My amazing baby

It's pretty amazing how the baby grows and learn... I'm so fascinated by him.

This week, he has learned to play with the toys on the jumperoo. Previously, he didn't seem interested in them at all. Now he discovered that if he jumped hard enough and pushed one of the rollers, there are sounds. He is so adorable.

He is also laughing more. I realised he feels ticklish when I whisper something at his neck near his ears, he sometimes squeals in delight. He also likes sudden movements; chuckling when I throw him in the air or give him a sudden jerk while he sits on my tummy.

For 2 days last week, his milk intake dropped to 500+ml. He cries when I feed him. Today, he couldn't get enough of milk and would probably hit 900ml. Weird!

Today I also gave him cereals for the first time. He was frowning at the first 2 mouthfuls. He seemed to like it pretty much after that. This is the start of him eating solids! Fun for him (i hope) and more work for me! :P

My baby is growing so fast. Maybe it's time for no. 2. :P

5 months old tomorrow

wow! 5 months is a long time, isn't it? Time really flies. Since my macbook when kapoot, my pictures gone and all messed up, I couldn't figure out the chronological sequence of the pictures... thankfully the blog sort of helps to put that into perspective.

I was just looking at his 2 month old pix, he looks chubbier. Btw, he can still fit in those same clothes... that's how tiny my baby is. He is 5 months old and still wearing 0-3 mths clothings. 

I successfully put him into a schedule - feed 4 hourly and nap after every feed, except maybe the 3pm one... I don't force him when he doesn't sleep... but he usually does the next feed. He usually takes a 1 hour nap in the early morning or afternoon. In the late morning, I try to make him take a 2 hour nap. This way, I get more rest in the afternoons. I shower him at about 5.30pm... sometimes he will zone out by 6pm... but he is usually KO-ed by 7pm. I am very, very pleased with this arrangement, except he only has 6 feeds a day and his milk intake has not increased... but he doesn't seem too affected or hungrier... so I guess it's ok. I shall be starting some solids the end of this month. Really praying this routine goes on for a long while more...

He is really happy when he wakes up after a good nap. This is how I know if he has slept enough. Else you could dance about like a monkey and he doesn't laugh.

On thursday, Bro Desmond called to say he needed a picture of a baby for an article. So happened I was shopping at Robinsons, so it was rather convenient. And his picture came out the next day - on the front page! My darling is a celebrity! Haha!

We tried so hard to make him laugh and smile, but he refused cos it just rained so it was hot and humid, and it was 6pm - almost bedtime! I didn't think the picture turn out very well cos I know I can get nicer pictures of him when he smiles! Anyway, everyone says he looks good... so whatever, lah!

Maybe I should make him a baby model. Haha!

Decisions, decisions, decisions

Well, I have decided NOT to let him cry-it-out. My heart fails me. Anyway, I decided I won't let the both of us suffer... I guess mommy suffering is enough. Wow! What a sacrifice! 

I try to catch a wink whenever he takes a nap... and it seems like he naps better whenever I am not napping. And he naps like 15 minutes sometimes, when I lay down, he is awake! I get so tired sometimes... :(

He had quite a sudden change in his sleeping schedule. He would go to bed by 7pm or 8pm sometimes... and would wake up at 5.30am or 6am. That's WAY TOO EARLY for me! He sleeps well from 7pm to 2.3am, that's when he wakes up for a feed. From then on, he has disturbed sleep and would whimper and wiggle about. Somehow, whenever he moves or make a sound, I would get up. So I get up quite a few times each night but promptly goes back to sleep again since I was so tired. 

Now I am trying to put him in a more predictable schedule... a 4 hourly feed and a nap after every feed, if possible. He is not drinking as much milk as he should, but the PD says he is fine and will take whatever he wants so I should stop worrying. His pants seems to be lose lately, I hope he is not loosing weight, although he feels heavier to me. He is either really heavier or my arms are failing me.

I absolutely love it when he smiles at me and when I manage to make him laugh. It really makes my day... and that's what I look forward to everyday, besides 10pm (so I can go to bed!).

Oh, and I am glad that the milk supply is S L O W L Y increasing again :)

10 days to 5 months old

Was just looking back at the older posts... wow, Ezra seemed to have grown so much in such a short time! People always say babies grow so fast... I didn't really see it until I look back at the photos :) He is definitely heavier, I can feel it! My arms and back hurts!

The little big boy went from 6 poop a day to 1 poop in 6 days. Stress man. Apparently it's pretty normal. I suspect its the Reutefene that the PD gave. Maybe he's absorbing so much nutrients he's so heavy now!

Seriously, I can't have 1 week of peace... every week is a challenge. Plus I'm down with a cold this week... I hope he doesn't catch it.

Over the weekend, he successfully flipped onto his tummy! yay! Nowadays, he will roll about in his cot... and when he flips onto his tummy, he will be squealing in delight... and when he is tired, he will cry cos he can't flip back. haha... my silly little big boy.

I have made the tough decision to let him learn how to fall asleep on his own, hoping that he will begin to sleep through the night and we both have a better time. I've now started with holding and patting him but refrain from walking about while trying to put him to sleep. He has already shown his dismay by crying his heart out for 25 minutes last night and today's early nap. I cannot imagine just leaving him on the cot and let him cry. I hope the experts are right, it should only take about 3 days for him to get used to it. My heart goes out to him. My poor poor darling. I am already tempted to give up my rest at night and just go on with what I have been doing.

To add on to the stress, my milk production has decreased for the last 3 days... from the usual 1,000ml to less than 700ml yesterday. Every drop is precious again. The frozen stash can only last a month... I do want to give him breastmilk as long as possible although it is a hassle pumping 3 times a day. Well, if I can last till he is 6 months old, I would probably convince myself to give up pumping. We just have to spend more money to get him formula milk.

I pray that God will help me through these times.