Flowers of the month...

Hop to kor kor's blog to read more about it.

My happy baby

@ 8 mths ++

I am a happy baby. I love to play. I love to laugh. Only problem is I recognise strangers. I only want mommy, kakak or maybe daddy to carry me. I don't allow anyone to carry or even touch me. So, I am not a friendly baby...:(

Commando style crawling

@ 8 months 3 weeks

Yes...I started commando style crawling few days back but officially this 2 days, I have been crawling a lot. My moves are more obvious and I especially like to crawl on the floor than the mattress. I can crawl faster on hard surface. Mommy always worried my head will hit the floor but I know how to be careful when I want to turn back. I will slowly put my head on the floor, don't think I am stupid ok?? Although sometimes I cannot estimate the space and knock my head a little bit but it is ok.

Now, I can crawl very fast to grab the things I want. I especially like to grab kor kor's things. Whatever he is having/holding, I am interested to have it too.

So, mommy need to keep an eye on me closely because I like to crawl under the tv cabinet to reach out for the box or play with the base of the playpen or the wheels of the walker. Mommy don't mind me exploring, she is just afraid I put my mouth on it.

Hoorey..I am happy that I am so mobile now ...

Strong legs

@ 8 months 3 weeks

I have a pair of strong legs. Whenever I am sleeping in the master bedroom, the cot is smaller, hence my legs always stick out from the bar. My legs can go out from the one bar and go in from another bar. Sometimes I cannot pull it back and need to scream for help. I also like to lift up the cot bumper using my legs or stick my legs under the cot bumper and lift it up. So, cot bumper cannot prevent me from sticking my legs out.

Not only that, my legs are as strong as my hands. I can use both my legs to grab things, hold things. My kicks are very strong too. I love to lift both of legs up and drop it on the bed hard hard. I love the feeling of bouncing my whole body up and the sound of it. I especially like to do that on a hard floor. Mommy always worried my legs will be painful but no la...I just like the hard surface of the ground.

When I fight with mommy, during feeding or medicine time, I use both hands and legs to push away mommy's hands/bottles/syringe. Mommy needs to anticipate my action, or else, everything will drop on the floor...geng leh?

I have a pair of strong legs...even doctor said so...hahaha...

Cannot escape...

@ 8 months 2 weeks and 1 day old (by mommy)

Dear Isabel,

My baby darling, mommy is so sorry that you just couldn't escape from those nasty bugs this time. You finally get infected yesterday. Mommy's worse fear is finally here. Mommy feels so sorry for you as you have just recovered from your flu recently and now you are down again.

Kakak told mommy that you were warm yesterday morning. Gave you paracetamol but your fever did not subside. Sent you to clinic immediately and you were already 38.6. Doc said your throat is red but cannot confirmed whether is virus or bacteria. Can't do much and just need to monitor you further.

Whole day your fever went up and down. You looked lethargic. You couldn't sleep well. Mommy can only observe you from far because mommy is still not recover yet. Kakak is still taking full care of you. Towards the evening, your fever went up to 38.6 again even after Ibuprofern. Daddy was worried and immediately he sent you to another pediatrician that opened at night in USJ. He said your throat is very red and he prescribed you the same antibiotic as kor kor and mommy - Augmentin. Poor girl, you have to start your antibiotic so young. Kor kor took his first course of antibiotic when he was nearing 4 years old.

Mommy feels so sorry that mommy failed to protect you from all the bad viruses/bacterias around the house. Everyone is down and only kor kor has recovered. Daddy and mommy are still not recovered..how are we going to take care of you?

You are getting smarter nowadays. You know when mommy is feeding you medicine and you clamped your mouth tight and refuse to take the medicine. While you were taking your flu medicine, mommy can still cheat you by distracting your attention but not this time round. You know when the medicine is coming and you just kept shaking your head, together with your hands and legs, trying to push/kick the medicine away and buried your head in kakak's chest. So sorry that mommy has to force feed you the medicine. Sorry..baby..so sorry to cause so much trauma in you in taking your medicine.

You are such an understanding baby. Normally when you see mommy, you will make noise and wanted mommy to carry you. But this time when mommy is sick, you just looked at mommy with a non-smiling face but never fuss nor demand mommy to carry you. Baby, you know mommy is sick? Mommy knows you are not happy this few days as I can't hear much of your laughter nor seeing you smile so much. Mommy can't wait to carry, hug and kiss you again, my baby girl...

Mommy really wish everyone recover soon..then we can have our fun time again together. Please..please pray that Isabel and everyone of us will recover soon...Mommy just feel so heartache seeing you sick...

clap..clap...

@ 8 months 1 week and 6 days old..

About a week ago, I've started to master the skill of clapping hands. Now, whenever I want people to carry me, I will clap my hands and extend my hands out. When I am happy, I clap my hands too.

Side note:
I have been very sticky to mommy lately. Whenever I see mommy, I'll make noise and wanted mommy to carry me. When mommy is carrying me, anyone clap their hands and offer to carry me, I'll just turn my body away and indicate that I don't want them. I don't even want my kakak or daddy.

Mommy is happy on one hand coz she feels wanted..but the other hand, she feels I am a bit too sticky and picky. Well, what do you want mommy????

I'm sick...

@ 8 mths and 5 days old

Kor kor passed the virus to me last Friday and I started falling sick on Saturday. Started with fever on Saturday evening and proceeded to cough and flu. I got worse on Monday and mommy sent me and kor kor to a nearby pediatrician. The pediatrician said there was some wheezing sound at the airways and likely a virus attack.

Towards the evening, I looked really sick. Teary eyes, blocked nose, bad cough and I get agitated easily. Not happy with everything. Another fever attack at night too. Daddy decided to send me to Sunway and see my usual pediatrician the next day.

Confirmed it is a viral attack and doctor prescribed me 4 types of medicine. Mommy already felt the stress in feeding me medicine because I rejected medicine very much. No choice I have to take it. After force feed me for about 2 times, I am slowly accepting it now - not too difficult to feed me but still needs lots of distraction and singing song sessions. However, there is a particularly one type that I hate and I have to take 4ml somemore. Other than that, the other two I don't resist much. Since my fever did not come back since Monday, no need fever medicine then.

Mommy is praying hard that I recover soon as my block nose and coughing make me hard to sleep soundly. I still have lots of phlegm and can hear from the way I breathe. However, my eyes not that teary anymore. I don't look so sick now.

My little princess portrait

@ 7 months 3 weeks and 3 days old

First time on walker

@ 7 months 3 weeks and 2 days old

Mommy finally took out the walker and put me on the walker last Friday. She doesn't want me to "walk" in the walker, so she put the stopper up. She also raised the seat, so that my feet cannot touch the floor.. No fun then. I can only sit inside and cannot move. I don't really like it that much. I can only sit there for a few minutes before crying to be carried out again.

First time sweet potato

wah...I like this food the most..never really reject on my first try. I can finish the whole bowl too. So far, I have 2 days of organic sweet potato last week.

My two front teeth...

Yes..yes...my 2 lower teeth is out...
Well, it was out few weeks back just that mommy didn't have the time to keep track. Probably while I was 7 months old.

First time potato

Mommy introduced me potato last week, after I showed no interest in carrot.

