Time’s A-Ticking
5 Aug
I still remember all those sleepless nights my mom, sister and I encountered back when Sairah was in her colic phase. It literally took that amount of people to care for her. She would sleep very little, stay up till 5 a.m and just cry away in that 1-2 ‘witching’ hour. We had some good days, and some rough days or should I say nights. That really was some difficult times. Really difficult times that sadly alot of people did not seem to understand.
I remember questioning myself – what did I eat, where did it all go wrong or what did I do for her to have such bad colic, the thought of why did I even have a baby came to mind because of all the little sleep and stress I was putting everyone at home through. I remember one day telling myself how I wish I could press time forward so her colic phase would be over and out. 2.5 months later, it disappeared thank God, though her sleeping time gradually took a while to settle in from 3.a.m, to 1 a.m, 12am and now it’s finally at a sane 10.30pm. That baby still doesn’t like to sleep.
Now in a blink of an eye, it does feel like someone has pressed time forward. She turns 11 months in less than 1 week and soon – she’ll be a TODDLER! That’s a whole year of life with Sairah.
Sairah is a typical tiger baby – brave and full of curiousity. She hates to be constrained – does not like the idea of sitting in the car seat and hates to be long in one spot. She’s a little one with a mind of her own. She LOVES her kisses and hugs and if you stop kissing her, she ‘ll come and kiss you instead. And there are times where she hates kisses and hugs and will push us away. Getting her changed seems to be a chore thesedays for she can never sit still. But I still LOVE dressing her up 
She absolutely loves her bath time – constantly kicking away in the tub and in the process giving us a shower too. She also seems to be obsessed with our dog or dogs in general, always calling gieeeeeee out (short form for doggie of course). Well I suppose her love for animals is a really good thing 
Her giggles are infectious – they can light up a gloomy day I can never stay mad at her for too long, unless she chooses to be super naughty that day.
She probably could be a food blogger in the making because she loves LOVES ice cream and chocolates. But I try hard not to indulge her in these things because she has a tendency of crying for more after one or two spoons. She has a keen interest in food when we’re sitting down for dinner. She looks at each dish with great curiousity before proceeding with a huge ‘maaam maaam’ hoping we would give her a bite. Of course we don’t. She goes maam maam too when she sees food on television. That baby KNOWS her food.
YAY it’s gelato time!
She’s also a naughty one. She knows who to bully and enjoys being carried all the time – I blame this on her curious nature where she likes to explore and carrying her is the only means for her to see things from our view. I’m sure there will be PLENTY of running around for us the day she starts walking. Currently she shuffles around with her bum and boy is she fast.
She absolutely adores other kids, constantly looking at them or trying to get their attention followed by some baby talk. But at times she cries when they cry too. A loyal friend who feels their pain? You bet
This is a look that I’m most familiar with – we aptly called this the ‘naughty face’ I think the prissy like crown headband I got her dramatizes the look further She’s holding a toy some random woman at a Mothercare store gave her, now if only she can help get us free meals too
At the same time, Sairah has mastered the cutesy face which gets her ANYTHING she wants. Well sometimes. Because I don’t give in to her.
But her grandmother and father are suckers for this look
She’s currently in the let’s-drop-everything-and-see-their-reaction mode. No toys or any object you give her stays put on the cot, bed or high chair. She sees the need to throw everything away, followed by a peek on the floor to see if it’s still there. Even when I proceed with a HUGE NO (sometimes followed by a little tap on her hands), she would ignore me and pick another toy out. So at times I give her lil time-outs in her cot without any toys in sight. She doesn’t seem to care and would continue entertaining herself, lol. Any mommies know what else to do? Not that this really bothers me but it’s a bit of a pain to pick up the toys all the time.
OMG ma, see what your husband did?!
It scares me how she looks so grown-up sometimes. Time is truly ticking away and soon she’ll be this big little girl making decisions on her own not needing us around.
Need to thread carefully as to wanting time to move fast the next time, because the next thing you know it, I might wake up to baby-sitting my own grandchildren.
Now that’s a scary thought – not the grandkids but me old, saggy boobs wrinkly and with white hair. Hopefully I’ll still be blogging then with lil updates and tales of Sairah as an adventerous adult, my grandkids and my senile husband who hopefully by then would at least still have his arm muscles or else it would be hard to love him, lol :D
Like they say, time waits for no man. Enjoy and treasure every milliseconds of it.
You know Cas, I always always believe parents should really spend enough time with their children,simply because they will outgrow us in no time,come next month Sairah will be one year old already…. fast,kan?
Good experience and bad experience,one day we will look back at laugh at those moments,,,,,
right until now, i still sleep with my boys, i enjoy those bed time antics, bantering and pillow fight,,, for i believe one day,they will say,”Papa, don’t be silly lah” but by then,”thank you son, I once enjoyed being with you boys”
have a great weekend Cas
You’re absolutely right. Yes she’ll turn one year next month – feels like it was only yesterday I gave birth to her
I can see you’re really close to both your boys and they love you very much so good job Eugene
They will grow up to be real gentlemen I’m sure.
