Everything in Four Months

There has been many things that happened in the last four months.

Somebody can drink out of a straw... 

Why it's Baby K, of course!

We finally moved to a town on the mountains. 

The weather has been a lot nicer than the city. The air is cooler and cleaner.

The view out is quite different from what I'm used to in the city. Here's what I used to look out to at our place in the big city...

As promised, Mommy takes us on regular walks in the afternoon when it's sunny out. We usually take walks to the lake. There's a clearing nearby, and Mommy would let me and Lightning run around. We don't run as much now. Old age is coming, I guess! Although, I have to admit, the cats roaming around the area still get the blood rushing and makes my heart race really fast !

Baby K started walking! Eeeek! Yes, he now has the freedom to chase me around whenever he wishes to! But he and I seem to have a mutual understanding that I don't want to be bothered. So he prefers to go goo-goo-ga-ga on Lightning. I truly suspect there is something going on between them.

Mommy lets Baby K snack on crackers sometimes. So, I usually follow him around and stare right in his eyes until he gives me a crumb or two. The stare tactics also work when he's on the highchair. See me in action?

Ha! More yummies for me! 

And, if he doesn't give me any, I'll have a quick look around, make sure that Mommy isn't watching, and I pry that cracker out of Baby K's hands. Gently of course. Ahem. Yeah.

Baby K is also really fond of using my water bowl as his own splash pool. And he seems to have mistaken my food as tiny edible balls. He's obsessed with balls. When I see him wobbling towards my food, I rush to beat him to the bowl and start gulping as much as I can, and growl at him to protect it. Fortunately, Mommy doesn't think it's a great play activity for him either.

And at last,

Mommy, Daddy, and Baby K went on a vacation to a small group of islands far off in the Eastern side of Indonesia. Near the big island of Papua, they said. It's called the Raja Ampat. Daddy and Grandpapa went diving together, while Mommy and Grandmama snorkeled. Baby K even got to 'snorkel' in the ocean. They said it was amazing. Mommy promised to post pictures later.

Okay, so that's it for now.

Stay tuned for more updates!

Patience and Trust

 Now I'm ready to start writing again. Baby K has been so curious about the world ever since he started crawling. He still takes one to two naps a day, but sometimes not without a fight. Mommy and I get our quiet times at night now, after baby K goes to bed. Never thought we'd become night-owls...

Anyway.

Meet Lightning. My ever-so-calm furry bigger sister; big fluff of hair. Loves to bask around in natural light, connecting to her inner peace. Might be mistaken as a carpet at times.

If there was ever a patient dog...she is one.

Now, see her in her hiding spot? or so she thought. 

I'm sure she's figured out that it isn't so much of a hiding spot anymore now.

Did I mention that baby K is a pro crawler now? Yep. And if there is ever one thing that is unbearably intriguing to him; that would be my hairy sister. Who could resist a big wonder-of-fluff?! 

So when he spotted her, guess what he put in his internal GPS target destination?

Yep. You guessed it. He went after her.

She has the patience of the saints.

Extremely submissive and patient. I'm not saying she's not going to snap at one point, but she is definitely more tolerant than me in the patience department.

Wow. A moment after that she even let him pat -looked more like pounding to me- her on her chest.

She did run to Daddy after that, asking for refuge.

Still...her patience is to admire for. 

As for me, I peer from between the tall curved legs of the chair, shivering to imagine when that day dawns upon me... I can only hope for more patience, and enough trust in me.

Taking a Breather!

Well people,

It's been such a long time since I've updated this blog!

-in doggy months that is-

There's been so many things going on recently.

 

Mommy and Daddy went on a trip with the Grandparents, and took baby K with them. 

They brought some pictures back, Mommy said she'll share them here soon so you all can see what they did while they were away.

We're going to move to another city.

Mommy and Daddy picked a little house with a backyard just for me and my furry Sister to run around in.

The new house is near a lake, so Mommy's promising me lots of exploration and walking on the leash time.

Baby K is ten and a half months old...

...and 

CRAWLING!...

He started crawling at about nine months. And I guess that's when Mommy and I stopped working on this blog temporarily, because we were literally running around like crazy trying to keep up with baby K.

Let's just say that other than being on the run constantly, I've been staying in my hideout spot a lot lately!

So, hang on, let me take a breather, and I will get back to writing more soon!

Bubbles!

Splish! Splash!

Do I hear some baby-splashing fun?

Splish! Splash!

Playdate

Playtime!

Today Mommy thought she'd put us in one room so that we can play together...

Hmmm... baby K may have the hots for me..., but I'm so not there yet. Nope, no cool vibes here...

He's getting better at learning how to crawl though! Look at those legs!

And Mommy thought that his onesie looks really boyish cute matched with the dump truck toy. Cute right? I think so too...
But don't get any ideas that I like  him just yet...'cause I get the jitters when he tries to come close to me.
See me eyeing him closely when he tries to reach for me?

Okay, so we didn't really play together, but at least we were in the same room, and Mommy was being really nice trying to help us play together. As for me, the only thing on my mind...

...is just that door. I want out please. Please?

Baby on the Move

This week baby K is learning to crawl...

Daddy's predicting that he'll be crawling by the end of this week. Mommy thinks he'll be crawling by next week.

Great. Wonderful. I'm so looking forward to that. Not!

Mommy is letting him have more and more floor time. Thankfully, not so often in my space. He's been playing in his own room. Mommy just spreads his toys on the floor, and puts him on the floor. We like this arrangement better now that he is older and a bit more independent...

Although I'm not ever going to come over to him just yet, I am a teeny weeny bit more convinced that he could be a good playmate soon...as long as he lets me lead the game that is.

For now, we'll see when he actually crawls. Eeek! My days are numbered!

On the Run

Meet baby K.

 

Little drooly, wiggly, squirmy human baby. Loves to investigate. Can be loud and screechy at times.

He wasn't so mobile 8 months ago... when Mom and Dad came home with him one day.

He wasn't too much in my way back then. At about five months ago, things started changing. Mommy tried to help me get to know him, by allowing him to look at me, and sometimes, touch the tips of my hair. I didn't mind it, as long as our encounters were kept brief. I did notice that he seemed to be fascinated by me and my other hairy sister.

When he turned six months, Mommy came home with a great big package. I helped her sniff it and open it up. It was a bright-colored baby seater with wheels, that Mommy called a walker. Then Daddy put the baby in it.

You should have seen the light that sparked in baby K's eyes. It was like a light bulb had turned on inside. Suddenly it clicked that he could move his little legs and walk around. Well, it was walk for only about a week. 

By the end of the month, he was on the tips of his toes, zooming past everything.

And his favorite thing to do? Why, chase me of course!! By the end of the month, I was running everywhere!

First this baby invaded my spot on the couch with Mommy. 

And now with this walker, he has invaded my floor space! 

Aaaah! Look at him spot me!

 

Now I'm constantly on the move. I can't really lounge around peacefully like I used  to be able to.

Really, the safest place is in the safety of my own cubby under Mommy's bed, on the breakfast nook, or underneath the dining table. He can't go past the legs... HA!

Look at him about to smack me!!

 

Just kidding...

Mommy said we'll be best pals soon... 

I doubt that... maybe, yeah, we'll see.

I hope.

For now, I gotta run!