Poking Belly Button
Remember this photo? Which I posted here when Zaria was 15months old?
Her love for my belly button hasn’t reduced even at 30 months. She doesn’t really ‘depend’ on it for comfort, but she loves to poke her finger in my belly button, or wriggles her finger in my belly button.
When she watches TV and if I sat next to her, she would put her finger in my belly button.
At night when I lay on my stomach to read to her, she’ll try to lift my shoulder up (and sometimes make the dramatic sound as though she’s exerting herself trying to do that) so that I’ll lay on my side, and then she’ll have access to my belly button. While I read to her, this happens :
Sometimes when we’re out and about (in public places), she would lift my t-shirt to reach for my belly button. After many times of telling her not too, now when she has the urge, she’ll say, “In public cannot poke poke belly button right? At home only right?”
Normally at bed time, I’ll tuck them in then I’ll go for my shower. At times, Zaria will tell me, “Can (I) poke poke your belly button first?” So I’ll lay next to her and let her poke my belly button for a while.
Nowadays she even wants to control what I can do with my belly button. If I appled lotion after my bath, and the belly button caught some of the lotion, she would tell me off, “Why got cream in your belly button? You cannot put cream in your belly button oh-kay??!! Next time don’t put huh?”
If I wear a dress, she will tell me, “Why you wear dress? Now I cannot poke poke belly button already.”
If I go to sleep at the same time with the girls, with Zara on my left, and Zaria on my right (yes, we’re still co-sleeping, with Zara on her own bed parked next to ours, and Zaria on our bed in between us); Zara will ask me to hold her hand or put my hand on her tigh (as long as I’m touching her); Zaria will ask me to turn towards her so she can poke my belly button. Imagine how uncomfortable it is for me? With me lying on my right facing Zaria, and my left hand stretched towards the left to touch Zara until either one fall asleep?
Haha. Mine likes to pinch the pimple on my face, the same pimple everytime so that now its perpetually there and often asks to do it too and my sleeping scenario is very very much like yours with me in the center with both arms stretched out. lol.
old habits really hard to die eh? so cute of her to want to poke ur belly button, luckily ur not ticklish. wonder for how long more she’ll hv this habit.
wah, you and MG scaring me leh. my gals r also co-sleeping with us (hubby zzz on the floor) but i intend to move them back to their room when no. 2 turns 1. hopefully it will turn out well or else, i’ll have my arms (or legs) all over.
geee…..that must be very ‘geli’ lor….i see yr ‘thou lam’, cute haha
luckily it’s belly button & not nen-nen, LOL !!
even my 7yrs old boy like to have our touch when sleeping…..kids can be strange ehh !!
the sleeping arrangement will get even more uncomfortable when she still wants to poke your belly button after she gets married. Haahaha!
wahhh u very accomodating mommy leh…
Hahaha…your belly button is her security blanket. Cham liao! Now how do you wean tat off?
Haha…so cute…luckily both my boys don’t have this type of ‘habits’ heheeh…
Damien sleeps in his room, and botak on his own bed (in our room), so I’m glad I can stretch anyway I like..haha…
hahahahahah… why belly button hor, things kids do, no explanation :p
imagine u have 3rd kid, sleep where?!?! hehehe… jes kidding
guess your belly button is a form of secutrity for her, just like others who look for their blanket/ pillow etc.
I comprehen how you sleep cos that what happen to me last time too!
haha. very very cute of zaria. poking belly button for comfort??!! *lol*
i miss sleeping with my boys…
btw, feel free to comment in my blog. don’t worry about saying things that may upset me. i understand and appreciate the kind words and gestures.
*hugs tight tight*
so cute and sweet.
haha..eh at least u are not sandwiched in the middle on a single bed
Boy, am I glad someone else understands my plight!!!
Haha but poor daddy, where does he sleep…on top of mummy?
hahaa… Breanna will want to hold me hand for comfort too but yet to find the interest in belly button.. how come ah?
Haha…being fixated with your belly button is better than being fixated with your breasts, rite? My soon to be 4yo still asks me to carry her like a baby when she drinks her milk, so her hands have free access to my breasts.