How About We Take A Passport Photo?

I did just that and... I think everyone will choose the same as I between the two portraits below as to which one is better.

2-Teeth Hanaa Trying to Run

She loves to get her feet on solid ground. Can stand fully on her own and can make lurching steps, but haven't mastered walking yet. She's trying to run, though.

Thanks to the bout of bad food poisoning grounding the daddy at home, the daddy's ever trigger-happy fingers have managed to snap more photos of Hanaa than in the last 2 months! So... picture diarrhea.

Exposed

Retro-hairstyle-free-n-breezy. Add on more toys and surrender daddy's camera strap, and we've got her attention.

Round round

Hanaa's brand new image. Styling by Anne: Unintentionally Chic.

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Can you see that she's a fan of anime? Well, she is. She loves Bleach.

Teething

6.5 months and just starting to teeth. No actual teeth peeking out just yet, but the gums are white and probably causing her some of her heatiness. Today, Mommy got a teething biscuit for little Hanaa who took it all in hand, literally.

Framed

Hanaa has become quite the expert at pulling down the bumpers around her cot so that she can get a look at what transpires on the other side. Sometimes, it ends up with her getting a well deserved bump on the head as she usually follows a "pull down" with a "charge"!

She's certainly playful, seems to have a fiery temper and lightning glee. She also has that "grown-up" kinda look when she's trying to analyze or observe things. All in all, she's one bundle of joy.

On The Move

Oh, yes! How could I forget to mention her latest development. It has made her slaves wary of her every move. Hanaa is now mobile.

5.5m+

Hanaa Wong Szeyi @ 5.5m+ is now armed with longer hair and even longer eye lashes which she wields as weapons to get her way.

In addition, she is secretly (or so she thinks) developing new weapons. Her mommy spied this latest development using peripheral vision, seeing Hanaa suspiciously rubbing the tip of her tongue over her lower gums. Daddy noticed that this new weapon seems to require lots of liquid in the form of saliva and food.

Hexagon?

I've been wondering how my Hanaa's face shape would be. I think I'll be wondering for many years to come.

But at this point, she does look a little hexagon doesn't she? Mommy says she's squarer than herself and therefore may be more like me. And here I am thinking that I'm not that square, too. So... hexagon?

Hanaa: Is that you, daddy?

Crawling around in her cot, Hanaa makes her way to her toys and pillows. Then the daddy calls her, "Hanaa Wong Szeyi!" She peers between her cot frame and spotted her daddy.

Hanaa: I Believe I Can Fly!

She would flap her wings at high speeds then somehow, she will be airborne. I wonder if she knows that she's being carried up up and a-fly. From her delight and continued flapping, you'd think she believes it's all her own achievement.

How's Baby Shaping Up?

Noticed any change to Hanaa? I see changes everyday and have been trying to capture some of it on digital film. Soon I'm gonna need a new harddisk as I'm filling up my current one fast.

I'm Missing It

Daddy's still not satisfied. I haven't been able to capture "that sleeping moment" to date, but in my opinion, this photo comes closer to it than the ones before.

Baby Hanaa's growing so fast, before I can capture the moment as she is, she's grown and changed a little. It's challenging to capture the special moments even with a digital camera, you know? You should try, too, and see if you meet with more success or satisfaction.

"Any Food For Me?"

In this respect, my girl is very much like me. When she's hungry, it'll be pretty obvious. She likes Enfalac A+, Nestle Banana Rusks and Heinz Apple juice. Her intake of the more exotic foods is still limited as she is just 5 months old.

Good Mood TIme

She throws her charm around generously when the mood takes her. Without warning, she can change from cries of complaints to smiles and laughter.

Most days, when I'm back from work, my girl would flash me a warm welcome smile much like this one. And believe you me, that's surely one of the best all time cures for work stress.

Bowed lips

Now where did she get those lips? Not from me, eh? She keeps her lips well moist thanks to plenty of saliva. Overwell moist. Very very over moist most of the time.

One Hot Girl!

My, oh my! Baby Hanaa is furious cause she has signaled for her milk 10 seconds ago and still hadn't received any. She's hot. She vents her fury on the poor handkerchief. She's now very vocal and more expressive. But I tell you, it's not rocket science to know that Hanaa wants something when she screams.

Oh, there you are!

Little Hanaa is very flexible. She would twist and turn, stretch and curl, bend and roll, all to try to get a better view or position.

Now at 4m+, she is very well responsive to sounds, movement, objects and people. She would often try to locate faces then flash a smile or two at the person if it strikes her fancy, or mumble an "Oo" or two.

"I'm not sleepy yet" - "Yes you are"

Sometimes, Baby just doesn't seem to require sleep. Usually it takes quite a bit of persuasion to get Hanaa to sleep.

Yesterday was special, though. During San Yi-Yi's visit, baby entertained herself, rolled onto her tummy and snoozed all on her own.