She steam the potato and put it into the blender and blend together with milk. It becomes mashed potato.

First day, as usual, I find it so yucky to try on a new food. I don't really like it and I didn't finish the portion.

Second day, I started to accept the food as it has my milk taste. Kor kor has a big bowl of mashed potato together with me too. I finished the whole BIG bowl of mashed potato this time.

Third day, I started to fall in love with this food. I ate so fast and wanted more but today mommy did not prepare a lot. Just within minutes, I finished my bowl of mashed potato. Mommy bought organic potato for me this time.

Forth day, mommy poured too much milk into the blender and it came out so watery. Yucks..not the texture that I wanted..I didn't really like it this time. I cannot finish the whole bowl of watery mashed potato.

Next..mommy is going to introduce me sweet potato.

First time carrot

Yikes...I hate carrot...mommy tried me on carrot yesterday and I didn't like it at all. I find it too geli and spitted out all. Mommy tried to give me some more and I ended up crying like being bullied.

I don't accept new food easily. It takes time for me to accept a new food. Mommy said better try me on potato instead of carrot.

First Time Cereal

Backdated post..

Mommy started me on semi-solids 3 days before I turned 7 months old. It was brown rice cereal. I didn't really like it. Can see from the photos below.



The 3rd time, mommy added milk into my cereal..yeah.,..it tasted much better...from then on, I started to accept this new food called cereal. Mommy has slowly increased my serving and now I can eat about 1/3 bowl of cereal during lunch time.

Happy 7 months old

A very backdated post...



Feeding
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1. Taking 5oz of milk 5-6 times a day. 3-4 hourly. Mostly on formula now since mommy admitted hospital 3 weeks back.
2. Started cereal 3 days before I turned 7 months. I dislike cereal initially but now I am ok with it. It takes time for me to adjust to a new food.
3. I have no problem drinking first half of the milk but come to 2nd half, I will need to hold something in my hand and play with it. Or else, I can't finish my milk. Even with something to play with, I still always leave 1 oz behind.

Sleeping
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1. I still do not have a routine. I am a poor napper. There was once I could nap longer but after mommy came back from her Ipoh trip, everything went downhill. Now with the renovation on, it is even worse.
2. Night time is ok. Since I slept with daddy when mommy was away (Ipoh trip and hospital), now I can sleep better in the master bedroom with everyone.
3. My napping place can be on my own cot in bb's room, on kor kor's mattress in master bedroom or on my cot in master bedroom or on mommy's bed in master bedroom.

Overall
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1. I am very playful starting this month.
2. I am very responsive.
3. I always want people to play with me, talk to me.
4. I will cry when seeing people walk away from me.
5. My legs are very strong. I can grab things with my legs.
6. I can turn very fast. The single mattress downstairs is too small for me now. Within a minute, I can roll out of the mattress.
7. I can't crawl yet but I can move my body to the directions I want and grab my toys.
8. I get bored with my toys easily.
9. I like to chew on hard plastic parts, not the soft teether. I put almost anything in my mouth.
10. I started baby talk..first word..tata..then papa...now mama or mum mum... Daddy likes to hear me talk.
11. I don't sleep during my outing unless mommy carries me. I don't sleep in the car seat or stroller. That's why mommy doesn't want to bring me out.

Happy 7 months to me...

Mommy is so proud of you (sleep)

updated by mommy on my 6 mths 3 weeks and 2 days old.

If you read my previous post, you will know how hard I tried to make Isabel sleep on her own and we all FAILED to do that. Surprisingly, when I started to give up and take things easily, miracles happened.

Finally Isabel was able to sleep on her own in her baby cot continuously for 3 times (last night, this morning and this afternoon nap) without much fuss. I was overjoyed when she did it again during her afternoon nap just now.

She was sleepy. I put her down in her own cot. She played on her own. Throw her pacifier away and kicking here and there. I was sitting at my bed. I put extra cot bumper at the side and she couldn't see me now. She played and played for about half an hour, make some noise...and finally she felt asleep on her own without pacifier, patting, carrying or rocking though it took some time. Last night, she fell asleep while I was washing up in the washroom and I asked hubby to check her up in the baby's room because she has not sleep yet. Hubby came back with the surprised answer that, "She slept already".

I never expect that to happen honestly. After the previous incident, I told myself to take it easy. When I started to let go, things slowly fall into places. Well, she may not be able to sleep on her own EVERY TIME. But to me, as her mother, it is a big achievement she has achieved that I feel so proud of..although it may be only this THREE times...haha...it's good enough for me to shout at this moment.

I hope she can continue sleeping on her own. I hope I can be persistent enough not to carry her and have the time to let her go to sleep on her own. I hope her time to drift to sleep will be shorter and she sleeps longer. I hope...I really hope one day, I can just put her into her own cot when she is sleepy and I can come out of the room and she will drift to sleep on her own.

Anyway, if she can't, it's ok too...just take it slowly and don't put too much pressure on myself and the baby...

At the moment, I am a proud and happy mama.

Making me sleep on my own.... (quoted from mommy's blog)

Quoted from my mommy's blog...

There are many things I want to train my kids.
I surfed the internet and read up parenting books.
The books taught us how to do it.
It sounds so simple and convincing.
But when I actually trying to do it...
It is really not easy.

I have been carrying Isabel to sleep and put her down to the cot.
She has no problem sleeping on her own after midnight feed, no carrying, no pacifier.
I'm sure she can sooth herself to sleep too during the day.
I tried leaving her on the cot when she seems sleepy.
She played for half an hour,
Make frustrated noise for another half and hour,
and started really crying for one whole hour.
Till she her voice has changed, she couldn't even control her own self,
despite me already carrying her.

Poor baby, I tried to be more patience but
the way she cried and the big big drops of tears flowing down her cheeks..
just make me feel so heartache.
I'm afraid all these crying will cause any side effects on her like
phobia in her cot, voice changed or bad dreams.....
Just so much worries....

At the end, she defeated the mommy.
She won...and I finally carry her back to sleep.

I have a mixed feeling...
relief that she finally stopped crying, finally fall asleep
down that I fail to train her to sooth herself to sleep,
sad that I have caused so much stress on her and finally still carry her back to sleep.

I even feel like a failure..how come I fail to make her sleep on her own...
I was asking for patience when see her cry;
I was asking for strength to make me more hard hearted;
I was asking for confidence for Isabel, hope that she can really do it;
I was asking for...i also don't know what..I just kept telling her..

"Isabel, it's ok. You can do it. You can sleep on your own. Just close your eyes and sleep. Mommy is here to be with you. Mommy love you (plant a kiss on her face and forehead). "

Yet, we did not manage to pass through this challenge.

I console myself,
It's ok...how long can I be carrying her to sleep..
there is no harm carrying her to sleep...
She falls asleep very fast when I carry her to sleep..
No point creating all this stress for yourself and baby.
She will soon outgrown it and be able to sleep on her own.
Just take it easy and enjoy carrying her.

Deep in my heart, I really wish she can sooth herself to sleep.
Then, maybe she can nap longer, sleep better, be more independent.

I'm feeling so demotivated now..to try implementing anything...
Maybe I just let her be...
What will you do if you were me?

