I know that you would want this for your birthday this year…

…but since I’m just a baby, I will instead give you one of my irresistible smiles….
I know that you would want this for your birthday this year…

…but since I’m just a baby, I will instead give you one of my irresistible smiles….
Of all the nursery rhymes that have been sung to me, one of my favourites is Old Macdonald – one of the few songs which never fails to calm me down when I’m crying or demanding for attention.
However, since the song isn’t very long by nature, Papa has thrown in a few more animals into the song so that it becomes an extended version that can last for up to about 20 minutes of playtime! I kid you not! Hee!
I would like to share this extended version with everyone today, thinking it may be a helpful song for other parents who may need to sing the song longer than it usual length.
Old Macdonald had a farm
E-I-E-I-O
And on his farm he had some dogs
E-I-E-I-O
And a
Here
Old Macdonald had a farm
E-I-E-I-O
Repeat, replacing animal sounds in <…..> appropriately:
Cats – Meow
Cows – Moo
Ducks – Quack
Geese – Cackle
Hens – Cluck
Worms – Squirm
Pigs – Oink
Birds – Chirp
Bees – Buzz
Frogs – Ribid
Flies – Zzzz
Horse – Neigh
Sheep – Baa
Goat – Mek
Snakes – Sssss
Monkeys – Hoo
Donkeys – Heehaw
Rabbits – Hop
Roosters – Cockcrow
Gophers – Dig
Rats – Squeak
Lions – Roar
Rhinos – Gore
More Dogs – Woof, woof woof…
More Cats – Meow, meow meow…
Etc.
End:
Old Macdonald had a farm
E-I-E-I-O
And on his farm he had Collin
E-I-E-I-O
And a poop poop here, and a poop poop there
Here poop there poop, everywhere poop poop
Old Macdonald had a farm
And it’s a smelly farm…
Come to think of it, considering the number of animals in the song, we could also replace farm with zoo! Hee!
I simply cannot control my fingers!! There seems to be a strange tendency for my first finger or the pointing finger to stick out from the rest, indicating a No. 1 sign….or it could also mean a ‘blame someone else’ sign.
Not sure if it is a good thing or not. Hmmmm. Hey, at least I got the right finger to be pointing out right?
Thanks to Uncle Pablo, a portion of my house floor is now laid with alphabet mat paddings, supposedly to encourage me to crawl around more and not hurting myself.
I have tried it numerous times and I must admit, it is rather fun to be crawling around the alphabets. In addition, the letters of the mat can also be dug out from their positions and tastes quite good too.:-)
I think I’ll grow up to like playing whatever game that involves running and catching. See, whenever I’m crawling, I would seem to have developed this extra burst of speed mode which I will only execute when I half-realise someone is about to stop my current crawl.
Unfortunately, my burst of speed powers have not reached light-speed yet, so I am still always caught wayyyy before I could sink my teeth into those delicious looking wires and chairs..
There is just something wonderful about the feeling of being scratched on the top of my head that I simply cannot explain.
When those fingers run through my hair in a smooth motion, rubbing and scratching my head, it just invokes one of those “aaahhh….” Feelings that doesn’t need many words to describe.
I will just easily close my eyes, drift off the world, and enjoy this sensation with pleasure, complete with a satisfied grin on my face. “ahhhhh”.
Won’t you try it today too?

I found out a really neat trick. From a mild mannered, innocent looking baby, it only takes me a split second (ok, maybe 5 seconds) to move the bib I’m wearing in front, to the back – immediately transforming me into superbaby….
…able to drool all over my superhero costume with no bib-protection!
…able to sleep instantly like a speeding bullet!
Another milestone achieved just before Christmas of 2008 was a newly discovered ability to climb up my house sofa! I had been stuck for months at just gliding and cruising along that sofa; and Papa and Mama would conveniently place me desirable objects like the remote controls on the sofa, knowing well it was beyond me reach… well, not any more!
Using my ever growing leg and arm muscles, I am able to push myself up onto the sofa already! Wee! Hmmm…now that I have that sofa conquered, I think I can target those steps which lead upstairs already….:-P