Lil Ivan started solid !! ... :)

Oh dear, I just realised that it has been almost a month since I last checked in here. Well, I guess my updates nowadays will be mainly on my lil boy .. so please bear with me ya .. :p

Yes, he is already 7 months and 5days today. Bad mommy, missed out his update on his 6^th month. So, why not a 2-in-1 updates here … :)

Hmm .. my lil Ivan has started solid since last month when he reached 6 months. However, I have only started him with fruit and veg diet. His very 1^st try was mashed pumpkin (lazy mommy, so go easy way … hehehe). We steamed the pumpkin and just used the fork to mash it.

He felt kinda weird during his first try .. He doesn’t know how to ‘munch’ and swallow, hence, he ended up spitting it out. But, mommy didn’t give up and continue trying. After a few try, he learnt and start using his jaws to ‘munch’ and showing us his swallowing action. We were all so excited when we realised that he has learnt how to handle his solid food … Haha

Haha .. look at his 'wondering' look ...

We followed the 3 days rules before introducing the next food to him to monitor if he has any allergic to the new food introduced. So far, he had tried mashed avocado, mashed banana, carrot puree, broccoli puree, pear puree, apple puree, zucchini puree and papaya puree.  And, my lil Ivan is loving everything .. I really hope he doesn’t learn to be a picky eater as he grows up .. :)

We bought the Avent steamer and blender. I highly recommend this product as it really saves a lot of time and also hygienic as you do not need to remove the steamed fruits or veg to the blender. What you need to do is just to flip over once the steaming is done :)

This is how the Avent Steamer and Blender works !! 

As he reached 7 months last Friday, I started to introduce oat to him. I bought the organic rolled oat and used my Avent blender to process it into powder.  I combined the oatmeal with papaya puree for his 1^st try, and guess what … he loves it too !! Daddy actually felt weird with this combination, but I did tried the taste .. it tastes yummy !! So far for this week, we have been feeding him 1 meal in the afternoon with either fruit or veg puree and another meal in the evening with combined oatmeal and fruit or veg puree or even fruit + veg puree which what we are feeding him currently is oatmeal with pear + zucchini puree.

Next introduction will be rice ... and I have actually bought organic brown rice and will be blending it to powder this coming weekend ... :)

Lil Ivan new found skill ... Flipping over !!

At 5mth and 1 wk, our lil Ivan found his new skill … He can finally flip over by himself. Mommy and Daddy are so proud of you .. J

It was a Sunday afternoon back then, while both of us, Mommy and lil precious are relaxing on the bed, and the lil fella decided to just turn over, and luckily that I reacted fast and recorded this special moment … Hehehe …  Well, even lil Ivan is proud of himself and achieved self-satisfaction as after he turned over, he smiled at me happily.



Yeah .. finally, I managed to do it by myself ... xoxo



Oh well, one thing about after knowing how to turn over, everytime we put him down on the bed, he will sure just turn, no matter changing diaper time, putting on his clothes … as long as he is lying flat on the bed :p

And, mil said, ‘you wait till he starts crawling, then you will know’ … hahaha ….

We have also let him try sitting on the Bumbo chair and he is loving it J



Hello .... I love my Bumbo chair ... :)



Happy 5th month old, my lil darling ... xoxo

Our precious is 5 months old !! Time flies ya .. :)

I still remember when I was still in my confinement month, where I was pretty stressed up as being a new mother, I really have no idea how to handle him. From feeding to bathing to changing of diaper and even putting him to bed, it was all done by my mom and hubby. My mom kept telling me, “you need to rest!”. So, my job for the entire month was just to pump milk, eat, sleep and the cycle starts all over again.

However, once we reached fullmoon, I immediately trained myself to be hand-on in handling our lil Ivan. And, I improved as day passes.

2 months passed, and I went back to work on 26^th December 2012, while my mom took care of lil Ivan at home. I remembered that I was so reluctant to leave home that morning and automatically, I tears as I said good-bye to him… Thinking back, I can’t believe that I am so emotional. LoL ….

And, day by day passes, our lil Ivan continues to grow and he is such a talkative boy. Every evening, when I am back home after work, I will spend some time talking and sing to him and I am so glad that he will give me positive responses and shows me his excitement, till hubby started to be jealous. He claims that lil Ivan loves mommy more than daddy .. hahaha.

At around 3^rd month, lil Ivan said his first word i.e ‘ang ku’ while we were changing his diaper. Both of us, hubby and myself were so excited and he repeated it for a few times … haha .. Can’t imagine when he starts calling us, mommy and daddy, guess we will be so overjoyed J

Anyhow, he is still not able to turn over by himself yet even at 4^th month. But, if we help him, then he will be able to turn over and push up his own head for some tummy time. No hurries for that as I believe every baby has their own development milestones. So, darling Ivan, take your time and enjoy your unforgettable growing moment.

