Bundle of JOY is back to her bubbly self

Good morning princess!

After 48 hours of feeding every 2 hourly, vomiting literally all over the house, the crankiness, the midnight wakes, the endless washing of her very smelly clothing dunked with vomit, EXCESSIVE sterilization of bottles & feeding utensils (to avoid additional bug attack) and feeding of medication..... MY PRINCESS is well now. We knew it the moment she stood up from her bed and calling us "Dadiiii and Mama" with a smile on her face.Phewittt! Praise the Lord.

She's back to her normal routine of sleeping from 8:30pm-8:30am this morning. Daddy and Mummy..the two zombies went to bed early too the night before. Hubby forbids me to turn on my lappy yesterday night so no FB, no Skype, no blogging and not even blog hopping. I believe all my 'dishes' in Cafeworld has all gone moldy by now as I write today's posting. But who cares, my  headache was so bad I felt as if my brain is about to explode. My eyes are so tired, I felt that its about to drop off the sockets. I crawled to bed at 9:30pm, hubby said he dozed off at 10pm.

The 3 SUNs were sleeping peacefully..finally...

This morning, Janice woke up with a smile on her face, no more long papaya face hahaha. She willingly took her antibiotics and drink her morning milky with a smile. She 'sang' with her own baby language in the car as I drove her to  the nursery. Daddy had enough sleep, so did I.

The sun is shining brightly this morning and the house is sparkling clean once again. The big wave has passed us by, we thank God for great doctor, the right medication and His strength to pull us through. I was so afraid and worried sick because this is the first time Janice had fever hitting 38.4deg with a bad swollen tonsils and a sore throat since birth. Life was a breeze for the whole 9 months and 3 weeks.Thank God for that!  

I'm glad to see the family healthy once again. Big Sun, Mrs Sun and mini Sun is now looking forward to the upcoming longgggggg weekends! Daddy said he's bringing us for a short trip....Whoohoo...

Get well soon baby

Sigh...my precious little gal is sick.She is having a real fever for the very first time at 9 months 3 wks old. The doctor said her tonsils were swollen and throat was red and sore. She has been vomiting since Thursday night after her final milky at 9pm. The sore throat somehow irritates her during the bottle sucking motion and it causes her to vomit everything out even before digesting .. sad! sad!. I'm giving her smaller feed i.e. 2 oz each time now. She has been waking up cranky & crying. The most painful thing to see is that she has lost so much weight for the past 2 days, her face is so slim now and she looked very tired.

Oh btw, yesterday midnight, I woke up to see her in distress. Carried her up and she showers me with her vomit.  Weeee THE JOY OF MOTHERHOOD haha...   I took a midnight warm bath at 2am in the morning... Brrrrrrrrrrrrr *cold gila*. Wanted to go back to sleep after shower but she is hungry for milk again...

Get well soon baby, daddy and mommy wants to see your bubbly self once again...

3-in-1 porridge

Why do I call it the 3-in-1 porridge!?! The lazy mummy's in action again. This is the porridge I will cook for Janice if I want her to have fruits, vegetables and protein all in a bowl. No need to give her fruits after meal :p. MALAS betul eh?

The soup I boiled was used to cook rice porridge for Janice. Of course I'll mash some carrots & apples from the soup pot to go along  with the porridge.

Janice and her new Beatles hairstyle!

Look! her fringe is way too long and I've decided to bring her to the saloon for a snip. She has been rubbing her eyes because the hair infront is poking her eyes. Just the front though since I intend to keep her sides and the back of her head long & thick for her 1 yrs old birthday :D

It only cost MYR3.00 for a Beatles haircut :p

Oh no mommy!! I can't meet the world with such hairstyle you know!!!!

Putting both hands together and started praying for her speedy hairgrowth hahaha...

Darling, this is the only time whereby you can have the 'tempurung' a.k.a coconut shell hairstyle and still looked cute! hehehe...

*Muacks*

Purple Barney soup!

