Questions and Dilemmas, Unanswered

Wah tajuk macam tgh tulis novel. Or some self-help books.

Peeps, being a parent aint easy.

I knew that even before I became one, and one must’ve expected that I prepared myself, mentally at least, but no. I’m now a mother of a cute, bubbly, six months old kid, and I still have no idea what to do and how to do things that I know I’m supposed to do.

I always look at Kimi, wondering if I am raising him right. Being his mom, I want him to grow up to be the ideal adult we all wanted to be (in my case, couldn’t be, or not there yet); successful, all-rounder, gets at least 3.5 every semester, graduated with some cum-laude, finishes at least top 5 in the 100-meter sprint or any sports for that matter, is one of the players in the basketball or netball team, plays at least one music instrument, has the charm to attract the opposite sex effortlessly…Teehehehe… yeah I know, too high of an expectation, kalau Kimi dah boleh baca sure dia stress blood goes upstairs.

Anyways, coming back to this dilemma of mine, I don’t know if I’m doing all the right things for Kimi, in terms of helping him learn things. So far he only has FOUR toys, his giraffe, his elephant, and two teethers. Often I find him sort of staring into space, wondering what to do next, sebab it seems like he’s already bored dengan his toys. It’s like, he’s so excited and eager to learn, and I have nothing to offer him. I try reading to him everynight, tapi most of the time didn’t manage to, because his bedtime is really early and I go back quite late. And when I do read to him, he’s more interested in tasting the book rather than listening to the story. Adoi… And I have yet to take him swimming with me, eventho ach and I go swimming every week.

Oh, and I don’t have any Barney or Thomas or Bananas in Pajamas CDs because, hmm… because… you know what? I don’t know why actually tehehehe. But this could be because Kimi hasn’t shown much interest in TV. I actually tried, a couple of times, baringkan him in front of the TV with Playhouse Disney channel on, but he prefers to guling-guling and play with his giraffe.

Haih… Honestly, I’ve never been more confused than I am now.

Heeelllpppp…..

Comments

hellostz said…
hey ajan. Put it like this, it's never too soon to start him on anything! Research sez, babies are born a genius, parents are the one dumbening their babies :D. Start him on flash cards, reading, kasi banyak2 toys, little einstiens, you name it. It's OK although die tak kasi response, he will simpan that info at the back of his head.. later2 he will use that knowledge when he knows how to. Start him on barney, very good for learning.. but do this at your own risk ;p, some babies doesn't know how to shake it off! lucky haiqal dah 'weaned' from barney.. but hooked to Thomas pulak............
beba said…
aku xsuke barney..xtau la kenapa..so aku xkan introduce barney to alif..byk lagi alternative lain kan? haha..
alif kadang2 cam minat gak kat tv..skang ni keja dier xmo baring da..asik nk berdiri jek..lonjak2..xpon nak duduk sume (planning nak beli bumbo seat)..bace buku? aku bacekan dier buku novel tebal citer fantasy aku tu..haha..tapi kadang2 jek la..time pepagi while aku tgh pumping and dier da bangun..
ajan said…
helos: haa okey2. ach dah start dload barney! btw, toy ape ha kau beli? macam semua toy dalam toys r us tu aku nak beli!

bib: aku pun rase cam suke bumbo seat tu. sebab cam comel kan??? tapi rasanya kimi da past phase yang duduk diam2 ni. so lupakan aje. lemme know how it goes with the seat.
hellostz said…
dulu beli baby2 toys, krete, buku lembut2 tu, bola... ala.. beli je satu toysrus tu, no harm :D

dulu hq tak muat bumbo seat tu, i think hq dulu same size ngan kimi. so you know where i'm going... kalau muat pon kejap je la

oh, another thing, Astro ch.613. really good for babies. mummy and daddy pon boleh nyanyi skali. ahaha
ajan said…
helos - kalau boleh beli satu toys r us tu aku beli! Amat harmful to my shallow pocket tehehehe.
iL4na said…
aku cadangkan kalau ada budget, beli laa yg musical2 thingy tu. kasi budak2 interactive sket. lain2 buku mmg diorg suka, yg bunyik2 pun best. kalau toysrus mahal2, aku beli tesco je. elok jugak tau. :) happy buying. take it as an investment for the kids brain.

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