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.."