I Want to Break Free...

I can hear the song playing in my head (this must tickle Fuzzy, because it is "old music"). Chubbs has been in Anglin brothers mode recently. He has tired wriggling his way out of his crib, his "potty", his rocker, my arms (a bit too soon eh?) etc... all from him discovering that he can flip over onto his tummy in less than a second (he has been training hard). Chubbs knows we are now extra vigilant, but still gives it his best shot, often letting out a war-cry beforehand. I applaud his determination.

 Attempt no. 113

 Waiting my chance...

 Now!

(Check out the focus in his eyes...)

Lunar New Year

 

 Gongxi gongxi...

Here's what CNY was probably like for barely 5-month old Chubbs (in his own words)...

1. Mommy carries me to a place I've never been, I go through the door and immediately get swamped by about 10-30 giant strangers, all of them shrieking excitedly at me. I have no idea what they are saying, and why are their voices so high and loud?

2. They take turns to carry me and bounce me on their laps. Being passed around from one giant to another makes me feel like my feed is coming back up :(

3. Then I get poked in the cheek and chin incessantly. Think they are trying to get me to do something. What could it be? This hurts!

4. The giants make this loud noise when they slam their hands together. They keep doing it! Am I supposed to be amused?

5. I'm sleep-deprived. My romper is drenched with sweat. I pooped. This is uncomfortable. Help!

6. I see mommy! I see mommy! Come get me!

7. Oh no... who's this taking me and bouncing me on her lap again?! My diaper feels squishy :(

Wash, rinse, repeat x 7 houses over the past 2 days

 A well-deserved break!

I stopped to think what it was like for Chubbs after I came home on after the 1st day of visiting and collapsed on the bed, dizzy with a splitting headache. We had gone on for about 10 hours straight. The heat, noise, travelling etc., was almost too much to handle. Don't get me wrong... it was great catching up with relatives and introducing Chubbs to them, but it was just too tiring. I was worried for Chubbs because he missed almost all his naps due to the tight visiting schedule, he didn't have his "potty" to poop properly in, and didn't feed too well with all the distractions around. Through all that, Chubbs was accommodating and he did not cry once. He played, laughed and talked to everybody around, soaking in all the festivities, only to crash in his car seat later on. Fuzzy and I are so proud of him. Really wonder how he does it.

 Out cold for 2 hrs!

In all, we had an action-packed CNY, with more activities to come over the next two weekends. Fuzzy and I were aching today from all that trotting around. Chubbs recuperated at home today with his toys and slept (and pooped) to his little heart's content.

 Let me sleep!

Size L and 1 Rung Down

Chubbs has graduated to large diapers... always makes us proud :) For a few weeks now, he has been doing no.1s and 2s in Mamy Poko Ls and they are serving us very well. Anyone trying to figure diapers out, we use Mamy Poko at night and when we're headed out, and Pet Pet at home in the day. Mamy Poko is a more economical version of Pampers, and Pet Pet is simply cheap and good.

Another big milestone... Fuzzy has lowered Chubbs' mattress by one notch. Chubbs' cherrywood crib has 4 mattress height settings so we can progressively lower the mattress level as his motor skills develop and he grows older, eventually converting to a toddler bed. Chubbs has learnt how to use the rails around his crib to hoist himself up and shimmy from one point to another (super dangerous). That's how he gets around for now, since he's still learning to crawl.

 Pulling myself along...

All the tummy time sessions have paid dividends and Chubbs is now able to flip over with one swift twist of his hip. He seems to enjoy this new found freedom of movement, maybe a little too much, as he has taken to doing push-ups in the middle of the night. Chubbs being top heavy, as all babies are, gave Fuzzy a scare last night when his "dua tao" (that's big head, for the uninitiated) was sticking out above the rails. Since Fuzzy has adjusted the mattress height, we can sleep peacefully, and won't find ourselves waking up one day to find Chubbs scaled over his crib.

 Before

  After

Now that baby is becoming more mobile, my hubby and I are starting to plan the logistics to child-proof the room. It's a stressful period and it's going to take a lot of time and energy to do make the place safest possible for Chubbs. But I think we will have endless fun once baby starts crawling, and scooting around in his walker. Plus we'll definitely get a good workout trying to keep up with him.

 You can't catch me!

More Funny Photos

 I feel so small :(

 Baby Tarzan!

 Where's Chubbs?!

 Couch potato :/

Early start...

 Cheeky cheeky!

Fuzz post...

LMG is back at work today and the Fuzzman is left to hold the fort... 

First we feed... (reenactment)

 

 

Then we let the food digest...

 'sup?

 Touch my toes... 

 Watching TV with daddy...

Then it's nap time! 

 Sleep is good...

Our First Family Dinner

Fuzzy and I try to do date night once a month. Actually, it is a bigger deal for me than it is for him. Since I don't step out of the house during the weekdays (except for evening walks with Chubbs), it's nice to dress up and head out into civilisation occasionally. Plus it's great to be lovey dovey with each other again, and take a breather with a glass of wine.

We usually leave Chubbs at home with his grandies and pick a restaurant that we haven't tried around our area, so that we don't have to be away from our baby for too long. But yesterday, we decided to let him join us on our excursion to a Japanese restaurant in Bukit Timah Shopping Centre. Fuzzy happily noted that this was our first family dinner together :)

I expected it to be a quiet place for a Saturday night dinner because of the location. Turned out, there was a party of 20 celebrating a birthday, and at least 15 other patrons in the little restaurant. So Chubbs got a bit more stimulation than what he bargained for. Despite that, baby was well-behaved; either fiddling quietly with his toys in the pram, or sitting on my lap watching restaurant operations.

We enjoyed ourselves thoroughly, and I think Chubbs had fun too, judging from how he was smiling and playing with the staff and other customers. To ease baby into the dining scene, we'll pick less crowded, hole-in-the-wall places to eat for now. Then maybe in a few months, we can tackle dim sum on Sunday morning :/

Bring me along, please? I promise I won't cry.

Funny Photos

 Why is my nose so red?

 Gimme that toy!

 Sleeeeepy...

 Check out my chins!

 Good joke, daddy!

 Comatose

 Ditto