Mama or Mum Mum?

We thought that Josh's first words are "Mama" but then sometimes it really sounds more like "Mum Mum". Wonder does he know the difference..........

Mama = dearest mummy

Mum Mum = I want food!

Baby's first crawling attempt

I'm just amazed at how fast our baby has grown. For the past month, he can roll easily from side to side and turn one full circle around. Today he started to push himself forward and attempt to get into a crawling position. Yesterday I was just asking hubby if we need to start baby-proofing the house and he thought it's too early. I suspect our boy will be an active kid, so before he gets more mobile, we better set up all the safety precautions soon, like covering sharp corners and power sockets.

Just bought a cute bumper playmat from Korea for Joshton's play area as a cushioning mat. He likes to do head slams on the mattress, so I am worried that he will attempt his head slams on the floor too. I was initially reluctant to get the playmat as I felt it was a little costly, and the cheap ABC foam mat would serve the same purpose. But after seeing Joshton cry when he knocked his head on the hard foam mat, I decided to invest in a good quality playmat for a peace of mind.

My little Jedi Master is 6 months old

My boy just turned 6 months last week. He's so much fun to play with and I totally adore tickling him to make him giggle and showering him with lots of kisses on his face. He loves music and his favourite nursary rhymes are "twinkle twinkle little star" and "10 little indian boys".

Joshton was down with high fever over 38 degrees last week. He had mild fever a week earlier, but I presumed it was due to teething, and my mum fed him barley water daily to cool him down. Only later it came to my knowledge that teething will not result in fever...would have brought him to the doc earlier if i have known that. Recently have been slacking in reading up and following the stages of his development. I will be more conscientious from now on!

Took some photos to mark his 6th month. These were taken after his bath, wrapped up in a hooded towel with a toothy grin. If you look closely, you can spot his two half-grown teeth. Doesn't he look like a cute little Jedi master? May the force be with him!

Joshton's first word is "Ma"!!

Omigosh....Mummy's very happy cos the first word Joshton has uttered is "Ma"! I don't think that he knows what that means yet, cos he says that only when he's crying out for attention....he will go "mmmmm...mmmmm....ma"..."mmmm.....mmmmm....ma". So mummy has won the race against daddy, who has been trying hard to get Joshton to say "Pa Pa"...yay yay.

First tooth!

For the past few weeks, Joshton has been chewing on anything he can lay his hands on.....a clear sign that he's teething. We can now see white tips peeking out at his bottom gum. He would even nibble on my clothes when I am carrying him, so I always end up with a big wet patch of saliva on my sleeves. He has also been irritable and fussy recently, which is quite normal for teething babies. I'm a bit worried that he will bite when I'm nursing him! So far he's been a good boy :)

Joshton & frens at Sentosa

Kids outing at Sentosa on Good Friday....Joshton with his jie jie and kor kor frens :) All of them are born on the same year!

Please help Thien Nhan...

If you read the Sunday Times Life comics section, you probably would have saw the appeal by Lee Chee Chew, the creator of "Chew On It" to help a Vietnamese toddler, Thien Nhan, who was abandoned at birth and left to die....the poor boy was mauled by a dog which bit off his right leg, testicles and penis. He was adopted by a Vietnamese family in Hanoi, and is now seeking sponsors to help pay for his medical care, rehabilitation and education.

On behalf of Joshton, we made a small donation to help little Thien Nhan. All frens out there, do check out this blogspot if you would like make a difference to Thien Nhan's life. Thanks!! :)

http://www.chewonitcomics.blogspot.com/