What the new teat done to me.

This is the teat. The one that is so small that I can swallow.

This is what happens after drinking from it. It makes my mouth smaller!! :D

New milk bottle

I haven't been a good girl recently. As what daddy and mummy says. Especially milk time, I like to be slim but yet they keep stuffing me with milk. So what I do is to just cry and scream and wiggle and struggle whenever I sense the milk bottle coming. How do I know when its coming? lay me down at an inclined level or put a napkin around my neck or tease me with the teat. Once all that is done or maybe even if just one of those is done, I will know and "fights" will start.


Daddy and mummy doesn't know what is happening to me so they are trying out loads of ways to try to make me drink. hee. First by carrying me around and at the same time feeding me. Then by tilting my head to the side to feed me. Then they started with buying me this bottle that is so long but with cute pictures on it. BUT the teat of that bottle is so small I think I can put the whole thing into my mouth and swallow it. :p

Then they went to buy another 2 bottles of the same brand. The teat looks bigger now and still with nice pictures. The bottle not as long as the first one but I can flatten the teat just with a few suckles. Mummy doesn't know if this is correct. Maybe my suckling power too strong for the teat. ;p

But..all these methods just didn't work for me. However I think I am drinking faster on the new bottles. I just want to go on a diet. Why keep stuffing me? Parents. Sigh. They just don't understand us babies.


**Above posts does not represent what my parents think**

A letter from Mummy

Dear baby

Today you turn 12 weeks old. I can still vaguely remember the day when you first popped out into our life. That first cry you made in the delivery ward and the looks on your face and the somewhat curly hair that was on your head when I first carried you in my arms, still dazed from the gas that daddy was feeding me with to ease the labour pains. From that day onwards, life for me has just taken a flight to another level. Now seeing your teethless smiles and hearing your laughter is something that will be etched forever in my heart.

Taking care of you single-handedly since you turned 1.5months old, it has been a very challenging but yet enjoyable time with you. Bonding with you at home just the two of us. Though right from the start even before you were born, mummy decided to breastfeed you fully but circumstances made it so hard for me and it was quite depressing during that phase of time. You love to sleep at the breast which makes it even harder. It was a struggle for me even to introduce to you the bottle and teat when you were just 3 weeks old. But mummy was concerned about your growth and you seemed hungry all the time, I had no choice gave in to the circumstances. However, having the thoughts of wanting to give up on breastfeeding, I still wanted you to enjoy the taste of natural milk. So from then until now, you have been drinking some breastmilk at least once a day. Although the amount that mummy express out cannot allow you to enjoy one full feed, I am glad that there's still some milk you can take. Thank you for helping me persever. Now you weigh a whooping 5.48kg (i think you gained somemore), I'm glad that you are growing well.

You have been a fiesty little girl, crying like as if there will be no tomorrow when you needed something, be it milk, change of diapers, bathing, changing clothes, etc. Till now, you are still crying whenever you have waited long enough for it. You seem to be growing faster than your peers (as what your PD says), having such strength in your legs, you can't wait to walk. Having such strength in your neck, you could turn your head while sleeping when you were a few weeks old. Having such strong vocals, you started cooing talking and holding a "conversation" when you were two months old. Having a love for music, you know how to sing along and friends who have witnessed that were amazed at what you can do. Teething is something which you may be experiencing right now as you love to put that fist of yours into your mouth and salivating.

You have your quirky patterns especially when it comes to milk time, we are still trying very hard to adapt to your ways. The things you have taught us (or at least me), are priceless. Praying that you would be a patient baby, ended up in God teaching us how to be patient with you. As small as you are, you are already a teacher to me and my prayer for you is that you will continue to grow and be strong, being God fearing and having the joy of the Lord with you always and being a blessing and gift to the people around you as you were a gift from God to us (That's how your name came about).


