Mommy's education

Apart from reading articles online (babycenter.com, babysleepsite), I also bought ALOT of books from bookdepository.com to educate myself on being a better parent.

Now is all about putting what I've learnt into practice. Hubby and I have decided that we are going to do strict discipline from 1.5 years old but not by using the cane. Tons of websites on this if you would just google 'to cane or not'.

Started on Solids - Part Two

New stuff that my baby has tried:

1. chicken and potato pasta stars
2. broccoli and cheese baby spagetti
3. capsicum stir fried in olive oil with chicken porridge
4. apricot with chicken porridge
5. black bean and pork porridge
6. minced beef with chopped spinach porridge
7. salmon and sweet potato quinoa 
8. apple and chicken quinoa w a tinge of organic cinnamon
9. red snapper and potato porridge
10. frog leg, huaisan and pumpkin porridge
11. slice beef and shitake mushroom with porridge
12. salmon, asparagus and carrot with organic macaroni

Started on solids Part One.

She is getting bored with porridge and I will move on to mee tai mak and udon soon when she is 11 months.

Monkey see monkey do

Baby G lately has been trying to copy me doing the things that I do to her. She is 10 months 2 weeks old now.

(1) She doesn't like it when I clean her tongue or when it's time to brush her teeth. I guess the bristles of the toothbrush feels weird in her mouth. She struggles or keeps her mouth shut tightly when I pry her mouth open to clean her tongue. Then the next thing I realised, she keeps digging her fingers into my mouth to scratch my tongue just to let me know how irritating it is.

(2) When I lie down in the play-yard or on my bed, she will come and pat pat me attempting to make me fall asleep.

(3) When I accidentally hit something and I "pretend to cry" cos it hurts, she will put her whole face on my neck and sometimes, she will kiss me (with her mouth full of saliva dripping wet).

(4) When she is eating her teething rusk and I asked for some, I put my mouth near the rusk and open my mouth trying to get it, she straightens her hand and give me but then changes her mind and take it back again. Then I come near her and I attempt to snatch it, she holds the teething rusk tightly and hides it under the highchair.

(5) My mom calls my dad [Dar] and we stayed with them for 2 weeks. Gracel started to call everyone else Dar for a while.

(6) I played with her the Ah buuu bruu bruu game (see facebook video) and she copied me laughing away.

(7) She copies me wiping her playmat and signing 'Thank You'.

Music makers trial

I went to hunt for this trial class and was the organiser. However, only Mommy Karen manage to turned up with her Rebecca.

It's a 50 minute class with spontaneous music, songs and movement and Baby G had fun. I almost feel like signing her up for the class cos it's cheaper (6 lessons at $100) than all the music trial classes we've been to.

Sign sign sign

Gracel can sign milk, sleep and brush teeth at 9 months 1 week old. And can sign diaper at 9 months 4 weeks old. She also understands when we tell her she has to go for a shower, it's time to read a book and if she wants to eat something. I know she understands cos she gets very agitated / excited for it and starts to behave herself. Sometimes, when I forget to tell her what's going to happen next, she does get cranky but when I tell it to her and she is expecting the next activity, she behaves better and doesn't throw tantrums.

She is growing so fast I wish time can slow down. She is also enjoying her swim with papa nowadays :)