Back from Bangkok!

Most of the small things that happened is on my Dayre already but basically Fighter had a ball of a time!

1. I think he was just happy to be out and about with us and that we didn’t leave him at home lolol sounds so pitiful

2. He enjoyed the new scenery and new things to look at, hold, smell, chew on wtf.  The entire time his eyes were darting everywhere and he was super interested in everything going on.

(us in BKK. Both sweaty cos was walking outdoors)

3. We found Thais to generally love babies!  And tourists too.  And Bangkok is full of them wtf.  So everywhere we went, we had people smiling or making faces at Fighter who lapped it all up wtf.  He’s crazy attention seeking one la hahaha so he was in his element wtf.  Every stranger was a great new opportunity to have fun and I think he did have a lot of fun playing around. ^^

Anyway it was our first proper trip with him (short trips to Singapore don’t really count) and I feel like we got to know him even more.  It’s weird cos I see him at home every day and night anyway so why wouldn’t I know him wtf.

But maybe at home we’re in the same controlled environment, and when we go out for meals or school (whoops speaking of which he missed the first week of school on account of being in Bangkok :X #laksamom) it’s also routines and environments he’s used to so his behavior is more or less configured to those routines.

So when we were out in a new place I felt like it was very obvious what Fighter’s personality is!  Here’s what he’s really like.  I don’t know if these are typical baby traits or it’s really his character so you tell me!

1. Super attention seeking and overly friendly to strangers

This was never more obvious while we were in Bangkok!  He’s hardly ever shy — sorry if he turns away from you means you too forward or he doesn’t like how you look WTF.  He does need time to warm up before allowing people to carry him, but he doesn’t mind people smiling or playing with him even if they’re strangers. >_> Recipe for easy kidnapping hou mou wtf.

Sometimes if people aren’t even looking at him he’ll still look at them anyway and try to catch their attention.  A lot of times I’d be carrying him and he’d be carrying on some flirtation with someone behind my back hahaha.  Like smiling at them and turning away as though shy hahahah please Fighter you don’t fool me wtf.

Also when he was in Bangkok surrounded by all Fatty’s colleagues he was damn happy being the center of attention and everyone cooing over how cute he is.

Anyway I really like this aspect of him cos with no stranger danger issues, it’s easy to bring him to new places and to meet new people. ^^ Also looks like a good omen for his future — sociable and good with people can only be a good thing right? (wah I used the word ‘good’ three times in a sentence)

2. Strong willed, wants what he wants, when he wants

I suspect this is probably true of all babies la. =_= I think he’s hit the terrible twos so the minute we say no (even if it’s in a calm, non-scolding tone) he’ll yell bloody murder. >_>  Then he’ll wait until he thinks my back is turned and try to reach or eat whatever it was that was off-limits.

Or if I tell him No eating!, he might just pretend to put the thing near his mouth like, “oh nothing just hanging out with this near my mouth” and then look at me out of the corner of his eye.  The minute he sees me look away, that thing goes right into his mouth. Hahahaha can’t decide if this is annoying or funny.

Conclusion: Very strong willed, and a bit sneaky also to get what he wants.  Also quite bad tempered for him to shout like that the minute I say no *frowns

Here he is, looking guilty cos he stuck his hand in my glass of ice.  Bet he thought he was going to get into trouble hahaha.

3. Curious

Thank goodness curiosity doesn’t kill babies cos I think all babies are like this? But everything also want to touch or see.  And taste. -_-  See case in point above where he die also must put his hand into glasses of liquids.

Coins, money, knives, dirty tissue paper… he also has a special affinity for dustbins wtf.  Once I caught him trying to put his hand into toilet bowl water too. O_O

Since he’s so kepoh about everything I’ve been trying to come up with new sensory experiences for him. Like today I filled up a suction bowl with uncooked rice and let him play.  As usual he tried to eat. >_>

Anyone got any other ideas!?

4. Drama king

Look at this face. >_>

All because he was rubbing his pacifier on the wall of the cabin and I told him to stop doing that.  I said very reasonably, “Fighter, don’t do that. You’re going to pick up germs and you don’t want to fall sick right?”

No scolding tone whatsoever.

And this is his reaction. Lolol.  Haih terrible twos are really here to stay.  Obviously fake because (1) no tears and (2) stopped after five seconds cos he realized I wasn’t actually yelling at him

Very good at acting this fella.

Here’s another example.

He hates getting wiped down and changing into pajamas. Think if he had his way he’d join a nudist camp already wtf.

So last night we were wiping him down and while naked, he struggled to escape my clutches and managed to crawl quickly over to his toy shelf.

(may I add dragging his kukuciao all over the floor while at it wtf)

Then he pulled out a book and pretended to read it, hoping I would leave him be cos I encourage reading. Hahahahahah annoying or what!?

Anddddd just cos it’s my blog here’s a bunch of photos of him at dinner being cute. :3
Oh he has six teeth now! #fightermilestones

Looking at his personality now I wonder what Bump will be like.  Maybe she’d be the total opposite of him since me and Ooib are pretty dissimilar too.  So that means she’d be… shy, patient, well behaved, tall…. LOLOL.

But in all honesty, I really would love Bump to have the same sociability and friendliness that Fighter has.  But cannot be this lucky!?

I know I know. Everyone says it will never happen but I still worry that I won’t love Bump the same as Fighter. :X What if I’m used to loving a baby that behaves like Fighter? And Bump will be a different baby with a different personality – will I react to her the same way?

I know what I’m saying sounds horribly narrow minded and neurotic but I still think about stuff like this. And people will reassure me but I won’t really know until Bump shows up…

Here’s a family picture of us though! Bump is 27 weeks her and I’m feeling absolutely ungainly and unattractive already. See you in.. (I’m okay with her coming out at 34 weeks lolol so…) seven weeks darling!