I have talked so much about the greenish tint and the invincible anti evil anklet that I forgot to mention the most important part: Yauyau really is a rather timid baby.

During the first month, it was a headache task to give her a proper bath. I was the queen on confinement, and was not suppose to touch water or carry anything heavy (the tiny 2.7kg baby is considered heavy, I think I am only allowed to carry my bowl of rice, and I am supposed to sit or lie on the bed while having my meals. anyway, I need to nurse her, therefore I get to hold her after all). I was spared of the ordeal. My mother-in-law was having a tough time bathing her. She was terrified of the water, cried, screamed, kicked, shitted, pee-ed and even tried to stand to avoid the water.

Luckily things became better soon after she was one month old. She was still tensed, but was much calmer. I think she was feeling very insecure about her naked self. Things got even better when she was able to sit in her tub. She begins to enjoy the water and also plays splashing the water. I thought she had overcome her phobia and decided to use the shower to bathe her instead. She was terror-stricken. The moment the shower of water rained on her, she cried and attempted to climb out of the tub immediately. Now at nine months old, she enjoys playing with water, but is not yet ready for the shower.

Beside the shower, whirring sound doesn’t please her too. Vacuum cleaner, blender, and sometime even the washing machine startled her and send her fleeing to the nearest human being around. I have been letting her face her own fear by making her watch us blending food or vacuuming the floor, she is more “courageous” now!

I guess most babies experienced stranger anxiety, separation anxiety, get startled by loud noises, is terrified of one thing or another or doesn’t want to go to sleep alone, but with the greenish tint there, she will always be labeled as the timid baby who had been badly frightened during her initial days. Well, it does become a good conversation starter with relatives or strangers I met on the street.