Hui Rou @ 8 months

Due to my heavy workload this month, I couldn’t write as often as I wanted. However, we see A LOT of development in Huirou. As usual, the beginning of each month I feel the need to jot down something so that when Huirou grow up she can read all about herself.

For the record, and with a big reassurance from the paediatrician that she is NOT TINY, Huirou

1. Weighs 7.2 kg. She’s supposed to only triple her birth weight at 1 year old.
2. Is able to crawl on all fours; as opposed to previously when she was crawling commando style.
3. Is able to climb over small obstacles eg the pillows that usually are her barrier from falling out of the bed. So now no more playing in bed with her. She also only naps on the mattress on the floor. She is also rather curious and is constantly investigating something, pulling this and pushing that. She especially test my patience when she screams for somthing that I would not let her have eg. papa's specs, my dirty wallet, the house keys. What shall I do when she's bigger?
4. Is able to sit upright consistently, enabling us to put her in shopping carts, restaurant high chairs etc... when we go out. ( Making it much much much kinder on our arms :) )
5. Is able to get from sitting to lying and vice versa. I consider this a MAJOR accomplishment! Previously she plops down when she's tired or she cries to be helped to an upright position.
6. Is able to manipulate toys in her hands. Previously if you hand her something, it goes straight to her mouth, but now she will choose the parts she wants to chew on.
7. Still speaks alot of gibberish but there are some that we can comprehend. Waah waah waah means I am hungry. Ahwoo ahwoo means I am happy and wanna play. Oklah! Only music to mummy's ears.
8. Can kiss. Say "sayang" ( malay: kiss) and she will purse her lips and approach our faces
9. Can understand when I am angry. If I scold her she will make a sad face. or scream in her determination to do things her way.
10. Recognizes her bottles and my boobs. If you give her a bottle of water when she wants milk she will push the bottle away. If she sees me when she is hungry, she will climb onto my lap and try to get into her nursing position. Incidently, I forgot to jot down that she can already hold her own bottle last month. I try to not let her do that too often, because I read that it may lead to tooth decay... but it is now so much easier to feed her.
11. Exhibits less stranger anxiety this month. I am sure by making this public I am jinxing myself and next month she will be clingier than ever.
12. Enjoys her solids chunkier now; however, we found out that she may be allergic to cow's milk. (Long story... Busy to pump, supplemented, she vomitted, had rashes) So, it's back to 100% Breast milk for now.
13. Is able to play simple games and take jokes.
    
• Many variations of peek-a-boo
• Make exaggerated facial expressions and she will laugh
• Approach her with your "tickling" finger and she will laugh in anticipation
• Pretend to sleep, then peep at her, she will touch your face.
• Blows at my arm with her mouth, making funny noises
• can do the red indian cry. she goes waaa and we help her with our hands to her mouth.
  

In short for this month, we have to put her on the floor. I have to wash my wallet more often; or get a child-friendly one; clean the house more often so she's not eating dirt off the floor . and get my milk supply up to the maximum?

Grrrrrr ... ... I've Got Teeth!

Two weeks ago, we (Hubs and I) thought Huirou was experiencing a severe bout of separation anxiety. It turns out that she's just teething. A few days ago, I realised that one of her teeth has cut through. There is another one right next to it that is still sprouting, but she seemed fine now. I tried and tried for a good photo but she did not cooperate. So maybe I'll get a good pix later to post. I posted just so that I know when she's cut her first tooth.

Take Two

On your left is THE high chair that everybody knows is cheap and good. Yep. You're looking at the restaurant-approved, minimalist Ikea Antilop high chair.

On your right, however, is the IMPROVED version. It is NOT a camera trick





Now you can feed your little one in the living room while watching TV. No need to put a leg on the walker to stop it from moving around. No more being stuck at the dining table while your little one refuse to eat and you're missing the replay of Hamilton hitting Alonso.

Only Available in Hubs Store. Made with 50% sweat and 50% ingenuity.
Baby not included.

A Malay Wedding

Last Sunday, Huirou accompanied Hubs and I to a wedding at Putrajaya. She attracted alot of attention and practically stole the limelight. The place was beautifully decorated and the food was delicious, but all she cared about was Daddy's camera. So we had a lot of pictures of her. We were out for four hours or so, and in all that excitement she missed a nap. So on the way back she was pooped and napped all the way from Putrajaya to Klang.

Huirou @ 7 Months

I bought this dress for her to attend a wedding with us. Really gorgeous right? At seven months, we are seeing Huirou meet a lot of developmental milestones.


Without further ado, our little one has already accomplished the following:

1. Moves commando style ALL OVER the place. She can scoot from one end of our king-sized bed to the other in 10 seconds. (Yep, this geeky momma timed her :) )
   
2. She can rest on her palms and her knees but yet to figure out how to dig in with her knees to crawl. So stay tuned for this exciting event, coming soon :)
3. Able to grab something and pass it from hand to hand. Able to take aim at things she wants. If she doesn't get what she wants, she exercise her verbal skills. see below
   
4. Last month, she will try to desock herself; but this month she can definitely do it whenever she wants. She just pull her socks off with her ...ermm... gums ...
5. Able to sit without support. But still plops down with a BIG thud when she gets tired. When will the young lady learn to be less chor lor??? (Hokkien: rough)
6. Have solid foods 3 -4 times a week. Loves carrots.
7. Able to utter 2-syallabus gibberish. the experts say that these are pre-language development. I just think they are cute. But then nothing is uncute about her.
8. Is a little apprehensive of strangers at the same time have developed some mild separation anxieties. namely, she is getting clingy attached to me

So, she's still the same happy baby. Just physically stronger, smarter, taller, and more willful.