What a Headache (Literally)!

Lil' Jeddy can now pull himself up to stand. And he is mighty proud of this new found ability.

So proud that he can't stop doing it!

Say it's time for his nap. I put him down in his cot, stuff a pacifier in his mouth, tuck him in and give him a kiss on his forehead. I turn my back and immediately hear that all too familiar shuffling. Next thing I know my boy is propped up on wobbly legs, with his head leaning over the bed railings. I go over, tsk tsk a little, lie him down again and tuck him in. Only this time, before I could even turn my back, he's sat up and is reaching for the railings. *arrghh* Just multiply the above by 10, that is, if I have the patience to last that long. By the fifth time, I usually give up and whisk him out.

But that's not what's giving me the headache. It's the constant toppling over and smashing his face and head against the hard surfaces that is. Did I mention that he has wobbly legs? Make that really wobbly legs.

On Monday, he gave me the fright of my life. I placed him in his cot and went to bring in the laundry, hoping that it will prevent him from getting into any mischief behind my back. But alas! I heard a loud thud, followed by that howl. I rushed to my red-faced Jeddy and saw that he was bleeding from the eye! I could have fainted clean away. But I grabbed him and cuddled him and prayed so hard. Imagine bleeding from the eye!!! When he calmed down a little, I pried his eye open and found a very fine but deep cut on the outer corner of the eye where you normally sport wrinkles. It was really really close to his eyeball. My guess is that my Superboy-wannabe was having the time of his life wobbling on his feet and enjoying the lovely breeze up there above the railings when he lost his balance and came crashing down and smashed his face on his hands, cutting his eye with his freshly-cut nails. *sigh*

I truly thank God that it was nothing serious. Still, I was trembling when I called Hubs to tell him about the whole thing. And Jeddy had the gall to grin when I was on the phone! *pinch his cheeks* I washed the wound with some boiled water, despite strong protest. I pinned him down and swabbed the area squeaky clean. Hubs bought a little yellow solution on his way back and we had another wrestling match with superboy. Again, thank God, there wasn't any swelling and our boy was up and about as if nothing happened.

Despite my keeping a hawk's eye on him, he's since fallen on his head another couple of times. *chides self*

We've decided to convert our spare bedroom (which is by default our second storeroom) into a child-safe room. Hopefully then I can get some work done and get to pee without worrying my life away.

So here's Jeddy attempting to scale his feeding chair. Constantly on the lookout for fresh peaks. ;D















































That's my boy for you!

*sigh of exhaustion*

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Caught on Camera!

And here's the culprit who left those teeth marks behind!

Finally managed to capture his first teeth on camera. Phew!

Jeddy Bites!

Jeddy got so excited about bathing that he chomped on my arm. Can you spot the two little teeth marks and the skin reddening around them? By the time his bath was over, the two marks have puffed up and the area was swollen for a whole day!

Potent bite there.



















I'm keeping my fingers crossed and praying really hard that he doesn't get this excited during milk time. *shudder*

;D

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8 Months!

Lil' Jeddy turns 8 months in a few minutes.

And we're wrapping him up in a little package for all his fans. ;D























Milestones Update: The teething boy is crawling quite efficiently by now and is able to sit up from the prone position. He tries very hard to pull himself up to stand but I think he has inherited Mummy's T-Rex arms (read feeble). Heh heh... all in good time. Still, he's able to stand while supporting his hands on either the tea table or my bum. I've become some sort of an obstacle course for him these days. He's so far cleared my legs and big bottom. I rue the day when he can climb over my head! ;)

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Joker Jeddy Moment
Dinner today for the little one is Fish and Broccoli Porridge. Teething boy must be feeling mighty sore in the gums. After taking a spoonful, he dug around his mouth with a pudgy fist and went on to rub all over his head and face! You must enlarge the picture and have a closer look at where all the fish and broc ended up! And he has the gall to laugh! Grrr....



















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And here's a vid of the day when he first started to crawl forward. Since then, he has been appointed as the Floor Duster. After a crawling session, his cotton singlet would have picked up a fair amount stray hair and dust. Oh, and the occasional unfortunate ant (once I found one flattened against his forehead!). YaHoo!



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Happy 8 Months Jeddy Boy! *kisses*

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Muppet Show

Sis indulged Lil' Jeddy in a little muppet show today at Ikea.



