I feel like a lousy mum today.Just plain lousy.A child's behaviour sometimes equates to mum's pride.

Example:
"Yasmin doesn't wanna eat?"
(Untold translation:Oh...mum doesn't know how to cook eh?Oh....mum doesn't know how to coax her to eat....)

"Yasmin misbehave?"
(Untold translation:Didn't mum know how to teach her children?)

"Hey,Yasmin still wanna eat?"
(Untold translation: What?Didn't mum give you enough food/milk?)

"Yasmin has rashes/cuts"
(Untold translation:Mum doesn't know how to take care of her child)

Gosh....I'm seriously getting paranoid.Lousy....but definately feeling better after writing this.Coz it's beginning to sound stupid to me.

Yasmin the musical genius?
NOT...

Days with Yasmin are always enjoyable no matter god-damn irritating she could be....seriously...

Taking care of a child is no easy task.Yasmin is truly an "energizer-batt" baby.She goes on and on and on.

When I need to rest my mind,I'll take her to the playground.It's fun for her and "switch off" time for me.We get immersed in our environment.She doesn't do much but run,climb the steps and slide down.Sometimes we meet some other kids but they are mostly much older than her.I'll just have to watch out for her safety though.

Almost everyday now she'll requests to play on the organ.Not that she's musically inclined though....I guess she just enjoys pressing and hearing the different sounds they make.I'm not really bothered with teaching her the organ though.Simply...I enjoy music....so I would want her to share the music appreaciation too.I'm just exposing her to the different kinds of music now.

From music.....to Art.I love Art....but so far what I could make Yasmin do is to scribble her crayon on the paper.Been wanting to play paint with her but the stress of cleaning up after just puts me off...

I can't wait for her to grow up.....can't wait for her to do things with me.....but then again....when she's all grown up....will she be wanting to to those things with me?

I wonder...

At least, for now....when I cook,she'll be there.She'll sometimes say times like "Hot...Dap(for sedap-delicious)...mam(for food)" and tries to imitate me(I'll pretend to teach her how to cook).

For now,she'll grab her book when I read and wants to read together....

For now,we like to look out the window together....

For now,we love to play with bubbles...(she loves her duck although it can't squeak)

For now,we love to tickle and snuggled up together.....

For now,we love watching Sesame Street....singing my favourite..."rubber-duckie song"by Ernie.By the way,she knows "Big Bird,Ernie and Bert now....besides Elmo of course...

For now,we love to play hide-and-seek in the house...

Hmmm....when will all these end?

Taking care of a child isn't all a bed of roses either....if I might add...

She loves to scream on top of her lungs when she doesn't want to do something as told.....real high pitch ones....

She loves running away and wants to let me catch her when she needs to put on her diaper....or her hair to be comb... She'll be shrieking with laughter when I catch her

She loves playing with MY food when we dine together...doesn't fancy her "age-appropriate" utensils.She wants ADULT forks/spoons.

She loves saying "na nak(for tak nak-don't want)" when we ask her to do something....like clear up her toys....

She loves to run around in the mall....refusing to hold our hands when walking....bumping into people who can't see her..

She loves refusing to stay in her car seat....

She seriously love to mess up the house....her toys are everywhere...

But seriously....no matter what...she'll still be my girl...

Yasmin @ 18mths

Yasmin could be your typically girl at times.Loves clothes and mirrors.She'll be delighted on seeing new clothes and checking them out in the mirror when permitted.

She's beginning to take autonomy when dressing up too.Loves to put on the clothes by herself.But of course,mama has to help too.

She loves wearing her pants/skirts.She'll put one leg at a time and go..."UP".And she stands to pull it up.Pretty cute I must say.

Thankfully,she's got her great big appetite again.I get worried when she just wants to nurse at times.At the back of my head,I know she's getting a lot of nutrients from breastmilk alone.But hey,I need to get her face to be "fatten up" if I want people to be convinced that she's eating right.But then again,I think I should go with my heart.Heck what they say.

When Yasmin eats,I feel all the pressure just simply goes away.But healthy food of course.She loves fruit,nuts(close observation though coz it's a choking hazard),chicken porridge,chicken,peas,corns,baby carrots....I'm guessing anything just as long she gets to mess them up.Another cool thing is that she can ask for food.She'll go into the kitchen and says,"mam".Beats me asking and trying to shove food in her mouth anytime.And she loves soup.Just like me!

She's imitating well too.A funny example:She'll pretend to throw out her crayon but hides it behind her back and tells us "no more".We used to do that to her when she takes our stuffs.And when I'm reading,usually she'll take her book as well.She loves it when I tell her the names of things in the book when she points.I think she's trying to learn to say "shampoo".She's mastered the word "soap".

Talking about soap.My Yasmin knows how to soap herself.Not too well but enough for me.Put some soap in her hands when bathing,and she'll try to soap herself.My baby's growing fast.

I'm trying to introduce her to nursery rhymes but she's just not interested.So I just let her play my organ.I don't know if she's musically inclined but she knows how to create a din alright.

I think that she's nearly ready to be potty train.She's begining to tell me when she needs to poo.Sometimes she'll fart and goes "yak...yak" mistaken it for a poo.I so love to not have her wear her diapers soon.Hmmmm....time to read up on potty-training?