Haha! Don't worry folks.. Barney the purple dinosaur is still alive and kicking. I name this soup Barney because of its colour :p

A medley of beetroot, Japanese purple sweet potato and 1 cut of salmon & 1 clove of garlic (not in pic). The amount here is enough for lunch & dinner.

Boiled the beetroot with my free range chicken bones stock for 30 minutes. Next, purple sweet potato was added to the pot of soup. Boil until tender. When I was about to serve, I poached the salmon in the purple soup. Finally, blend the pot of soup into a smooth puree

Here you go, purple Barney soup. She licked the bowl clean that day and I'm ONE satisfied mommy!

Janice and her munchies

You may enjoy your Subway breakfast mommy but where's my munchies?!?

See how "TAM CHIAK" she looked when we pass her a piece of rice cracker...

*crunch crunch crunch* She will finish the cracker in less than 2 minutes!

1 more mum-mum pleaseeeeeee...

Lately, Janice's appetite has improved. Besides lunch and dinner, 5-6oz of milk in the morning, mid day, pre-dinner & before bedtime,  she has been eating oats with fruits for breakfast, snacked on rice crackers, rusk, Cheerios and yogurt. Though she's a big eater, she's still a petite 8.1kg baby at 9 months, 2 wks old.

Janice & her toy "DOG-DOG"

My parents went shopping with Janice at Toys R Us over the weekend and they came back with a remote control puppy that can sit, bark and walk. Ever since that day, she treats the dog pretty erm... "WELL"  and I hope the dog doesn't lose its tail before Janice turns 1 years old :p

Janice is learning to understand us when we talk

Whenever she is hungry...

Janice: Mama Mum mum!!! *Giving me a sad look & sometimes she will cry a little*
Me: WAIT Janice, mommy's preparing your dinner/lunch now
Janice would sit quietly while watching me preparing her meal.

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When she's hungry/craving for milk usually in the morning...

Janice: MUM-MUM MUM-MUM
Me: Daddy's making Nen Nen, Janice WAIT
Janice: *wait silently in my arms*

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Bedtime

Janice would usually sleep through the night in her own cot but occasionally, she would want to smell our armpits our cuddles and sleep sandwiched between daddy and I. We would get the cue when she stand up in her cot and do the dance for us in the middle of the night. All the time, she would fall into a deep sleep the minute we place her in between us but yesterday, she wanted to sit up and play when daddy brought her to our bed..

Me: *In a very stern voice* JANICE, NIGHT NIGHT....GO TO SLEEP NOW!!! ELSE , I PUT YOU IN YOUR COT!!!!

Janice looked at me with a sad face, lie down on her tummy and dare not move although I peeped at her several times before I eventually dozed off and saw that her eyes were still wide open.. This morning, I woke up and saw that she was still in the same position I saw few hours ago... sleeping like an angel :)

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We MUST have such conversation like this before daddy leaves the house without bringing along Janice...

Me: Daddy come back fast ok? Janice is waiting for daddy...
Daddy: Yes/Sure/OK!

If we don't have such conversation before daddy leaves the door, Janice will start to cry the minute daddy close the door and leave *I've experimented many many times and its proven*

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Daddy was wearing his socks in the morning and ready to go to work. Daddy asked for a hug from Janice before he goes out but our cheeky little gal refuses to hug... zoomed to the exit hallway in her walker and shouted "KAI!!!" (cantonese: Go out/shopping/going places) several times excitedly!

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When Janice is reluctant to finish her milk because she wants to PLAY

Janice: *cry...cry... pushed the bottle away.. cry...cry...pushed the bottle away*
Me: Don't make mommy ANGRY! FINISH YOUR MILK NOWWWWWWW!! *angry tone*

Janice would have tears in her eyes, looked at me sadly and yes...she will drink her milk after that -.-
She will look abit sad after she finishes her milk, I've to praise her for finishing her milk, give her a kiss and a hug before she returns to her cheery self again.

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Baby Janice can understand the word "NO NO" whenever she crawls to a forbidden area. Yes, and again..giving us that sad teary eyes as she move her body away from the forbidden area..

