29 September 2005, Thu

Baby’s getting really strong! She can pull herself to sit upright in the high chair. Must go buy a proper high chair with the shelf table since she prefers to sit upright and swing her legs.

Annette Baby is a really active girl! She woke up at 5am wanting to play! :) At first, I was pleasantly surprised that she didn’t wake up wailing as she usually does when she wakes up in the middle of the night. Instead, she was talking (or singing?) to herself, and was all smiles when I went to her cot. And when I whispered to her that it was still too early, she giggled and kicked energetically. After my patting failed to work, I brought her to bed with me (since Daddy was away) and tried to set a good example by closing my eyes. She then started to touch my face and hit my face with her cute little hands. And when I opened my eyes, she went into a fit of giggles. She finally settled down to sleep only at 6am. Sigh… I was really tired but she’s so adorable. Well, should have been prepared for it since she was already in a giggly and squealing mood last night.

Baby is a real gourmet. She takes 45 minutes and sometimes up to one hour to finish her cereal. :) When we first introduced cereal, she could finish her meals in 15 to 30 minutes but I guess now she’s more easily distracted. Plus, she loves to talk, so the food she hasn’t swallowed will spill out. And she’s taken to blowing bubbles even during meals, so it’s one big mess during meal times.

Oh well, she’s always been a gourmet. Even as a nursing baby, she would take a quick 5 minute appetiser, followed by a 5 minute catnap, then continue onto the main course for another 10 minutes, then nap again, carrying this routine through 4 or 5 courses. Which meant that she could take up to an hour to finish one feed. :)

And now, she prefers to take her milk or cereal in air-conditioned comfort, and slowly take her time to finish her meal. :)