Though mummy will be heading back to work soon, I will miss taking care of you during those days when I have to be back in the office. Leaving you at your grandma's when daddy and mummy is in the office was not the ideal thing that mummy would want to do. Lookng after you myself would be the best. However, mummy may be able to look after you for the majority of the week and only 2 days you would be with your grandma. Hope that you will adapt well and grow well there. Being contradicting, mummy wants you to grow up but yet not grow up so quickly.

I'm sure there will be more intereesting things about you that both daddy and mummy is yet to find out. Will be looking forward to those days ahead. Happy 12 weeks old. :)

A new environment

Where have I been the last few days? To a new place where daddy and mummy brought me to. A new place where I will spend my day time when mummy is working in the office. A new place where I have to adapt to a new face aka grandma. A new place where the things are different from those in my own home. A new place where there's no ceiling fan in the room for me to look at. A new place where my yellow chair becomes a pink chair. A new place where there's no mummy's voice. A new place where everything is different.


Its not easy for me and I'm afraid of the new surroundings and new voice. I guess I have to get used to it. I will need more time. Its not easy being a baby where my small little mind has to absorb so many things at one time.


Where has mummy gone to in the midst of all these new things? She's been galavanting at a shopping place called Parkway Parade. I think she needs time to get used to me not being around her. I think she's enjoying herself more than I am enjoying my time in the new place.


Anyhow, whatever it is, I will have to get used to it.


Daddy and mummy went to collect this for me a couple of days ago.
I think it is for my trip coming up in June. Its called a co-sleeper where I will be put in between daddy and mummy on their bed. Not sure if I am able to fit in it cos I am growing and getting taller and wider at the same time. I am not FAT. Just chubby as how a baby should be. :p I think there are still quite alot of things to buy and pack for the trip. I don't think they started packing already. Hmm.. they should start packing soon. Don't be expecting me to pack right? haha.

By the way, I am already 12 weeks old!!! :)

A new toy

A postlady came by on Saturday night when daddy was putting me to bed. Mummy bought a new toy for me. It looks so funny that I am quite scared of it.

Good thing it has black and white circles behind this face so i could still look at them.


Also I have reached another milestone in my life. I can LOL (Laugh Out Loud). If you want to hear it, try something funny and maybe I will LOL. :p

I can travel!!

Yesterday, daddy and mummy brought me to this building to collect my passport. I have a passport now. But the picture of me looks so not like me and it looks more like a china baby. Well, it's going to stay with me for the next 5 years so I better learn to like it. I think I will have to constantly update my picture. Anyhow, I can travel out of Singapore now. Yippee.


Was raining so heavily yesterday but we still had to go to my grandparents place. Mummy says she's going back to work soon and grandma will have to look after me. But I think mummy wants to look after me and is quite reluctant. But I guess she has to continue working. Anyway, I think she's working out something with her office so that she can stay home to look after me most of the weeks. Will see how when the time comes. Now am left with just less than a week to spend alone time with mummy but I think have to give grandma some training so there goes our mother and daughter time. I was crying most of my time at my grandparent's cos I think I am not used to the place. I think I have to slowly get used to it.


On a brighter side, a postman came up to the house today when mummy was changing my diaper and found out mummy bought something for me from America.

Nice or not? It's a new dress. Will wear it to church next time.

To the doctor's

Today daddy and mummy brought me to the doctor because yesterday my left middle finger looked like ET's finger. Red at the side with something which looked like a blister. Though today it didn't look like ET's finger anymore, daddy and mummy still brought me there to make sure that I am ok.

Before I saw the doctor aunty, the nurse aunty weighed me and right now, I am 5.49kg. Mummy says that I am heavier than a packet of rice already. hehe. So what is the diagnosis of my ET finger? Nails growing and poking into my skin. Think mummy cut too much for me the other time that's why. Come to think of it, she hasn't cut my nails for some time also. But anyway, the doctor aunty gave me one tube of antiseptic for me to apply. Then suddenly the doctor aunty gave me something sweet to drink. Mummy said it is the oral vaccine to protect me from the Rotavirus (something which will cause vomitting and diarrhoea). And for my reward, the nurse aunty gave me this.