Complains from mommy and kor kor....

Mommy likes to complain about me lately..what did she complain??

"Isabel, you are so dirty.."
- yes..I love putting things in my mouth. Anything that I can get hold of, I will put it into my mouth. I even lick/bite the baby cot bars and even mommy's arm.

"Isabel, you are so noisy.."
- yes, I always make noise. I complained too. I always want attention and feel so unsatisfied being alone. My mouth also itchy. So, I either protest by making noise or cry for attention la.

"This girl doesn't need to sleep one.."
- yes, I only cat nap. My usual nap only last for 45 mins.

"Isabel, what do you want?"
- Well, sometimes I also don't know what I want. I just feel so unhappy that I make noise and cry lor.

My kor kor also complained about me..what did he complain?

"Mommy, you see, Isabel pull my hair. Isabel, don't pull kor kor's hair."
- hehehe...who ask him to put his head so near me. I just pull lor.

"Mommy, you see, Isabel takes my things. Isabel, don't disturb kor kor.."
- hahaha...yes..I also want to play. I also want to touch kor kor's things.

"Mommy, Isabel make a lot of noise. I cannot sleep. Isabel quiet. Kor kor wants to sleep."
- Well, I just want attention.

Sigh...even daddy started to complain I am very noisy lately. Mommy said maybe I started teething wor, that makes me very uncomfortable. How???I also don't know how...

My first dress

Well, mommy did not buy me any dresses since I am still young. Mommy said people cannot see my dress also since I cannot walk yet and need to be carried all the time. But Grandma bought me so many clothes during her last trip here (around 10 sets I think) and among all, I can wear one of them now. The rest are still too big and need to keep till I am bigger.

So, on the day we hosted the mooncake festival gathering at home, mommy let me wear my first dress that grandma bought for me. See, I look cute, isn't it?

On that day, mommy also finally bought a dress for me from a shopping centre but not for me to wear now but when I am 9 months old. Will show that to you some other time.

Happy 6 months old = unpredictable baby

Mommy described me with one word "UNPREDICTABLE" for this month. Why? Let's see..

Stats first:
Weight: 7.17kg
Height: update later
Head Circumferences: update later

Sleeping pattern.
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- sometimes sleep well, sometimes not.
- 3 to 5 naps a day range from 15 mins to 45 mins. On good day, can last for 1 hr or 2 but only happened once or twice.
- I'll still wake up smiling even just 15mins nap.
- My awake hours is around 2 hrs. Then I'll feel tired again.
- Lately, my body clock has changed. I used to sleep around 9pm and still the same but I will wake up around 11pm and started playing till 1am. Sometimes I get overtired and will cry till 3am before falling asleep soundly. I used to be able to sleep quite well at night but not this month.
- mommy still need to carry me to sleep.
- I nap in my baby room but has shifted to daddy's room for night time since we came back from Singapore.
- Funny thing, I can sleep through or quite well during weekend or holidays but on weekday or days daddy needed to go to work the next day, I will usually cry or being more difficult at night. This causes lots of stress in mommy.
- When I sleep on the cot, my legs and hands will sometimes stick out from the bars.

Feeding pattern
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- I am drinking 5oz of milk nowadays.
- Mommy is weaning me off from breastmilk. I am taking more of formula milk now. Enfalac A+.
- At times 5oz is not enough for me. I'll cry for more milk. At times I left around 20, 40 or 60ml of milk.
- My feeding internal range from 3 to 4 hourly.
- Funny thing, if my internal is longer, usually I cannot finish my milk. If my internal is shorter, I can finish the whole bottle.
- Started drinking water now.
- Mommy intend to start me on semi-solid soon.

Others
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- I can turn over and turn back to chest up easily on both side. I can basically roll and roll on a mattress.
- When on tummy down, I can lift up my head very high and turning left and right.
- I like to throw things.
- I like to do patting using my both hands. Eg, pat my leg.
- I like to touch or feel the face the person carrying me.
- I can pinch people very hard.
- Started to explore toys - play gym and electronic toys.
- Put everything in my mouth.
- Still sucking toes.
- Laugh out loud when funny sounds are made.
- Laugh when we tried to pull things from her hands.
- Love bathing. Always tried to grab the side of the bathtub and love splashing water with legs and hands.
- Love to bite on hard things rather than the soft teether.
- Started utter "DAH" and make more sound (like talking/complaining)..last Friday.
- Started like talking after that.
- Afraid of stranger. Daddy also don't want. Only want mommy and kakak.
- Afraid of new environment.
- Dislike loud noises.
- Very sensitive to sound and surroundings.

Overall I still do not have a routine yet. Mommy is trying very hard to set me a routine but fail to. Main reason, I don't nap long enough and no fix hour of my nap. I just live on a 3 hr cycle. Feed on every 3 hr. Play around 2 hr and get tired and TRYING to sleep on the last hour. It goes round the clock like that but no fix time for feeding, sleeping and playing. Mommy really wish I can sleep on own and longer, then she can do more work. She said I am occupying most of her time now since I sleep so little.

My first overseas trip

updated on 5 months 3 weeks and 3 days old.

Yes..we went for a 5D4N Singapore and 2D1N Johor trip during the Merdeka long holiday. For more details on the holiday, you can visit my kor kor's blog.

Anyway, I don't know much but what I know is every time when I opened my eyes, I am at a different place. Mommy carried and sling me a lot and I drank my milk everywhere. There are so many new faces and new environment, so many things to see and look around. Everywhere was noisy too. I don't like it but if mommy carried me, then ok.

Mommy also tried putting me on the stroller without the car seat. Kor kor every time want to fight the stroller with me. I enjoyed watching fishes swimming around me and also the scenery in the zoo. I always get overtired when reached home and cried in yi yi Janice house.

What I hate and afraid most was when I was put in the car seat in a dark dark environment. I can't see anything and I was so tired and sleepy, at the same time, I wanted to be carried and swing. Daddy has to stop his car many times to settle me, drink milk, poo and change diaper and make me sleep...finally i slept through and when I opened my eyes next, I am back to my home sweet home...i am more relax now.

p/s: Mommy didn't really take a lot of photos as she was busy taking care of us.

Turning over and turning back

yeah...another milestone achieved...

On 13 August (@5 months old), I managed to turn over. But one of my hand always get caught under my chest and need help to take it out.


Around 18 to 25 August (@5 months and 1-2 weeks old)(can't remember the exact date), I've mastered the skill of turning over. I turned over very quickly and easily, also managed to pull both of my hands in front of me but I couldn't turn back. I have to scream for help to get the people to help me turn back when I was tired. Mommy taught me how to rest my head on one side when I feel tired.


On 3 Sept (@5 months and 3 weeks old), I finally able to turn back. Yes..it also means I can roll and roll from one side to another side of the mattress now. So, mommy cannot leave me alone on a bed without putting boundaries on it. I can roll from side to side or even diagonally. Hoorey....I have the freedom to move now...I think mommy is gonna keep the bouncing net aside since I can't sit still in it now and need to change to a bigger mattress in the hall for me to roll and roll.

Mommy's handmade dress

Do you think this dress is nice?

