GETTING TO KNOW OTHER BABIES (AND A DOG)

Yesterday afternoon Mommy took me for my first playdate at Aunty Lia's house. She has two babies called Jamie and Josh, with whom I was to spend the afternoon with. They look like me, in terms of size and the way they speak and eat, but they look different...I can't explain it. Their faces look different. And I wonder, how come Aunty Lia has two? Why is it there's only one of my kind in our house?


Anyway, we took a long drive to Aunty Lia's house, and the moment we reached, Mommy dumped me on this colourful floor which had some sort of fence. It was something like my crib but much bigger and it was on the floor. Jamie and Josh were in there as well. It was most interesting. I took a few swipes at Josh and he cried. After a while, he used me as support to stand up, pulling my hair and ears and all. It was a little bit painful but it was alright.


Jamie is a bit aloof. He just stared at Mommy most of the time.


There were a lot of things in this place. There was a colourful Thing with balls inside which you cannot get to. You can press a button on top though, and the balls would spin so fast they disappeared into colourful moving lines. There were also blocks and rings, similar to those I have at home.


But the highlight of the day wasn't all that, not even the Thing with Balls that Turn into Rings. It was this other Big Loud Hairy Brown Thing that scared the life out of me, this thing Mommy and Aunty Lia seemed to like so much. This Thing they called a Dog or Chewy.

Well, I was scared out of my toes to say the least. That Thing came very close to me and I had never been so scared in my life! I screamed for Mommy and she picked me up. That gave me a little courage but my eyes never left Dog for a second. The entire afternoon, I spent just eyeing the beast. Mommy was holding It and stroking It and It seemed to like Mommy. But two times it yelled at me, making very loud, sharp sounds that really made me jump. In the end, I gave up. I hung on to Mommy and did not let go.

Can someone please tell me what on earth is a Dog and why does it look like that??!!

Anyway, Aunty Lia made lunch and gave me some. It was yummy, so much better than the porridge I usually get at home! I hope Mommy knows how to make this...

(NO)LIFE IN A CRIB

I hate my crib. Mommy insists on putting me in there despite my having screamed my head off several times in protest. Today, I tried groaning. It did not work. Nothing works until I cry myself blue.

Why do I hate it? I am used to Mommy's bosom and Daddy's smell. I am used to being crammed in between them, sharing our quilt. I don't understand why it is that I have to sleep by myself! Don't they want me anymore? Cannot be coz they keep telling me they love me and all. I hope it stops!

Yesterday mommy hugged me to sleep. I slept too early and woke up in the middle of the night, and started playing with mommy's hair. She got mad. I decided to turn round and round, just to amuse myself because I just couldn't sleep. Mommy kept 'repositioning' me. Why wont she play with me? Daddy's making sounds in his sleep again. They dont scare me. Theyre funny sometimes too, especially when I put my head on him.

Anyway, Im afraid my stunts last night may have made mom resolute in putting me in the crib for good. She did the first thing this morning and that was when I did my groaning. Dad was bom-boming (baby dict: bathing) and Mom was just going in and out of the room, dont know what she was doing, just picking up stuff or putting back stuff.

Ooh, it's time to go Mah Mah's house again! Yay!