It's been 5 months! Cliche, but time really seems to zoom past, especially when Mummy is kept busy with you and your korkor.
Let's see.. milestones so far include -
holding head steady when upright, keeping head level with body when pulled into sitting position, being able to pay attention to a small object; squealing with delight; and saying vowel-consonant combinations such as 'ah-woo'...
Your expressions are so raw and transparent. You frown in puzzlement when a new taste is introduced to you (we've started letting you lick bananas and papayas), you raise your eyebrow when surprised that the new thing which you thought you'd caught in your hand ends up tasting just like your usual fingers (cos you didn't manage to bring that thing to your mouth after all).
You've not put on much weight though.. only 6.8kg.. sigh.. still so easily distracted by sounds and your brother that i've now issued a standing order for all to steer clear and keep quiet when I'm attempting to feed you. I'm glad you got over the milk strike though.. and my time away from you during which I pumped milk every 4 hours has actually helped to increase supply.
You've started showing some regularity in terms of sleep time.. normally you'd wake, feed, and look around for 1 - 1.5 hrs, before rubbing your eyes and fussing.. you'd then fall asleep within minutes of aunty Ida slinging you. Night time sleep is still quite consistent, in that you'd sleep from about 9pm - 3am.. but you've taken to waking up 3 times between 3 - 6am, leaving Daddy and I exhausted.
You've started to like going out.. kicking with delight whenever your grandparents unlock the gate, and kicking again when you notice the lift. ^_^ Too bad it's been rather rainy these few days, so we can't bring you very far during the walks.
Daddy marvels at how much you look like him, except without hair and a little plumper. I do a double-take sometimes too; it's a little unsettling having a mini-version of my husband stare back at me. :)
Daddy marvels at how much you look like him, except without hair and a little plumper. I do a double-take sometimes too; it's a little unsettling having a mini-version of my husband stare back at me. :)
Mama must confess that i've been preoccupied with Christmas preparations etcetera, and might have neglected you a bit (my once-a-week flexible maternity leave was spent running errands, running to stores, wrapping presents). Hopefully January will be a better month!
Lots of love
Mama
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