Pix of lil Ivan from 1mth - 4mth old

We just took him for his 2^nd doses of Rotavirus + Pneumococcal jab. According to his paed, his weight and height is above average … *phew* at least it is balance and is not fat fat, short short … hahaha  

Lastly, Happy 5^th month old to you, my precious… xoxo

Happy Birthday to my man !! .. xoxo

It was hubby’s birthday last weekend. As our lil Ivan is still small, therefore, no birthday trip this year. We just have a simple birthday lunch in TGIF, Sunway Pyramid and window shopping after the ‘makan’ session.

Our wonderful birthday lunch



Lil Ivan looking bored waiting for us to finish up the meals



Happy Birthday, Darling daddy .. xoxo



Later in the evening, we dropped by to my ex-boss’s house for a small gathering. And, guess what, hubby got surprise as my the other friends aka ‘ji mui’ bought him a birthday cake and sang him song J



Surprised !!!



I have also bought him a shirt from Timberland and glad that he loves it !!

Lastly, happy birthday to you, darling !! May you be in good health, wealth and a good daddy to our lil Ivan J

Lil Ivan's fullmoon ... :-)

One month passes really fast, and we had a simple family lunch to celebrate our lil Ivan’s fullmoon on 17^th Nov 2012. We had it at one of the Chinese restaurant nearby our home, i.e Cheong Wah Seafood restaurant. Besides that, I have also ordered some cupcakes for his fullmoon from White Daisy.



Cute and yummy cupcakes



Lil Ivan's fullmoon lunch

And, for friends, I have ordered gift package online. The gift package includes of a cute little bear, lollypop, biscuits, candies, egg-shaped notepad etc.

Lil Ivan's fullmoon gift package

The special moment when 2 becomes 3 ... :-)

This is such an outdated post. Yes, previous posts were updates on my pregnancy milestone and I have smoothly delivered my little precious at Week 37 (3 weeks earlier than the due) @ 17^th Oct 2012.

Some unforgettable moments during the entire labour to be jotted down before I forget :p

Ø  Didn’t realise water bag has leaked till I woke up for toilet break at 3am.

Ø  Screamed for hubby and started to be panic .. hahaha (thinking back, how silly and funny of me during that moment) .. making hubby so ‘kan cheong’ too

Ø  Immediately, hubby cleaned himself, changed and drove me to the hospital

Ø  Luckily it was at wee hour, that the traffic was good all the way from our house in Puchong to Sunway Medical Centre

Ø  Reached the A&E about 3.30am and I was wheel-chaired to the Labour room at Level 2 of Sunmed

Ø  I was welcomed by a Chinese midwife there and was asked to change to their patient’s ‘uniform’

Ø  Once done, the midwife had a check on me and she told me that I am 2cm dilated.

Ø  She continued her task, putting the contraction belt on me and also monitoring little one’s heartbeat.

Ø  However, she commented that my contraction was pretty weird as in it is not in consistent mode, hence after communicating with my Gynae, I was then augmented (it is just another word for induced) .. haha to expedite the contraction process

Ø  At about 7am, Dr Loo came and the very first thing he asked the midwife, “any pain relief on her? Epidural?”… and midwife answered him, “nothing” …

Ø  Dr Loo then proceeded to examine me and told me that I am already 4cm dilated and will see me again at about 10am

Ø  At around 8am, I started to feel the contraction pain getting bad, hence, requested hubby to call the midwife for pain relief … :p (trying hard not to use epidural)

Ø  I was then given the pain relief and this works perfectly well. I had a good rest for the 2 hours plus as I do not feel any pain at all and it was stress free J

Ø  2 hours passed and at about 10am plus, I started to be awake and the pain was really really uncontrollable till hubby’s hand nearly be the bite victim … haha .. but, he was fast and asked if I would want epidural ? And, as the pain was so unbearable, without thinking much, I said, YES !

Ø  But, it was too late. Midwife told me that you are going to be delivering soon, 1 more cm to go only, ‘tahan’ ok !!

Ø  So, no choice and I just nodded and say, ok !

Ø  About 10.30am, Dr Loo came in and that is the beginning of my ‘pushing’ process and after about 4 rounds, our little precious is out to greet us J

He weighs 2.9kg and 48cm in length J
Our lil precious - lil Ivan, very 1st pix ... xoxo

It's the final countdown !!!

Time flies and we are now towards the finale ... :-)

We are currently at Week 36 and 5 days, which means by this Sunday, we will be at Week 37 and little precious is considered full-term .. how excited we are waiting for his arrival :-)

Went for the Week 36 check-up last Sunday and doc has informed that we shall be seeing him on weekly basis now till I deliver. Little precious is progressing well, been pretty active 'playing' in the womb ... hehe ... and like many mothers told me that "you will sure miss his action in the womb when he is out" ... and thinking about it, oh yeah, little precious has been accompanying me for 24hrs a day since day 1, for sure I will miss little precious terribly especially when I need to get back to work after the 2 months maternity .. *sob sob*

I have been occasionally having back pain, and most often it happens in the middle of the night. This caused me waking up in the middle of the night and ended up sitting up and sleep. Other than that, I am glad to say that God has blessed me with a stress-free pregnancy ... Thank you so much :)

Till then ... have a great weekend ahead !! .. xoxo ....

Just for comparison purposes ... hahaha .. difference of my bump's size btw Week 24 and Week 36