Porridge, Potato, Papaya and Pock!

Today, Mama made porridge for me. Actually, she made porridge for me some time ago but I did not take too well to it. Papa and Mama then decided to put porridge on hold but being reminded again by Nai Nai 2 evenings ago, Mama decided to try again.

So yesterday, Mama made some porridge for me but it was probably too grainy. I did not like it and refused to open my mouth to eat any of this watery stuff after a few mouthfuls. You know, when Mama was feeding me with this not-so-tasty porridge, each time I opened my mouth, I was really hopeful that I can get to taste something I like as most of the time, Mama has always offered something to my liking whenever she feeds me with a spoon.

But after a few mouthfuls of disappointment, I decided enough was enough and I don't really want to open my mouth to stomach this anymore.

Still, I had taught Mama the lesson of always being hopeful even though each time, we may end up being disappointed. Even though the porridge was not nice but each time I opened my mouth, I looked so happy and hopeful to receive something tasty and Mama was really impressed. It seemed to her like I have forgotten I had just taken a mouthful of porridge that I didn't quite like and now I am eagerly expecting the next mouthful. Perhaps when I get older, I will learn to turn away from something that I don't like to eat after the first mouthful of it. But until then, I will still be patient to wait and see if something better turns up for me to try the next mouthful. :D


Mama ended up eating the leftover porridge on her own with some canned peanuts. Initially, Mama decided to just stick to rice cereal for the time being but Aunty Siew Lan encouraged her to keep trying and Mama also remembered that she had read a few times that it can take a few tries for me to accept a particular food. So today, I got to eat the porridge again. I reacted better to it this time maybe because Mama had made it less watery and more viscous. Also, she tried to grind it to finer texture and I found it more acceptable. Papa said I know how to distinguish the good and not-so-good food..

Today, to make the porridge more "tasty" for me, Mama took out a frozen portion of boiled potato, steamed it and added it to the porridge. I enjoyed it. To round off the meal with fruit, she gave me a bit of papaya. This may sound like a lot of food and I did regurgitate a little some time after eating it but Mama thinks she did not really give me a lot in quantity. She should learn to gauge better how much to let me eat and not just always give in to my cry..

Then just now, when she was bathing me in the evening, I actually pursed my lips together and made a "pock" sound at her... She was amused and impressed. Actually, since late last week, Papa and Mama found me making this "tsk" sound by kind of pursing my upper lip or lower lip and letting it go. Mama thinks it sounds like a rude sound that some uncouth people make when they are trying to pick up a girl. But nevertheless, she was impressed by me and thinks it's more of a progress in my speech development. These few days, she tried to respond to me by making a similar "tsk" sound when I made my sound. She does not always succeed in sounding like me but it is enough to please me to reply her. So we were kind of "tsk-ing" at each other responsively. :D Now, I have refined my skills to make the "pock" sound. If this continues, Mama can communicate with me better as she is better at "pock-ing" than in "tsk-ing" haha...