what makes an 8-week old smile and giggle?

1. My chats and playtime with mom and dad.
i just love looking at their smiling faces and listening to their voices as they converse with me. and a day never pass without them narrating to me, singing to me, asking me questions and just plain baby-talking with me. makes me giggle all the time!


i have the latest chat video here. other chat videos are here.

2. My bonding time with dad.
And we are always in this position (see pics below). he would chat with me, exercise my legs giving it a bicycling motion (which helps with my gas, hehe), read bedtime stories with me (since inside-mommy's-tummy days), show a lot of his antics, and giggle with me. I just love my dad so much. #1 in the whole wide world!



3. A good night's sleep creating a happy morning.
And mom loves this so much! She's the one waking up earlier to nurse me when i wake up. Waking up with a smile on my face really makes her heart glow! Well, who wouldn't smile and giggle when you'd open your eyes to a very bubbly mom the very first thing in the morning? I also love waking up from naps to either my dad or mom's happy faces.

4. A nice dream, perhaps?.
Like other babies, i do smile in my sleep. Gas? I dunno. All i know is that my mom and dad would laugh with panggigigil whenever i smile as they watch me sleeping.

5. Being fed.
Ain't everyone happy when eating their favorite food? When im eating, I usually pause to give my mom or dad a smile, just to let them know that im happy being fed and that i do thank them a lot for that.



6. My bear friends.
Yogi, tedi, ker and sno never fail to amuse me. They are the ones hanging on my crib mobile downstairs. For some reason, the mobile in my crib upstairs,does not have the same mesmerizing effect as with my bear buddies. Whenever my parents would lay me down on my small playpen, i would automatically look at them. They never fail to make me all giggly and wiggly! I really want to hug each one, if only i can reach them. Aside from my parents, they are the only ones i talk to. That's why whenever i'm upset, and my folks already did everything to appease me, they would put me in my playpen, and almost always, like a switch, my cries will be converted to coos and giggles. They work wonders, according to mom. Haha.


home videos with my best bear buds are here, here and here .

7. My other toys.
Dad had been buying me toys since inside-mommy days. I also received lots of toys during my christening. Now that im more attentive, mom and dad started getting some toys out of their boxes for me to try. So far, those that are colorful and creating sounds appeal to me and definitely puts a smile on my face. Someday i'd be able to grab them and i'd be much happier.

I was on tummy time in this pic so i couldn't smile. Well, they seldom capture my smiles on cam anyway.haha

8. new things.
I had been really observant lately and sometimes, when my parents would present something new to me, or i'd see something new, i can't keep myself from smiling whenever i'm in the mood for it.

See, im not hilda all of the time you know.haha. How about you, what makes you smile?

and they called me hilda

that's what my lola mami called me once when they were here.from then on they call me princess hilda whenever i'd get cranky

Why hilda?... That's short for bruhilda. And that's because i'm cranky most of the time. I admit, I am a fussy baby and probably colicky,but at least i know what i'm mad about. I even have a "matapobre" look, as they described it. And yes,there are many many things that can make me wail. I've listed them down below including the typical ones.

1. When i'm hungry... I get mad at mom when i've depleted her milk and still feels hungry, then i'd be mad if my bottled milk isn't ready when i'm done nursing from mom. Yeah,patience is a virtue,and obviously i have not acquired that yet.

2. When my diaper needs changing, specially when it's poopy. And oh yes, i make sure they know it.

3. When i'm full of gas or have difficulty pooping

4. When im bored with whatever, ie like the way i'm held or carried. It has to be changed evry now and then. Sometimes i like standing up,well,the one who's carrying me. And he or she has to dance and sing or hum my and lola mami's song (that theme song from dyosa)

5. When i want to sleep but couldn't coz i'm either irritated or there are just so much happening around me. And for me to be able to sleep, i have to pacify on my mommy's breasts and just feel her warm love and embrace around me

6. When i'm too sleepy but wouldn't want to. Everyone gets surprised on how i try to keep my eyes widely open despite being too sleepy, but im sure its pretty obvious.

7. When i'm strapped in a carseat... Well, i'm not like most babies who love driving around in their carseats. So imagine how the family travels with me wailing in my seat. It was difficult! Lola mami would make dad stop anywhere just so mom or she could carry me and calm me down to be able to strap me back to my seat. And whenever we're leaving the house,they make sure im changed, well-fed and sleeping. Haha

8. I don't even like my swing. I would let my dad put me there for a short time,then i'd cry coz i just hate being there

9. I hate baths!... Again, not typical. So they had to do everything quickly. Wiping me clean is also an issue for me

10. Getting my clothes off and dressing up... They couldn't even put mittens and socks easily on me nor swaddle me.Talk about personal space getting messed up

11. When i agree to lie alone on my crib and the crib mobile stops playing or when there's no one to talk to... I just want to be with my loved ones and see them all the time

Such a short list eh? Anything on this list will really make me cry like there's no tomorrow. Wanna see how? Watch this. If that won't make you panic like my lola mami,i dunno what will. That's why my lola mami is always to-the-rescue whenever i cry. So i terribly miss her.

Well, i may be crying more than other babies and making my mom cry with me sometimes, but my precious smiles and coos just melt everyone's hearts. they then forget how such a cry baby i am. So go ahead, call me hilda ;)