I am an aligator.....

My sis, SB, had some children costumes on hand for her first born and so mom decided to bring it all the way from Surabaya for C to take pictures in. So, we decided to spend Sunday evening having some fun. With a makeshift studio at home, here is what we got. Don't have high expectations, we are not professionals after all. Hehehe.

C was definitely not a happy camper. He hated all the costume changes. I think especially those that has hats or capes. Thankfully, we managed to get some decent shots amidst all the crying. We had 5 adults in the room, trying to make him laugh or at least smile. hehehe!

{still stoned after his nap}

{C, crying}

{Much Better}

{our little monk}

{Our Friendly Alligator}

{RH's interpretation of a Xmas baby}

RH bought this Santa Claus costume from BKK especially for C's first bday but by the looks of it, I really don't think that C is able to fit into it in December.

C is 8 months and counting. Time goes by really fast when you have a baby.

At 8 months:

Physical Progress:
1. Sits without support
2. Moves his hands using his wrists as hinges. Makes a fist and unclasps it.
3. Holds toys in his hands and bangs it. Especially love remote controls, handphones, cables....
4. Able to put pacifier into his mouth. Plays with his pacifier - likes to pop it in and out. Eyes the pacifier - will look for it if it drops, pick it up and pop it back in. Pops it into his mouth crooked but manoevers till he gets it straight.
5. Pushes away the milk bottle when he has enough milk and tries to sit up. Will protest with wails if forced to finish his milk and when he does not have enough and milk is gone.
6. Makes gurgling sounds, imitates the word "hello". Will wail when not happy.
7. Crawls backwards, will reach out both hands for toys, able to stand holding on to railings for support.
8. Can reach out both hands to Mummy or Daddy or whoever wants to carry him.
9. Can lift and flip the pages of a kiddy book, loves to hold remote controls, phones, cables.
10. Has two lower incisors, fully out and 3 upper incisions, half out
11. Puts everything and anything in his mouth. His favourite things to play with and bite on are remote controls, mobile phones, tissue papers, milk bottle caps.
12. Loves to watch new people/people talking. Will stare at people who speak animatedly and enjoys to be part of conversations.
13. Will bend his head 90 deg to the left or right to look for me when I hide behind another person or object.
14. Loves to watch tv and croon his neck to the tv even when we put his body away from the tv.
15. Loves to stand and sit and will protest frequently when placed on his tummy or made to sit down.

Eating
1. He loves to eat and will eat most anything, even chinese med.
2. Every spoonful goes down in a flash, replenishment must be quick or he starts crying.
3. Cries sometimes when he loves a prticular food and it is gone.
4. Now does 2 meals a day - so far all home cooked meals.
5. He can now make chewing motions and bite and pull the cracker out of her mouth.

Sleeping
1. 2 - 3 naps a day, about 1 hr 15mins each.
2. At night - sleeps at 9 pm, last time use to be 8 pm and wakes up at 7 - 7:30 am.
3. Needs to put on music, turn off all lights and pat him to sleep with pacfier in his mouth.

7 months old

C is 7 months old already. Time really flies. What has been happening at the home front. It has been a whirl wind of activities since my in laws were here. First I was sick, then baby was sick, then RH, then me again then the maid. After which we had to go to Surabaya (with C) because grandpa & grandaunt passed away. After we came back, my work piled up and then Alpha Course started and so blah blah blah.

I do not even have time to sleep lest to blog. Hehehe! Luckily, things seem to have settled down somewhat now and we are going back to some resemblance of normal. Although, nothing has been normal since C was born. I have not had a single good night's sleep since C was born. Waking up every night is the norm. Not having enough rest is the norm. Losing weight is the norm. YES, I am officially thinner than my pre-pregnancy state. After the bout of illness, my weight just went sinking.

Some (RH), I suspect is happy about my weight loss while I am trying to put on weight. Something else I am trying to do is to stop breastfeeding, which proves to be a tad harder than I thought it would be. I have had 3 cases of Mastitis (breast infection) on my journey to stop breastfeeding but am happy now to report that my milk supply has reduced to about 75% my usual milk supply which I think is a great achievement. I hope that I can competely stop breastfeeding in 2 months time. C, on the other hand is still taking mostly breastmilk although he has started on one milk powder bottle and 2 solids a day. Fruit in the morning and rice cereal in the evening.

