The Chinese New Year festivities at Lentor are usually really just excuses to pig out and eat without care, so this year’s CNY eve dinner was no different: lots of good food. This year’s a little different also because it’s Hannah’s first CNY.
For some reason though Hannah has been terrifically cranky since yesterday, crying her eyes out whenever she’s left alone – something that’s happened on occasion of course, but never so persistent or as frequent as this time round. So, we all took turns to carry and to interact with her to keep her spirits up: even Hannah’s cousins were roped in.:)
Cousin Jonathan – on my younger brother and Sharon’s side – seems especially ready to play with Hannah, while Natasha seems more reticent.:)
Its strangers anxiety isn’t it?
They get too many well meaning relatives cooing at them so they get cranky!
I don’t think it’s strangers’ anxiety: she grumbled loudly even at home. We’ve observed it’s because she just doesn’t want to be left alone, and she’ll immediately quieten down when we carry or play with her.:)