Mirror Mirror on the wall

Mirror, Mirror on the wall cot,
who's the cutest of them all?

Haha!
I like looking into the mirror on my cot.

Mirrors are great toys for babies!

check out how mirrors can help babies develop here.

bottles

am learning how to drink from bottles.

Think my mummy won't be bothered with bottles if not for her having to go back to work.
She finds bottles a hassle - gotta wash and sterilise.

Worse thing is...
I don't even want to drink from the bottle!

yah... at the moment, I still don't know or don't want to drink from the bottle.
every time the 30 ml of milk mummy prepare will be gone to waste.

did you know?
all standard neck bottles go with standard neck teats too!
I'm using Pigeon teats on Medela bottles.

When choosing baby bottles, make sure that it is BPA (Bisphenol-A) free.
Mummy was very upset 3 years ago when she found out about BPA and that my korkor's bottles contain BPA.

Rhinestone Babies

Received a surprise gift yesterday!

comes in a nice little package like this.

Wow! it's a romper with my name in Rhinestones!
Glam or what?
Finally, something that's not in pink. haha.

Thanx, Auntie Michelle.

If you're interested in getting a customized baby tee/romper , check them out at
www.rhinestonebabies.com

Gone swimming

6 -8 Oct 2010
few days to 4 months old

Gone swimming with my korkor and parents.
It's my 1st time swimming!
and I swam for 3 days consecutive!

Sometimes I swim forward.

Am I back in mummy's tummy?
Originally uploaded by lastboltnut

Sometimes I swim sideways.

sometimes I swim float backwards.

when I do, I like to hook my legs together.

Sometimes I complain a lot, other times I enjoy myself.

*yawn*
swimming sure is tiring!

I even fell asleep in the pool!

Tip: Baby gets tired and hungry after swimming, get a bottle of milk ready after swim might be good.

Flip Flip

3 months old

I've been trying to flip....

see my legs?
this happens quite often...

here I go again...

Argh! just need to get this arm out!

Yeah! I did it!
eh? what's this?

Oh! I need to do a lucky blessing draw for the pacifier give-away.
and the blessed winner is....
chanelgay!

Blog Give-away: Pacifier *closed*

Am giving away Have given away an unopened, brand new pack of 2 Avent Pacifiers for 0-3 months.

Nope. I don't use pacifiers nor am I endosing them.
These came free with the Avent Combined steamer and blender my Ah Gong bought for me.

Why no pacifiers for my brother and me?

1. My mummy is worried bout nipple confusion.
not just for us babies but also for herself.
She's worried that she won't be able to tell when baby wants milk and when baby wants the pacifier.
She'd rather her babies suck on her all the time than for them to suck on the pacifier.

2. One day, when my korkor was a few days old, he was crying non-stop at night and my papa put a pacifier in his mouth. My korkor stopped crying but my mummy started crying and said, "他不像我的baby! (he doesn't look like my baby.) boohoohoo!"
so my papa stopped giving the pacifier once my korkor spat it out.

3. We (my korkor and me) didn't know how to keep the pacifier in our mouth.
We kept pushing it with our tongue instead of sucking on it.

Hence, no pacifiers for us.

oh yes, of cos there were times my mummy is tempted to give me the pacifier but each time, she leaves the "dirty job" to my papa who is not doing a good job of keeping the pacifier in my mouth. I reckon he still remembers that night when his wife cried and said, "他不像我的baby! "

Think my korkor would have done a better "dirty job".
He's always enthusiastic about giving me the pacifier.
he thinks babies look cute and more like babies with one.

click on the picture below to read mummy's friends' comments about the pacifier:

The issue of giving a pacifier to a baby has been debated much through the years.
Click to read the pro and cons of using a pacifier.
You might find some interesting stuff that u didn't know before!

at the end of the day, hope you can make an informed choice.

If you'd like to have these Avent tootoos, leave a comment with your email address.
we'll closeWe've closed the give-away on Mon 27th Sep 2010 and do did a lucky blessing draw.
and the blessed winner is channelgay!

Yummy Fingers

3 months old

some weeks ago, I started feasting fisting, i.e. "eating" my fist or what my korkor calls "cucumber".

now I promoted to "eating" my fingers.

did you know that sucking fingers is also a milestone?
It means baby can control her hands and fingers to go to her mouth!

"Parents often think that it is better to let their baby suck on a pacifier instead of their fingers or thumb. They figure that they can always take away a pacifier, but they can't take away their baby's thumb or fingers.

The problem with this reasoning is that:

• few parents actually take away the pacifier
• there is nothing to stop a child from switching to their thumb or fingers if you don't let them have a pacifier anymore.

...

Thumb or Fingers versus Pacifiers

Although you often don't have a choice and it will be up to your baby's preference, you likely don't need to discourage thumb or finger sucking, since:

• your baby has ready access to her fingers or thumb
• parents often overuse pacifiers, putting them in their baby's mouth every time they cry, while your baby can use her fingers or thumb when she really needs it
• your baby can stop sucking on her fingers or thumb when she is ready, while you may continue to use a pacifier longer than necessary, making it more likely to become a habit."

~ italics taken from pediatrics.about.com