No Appetite

Last week, Leonitus was sick for many days. His appetite became really bad; dinner often became 'war' time. Mommy and Daddy would coax him, cajole him, force him, threaten him, just to get him to open his mouth. Even after they succeeded in putting food into his mouth, Leonitus would not swallow his food.

This video showed how persistent Leonitus was. Finally Daddy had to whip out one of Leonitus' favourite food - coconut, so as to get him to swallow his mouthful of rice.

Leonitus' First Dental Visit

Leonitus had a bad fall when he was playing with me and hit the floor with his face. There was blood oozing from his mouth. Mommy checked and discovered that he had chipped his front tooth!

Leonitus wouldn't stop crying and Daddy did a second check and found the tooth rather shaky. So Daddy and Mommy rushed him to a nearby dental clinic.

Initially Leonitus was afraid and started crying when he had to sit on the dental seat, but the dentist was very patient and kind, she coaxed Leonitus slowly and he was able to open his mouth to allow her to take a good look inside.

Fortunately Leonitus did not need to have his tooth pull out but it might take him a while before the pain go away. Hopefully, the nerve and blood vessels are not affected, but we wouldn't know until days later. If that tooth discoloured, it would means the impact had caused the tooth its death and he might have to have it removed. We have to just keep our fingers crossed for now. Poor Leonitus.

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Remorseful?

Video starring Leonitus, being made to stand by the wall as a punishment for biting Mommy.

Don't worry about the last part of the video. That was Leonitus sitting down on Mommy and causing Mommy to drop her camera.

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Broken Arm

Today while I was in school, I fell down during gym class and broke my left arm. It is quite bad and I needed surgery to fix the broken bones back.

It's so painful, I just kept crying. Daddy and Mommy are both very worried and sad to see me like this. My arm is now in cast and it will take a month or so before it can be removed. I am so miserable right now :((

What A Night!!

Last night, I threw a mini tantrum just before I turned in. I refused to sleep on my own mattress or Mommy's bed. I gathered my 2 piglets and my pillow and went to sleep in the walkway of the room, just outside the toilet!

Mommy decided to leave me alone after I hollered at her when she tried to get me to come back to bed. So I fell asleep exactly the way I was photographed in the picture below. And then Mommy came to transferred me back to my mattress.



Mommy thought the worst was over after seeing how soundly I slept and then I woke up at 6 in the morning, completely hysterical. I was screaming and crawling on all four until I reached the room's door, I banged on it wildly as if someone was after my life.

I had a super bad episode of night terror. I must had scared the hell out of Daddy and Mommy, because they became wide awake at that instant.

Bless me tonight and many nights after!
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How to cut short your child's tantrum?

Mommy has a very quirky way to "cure" my tantrums.

It might not work for every child but all parents are welcome to try the method out.

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No More Jumping On The Bed

I had a really nasty fall from the bed, last evening. Mommy was on the bed with me and I was jumping and running in circles on the bed. And then Mommy's sight left me for 1 second, I landed on the floor beside the bed, screaming and crying at the top of my lungs.


I got a 'ba lu ku' and also the impact was bad it caused a slight laceration on my head. Mommy was worried sick. Hopefully, I will be fine after a day or two.

8 days later

This was me, before Daddy & Mommy left for their holidays. I was their cheery little pumpkin pie! Always happy and smiling.

When they returned from their trip, 8 days later, they wondered if someone had switched their adorable Laetitia for a teething little monster who constantly scream and cry at the slightest things!

I wasn't that possessive over my pacifier in the past, but this teething period is really giving me hell, pacifier had since became my BFF!

Sofa is not a playground

Crawling has given me new meaning to the word - mobility! I no longer need to rely on anyone to carry me from Point A to Point B. And with that, the sofa in the living room had became my playground. I can climb to the back of the sofa, crawl through the heaps of cushions, roll about on it, cruised along it, I can even pull myself up with the help of those huge cushions. The possibilities seem endless!

Here I am, sitting at the back of the sofa.

This is me, sandwiched by it.

Let me demonstrated how to leverage on those big cushions to get into a standing position.

The sofa also provided a good place to play hide-and-seek!

Here is a video of me climbing over the smaller cushions to reach Mommy... Actually I was trying to grab that camera of hers.

But yesterday, I rolled off the sofa and the pacifier that I had in my mouth hit my upper lips. The pain was really bad, I screamed my head off. Mommy quickly came to my rescue.

Maybe the sofa is not a very fun place to crawl up & down after all. Now I have bee-stung lips. I think I am resembling some Hollywood actresses who had collagen-injected lips gone wrong!!

Restless Night

I had trouble sleeping last night! It's so horrible!

I will fall asleep only to wake up moments later crying and struggling as if I had fallen into a bottomless pit!




Poor Mommy, she had to carry me and let me sleep on her body because I refused to lay down on the bed!

Pray for me that I can truly sleep like a baby tonight.

Fallen

Last night, after Mommy put me to bed, she went to take a shower. Suddenly she heard a horrible shrieking cry, she wrapped towel on her soapy body and dashed out of the bathroom only to discover me on the floor beside the bed.

When Mommy was in the bathroom, I woke up and decided I wanted to practice my newly acquired skill - ROLLING. So I rolled and rolled and then... there was no more bed!! And I fell off and landed on the floor. It was so painful; I cried my lungs out.

Daddy got worried and rushed me to KK Children's Emergency. By then, I was already feeling better and started smiling and 'talking' to the doctors and nurses. They all find me so irresistible!!

I only have a slight bruise on my head, but because of my tanned-colored skin, it is not obvious at all. 2 accidents within 3 weeks, count me unlucky or what?!

Clumsy Mommy

Mommy was changing my clothes, but I was in the mood to show-off my new accquired ability to flip myself over. Suddenly I got tangled up; my neck and left arm were caught in my romper. Mommy panic & tried to turn me over clumsily. I landed on my left arm and then "crack", my elbow hurt like hell. I screamed! Mommy freaked out!

Mommy kept saying she was sorry, while I just kept on crying. I stopped only when they gave me my milk.

Mommy & Daddy got worried when I avoid using my left arm thru out the evening, she brought me to the hospital the next morning.

After seeing the X-rays, the doctor said my arm is ok, just a slip of joint and he shifted the joint back. Mommy is so relieved, she almost broke down and cried in front of everyone.

tsk.. tsk.. tsk.. cannot cry... shame shame hor!

Don't worry lah Mommy, I still love you!

My Happy Space

Mommy found a way to make a tearful Laetitia smile. She just need to carry me and put me down on my changing table where I can see my favorite stuffed animal, Mr. Zebra.

Colic?

We shifting into our new home at The Warren, after I turned 1 month old. This mark the start of my endless crying.

Hmm... maybe it is colic? Maybe I missed the old house in Northvale? Or maybe I am just exercising my lungs?

Mommy & Daddy had a hard time with me; luckily after torturing them for 2 weeks, I decided I had enough and I stopped being such a diva.

Auntie Mary told Mommy, this period of crying is known as "Babies' Fussiness Peak", which usually occurs when the baby is 6-8 weeks old.