When Billi was six months old, Adly and I registered him for a baby crawling contest sponsored by JJ just for the fun of it. When we saw the other babies and their parents all geared up with their babies favorite items we looked at each other and thought... are we exposing our baby to the concept of failure and frustration much too soon?. He wouldn't understand anyway. We saw parents holding teddy bears, tethers and other toys to motivate them but we brought nothing (other than his milk bottle!). And sure enough, when the whistle was blown, most of the babies started to crawl immediately towards their parents who were holding toys in their hand. But Billi…..who just woke up from his afternoon nap sat dreaming at the starting point, sucking his thumb, not paying any attention to the fuss and cheering of the crowd around him. (‘Sayang, Billi masih mamai ke?’ I asked hubby.)
Fast to react, Adly digged into both his pockets, pulled out a wallet from one pocket and a hand phone from the other one (like a cowboy with two guns ready to shoot) dangled both the wallet and hand phone in front of Billi attracting his attention. And almost instantly he moved his diapered butt, got to his knees and started crawling forward. Adly moved one step faster and he followed chuckling. A few more steps forward and Billi moved even faster. And ... you wouldn't believe it when he lifted his knees and started crawling like a bear! On two arms, two feet and he was fast!! He started to catch up with the others and even got to the leading top three crawlers in no time. The crowd was cheering loudly. I thought... Oh yes! He could be winning this. Oh yes... (Oh dunia! Lihat lah..) That's my boy!
But then suddenly, he stopped midway busy looking at a cute baby girl trailing slightly behind in the next lane and smiling cheekily at her. We tried calling him but he just kept on staring at the girl. (Aiyaya.... kecik2 dah pandai nak mengorat) The crowd was actually laughing at him. I'm sure it was Adly's turn to be cheeky; claiming… 'Hahahaha (Oh dunia! Lihat lah!...)That's my boy!'
I elbowed Adly and he came right back to his senses and started to dangle his wallet and phone in front of Billi again. Back to his senses too, Billy dashed forward with his bear crawl and managed to catch up again. As soon as he reached the finishing line, Adly rewarded him his hand phone and he hungrily gobbled and heavenly started sucking it. The hand phone was covered with his saliva and he deserved to have it for that moment.
But then suddenly, he stopped midway busy looking at a cute baby girl trailing slightly behind in the next lane and smiling cheekily at her. We tried calling him but he just kept on staring at the girl. (Aiyaya.... kecik2 dah pandai nak mengorat) The crowd was actually laughing at him. I'm sure it was Adly's turn to be cheeky; claiming… 'Hahahaha (Oh dunia! Lihat lah!...)That's my boy!'
I elbowed Adly and he came right back to his senses and started to dangle his wallet and phone in front of Billi again. Back to his senses too, Billy dashed forward with his bear crawl and managed to catch up again. As soon as he reached the finishing line, Adly rewarded him his hand phone and he hungrily gobbled and heavenly started sucking it. The hand phone was covered with his saliva and he deserved to have it for that moment.
He finished as a runner up, the only 'boy' in top five… Not bad at all, considering his late start. Won himself RM200 vouchers and a big hamper (kurang sikit duit keluar dari poket Adly) save his daddy from buying diapers for more than 2 weeks.
When he started kindergarden last year at five years old, he wanted a hand phone………
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