Practising Hand-Eye Coordination

Months ago, Thaleia used to enjoy playing with this fishing boat. Kept the toy back in the box for a while when she got bored of it. This week I took out the fishing boat again. But we realised the little one has long forgotten how to perform her fishing. And she got frustrated trying, she screamed and had Daddy coming out of the bathroom wondering what has happened.
Well, it took a few tries before she got the hang of it again.

Here's a clip of Thaleia hooking up 8 fishes..

Going to keep the fishing boat again and test her 1 week later. It's quite fun to see her grappling with the fact that she lost a skill she used to have and try again. Hehe..

Heart Review tomorrow

Tomorrow, we'll be going for another round of heart review for Thaleia. According to the doctor, if things are improving as it was seen the last time, we can stop going back to KKH Hospital Cardiac Centre. Lord, please grant Thaleia a good wholesome heart with no murmur. In the mighty name of Jesus, amen.

Fun in the Pool

Sunday 29th August was David's birthday! Which happens to be just a day after David's mum's birthday. David and Thaleia had some good bonding time in the pool, together with Thaleia's cousins, Ezra and Charity. Thaleia did not show any signs of fear of water but she did look irritated when there was water splashing into her eyes. And I think she needs a new swimsuit, she's growing taller,bigger..so quickly!

Mastering the Art of Walking

It looks like my little girl has mastered the art of walking. I passed her a biscuit and see if she can walk and eat with a biscuit in one hand at the same time. She managed okay!

As Baby T's weight had hit extremes (to the right of the weighing scales) when she was around 2months, we were concerned if her weight would affect her physical development and mobility in the first year. After reading up on Glenn Doman's articles and advise on creating a condusive environment to encourage physical movements for babies, we took some deliberated steps:

1) The prone position for sleeping since 2 months:

According to Glenn Doman, this is actually a more natural sleeping style for the tiny babies and they actually belly-crawl in their sleep. I did not go to the extend of building a crawling track around my bed but most of the time, my little sumo was sleeping on her belly. It suits her well too.

2) Spending as much time as possible on the floor

No playpens. Just a floor mat, mum, dad and the baby having fun.

3) Arranging bedroom furniture to facilitate her "cruising" once she could stand

We bought a small low height sofa and right placed it against the wall, next to the mattress where she sleeps. Most of the mornings, when she wakes up, she rolls near the sofa and pulls herself up to stand and cruise to reach for the toys placed at the end of the sofa seat.

4) Playing catching once she could crawl
This game really put her navigation skills to test as Mummy chases from the bedroom to the kitchen with a "scary" voice, "I'm gonna catch you, Thaleia!"

Milestones: Flipped at 5.5mths. Commando crawled at 7mth. Crawling well at 8mths Cruising at 9mths Walking all right at 14mths. It is pure joy seeing her grow.