some general updates on motherhood

my cutie pie is almost 22months old --just 2 months short of turning 2 years old!

he can do lots of things now. too many to account for here. some major things that i want to document though:

- hes got more hair now. covers his scalp. we contemplated on shaving it off but then it took so long for it to get here. hes got nice curls and his hair reaches the top of his shoulder blades now, which is quite long but is only obvious during bath times. i hope he inherits his father's hairy-ness which, come to think of it, he has. if you look close enough, you can see that hes got a hairy back, sideburns, hairy knuckles. my son i mean.

- he can walk, run, climb (up the grill, into his high chair, onto the table, into a big flower pot), somersault (horror). so he cant be left alone anymore.

- he knows how to operate a handphone, dvd player, laptop (my mum is very impressed with this).

- his eating habits have improved some but hes still eating blended food.

- he can drink from a straw (a recent development so im quite happy). i call it "the graduation".

- he can take off his pants. we're gonna have to start potty-training him soon.

- he can say mummy & daddy now (instead of mama & dada earlier) as well as other new words. not so with sentences but i'm not too worried.

- hes got a bad temper. likes to bang his head on the floor when hes angry. doctors say it'll reduce when he learns to speak and that it's just an attention seeking gimmick. well, it definitely gets our attention.

- we've started punishing him via time-outs in a corner. when he first got a time-out, he thought it was a game. & kept looking at us and laughing. not so much now haha. its amazing to observe how a child's mind catches up: he understands that it's a punishment & will stay in his corner, facing the wall, crying until the time is up (usually 5 minutes).

this year marks my 2nd year as a mom. i love being one. sure i complain to the husband about not having time to myself etc. but when there is an opportunity, i usually back out. nothing to worry about really as the husband can do everything provided that some loose instructions are given.

for mother's day this year, i got some dresses for myself & the husband cooked and got me some tiramisu. & from the son, well i almost had a heart attack due to his "terrible twos" antics. but despite all that, i love that my son gives me or his dada a saliva-soaked kiss on the lips or nose depending on where he lands but he only offers his face to be kissed when it's anyone else. i love that he holds our hands when we're out walking. that hes such a bubbly little character & sleeptalks pleasantly, sometimes featuring a chuckle. that he says susu as shu-shu. that he dances funny. that he can pretend laugh when the adults are laughing just to be in the conversation. that he loves having visitors and cries when they leave. that he can serve beers in a can when his uncles come over. that he holds our faces close to his when he sleeps.

i could go on & on, but i wont...

pictures will be uploaded hopefully soon.