BB's smile

Our little princess is 10-week old last Thursday! The days juz speed by and Yuan2 is growing bit by bit -- we dun realise as we see her everyday :) We are fretting why Yuan2 seldom smile at us (she loves to smile in her sleep though) -- izzi becoz she is not happy coz mummy always make her hungry?! Or she takes after daddy -- TK had the stone/blur look when he was baby *haha* Now, she will smile sweetly at me when I bathed her in the morning :)

Yuan2 smiled while playing with her bear bear toy :)

BB outings

Now, we bring Yuan2 out for dinner a couple of times a week. Usually, she will zzz thru our dinner :) Sometimes when I dun have time to cook lunch, will put her on the stroller and walk over to the market/coffeeshop to tabao food.

We brought Yuan2 to attend AL's wedding lunch @ Sentosa. She slept through most of the lunch (even the loud yam seng) and woke up in time for photo taking with the newly wed couple :) We headed over to Vivo after lunch. First stop was the nursing room -- gosh, it was an unpleasant experience -- the room is hot when lights are on and can even smell the "poo" smell from the toilet! While I was BFg, someone switch off the lights n tried to open the door... and continue even though I said someone is inside... then saw this shawdow of a toddler n mummy -- toddler kept banging on the door *FAINT* I shouted that someone is inside in both English n Mandarin and asked them to give me some peace as I m BFg! They finally left...

Yuan2 sleeping soundly in daddy's arms @ wedding reception

Yuan2 with mummy & daddy

Yuan2 wanna have her share of noodle :P

Last Saturday, we took a break and stay at home. On Sunday, we brought her to my parents' place @ Sengkang. She was awake after a satisfying feed of FM 120ml and smiled/talked to us, my sister & brother-in-law :) My niece, Ying, carried her for the first time! Next stop was IKEA @ Tampines -- we bought some stuff for the nursery room. She was very happy with the elephant & hippo soft toys. Too bad the hand puppets are out of stock! She fussed abit while we had swedish meatballs and chicken wings -- oh, found out that she poo big time!

BB's growth
TK suspected Yuan2 gained weight and upon weighing, she is now the weight of a bag of 5kg rice! No wonder the newborn clothes and diapers were getting tighter *haha*

Favourite pic of the week -- round round face with double chin!

BB's learning

To stimulate her young mind, I showed her a ABC123 soft book. Haha, she looked away with disinterest and yawned *FAINT* During her awake time, she likes to sit on the baby einstein chair and touches the hanging toys. We tried to show her the "Your Baby Can Read" DVD but she cannot sit still :P

Here's to share some pics of Yuan2 :-

Yuan2 with her new toy


Yuan2 in her new clothes


Yuan2 in her cute sleeping positions


Yuan2 holding on to her pacifier -- like licking ice cream :P

BB's own room

Wow, our little princess was 2-month-old last Tuesday! At times, it is still a wonder that I gave birth to this bundle of joy :) She is getting more responsive and looks ard the surrounding with curious eyes. Erhm, she cannot sit still and wanna us to carry/'talk'/play with her. With her increasing weight, our arms/shoulders get tired easily! Some friends joked that treat her as weights to train up biceps :P

BB outings
Yeah, I finally managed to bring Yuan2 out alone! First time was to push her in the stroller to buy lunch from nearby coffeeshop. She slept soundly in the stroller :) Next was to meet up with 30+ mummies/babies from SMH May 09. After giving her a full feed FM120ml, she slept through the 30min journey -- so happy to be able to drive her out alone FINALLY. We bought this small little mirror so that we can see her while driving -- infant care seat is backfacing the driver. Our little darling was quite immuned to baby crying -- slept through the gathering *FAINT* It was a challenge to bring BB out alone -- handling the stroller and diaper bag. TK is a gem -- going out with him is a breeze as he takes care of everything :)

Yuan2(in yellow swaddle) with other May09 babies -- she slept thru while other babies r kicking/crying!

BB's own room
We decided to move the baby cot to the nursery room @ 8-week. Beside making her independent at early age, both us and her can sleep better! Her sleep used to be interrupted by our movement in the room while we were disturbed by her many "sounds". Now, after her last feed at 11pm-12midnite, we put her in the cot and leave her to sleep in peace. I will wake up for her next feed when I hear her loud cry -- ignoring other "sounds" :)

BB sense of touch
Since we took off her mittens and booties @ 6-week, she is exploring different texture with her fingers and feets. Sometimes, she will wail suddenly and when I ran to her room to check on her -- haha, she is pulling her hair and dunno how to let go! Oh, I gotta trim her nails diligently -- she scratched her face a number of times!

Daddy playing with Yuan2's cute tiny toes

BB Fussing
Lately, Yuan2 will fuss during feed :( She will cry for milk and when milk is given, she will drink a few mouthful, stop n wail! We were at a lost what to do with her! Heard from other mummies that she may have wind in her stomach which makes her uncomfortable. To release the wind, we tried to burp her more and not let her cry too much before feed -- our double bull is impatient and when she wants milk, she wants it NOW!

Infant Care
We plan to put Yuan2 in an infant care centre when I return to work in September. Those around our home are fully booked -- hence the alternative is near my workplace. We managed to reserve a slot @ Learning Vision's Zero to 3 Infant & Toddler Centre @ NUS Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory http://www.learningvision.com/Parent/centres/temlifescience.aspx. The fee is more expensive than those near our home -- we will be paying $898 per mth after government subsidy of $600 for working mothers. Hope Yuan2 will adapt well @ the centre :)

Yuan2 sitting up on the sofa -- with support from cushions

Wind in the hair -- Yuan2's hari standing up!