All soaped up

Look like Daddy!

One morning after his bath, his hair is still wet and so you can brush it to the side.....once his hair dries, it will go back to being straight and all facing the front. He looks so much like papa in this picture. Well, like papa when he was a toddler at least.

Previously, when people say that C looks like RH more than he looks like me, I would so indignantly reply that he looks like me. Only recently, do I notice that he does indeed look like RH more. :(

So much for carrying your bb for 9 months...and going thru all the pregnancy blues. Who your bb resembles depends on genes, not efforts.

I have often anticipated C's first words and wonder what it will be, papa or mama! Of course, I want him to say mama first and even cheated by teaching him only mama and not papa. But then, all of you know from my last post that his first words are "papa". Urgh!

Loved C to bits, fed him a tiny lick of curry yesterday and his whole face turned red, sticking out his tongue and almost wanted to cry from the spiciness.......Hahaha, it was kinda funny to watch. I am an evil mummy but I believe that children should be asked to taste all kinds of food so that they would not be fussy eaters but I think C will be more careful from now on to accept any food from me. Hehehehe, I should have videdeoed the whole thing.........

Vacation Time

My in laws came last week for a visit and they had a great time catching up with C. C was sick pretty much the whole time they were here and so was not so active. He was also very cranky, refusing to be carried by anyone except me and S (our domestic helper).

But all in all, I think my in laws had a great time with him cos the last time they came, he was still not able to stand or crawl. By the way, C is now able to crawl faster, sit up on his own with more confidence. Able to stand up from sitting position by himself, able to stand for a few seconds without holding on to anything, able to cruise and able to say "papa" which is a real treat for RH except that C was not actually referring to RH when he says "papa". Hahaha!

Anyways, here is a picture of C in the baggage trolley when we sent RH's parents to the airport. He was dressed in his Sunday best! And I think he was just a moment away from being checked in together with all the luggages.........I am sure that my in laws were just very tempted to do so anyways.

{Sneaking in a little yawn}

{Hurray!}

I want to stand up!

Here is a video of Caleb standing up in his playpen. You can also see the little one trying to move sideways but not so successfully.



Here is of him crawling or should I say half crawling. C is not able to crawl the whole ten yards. He will try to sit down and rest after a few crawling steps....

I am beginning to sound like those mothers who are so immodest when it comes to their kids. But when you take care of a little child from young and you see him develop skills, first learning to flip then to sit then to crawl, somehow you just get a sense of wonder and amazement and dare I say, pride?

Standing Strong

We lowered C's cot/playpen down to the lower level. Good thing we did too cos that night, he learned how to grab hold onto the railing and stand up. It is really tough, by the way, to have an infant be able to sit up and stand up in his cot cos that is ALL he wants to do come bedtime.

No matter if the lights are out, his lullaby playing in the background, his pacifier in his mouth, ALL he wants to do is stand at the edge of the cot and "talk" to us. Hahahaha! My little tyke! Anyways, it just takes a little longer now to put him to sleep at night.

Oh, and he learned how to drive yesterday!

Rest......

Slacker mom reporting for duty! I have blogging withdrawal syndrome cos of the long lack of posts. Been sick and busy for a while. WHAT IS NEW?????

I think I broke the record for the most times sick this year. Yep, it has indeed been a bad bad year. Having a baby is serious work, you need to spend a lot of time. I think the amount of time spent looking after the baby plus work and all is taking its toll on me. Yes, the most recent culprit is a bacterial virus that caused a throat infection and thus 5 days of high fever. I lost 2 kg in that 5 days and am now a mere 47kg, even lighter than my wedding day.

I have been having more often thoughts about being a stay at home mom these days. It would definitely solve the problem of a lack of rest. Not being able to rest enough rest has definitely caused my immune system to be lower. I do feel more lethargic from lack of exercise, gaunt from lack of nutrients and also less attractive because of lack of time to take care of myself.

RH, if you are reading this...........no matter how much I wish I can go to KL during the weekend, I REALLY REALLY need the rest more. I hope you understand.

I am an aligator.....

My sis, SB, had some children costumes on hand for her first born and so mom decided to bring it all the way from Surabaya for C to take pictures in. So, we decided to spend Sunday evening having some fun. With a makeshift studio at home, here is what we got. Don't have high expectations, we are not professionals after all. Hehehe.

C was definitely not a happy camper. He hated all the costume changes. I think especially those that has hats or capes. Thankfully, we managed to get some decent shots amidst all the crying. We had 5 adults in the room, trying to make him laugh or at least smile. hehehe!

{still stoned after his nap}

{C, crying}

{Much Better}

{our little monk}

{Our Friendly Alligator}

{RH's interpretation of a Xmas baby}

RH bought this Santa Claus costume from BKK especially for C's first bday but by the looks of it, I really don't think that C is able to fit into it in December.