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.