Gabe's List of Loves

No. 1: His papa
Gabe LURRRRVES his papa. We have noticed this since the early days of gabe's life. He saves his best and most spontaneous smiles for his papa. Of late, gabe will also wail when derod passes him to some other person to carry esp strangers. Doesn't happen much with me. I suppose other than the father-son bond, credit must also be given to derod for the crazy ways he entertains the boy. Every night, I would hear gabe crackling with laughter from the bathroom and emerge to find derod entertaining him in the most bizzarre manners - from head-above-head bobs with weird noises to flying shirt peekaboo (which involves a topless derod running up and down to make the shirt "fly"). Little wonder why kids love to play with their dads.

Bath Time
Most babies, we are told by nurses and our antenatal class instructor, do not know how to enjoy baths until they are about two weeks old. And until then, they will most probably cry through the process. So imagine the surprise the nurse at the hospital got, when she came in to do a how-to-give-your-baby-a-bath demo with none other than gabe as the "model". He simply let her do all the mojo without a single protest. Bath time has been a breeze, and an enjoyment for the little one since then. Recently, our friend has discovered that kicking and splashing is fun, and has not stopped those leg exercises much to the dismay of the wet mother. But he really looks quite cute having that much fun in the tub.

The Fan & the Moving Curtain
Gabe's best friend(s) is no longer the ceiling lights in the living/bed room. This status has now been bestowed on the fan (when it's in motion) and the curtain that moves ever so gently with the breeze from the fan. He'd look out for them and "talk" to them when he wakes up in the morning, and will even be distracted from his milk, just to give them another smile or a little more of his attention.

Cleaning his Butt
Yeah you read right. Since the day he came back from the hospital, my mother has already discovered this preference. His cries would stop once the wet cotton wool touches his butt and cleaning process begins.

The Telly
His parents have decided to refrain gabe from exposure to the telly until he's slightly older in the hope of preventing lack of attention span of a child, or at least, this is in theory hahaha. Nevertheless, gabe has a knack for finding where the tv sets are, whether or not he can hear the sounds coming out from it. He'd be quiet and stare at the box without blinking and efforts to put him in positions in prevention of watching prove difficult -- he'll turn his head in angles impossible to believe, possibly to 180 if he was able to.