The Value of Siblings

It is such a joy to watch the children play. Now that Jaide is far more active and mobile, the older children have also learnt to include her in their play, though Jaide is often happy enough to tag along and get her hands on a few of their toys. Thankfully, most of their toys are pretty baby-safe.

Unless the children are sick, they play very well together and can be left alone by themselves for quite some time. Not that there are no arguments over toys or the way they play, these little fights are easy to manage with a few ground rules.

Looking for hidden blocks

Hi, Mummy!

As it is, I can see that there is a much bigger developmental gap between Jaide and the older ones as she is 2.5 years younger than Jayna while the difference between Joash and Jayna is a mere 1.5 year. I'm just glad that the next one will be closer in age to Jaide (also 1.5 year) so that she'll have company in the same sort of toys or games to play. I look forward to seeing all 4 of them have fun together! *dreamy*

Hair Matters

Jaide has much lesser hair than Jayna as a baby and thus everybody thinks that she looks like a boy. And it doesn't help that I sometimes dress her in her older brother's hand-me-downs! LOL The only part of her head that has a bit more hair is the fringe. Recently, it has become long enough to poke her eyes. Unwilling to trim her meager amount of hair, I use a hair clip instead. Finally, enough hair for a clip! Haha... 

Alas! she hates to have anything in her hair and will pull it out almost as soon as I put it up. Sigh... Looks like trimming her fringe is an inevitable thing. :P

Under the Table

Joash loved playing
under the table...

... and so does Jaide!

Lip smacking

Jaide loves to make interesting sounds. She began by growling and you might remember her pursing her lips, making kissing sounds. She also knows how to click her tongue, blow raspberries and now her latest fad is smacking her lips. Watch the video to see her do just that. :)