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Ranty post. Be warned. Christmas, with all its commercialised hype and retailers’ persistent efforts to make everyone part with their bonuses, has come and gone. Of course it’s okay to buy gifts for people who mean something to us—but I do find that…  

…and a year filled with uncountable blessings, and plenty of reasons to celebrate. But sayang your hati (both liver and heart!), okay? Let’s all go out in the world and give the gift of love. It’s what any higher being would have…  

Plays with old keyboards and mice. Gingerly holds up a ping pong ball, then drops it, so he can crawl after it and repeat the exercise. Hangs on to the side of his crib and slides his mouth on the bar—left, right, left right,…  

We’re expecting another baby in early July! I am now about 11 weeks pregnant. Just discovered this 2 Saturdays ago. No symptoms of pregnancy, except for a growing tummy and a huge appetite. Now I don’t feel so bad about being lazy…  

Physical He is approximately 8kg and 75cm tall. Not particularly chubby, but not skinny either. Rather long toes. Sometimes has clammy hands. I would trim his hair (it looks like the long grass in the Savannah on a particularly windy day), if…  

Brandon was always a wiggly baby, but he only really started crawling on his tummy at about 6.5 to 7 months. Now he’s much more agile of course. By that, I don’t mean he stays accident-free.