of teeth and Decepticons...

Sophie have been picking up (or probably inventing) some bad habits. For some unknown reasons she will sometimes look up to the ceiling and make her funny fact and breathe loudly. Wifey calld it the Ugly face, but since it it does not create any problem we just let her.

Then there is the blowing/spraying her saliva. She will pout her mouth and blow. This is usually accompanied with her saliva. The trouble is she will sometimes like to do that when she is drinking or eating which causes her food to spray out.

And then there is this one habit that she is begining to pick up is to grind her teeth. Ever since the top pair of teeth came out she seem to have discovered a new way of making noise. Which is to either grind or knock her teeth together.

For some reason, i think our little Sophie could be a member of the Decepticons (watch Transformers). You know the bad guy in the movie, the one that transforms into a y22 fighter plane, the guy named Strascream. Yeah that's the guy. For some unknown reasons, Sophie will sometimes scream out is a very loud and extremely high pitched voice. Wifey, being the resourceful woman that she is put that to good use by bringing her to the market. With that loud scream, Sophie actually helps to get people to move out of the way for wifey to get thru.

and then theres is this habit that i think i'll just show in photos:

of happy juice and ugly face...

Sophie Seems to be exceptionally happy these few days. Probably she's in a good mood or somebody might have been slipping in some happy juice in her porridge...

Anyway, she have been laughing and babbling the whole day. For some reason she has also learnt to make funny face (wifey call is ugly face) and have been making them. But then all good things have to come to an end. According to wifey, by evening today, she's crying non stop. Cried duruing porridge, cried when bathe her (this is a real surprise as she always enjoys the water), creid when changed her diaper. I was lucky because i was out cycling for most part of it. I gues all that being happy must have tire her out, because when we put her into the cradle, just took her a few minutes to sleep. Have been sellping since 6pm. So i guess this is a record of sorts.

Oh ya, we noticed two rough patched on her upper gum. So I guess it won't be long till we see another pair of 'torture device ala Sophie' (aka teeth).

of another video clip and laughing (or was it crying)...

Something interesting about Sophie is that sometimes when she is crying you can easily distract her by making her laugh, but after that, she will continue from where she left off crying.

of a video clip and some babbling..

phew.... finally got it loaded.
I loaded this video last week but it did not run properly. Took it down and tried again tonite. it worked!

so, here's Sophie showing her 2 most distinctive habits: her persistance in getting what she wants and her continuous babbling.

of letters and seven months...

Dear Sophie,

Today you turned 7 months old. We took you to the govt clinic for your usual checkup. No jabs this time, just weight and that's all. According to the nurse you next one is only when you turn 1 year old. So I guess, that will be a good thing for you.

You are also continually keeping us on our toes. Just when we thought that we have managed to catch on to your routine, you decided to switch. We thought that we have pretty much figured out your sleeping and eating times last week but this week you decided to change. For some reason you will stay awake after your evening feed and stay active until late at night. Well not really late la (9pm) but compared to your usual time ~7.30pm, can considered a stretch already.

You also are improving on your verbal skills, now instead of mumbling and whining single syllable, you will change syllable within your mumbling and whining. At times it really seem like you are saying something to us, maybe a higher form of language perhaps. At other times it will just seem like you are talking to your self. And then you will also sigh, not the normal sigh, but the 'hrmph!' typr of sigh. Frustrated with your parents' lack of parenting skills? :P

Development wise, you are able

- to reach for your toys,

- give a mean, nasty and painful cubit,

- grab stuff e.g., my nose and mommy's hair

- you can roll over but still not able to crawl. you can lift your but though.

- and oh yeah, how can i forget, you have got your two front teeth. (ooo those nasty little things)

Speaking of teeth, you seen to have a fascination to put anything that you can get hold of into your mouth. First, you'll taste it with your tongue, then you'll start to chew on it. The two things on your favourite list are your fingers and your poor doggie.

Your fingers, i think it's the case of convenience. Cannot grab anything, eat fingers lo. But your doggie.... that's another story. you like to sleep with it but how come you seem to always want to mutilate it by biting on it ah?

Anyway, for all the things that you done to perplex us, you seem to be growing to be cuter by the day. makes me sometimes wonder if you can ever get any cuter. (i think you can)

love

daddy

of photos and video...

Blogger have included a new feature to load videos. so here's a try.

Do tell me if it works.

If it doesn't, here are some photos of Sophie for your viewing pleasure.