A Good Baby Sitter Means...

- You can 'fong sam' leave your baby to her because she can be trusted like your own relative

- She discovered the fastest way to speed up the recovery of your baby's nappy rash

- She discovered your baby prefers the soft bottle nipples after whined for several days on every feeding.

- She has a son whom is a doctor that can tell her what to expect and how to handle a breastfed baby even before we sent Sean to her

- All the family members sayang your baby, including her 'future' daughter-in-law

- She asked us to leave Sean to her to allow Sean has a undisturbed evening nap, even it's past the usual 'baby sit hour'.

We are truly blessed to have such a good baby sitter. :-)

Finger Licking Good!

Just last week, Sean discovered his thumb/finger as the substitute of his mummy's "ahem" (I learn this word from Sasha).

Because of that, he dislikes his pacifier and always suck his thumb to comfort himself or sleep. I tell you, it even comes with 'chut chut' sound some more! As if he is eating chicken drumstick! LOL

3-Month-Old

Oh dear, I just recalled I didn't write down Sean's Month 1 & Month 2 growth development even I started this blog before he was born! Busy is the only excuse.

Anyway, our little boy turned 3-Months-Old on May 16th.

Vital Stats:
Height: 62cm
Weight: 7.35kg
Head Circumference: 41cm

Development:
- Exclusive on breastmilk: 5 oz every 2.5 - 3 hours during day time. Unknown during night time as he is on direct nursing.

- Unable to sleep through (unlike his Che Che) and gets up for milk every 4hr or less.

- No consistent pattern on his poo. Hence, he has nappy rash and we need to rinse his butt on every wets. Hassle but that's the way to minimize the rash.

- Able to turn his head left and right when we placed him on his tummy

- Able to lift his head up like 30seconds when he is placed on his tummy

- Sean will give us a big grin when we called out his name or 'talk' to him.

- During day time, he sleeps on his tummy and face up during night(because he is nursed till sleep)

- His Infant Acid Reflex has improved tremendously. He only split milk like 2/10 feeding instead of every feed. That's means I washed lesser tops for him. :-)

- His breastmilk jaundice is fully recovered. Hooray, no more sun bathing.

- He is able to turn to the right direction where the sound came from.

- He can't be placed alone for long as he needs accompany. As long as there is voice, he is ok.

- Still a crying baby if we don't feed his milk fast enough. So we need to warm up his milk when it is close to his feeding time. Otherwise, he will turn himself into a loud speaker

- He is able to open up his palm more frequent now.

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Papers, Zig Zag, Ribbon & Button: Sarah Möller
Word Tag: Miss Mint
Alpha: Shabby Princess
Month Tag: Misty Cato

My 2 Diamonds

Daddy gave me a diamond ring when I married to him 5 years ago.

5 years later, he gave me 2 BIGER diamonds - Ern & Sean. This time, thes diamonds are PRICELESS and Super Super A Grade type. :-)


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Quickpage by Lorie M

Your BIG Smile

Just right after Sean turned 2-months-old, he was able to response to us when we called his name. He would throw us this heart melting BIG smile, especially in the morning. At times, he would giggle and make 'kekeke' sound with it also.

Daddy and I remembered Ern only started to respone after 3+ month-old. Old wive tale said 2nd child will be smarter, is that so??? I wonder....:-)


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All by Sueli Colbert

Nappy Rash

Sean developed nappy rash just like his Che Che. Not only the skin became reddish, some area of the skin had peeled off on the top layer (sob!sob!). To be exact, this is the 3rd time!

Well, both Sean and Ern were on "lampin" (cloth diaper) during day time. On every poo (be in a lot or little), we made the effort to bring them to the basin to rinse before we put on a new lampin again. STILL, both of them kena nappy rash!

Nothing alarming but just need to apply nappy barrier cream. It all has to do with the enzymes from my breast milk that make him poo almost on every wets. I even need to wake up during his mid night feed (between 2-4am) to change his disposable diaper to ensure his skin is free from the stool.

Tiring for sure, be it day or night time to go through the routine of "wipe, rinse, wait to dry, apply cream, change diaper" almost round the clock. BUT it's still worth the sacrifices of breastfeeding as the benefits outweigh this kacang nappy rash. :-)