It was really a surprise because mommy "hand sewn" this dress for me last Friday. It was a spontaneous idea on that morning that mommy wanted to make something for me. To tell you something, this fabric was actually from one of mommy's old pyjamas pants that she can't fit in anymore...

She thought this fabric colour looked quite sweet, so she decided to turn it into a dress for me. Since we do not have a sewing machine, mommy hand sewn this. I must say that I really appreciate her hard work because mommy never like to hold a needle. When she hold a needle, her hands will sweat like a running tap. But, for me, she insisted of sewing the whole dress herself even kakak offered to help, she rejected the offer.

It took mommy around 2 hours to complete this dress. It is actually a very simple dress. When mommy trying to let me wear on it, unfortunately I can't fit in. Mommy underestimated the "thickness" of my body. She needs to alter the side, so that I can fit in.

Anyway, I must really thank mommy for making this dress for me though I may not have a lot of chance to wear it, it is her thought and hard work that I appreciate the most. Thanks mommy!!

Happy 5 months old!

I'm officially 5 months old today!!



Let's see my 5 months updates..

Milk intake:
1. I'm using 8oz bottle now. I have 3 big bottles since mommy increased my milk intake to 4.5 oz beginning of 4 months.
2. My milk intake now is 4.5oz for formula milk and 5 oz for breast milk.
3. I start to dislike formula milk and only wanted mommy's milk. I hardly able to finish formula milk, always leave around 1 to 2 oz. While I drink breast milk, I will always ask for more. Mommy even needs to distract me or walk me around when feeding me formula milk.
My leftover formula milk every night.

4. My feeding interval still the same, 3-4 hrs. At night probably 1 to 2 feeds around 12am and 5am.

Sleeping pattern:
1. 2 weeks ago, I started to nap in my room on my bb cot during the day. I no longer sleeping in the bouncing net. Mommy switch on the fan and on the baby monitor. Mommy found me sleeping better in the room, no disturbance and no need to rock me.
2. I take about 3 to 4 naps a day - mid morning (1 hr); afternoon (2 hrs); late evening (30mins).
3. I sleep around 9-10pm at night and wake up around 9-10am in the morning. If I sleep in daddy's room, I wake up earlier.
4. I hardly sleep when got distractions like when we go out or on car ride.

Others:
1. Able to turn over but always fail to take out one of the hands.
2. Will always try to turn over when put down on mattress.
3. Dislike lying on bouncing net. When put on it, I'll turn to a side and use another side of my hand to hold the metal piece of the opposite and cross my leg over.Dangerous, mommy said.
4. I like to put things in my mouth. I like to play with pacifiers. I can stuff the whole pacifier in my mouth. Mommy will never let me play the pacifier on my own without supervision.
5. Mommy bought me 2 teethers.
6. I start to suck my feet and toes.
7. I like to go out and see things, i.e garden. I find sitting down in the living hall very boring.
8. I like people to talk to me. I will laugh, gurl back when talked to.
9. I make a lot of noises from my throat. Very loud noise somemore. Mommy find my voice very cute and girly.
10. I start to recognise people. I am afraid of sudden loud noises, crowded places and seeing unfamiliar faces. I'll cry very badly.
11. I like to scratch my face and ear. Sometimes I scratched till bleeding. See the big photo - left 2 dots of scratch mark near my eyes and nose.
12. My grip very strong.

Overall, I am a happy baby. Mommy, daddy, korkor and kakak love me very much.

I am a frustrated and angry baby...

Mommy said maybe I am teething..
I am getting more frustrated lately..
I always wants to put something in my mouth..
I just feel my mouth is so itchy.

When I don't get to put things in my mouth,
I will make a lot of noise..
and yes..I can be very loud too.
I will even start crying when I feel too frustrated.

Mommy gave me pacifier,
I want to stuff the whole thing in my mouth.
Mommy took it away,
I started crying.

Mommy gave me teether,
I try to stuff the whole thing in my mouth,
I will play for a while
but later I find it no taste and started to make noise and get frustrated again.

I want to suck my fingers,
I want to suck my legs,
I want to suck your hands,
I always try to pull mommy's hand and put into my mouth.
Whatever I can catch hold of, be it handkerchief, rattles or toys,
I will put it into my mouth.
When mommy pull it away,
I will scream and started crying.

Mommy said it is very hard to please me.
I always feel so frustrated and angry.

I want mommy's milk

Mommy is very angry with me lately, started about a week or 2 back.
Because it is very hard to feed me formula milk.
I will fuss and turn my head right and left, hiding my face at mommy's breast.
I even know how to use my tongue to push the teats out.
I can never finish my milk, always leaves at least half an oz to even 3 oz.
Mommy tried all ways to distract me.
But it is very stressful to feed me milk nowadays.

When come to feeding me breast milk,
not only I will lie down quietly and enjoying my bottle of milk,
I will gulp down all the breast milk in the bottle until the last drop.
When I finished the whole bottle,
I still cry for more milk, even mommy already given me 4.5oz.
See..I only want mommy's milk, not cow's milk.

Mommy is having headache now.
As her milk supply has decreased since she reduced her pumping sessions from 3 to 2 times 2 weeks back.
She has to reconsider her plan to stop pumping when I reach 5 months old.
My reaction now makes her harder to wean me off from breast milk.
Mommy find it so hard to provide me more breast milk as she really does not have much milk nowadays...

(note from mommy: of all time, when my milk is reducing and I plan to stop pumping, she shows great preference in my milk than formula milk...it really makes me heartache that I can't provide her with more breast milk..SIGH..)

My first longest outing

Yesterday I broke my record of going out for about 8 hrs (2pm to 10pm) - my longest outing.

We left the house at 2pm and went to McD for lunch. Then, we went to daddy's office to collect something and I did my BIG BUSINESS in the car while waiting for daddy. Later, we headed to 1U shopping centre. Initial plan was going to Science Centre but it was too late, so we changed our plan to shopping instead.

Mommy said it was no fun bringing me out. Why?

1. I don't sleep in the car. I stayed awake throughout the car ride.
2. I don't sleep in the public too. I get too distracted by the environment and noise around.
3. When I am too tired, I only "rest" and not sleep. I will open my eyes when I hear any noises.
4. I don't sit in the stroller long. I will get bored. So mommy sling me when I get bored of the stroller.
5. Very hard for me to drink milk in the public too.
6. I'll get frighten by sudden loud noises and will cry profusely.

Compared to korkor, he was much easier to bring out to. Mommy's shoulder ache after sling me for about 2 hrs. Korkor was creating problem too. See me in the stroller and he wanted the stroller too. So, no choice, mommy sling me and kor kor took over the stroller and he took his nap there.

We then had Japanese buffet at Shogun for dinner. Luckily I managed to take a short nap while mommy had her dinner.

This mark my longest outing so far. Everyone so tired after reached home around 10 plus.

Sucking Toes..

@ 4 mths 3 weeks and 3 days old.

I have discovered something more tasty this time. Not my fingers, not pacifier but my whole FEET. I am very flexible now. I lift up my leg and use my hands to pull my legs up and pull it into my mouth....yummy..if possible, I want my whole leg in my mouth too.

