Chair Fall Down!

I noticed of late (about a month ago), the car seat we are using is not so functionable. Whenever, the car takes a turn, Harvynna will shout, 'Chair - fall down, chair, fall down' untill i turn back to look at her. Then I realised that the chair had tilted to its side.

When we upgraded her car seat from the infant carrier when Harvynna was about 8 months , we thought that this seat would last till she is 4 (thats what they told us at the store) Unfortunately, we forgot to take into consideration, her weight which is above average. If I recall correctly, the weight for this chair is up to 40lbs (which is about 18 kg) and Harvynna is now about 15 kg. I guess thats why the chair does not support the weight. Decided to check on the website about this and I realised that we now have to use the normal car seat belt to strap her instead of the car seat harness.

Combination Forward-Facing/Booster Seat:

Certified for use with harness from 20-30 pounds. up to 40 pounds.; child must be at least one year old
Remove harness when child reaches approximately 30 to 40 pounds. (if child is at least age 3-4) and use as booster up to 80 pounds or upper weight limit listed on seat

Properly restrained child in a combination forward facing/booster seat:

When used as a forward facing seat:
Place harness straps at or above child's shoulders. Forward facing seats have several slots, choose the slots closest to your child's shoulders.
Place chest clip across the child's chest at armpit level to keep harness straps in place
Keep harness straps snug
When child reaches upper weight limit of seat with harness (40 pounds) remove harness and use as a belt-positioning booster seat with the vehicle's lap and shoulder belt (see tips for properly restrained child in a belt-positioning booster seat.) - i guess this is where we went wrong

Merry Christmas!

This year was Harvynna's second Christmas. As I was sorting out her first year photos, I noticed that Harvynna looked so different during her first Christmas - she was chubbier and had much shorter hair. (we have not cut her hair since she was born except for her fringe; dont wanna lose her baby curls) She hadn't started walking yet and was cruising and crawling everywhere.

Harvynna turned over late - when she was almost 5-6 months. (probably due to her weight). After that she caught up at top speed, she sat up unsupported at 61/2 months, started crawling at 7 1/2 - 8 months, standing and 8 1/2 months, cruising at 9 months and walking at 10 months.

At 20 months now, she is talking in phrases and can say a few Tamil words as well!, running all over the house and ordering people around.

Back to the Christmas story......

As we arrived in Melaka only late Saturday evening, we took her out for dinner and later went to the 'Sampan' for a drink. HArvynna was already tired out and was getting quite restless and asking everyone to 'Go away!'

There was one of those mechanical Santa Claus at the entrance and she was so mesmerized by it that she refused to leave and kept asking to go back to her 'Sanka kos'.It was a dancing Santa Claus and she kept saying' Sanka kos dance' and danced with him. When we left the Sampan, she kept crying out for her 'Sanka kos'. As she felt asleep in the car, we could not open her presents that night.

The next day, on Christmas day, we took her to the Renaissance hotel for Christmas lunch as Mummy was craving for Turkey and xmas pudding. The place was well decorated, and Harvynna was so happy to meet the Real Sanka Kos. She was even more impressed with him as he gave her sweets. After that it was, 'Sanka kos give sweet ' repeatedly. Looks like she has overcome her fear of Santa.

We are back!

After a weeks break, am not back at the office! Sigh! The only consolation is that everyone is on leave and the traffic is great. So its not thats stressful.

Went back to Melaka to pick up Harvynna on saturday (24 Dec). Before that, DH and I stopped by at DSH to visit Ramesh and Loshini's new baby. Looking at the baby, its hard to imagine that babies were once that small and I recall Harvynna being that small too. Now, look at her! Newborn babies just sleep all all the time and its so peaceful looking at them. Before that, we stopped by at Bangsar Village to get a gift. Its hard getting a gift for a second baby as most parents already have everything from the 1st baby. So, we decided to get a sleeping sack for their bundle of joy.

Upon reaching Melaka, our bundle of joy was asleep. DH decided to wake her up and brought her out. The moment she saw me, she smiled so sweetly and said, Mummy, Mummy' and immediately came to me and just cuddled up like a koala bear. Harvynna had a holiday of her own in Melaka. She went for walks every morning, went to the playground, bathed in her inflatable pool, went shopping to Tesco and Jusco and had loads of space to just run around. After a week of not seeing her, she looked even cuter!

While Harvynna was away, I managed to do a couple of things (part of the 'to do' list for 2005)

• sort out Harvynna's first year photos (still have a few loose photos here and there)
• open a new album for her 2nd year
• kept Harvynna's clothes that seemed to small
• sorted out all the toys and books
• rearranged Harvynna's room

It's all about food

Harvynna just loves eating. From the time she was a baby, she had no problem drinking milk, and we introduced Formula Milk, baby rusk, blended food, porridge and normal food to her, she would just gobble it all up.

Now, everytime we eat, she will insist on having some. 'Give, Give, some More', never stopping till she gets her way. The other day, we gave her a small piece of assam to let her know its sour, so she wont take it. Unfortunately, she happily chomped on it! On my cousins wedding last Sat, She ate half my rice, the wedding cake, all my ice cream and the chips on the table. Anyone that gives her food becomes her best friend!

Every now and then, she will ask for 'cake', 'bread butter' or 'bread cheese'. And when we drink something from a cup, she will go, aah, aah. aah'. Whenever she is hungry, she will come and take my hand saying 'Mummy, come mummy', mum mum and lead me to the kitchen.

We have been very fortunate that she's not fussy with food - wonder how the next one will be like!

Our little cowgirl!

A typical day of how Harvynna entertains us every evening.

Give me the camera!

Tried to take a video of Harvynna but she tried to grab it from me!

Harvynna on Vacation!

Sent Harvynna back to Melaka today for a week with my parents. Already started missing her. Will be going back to Melaka on sat for Christmas and will be going to A Famosa to see the safari. I am sure she will enjoy it since she loves animals.

The worse part is as she got into my parents car, she did no even shed a tear. She just looked at me and said, Bye Mummy a million times, throwing kisses my way. Normally, when my parents leave, she will burst into tears and cry, 'Nanaaaaa, Naniiiiii'. But with me, it was just Bye.

The weekend was extremely hectic as we attended my cousins wedding reception on Saturday. Will post that later as I haven't developed the photos as yet. She picked up a few more words over the weekend e.g. Motorcycle (the first 4 syllable word she says perfectly) unlike:

appemengamenga - watermelon

aluwah - umbrella

I called my parents later, and they mentioned she was enjoying herself running all over the place. When they ask her where's Mummy or daddy, she will reply, 'Mummy office ' and 'daddy car'

Harvynna's Messy Meal Time