Zii - 8 months 3 weeks (Nov '08)

Oh my, how you've grown!!

You're in your most adventurous mood, exploring the room, picking up (and throwing) random objects.. Now that you're crawling, you don't really like to be carried and always wriggle, attempting to free yourself from the clutches of our worried arms (I wonder whether you're imagining elaborate escape plans, haha)

You now have 2 teeth and signs of sprouting a third (in the same row, in the middle of your lower gum). Your hair is thicker (some say I should shave you bald so you could grow fresh "better" hair, but I don't want to..), and curlier :> You show more of your neck now that you frequently stretch to see lamps, the ceiling fan, and other things above you.

You love getting behind the steering wheel when Papapa warms up the car, and wouldn't get out of the rides in the game center without a fight :p
When I wanted to buy you another stuffed animal (as a sub for poor Pak Buaya whom you throw around every day), you wont even touch the fluffy toys, and your little hands stray to little toy cars & trucks instead. You're much too young for matchbox cars, you'll have to wait another 2 years (and a half, at least, because the box says "over 3y")

Here's your current preferences:

• Food: anything others are eating :p
• Toy: your Monster Jr. mini trike (although you're still actually too young for it), Pak Buaya (your little trusty stuffed crocodile), si MonMon (stuffed monkey), rubber duckies, spoons, tins, anything you can make noise with.
• "Words": papa, apa, wah, wawa, buah (no actual words, just babbling really)

Teaching Sign Language?

I'm interested in teaching baby Zee some sign language, mainly because I'm interested in learning to sign myself, and also to ease communication while his speech skills are still developing. Might also come in handy when communicating in the midst of a crowd or in a concert, hehe

So far there are plenty of good references online, such as this site and it's simple signing baby dictionary.

I've started trying to teach Zee some signs but not regularly.
Now that he's 7 months old, he'll probably like an effective way to communicate what he wants to everybody.

Another collection of pics

Another collection of pics, starring Zii!

He HAS grown indeed! :)

You're growing too fast!

Dear little one,
You're now 64cm tall (long? hehe) already! You almost outgrown your little sleeping bag & the clothes you wear are almost too small, lengthwise.

I am taking pictures of you all the time so I don't miss every single change you're going through. Your face also changed from when you were a newborn. You now have a 'little boy face' :)

But you're cuter than ever!

is it strange....?

Is it strange if I...

• look at my baby and cry, because I’m overwhelmed by joy just by the mere sight of him...
• experience this fullness in my heart, and instantly feel blissful and content
• feel scared just by the thought of losing sight of him, and instantly miss him the moment I lose sight of him, even when it’s just the short trip to the bathroom
• smile and silently mouth “ka-wa-iiiiiiiiiiiii!!!” at every one of his expression, at every part of his tiny little self, every movement he makes
• constantly worry about his well-being, imagine unlikely situations which makes me paranoid
• get tearful at every touching scene in a movie
• get excited about every little baby fact I read, hear or discover
• enjoy ironing his tiny clothes and plant little kisses while doing the laundry
• cannot stop thinking about bubs 24/7...
• get scared of not having enough love to share if I were to have another baby

collection of pics

A collection of photos starring Zii!

...Just something I did in an attempt to procrastinate positively :)

Restless days..

Little Zii,

What's wrong, Sayang?
You can't be left alone, and cry more than usual since yesterday evening. Are you uncomfortable, too hot, too cold, in pain? Your daddy & I are worried.. If you just want to be close to us all the time, that's fine with us, but we're afraid you might be sick or something. We took your temperature & you're fine at 35.7 C, so that's a relief, but you're still so restless...

Here's hoping it's just one of those fussy phases babies go through..