DIY Obasan and Okaasan: 26.2 Degrees Celcius

It's been raining for a while... in fact, I don't remember seeing the sun for two days...

No wonder my laundry stinks.

So I've been cooped up in the house with Lil' Jeddy for the past 3 days. He's been a good boy though... and busy scratching his face.

He now has a record number of 7 scratches. All of which drew blood. Here's a picture showing 4 of them. The rest are on his chin and right cheek.

Now before you admonish me for not trimming his nails........ I cut and FILE his nails 3 times a week! Sigh..... somehow, even when his nails are so short they're almost non-existent, even when I give him a manicure after the cut..... he still manages to scratch himself.

I realize he scratches himself when he sleeps. He has this habit of rubbing all over his face before he falls into deep sleep or when he's roused. So it's really beyond me. Can't sit there staring at him all day can I?

Well, as my friend, a supermummy, May Koh, says, it won't hurt him much. Better that than overcut his nails and injure him in the process....

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Lil' Jeddy's been having overactive glands too.

First, sweaty palms and feet.

Just look at this picture... looks like he just washed his feet. And those tiny black speckles? Those appeared when he rubbed his feet together (you may wish to enlarge the pic to get a closer look).

Icky huh?

Second, drooling. Babies around 3-4 months start to salivate gallons. Plus they'll put everything they can grab into their mouths.

Here he is, shoving a ring into his gummy.

Talking about the rings, that's probably the best purchase I made. And they cost me only 5 bucks. Isetan was having this mega sale and I got it cheap.

It's his favourite toy. [He ditched his best friend flower a long time ago]
So far, I've been bringing the rings wherever we go. It keeps him occupied when we have our meals. It entertains him when I need to poop (you can't wait when it comes to these kind of things ya'know?)... heh heh.... in short, my life saver.

But I can imagine it being a very fun toy for him. The bright colours, the sounds the rings make when they clack together. It's a whole lot of possibilities for his little precious mind. :) Next on my shopping list: 'Rings' in different shapes. :) Do tell me if you know where I can buy them!

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I think the toll of taking care of Jeddy for the past 3 odd months is finally bearing down on me. There are so many things I want to do but just cannot muster the strength to do them. I think I need to go easy on the housework for a start.....

And my hands are soooo itchy... Sis bought me a bunch of amazing Japanese craft books from her previous trip. I'm dying to try out everything...

And so far, after almost 4 days, I only managed to make this.

It's a crocheted coaster. The crochet I've been doing all along only consists of one type of stitch. The single crochet stitch. That's all I need to know to make amigurumi (crochet stuffed toys). I decided that I should start playing with other stitches too... not bad for a first attempt eh? I'm quite pleased with it. ;D

Can't wait to try other patterns.....

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And for those of you who do not know, you can now borrow 8 books from the National Library each time now that it's the school holidays. Yippee!!!!!

Here's Jeddy's new batch of story books, freshly disinfected, and left to dry on the kitchen counter...