New Hairdo

On 17th May, we brought Ian to get his hair shaved, due to popular requests from our elders.

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"What has become of my hair? Akan datang..."

In The 7th Week

In Ian's 7th week, life had been eventful. We were both physically exhausted - hubby from work and waking up at night to care for Ian, and myself from taking care of Ian.

To begin with, last Sunday had been a double celebration: it was my birthday and also my first year celebrating Mother's Day as a mommy.

Because Ian had been crying a lot, vomitting, and being cranky at night (and daytime too), we were a bit worried whether there was some problem. So, hubby decided it was time to pay the doctor a visit. He took urgent leave on Monday to bring us to the SBCC branch at AMK to see a PD. It turned out that the suspected ailment was colic, so we had to try giving Ian ridwind drops to see if the situation improved. Thank God, his vomitting stopped. We also made sure to burp him for a longer period and to make sure that we do not move him too much after his meals, and if possible, to sit him upright for a while before putting him back to bed. Ian has also resumed his nightly beauty sleeps - waking up only for his feed and not being cranky after it so that his parents can catch some sleep. The only thing is, he seems to enjoy being carried in our arms so much so that he does not sleep for long in the day before he cries for another hug again.

Some updates on Ian's progress:

• My boy has finally smiled at me, though only for a fleeting moment. He smiles a lot in his sleep, and my Mom says that this baby is having a dream that he's playing in a garden. *LOL*
• On his belly, his feet are starting to kick against the bed, instead of kicking backwards into the air. Right now, he does not know how to use his arms for crawling. Still waiting for his arms to learn how to coordinate with his legs so that he can crawl forward.
• Already hit (and passed) the 5kg mark - has outgrown his newborn garments and NB diapers (tried Pampers, Mamy Poko, and Drypers). He is now trying out Petpet - bought S size by mistake because it can only fit up to 6kg. His poo leaks because the diaper is a tad small! Soon, he is going to try out the new economical Pampers that just hit the market - in M size!
  

Follow Me, With Your Eyes

For a few days, I've been trying to check whether Ian is able to follow a moving object with his eyes. Hubby has been saying that he has been demonstrating this ability, but I have not witnessed it myself. Today, I finally saw it. As usual, Ian was enjoying himself in his Daddy's comfortable arms. He was glancing at his Daddy, and even when Hubby moved his head around in all possible directions, Ian kept his eyes fixed on his Daddy's face.

For interest, Ian has smiled at his Daddy yesterday, for a brief moment. We wonder whether it was a muscle reflex? When will he smile at his Mommy?

Happy 2nd Wedding Anniversary

Yesterday, we celebrated our wedding anniversary, but with a little twist - this year, we have a little bundle of joy to share the day with us. Thus, our celebration was mostly confined to home.

The day started like any other day - we had breakfast then hubby rushed off to work. My daily routine set in - feeding and bathing baby, taking a shower, etc. When I was almost going to start making lunch, I heard someone unlocking the door. I was caught by shock and wondered who could it be, as I did not expect hubby to be coming back at this hour. My heart jumped as the door was opened. Surprise, surprise! Hubby entered with bagfuls of NTUC stuff (went grocery shopping alone to waste some time!) He was actually on leave, but took a lot of effort to pretend to go to office, lugging his laptop and other barang barang along. *faint*

My present

After some consideration, we decided to have a quick dinner at a nearby Sakae branch. Thankfully, Ian had been a good boy and slept quietly in his stroller so that his Daddy and Mummy could enjoy their dinner.