And of course I brought that little green lizard home. I promise to take care of it and give it a good bath and spin in the washer once a month. I also promise that Jeddy will not torture it too much.... not too much.... hee hee...

;)

(Due to the format of this video, it takes donkey years to load... my advice is to load it, go surf around a little and just wait for the chuckle. ;) )

Love Those Gummy Grins

Jeddy is not a smiley baby. Granted, there are smiles and chuckles everyday but it's not easy to squeeze those from Serious Boy.

That's why we treasure those smiley grin-ny moments all the more!

We are loving his toothless gummy grins and laughs. Glad we have this video to remind us of them. But even then, this vid is 'tainted' for if you look really closely, you'll be able to spot those teeth.

So here's after his dinner, and the little guy is trying to poop. But his joker dad is making him laugh. Poor little guy doesn't know what to focus on. That explains his zone-out moments in between chuckles.



Oh, he did poop after that. Big dump.

Double joy. ;D

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Jeddy Has Teeth!

Nope. I don't have any pictures... yet. Little Rascal keeps foiling my attempts to snap a shot of his budding lower incisors. They are now about 1mm above the gums. Cute!

And dangerous. I seriously fear for my n*****s. He's still latching on about 5-6 times a day. And that's a lot of opportunity for him to deliver that dreaded bite. I'm keeping my fingers crossed and praying very hard! So if you ever hear howling in the far distance, you know why.... ;D

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Lil' Jeddy is getting quite adept at eating crackers with his hands. He even recognizes the wrapper of the rice rusks and the container I use to hold his cookies.... he'll go into a food tray pounding frenzy every time I bring those out. Greedy lil' piggy.



















And here's Kaypoh Jeddy. He's spotted the cookie box and is staring longingly at it, leaning over the tray if he has to.


















Jeddy is still not crawling much. But he's progressing a little from crawling backwards to creeping forward (some call it leopard crawl). Still, his curiosity is developing faster and he's now the most kaypoh in the family. Every little noise will have him crane his neck to check out the source.

Tsk tsk.

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6 March Family Outing - Featuring Jeddy's First Bus and Train Ride!

So Jeddy had his first bus and train ride......

At the ripe old age of 6.5 months!

Mr Deprived realized what he's been missing out on all this while and couldn't stop staring out of the windows and all that's around. We took about 7 shots... couldn't even capture one with him looking at the camera despite all efforts. I was so tempted to force-turn his head with my hands. ;P




















Mr D hopped onto the train, totally mystified by the scenery. He pounded the windows throughout our short journey from Pasir Ris to Tampines and I'm secretly relieved that it's only one stop....

























Jeddy perusing the menu during lunch.
























With his Gong Gong who loves him to bits.


















And these three aunties who love him to bits too! That's his Gu Po in the center. She was the one who took care of me when I was a baby while my parents work to bring back the bacon. She's always so full of cheer and love, visiting Jeddy and me every other week and always bearing gifts when she pops over (all the way from Woodlands!). She's the next person to spoil him silly after my sis. ;D And the two of them spoil me silly too! Sigh....I am so blessed.... :)


















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Who Needs Toys Anyway?

I don't know about Jeddy, but I'm done sick with his toys.

He's still chewing those plastic rings with gusto everyday and still swatting at Miss Flower though... so, not that he's complaining... plus I've read that very young babies thrive on familiarity and will play with the same toys for weeks and even months... till they know better anyway! ;D

The point is, I'm bored with seeing him play with the same toys all the time.... Yes, me. I'm bored. And I'm too 'frugal' to buy him more toys. (heh heh) Nor do I have the luxury of time to make him some either.

So I've been throwing household stuff at him. I welcome the change, and he appreciates the novelty. ;)


Let's start with what we call the 'Steamroller'.


















Peek-a-boo!



















And the Laundry Special.

ala clothes rack.























ala socks and 'kerchief hanger


















and the stick-around-Mummy-as-she-does-the-laundry. Note that he's playing with a milk bottle, and breast pump funnel while sitting in the basin. ;D


















And the biggest 'household toy' of all time.....

Daddy O!

Perfect for making the little rascal laugh out loud.



































Now let me see what else I can throw at him. ;D

Suggestions?

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