Happy 8mths my dear Jovann. Now I really feel how time flies. Just a while ago you were just a tiny newborn who does nothing much but cry, drink milk and sleep. But now, you are a bouncing, active, noisy, curious 8mths old who loves to laugh, play peekaboo, smile at strangers.
Yes, you love to smile at strangers. You will study them for a while, and if they look your way, you may start with a slow hesitant smile, then starts to chuckle if they play with you. We notice you like to look at pretty little girls too! on your 8mths, we brought you to Fajar to have dinner with Ah Gong Ah Ma, and when mommy is carrying you and walking from Shop and Save, Ah Ma tried to play with you but you kept avoiding her gaze coz you were concentrating hard on something behind her shoulder. we turned to look and saw a pretty little girl around 2-3yrs old, who seemed flattered by your attention. You were staring so rudely! She came forward a bit and pretend to wana grab your hand. That got you so excited you started making noise and moving your limbs as if you wanna get down on the floor and play with her, and you were going "Aaaaaa...Aaa...." loudly. This happened a few times. The girl, after getting bored of a baby boy who does nothing but "aaaaaaahhhh...", ran off to tug at her mother's sleeve. We need to walk past her to get back to the coffee shop, and wonder if you eyes will zoom in on her again. and you did! Right before we passed by her you turn you head and spotted her and you stared and stared again. Heheheee.... you sure know how to appreciate pretty things don't you? So hiao leh you.
You hate being put lying down to change diapers now. Many times, you will scream your lungs out and Mommy has now become quite fluent in changing your clothes and even wearing your diapers with one hand while the other supports you in a standing position. The Nepia Pull ups that Daddy accidentally bought also comes in handy now.
You love to play peekaboo now. It can calm you down when you cranky, make you smile when you are sleepy. You never seem to get tired of it. and now you love to pull the hanky or pillow off our faces instead of us doing it ourselves.
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Mommy also gave you your 1st haircut the day after your 8mths birthday. Its Mommy's first time being a hairstylist, and it feels both weird and yet satisfying. At least you don't look like you just had your hair cut from an upside down bowl. But I must say the most flattering comment was when Auntie Ling and Auntie Angeline asked me which hairstylist did I bring you too! hehehe, they said the haircut looks nice. :P
Mommy, pls don't cut my ears....
You also developed this cute habit of suddenly leaning your head on one side, either on your highchair, your leapfrog toy or on our shoulder. its very "yang orh" looking, and love the way you look when you do that.
You also like to play with your hands, twisting your wrist this way and that, staring at it so intently all the while when doing it. Sometimes it looks like some hand movement in a dance routine, sometimes it looks like you trying out some kungfu moves in a huang fei hong movie, sometimes just plain adorable.
Now, with such a nice haircut, of course must show off right? We also finally got down to taking a photo of you to put into your PASSPORT! but we truly and totally underestimated how difficult it is to take a decent passport photo of a 8mth old babY! Figuring that you like to smile so much, we thought getting a good shot will be a cinch! How wrong we were! We got these kinda shots...
or this....
or your mouth just look too big when laughing....
and...finally, some decent ones. can pass a not huh?
A stylo milo one.
Okie, we are done. changed you back to rompers. your stinko face says it all.... "Are you done or not guys??!!!"
yes, you do love taking photos. The innocence of an 8mth old cannot be duplicated. You can make funny faces without feeling in the least embarrassed. These may not be the most picture perfect you, but they are precious images to daddy and me.
