My little girl

Let me share a little about my little girl. :) Wanna blog some of these details to serve as sweet memories.

This little girl of mine decides when she wants to nap. On some days, she will be so cooperative and just do what you want her to do. On some, she will decide to do things her way. When there are guests in the house, she will definitely not want to sleep. When she decides to sleep, she can do without the pacifier and any patting. When she doesn't want to sleep, offering the pacifier and patting her will also be useless.

She enjoys listening to conversations. She can stay put in one position for a long time when people are conversing. If not, she will feel bored rather easily. She enjoys going outdoors. Hubby told me yesterday that her expression changed completely when he was carrying her back home and she cried immediately upon reaching home. haha :) She now recognises the way home, the lift etc.

In the past, she used to stop crying once she was picked up from the baby cot. But nowadays, she will only stop when you open the door of her room and step out of the room into another living space.

She now throws tantrums while feeding cos she feels bored and wants a change of scenery and some fun. For a while, I was at a lost, cos I need to ensure that she gets a full feed at each feeding. Her tantrums made it really difficult for me to ascertain whether she was fussing because of gas in her stomach, or she was already full, or she just wanted to be released to have some fun. Today, I decided to just let her throw the tantrum and be silent until she stopped. This little girl tried to push her luck, but when she realised I was silent and peeked at me using the corner of her eyes, she stopped and quietly continued to feed. :) Her expression was so cute that it made me laugh. (haha! as a parent I should not have giggled, afterall it was a tantrum)

This little girl is generally more cooperative at night. She now goes to sleep much faster, with less resistance, cos she knows no one plays with her at night. She wakes up at times in the middle of the night and plays in the baby cot without crying for anyone. When she is done with her playing (which can be up to 2 hours), she will go to sleep on her own. Sometimes I wonder what's so fun about playing by herself in the baby cot in the middle of the night. :)

Though it's been difficult tackling her sleep and feeding problems, it's also been fun getting to know her, discerning her cries, watching her throw her tantrums etc. She is so intelligent and she communicates with us through her various expressions and cries. It's amazing.

Despite the numerous discipline problems and headaches she has been giving us, we still think she is SUPER CUTE! :p