Dangerous Act

I discovered something new today - didn't know i can climb so high! What a sense of achievement, ahem :)



It gives everybody a shock, and I was warned not to do this again :(
Hmm.... but they let me do it one more time so that they could capture this live!

Eating on my own

When it comes to meal time, I'll insist that Mommy let me feed myself. And since I'll always mess things up, Mommy will put me on a high chair and guide me when I'm putting the food into my mouth.

Initially, I tend to use my left hand to feed myself, but Mommy will try to correct me to use my right hand instead. After sometime, she'll let me do it naturally, regardless of left or right. I overheard Mommy told Daddy that she started writing with left hand, but Gong Gong corrected her when she's still small. So maybe that's why she tried to correct me initially, but stopped herself later as she heard Amah saying left-handers are generally more creative. Anyway, I'm more towards a right-hander now.

Erm... at least today I could feed myself without needing Mommy's interference. If not, they won't be able to get this pictures, hehe...

Pool time

I have more pool time after I moved to our new place. I love playing in the baby pool as I can walk in it. But when Daddy tries to take me to the adult pool, I begin to panick as my feet can't touch the base. I still prefers my little boat (courtesy of Ah Peng Chick Chik).

Mommy's worries:

1. Whenever someone splashes nearby, Szeyi will get panicky and shake her head a few times. She seems to be very afraid of water touching her face or eyes.

2. I noticed that Szeyi is very prone to getting cold, even though she is a breastfeeding baby. Many times after a swimming session, she'll be down with flu. So, we tried to let her play in the pool before it gets dark (around 5pm), and reduce her time in the pool. Hopefully she'll be stronger as she grows bigger...

Little cousin

Have I told you that I have a little cousin, called Sarah? She is a new year baby, born on 1/1/2006. She's been my playmate when I was still living in Amah's house. Since she's staying just a few blocks up from ours, she used to come to play with me or vice-versa when daddy & mommy are working. Her Amah (my Kim Poh) used to bring her down or Amah took me up and we spend lotsa time playing together and teaching each other new tricks. Sometimes, when Amah didn't cook (coz I've been naughty), we'll go up and eat there, since she has a Kakak to cook for her.

Now, after we've moved to our new place, I'm rather lonely. No more playmates other than Amah when Daddy & Mommy go to work. Anyway, here's a photo of us, when she comes to visit me recently.

Yoga before sleeping?

I have a tendency to do a little bit of yoga pose (as Daddy calls it) before sleeping every night. Somehow I have difficulty sleeping, and will start to lift up my back when it comes to sleeping time. Mommy has been observing me doing this since I'm small but didn't get a chance to take a photo of it until now. It started with this...

and after a few practice, I can finally do a somersault!

A feeling of triumph!

Poor little toe

I had a little accident recently. I still remember that fateful Tuesday afternoon (Feb 27th, 2007 - 2 days after we moved into our new condo), how my little right toe has turned blue black. Amah was trying to organize some stuffs in the kitchen cabinet, and I saw this canned food and wanted to play with it. I'm not sure how things happened when this can fell on top of my right toe! I cried non-stop (and mind you, I don't normally cry unless it's really painful) so Amah got worried and called Daddy. He and Mommy were at work, both in the middle of a meeting at that time. Since Amah also didn't normally call them when I got accidents (she'll normally only tell them after they returned from work, like if I fell off the bed, or knocked on something, etc...), so they got really worried and rushed back to take me to the hospital. I was sleeping at that time, and only woke up when I reached the hospital. Luckily Dr. Lim said there's no need to do an x-ray first, just observe for a few more days. I was given some medication, of course.

So, that's how my little toe became blue black... I would showed it to Mommy and Daddy, with some exaggeration of "oohhhs & ahhhs" to gain their symphaty. I thought that's the worst part. But I was wrong. The following Monday, I woke up earlier than usual and saw Daddy was preparing for work. Then I went to play with my Barney storybook toy (a birthday present from Mommy & Daddy - photo below was taken during my birthday last year).


















Suddenly, I lost my grip and the toy fell right on top of that very same toe! I saw blood splashing out onto the whole floor and got scared. I quickly ran to Daddy and hugged his legs. Initially Daddy thought I was trying to be 'manja' with him, but when he saw the blood everywhere, he got panicky and started calling for Mommy. Mommy came out from the room and carried me, trying to console me at the same time as trying to clean the wound. Later, they took me to the emergency unit in Hospital Pantai as Dr. Lim hadn't arrive yet. I had a hard time letting the nurses clean and dress my wound. Later, we went to see Dr. Lim again to make sure that all is all right. Thank goodness no x-rays are needed.


















Oh, look at my poor little toe... right after the dressing.



















And now, after 3 weeks, my toe nail finally came off. Mommy is still keeping that for me. But my right toe is no longer as pretty as last time. Hopefully when I grow older, the scars won't be so obvious anymore. Anyway, I've learnt my lessons - the hard way.