You have a great weekend too.
OOOHhhhhhh…She so cute !!!
Thanks, naughty but cute, lol.
Don’t ask me why but I got tears in my eyes reading this entry…. Maybe cos I feel I know Sairah from all your blog posts, and cant believe that she’s gonna be 11 months soon! U’re so right about them growing up fast. I was always helping out my sister with her daughter (kinda like your Baby Sister does wt Sairah)– she went thru colic phase, don’t-wanna-sleep phase, carry-me-or-I’ll-cry phase, I’ll-still-cry-for-no-reason phase… And she will be 3 yrs old this Oct! She’s certainly outgrown me. She’s a little adult but a child at heart too.
And my sis warned me that pretty soon it’s gonna be like that wt my boy – they grow up soon. Not soon enough when they are tiny and fragile, but too soon when u r having fun wt them!
Enjoy Sairah. One day she’s gonna be choosing her own clothes and hairbands and socks!
Awww *hugs* Well wait till you see her in all her naughty-mode glory, might change your mind, hehe. Thank God you understand what I had to go through since your niece also had colic. You’d be suprise how ignorant alot of people are, saying the silliest of things. Your sister is blessed to have you as a sister
Like I said in my email, soon you’ll be planning your baby’s b’day and then you’d realize he’s a big boy now too. I see you have alot of Oct babies in the family, it’s a cool month yo!
LOL yea think I’m going to dread when that day comes
Oh BTW Babycenter says to ignore the “throwing things” behavior. It’s part of their “object permanence” discovery phase. If you show them it affects you eg if u get angry or scold, they’ll have more “fun” throwing things down cos ’silly mummy’ is gonna pick it up no matter what!
I’ve read it on BabyCenter too. But thing is, she’ll throw it and then cry for that toy/object. So naturally I have to pick it up for her. LOL you’re right, she’ll give me a smirk and throw it again even though I tell her not to.
she has grown up so beautifully and fast! Time to plan for the next one!
Thanks Q. LOL no no nooo not yet, it will be a while before the next one comes
Wow, Cas…is how indeed time files. I remembered the days when I “followed” you from the time you are conceived and until the day when Sairah was born.
And now, she’s growing up. I’m so proud of that, thinking like she’s my own. (Oops, sorry no pun intended).
I’m excited as you to watch her growing up.
Time is so scary sometimes.
LOL yea I get what you mean, I read blogs too and it’s fun to see how people progress and move on to a different phase of life. And judging from your previous post, I look forward to reading your new phase of life soon
Aww thanks dear, will continue blogging about her
Fierce girlie.Hopefully my little one will be just as ‘naughty’ in a few months time. I feel like being active and annoying means they are growing themselves a real hardcore awesome personality.
Hey how old is your little one? LOL i believe the same too and hopefully she’s a brilliant one at the same time, hehe
Awww. I haven’t even popped yet, and I know I’m gonna miss this pregnancy, much like how time is passing too fast for you too. How DOES one stop/slow down time?
I know, I’m still trying to find ways to slow down time, sadly we just gotta roll with it. Soon you’ll be having your baby in your arms – you must be well excited!
She is lovely. Love her lots. That explain why I am always hunting and eying for stuff for her :oP (lets hope mummy don’t get annoyed). Don’t worry… mummy will have her share too. I love Sairah’s mummy too
Aww thanks, you’re an awesome friend! You really should start shopping for your own!! We love and miss you too. BIGGGG hug from Sairah Naughty Bear, haha.
oh wow, time really flies.. she’s so grown up compare to the time when me and mimi came over to your house to see u both.. i hope my clothes which i bought can fit her :P
It does…….yea she was sooo tiny when you guys came over. Now can already shuffle around with her bum and mumble alot, lol. Aww thanks so much, hope she can fit it too : )
I enjoyed reading this post so much! Makes me smile
Glad to see you smile
Hey Shan…Vihaan does the exact same thing…tosses each and everything out of his cot…there are times when i accidentally stepped on his toys strewn all over the bedroom floor..ouch!I tried telling/stopping him so many times.Anyways since i couldn’t stop him,I decided to use this whole ‘throw everything i pick up’ attitude to my advantage.Whenever he finds and picks up any tiny rubbish from the floor and is about to put it in his mouth,I just say ‘Vihaan throw!’ and he immediately tosses it away!Gives me time to dash and grab it before he realizes and picks it up again…hehe…if u cant beat them,join them! Hey write more about what Sairah loves to do…habits etc..i love reading it
Hey Deepa, I read on BabyCenter that this is something alot of babies enjoy doing coz it gives them thrills to see parents picking up the toys. Sometimes she throws our handphone or the remote on the floor, lol. A big no and even a sligt tap on Sairah’s hand doesn’t seem to work. LOL but I LOVE the way you used it to your advantage, good job!! Sure thing, will defintiely do so. Will reply to your email soon