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Our dear baby is only 9 months old and we think she can understand quite alot of things. Hubby & I are praying hard that we'll have God's wisdom to bring up this precious gift God has given us.... To lead her the right way and she will grow up to be a Godly lady.

Am I neglecting my responsibilities as a mother?

She crawled towards me excitedly as I lifted her up, hugged her close to my chest and gave her a kiss on her smooth chubby cheek. I literally sniff her and aww..how I miss her smell. "How are you my darling? Have you been a good girl?". That's what I whispered into her ears every single day when I picked her up from her nursery. She would smile from ear to ear and I could see the joy in her big round eyes. I looked forward to evenings just to see that smile on her face. It gives me a warm and fuzzy feeling and it almost bring tears to my eyes.

On some days, I see that she has been crying before I arrive. Her eyes were a little swollen. "Was she crying earlier?", "Was she disciplined for being naughty?" or "Did she had a fall earlier?". I trust she's well taken cared off by the caretakers. I'm not blaming them but its just a mom's natural reaction out of concern.On many occasions, I asked myself the same ol' question over and over again......

Am I neglecting my responsibilities as a mother?

 I had a memorable childhood, blessed I would say that I've my mom with me since birth til when I left for further studies at the age of 18. My mom was a home maker back than and mom was the one I cling on 24/7. The bonding was priceless. I ran to my parents when I'm sick, in pain and when I'm lonely and looking for someone to play with.

In this modern age whereby mothers are stucked in a rat race, I'm guilty for being one of them. My baby is with the nursery from 9am-6pm and by the time we arrived home, its already quite late and the hours spent with her is very minimal. She would be too tired to spent time with us and it isn't fair that hubby and I keep her awake for selfish reasons. Her most active hours are with the caretakers, her needs were fulfilled (I hope) by caretakers and disciplinary actions (in an appropriate and Godly manner, I hope) are given by caretakers as well.Geez, isn't that supposed to be my job as a mom? Apart from the weekly updates from the nursery, I've no clue on what's going on in our daughter's daily life. SAHM has been telling me how important it would be to stay close to a child at her tender first few years of her life... which I already missed for the past 6 months since I started work after my 2 months maternity leave.

Recently, hubby and I noticed our 9 month old baby would usually wakes up cheerful until I place her into her car seat. She is exceptionally quiet in the car throughout her journey to the nursery. She looked upset but she knew she doesn't have a choice but to accept the fact that mommy has to work and she must be with the caretakers. Again, I feel guilty for having my child going through this 5 days a week. I enjoyed the slight traffic jam because I can reach out to her as she grip my hands tight and give me the sweetest smile as if she's telling me "Its OK mommy...".

She would lift herself quietly when we arrived at the nursery and I would whisper to her..... "Be a good girl, mommy love you".Totally different from the time I pick her up from the nursery in the evening. She will be very happy and back to her bubbly talkative self once again. She even greet strangers in the lift with her "bye bye" and loud laughters!

As for now..I pray that the Lord would send his  Guardian Angels to surround and protect my precious little one and she will be in safe hands until she's back in my arms again tonight.

Another update from her infant teacher @ 9 months old

Receptive/Expressive Language Skills

Janice’s pays increasing attention to speech and verbal requests like “wait, don’t cry, am coming to you.”  She is also trying to imitate words and sounds and noticed she is talking to self in mirror.

Thinking/Cognitive Skills

Janice is exploring objects in many different ways (shaking, banging, throwing and dropping).

Gross and Fine Motor Skills

Janice pulls herself up to stand with furniture support and walks while holding the cot. She can stand momentarily without support. At her stage, she may be able to walk soon so both of you gonna have a big headache!

Language Development

Janice likes to babble, regular repeated sounds (eg. Mama, dadada).  She will play around with these sounds. (This is important for sound producing mechanism necessary for later speech). Janice is beginning to understand emotions of caregiver’s voice. She likes music and rhymes, especially with actions.