blur king junior

Daddy is known as Blur King (other than Big Head)...and Joel seems to have inherited his "blurriness"...and big head. In fact, up till he was 4 months old, he still doesnt seem to show any interest in toys - except for the playgym which he has been playing with since he was 1 month old. I used to prop him up with some pillows, but he can finally reach the stuffs dangling from it by now. He doesnt seem to like rattles either. Hmm... So i thought maybe it's time he moved on to more FUN toys. Hmm...but what is 'fun' for babies???

On China's Children's Day (1 June), we bought him this Fisher-Price® Laugh & Learn Baby Grand Piano (coz the reviews are good for babies 4 months to 1 year+). When we brought it home, i think i was more eager to open it up than Joel. To my disappointment, he doesnt seem to know how to play with it. He just looked at it...yes, blurly. It plays some catchy songs (on 3 different modes) but Joel doesnt show any reaction at all. Sigh... In fact, till now (1 month later), he still doesnt know how to hit the keyboard on his own. (I also didnt install the "legs" since Joel cant stand yet) What he likes to do is flip the "pages" and shake the "Green Musical Note" (at the back) coz it makes some funny tick-tock sound effects. This is the only thing about this piano that puts a smile on his face. ;p

(Do not be mistaken, he is smiling here for the camera...and not because he enjoys playing with the piano)

Also, i've been thinking of buying this kind of baby floor mat for Joel (when he can sit/crawl)...but i have changed my mind a few weeks ago coz i think there's simply not enough space in our house for it. This mat is actually a Korean brand, and Singapore is selling it for about $100-200+. I've even found the design/print/material that i wanted (coz some are made of "foil/foldable" and some in "padded/rolls" for more protection). Since almost the whole world is 'MiC', i have found the "lobang" to get it here for only S$30-50+. It's actually too good a deal to forgo. But our living room is already shouting "Baby In The House"! Size of the mat about 2m x 2m, so having it in the house probably means moving all the furniture to "wherever fits".

Every night when Joel falls asleep, i have to pack the things lying around in the house - again and again...