Foods that he has tried thus far:

1. Apples

2. Banana

3. Papaya

4. Pear

5. Nectarine

6. Avocados

7. Plums

8. Carrots

9. Spinach

10. Brown Rice Cereal

11. Rice Cereal

12. Chicken

13. Bottled Parnips

14. Yoghurt

Yes, you saw it right! He has had chicken. Pureed, of course. Although he is now the proud owner of 5 teeth (2 bottom and 3 on top), I think it would still be hard for him to chew on chicken meat.

{C with his paternal grandparents}

{C's first trip to Surabaya}

{C with my godparents and his god cousin, N}

{C and cousin, J2}

{C and Mummy}

{C, in his first high chair}

{C celebrating Mummy's birthday for the first time}

{C having his first yoghurt meal}

So not in the mood

to blog. C has been sick for a week and a half now, battling flu and now bronchitis. It is really all my fault. The flu started with me and spread to my dear C. This is the first time he is very sick. It is a terrible two weeks. I was sick and tired and before I was well, C was sick and so I was sick, tired and had to take care of a sick infant. Now, it is RH and the maid's turn.

I did not realize that the flu is so severe. Now, C's cough and cold is all gone but he still has bronchitis aka phlegm in his chest. The PD prescribed nebulizer and medicine. It was tough getting C to take all his meds. Each time is a crying session. The weird thing is, he only cries when he is taking meds from the PD which is supposedly sweet and yet he takes his bitter chinese med without a fuss. I can't resist posting the picture below of him taking his chinese med. You can see him wincing from the bitterness but he does not cry and even opens his mouth when the spoon comes.

{C, after taking his chinese med}

Well, not everything was bad, C has learned to flip both ways, scream out loud and respond to his name while he was sick. Now, he is just tumbling all over......hehehe

Time flies.... (on a rocket ship)

Time flies....(on a rocketship). C is already 6 months now. He can sit up without support pretty well. Above is a video of him eating his baby bites. I think biting biscuits and bottle teats brings him comfort. He cries when he finishes his biscuits or milk.

Then again, it might just be that he is really hungry or just plain greedy. Added apples and sweet potatoes to his solids.... He just loves them so much.

My baby is growing too fast. :P

Been wanting to take C for a studio photo shoot before he grows out of his cuteness. I have shortlisted to the following 3 companies. The others do not have any nice baby pictures.

1. Sean Lau Photography
2. Studio Loft
3. Tomato

Which one should I go for? I like the first one most but of course, he is the most expensive one too. Hehehe, let's just say that I have expensive taste.

PS: He can't fit into his bumbo sitter anymore

Dear Dear,

I have not posted for so long, I kinda not know what to post anymore. Its been a very very tiring week for me with deadlines at work everyday. Only today, have I finally gotten a breather.

Going for haircut tomorrow, since, my hair loss seems to be better already.

On baby front, C now loves to touch his feet while in a lying down position and he is finally showing signs of wanting to flip over. Hopefully, he will flip soon.......hahaha! He is teething again and so he has been in a awful cranky mode these couple of days.

Oh yes, so far, he has eaten carrots, papaya, banana, avocados, spinach and brown rice porridge.

Slacker Mummy Reporting for Duty

I have been extremely busy up to my neck. YES! This two weeks have been rather crazy. There are just soooo many things at work that I could not even witness my baby's first banana feed.

What has happened between my last post and now?

1. We went out to with my best friend and her boyfriend WITHOUT the maid.

2. C has had his first solid: Brown Rice Cereal
3. Then His Second: Carrots with Brown Rice Cereal
4. Then His Third: Mashed Banana
5. C has learned how to hold his feet while lying on his back
6. C has begun to reach out for things

{First Feeding Session}

{Some open mouth action}

{Brown Rice Cereal in bowl}

{My two front tooth}