Big bed, small bed, the right bed

Didi has been sleeping with us ever since he out grew his crib when he was about 13 months old. It was too small for him with not enough room for him to turn and toss. After that, we tried to let him sleep in his playpen but the bottom was too soft, which does not provide enough support for his back. We think it was not a good idea so we let him sleep in the big bed with us. We sandwiched him in and he was happy that way.

Ever since didi was in bed with us, we ran out of space and usually that means I am the one who is hanging out of the bed most of the time. Didi now turns and tosses even more in the middle of nights, I have to wake up around 2 to 3 times to re-position him into the right place so that I can get enough space to sleep. Last night, I decided enough was enough. I took the playpen out again and let him sleep in there again. He was fast asleep till around 4am, he somehow managed to wake up and found out that he was all alone. I patted on his back and he went back to sleep for a little bit and about 5 mins later decided he wanted to stand up and get out of the playpen. The boy was so sweet, he did not cry and just wanted me to hug him. So, I got him out of his bed and put him in the big bed again. I am going to have to train him to sleep alone again if I am going to get any quality sleep.

Today, I asked Gordon to get a think wooden board to place at the bottom of the playpen so that there is support for didi's back and when I put him into the playpen, he loved it. The little guy is fast asleep all by himself in the playpen right now without me worrying he might fall out of bed. Peace of mind for mommy, cool...

A waiting game...

I am still waiting for didi's first meaningful word...(well, he says Aiya a lot of time...but I am not sure if Aiya counts as a meaningful word though)

Although he does not "really" talk yet, he acts as if he can and recently learned how to sing (or hum) at least two songs. One of them is the ABC song. Why do I know it is the ABC song, not Twinkle Twinkle Little Star? Because the L M N O P part is very clear, not that he says exactly these letters but you can tell from the whole thing.

I have done quite a bit of research on kids with speech delay. Well, the studies show that if a kid does not really say anything till he/she is 2, then the parents should really be concerned. Also, if the kid (1)uses baby language, (2) makes sounds that carry some sort of tone or pitch and (3) understands instruction given by parents, then the parents should not really worry too much about it. He/she is probably just a late talker. It is quite a relief for me after learning these, but I am getting very impatient with this waiting game...


Ah Dee....don't make mama wait around too long, will you!

咬

didi又長牙了，所以口水常流，見物就咬...不過當媽媽說不可以時，會小翻臉，把正在咬的東西丟地上，有點不爽又不敢抗命，哈...這傢伙越來越難搞。