2 Sleepy Heads

I think being "sleepy" is now the norm. Pictured here are 2 of the resident sleepy heads in my household. I, too, am perpetually sleepy.

Hanaa is now a day away from reaching 4 months. Her sleeping hours have grown up to 6 hours at a stretch between 0000 hrs to 0800 hrs. The correlation between baby's increase in hours and her parent's sleepy head condition is: the longer baby sleeps at a stretch at night, the less sleepy her mommy and daddy are.

I heard from some parents that as their babies progressed from newborn to 1yr old, their babies' sleep durations are increasingly short per nap in the night. I'm surprised to hear this as my baby seems to be on the opposite track. Based on Hanaa's great mood in the mornings, I believe she's doing just fine.

Almond Eyes?

Does my baby have almond-shaped eyes? Hazel? I've no idea what shape those are, but here again, I just have to share another picture of Hanaa with her mesmerizing eyes.

The other feature I'm closely monitoring now is Hanaa's eyebrows. I wait to see if it would more closely resemble mine or my wife's.

Sleep Little One

It's bedtime but Hanaa not only refuses to sleep, she still beams her twin globes searchingly. Her frog begins to sing, and so, the Poh-Poh looks on as Baby listens to her musical frog.

What's So Funny?

Daddy can't figure out what Hanaa finds so funny. Hear her laugh at http://sueanney.multiply.com/video/item/5.

You Love The Bug, Baby

Just for the record, baby, you did love bugs when you were 3m+. Mommy and Daddy has to prepare something else for you to devour before you sprout teeth and actually start shredding your toys.

Take On Something Your Own Size!

Lamaze is a fascinating brand selling books and toys for babies. Fascinating in my opinion because they obviously choose good materials. However, like in the case of this toy strapped to baby's wrist, it's a bug. Bite the bug? Hanaa sure loves it. But.... bug???! Maybe they should start producing strawberries, pears, nuts, or something less "lively".

I See U

See her glorious eyes? They are the eyes responsible for the enslavement of her Daddy. They wink, they beam, they wonder, they stare, and they drop huge tears, proportional to the size of the globes, I guess.

Did you know that the size of the human eye pupil does vary? Some have slightly smaller diameters while others seem to fill into the whites. In Hanaa's case, I think her eyes are simply large in every way.

I came across many a baby's eyes large and beaming like my Hanaa's. Have you?

Now That's More Like It

Hanaa loves to be carried in this position. She loves this pose for burping, for lodging complaints, for bouncing, for sight-seeing, etc.. Her favourite pose.

Like This?

"You want me to feed myself?" Hanaa asks. "I think I can manage."

Must I Do Everything Myself?

Maybe it was because it was a new bottle, maybe because the bottle was not the usual clear plastic, maybe because it was a Sunday and she was feeling "high", maybe because Mommy was so encouraging, maybe all of these reasons, maybe others....

Whatever the reason, obviously Baby got the idea that she is to hold bottles in the future. She sure seems to want to negotiate about that though.

Listen to Hanaa!

Hanaa tries to say "'ello" on http://sueanney.multiply.com/video/item/2 .

Catch It

Look at Hanaa's hand. Tiny, eh? But they are a lot bigger and more developed than when I first held them 3 months ago. Time flies.

Am I a fool to ask for more, when I've already been given a girl? No, I am not asking for another baby... not just yet, anyway, but I am asking for time to slow down just a bit for me to catch it.

I go to work early in the morning and then I come home in time for dinner. A good 10 to 12 hours gone. In that time, Hanaa has already given her mommy ear splitting cries, laughter, conversation, singing, done her "business" and... grown. I have missed it. Day on day, I miss out.

If time was tangible, I would reach out and catch it, much the same as my wife here holds Baby's hand. I would reach for it to be a part of all I have and would miss.

Whoosh!

HUD business. This heads up display business isn't easy. Not only for Baby, but for the parents, too. Why? Cause we watch as Baby struggles and tries hard to push and push and push, until finally she tires and the head falls onto the mattress nose-first. We listen to her "whooshes" of breath, "oo"s, "uu"s and "aa"s and little sputtering "hek hek" coughs as she builds up her energy to make a push.

She succeeded. To move one step forward on hands and knees just before reaching 3 months old. Good girl. Daddy's Girl. Mommy's Girl.