Your first illness

Christmas has come quickly and gone. We had lots of fun at home with daddy and mummy's friends,  and you were a little tired bub exhausted from playing with your jie jies.

And probably from all the play and busyness,  you had an ear infection and cold. Mummy's heart melted when I see your running nose, hear you coughing through the night, and feel you burning up. Thank God we brought u to the doctor last night. It pains mummy to feed you with panadol and antibiotics,  but these will make you feel better.

Get well soon my dear. Be that happy and cheeky bub that you are. Daddy and Mummy's prayer is that you will fight away all the infection and virus,  and be 100% once again.

Love you...

First day at work....for mummy

Time flies... Mummy spent almost every moment with you for the last 7 months. And now it's finally time for Mummy to go back to work...tomorrow.

Mummy promise you I will try to be brave tomorrow and not cry. More importantly,  Mummy pray that you will be braver than me, and take on to your new adventure at Auntie Shareena's in your usual happy self.  Even if you do miss Mummy and cry, I pray that God will comfort you, and set His peace upon you to remove any fear in you.  You're a happy gal. Share your joy with Auntie too OK?

You're a big gal now. There will be many more new things coming your way. But remember Daddy and Mummy will always be with you, loving you and protecting you. We love you more each day for your are our little bundle of joy and God's answer to our prayers.

Now, Mummy just pray that I will not miss out on any of your Firsts. Save them for Mummy OK?

Love you lots.

First formula bottle

You had your first taste of "artificial " milk today.  Mummy decided to let you start a few weeks early after yesterday's little drama when you couldn't fill up on Mummy's breast milk, and nearly emptied the stash of frozen milk.

Mummy never knew it was this hard to give the bottle to you. It seems like  I'm giving you second best food.  My only prayer is that your little tummy will be tough and accept the formula easily, and your body will take in all the extra nutrition and start putting on weight again. Mummy feels sorry that your weight has fallen from the 90th percentile to the 50th. I want my chubby Phoebe back! Hee...

Love ya... with lotsa cuddles 

Your first "seat"

You can manage a few minutes sitting on your own now. Not the tripod way, the hands-free way! Daddy and Mummy are both excited and proud of you. 

You seemed to be growing at such a fast pace.. Mummy might miss your growth if I'm not alert enough.. :p

It's a joy to see you waking up bright and happy every morning... and sleeping soundly every night.  It's OK you still wake up for your milkie time.. Mummy treasures these moments of holding you close and letting you fall back asleep.  Soon you will grow out of this phase too...

You know what makes Mummy's day? Hearing you laugh and chuckle as we play. That's the most melodious sound in the world to me.

First "swim"

You tried out your little inflatable pool just now.  Took you a while to be at ease sitting in the water... but you were soon splashing about and getting water all  over your face.

What a nice way to enjoy some time out on this hot spring day!  :)

First achievement

You really surprised mummy last night. We were in your room listening to lullabies and preparing for bed...

And you rolled over and reached out to touch the control button on the mobile. Mummy knew you were trying to switch it on. You kept trying.. your little fingers couldn't quite pushed the on button and mummy was so very tempted to help you...

But you did it all by yourself!  And twice!  Daddy and mummy are so proud of you.  Remember my love, never give up trying.  It will seem difficult at first,  it's the part where you put in all your effort that matters. and  that's what daddy and mummy pray for you. That you will always be challenging yourself, and be happy trying to overcome anything.. and you can always count on us for support.

Love you! 

First day at daycare

You are such a brave gal. Didn't cry when mummy said goodbye. But mummy did. Had to drive off quickly if not mummy's tears would come and won't be able to drive.

Mummy is thinking of you every moment.. pray you are having a good time with the other babies. Mummy knows you are stronger than me.

You seemed to know something is going to change this morning. You had the serious look and was looking intently around Aunty Shareena's house when she held You.

Mummy misses you so much already... see you in 3 hours and 59 mins...

First night alone

Daddy was woken by the sound of your mobile this morning. Guess what, you managed to turn it on yourself. My little gal has surprised us again.

