On play...
Her all time favourite game of peek-a-boo is really fun. And she tend to play it with us more often nowadays. It's really fun to see her having fun and joining in with her in the little game to bring on the pearls of laughter. Recently, we've been playing with chasing after a ball but so far she throws it backwards. I think it's the atmosphere...if i'm really 'on' and ask her to chase it or try to get it before her, she'll crawl fast after it, laugh along the way and throw it backwards, again. Else she'll forget about it and look for something new & novel to play with.
On sleep...
Eliza's sleeping better after bedtime. The waking up to cry part gets lesser and lesser, not that she doesn't but sometimes after putting her to bed, i can peacefully do my stuff for 1-2hrs without a sound from her. It's been normal that even after i put her to bed, she'll still stir and cry, sometimes i think it's a nightmare cos she'll still be in the same sleeping position i last saw and crying, sometimes she just sits up and cry. Previously, it can happen so often as 5times in an half hour. It's such a thing of the past that i think i may forget about it eventually.
I've can't be bothered about sleeping methods anymore. While i tried the Baby Whisperer method of getting baby to sleep without carrying, my mil still carries her to sleep. Still, Eliza seemed to have outgrown it and can fall asleep on her cot or on my bed if she's sleepy enough. The thing is that she's such a playful curious lil ball of energy, i'm always spending energy trying to concentrate on making her fall asleep, not checking out the side of my bed, or what's outside the cot, or what's on the floor. So i've recently also resorted to carrying her till she's drowsy enough before putting her in her cot, at least i can restrain her from trying to check out something new. It's really faster. I think faster works for me, if i chase after her w/o carrying her, it can take me 1hr to get her to be tired enough to lay quietly on the bed. By then, mummy is sapped of her energy, grouchy and snappy.
I surmise that in the end it's what works for mummy & baby and what mummy & baby's character is like. If my lil girl is a angel baby (like described in Baby Whisperer), i think i can just leave her on her cot to fall asleep on her own. Eliza's isn't. But i like it Eliza's way anyway. The process has made me understand her & myself better.
On naps...
Still on 2 naps a day. Anytime from 45mins to 2hrs. Outside, min 30mins, max 1hr. Today we did a record breaking nap...215pm - 515pm. I knew i was going to take a nap with her so after she fell asleep, i went to clean some things up and prep some stuff, read a book and eventually fell asleep. She woke at 4pm for milk and cos she drank it in the room, which was probably still so cozy, she half went back to sleep..and because i dozed off as well, both of us slept till 515pm.
I love taking naps with Eliza. :P
On food & milk...
There was this phase when she'll wake up at 4am+ for milk, somehow it was a phase that went away. Nowadays whether she drinks her last milkfeed at 9pm or 11pm, she'll still last till morning. Only thing is that i get a hungry crying alarm clock threatening me to get up to make milk while i snooze. Yes i wake up at 7am. EVERYDAY! Thank God she doesn't wake up earlier.
On flashcards...
I've recently started on showing her flashcards based on the Glenn Doman book "Teach your baby to Read". Actually, i've only shown her two words so far: mummy, daddy. Today i started with 妈妈 & 爸爸. Cos it's only two words, i finish in 30seconds. Just that i have to try to do it many times a day. At first she was excited seeing the cards cos i think it's paper (edible chewy fun thing). She'll smile at it and get back to playing other stuff quite fast anyway.
My hope is that she'll learn the joy of reading early on. Flashcards with her will help her start reading earlier, and that'll open a whole new world of learning & knowing.
Days of Eliza...
Because i have to be in the kitchen often when preparing food, or washing & hanging & keeping the clothes, I finally gave Eliza a drawer that's safely hers. It doesn't stop her from opening other drawers but at least it keeps her entertained for a while.
This set of drawers are the 'forbidden' drawers which of course doesn't stop her from opening them. One day she'll know enough not to open those to pull all the things out. Meanwhile, i'll be using my foot to stop her or using a chair to block the drawers from being opened. (still she'll try to push the chair away)
Sometimes if the bottom one can't be opened, can try the second one...
Or the third one....
Daddy's birthday party. Ww got his class to come over for his birthday party, just nice it's the end of PSLE. I ordered this really cute cake...maybe will try to order one for Eliza's 1st birthday too!
She's obviously the centre of attention...
BK&Huey's Wedding.
I finally decide to bring Eliza along to the morning's gatecrash & tea ceremony. Eliza sure had fun despite having to adjust to so many aunties & uncles (OK...jiejies)
Family photo! And Eliza's looking far off...dunno what's she's staring at.
I bought this table corner protector a few weeks back, and was surprised that Eliza didn't even bat an eye at it. Oh dear and when she did finally set her eyes on it, it was gone in a few days. First she'll use her bottom teeth to get the plastic part out, then she'll try to eat out the sticker (cos she's not that successful with her fingers at that). In the end, mummy peels it all out, in case she eats the sticker up. So now...it's gone from our coffee tables. So much for protection...
Yes? You were talking about me??
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