Yet another trial class

It was a lazy Sunday morning on 27th September. I have to sacrifice my beauty sleep to attend my class at Kindermusik.

The class started at 10a.m. and we were 10 minutes late despite daddy's record of reaching Tanglin Mall in about 10-15 minutes (Thanks to the smooth traffic condition). All the other babies have already finished their warming up and started shaking the maracas along with the music. I cried the moment I was seated with mummy as she passed my maracas to me. I was overwhelmed by the loud noise and the unfamiliar surrounding as I missed the warming up session at the beginning.

Mummy showed me around the room and comforted me. Very soon, I smiled to her and we joined in the fun.

Look! I was looking intently at the instructor demonstrating with the drum. I like scratching instead of hitting the drum.


Verdict: I enjoyed myself more at Stage n Such. Mummy thought so too. Anyway, she is going to arrange for another few more trial classes at Gymboree, My Gym etc. before deciding on which to sign up.

How I spent the September term break with mummy (Part 2)

9th Sep 2009 (Wednesday)
- Stage n Such Trial Class
I attended my first class with babies Trishelle, Kirsten, Hong Yi, Janelle and three other baby girls whom I couldn't recall their names. Hong Yi and I are the 'thorns' among the 'roses'.
We started the lesson with free time to roam around, playing with the toys on the mat, getting familiar with the surrounding.
Tuning in activity
- sang a welcome song and observed mummy's various facial expressions in the mirror.
Lesson Development
- Share-book-reading with the story "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" by Eric Carle.
- Explore the senses with playing with whipped cream, drawing with coloured ice cubes, playing with shaker. I was stripped half naked and my hands were dyed in blue and red. haha..
- Sing and dance along with songs like "The Wheels On the Bus" and "Insey Winsey Spider"
Closure
- Sing a goodbye song
- Tour around the outdoor area with pool facilities for water play.

The lesson lasted for an hour and I was thoroughly engaged. I was so stimulated that I became exhausted and slept immediately thereafter.

Check out my name tag


Trishelle and me


Kristen and me




Gong gong, po po and xiao jiu jiu came to look for us after the class



12th Sep 2009 (Saturday)
- COMEX
Daddy and mummy brought me to COMEX early before the afternoon crowd came in. Daddy and mummy both agree that I am a gadget lover as I am particularly interested in their handphones, PDA, laptops, remote control etc. more than some of my toys.

How I spent the September term break with mummy (Part 1)

Where should I start? Tell you what, mummy and I spent so much quality time together during her September term break. She developed separation anxiety again after the break and could not wait for the year end school holidays to come!

5th Sep 2009 (Saturday)
- 6th month bash for March 09 mummies
Mummy has been participating in Singaporemotherhood forum since her pregnancy days and it was a great opportunity to catch up with the other mummies and babies.






7th Sep 2009 (Monday)
- Mini gathering at Auntie Lena's place
Mummy finally got to meet up with Auntie Pauline and Auntie Lena. They last met at daddy and mummy's wedding dinner. I was kept busy watching kor kor Isaac and kor kor Gabriel roaming around. How I envy them. I wonder when it will be my turn running around freely like them.

Mummy and me, Auntie Lena and Isaac, auntie Pauline and Gabriel




8th Sep 2009 (Tuesday)
- East Coast Park
Daddy was on reservist and returned home early. Po Po happened to pop by our place because she missed me so much as she last saw me on Friday. Mummy wanted to go out. So, Po Po suggested going to the ECP. Mummy took over the set of wheels from Daddy and off we went to enjoy a relaxing evening by the beach.

My feeding schedule at 6 months

Time files and I am already more than half a year old. After I started on solid food on my 5th month, my feeding schedule and amount for consumption has changed. Here is my typical schedule when it comes to eat, chew, burp..

Elijah's Feeding Schedule for 6th month
5.30 a.m. 220ml of milk
9.00a.m. small piece of biscuits + water
10.30 a.m. 220ml of milk
1.30 p.m. 1/2 to 3/4 bowl of cereal + puree* + 50ml milk
4.30 p.m. 150ml of milk
7.30 p.m. 1/2 to 3/4 bowl of cereal + puree* + 50ml milk
11.30 p.m. 220ml of milk

*apple, pear, pumpkin, butternut squash, sweet potatoes, spinach and fish purees are what I normally have. Sometimes, I will have banana and carrot.

Of course, this is just a guideline and I will tend to consume more or less depending on my mood and appetite.

Here a picture of mummy and me when we waited for our turn at Dr Ong's clinic for my final 6 in 1 jab. I weigh 7.7kg and measure 67.5cm long at 6 months 2 days old.

My Jumperoo

Mummy decided to invest in a jumperoo for me and luckily, I learnt to appreciate it gradually. Look at how intrigue and excited I am with the lights, music and the toys. I especially enjoy the feeling of bouncing up and down. I can also spin the toys well.



I am Mummy's little sweetie. Her heart will melt whenever I smile..

Graduation

Daddy has finally graduated! All of us have been waiting for the day to arrive to attend his commencement at NUS Cultural Centre on 13 July 2009. Mummy told me that it was not easy for daddy as he has to juggle not only work and studies but also major events (ROM, customary wedding, renovation, pregnancy and my birth) that took place within the 4 years. Mummy thought I must have sensed daddy’s amazing resilience and discipline that I always look at him in awe and admiration. There is always this sparkle in my eyes when I look at him.

The day started with mummy waking me up early for a feed. Then po po bathed for me at 7 plus in the morning. All thanks to po po for offering to stay overnight and help mummy knowing that it would be rushing for her to do it alone. The grown-ups then speedily get dressed and gobbled down their breakfast before rushing out at 8 plus. Daddy weaved in and out of the congested road in an amazing speed and reached Clementi in no time to pick my paternal grandparents.

After daddy and my paternal grandparents’ admission into the auditorium at NUS Cultural Centre, mummy, po po and I made our way to a cozy holding room to witness the ceremony. While waiting for daddy’s turn, I dozed off but luckily woke time just in time. It was a pity that I could only see daddy receiving his scroll via live web cast from a large LCD monitor from the separate holding room meant especially for babies like me. Mummy made it up by taking lots of pictures of daddy and me. She even bought a lion plush toy dressed in the same sash and gown as daddy for me. She then demanded daddy to buy one for her from NTU one of these days as he failed to give one to her on her graduation years ago.


A nice family shot


Aunt Rynn, daddy & me, uncle Sebas and aunt Shuhua


A group shot after the end of the long morning. Mummy wondered why I looked as if I was in a shock. In fact, I was tired and wanted to sleep.


Mummy thought the lion, with its mane, look intimidating. However, I was not at all afraid.

My first taste of semi-solid food

Mummy started to introduce me to semi-solid food when I turned 5 months 1 day old on 18 July 2009.

Mummy has been preparing for this day since a month ago by reading up and buying all the necessary bowls, spoons, storage cubes, hand-held blender, Healthy Times brown rice cereal etc.

She found these two books really come in handy. They contain easy to prepare recipes for purees and porridge from 4 months and up. "Top 100 Baby Purees" by Annabel Karmel and a local published book, "First Food" by Anna Jacob & other co-authors.

To date, I have eaten brown rice cereal, apples, pears, bananas, carrots, pumpkin, spinach and sweet potatoes. They are all so yummy! Mummy and po po both agree that I like semi-solid food more than milk.

Here's me having my very first taste of semi-solid food on 18 July 2009.




See my love-hate relationship with the apple from my facial expression. Mummmy thinks I look extremely cute here.



Mummy will steam the ingredients and then make them into purees. She will then transfer them to small storage cube to have them frozen.