1 Yr... Almost

Daddy's girl turns 1 in 2 weeks. Time flies.

What's she up to nowadays? Being demanding. She demands to walk when she wants to walk. She demands that I give her something she's being eyeing when she's eyeing it. She demands to be carried whenever she feels like being carried. She demands that we play with her when she wants to play. She demands.

But she gives, too. She gives us cheeky smiles and amused smiles, and tonnes of fun and joy. Sometimes, I think she's amused because I'm so dumb and can't do babytalk as fluently as her, and I mess up all the meanings.

Walk... Walk... Timber!!!

Pictured above, Hanaa in her practice sessions. Just shy of 10 months, Hanaa has a record of being able to stand upright without support for 12 seconds if nothing distracts her, and walk four steps forwards.

Mommy's Girl

Like Mommy like Baby, eh?

Hands-Free-Kid

"Look! Hands-free! I'm ready to walk, Daddy" - Hanaa Wong (babytalk translated with lots of guess-work by Daddy)

How About A Casual Portrait Instead?

I think passport photos aren't her specialty. For this shot, Hanaa gave Daddy a hint of a smile. Daddy was lucky to capture even this little bit of it.

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.

はな

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.