Art Work

Zach's very first artwork from his Julia Gabriel Holiday Camp..as the class theme was Bird, most of the program revolves around birds of diff kinds.

We're so proud of his artwork that we pasted it on the wall.

Yummy Pancake

Thanks to Jessey for providing me with the recipe for Buttermilk Pancake, I tried it over the weekend.

Zach loves it and mommy loves it too.. shall have this again this weekend.

The Scariest Virus

My poor boy barely recovered from his viral fever last month when it attacked him again on Friday wee hour in the morning! I woke up at 5am only to felt him feverish. Administered Paracetamol, 3ml as per the bottle instruction. His fever did not subside but I could not give more med cos the instruction said 6-hrly. I can only wait and stick the cooling gel on him. He refuse sponging, not sure if it is cos of the cold towel.

Day 1 of his fever. Daddy is pushing him around the house, hoping to get him out of his crankiness

By late afternoon, his fever went up to 39.2 degree, which is the highest so far. I bugged hubby to bring him to see his PD at Parkway Parade (he's on duty at night) but he actually refused!! I was so pissed off with him. End up we went to Kinder Clinic at Sengkang! No medication was prescribed but was asked to give him Brufen and Paracetamol, 2.5ml each at 3-hrly interval. I find it too much but as long as it can bring my baby's temp down, anything is okay.

I realised he is especially weak when he took Brufen. After few times, it no longer have any effect on his extremely high temp. Being the paranoid mom, I decided to bring him to KK Children's A&E on Saturday, 12am!! Not helpful at all.. FAIL BIG TIME!! Next time, I will pay extra to go private hospital..

Today is the 4th day Zach is having his fever. Though it is no longer hovering around 39.8 to 40 degree, it is still fever to me! I stopped Brufen and only gave him Para... hopefully by tomorrow, I don't have to give him any other medication. I feel sick giving him medication, he is so weak and sleep most of the time. He even lose weight. He is so skinny.. I wanna cry!! Must feed him more when he recovers fully.

Day 4 of his fever..happier baby. Must be the ample sleep he is getting. Mommy needs the rest too

Happy 11 Month Old, Zach

It's the Eleventh Month!! Mommy is counting down to his big birthday bash. No details were overlooked.. still have some loose ends to tie but mommy got it all thought after and will be taken care off in no time..

Zach is still the same cheeky monster that I wrote about a month ago. Frankly, despite our (babysitter and me) effort to feed him bigger portion of food, more carbo and dairy (yay! He is finally slowly recovering from his allergy), he is still of the same size few months ago. My parents gonna nag me about it when they come over this weekend. How come still same size? Like never grow leh..arrggh.. I alr feeding him with a cheese stick alternate day, yoghurt alternate day, 3 meals of porridge daily, 4 bottles of milk consisting of 210ml each.. i consider that alot but what to do? Zach is super hyper-active, one moment he will be here and next moment at another place.

His progress in his 11th month:

Get into sitting position from stomach
> He prefer to be on his tummy if he is playing with his toys.. tapping his feet away just like an adult but he can get into sitting position real fast. Maybe with his light-weight body, it is ultra easy? Maybe he can be a gymnast like his uncle?

Pick up tiny object with any part of thumb and finger
> Hmm.. I never leave any tiny objects on the floor but I did try giving him tiny objects like his baby biscuits (xiao man tou) to hold but he will not want to hold it. Does that mean he fail in this?

Understands No but not always obeying it
> Zach probably champions this statement.. we (Daddy and I) is always telling him NO when he is near the TV console and what our cheeky monster will do? Turn around, give us a grin and continue his destruction mode.

Play patty cake or wave bye bye
> Clapping started when he was about 6.5 months old and recently he will clap when he is happy and sometimes before bed time when I sing him his nursery rhyme, he will clap as well. In excitement, he will hit me with both his hands while shrieking.
> I find that he has his good days and bad days. In good days, he will wave goodbye to me, but on a bad day, he can't even be bothered to take a second glance at me. :(

Walk holding on to furniture
> A recently mastered skill which he at times trying to act macho and let go immediate to reach the opposite side. This usually end up with him falling down. Hehehe

Point or gesture to something to get needs meet
> If I am carrying him while sitting down, he will tap on my shoulder to get me going. If he wants his milk, he will know how to pull and tug my shirt and give me that look.

Say Dada or Mama discriminately or other word
> He can say Papa clearly but I wonder does he really understand the meaning of it? He will shout out Mama when he is desperate for me to carry him.
> Beside Papa and Mama, he does blabber in full sentence most of the time but I can't really catch what he say "Bye?", "Bus?" "Ba?"

That is Zach, having some of mommy's b'day cake and calling out toPapa

Play Ball
> Give him the basket ball, he will know how to net it. Give him the soccer ball, he will throw it to you. Give him the colored balls, he will roll it on the floor to you.

Even though his learning skills are not as fast as other babies born in the same month or later than him, I am nevertheless happy that he is growing up strong and healthy. It is every mother's wish to have their offspring to be healthy.

Upsize Me

Mommy bought this Threadless bodysuit few months ago. It was meant for 12months and above but it seems way way way too big for Zach.. this boy can still fit into bodysuit meant for 6months old..

He don't seem to be growing sideways despite eating alot! Mabbe I should start stuffing him with ice cream and cakes!

See his 2 tiny bottom teeth??

We were at Orchard on Sunday and Christmas deco were all up.. mommy is pestering daddy to bring us to Orchard Road at night so that Zach has the chance to see the lighted up deco.. it is so much nicer than last year's deco.

There'll be no Christmas tree at our house this year. Zach would probably push it down like what he does with the other decor at home..will wait till he is older.