18 m-o immunization & toys

alif just got his 18 m-o jab last saturday. i believe a good breakfast at b@wang merah cafe nearby filled up the first waiting hour easily. we were the 5th patient, but the queue was amazingly fast that day. when we came, our turn was due that the nurse in charge had to pass it up to patient after us.

alif was in his usual hyper self ;actively running to and fro and happily screaming while waiting for our turn. there was a small playground at the end of the corner you see, so 80% of the time, he was there. maybe because i keep on calling his name, a kakak, slightly older than him pon sibuk panggil alif jugak. when i asked alif to salam (shake hands) with kakak, alif obediently pull out his right hand while kakak hugged and kissed him on the cheek! wahh, sure kakak geram nengok pipi montel alif :)

dr sofi@h was quite pleased with his progress, he's 10.34 kg & 79cm! alahai... dah half height of me!! i hold and hugged alif when dr inserted the needle. luckily he just cried a few seconds, very brave boy! and after that, he turned to his jovial self again. that very evening, while killing our time at IKE@ alif had a mild fever. his blur mommy was wondering why la alif manja terover asyik nak berdukung je! :P but he behaved well and not so cranky. alif is a big boy now :)

educational toys?alif is one easy-to-please baby. apart from this toy that we bought few months back, he pratically loves to play with actual stuff like remote control (car, astro decoder or tv alike), keys and handphones. but when he's in the kitchen, he loves to request for pah's tray where she put shallot, onion, garlic and potatoes. and he will start sorting them out from one tray to another, or simply put in another container that pah will diligently put beside him. once he's done, he'll assist me or pah putting things back again into the tray. hahaha, unlike mommy who is hopeless at cooking, i think alif ade 'can' nak jadi chef ! tu tak campur senduk & lesung batu yang dia suka nak main :) save money on buying toys!!

my colleague whose kids are doing well in maths told me to buy alif lego. he said buy according to age until he's 5 and i'll be amaze at how creative my son could be. the problem is i already bought chicco version of lego but alif never want to play with it. he just loves throwing the cubes away but not trying to build things that he likes.

educational toys are plenty in the market but does it worth it? some of them costs a bomb, i tell you. i remember my childhood toys that mak bought from pasar malam. i mean, they serve the same purpose cuma maybe it won't last long bcos the material was not designed that way. you know things like patung mata kelip vs barbie, get my point? i plan to buy good educational toys for alif so please share your experience or suggestions. sharing is caring :)