October 8, 2008

8 months and counting

The munchkin turned 8 months while I was in Ho Chi Minh and is just four months away from her 1st birthday! Gosh, I better start planning that!

On Monday she crossed over from her pureed vegetables to fish porridge. I think she was pretty sick of vegetables because she seems to be relishing the rice, it’s not such a struggle to feed her because she actually enjoys her meals now!



Still no sign of teeth, I just get rewarded with toothless grins every time something amuses her. She is always trying to stand, especially in her cot and playpen, sometimes she even does ‘pull-ups’ to try and get a better view.


She cannot sit still when being carried, always climbing over you or grabbing hair to stuff in her mouth. She likes to shake her head a lot and can’t be bothered with learning how to clap or kiss, though she likes to suck her toe.

She can crawl properly but is still confined to doing that on the beds. On the floor only when supervised because she likes to flop forward or throw her head back when bouncing on her knees. After her fall from the bed, I don’t want to expose her to more pain!

She’s very vocal, experiments with sounds all the time, from ‘aaaaahhhh’ to ‘eh-eh-eh’ or ‘ouiwwwoiuooui’. I love putting her to sleep every night, so innocent she looks when in deep slumber.

She has started to realize that she can get away with murder by throwing a tantrum. When she doesn’t get her way, she sheds crocodile tears which are soon forgotten once you distract her. But generally, she is a well-behaved baby and gets along with everyone.


Nick is still away in Europe, he just called from some tiny French town to say they were moving on to Geneva. Sigh…

On another note, Gigi also turned 1 month on Saturday. Swana and Kevin ordered cupcakes for their respective offices yesterday.

Her face has changed a bit, she’s a lot rounder but still whines over everything. She has slept through the night a few times, because she drinks so much during the day. She spaces out a lot, just like her mother and hates discomfort of any kind. But she’s a pie. Nat is so going to bully her when they are older!

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

congrats on Nat's 8th month.
:o)
Shef