But I think its bigger on one side and smaller on the other. What more, I have already outgrown mittens so maybe mummy will give it to someone else who may be in need of mittens. Before leaving the office of the doctor aunty, mummy asked if she's feeding me correctly (4 feeds a day, 180ml/feed). Answer is WRONG! haha. Now daddy and mummy have to feed me 150ml/feed and at least 5 times a day.

Doctor aunty also said that I am showing signs of teething. My teeth are coming out soon and she said that I am faster than normal. Thigns that I do tend to be ahead of my peers. Not sure why. But anyway, good to be a growing girl.

Finally, the nurses in the clinic gave me these. Flashcards!!!

Something which mummy wanted to look for and buy for me. And now, its given to me free!! Yeah! Total mummy spent today: $115 (cream and rotavirus vaccine). Next time I will visit the doctor aunty again when I am 4 months old to take somemore injections.

MRT

Yesterday, mummy brought me to take the MRT for the very first time. The MRT is a much long moving thing compared to the LRT and there are more seats. We took the MRT from Sengkang to Farrer Park because mummy brought me to her office. Good thing mummy didn't have to walk from Farrer Park to the office because daddy came to fetch us from the station. I was so tired when I was in the train that I started singing. Good thing the train was quite noisy so no one could hear me sing. By the time we got out of Farrer Park, I was already sleeping. So much for the MRT ride.

In mummy's office, I was sleeping and mummy had to talk to Rev G to talk about something. I think its something to do about going back to work. Mummy said that she will be going back to work soon and may not be able to be with me everyday already and I have to sometimes be at my grandma's house. I think mummy will miss me more than I miss her. *grin* I think mummy left with about 2 weeks before she have to go back to work. Which means I will be 12 weeks old when she goes back to work.

I stayed behind for the 10days of prayer session again. And once again, I didn't finish my milk just like a week ago when I stayed back. I think I made mummy quite angry. Cos instead of drinking my milk, I was crying, sleeping and screaming. When we got home, I vomitted cos I put my fist into my mouth so deep that the milk came out uncontrollably. Mummy smacked my hand and scolded me. What did I do? I simply smiled at her when she scolded me. Naughty right? *hee*. I'm just a baby. What do you expect? :p

I love moomoo and mr elephant.

I love to talk..:D

A trip with mummy

Mummy brought me out today!! At first she didn't want to cos it was raining. But after I finished my milk at 1pm, she looked out the window and the weather was fine. We then trotted out to the LRT station. Took the LRT for the 1st time. There was this woman who was announcing some names but I can't seem to see her anywhere in the little cabin. And there was no driver!!! Scary. It was quite a fun ride.


First stop, MOS burger where mummy had to have her lunch. I was so bored I started singing as it was almost time for my nap time too. Mummy had to rush through her meal and didn't even have time for her favourite corn soup. :p


Second stop, Kiddy Palace. Mummy was looking for some finger puppets for me so that she would be able to play with me. But there weren't any but we managed to buy a packet of Pampers Active for my night use. :) Also we bought a packet of Kodomo Cold Pack for me so that if I need to use them when we go for holiday, it will come in handy. But I hope that it will not be opened cos I do not want to fall sick.


Suddenly, Aunty HL and Faith appeared when I woke up from my nap and somehow we were at Watsons. We then headed to Cold Storage. The place wasn't cold at all. Not sure why they called it Cold Storage. Anyhow, mummy got herself some dinner there and some things only we women will use. I think I will not be using them till I am much older..:p


Almost time for my milk and we were back on the LRT again to go home. Thank God the rain stopped. Else I would be a wet chicken or mummy had to do something stupid like taking a cab from the LRT station.


Oh mummy managed to get this puppets for me while I was sleeping. :)


Mummy...Let's do this again.:D