It's time to baby proof our home

Oliver is a gadget baby. He loves the alarm clock, calculator, the intercom at home and at the lift. He was also starting to show interests in our electrical socket. =(

New swimsuit

Donning a new swim suit and second time at our swimming pool. The wind at 7th level was strong but that did not bother him. He was very busy splashing water on his left and right. Gone were his fear of water. He even drank a bit of the pool water and almost fell off his fighter plane float into the water. Oliver was simply too excited. We were enjoying so much of his companion that I had to remind Boon Heng not to let Oliver stay too long in the pool. He had just recovered from a runny nose.

And he climbs the next day!

It was a delightful experience for us to witness this moment of Oliver climbed from our bed to his bed. We just feel so proud of him.

First Crawl

Oliver had his first crawl on 8 August 2007. What a good date he had chosen to impress us! He was 8 months, 2 weeks and 3 days old.


It was about 9 plus at night and it was Oliver's sleeping time. I let him latch on, but he did not doze off. His eyes were open after he had suckled enough. Feeling tired, I put him on the bed to play on his own. Minutes later, I saw him moving towards me. Oliver crawled!

Facing Separation Anxiety

Eight months old Oliver clung to me. He wanted no one but his mummmy to hold or cuddle him at nights. When we visited Oliver's grandma place, he would cry for my attention. When I walked across the living room, Oliver seated in his high chair would cry when he spotted me. He would hold out his hands signalling for me to carry him.

I felt proud of this "mummy only" attitude of Oliver, yet also helpless over it. I wish I can spilt into multiple bodies. This will however come to pass. I can imagine many years later, I will look back at now and wish Oliver will again crave for my attention.

Apprehension

Oliver was given this train set from a friend during his first month baby shower. I decided to take it out from the cupboard before I forget. My memory these days was exactly the size of a bird's brain.

Just like facing any other new toys, Oliver was always apprehensive about them in the beginning. He would observe the train for a while before his monster self surfaced. This weekend was full of surprises for Oliver. We also bought him a beach ball that he enjoyed kicking with his legs and hitting with his hands.

We also headed to Botanic Gardens finally!!! Stayed there for less than an hour before we packed off heading for home. Well, Oliver was so stricken with hunger pangs. Sorry, mummy's fault. I bought only one feeding out.

Living on the edge

More interesting sleeping styles kicked in this month, including sleeping at the edge of the bed. I suspected he had inherited these habits from me.

Sleeping on tummy

Oliver was very active in his sleep recently. He would turn to his sides, moved up and down the bed. Having a bolster was no help at all. Three days ago I found him sleeping peacefully on his tummy. Why now? Months ago, I was trying so hard to get Oliver to sleep on his tummy to prevent him from having flat head. But he just couldn't sleep on his tummy. Now that he can, there is no hope for his flat head already.