I used to love sucking fingers but not so often anymore since I've discovered my legs. Yet, fingers is still better than pacifier. When I suck pacifier, I want to bite the plastic part, not the teats. Mommy always take it away when she sees me playing with the pacifier the wrong way. I will start crying.

My mouth is never free. When people carry me, I will try to lick their hands too. I like the taste of "skin"..salty..salty..nice...sometimes I will pull mommy's hand and stuff it inside my mouth too.

See how I pull my legs up..


SNAP.."I caught you!!" Mommy said..
Me..stopped sucking and looked at mommy in a stunt look, then started crying... "Mommy, you scare me la. I was sucking my toes nicely and you suddenly appeared in front of me.."

4 months old milestone

a very backdated post.



Weight: 6.6kg
Height: 63cm
Head Circumference: 40cm

Feedings:
- Still on 50% breastmilk (day) 50% Enfalac A+ (night)
- 3.5 to 4 oz per feeding
- every 3 to 4 hourly
- night time can even last from 4 to 9 hrs...depending...
- no more dancing while feeding style but has been wanted to hold the bottle. The hands are never free and always trying to catch hold of the bottle. Most of the time mommy will let her hold on to her fingers instead. It will take her a while before settle down and drink quietly. At times still need to walk around and feed.

Sleeping pattern:
- nap on bouncing net, night time sleep on baby cot
- always cat nap and need to be rock very frequent. Light sleeper.
- Night time sleeping routine. After changing and wiping, mommy will put her down on baby cot, give her pacifier and bolster. On the lullaby music and try to put her side way and pat her to sleep.
- Prefer to sleep on her left side now.

Others:
- Neck muscle getting stronger. Can hold her head though still wobbly a bit.
- Always try to get up, push herself up.
- Doesn't like to lie down, prefer sitting up position.
- Started to go out more (only weekends).
- Prefer car seat, not comfortable with stroller. Maybe too open, not secure.
- Coo a lot. Make a lot of noise.
- Like people to talk to.
- Easily smile, especially when talk to.
- Get ticklish on the chest area.
- Enjoy being kissed on the cheek.
- Kick and splash water during bathing time.

Overall, she is easier to take care as compared to 2 months back. Her behaviour is more predictable. I love you, baby! Happy 4 months old!!

Side note: On 13 July, you get infected by kor kor and started coughing and sneezing. First time taking medicine. You hate it. Poor baby!

I like to look around...

I am not so kampung girl anymore.
When mommy brings me out now,
I will look around and amazed by the colourful environment.
I am not as tensed as last time.

I even love to explore new places now.
I like mommy bring me to kitchen, garden and new places.
I feel so boring staying in the living hall and my room.

I also like people talking to me.
I feel bored easily when I left alone.
I will cry and scream for attention.

Mommy said take care of me very tiring.

Happy 4 months old!

Today you turned 4 months old.
Istead of celebrating it with everyone,
You and mommy are quarantine in the room.
As Kor kor is still sick,
Daddy is still coughing.

On your 4 months old,
you started coughing and sneezing today.
I'm sure you have get infected by the cold bug around the house.
Even mommy tried so hard to isolate you, you still cannot escape from it.

Kor kor asked kakak this evening,
"Where is mommy and Isabel?"
Kakak answered, " They are in the room."
"I want to see Isabel."
"Cannot. You are sick. You don't go into the room."
"I just want to see Isabel. a while only."
"Cannot"
"I won't touch Isabel. I just want to see her. A while only. PLEASE!"
Cannot is still the answer.
Mommy wanted you to know how much kor kor misses you.
I'm sure we miss kor kor too, right?

On this day,
I hope you will get well soon.
Hope the cough and sneezing are just a mild one.
Hope mommy's milk can help to build up your immune system.
You must be strong, Isabel.

Still, happy 4 months old to you.

How do you make your baby nap?

Mommy has a question to ask and she hope she can get some advice from all mommies out there too... Here she goes...

Isabel is a light sleeper. Little sound will wake her up. Her night time sleeping pattern has improved (hope I don't jinx it) since we sleep in separate room. I'm now having a problem with her nap time.

You see..if Darren did not fall sick so frequent, he will go to day care and I will take full charge of Isabel and my helper will do her housework. Perfect arrangement..though I need to be with Isabel full time because she wakes up from her nap very frequent. But since Darren falls sick so frequent and has been missing classes, his presence will always disturb Isabel's nap.

Isabel takes her nap in the bouncing chair in the living hall. I'll give her pacifier and her pillow and bounce her in the bouncing chair until she falls asleep. At times she wants us to carry her to sleep too. If so, we will carry and pat her to sleep, once she is asleep, we will put her down in her bouncing chair. Sometimes the minute we put her down, she will wake up immediately and demanded to be carried again. If I am free (which happened if Darren goes to day care), I will carry her to sleep on my arm while I am watching tv. This way, she won't wake up so easily by noise. But my arm gets numb though. Anyway, if she sleeps in the bouncing chair, she will wake up/move almost every 15 minutes (even no noise) and required to be bounce back to sleep. If there are noise, she will definitely wake up more often. If I put her in the bedroom, I still need to be with her even though it is quieter and I will bored to death in the room.

From the above scenerio, you can see that she needs a person almost 100% with her when she naps, so that she can continue sleeping. It is really not efficient as I cannot do anything while she sleeps. I believe when baby is sleeping, it is the best time for the adults to do work. This does not happen to us. I need to improve this situation as I felt so tied down by her.

The only solution I can think of is to put her in "sarong" in her own room upstairs and get the auto rocker to rock her. I can monitor her through baby monitor. In this case, I can do my work/play with darren downstairs without being physically attached to her or afraid any noise will wake her up. But what I am afraid is...she will get addicted to the sarong and auto rocker and if we go outstation or anywhere, she will have problem taking her nap and will cry for it. (Tell me will they get addicted to it..). Also, I am also worried constantly rocking her will cause problem to her as nowadays many discourage rocking the baby up and down. (Btw, she is sleeping in her cot on her own at night, will this method disturb her night time sleeping pattern?)

What I've tried this 2 days when Darren is sick. Isabel and myself stayed in the room upstairs and I noticed her nap improved a bit but still I need to be by her side because she may just get up any time and required me to bounce her back to sleep. She is still sleeping in the bouncing chair. I tried on radio, instrumental soft music. This does not help too. She will just wake up on and off and required people to bounce her back her to sleep again.

Can anyone suggest to me another method besides the above, so that she can sleep on her own for a longer period? How do you make your baby nap? For those mothers who has 2 or more kids, how did you arrange their nap? How long does your baby nap?

Appreciate your reply.

You cry I cry, you smile I smile too

@ 3 mths 3 weeks and 6 days old

Lately I can feel what other people feel..
It started with one day when kor kor was crying,
I was drinking milk.
I felt upset too when hearing kor kor cry
and I started crying too...
When kor kor stopped,
I stopped too...

Another day in my bedroom,
I hear another baby crying at the back of the house.
I was sleeping actually.
I started crying after hearing the baby cry so loud.
When the baby stopped crying,
I stopped too...

One more incident when kor kor suddenly cry very loud,
I suddenly started crying too.
Mommy has to carry me away,
so that my mood will not get affected by kor kor's cries...

Not only cry,
Since 2 months old,
when people I familiar smile at me,
I'll definitely return them with my smile..

