Mommy made my costume for my first-ever Halloween. I'm a Vitasoy box drink! She thought she'd make Daddy's favourite drink since I'm Daddy's favourite girl.
Slurp slurp!
Mmm... delicious! Better than the real thing!
I went trick-or-treating at Auntie Nat's. She's so nice--she bought candy just for my visit!
When I saw the box, I suddenly felt shy and didn't go for the candy.
Finally I was persuaded to take one. Hmm... looks interesting(ly edible).
On another happy note...
Poh-Poh is in town visiting me! Yippee! We're roommates and have been having lots of fun together during the days. I think I'm making her exhausted, but she's enjoying every second of me!
I learned to crawl yesterday! It's only a few steps, but I'm doing it! I've been practicing all week and finally have done it. For the past two weeks, I've been saying "dadadada" and "babababa" constantly, and this past weekend I finally started blabbering "mamamama". I wonder what word I'm going to say first on purpose?
The weather has been on and off recently so last week I had to put on some more layers because of the wind.
I'm so pretty in pink!
The other night we went out to get some takeaway and since it was just down the street, Daddy carried me in the Baby Bjorn. It was my first time facing forwards and it was so fun!
I'm growing another tooth in the top of my mouth! Can you see it?
This week I also started waving my arms around a lot and raising them up high with Mommy during songs. Here I am in crazy excitement!
Raise the roof!!
Trying to crawl... Usually when I think I can reach for what I want, I just lie down and try to grab it instead of taking one extra step. (video also here)
Success! Surprisingly what got me crawling was not food, but live video of myself! I just had to admire myself up close. Tee hee. (video also here)
This past week I've learned the following things: - how to eat soft veggies with my hands (and make a huge mess) - how to sit up from a laying down position - how to drink from a cup (with small holes in the mouthpiece--still learning, actually) - how to scream really loud (gets me lots of attention!)
I'm super active these days and some days I look skinnier than others. But Mommy insists I haven't lost weight because I'm really heavy still. Hee hee.
Last week I got a treat and Daddy let me ride on his shoulders. Mommy was really scared but I thought it was so fun!
Just woken up from a nap. No picture just yet, please!
As Mommy walked away from my cot, I wanted to see where she was going. For the first time, I put my hand on the railing so that I could look over and see what she was doing.
Watching tv intently...
Nothing can take my attention away, not even the camera.
Whenever I'm on my playmats, I always get into mischief.
Oopsies, I'm stuck in the puzzle pieces!
Mommy, I can't get out...
Help me... please?
It looks like I'm about to cry, but it's actually my cheeky smile when I know I've caused trouble! Yikes, look what I've done... such a small person, such a big mess!
Here I am singing to The Wiggles. (video also here)
I still enjoy laughing and now I'm holding my feet as I giggle away. (video also here)
This past weekend I ate a piece of pear all by myself. At first I didn't like the taste (check out my expression), but then it grew on me and it was so delicious! (video also here)
Since I learned how to sit up by myself, nowadays I will just keep trying to sit up instead of taking my daytime naps. Today I didn't sleep very much and kept talking, so Mommy came in and found me sitting up in my cot. I was so happy to see her that I started clapping in excitement. (video also here)
Check out my smooth moves! Watch me go from lying down to sitting up. I'm really strong! (video also here)
The weather is warming up (and getting quite hot actually!), I'm getting bigger, and I turned 8 months today! Here are my current stats:
Height: 72cm / 28.3in Weight: 9.1kg / 20lbs
For both length and weight I'm still pushing 80th percentile. No, I'm not fat, but festively plump. Can you blame me if I have a good appetite? Just like my parents (and most especially Daddy), I love food. Mmm.. just thinking about it makes me drool!
I love clapping all the time now and talking out loud so everyone can hear me. Sometimes I talk so loudly that people can't even hear themselves! I can't help it, I always have to win and be the loudest. Last week I also developed a new laugh/smile that I do when I get super excited about things. When my excitement builds, I scrunch my nose up and start breathing hard through my nose. I also joined a playgroup two weeks ago and it's been really fun playing with the other little babies and older kids.
My first set of pearls! It's never too early for bling. : )
Ye-Ye and Mah-Mah went back to Hong Kong last week. Boo hoo! I hope to see them again soon!
Just chillin' with Daddy.
Showing off my posture... and my belly fat.
Here I am mid-clap.
Where is everyone? How come I'm playing alone?
Incu boys and mascot.
My smile is infectious.
You can tell my excitement level is high because of my nose.
For the past week I've changed to sleeping on my tummy at nighttime. Because I sleep on one side of my face, my eye gets smooshed and smaller than the other.
I'm lopsided!
Good thing I'm so cute that it doesn't matter. : )
Enjoying a big hug from Daddy after a bath!
Scrunched-up nose = Happy!
Super scrunched-up nose = Super happy! Here I am mid-clap yet again.
So happy that I'm drooling now!
Tee hee! Mommy loves this photo.
Playing with my new musical tabletop!
I am what I wear. Wink wink.
Here I am babbling away and getting very excited.
This is me trying to crawl. But after my initial scoot forward, I can only manage to maneuver myself backwards. (video also here)
At times when I try to crawl, I just end up rocking my butt back and forth. (video also here)
