Little Miss 18th Mths baby R!

10th Dec 2010 = baby R is 18 mths old!

baby R is little Miss Sunshine every morning... smliing at me when she wakes up and i love it when she calls Mama...with a little slur with the 2nd ma... she is still very very active, she do what she wants and she seems to have lots on her mind.

Things that she can do can be rather rascal! i mean it! she would turn her standing toy all over the toy mat, go over the toy's standing legs and climb all over everywhere! She now can sit for longer period if she is watching her favourite program. she loves to dance to Hi5 and Barney whenever they sing and dance in the show.

Lots of mumbling and new words... still very cheeky esp when calling my mum popo sooo softly but on occasions when she reached popo house, she dashed in to check on my mum and she would accidently called out Popo loudly then she will become cheeky and call softly again... she sure knows where to find popo if she wasnt the one opening the door! She did managed to call yiyi YI cos she really wanted the ice-cream! Some very clear pronouciation would be ELMO... when we went to catch Sesame Street Show, Mil heard her calling Elmo really clearly, she used to se Mo... yesterday when i showed her the clips we recorded from the show, i heard her very clearly say, ELMO. daddy heard her this morning.

when we were at the doctor for her 18th mths jabs, doc gave her a packet of cookie to distract her from the 2 jabs. i carried her and told her to thank the doc and say bye, she gave kisses and waved... then she spotted the cookie jar behind the doctor, she pointed at it and let out a loud MORE! doc was surprised and she broke into a smile and told me she is so smart! Doc gave her another packet and told baby R since she had 2 jabs, she can have one more packet. baby R was a brave gal, she cried and look horrified when she was jabbed and gave me a very painful and sad look, cried a little and i encourage her and she stopped tearing and watch barney on the MP4... when she got the 2nd jab, she did the same but stopped quickly when i praised her, saying she was very brave and i would tell daddy how brave she was.... a very strong gal.

she makes us all clap to the music and i mean everyone! she would go grab everyone's hand and encourage them to clap along... started becos i wanted to teach her to clap to the beat as we watched the photo montages that i made... at shows, when she is not too sleepy and warmed up for the shows, she would dance on her own esp at Sesame street and Hi5 where we got to go into the performance sitting area. loved the way she swayed and did concert waves... at Hi5's performance, she even tried to follow the dnace steps! she would do the main steps like knock the door, hug teddy bear and of cos Hi5! 

good thing that happened within the month of dec was, she got under peer pressure and finally she wants her stroller! Yipee! best thing that happen for mummy and Ah ma! i have been nagged so many times by my aunts about bringing her out on a stroller... baby R isnt one who loves to be strapped on the pram! Since i started to bring her for xmas show at malls, the first 2-3 shows, we went the usual carry-her-in-arm way... i ended up painful shoulders, arm and waist... after the shows, she saw many children in prams and they didnt need to be carried or they didnt have to walk on their own... everytime we were about to leave for shows, my neighbour's kid would be sitting her her stroller, pushed by the grandparents to go out... so it was good that she decided to give it a try cos the result was great, thou still tiring but its not so taxing on the shoulders and we can run faster with her in the pram to get a place for the show! many of the shows we go to needed to queue to get in!

baby R is growing well, thou sometimes she is rather picky with homecook porridge... she is turning out to become more adventurous with food, always looking at what we are eating and i started feeding her outside food if its not too salty. she loves eating outside food! Now baby R loves to get her hands on my camera! whenever i am busy unloading all the many pictures taken each day, she would sneak near to get the camera and she would hang the camera on her neck and she start to seriuosly take photo, aiming the camera at things or me... at one of the show, baby R grab my mil's phone aimed at the stage to take the characters from Sesame Street!

baby R is learning everyday and she is getting very good at doing certain chores at home. she love to help me throw trash into the bin in the kitchen. she would put away her clothes into the laundry basket when i get her ready for shower. she is now learning to help me pack the bed in the morning! she has her own bed now. i would set up the mattress ready for her, but she still prefers to sleep next to us... so after she falls deep into lala land... i would transfer her to her own mattress. i miss having her next to me, snuggling right next to me... but not when she punches or kicks us! daddy loves his space on the bed thou...

baby R is lovable but she got many bad habits still, i need to chase those away... i jus hope that i have more support then questions why i dun allow those habits - i  hate it when she throws all the books out of the bag! toys everywhere as she please... i am one who hates it when things dun go my way and others being way tooooooo helpful cos sometimes things are worse off and habits are hard to change but i will continue to help my gal... i dun want to see her climbing or sitting near the edge of the sofa which is right next to the window anymore... cos that makes me worried and boil cos i say many times and still i see her there.

haiz. parenting is never alone and easy esp when i stay with elders... i appreciate the help showered upon us but certain things there is a line but the line is not visible to everyone so people tend to cross the line and it affects my mood, affects my relationship with baby R and also my hubby... sometimes i feel so trap... but i know baby R loves it when there are others than me at home... i hope that everyday will be better and that baby R grows up well.

i am so tired esp this dec cos i have been arranging many events for baby R to attend, bringing her everywhere, arranging surprises for her cos i started on a special project Giving=Receiving esp for her and daddy... started on the Nov25th after i receive baby R's first present for xmas, i wanted to do something special with her everyday till christmas... now i have another 15days to go! thats why i have been so busy to update my blog... but soon, i might stop blogging... stop my facebook... to do even more with my gal... might start a new blog to do a scapeblog for her... i need to make some changes for the year 2011... maybe this could be my last entry...