First of all, a BIG hearty congratulations to Frank and Aida on their new arrival, Baby Benjamin!! 
So happy that Aida and bub is doing fine. Can’t wait to hear about the birth. 
I’m sure Aida’s got a LONG post to write for us! lol 
I took Ella for an overall check up at the clinic where our designated ECN [Early Childhood Nurse] is at, which is just about 5 minutes walk from where we live so that is a HUGE bonus for me. It would be sad if we had to move to another place then, coming here or wherever the clinic is would be a bugger. Anyway, got Ella checked out and she is growing well :
Weight : 7.44kg [75%] up by 0.5kgs from her previous weighing on 3/12/2007
Height : 65.5cm [75%]
Head Circ : 41.5cm [25]
There were a couple of things which I had mind and wanted to discuss with the nurse and one of them was the teething and moving on to solids. I was happy to note that Ella isn’t teething just yet bu that said, I’m just wondering why she gets so whingy these days. Sometimes, I can’t even put her down for a while and if I did, I have to sit there and play with her. Not that I mind but sometimes all that carrying….phew! Thank god my left arm isn’t acting up! Having a fractured arm when I was a child proved to be a bad thing for me since I can’t carry heavy stuff for long on my left arms coz if I did, it would ache like hell hence, I don’t like to carry babies for long before this. But now, it seems to have healed coz I can carry Ella for long periods of time and I’m all good. The miracle of having a child of your own!
Discussions about solids made me realise how fast she’s growing up and the thought that she would be more indepandant makes me feed as if I would be needed less but that’s the way it is, isn’t it? I guess that’s why we don’t want our kids to grow up and even when they do, we always seem to treat them as if they are a child. It’s only now I realise and see why things are the way they are and why parents are so protective of their children no matter what age the children are – coz in mum’s and dad’s eyes, they will always be their little baby. *sigh* I’m getting so emo right now….blek!!
Anyway, I’ll be trying out some rice cereal to get things going when she’s 6 months old which isn’t too long from now and then slowly move on from there. This will be good timing because by the time it is time for us to head over to Malaysia, she will already have started solids hence, I can feed her the cereal on the plane. Here’s hoping she don’t make a mess!! lol =P
4 responses so far ↓
1 Vien // Jan 11, 2008 at 6:21 am
Rice cereal is a good start for solid food. Have you tried putting Ella in a automated swing or Exersaucer? The Baby Einstein exersaucer was a saviour and Belle could sit there for at least 30 mins playing the stuff around the saucer.
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2 Yvy // Jan 11, 2008 at 11:07 am
vien : i havent tried it though i think i need to get something that she can sit up in coz she gets easily restless in her rocker. i think she’s getting bored in the lying position so yea, i’ll definitely be looking into that and also a bumbo [sp].
3 BabyBooned // Jan 11, 2008 at 4:19 pm
Hey there, I love the details you put into your entries, so I’ve linked you up; hope u dont mind!
Anyways, I’d say be prepared for a big mess till Ella learns to fully accept the food and swallow it! Hehehe. So get some good-sized bibs and always keep some napkins handy. Are u considering the Bumbo seat? We got that for Gib but he hardly used it at all because he’d reach for his feet and immediately throw up! So in the end we got him a cheapo bouncing-net which had a multi-recline function (and a good safety belt! LOL) which he used till he was about 10 months. So maybe the best thing to do is to bring Ella along and try the options out on her and see which one she likes most.
4 Misty Mom // Jan 11, 2008 at 8:37 pm
baby booned : welcome, welcome! :kissing: glad u like the details, i thought it would be a great idea to keep track.
well, i’ve got u linked too n nup, i dont mind one bit!! :tongue: thanks for the link. *hugs*
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