I am 8 months old and I am just so Adorable...

Hi! I am 8 months old today. I have just started to have a new sense of freedom, gliding from one place to another, reaching for my favourite items like plastic bags and my mummy's books and magazines, my daddy's remote controls and bit and pieces of paper here and there. I get very upset when my mummy takes these things away from me and gives me other items, so-called toys to play with instead. She doesn't understand I don't really care for them but they are sometimes quite nice to chew on.

My mummy sometimes put me in front of the television but I am not interested in the Baby Einstein programmes it shows. I prefer to play with my Chie Chie who loves to tickle me and is very good at making me laugh. My Chie Chie is also very good at singing and dancing and I love to watch her whenever she does that. I particularly like it when we play catch the balloon. That is my most favourite game. And my Chie Chie is my most favourite person.

Apart from my Chie Chie, my other favourite person is my mummy. She always kisses, hugs and strokes me and whispers sweet little nothings into my ears. She also cuddles me all the time and makes me feel very comfortable and safe and loved. My mummy sometimes feeds me very strange things like mashed pumpkin and avocado. They are nice but I still prefer my mummy's milk which I drink every 3 hours except in the nights when I get particularly hungry, so my mummy has to feed me as and when I need a drink. Sometimes I just want to suckle but my mummy doesn't mind that. She is always just there for me whenever I need her.

Most of the time, I lie down on my back or on my tummy. But once in a while, I like to sit up to watch the goings-on in the world, in which case, I'll scream and kick a fuss to catch my mummy or my daddy's attention and won't stop until they come to pick me up and let me sit on their laps. I particularly like sitting on my daddy's laps. He likes to bounce me up and down which is really fun and which makes me giggle. He also tickles me and showers me with lots of kisses. I like that very much. At the moment, I still need support to sit upright but the day will soon arrive when I can sit on my very own. I simply can't wait!

I love bath time. I love the little duck and other items that mummy sometimes lets me play with in the bathtub. I also love to kick in the water and to watch and feel the tiny droplets of water jetting out from the shower head onto my chest. Bath time always ends too soon. I am always so disappointed when mummy carries me out from the tub and wrap me up in a towel. That always makes me scream a little in protest. I particularly hate it during dressing time when mummy puts my head, hands and legs through the tiny holes of the collar, sleeves and trousers, so I scream even louder whenever she does that.

Mummy sometimes brings me to the mirror where I could see my mummy and a cute little baby smiling back at me. I like him and am always happy to see him.

Other persons I love are my Er Yee and my grandparents. My Er Yee stays with us and I see her almost every evening. She is very bubbly and always calls my name and asks me how I am when she comes home from work. She also carries me and lets me sit on her laps sometimes. I also like her as she is always smiling. As for my grandpa and granny, I sometimes see them a lot and sometimes not at all. This is because they live very far away but come to see me once in a while. I love to sleep on my grandpa's very big tummy as it is very comfortable. I love to be cuddled by my granny as her arms are always very warm.

What else do I love? I love it when my mother sings to me or blow air onto my face. I love it when my granny pats me to sleep and sings me her lullaby. I love it when daddy gives me a high five. I love it when everybody around me is smiling and laughing. And I love it so very much when chie chie bounces up and down beside me.

My mummy always says I am so very adorable. She calls me her little angel and her cutie pie and her darling little baby boy. She also tells her friends that she is very lucky to have me, that I bring her lots of joy and that she is thankful I am blessed with luck and graciousness. Everywhere I go, people come to take a closer look at me. They all call me "The Friendly Baby". That is why grandpa says mummy should stick a notice on my stroller to say "Please see and not touch!" That is also why my daddy says one day I will have many many girls to love me :)

This is a picture of me when I was 7 months old. See how much I have grown. Do you like my funky hair-style?