It was your first night sleeping in your own room, and you did well! You only woke once for a feed between 9pm to 7am. Daddy and mummy are so proud of you. It was funny to see you changing positions through the night. Mummy and Daddy both sneak peaked on you...  :)

It's another first for you.. but Mummy sort of misses you sleeping in the bassinet beside me. So, let's still stick to our morning cuddle in mummy's bed OK?

Sleep tite

Mummy just put you down for your last nap of the day. It was so easy...few minutes of cuddle and you dozed off in your cot.

Do you know mummy and daddy used to take a long time to coax you to sleep? Let's see...there was the countless bounces on the exercise ball, the walks up and down our hallway, the rocking,  the dummy pushing, the white noise, the lullabies,  the swaddling... everytime something seemed to work,  you would change your preferences again.

It was heart breaking to see you cry everytime you try to sleep. And sometimes when all things failed,  you would just cry to sleep.

All that, until you started sucking on your fingers at 3 months. And sleepy times finally became a bliss.

Continue to sleep well my love... and sweet dreams.

Happy 5th Month!

5 months ago on this day, we saw each other for the first time, and I fell in love with you.

There will be so many other milestones that daddy and mummy will spend with you in the years to come, and we pray that you will enjoy every one of it.

Mummy now wishes time will pass slower and you will grow up slower.  Mummy is excited about you learning new skills every day, but it also means you will soon grow out of the "infant" baby stage, and maybe that's the time for a didi or meimei for you.  :)

Mummy's Firsts

Today's post is about mummy, for a change. Mummy spent a long time looking at you fast asleep this morning.

Mummy has had many changes to my life since you came about.

1) Becoming good at doing things with one hand, and right hand that is. Mummy's left handed. :)

2) Could hear you stir in the middle of the night, no matter how many times you've already woken up previously. Mummy used to sleep through storms. :)

3) Days are now run on 3-hour shifts,  keeping a close eye on when u wake, eat and play.  Mummy used to take naps that long.  :)

4) Days out are now planned and organised. Have to make sure you are fed before you leave, that you are fed before we get into the car. Mummy used to be absent-minded about many things, but remembers all details about you now. :)

5) Mummy never felt so blessed to when you entered in my life. Daddy used to be the only one with this status. :)

I could hear you now..playing with grandma.. and boy, my little gal has a huge voice! :) Love you..

First roll!

You rolled over from back to front today! Great job my love. We know you have been trying hard all week and how exciting now that you finally managed the feat!  Daddy prayed for you to overcome your challenges last night, and you did!

We are looking forward to each little thing you learn. And we will be here to hold you when you fall.

On a sidenote,  mummy couldn't help laughing when you cried after rolling over and couldn't roll back.

What's next? A crawl?  :)

Love you!

First long day out

We had a great day out on saturday at the flower carnival. You did great in the 4 hour drive to and from Toowoomba. We are so proud of you!

A little milestone from you yesterday. You managed to finish 1.5 cubes of pureed pumpkin. My baby has grown up! 

Mummy's favourite time is in the mornings when you fall back asleep in our bed, and mummy will look at you soundly asleep, and going through the photos to compare how much you've grown. 

Continue to grow strong and happy my love. You have mummy and daddy cheering you on...every little step you make.

Mobile no more?

You grabbed Mr Elephant on your mobile today! Mummy love watching you trying hard to learn new skills. You can't sit up by yourself yet, but is so eager to crawl. Will you surprise us one day and start crawling before learning to roll over or sit?

Our prayers for you everyday is for you to be healthy and happy always. That God will always fill your heart with joy and it is this joy that will draw people to you, and to God. And the most important thing? That you will know God personally and know that He is real, to you.

Love you darling. :)

Getting started

My dear Phoebe

Mummy used to blog alot, but stopped when facebook became the in-thing a couple of years back. Mummy was reading through my old blog entries this afternoon and loved the memories that those entries brought back.

So, Mummy decide to leave my notes to you too, as a way of keeping the precious memories of our moments together.

You are our first-born. You will always be the special one. We love you.