So, now if you smile at me,
I'll definitely smile back to you..
I'm that responsive..

Sign of turning over

@ 3 months 3 weeks and 4 days old.

I've showed sign of turning over this 2 days. I never discover that I can turn my body side way and with my head tiled right up until I saw the book above my head and I wanted to look at it. Now whenever I can, I'll do that but I still could not turn my body over. Mommy said, very soon I can turn over already...let's see then..

3rd month checkup

@ 3 months 3 weeks and 4 days old

Daddy and mommy have been delaying my 3rd month checkup and immunisation for weeks. Reason...daddy was pretty busy lately. Anyway, we went on Monday after 3 weeks of delayed.

Weight: 6.5kg (3 months and 3 weeks old)
Height: (need to check the baby book first)
Head Circumference: (need to check the baby book first)

Doctor said I am above average (slight) and of good size. Since everything is fine with me, doctor did not do much checking on me. He gave me something to eat (for rotavirus) and I started crying because it was cold. Then, the nurse stripped off my pants and doctor hold my thight...suddenly I felt poking pain at my leg. Of course I started crying loudly. It happened on another leg also. I was crying so pityfully. Then the nurse carried me up and I stopped crying not long after.

Doctor said I might developed slight fever but luckily I did not have any this time round. Mommy was relief. She was prepared for it because I've developed fever the first time.

Heard doctor said the next visit will be in August when I am 5 months old.

(Kor kor was with me for this visit and he was so scared seeing doctor poked me. He promised doctor he will take care of me, or else, doctor will poke him too. He dare not even looked at the doctor. Hahha..)

Oppsss..fall asleep by myself..

@3 months 2 weeks and 4 days old...(updated by mommy)

While I am typing this, Isabel is sleeping in the cot in her own room by herself.

She had her milk at 11.30am, then I brought her up to the room and played for a good 30mins. We had a good 30mins bonding time. Then I bathed her and while I needed to clear the room, I placed her in her cot with the musical mobile on.

She was watching the musical mobile and self entertained herself (by talking to the Pooh bear - the cot bumper). I took the short opportunity to go into my room and surf a little while. I leave the doors open, so that I can hear if she cries.

5 min passed, 10 min passed...12 min passed...I hear no sound from her, even though the musical mobile is still on..I went and peep on her and I found her...

already dozed off in her dreamland....zzzzzzzzzzzzzz.......


How to describe my feelings when I see this scene?? happy? delight? surprised? contented? Anyway, I immediately took out the camera and snap the photos. She woke up by the snapping sound and she opened her eyes a bit, yawned, rubbed her eyes and slowly her eyes closed again...

I was thinking should I bring her down and let her sleep in her bouncing net..but I decided to let her continue sleeping and I continue surfing and now I am blogging...

15 mins has passed...yeah..I've earned more than 20 mins of free time...

oppss..while I was waiting for the photos to be loaded to the computer, the musical mobile has stopped and I just let it be. 5 mins later, I heard her making some noise and I went over, she already woke up..cheh..so fast...checked on her, her nappy was wet..that causes her to wake up..i changed her..on the musical mobile back and I'm back here to load up my photos...and she is now playing by herself in the room..

Ok...got to go before she really kick up a fuss...I should be contented..earned my 30mins of ME time..thanks Isabel..:)

My first shopping trip

@3 mths 2 weeks 2 days old.

My first shopping trip - 24 June 2010
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Mommy brought me out for shopping for the first time last Thursday. Daddy wanted to go for a hair cut and mommy thought can bring me along coz it was a short trip and it won't be many people as it was a weekday night.

After dinner, we left the house around 8.15pm to Aeon, Bukit Tinggi. Mommy put me in the car seat and I was a bit stunned. I dare not move and I didn't smile too. Everywhere is so dark. I am a bit afraid honestly.

When we reached there, mommy said want to put me in the stroller but I heard korkor said he wanted to push the stroller. Daddy and mommy did not allow and korkor started crying pityfully. Finally korkor win and he pushed the stroller and mommy carried me to Jusco, while daddy went for haircut.

I was so afraid in the shopping centre. The place is so bright and got so many things hanging around. I dare not smile nor move. I kept looking around. The surrounding is so new to me. Although I am sleepy, I dare not sleep too. I am hiding inside mommy's arm until I finally dozed off.

Suddenly I felt someone moved me. Mommy tried putting me into the stroller but I was woke up by mommy's action. She was trying to find the buckle. I was afraid and I started crying. Mommy tried to push me around...how come the thing called stroller can move?? I was stunned again. I tried to control my fear but I am really afraid and I finally cried out. The more mommy push the stroller, the more I cry. I wanted to be carried. Finally mommy carried me. Korkor got the stroller now. He is sitting inside.

Heard mommy said that last time korkor was not afraid sitting in the stroller. He was much better than me. I am more timid. Mommy told daddy to bring me out more frequent, so I won't act like a kampung girl next time. sob...sob....

My 2nd shopping trip - 26 June 2010
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No home cook dinner tonight. Daddy asked mommy where to go after office and mommy suggested Empire Shopping Centre because she wanted to go to Toys R Us to change my lullaby musical toy.

Yes..I am going out again...


We left the house earlier. The sky was still bright and I was not so afraid anymore though I was still looking around. As long I can see mommy's face, I am ok.

Where are you all bringing me?


After reaching the place, daddy suggested to attach the car seat into the stroller since I am ok with car seat. I don't know what they do, daddy was pushing me in the car seat. I am not that afraid anymore. I feel more secure in the car seat than the stroller. Korkor also surprisingly good, never demand to push the stroller too.

The shopping place is so noisy.


Mommy pushed me around and I can feel the cool air around. There are many people too. I can see mommy too (rear facing). I kept looking around. Slowly..slowly....I feel so sleepy and comfortable, I fell asleep. They all have dinner while I was sleeping. When I woke up, I was afraid. I started crying again. Daddy thought I am hungry and make milk for me but actually I wasn't. I was just afraid. Daddy forced me to drink the milk by carrying me walking around. I finally manage to finish 3/4 of the milk but when daddy burped me, I vomited out a lot of milk. Then, they put me on the car seat again and push me around. We left not long after that.

The next day, we went out for dinner with Aunty May family. I was not afraid sitting in the car seat anymore. I am also not afraid being in the stroller coz daddy carried the whole car seat out and attached it to the stroller.

At the dinner place, I didn't smile coz I was busy sucking my hands and fingers. I didn't looked so "sampa" anymore. When I am sleepy, mommy pushed me a little and I fell asleep and mommy get to enjoy her dinner.

My bolster

@ 3 mths 1 week & 4 days old


My first sleeping companion - a bolster. It was kor kor's one but he is willing to give it to me. Mommy took out this bolster for me 2 weeks back and let me hug to sleep. Well, I don't really know how to hug yet but mommy is helping me.

Whenever the bolster touches my face, I will automatically close my eyes. I like the feeling of the bolster touches my face. Sometimes I will spit out my pacifier and curi-curi suck the bolster until it is soaking wet.

Overstimulated??

