爸爸不在家

Daddy is away from 26th Sept to 30 Sept. Here's what I did when daddy's not at home.

26th Sept
Sent daddy to the airport together with mummy and came home to pack my bags to prepare my camping trip at my grandma's. Grandpa came to fetch us and we headed off to grandma's.

27th Sept
Mummy, gramdma and me went to Tampines for shopping. Once I reached there, I fell asleep. Grandma bought some pyjamas for my cousin korkor Caleb, a laughing giraffe, socks and a box of teething biscuits for me.

At night, alot of other people came. My other cousins and uncles and aunties. I tried bananas for the first time and I loved them so much that I ate them all up without giving mummy a hard time. More bananas please?

28th Sept
I turn 7 months old!!! Mummy brought me to church all by herself and thanks to all the korkor and jiejie, mummy didn't have to carry me all the time. :) After church, we went back to grandma's and together with my cousin korkor Caleb, grandparents and mummy, I took the bus for the very first time. So exciting to see so many people coming up this bus and so many sounds around for me to hear. We took the bus to Tampines and grandpa bought me a Ernie puppet and some pyjamas.

I have been on all the different public transport in Singapore already.;)

29th Sept
I took a picture with my cousin korkor Caleb.

Then he had to go home for the week. Mummy brought me to Bugis to meet up with some aunties and one korkor and then we headed back home. At night, my grandma came to stay with me. Here's what I did today!


30th Sept
Mummy took this picture of me today.

She wanted to bring me to T3 before picking daddy up but because I was too slow in my drinking, I missed that chance. Next time maybe. At the airport when mummy wanted to buy her lunch, there was this funny aunty who acted like she knew me wanted to carry me. But I gave her some colors to see by screaming out loud. Mummy glared at her. haha. She's a crew in a well known fast food restaurant in T1 and she looked like a China woman. Weird people around these days.

Daddy is back and we are all happy again. I think my mummy did well.;) More of such times Mummy!!!

I am 7 months old!!!

Today I turn 7 months and mummy brought me on my first bus ride today with my cousin and grandparents. More about that in another post. Here's what I can do now.

- sit on my own unsupported
- crawl forward
- say ra, ah, ba, and gibberish language that no one understands
- tried before apple, banana, avacado, potato, sweet potato, carrot, porridge, brown rice. All of which I do not like except apple and banana.

My weight taken two weeks ago is about 7.4kg.

Swimming...

I met up with Gretchen and her parents together with daddy and mummy for my first swim. Woke up as per normal and by 10am, we were out of the house as we headed to Edelweiss Park. After drinking my milk, mummy changed me into my swimsuit and off we went to the water and I started crying.

So daddy had to carry me around in the pool instead of putting me in the float. Gretchen was like a pro. She was so happy and excited that she could even dip her head into the water. Gretchen's mummy said that she started swimming before she reached 3 months. Whereas me, I started only when I was coming to 7 months. That's why I am so afraid. By the way, Gretchen is about 3 weeks younger than me. So embarrassing. One younger meimei is better at this than me.

However, after a couple of minutes, I got used to the water and as I was starting to enjoy myself, we had to get out of the pool already. Mummy then washed me up at the toilet sink and then once I was done changing, I was so tired.

Thanks to uncle I and Aunty C that I can meet Gretchen and have a swim. We will do it another time as what mummy says and Aunty C recommends that we go to Chinese Swimming Club the next time.

No pictures this time cos daddy forgot to bring the camera after putting the batteries in them. Tsk. So well, until the next time I go for a swim again, then there will be pictures. In the mean time, you just have to imagine for yourselves.

Mummy says it will be only the two of us from Friday onwards till Tuesday. This is because daddy is going on an aeroplane to a far away country.

B for Brown Rice, C for Carrots...

My grandma gave mummy a huge box of brown rice powder for me. BUT, I'm not a fan of it. My other grandma is feeding me that each time I goes to her home when mummy is working. The most I will eat is a couple of spoonful and I will start crying. It's driving everyone insane.

Mummy let me try some carrot puree but it made me have a bad tummy and pass watery stools. Mummy says maybe I am not quite liking the carrots. That will go on a hold for a while until I am alittle bigger. Mummy also let me try some small potatoes. It tastes different from the normal food I eat but I still don't like to open my mouth.

My 1st Mid Autumn Festival

Woke up at 630am feeling very hot and cold and uncomfortable. Woke my mummy up by crying, poking and kicking her (I was moved to their bed at 5am). When mummy picked me up, she quickly told daddy to take the thermometer. I was having a fever at 38.5 degrees. No wonder I feel terrible. Daddy fed me the yucky medicine that made me almost vomit.

Felt like I was being cleaned over and over again with cold water. Mummy and daddy decided not to bring me to church even though I felt alright. Daddy left for church and I was left with mummy. Tried to get some sleep and soon mummy realised that my temperature was up again. This time to 39.1 degrees. Mummy took off my clothes, placed me on my changing table and made me a temporary head band with cold water. Mummy fed me with the yucky medicine again and still continued to clean me with water.

