Moonwalk

Little O has learnt to walk backwards recently. On some days I will catch him assessing the area around him, making sure that he has plenty of space before walking backwards. However, his spatial estimation still needs lots of polishing.


I bet in no time he'll be able to do Michael Jackson's moonwalk. What a way to charm the girls, right?

Brought Little O to the Telok Kurau park last Sunday early morning. There were only 2 of us at the playground, so it was good bonding time for us.


Found a swing that allowed him sit securely by himself without falling off, and he absolutely loved it! 

Tummy seat

Last night Little O was playing with Daddy before bedtime. Daddy became tired from the play and laid down to take a rest. Little O must have been disappointed with Daddy's lack of stamina and decided to give Daddy a hard whack on the tummy. It sounded really painful and Daddy got a shock. 


Not sure when Little O started the habit of hitting people and it seems like the greater our reaction from him hitting us, the more excited he becomes. :s


As if the whack was not enough, Little O decided to sit on Daddy's tummy as well! So naughty.

Got milk?

Little O and I went to the baby fair in Expo last Saturday. We stopped at 1 stall that was selling the toy - Rollipop Advance and Little O spent a good 5-minute playing with the toy by himself. The toy was supposed to help little kids develop their hand-and-eye coordination because they have to place some balls into a hole and observe the balls rolling down the designated path. 


However after awhile,  Little O was bored of the toy and decided to take the balls away instead!

Brought Little O to Cedele on Sunday morning and ordered babycinno for him. The tiny cup of frothy milk cost $1.50 and he didn't even like it! I couldn't resist taking a few pictures of him and his milk moustache, but he just wouldn't sit still for me to take the photos.

Does anyone want to hire Little O for "Got Milk" campaign?

Dead tired

Daddy told me something funny last night. Even though I was not there to witness the incident, I could totally imagine what he described. Here's what happened:

Yesterday afternoon Daddy brought Little O out for lunch, not realising that Little O was really tired because he played too hard in the morning. Halfway while feeding Little O, he saw Little O's eyelids closing. Silly Daddy even thought that Little O was enjoying the food so much that he was doing the "closing of eyes and mouthing mmm" act.


The next moment Daddy heard a thump! When he turned towards Little O, he saw Little O's head was the table because he fell asleep while eating (too bad Daddy did not take a photo of Little O then). As it was an uncomfortable position for Little O to sleep, he started wailing. Daddy had to shove his food down his throat so that he could bring Little O home as soon as possible.


By the time Daddy brought Little O to the car and put him on the car seat, he was barely awake. Even before Daddy drove out of the carpark, Little O was completely knocked out! 

Little O knocked out in the car seat

Girls with long hair

Little O has a thing for girls with long hair. When he goes to the park, he will pay attention to only girls with long hair and "bo-chup" the rest. He is particularly fond of his 10-year-old girlfriend, Renee, who lives like four houses away from us. Sometimes when we are at the park, I will ask if he sees Renee Jie-Jie around. If she is not there, he will shake his head.

I heard from my mother-in-law (Nai-Nai) that Renee once went out with the family (minus Daddy and me) to St Regis for dinner. After dinner, they went to the hotel room, which they booked for the night, to bathe Little O. They asked Renee if she wanted to join Little O in his bath and she jumped at the chance immediately. She took off her clothes without hesitation and had a splashing good time with Little O in the bathtub!

Daddy and I would like to say that we brought up Little O well because he was completely unfazed by the tempting naked beauty before him and did not leave her crying after the night was over. :)

Yesterday, I went to the park and found him there with Renee and Ian (Renee's elder brother). It was work week for the scouts and brownies, so they asked if they could take care of Little O for 1 hour. Daddy said yes, and they brought him to the park to play (under the supervision of Nai-Nai of course). They took good care of Little O, so I will give them 5 stars for the job well done!

Ian carrying Little O

Not bad, Little O, you let the girl do the driving!

Renee pushing Little O in his Mickey Mouse bicycle.

Friendly baby

Little O has been a really friendly baby these days (as compared to when he was much younger). He will give you a goofy smile when asked to and lets practically anybody carry him, regardless of race, language and religion. Little O's Por Por will say "so jialat, mang-ka-li also can carry him".

Here's a video of him showing his skills of laughing, crying and smiling!

He called Daddy loud and clear

Okay, so here's my first post on my 15-month old baby, Owen Ho (Little O).

Background
1) Cherry (Little O's nanny) played us out. 2 weeks ago, she flew back to The Philippines. On the day when she was supposed to come back to SG, we received a text from her saying that she will not be coming back to work for us.

2) It had been very tiring (more so for Daddy and my MIL because they had been staying at home) looking after Little O for the past 2 weeks, taking care of his feeding, bathing, playing, etc.

3) With Cherry now gone, Little O has turned into a sticky monster! He refuses to let me out of his sight. If he sees me leaving for work, he'll start crying. I can only sneak away when he is distracted.

Taking the above into consideration, I decided that there was a need for a BCP plan - Little O must be comfortable with others taking care of him and without mommy around. If Daddy and I decide to go on a holiday without Little O, he needs to comfortable with staying with his grandparents.

Therefore, last Sunday morning, I asked my dad (Gong Gong) to fetch Little O from my place to theirs (I needed to assess if Little O was comfortable going out without Mommy). Both Daddy and I would turn up later for lunch. I was afraid that he would start crying once Gong Gong drove off. But according to Gong Gong, he was very well behaved! Well done, Little O!

When Daddy and I reached my parents' place for lunch, Little O saw us at the door. He walked towards us and called "Da-Tih" loud and clear, before walking away! What? No "Ma-ma" or hugs for me? Heh. Nevermind, I'm pretty sure Daddy's heart melted when Little O called out to him.

Little O having fun at the airport with Gong Gong