16 going on 17

In a few days away, Haris will turn 17 months old. Only one month left before entering one and half year of his age. Most of the babies are sleeping through the whole night, perhaps ten to twelve hours stretch but it is far to happen for Haris. He keeps waking up in the night twice or thrice. Though, I do hope he will settle for the whole night when he reaches 18 months. Fingers crossed!

He gets less like a baby and more like a toddler day by day. Every time I give him a good bath in the morning, I notice how much his body's shape has changed. The pudgy limbs are gone. He still has his 'leftover' chubby cheeks and babyish pot belly but his arms and legs are long and lean.His hair is starting to cover his head and waving good bye to the baldness babyish looks. Oh he even got a little curly mullet but I trimmed it.

Haris is growing up in his own way too. He knows what he wanted and he shows his rebel by shouting out loud if he failed to get it. I tried to teach him to less shouting by saying 'turn your voice down, please' in a very soft voice every time he screams. Alhamdulillah, so far so good. I can see the improvement. Shouting back to him is not a good way because I read somewhere. The article says, babies are not trying to annoy you by screaming. It is just the way they channel their demand and request thus, shouting back to them will make they think you are trying to test their voice and the 'shouting' problems will never ending.

The little boss also has decided cutlery is must if he eats by his own on the highchair and he prefers to drink from beaker.I am impressed by his determination to master his fork and spoon. Normally, he easily loses his temper and starts crying when he could not do something that he eager to do, but not in the cutlery skills learning.

Haris also starts copying my behaviour. One day I see him put my hand phone on his ear and keep saying 'ello ello' and when he put the phone on the floor he said 'by, by'. How sweet is that!

There are many examples of him copying my action and talking over the phone is one of them.

How fast the time flies. I can't wait to have the second babies when he reaches three years old and above..baby is the sweetest creature in the whole world ..I can't deny it! Who can?