Time off with the kiddies

This week, i had to take 2 days off cos my parents went outstation. I also came down with a cold, so added an extra day to the time off. The 3 days i had with my kids were absolutely precious. Instead of doing my usual thing where i'd dash off to run errands or window shop with the cikster, i was at home the whole day and i got to know Noah better.

Noah's 9 1/2 months old now. His milestones:

• Sit unaided.
• Crawl (though i still keep an eye on him cos he isnt too smooth at it)
• Sit up from a crawling position.
• Pull himself up in cot.
• Glide.
• Say 'mama' or 'mam mama'.

He's also shown signs of knowing how to get off high places. He turns his butt so that his legs go down first (all this done with my lightly holding him). He's also going through a phase where he wants his mummy over anyone else and im loving it!!! There's nothing like knowing that eventhough bibik takes care of him during the day, that he knows that his heart should be with his mummy. When i do grab him off bibik, he'll lean on me and pat my arm! What's there not to love about this boy? He's also little mister adventure and knocked his head like 3 times in one day. The worst one being under my care and he swung his head into a wall cos he lost his grip on the grill :( The whack sound was terrible and his cry was heart breaking. Luckily he seemed fine...there was no bruising or swelling. Alhamdulillah.

As for my dear bff ciku, we had lunch together at an organic restaurant. I love going out with her cos she's always so well behaved. She dressed prettily that day, even wore a handbag in which she put her little strawberry shortcake. At the restaurant we bumped into uncle pat, aunty jude, aunty angie and their mother.

Inspite of Ciku being my bestie, she tends to feel insecure about her brother. Sometimes she regresses and puts things in her mouth, or runs to me and says, "mummy, i love you very mutts!" I wish there was some way that i could reassure her that i love her to bits, and she's my first born. I hope her insecurities will subside some. I do, however, remember what life was like for me, being the ugly sister to a very cute and handsome brother. Everyone loved him and ignored me. I had issues with that for sure, but overcame them over time.