My little princess

Oh hello. I think it's a great idea......




















Alamak, salah cakap ke? Malunya!


















Yak, I don't care, I know I am right.


















OK. life is good especially when you are sitting on dad's hairy leg.








Seems like ages ago when I was on edge waiting for Ika in the delivery room at Pantai Hospital, Bangsar to welcome the birth of her first child and my first grandchild. There was also the excitement of bringing baby Rania into the real world call home. The little white wrinkly baby girl with closed eyes are now a bubbly and cooing 4 months old. I can't believe it when I see her and how she has grown. I see my daughter changed too, from depressed Ika during confinement to a proud mom today with wonderment in her eyes when looking at her daughter. My grand daughter, Rania is my source of pride who simply pins herself permanently in my heart. Wherever I go, it's Rania in my mind and every little baby looks like Rania to me. I pay a lot of attention to babies now, feeling delighted when I see the same characteristics in behaviour with Rania.

At 4 months, Rania is a wonderful baby with a happy disposition. She smiles a lot and her big eyes are always wide opened with curiousity. What thrill me most is the time she is in conversation with me with her baby babble, cooing, squeaking and sometimes shrill shrieks, especially when she is excited. Rania has the sweetest smile accompanied by huge twinkling eyes.









That's a cheeky smirk, so cute!












She loves being talked to and she responds with smiles and sequeks, and thumping of her feet. I often have serious conversation with her and understood her responses perfectly!







She is quite skillful at turning on her stomach but gets frustrated when she fails to turn on her back again and starts to whimper. With a little help she gets on her back, happy but the next moment expertly she turns on her stomach again. Rania learns fast. After a few help she will do it on her own like a pro.











Another of her favourite playmate - Miss gloworm.








At the moment, her favourite toy is Mr. Ulat, a present from auntie Anita and she loves to grab it and promptly brings it to her mouth as in the photo. A few times Mok lay down beside her and Rania conveniently grabbed hold of his bushy hair, refusing to let go but lovable Mok just kept quiet as if understood that Rania is just a tiny, helpless baby. I know Mok loves Rania and often plonks himself by her side, as if he is keeping watch over her.







Now, every time she is on her back, up come her legs, and her hands will pull them to her mouth. It was such a delightful sight. Bath time is a joy to watch.










Like most babies, she loves water and learning to splash the water with her hands and feet, sometimes sequels with delight. Soon, whenever she is bathed her mom also would get wet.
















When I am in PJ with her, I take her out to the garden to listen to the birds almost every morning. She is beginning to be aware of sound and the chirping and singing of the birds are a thrill to her. She is learning to listen intently to the sound. I enjoy seeing her sweet smile every time I sing ' Lompat si katak Lompat'. The rhythm and sound are already familiar to her. It was such a pleasure one day for me and Ika when she tried to move her head left and right when I sang ' laaa..ilaahaillallah' repeatedly. Rania has a good temperament. She is friendly, not scared of strangers, always alert and curious, smiles a lot and loves anybody to hold her and basks in the attention - not a difficult baby to take care of.

A contented baby in the morning, she coos, gurgles and makes all kinds of noise talking to herself or shrieks excitedly anticipating to be lifted up. She prefers to be on sitting position and when lying down Rania will lift her head high (good exercise for stomach tightening!) begging to be lifted up.
Physically, Rania is strong and compact, not a plump baby.
Many of the characteristics that she shows are as in the developmental theory of a 4 month old infant.






Rania with adoring auntie, Mak Yang.













So you see, I am a grandmother. I can go on and on about my little princess Rania, the most exciting thing that happens in my life. Bear with me. Every grandmother will think that her grandchild is the most beautiful thing in the world. I am no different. I took hundreds of photos of her almost everyday and now she knows that when somebody holds a camera at her direction that means picture-taking and posing.
Rania, my adorable, gorgeous little princess, love you soooooo much!!!