@ 3 mths and 3 days old

Since I love to look at things, mommy took out the play gym she bought during Toys R Us warehouse sales for me to see. I love looking at it and will smile. She adds some balls on it. She then took out kor kor's old toy box and start putting the shoes on my legs and strap the whale on my hands...

Will I get overstimulated with so many things around me?? I am getting tired already la, mommy!!

Flash cards..

@ 3 mths old.

Mommy started me on flash cards while I was 2 months old but not too frequent. Now, she flashes me the cards more frequent coz I love to look at it.

Mommy did this flash card herself for kor kor the last time. Now she can use this for me again.


The colourful ones are from Mead Johnsons and Dumex.


I can focus on the flash cards quite long, longer than kor kor mommy said.

Happy 3 months old

1st week of my 3rd month - My sleeping pattern getting better, though some nights I may be crying around 11pm. Mommy has prepared the worse taking care of me full time.

2nd & 3rd week - Surprisingly my sleeping pattern is very good. My night feeding has reduced. Sometimes 3 hrs, then slowly 4 hrs, once even 5 hrs. Mommy is able to sleep better and I can sleep well after each night feeds. Mommy was happy sleeping with me in the baby room. But she dare not tell anybody coz she is afraid I am "siu hei".

4th week - My maternal grandparents and yi yi SS came over the weekend and praised my sleeping pattern. Oppss..they broke the spell...I was cranky again at night. Mommy suspected that because I have discovered my thumb, I have always wanted to suck my thumb during the night time. This woke me up..I want to suck my thumb but I also want to sleep..so I make lots of noise at night. Mommy has to stand at my bed side helping me to put the pacifier in my mouth but I am more angry because I want my thumb, not pacifier. So, mommy's sleep interuppted again this week.

This month milestones

- I am more alert. I like people talking to me. I will gurl back when people talkled to me.
- I love to SMILE. I am easily amused by people talking to me. I always smile. I am a happy baby.
- I like to look at things. I like to look at pictures and things with contrasting colours. My head always turn around to look at my surrounding.
- I can focus. Mommy said I can focus better than kor kor. Mommy started me on flash cards and I love looking at it. I can look at it longer than kor kor.
- My neck is getting stronger though still wobbly. I always swing my head left and right in my sleep.
- I always want to get up myself by trying to pull my body forward.
- I love watching tv.
- I don't poo so much. 2 days once but my poo is soft and golden colour.
- I am still taking 3 oz of milk. 50% breast milk, 50% formula milk, 3 hrly.
- I love bathing. I love water. I like to kick in the bathtub.
- I am a strong baby. My kicks are really strong. I have a fat thigh.

Overall, I am much more interactive and well behaved this month. Mommy is very happy with me and everyone loves me very much.

My first toy.

@ 3 mths old.



My first toy - a play mat or play gym that mommy bought from Toys R Us warehouse sales. I love looking at the things that was hanging on top of it. It is just so colourful. I will get very excited when mommy placed me here.

My room

@ 2 mths and 4 weeks old

Since the nanny left, mommy moved into my room and sleep with me. It is because kor kor was having cough.

This room was prepared before my arrival. In case kor kor fall sick, I can shift into this room. But now, mommy and I are used to sleeping in this room. Although daddy did suggest mommy to shift back to their room, mommy said she prefer to sleep separately.

So, now daddy sleeps with kor kor; mommy sleeps with me in this room.

My portrait @ 2mths 3 wks and 6 days old

@ 2mths 3 wks and 6 days old

Good morning everyone....

Stuffy nose

@ 2 mths 3 weeks and 6 days old.

I have stuffy nose. It started when I was few weeks old when kor kor passed the virus to me. I was having mild flu. Doctor asked mommy to use the Sterimar nasal spray to clear my blocked nose.

Even after I've recovered from my flu, I still have blocked and stuffy nose on and off. It happened mostly when I am in air-conditioned room. That's why mommy always put me under the fan during the day and only night time, I sleep in the air-cond room. So, my nose will get blocked mostly night time.

I have a lot of shits in my nose. So, mommy need to always spray the nasal spray to remove the shit for me. I hate it as I don't like the feeling of water going into my nose. I'll struggle and cry. Every time mommy hears my breathing sound and see my breathing harder, she is getting worried as she does not like to use the nasal spray too.

When I am having stuffy nose, I cannot sleep well, I cannot drink well. I'll make noise and mommy has to put up a struggle with me to spray my nose. It'll get better after that.

My nose was better last few weeks but lately it started again since 3 days ago. This few nights, I could not sleep well and mommy has to spray my nose middle of the night.

Mommy think I am having a sensitive nose. That's why she purposely put up a ceiling fan for me in the room. So, I don't always need to be in an air-conditioned room.

The new ceiling fan in my room. I like to look at it as it is so colourful.


Hope my nose will get better as I grow older. We just hate the nasal spray.

Expressed Breast Milk

I am luckier than kor kor. Why? Because mommy managed to provide me her breastmilk this time while she failed to provide for kor kor the last time.

Since mommy did not have milk during the first few days, doctor advised mommy to give me some formula milk because I cannot go on hunger due to mommy's gestational diebetic during her pregnancy. But mommy will breastfeed me every time before topping up with formula.

During the first month, mommy was still doing the same thing - breastfeed me first and top up with formula. However, I was on formula at night. She started punping out milk too for me. That time, she only has around 15 to 30ml of milk. Slowly her milk increases. I'm also taking more and more of mommy's breastmilk. Towards the 3rd and 4th week, I am on 50% formula and 50% breastmilk.

When the confinement nanny left, mommy breastfeed me direct during the day and sometimes at night. I was not much on formula. But due to my colic and difficulty, I cried always. Mommy couldn't figure why I cry, so every time when I cried, she put me on her breast. During that week, I was on mommy's breast most of the time. This makes mommy more tiring.

I have a problem, which I cannot empty mommy's breast. I always fall asleep half way and requested for milk again. Sometimes I can sleep and sleep for 3-4 hrs without milk. When I latched on too frequent, mommy's nipple is pain and she is tiring. When I sleep too long (usually during the day), mommy is worry I didn't have enough milk.

Anyway, in order to make it easier for mommy to take care of me, many suggested mommy to pump feed. Initially mommy did not like the idea but later when the temp nanny arrives, she slowly adjusted to this routine.

She find that pump feed suits her lifestyle. Firstly, I established my rotuine back with pump feed. I was fed every 3 hrs. In between if I cry, mommy knows that I am not crying for milk. I also cry lesser as I was fed enough. When I need to suck, mommy gives me pacifier. So, I don't depend on mommy's breast for comfort although I still prefer the breast than pacifier. Mommy also later has her own body back. At least she is wearing her bra and she can dress in her pre-pregnancy t-shirt. While she breastfed me during the 1 week, she was wearing her front button PJ whole day WITHOUT BRA. Lastly, she knows how much she is producing and how much I am taking in a day. This provide her more satisfaction as she always wonder how much I have taken in when she direct breastfeed.

So, she punmp feed until today. Although her wish is to provide me breast milk fully, she has tried her best and this is what work best for both of us. I am still on 50% breast milk but sooner it will be reducing because mommy can forsee I need more milk each feed and her milk supply is stagnant at this stage.

