Yes, I cannot help myself ..

I got a new high chair for Charlotte! It's nice and wooden. She is so so with it. She'd rather sit on my lap anytime .. lol. Actually, I wanted the Stokke Tripp Trapp high chair but I don't think The Hubby will approve of the price. So too bad for me. This one is nice enough.

7 months old ?!

Yea, my little bub will be 7 months old in a few days' time. Man, that was fast. I am getting her used to the stroller now cos man, I can't carry her little ass no more. It's HEAVY. Either that or I'm just weak. We'll go with "she's heavy". Lol.

My smiley baby

The little bub is a smiley and happy baby. And she rarely fusses. Seriously. Unless she's sleepy OR you've left her in the walker a tad too long and she can't take it no more. LOL. Other than that, she's smiling all the time. She's 6.5 months now .. eating cereal though I'm still breastfeeding her. She sleeps right through the night .. THANK GOD. I am freaking 37.5 years old. I don't think I can hack it man .. if she were to be waking up every few hours. She sleeps nice and early .. and she may or may not ask for milk at around 10 pm, but after that, I have all the time to myself to watch tv or surf.

AWESOME.

She sleeps with me but once she's asleep, she doesn't really look for me anymore. I can pretty much sit at the PC and she's ok snoozing away. 

She's hitting her developmental milestones fast. She could sit independently long ago .. just as she hit 6 months of age. And as of a week or so ago, she's pulling herself up to stand. Man, the girl is fearless. Recently, she'll pull herself up to stand, feel that she's stable and let go. Of course, she lands straight on her bum.. lol :p All this of course done on the safety of my bed with me there.

Cheeky and ...

See that cheeky face? .. Miss Cheeky is now 2.5 years old and she is at what people call the "terrible 2s" stage.

"Calista, it's bath time" .. "No, I don't want to bathe" .. "Yes, go bathe NOW" .. "No" .. *crying and howling begins* And it doesn't happen SOMETIMES. It's happening almost everyday. Especially in the mornings. Man, I have to jump out of bed wielding my cane and wave it at her before she takes her bath. I am usually still asleep but I can HEAR her refusing to bathe when my maid tells her to. I quickly get up to settle the matter and then grumpily lie back down. LOL.

When she isn't being a little pain, she's quite sweet and funny ... she CANNOT for the life of her remember "Hello Kitty" and calls the little character, "Kitty Phone" .. initially, I was stumped as hell as to why she called it that .. and then I realized .. she associates the word "Hello" with the telephone. And she thinks when we say, "Hello Kitty" .. we are greeting the darn thing. Well, that's rather clever of her cos who would think that "Hello Kitty" is a NAME. Hahaha !

She is rather like Claudia and is more quiet and reserved but having many kids mean they always have each other and she LOVES following her big sisters so when Lauren and Emily are friendly to strangers, she is likely to follow suit.

I really can't believe that she's going to be 3 years old this November. Man, where has the time gone? .. 

Emily and her bling ..

 

lol :p FINALLY, I have ONE girl that lurves bling-ing herself up. Emily will ensure she is maxed out on accessories before leaving the house. Actually, scratch that. The little aunty will also be decked out like a Christmas tree even at home. I love seeing her wearing all her stuff. She's totally at ease with it and with herself. And she tops it all off with her Dora high heeled sandals. It's really cute to see her tottering away in her shoes and all dressed up to boot.

Lauren likes to look nice too. She prefers wearing makeup and generally wants to look nice and neat. Although Claudia was never a tomboy, she shied away from too-girly stuff growing up .. Now, she's more comfortable with herself and being older, is in no way like Emily (lol!).

recent pics

The girls are doing great. Except the usual coughs and colds, they're all fine. Very blessed to have perfectly healthy kiddies.

There's nothing like ..

There is really nothing like having your own little baby to hug and cuddle and kiss. A baby who will always gaze at you adoringly and want to be near you all the time.

Charlotte sleeps with me, I nurse her and most of the time, she's in her sling and I carry her with me wherever I go. She's very contented and happy to be near me and I can practically do anything I need to. Eat, shop etc.

While I am happy to see her growing well, I know I'll miss this stage of babyhood.