To everything there is a season...: November 2011

Happy Call Pan

Staying home somehow draws more interest in homeward. Saw this Korean pan advertised on TV and heard so many good reviews. So it is. Mommy bought one to try. The first attempt at thick omelette filled with silver fish. Yeah, picture perfect!

Out with three

For the first time Mommy took all three out on her own on public transport. We took an MRT to Bishan to catch Barbie Princess Charm School. Thank God they are all well behaved.

Keren Hands and legs @ work

Motor skill is progressing. Play time now involves both hands and legs working concurrently.

"I can do it with eyes shut too!"

I can turn over @ 3 months 1 week

Yes, Keren is now able to turn from her tummy back down to her back. Initially, mommy thought it was a coincidence but she did it not just once but a few times thereafter. Another milestone achieved!

Keren's looking a little different

Somehow she's looking a little different. Hair is definite;y ;onger and beginning to stand up.

Keren and leg raises

She loves doing leg raises now and with that, she's shifting her CG to help her to roll onto her sides.

What do we do in the hols?

Mommy started word recognition with Abel beginning with sight words and word family 'at'. Hopefully we can sustain these little activity to get him started with reading.

Lots of craft follows…our first attempt at scratch art..

Nap is a must for growing children and of course, for mommy to take a break. Thank God whenever all three nap about the same time.

Yuquan Chinese Cultural Programme

Keziah attended 3 days of the program me and came home everyday with different items, ranging from Chinese calligraphy, flower arrangement,

Chinese painting with 墨,

to cookery, making chocolates and dumplings of which Mommy forgot to take a picture of. It was simply fun with all these activities that topped up the core word recognition and reciting of 弟子规。

Snuggle together..

Pray you will always be so close to one another even as you grow...

Keren's 3 months old

Time sure flies. Keren is 3 months old. We brought her for her jab. She now weighs 4.23 kg, length 55 cm and head circumference 38.5 cm. Pd still felt her weight gain was low and recommended the following:
1) Add MCT (Middle Chain Triglyceride) oil to increase calories of milk 3x 1.5 ml
2) 2 formula feeds to supplement
3) Continue vitamins

None of which is easy to carry out. Oil is super oily, with fm Keren still merlions and vitamins isn't easy to feed even if it's 1 ml. Somehow we still try as best as we could.

Is really gaining/doubling birth wt at 3 months important? She took 3 months to gain 1 kg when most babies would have done so in 4-6 weeks.

Nonetheless, she's still the ever happy baby….Look at all her smiles and hear her laugh out loud...

Poo...none for 12 days

Yes, we were real puzzled why Keren didn't poo for that many days. We decided to call the doc to check on her. She is on breast milk most times aside from the few feeds of formula for nights (at most 3-4 times in all). So it cant be constipation. Who knows, she finally did it after her morning feed. It was a diaper full of soft poo. She must be trying to avoid the doc.