Daddy came home and they made me wear clothes and we went to where I was born to see a doctor. The doctor uncle had a funny thing sticking into his ears at one end and something that is put on me at the other end. I almost pulled his toy but mummy stopped me and said that doctor uncle will feel pain if I did that. After placing the thing around me, the doctor uncle took an ice cream stick to pry open my mouth to see if I have any ulcers. After the doctor uncle and mummy talked, there was this nurse aunty with a mask that came up to me.

Mummy put me on the bed and the nurse aunty took off my shorts and my diapers. Then she started sticking something into my behind where I poo poo. I don't like her. So pain. Hmfph.

After 5mins, mummy wore my diapers and we went out of the room with me still sobbing. In the car, I felt like I'm my usual self again. Monkeying around and started to "talk". Trying to look at the cars and bus that was passing by and moving in all directions I possibly can in mummy's arms. Soon I fell asleep.

When I woke up, we headed off to my grandma's place to look at lanterns and "fireworks". Mummy said that there were two TV stars in the house. They were uncle A's brother and sister-in-law. Good thing my grandma fed me the yucky medicine before they came in. Else they would have heard my cry and it would be so embarrassing.

Grandma bought me a lantern. A bumble bee with lights, sound and a song that goes together with it. Mummy said it was a Ah Lian song (Ay, Ay, Ay, I'm a little butterfly...) so uncle SC helped me remove the song and now is only lights and sound.


That was how I spent my first mid autumn festival.

A for Apple

After 1 week of boring plain rice cereals and porridge, mummy made some apples for me to try.

I'm loving it..:) I lapped up the entire 1 teaspoon on my first try without complains. If only rice cereals tastes as nice. I wish.

Anyways, here was what I did on the 8th Sept.

Ahhh..Moom moom...yummy...

These are the words that have been ringing in my mind and constantly in my face for one whole week already when its around 11 plus in the morning and 5-6plus in the evening. I don't quite seem interested in my food cos its quite blend. No taste whatsoever, except the taste of my milk. So far, I only can eat one table spoon full of rice cereal and sometimes just a couple of baby spoonful.

I have tried 3 types of cereals. Nestle White Rice, Nestle Brown Rice with Milk, Heinz Baby First Cereal. None of these seem to entice me. Not sure why. I think mummy is going crazy soon. :p

The video taken when I first tasted food says it all.

Letter from Mummy

Dearest Netanya
Seems like just yesterday you were a tiny little being in our household. Today you turn 6 months which means you are in our lives for 6 months already. How quickly time passes by and how big you have grown.

I thank God that after two and a half months of sleep drinking, you have suddenly started to want to drink while you are awake. And I was thinking so hard of ways to help you drink and eat when its time to introduce solids to you. You showed me that my worrying was in vain.

Although you still have your quirky habits and tantrum throwing moments, the smiles and the laughter on you face just brightens my day. At times I got frustrated with your cryings screamings for no apparent reason and even smacked you a couple of times on the thigh, you don't seem to hold any grudge towards me. I'm sorry.

You are so active and you are just like me not liking afternoon naps. You love to sing and love to talk so much that even though we do not understand you, we try our best to communicate with you. You always love to be on your tummy and you can't wait to crawl that you are now moving backwards and trying ever so hard to move forward without any result. Yet day by day you do not give up and you keep trying. Persevere my baby. You'll get to crawl soon.

Seeing that you have adapted well in your grandma's house on days when I had to go to the office, makes me feel less burdened.

Half a year has gone past for you and more months/years are waiting for you to conquer and experience. My prayer for you is that you will continue to grow and experience life to the fullest.

Happy 6th month old my little baby. :)

6 months

Today I turn 6 months.

Weight: 6.9kg
Height: 63cm


Here's what I can do / love to do:
- scratch anything that my little hands can touch
- beat beat things that my little hands feel
- act motherly when mummy carries me by patting her shoulder
- laugh until I go crazy
- drink milk with eyes wide open again
- tell mummy and daddy what I want (in my own language of cos and they have to guess)
- roll over continously
- reach for things that I like, sometimes using my legs too

No more pain pain...

... till I'm 13months old. Today mummy brought me to the doctor aunty again for the last of my 6-in-1 injections. Doctor Aunty got so many toys that even though they looked quite old and used, they still looked interesting.

I got my height and my weight taken. I'm on the 25th percentile. I weigh 6.9kg and am 63cm tall. Doctor aunty said I will not be a chubby baby cos of my activeness. The nurse aunty gave mummy another can of milk powder. yeah. Till date, I already have 3 tins of 900gm and 4 tins of 400gm milk. Mummy will let me try tomorrow.

After the doctor, we went to the Expo for JL sale. Such a boring place and nothing excites me except the titbits and food. Mummy thought she could get a light stroller for me to put at my grandma's house but it was quite disappointing. In the end, we went to Kaki Bukit to get the stroller and I wet the stroller as we went to the car. So much for a new stroller.

My cupboard came today. There's a major furniture movement in my room today. :p

Daddy and mummy is gearing me up for eating semi-solids. They recently got a Phiips blender (from the Philips Carnival), a red Ikea highchair to be put in my grandma's place (and I think they are getting another to put at home), my rice cereals. Look out for more on me eating..hee