GongXi FaCai

Happy happy happy Chinese New Year to everybody!!

This is HuiRou's first Chinese New Year (can you tell I like all her firsts?) We ate too much. HuiRou played too much and of course received lots of ang pows.

First, we went to Granma's house in Pulau Ketam to have reunion dinner. We met with all her uncles and aunties. Then the next day, we the long trip to Ipoh to Granpapa's house where we meet more people.

She doesn't yet know what's going on though the jolly mood seems to have made her extra happy too. She's so happy she's not eating (distracted lar!) and she's not sleeping (overexcited lar!). But luckily this smart mama have the ultimate weapon to make her sleep ....... turn out all the lights!! Then she just falls asleep like a stone. Works every time. But how to make her eat more ah?

So since there's no cables here to transfer any pictures here (Huirou's grandpapa's house) , y'all keep coming back for the photos, ya?

Visit to the Optical Shop

Earlier in the month, we visited an optical shop owned by a close friend of Hubs. Huirou is actually sitting on a barstool, ok? So forgive the concerned look we have in the background and just focus on the cutie pie in the foreground.... kekek

First Book

I bought HuiRou a cloth book some time ago. It served as great entertainment whenever I have to leave her alone. Here she has just learnt to manipulate the book to get a different view... She's not turning the pages per se, nonetheless she has realised that she can play with the book rather than just looking at it. Alright, play, chew, toss, smack etc... ... the book.

Talk to Me.

This is what I meant in the previous post about Huirou inviting us to talk. Once She has this expression, you just have to catch her eye and smile. Then she breaks into a broad grin and babbles away about her day. It's great to watch, and even funner to participate in the conversation. She will actually listen and pauses while you talk before "answering" back. Cool, or not?

4- months

Huirou is now 4 months old. She has now made a number of developmental milestones and I am happy that she now

1. weighs 6.1 kg (+ 0.55) She must be taller now too, coz she can now look over her carrier.
2. Can turn from back to belly consistently. at the same time lifting her head doing mini push ups
3. Can take rest in between her push-up sessions.
4. Also loves to nap on her tummy. so cute.
5. Has a new nursing habit. Which is to nurse, look at me, nurse, look around.... So now she takes longer to finish ...
6. On top of th oohs and aahs and ees that she has been doing for some time. She can do the 'b' sound. so Hubs thinks that she will say "papa" before "mama". Ish
7. Knows how to squeal in delight when in play or tickled. She really does love playtime.
8. Can "invite" us to chat -- more on that later
9. Can bring her hands together in the "Gongxi Facai" pose.
10. Consumes 4 oz of expressed milk at a go ( up 1 oz from previous)
11. Graduated up 1 diaper size since last week.


Huirou have developed rather well physically, emotionally and socially. She is getting less clingy, needing less hugging times, resulting in less complaints from her daycare provider. She hardly cries and has never given me any trouble at bedtime. My baby is such a good baby, no?