Recent development of Ms Claire

Claire is now 14th months++ and she never fail to amaze us with the kind of things that she can do!

1. She loves to be a free range chicken!
When we put her in the stroller, she will give us a super black face and protest when we harnassed her up. The moment she gets out from her stroller, she will chuckle happily and starts to toddle around, exploring her environment just like a free range chicken!

2. Singing & Dancing
The moment we sing to her, she will attempt to sing along, clap her hands and dance by swaying her butt! Now, she knows how to say, "Ee, ya, ee, ya oh!" from the song, "Old Macdonald had a farm"! Its very funny to hear her sing that!

3. Meal times
Feeding her has became quite a challenge. Previously, she will sit still in her baby chair for us to feed but now, she will attempt to climb out of the chair or simpy refuse to sit still. The worst is she will merlion all the food out if she refused to eat anymore! That simply drove me crazy and quite a few occassions, i lost my temper by shouting at her or smacking her mouth! Now, we just try to distract her where possible.

4. Bad habits
Whenever she doesn't get her way, she will wail really loud and the more you tried to pacify her, the louder her wailing is! So, i simply ignore her when she is up to her stunts. The moment she realised that it doesn't work, she will stop wailing! Also, when she knew she has done something wrong, she will cry first so that we won't lecture her!

Conclusion => Raising Ms Claire is really a challenge and humbling experience for me too!

PS: It is confirmed that Ms Claire is a drinker! We let her try red wine and ice wine, instead of giving us the Yucks face. She wanted more of those!