don't understand Mummy's fetish for washing my hands and feet all the time and she doesn't allow me to touch anything when she carries me. Papa is the fun one, he lets me do what I want and this means touching this or that. Like when he takes me for a walk, he lets me touch the water at the water fountain or the swimming pool or the flowers or trees. He also lets me play at the playground and lets me crawl at the water fountain area too! Of course, when he mentioned this to Mummy some time back, she was appalled! And eversince then, it has been a routine whenever I come home from my walks with Papa, Mummy will make sure my hands and feet and legs are washed. This is when she is at home that is. See, told you my Papa is the fun one!

Papa also lets me feed his fishes...he will pour some out onto the lid cover of the fish food container and allows me to hold it and pour them into his tanks. He has been letting me do this for some time now and only lately Mummy came to know about this and yup, you guessed it... she also makes me wash my hands after I've fed the fishes!

This morning, Mummy was her usual grumpy self, rushing to get out of the house coz she was late for work. So in her hurry to get me ready to go to Aunty Ng's, she was nagging me on the dressing table asking me to stay still. It was a real breather that Papa is around coz he let me feed the fishes while Mummy was rushing after that. And when it was time to leave the house, she put her hands out to take me from Papa but I turned away from her coz I was having so much fun with Papa. She tried it again and I turned away again. This went on for another few tries and then I was forced to part from Papa and I was not very happy about this and fussed! I was sulking all the way in the car to Aunty Ng's.

Mummy, you really need to learn how to relax and chill out more often. In fact, be a cool babe like me!

Of excitement and baby's babble

Finally Mummy discovered how to upload videos here...so now I can share with you all my videos. This particular one shows how happy I am, well, more like extreme excitement with my new toy, the purple ball. Mummy bought this from my music class since I showed interest in the balls during the class all the time. Note how professional I can be in dodging the ball. Hehe.. and Mummy thought she can hit me with it (by the way, it is not painful when it hits me and Mummy tested it on Papa and herself before she did it to me).



This second video of me is one where I'm practising how to talk like the big people around me. To those of you who knows Mummy, don't you think I'm beginning to sound like her?!!! Also, take note of my tongue...I've got this funny way of curling in to one side only. Even mummy and papa can't do it.

Another note: since that video, I now mostly say "ah dah, dah, dah". Mummy jokingly told papa whether he wants me to call him "Daddy" now since I'm pronouncing the D sounds more but he refused. So they are placing bets on who will I be calling first.

A tribute to Mimi

Gizmi (Mimi) passed away early Tuesday morning, 5th September. She has not been feeling and looking well for months, could have started several months after I was born. I don’t really know her well since Mummy doesn’t allow me near her cage but according to Mummy, she’s a mighty fine sugar glider and would have made a good pet for me. She’s really active and fun to play with compared to Gizmo (Momo) and we can’t understand why her health has deteriorated so drastically the past few months. I mean if Momo is looking bad too then Mummy and Papa will know that it’s their fault for neglecting them but Momo is looking healthy and he doesn’t eat much at all.

Mimi, Mummy says she’s really sorry for not being able to play with you like those days before I came into existence. I heard how active and fast you were when Mummy or Papa takes you out from your cage and let you play along our corridor. And that you can jump really far! I’m sorry too that I won’t be able to play with you either. I know we both would have been good pals. I don’t know if Momo will let me play with him at all since he’s not the friendly one.

We all are praying for your happiness in your heaven and we’re sure that you are doing your routine exercises in the wheel up there looking down on us. You will be glad to know that Momo was by your side when Mummy found you motionless that morning. And being his usual shy self, he dashed back to his coconut shell when he saw Mummy but he was looking out for you the whole time from his shell. It will be the hardest for him now that you’re gone. You can be sure that we will take good care of him. May your soul rest in peace!

Merdeka!

At exactly 8 months, on the night of our beloved country's independence day, I finally stood tall and proud from the railing of my cot. What an achievement eh considering the fact that I only started crawling about 4 weeks back. Mummy, emotional and dramatic as she always is, teared when I pulled myself up to a standing position at my cot. I don't see what the fuss is about but she went on screaming for Papa to get the camera. But heck, I dont mind posing anytime for that camera!



I now confidently sit up on my own anytime, crawl much faster now than before and steadily too but I wish I can crawl as fast as KR kor kor though. And I also can pull myelf up to stand if I get a strong grip of Papa or Mummy or my cot's railings.

More pics of my cheeky self...adorable eh?!!! Sorry, I just cannot help it!

Music class

I just started this music class which got me puzzled. I didn't think it was a music class, I thought I was more at a play group coz there were many other babies around me as well as some aunties and uncles. I didnt really bother about them much, I was more interested in the balls that were being rolled around and also other things later like dolls and colourful scarves.

And every activities we do, for sure there will be a song which was quite entertaining. Only Mummy was with me in the class coz only one parent get to be in it so poor Papa had to wander outside by himself (I think he quite enjoyed it since he didnt want to swap with Mummy when she offered).

