Saturday, May 28, 2011

Our (not so) little girl...

Our little girl is almost 8 months already. Wow. I absolutely love her to bits; and it's really bittersweet watching her grow up so quickly. Sniff.

She saw the doctor on 26th May, and she tipped the scales at 9.8 kg! Haha. I'm still breastfeeding her exclusively, but I'm not sure how much longer I can last. Am seriously 'drying up'... DRAT.

Some random stuff:

  • She can sit really steadily now; we still try to hover around her, just in case she topples over.

  • She likes to swing and tap her feet on the floor alternatively when she sits in the Bumbo seat. It's just too cute to watch!

  • She likes 'rocking' to and fro, especially when she's excited. Hilarious!

  • It does look like that she might be able to crawl soon. She's already going places- she gets around by going backwards, turning left and right, and flipping over and over to get to where she wants to go. She can cover most of the living room floor with all that; cool huh? :)

  • Hmmm.. this girl of ours has a temper! She screams her head off when she's upset- e.g. when we take a toy away from her, stop her from sucking her thumb, when she's being bullied by her older brother, when she's hungry, at the end of her bathtime, etc. A real screamer, this one.

  • We started her on solids when she was about 6 months or so. She took to them very well, screaming her head off (again) when she wanted more.

  • And gosh, she's seriously addicted to her thumb! How are we to wean her off? Alamak...

  • She sweats a lot when she's having her last feed of the day, right before she goes to sleep. The back of her little head can be soaked in sweat. And this is even with the fan and the air-con on!

Character-wise, she seems to be more assertive and 'fiercer' than the older one at this age. Maybe it's part of being a younger sibling; one does have to learn to fend for oneself! Or perhaps it's because she's a 'Tiger baby'? >.<

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