This is how he usually self-soothes himself to sleep - by sucking on a corner of his pillow! Wish I had taken a video instead of a photo cos he was making this funny, sucking sound too. 

Brought little bun on his first Ikea outing... Ended up buying him a cute stuffed doggie which he happily cuddled throughout. 

The latest word in little bun's vocab is 'bird' and he says it much more than 'papa' or 'mama', much to Mark and my chagrin!! Whenever I ask him 'where's the bird?', he'll look up at the sky and point. Anyway, little bun's doting grandaunt bought him a toy parakeet in a cage and while he was a little afraid of it initially, he cannot get enough of it now. It's the 'toy du jour'... hope poor parakeet survives in little bun's over-inquisitive hands!

My little vain pot admiring his own reflection after his bath... with Hershey supervising in the background!

Checking out the birds outside our balcony... a favourite pastime of little bun's! ('Bird-bird' is one of the latest word he's added to his vocabulary).

Me and my (husband's) Mini-Me...

After much contemplation, I caved in to Mark's suggestion to purchase a play yard for little bun. He's been crawling around A LOT at breakneck speed and trying to grab a hold of him before he destroys something and/or hurts himself is becoming an back-breaking task. Even poor Hershey has resorted to retreating under the dining table when the little bun is out and about. (Mark and I actually gave little bun the code name 'Shih-tzu' when he is crawling around cos the just size of a little Shih-tzu now! So you will hear remarks from us like 'Look out, Shih-tzu is coming towards you'; 'Shih-tzu jailbreak!!!'; 'Uh oh.. where's the Shih-tzu?'; 'Look out, Border Collie meets Shih-tzu', etc.

So far, he is still rather happy to be confined in that 1.1m X 1.1 m area (preferably when one of us is in there with him), BUT I am sceptical of how long this is going to last before he wants out. Hopefully little bun will prove me wrong... it is very useful having him confined in the play yard as it allows us precious time for that toilet break or do some housework knowing that he is safe.

A rather interesting read... Even more interesting to learn that the 'most optimal' time to have Baby #2 is before Baby #1 turns one year old or after Baby #1 turns 4 years old! I always thought the best time will be a gap of 2-3 years... 

Apparently, the reasons to support the above is - If Baby #2 comes along when Baby #1 is still very young, tendency to have jealousy issues are minimized because Baby #1 is too young to comprehend jealousy and/or to fight for attention. After Baby #1 turns 4 years old is also a supposedly ideal time because at that age, children are less self-focused and they have a social circle of friends from school or other adults besides the parents. 

Daddy is having his beer, and little bun is having... ummm... water. 

Happy boy taking a ride on one of the many birthday presents he received... he was mighty pleased with his new set of the Winnie the Pooh on wheels!! (Believe it or not, we actually haven't finished opening up all the new toys yet!!).