My milk intake was 3oz from first month till end of 2nd month. She has just started increased my breast milk intake from 3oz to 3.5 oz last week but formula still maintain at 3 oz. I need around 7-8 feedings per day, with 3-4 breastmilk during the day and formula at night. Mommy can yield around 9.5 to 12 oz of milk a day. Somehow she feels that her milk supply is like dropping soon.

Mommy is taking Milk Tea, chinese herbal soup and protein drink to increase her breastmilk. She wanted to provide me at least for 3 months and as long as she can after that.

My freshly expressed BM


My stock in the fridge.

Sucking thumb.

@2 mths 3 weeks and 4 days old

I can locate my thumb already. Initially I suck my fist, now I slowly stuff my thumb
in and now I enjoy sucking my thumb. If you remove my fingers, I will start crying. I suck my fingers till got the sucking sound.

Mommy said my sucking need very strong. However, I don't like to suck pacifier. I like my fingers.

I start with sucking my fist.

Gong gong and Poh Poh visit

@2 mths 3 wks and 4 days old.

Poh Poh misses me so much till they take a bus down to come and see me during last weekend. They can't even wait until Yi Yi Janice visit. Gong gong and poh poh came down with yi yi SS. They played and talked to me so much. I smiled at them too.

Gong gong said poh poh heard everyone said I am so nice to play with nowadays and she just can't wait to come down and play with me. Last time she thinks of me always during my difficult time, now she thinks of me because I start to be playful now.

My portrait @ 2mths 3wks and 2 days old

@ 2 mths 3 weeks and 2 days old

It was a Saturday morning, before mommy bathed me, she took this nice and pretty pictures of me.

Cloth Diaper

@ 2 mths and 2 weeks old

I have very bad diaper rash. It started on my 2nd month. I was on full disposable diaper during my first month. Maybe this has triggered the rashes. On 2nd month, mommy decided to put me on "lampin" (normal white colour cloth diaper) during the day and disposable at night. It gets better for a few days and it comes back again. So. it comes and goes, never recover fully. Maybe I have sensitive skin, cannot use any disposable.

My nap always get interrupted when the lampin is wet. Mommy heard a lot about the modern cloth diaper. So, she bought one and try it out. But, one is not enough. You use it one day, wash the next day and only can use again the following day. So, after many research on the internet, mommy decided to buy another 3 more for me to try. It's not cheap. If it is good, mommy wanted to use it at night too.

So far mommy has not tried me on night time since we still have a few packets of S size MP. Wait till I finished first, then only we will try it for night time. Now, I mainly wear it during my nap time. Mommy feels that it can only absorb the most 3 urine. Need to change after 2 hrs.

My 4 pieces of colourful cloth diaper.

New style of drinking milk

Nowadays I like mommy carry me standing up while feeding me milk.
I'll get very frustrated when I started drinking the milk.
I'll push and turn my head and reject the bottle and milk.
The minute mommy started standing up and swing me a bit, i started drinking my milk.
Mommy then slowly cheat me by sitting down and shake me a bit, I'm already "kam yoon" and will finish my milk.
Daddy complained my style of drinking milk.
Mommy wondered how come I'll develop this habit of drinking milk...
Mommy is shaking her head now....

My first outing

@ 2 mths and 2 weeks old

Besides going to hospital for my monthly checkup, I have not really been to anywhere before.

Today is Wesak day and mommy suggested to bring me to the buddhist centre for blessing. We didn't want to go to the big centre as there are too many people. Mommy prefer to go to Aunty WL centre as she knows the people there.

Kor kor was super excited knowing we are going to Aunty WL's buddhist centre (where he attended his playgroup). This is the first time I meet Aunty WL and Aunty KZ (we met aunty KZ there too).

I was behaving very well in the sling. In fact, I slept through. We spent about 1.5 hr there - has simple lunch, blessing session and visit the playgroup area. Kor kor played with his friend until he refused to go home.

After that, we proceed for lunch. Since we could not ta pau any food home (chicken rice shop closed, vegetarian shop finished selling all the food), mommy suggested we eat at a kopitiam. I was still on the sling while mommy is having her lunch.

Although it is just about 2 hr outing and it is so near, it is still consider an outing to me. My very first outing.

Dress up and ready to go out.

Nanny resign...

Tomorrow the poh poh that take care of me is going back.
She said she cannot take it anymore.
Am I that difficult?
So, mommy is going to take care of me full time again. Yes..yes..I love my mommy. I promise I'll be a good girl ok?

I'm sleeping better

I'm having lesser and lesser of those difficult hours.
Don't know due to sarong or I'm growing bigger.
I don't really scream and scream anymore.

Also, i don't wake up so frequent anymore.
I'm still a bit difficult between 9pm to 2am.
But i managed to sleep on my own bed for 1 to 2 hrs middle of the night in between feeds and only wake up for milk.
Mommy said finally my body clock has changed back to local time.

Mommy thank God for that coz it'll be easier to take care of me after the aunty left.

Sarong..

Finally mommy bought the sarong.
She was so reluctant to get the sarong...kept on postponing the purchase and giving excuse of not able to get one.
Aunty was super happy.
First night I slept on it, I already requested to be shaked.
If not, I'll cry loudly and tossing around.
Mommy has no choice but to shake me slowly.
The minute she stopped, I'll wake up and she has to shake me again.
Mommy said seems like she is more tiring shaking me.
The good side is at least she doesn't need to carry me.

During difficult hours, sarong still couldn't do the trick.
So now, mommy only use the sarong few hours before bedtime (11pm till 2am)
After the 2am feed, I'll be put on the bed again.
So, I only got to sleep in the sarong once a day (sometimes none also).
Mommy is trying not to let me sleep in sarong so much.
She is afraid I'll get addicted to it.
Anyway i don't really like sarong too.
I still prefer people to carry me. hehehe...

M 2nd month

Mommy engaged a temporary nanny to take care of me during my 2nd month.

I can sleep very well during the day, especially in the morning. My colic started around late evening (normally around 11pm, sometimes as early as 9pm till 2-3am.) Mommy fed me colic drops every evening. Mommy has to carry me to sleep during the difficult hours. Even after the difficult hours, i still cannot sleep soundly.I need attention almost every 15 mins. It was very tiring taking care of me at night.

My milk intake is still maintain at 3oz. I am on 50% breast milk (day time)and 50% formula (night time). I drink every 3 hours.

My awake hours is getting longer. I can respond to sound and smile. I like people to talk to me now.I will respond them with some gurl sound. I like to look at bright colour things too. I also start to make sound.

Difficult baby

After the confinement nanny left, mommy took care of me 1 week. During the 1 week, I never let mommy sleep every night. Due to my bad sleeping pattern at night and colic, mommy needs to get up from the bed very frequent to attend to me. Since her wound has not healed properly, it was very difficult for her to take care of me. She looked so "chan" after 1 week.

My maternal grandparents then suggested mommy to engage a nanny to take care of me. Luckily someone recommended her someone and after few days of consideration, she decided to bring in the nanny. It is a temporary solution. She engaged the nanny for 1 month.

The nanny also thinks that I am a difficult baby after taking care of me 2 weeks. She doesn't want to extent her stay if mommy wants to do so. She cannot take it anymore.

See how I cry...