so my little dot turns 13 months today. for the record, here's what she's been up to ever since she turned One...
# she's good at figuring how things work on her own, after seeing someone doing it. like i was lifting the end of the carpet in my bedroom to sweep under it and she saw me. later on i caught her sibuk-sibuk peeking under the carpet, looking for goodness knows what. she also enjoys opening boxes and emptying them out, only to make a huge mess strewn all over the floor. no guesses as to how she figured out that boxes can be opened.
# her sleep patterns has changed a bit. sometimes she can go on for hours on end without daytime naps. probably because of sugar high. must remember not to give her any sugary stuff before bedtime.
# she's good at throwing tantrums by making her body go limp / keras if doesn't get what she wants. especially if we take things from her. she has a strong grip. she'll start babbling nonsense (in protest) and starts crying once we manage to take the item away from her. usually it'll be things that she's not supposed to play with in the first place.
# she babbles nonsense now - spanish? german? swedish? i can't really make out what she's trying to say. at what age will baby babble start to make any sense?
# whenever Daddy tells her no, she'll start to cry. it's as if she understands that what she's doing is wrong, hehe. buat muke kesian pulak.
# if she's holding a toy and we ask her to give it to us, she'll hold her arm out, then tarik balik, like main acah-acah only, huhu. but sometimes she'll hand it to us if she's in a good mood, but then she'll mintak balik the toy, haha. otherwise she'll just campak jer kluar her crib. that's her favorite thing to do these days. my back dah patah just picking up the pieces off the floor.
# she understands a few words now, like she'll point to Mickey Mouse if we ask her where Mickey Mouse is, or where is Ashu, then she'll point to her youngest Aunty. things like that. people and those little things that she often interacts with. been trying to teach her to salam but so far to no avail. now we're working on her to kiss Mommy and Daddy =P.
# she's a clapping pro now. whenever she hears Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, she'll make genggam-ing motions with her fists. she hasn't managed to master the technique yet, but that'll suffice at the moment, haha. she sways to the music too, macam dancing, kekekeke.
# she's still stuck onto her Chewy. and she still uses her pacifier to sleep. i think i need to get another Chewy for her. she loves to gnaw on the ends of the blanket. she won't go to sleep as easily without her Chewy. haiz. she's just like her Daddy.
# she's showing signs of wanting to eat by herself, but i shudder each time i think off the potential mess that i have to clean up after. i think i need to get a high chair and a splat mat first. a mobile-eating baby can end up in disastrous results.
# 4 teeth is out, another top 2 looks like they're about to appear soon. i have no idea how to brush her teeth. the other day i stuck my finger in her mouth and she clamped her teeth shut and bit as hard as she could. OUCH.
# she doesn't teeth on her teething toys, she prefers to gnaw on her crib instead -.- is there a place that sells those plastic protectors for the crib? she's gnawing the paint right off the crib.
# i can assure you she hates wearing anything on her head. be it any kind of hat or sunnies, she'll surely try her hardest to get it off her head. sigh. the only thing that i can do which she doesn't mind is to tie her hair up into a coconut ponytail. her hair is really wavy i've gotten tons of compliments for it =). i love it too.
trying to rip the hat off her head
# if last month she didn't like to smile for the camera, this month she does now.
showing off her teethbuds
# sudah terrer menjerit. screaming, testing out her lungs capacity.
# you know the art of swinging a baby? i think munirah of tripletsplusone exercises this with her kids. some parents might think their limbs might tercabut, or seem hazardous, but Dayana absolutely loves it. i'll look up the benefits of this and let you know later.
# she knows she can view children songs on Daddy's iPhone. previously she was only interested in my flip phone and didn't even glance at Daddy's latest gadget. now that she knows songs like Twinkle Twinkle Little Star and ABC can be viewed on the iPhone, she'll demand for it each time she sees Daddy pulling it out. hehe. habiss.
# she eats practically everything given to her - biskut raya, grapes, even nasi. i noticed that if there was a choice between her porridge and our food, she'll prefer our food, spitting back out her porridge. sheesh. we need to get a high chair for her soon. Ikea is in mind. simple and cheap.
# sibuk nak tekan the keys on the laptop just to annoy Mommy and Daddy, especially when she knows that she shouldn't do so. sometimes her eyes are somewhere else, but her fingers are all over the keyboard. multitasking kot. every nook and cranny oso mau perosek.
press press press...
# she still loves to flip through her books without actually reading them. but sometimes when i abandon her in her crib, she'll entertain herself by actually observing the colorful illustrations on each page. hee. still have to stick with boardbooks though. she'll tear paper apart.
# she's more friendlier towards people, surprisingly, although not 100% of the time. i noticed during the raya celebrations that she'll warm up to you much faster if you choose to initially leave her alone to explore by herself, as opposed to you coming up to her and breathing down her neck.
# shows signs of wanting to walk, attempting to stand most of the time with her feet wide apart to stabilize herself, haha. usually 2-3 steps before she lands on her butt. she knows how to climb stairs, but she doesn't know how to climb down them.
# she loves our Tickle Me Elmo. unfortunately the mechanism dah lingkup. does anyone know of a place where i can fix Elmo?
# she likes trains! Daddy's thinking of getting her a Thomas (... waitaminit, is this for Dayana or Daddy?)
on a separate note, Daddy is now fixed onto the show, the Wizards of Waverly Place. hahahaha.
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