{"id":13598,"date":"2011-05-02T17:43:21","date_gmt":"2011-05-02T09:43:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/?p=13598"},"modified":"2011-05-02T17:59:29","modified_gmt":"2011-05-02T09:59:29","slug":"tyrant-in-the-making","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/2011\/05\/02\/tyrant-in-the-making\/","title":{"rendered":"Tyrant in the Making"},"content":{"rendered":"

I was behind the wheel in the Ang Mo Kio area on our way to a public holiday screening of Thor<\/em>, when Ling received a call from a friend, also a new mom learning the ropes, on some questions about baby food recipes. I was only half-listening, but the both of us chuckled when at one point, Ling replied on the phone that Hannah can be anything but an angel, and we\u2019d only been blogging about the good parts of life with our baby girl!<\/p>\n

And that\u2019s really the truth. Like everyone else, parenting has had its ups and downs, just that one tends to read more of the former than latter here. Here\u2019s just a sampling:<\/p>\n

– Hannah making a terrific din when Mommy has to step out of the house, even for a few minutes, and she\u2019s left at home with Daddy.<\/p>\n

– Hannah playing with her water bottle and spilling water over the floor, sofa, table etc.<\/p>\n

– Hannah stepping on Daddy\u2019s notebook, literally. Partially my fault, as I work in the living room these days, and dinner times, the notebook gets temporarily placed on the floor.<\/p>\n

– Hannah refusing to finish her dinner, despite Ling dishing out some really creative inventions for her.<\/p>\n

– Hannah pushing the RESET button of Daddy\u2019s PC while he\u2019s doing work.<\/p>\n

– Takes a lot of effort to get her to keep her toys!<\/p>\n

Hmm. Now that I articulate it though; while I don\u2019t have a reference point considering Hannah\u2019s our own child, I at least count myself lucky that Hannah still gives us what I suppose is a relatively easy time. Things could be much, much worse! We\u2019re grateful for the numerous small mercies. E.g.<\/p>\n

– I\u2019ve successfully taught Hannah how to apologize when she does something wrong.<\/p>\n

– Hannah takes an interest in the notebook, and will rush to help me set it up, e.g. plugging in the power and USB cables, in the living room.<\/p>\n

– She still sleeps relatively well every night, though on a few occasions she\u2019s woken up with momentary wailings. Mostly just baby versions of bad dreams I think.<\/p>\n

Oh, and finally – recent pictures in the last week. =)<\/p>\n

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At AMK Hub Fairprice Hypermart. I was teaching her how to recognize fruits. She's mastered bananas, melons, mangos, oranges, apples and pears.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Still gulps down her milk like no tomorrow. It's water she plays with though and creates puddles when at it.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Playing with Daddy at the Hougang Mall Kopitiam.=)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I was behind the wheel in the Ang Mo Kio area on our way to a public holiday screening of Thor, when Ling received a call from a friend, also a new mom learning the ropes, on some questions about<\/p>\n

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