《When baby outgrows us》
I still remember vividly one of our baby favourite toy when she was small is the wooden cow she is holding in the picture. Every time she grew frustrated during dining in kitchen, I will perform the "moo moo dancing show" and she will let out peals of contagious laughter, to the extent triggering our natural smile and forgo the life pressure during that magical moment.
As time goes by, she gets more toys, courtesy of our friends and some purchases thanks to the evilish yet persuasive monthly sales promotion in Lazada and Shopee. Then the wooden cow was forgotten gradually and stored in the plastic box.
Then today we saw this wooden cow and took it out for her to play, and even tried to perform a little "moo moo dancing show". She showed little interest at it, and still focused on her other toys instead.
Suddenly we realised she has grown so much. From a baby who even had a hard time to sit up straight to almost a toddler who will shift to a new corner once we did not pay attention for a mere 10 second. Her mind, characters, personality and physical had grown, while we as parents' mindset somehow still frozen in those days, thinking the dancing moo moo will amuse her.
We are fortunate for able to spend more time with her at home due to the pandemic covid-19, while unfortunately at the same time as spending time at home more means lesser job to generate more income. Nevertheless, I am grateful for what we have now - a small family, a healthy baby and live happily for now, though at times we may have to tighten the budget.
Cherish the moment. Perhaps I should learn from our baby. She has learn new skills and the dancing moo moo is no longer entertaining. Now she finds Coldplay's song "Yellow" much fascinating. Time to step up to do something different?
