Splashing time

Mommy bought an 'indoor swimming pool' for me when I was only 2 months old. She wanted to give me an early start in the water before I forget my natural float instinct. It seems that babies could float naturally if put into the water before they hit 6 months, since they have got lots of practices in their mommy's womb. But since they are afraid that I would catch cold, mommy get a huge one instead so that I could learn to float inside it rather than in the cold swimming pool.

I used to play inside it even though there's no water. It's been my favourite 'play tent' since then, until Chik Chik disassembled it coz it's too bulky and eats up a lot of space in our house. Since then, I seldom play in it coz it takes some effort to blow it up again.

Anway, I do have some fun splashing in it at the pool. I don't remember when I actually go to the swimming pool to swim, but I guess it's around my 6th or 7th month. Coz mommy bought my swimming costume from Singapore when she goes there for training in mid June. I certainly have lotsa fun splashing away!

My 4th Month Ceremony

I still remember my 4th month ceremony - April 10th, 2006 according to Chinese lunar calendar. It's a Monday and Papa/Mama took leave to celebrate with me. Ama prepared a bowl of great food for me, mainly consists of meat, prawn, mee suah, tofu, mushroom, and etc. according to the Hokkien tradition.

According to Ama, this ceremony is intended to train me to sit on the high chair (I still can’t sit straight by myself yet, see all the pillows that they stuff me with), and taste all kinds of food so that I won’t have allergies when I started solid food later.

And I even get to wear a necklace of biscuits too! She said this is to prevent me from dripping with saliva later….. which I think is quite true

Daddy insists that I get a cake too, even though it’s not my birthday yet….


They are not done with me yet… I have to go all the way to Ipoh so that Po Po and Gong Gong get to treat me drumstick. Guess what, I got KFC, but really, I think I’ve had enough food for today.