Mama Papa

Ian started calling Mama Papa recently. One day, while riding in his car seat, he pointed to hubby who was driving and said "pa pa pa pa". Then, he turned to me who was sitting beside me and called me "ma ma ma ma". He has now perfected his "ma ma ma ma" to "mama". Being called mama by Ian is one of the high points of parenthood.

Today, Ian joined his kong kong to do some gardening work outside. I took some pictures only to find out later that hubby had the camera's white balance setting at custom mode. As a result, all the pictures came out with a bluish tone. Here are some pictures, converted to B&W.

Santa

I never have a deep notion of Santa Claus growing up in Malaysia. So, the thought of having a picture of Ian with Santa never crossed my mind until a colleague of mind asked me if I have brought Ian to take a picture of Santa. Off we went to the mall and spent some money on a picture with Santa. The Santa's beard was real. The Santa position must be pretty competitive. I was told that it takes real beard to be a Santa these days.

Ian was Little Santa at 4 months old...his 1st Christmas

Ian with Santa on his 2nd Christmas

Some Random Videos

Just discovered that I can actually post video on this blog without having to use the overpopulated Youtube. Here are some trials:

Ian's Head Banging Dance at about 10 month old


Ian's Swing Dance at about 13 month old


Ian's Jazz Dance at about 14 month old


Ian's Turkey Dance at about 16 month old


Man, talk about evolution!

New Facial Expressions

Ian is 16 months now, and he has developed a few new facial expressions:

Naughty Look:

Acting Cute Look:

Pig-pig Mouth Look:

Concentrating on his toys...

A Mother's Worries

In a blink of an eye, papa and mama have been with us for 1 month. In a few more months, they will go home and I will have to look for someone to care for Ian. My mind has been spinning for the last few days, worried about Ian’s future care-taker. Is she going to feed Ian with patience? Is she going to take good care of his skin? Maybe I am worrying myself unnecessarily.

Work has been challenging since I cut down my work hours. Expectations from me are still the same despite fewer working hours that I can put out. I am not doing my best at work. Two of my friends became stay home moms recently. I would do the same if this decision is independent of all other factors.

Little Ian continues to be our big joy. Our little music lover has picked up the harmonica lately and he does very well. Here are some pictures of him.

Ian doing the "Turkey Dance"

Started playing the harmonica at month 16...
Had a little skin irritation around one eye...
Hello hello? Who is this?
Ian helping with Christmas decorations
In his Christmas outfit