First flip (yes! it is confirmed)

I finally managed to flip from my back to my tummy after much struggling on 16/6/2009 at 8.10am. This occurred just one day before I turned 4 months old.

Let my share with you briefly how I achieved my first flip.
1. I have been rising my legs very high while lying down for the last week or so
2. I started to turn to my left side very often a few days later
3. Then I decided to turn my buttock and my body downwards from my side and I succeeded after a few tries whilst screaming as I still do not know how to take my left hand out from being trapped under my body

Mummy thinks that I am a determined little boy who tries so hard to flip by myself despite a few unsuccessful attempts.

Now, ever since that day, I have been flipping and in the process, getting a good workout. Mummy is so encouraging and cheers me on all the time. She assures me that I will be able to flip without struggling soon as my muscles get stronger day by day.

Finally after trying to capture me in action for a long, a decent video of me flipping.

Tummy time

Everyday, I will hear mummy announces in her cheerful voice, "It's tummy time!"
Mummy says the more I pursue this activity, the more I will be able to achieve lifting my head higher and pushing up on the arms. This muscle development will later help in the sitting and standing functions.

I can hold my head rather high now.




However I will wail for 'help' when I am tired.

First flip or not??

Mummy will always help me to flip from my back to my front for tummy time as I have not yet mastered the technique for flipping. Suddenly, on 7 June 2009, she saw me rolling my head and flipped back to my back again. She was taken by surprise! Mummy wondered whether I have finally known how to flip by myself and thus placed me on my front again. However, I did not perform the stunt for mummy again. Mummy thought this should not be my genuine first flip but rather an incidental one. Keep a lookout for mummy to update about my real flip soon (hopefully).

When Elijah meets Isaac

Mummy and auntie Mei Yin have thought about letting us meet during their maternity leave since their pregnancy days. Finally, the day has come for me to see baby Isaac.

Mummy introduced me to di di Isaac but I remembered her telling me when I was in her womb that I will meet gor gor Isaac. gor gor becomes di di is making me confused. Mummy later explained to me that I was too eager to see the world and thus turned out to be older than Isaac by one day instead of being younger than him by a month.

Looking at Isaac


We basically 'see' each other everyday when we were still in our mummies' wombs


Sayang, Isaac

T3

I overheard daddy and mummy's conversation about bringing me to T3. I thought I hear T three or tea tree and I was really confused. I was wondering where on earth this place is. The answer was revealed to me when we reached Singapore Changi Airport Terminal 3 and I knew I was not going to some tea tree plantation. Heehee..

In fact, mummy told me this was not the first time I went. I had been there when I was still in mummy's womb in november last year. Here is the evidence mummy showed me. I was snuggled comfortably inside mummy then.



Daddy and mummy had their dinner first followed by me. Then we went around T3 leisurely taking lots of picture along the way.





I really enjoyed myself in such a cool, quiet and spacious environment and soon fell asleep.

Fearless for the needles

I took my 5 in 1 vaccination and rotarix with Dr Ong on the same day as my 3 months assessment. Mummy had initially wanted me to take 6 in 1 but Dr Ong advised not to as it is too lethal for small babies and the tendency to develop a fever is very high.

Dr Ong was so skillful and swift while giving me the injection that I did not cry at all. I still smile at Mummy when she picked me up. Mummy and po po praised me for being a brave boy. However, when the nurse administered the oral dose of rotarix using the syringe, I fussed and shook my head.

I was prescribed a bottle of antidote for fever and mummy had to monitor my temperature for the next 24 hours. The trigger temperature for fever is 38 degree celsius when taken with a ear thermometer or 37.5 degree celsius when taken at the arm pit.

Mummy conscientiously took my temperature and thought that I might not have a fever after all since 20 hours had passed. She had a shock of her life when she stared at the digital display. It read 38.4!

She reacted very fast by feeding me the medicine, sponging me and putting the cooling pad on my forehead. My temperature dipped to 37.6 half and hour later and mummy was so relieved. I could play and smile at mummy. All thanks to mummy for taking care of me.

Feeding stress

Mummy brought me for my vaccination and 3 months assessment on 19 May 2009. She has been looking forward to this day as she needs to get some assurance from my paediatrician regarding my feeding habits and growth. She is very concerned about me drinking lesser than when I was one month old. I used to drink about 120ml of breast milk/formula 7 to 8 times a day. But right now, I am only consuming 150ml 5 times a day. I also do not really like to drink milk and will cry and refuse to suckle. Mummy will need to spend about an hour to feed me most of the time.

Dr Ong said it is normal for 3 months old babies to drink lesser than before and reassured mummy that different babies have different feeding habits. He said some babies need to be half asleep or suckle on the pacifier on and off while feeding. It is still considered normal and should not be a cause of concern. Mummy was so relieved to hear that and tears were welling up in her eyes as she recalled the stress and worries she experiences everyday when she feeds me.

In fact, he mentioned babies' weight gain will slow down at this stage and should double their birth weight when they reached 4 months. I have already doubled and Dr Ong told mummy not to feel stressed or compare my weight with other babies who were born heavier. Mummy hopes that this is just a passing phase and I will soon be drinking well.

I weighed 6kg at 3 months 2 days old.