So Mummy had to participate in all the activities too and there were some dance ones which Mummy had to carry me and do all those funny steps. I'm wondering who's the class is for now, is it for me or for her. Although Mummy always sings to me at home or in the car, this is one place where I hear other people singing and not her. She felt left out so she told papa that she was determined to learn the lyrics so she can join in with the teacher and the other parents as well....a sense of kiasu-ism?! tsk tsk tsk! Anyway, Mummy told Papa later that lucky he didnt go in coz he would have killed her with all that jumping and moving about. But wouldn't it be good excercise for him?!

I quite like this class coz I get the freedom of moving about (when Mummy doesn't carry me that is) and I like hearing the songs that the teacher sings. Oh and not forgetting that there's so many colourful things to see all around me. I can't wait to walk on my own coz I want to get up to those shelves where all the goodies are.

Quick updates

Mummy's been so busy that she hasnt the time to update my blog...many things had happened and if she doesn't update these soon, it will all go to forgotten land.

Since the last update, Papa has been back and gone and back again. Ah Kong and Ah Por (paternal grandparents) have gone back to Penang too. I visited them the following week and I was pretty well behaved again for the second time. I kinda saw the bridge and I got proof this time that I did. Mummy was smart enough to take pics when we drove on it but not so smart that she didnt take the main part of it so when she did take it on our way home, I was sleeping! Notice the background of both pictures?!





More pics of my Penang trip below...Papa took me swimming! And I got to meet KR kor kor (big brother) again. He can crawl really fast and he has started to walk too. He's turning one end of this month. His mummy said that I'm his only KL friend, poor chap coz I got 2 Penang friends! Him and Lucas (whom I've not met but still consider as my friend since our Mummies share our baby experiences alot).













Ah Kong cooked me fish porridge while I was there. It tasted different from the ones Aunty Ng cooks at the nursery (and hence the funny look I had while I was eating it). The first time I ate it, I was choking a little coz Mummy gave me the fish bits as well. She didnt realise that Aunty Ng doesnt give me the fish bits. The next day, Papa added some water into the porridge to make it more diluted and he also smashed the fish and this time I ate more than the day before.

The past 3-4 weeks, I have been extra clingy to Mummy. While Ah Kong and Ah Por were here, I didnt want to be with them much and will protest and scream if Mummy is out of sight. This became worst coz I also rejected Papa at times at nights and will scream and cry like nobody's business till Mummy came to my aid.

On top of that, while I was still coughing badly, I tend to wake up in the middle of the night crying and Mummy & Papa pitied me so they let me sleep in between them. It was a big mistake for them coz ever since then, I've been demanding this. I will not sleep through the night like how I did before and will tend to get up if I realise I'm in my cot. This has become a nightmare for Mummy coz she doesnt get much sleep from this as she needs to coax me back to sleep because of my frustrations. Lately, she has given up on putting me in my cot and allowing me to sleep with her. Yeah!

Mummy thinks my clinginess to her has got to do with my teething. And speaking of teeth, she's been complaining that she can see those white bumps for over 2 months already but my teeth refused to erupt. No wonder i can feel some bumps in my mouth. I've been playing with it with my tongue and whenever I do that, Mummy says it looks like I'm eating something. Anyway, Mummy has been looking high and low for some teething biscuits for me but she was disappointed by most of them in the market coz they all contain sugar. Aunty Ng gives me those baby rusks and I just love them so Mummy thinks I should be eating non-sugar ones when I'm not at Aunty Ng's, only that she can't find any non-sugar ones. The closest she got is this teething rusk that is extra hard. I didnt like it initially coz it was tasteless and really hard. Lucky Ah Por was around coz she finished them for me, she found it hard too but she managed to get it soft by dipping it into her coffee like for 10 minutes! When she left for Penang, Mummy had to just throw it away when I dont want it anymore. Then I got to like it coz I managed to figure out that the longer I sucked on it, the softer it becomes and I get to eat the soft bits.



Last week, I had the additional jab that Mummy wants me to have, some pneumococcal thingy and from this visit, I got to know my weight and height details. I'm now 7kgs (have tripled my birth weight already!) and 62 cm in length (still kinda short but dont blame me coz Mummy and Papa arent that tall either).

I've also started crawling but not steadily though. At least I get to move to where I want to but I do give up at times when I find it hard to move fast enough. And I finally can sit up unsupported but I need more practice on both sitting and crawling coz I still look like a wobbly drunk when I crawl. I like standing though when Mummy holds on to me and I will squeal whenever she holds me to stand but I'm not able to stand on my own yet.

I eat 2 times solids a day (fish porridge and baby cereal) at Aunty Ng's and baby cereals only over the weekend. I also have 4-5 times breastmilk and 2 times formula in a day. Mummy said she will start fruits on me next month.



This picture...well what more can I say but Mummy has really itchy hands. She realized that parts of my hair can be tied up and she tested it out. She found it so cute that she just had to take my pics. I've never gotten a hair cut since I was born and she's been waiting for my hair to grow eversince.