Why is he so stubborn?

Zach can sit quite well already. Though he is considerably slower than his peers but mommy is giving him credits! Daddy always reminded mommy that Zach was born 3 weeks earlier than scheduled hence we should rate his progress accordingly. Mommy noted.. :)

Zach playing with the toys at his school

Zach playing on his mat at home

Zach is very naughty this morning.. he woke up almost every hour, refusing to sleep till 11.30am! My flu got worse because I did not rest enough and I was walking in and out of his room almost every 30 minutes. So tired!

He refuse to eat his cereal this morning, so I gave him a teething biscuit instead. It went everywhere except his mouth. It ended up on the floor. Sheesh... I wasted 1 cube of apple puree, 2 tablespoon of cereal, 100ml of breastmilk on him todae! Frustrated..

See the biscuit on the floor?

Just Cruisin'

He knows it is Saturday night and he do not need to sleep early.

Update

Zach finally recovers from his cough and runny nose.. phew!

H1N1 gotten worse from before, prompting the MCYS to issue 2 regulatory within 2 days barring children with runny nose, cough or fever from childcare unless there is a certified letter from doctor stating the child is fit for school. Sigh..I am praying everyday Zach will be healthy with no cough or runny nose else I will hv to stay home and be with him.

It does not help much when his childcare is constantly having their air-cond turn to 19deg!

Scribbles

It's been quite some time since the last entry. I attempted to blog last week but was really bogged down by super lotsa stuff. Well, some of the things that happened that is still fresh in my mind..I may have forgotten some of them.

He hates carrot + rice cereal

1. Zach initiates to sleep in his own room, own cot! It was a major achievement for all of us. It happened one night last week, he kept crying when he was on our bed so I decided to carry him next door. Surprisingly he fell asleep immediately and only woke up at 5am the next day, which never happen before. He usually wakes up at 3am or 3.30am if he sleeps with us. I am happy that he is getting independent but the downside? I am always late cos I slept till 5am or 5.30am and latch him after that.. :(

2. Zach began to sit unattended for few seconds, actually more than a minute. We try to let him sit on his own everyday for a short while. Guess the result is showing! He is also getting the hang of the activity station, moving round and round n round. One thing about babies, they are so fascinated by the slightest thing that this activity station can keep him occupied for quite a while. He is also beginning to crawl backwards. Hahaha..it is so cute seeing him trying to reach for certain things only to go farther away.

This is how he will play

Going backwards

3. Zach is on nebulizer. He has bronchilitis and he is not the first baby among our thread to be on the neb. It was heart breaking to see him struggling with the face mask. He was actually enjoying the process the first few times but after the 3rd day, he grew impatient and would cry and cry whenever we are nebbing him. He threw up alot lately and I wonder is it the medication that is clearing his airways and helping him in getting rid of the phleghm. I hope he recovers soon. It seems that he is constantly on medication and I am getting abit worried. Oooh.. his face is also getting better, thanks a newly prescribed cream by Dr. Ee. Pray hard that it stays that way.. it is nice seeing a smooth skin on Zach for once.

His slightly swollen face with fiery rashes on his cheeks n chin

My skin is so much smoother and fairer now!

4. These few days he is rejecting the bottles. We still could not figure out the reason. I deduce he could be teething but his gum is still soft and not hard but what could be the reason? He only drink about 300ml per day!! I was worried..he can go on an empty stomach for 6 hrs!! He rather not drink..so I latch him over the weekend and surprisingly he is eager to latch. Mabbe softer and do not hurt his gum? Let's see how it goes tomorrow when he goes to school.

5. We were back to Klang over the weekend. Did not go anywhere partly because Zach is sick and also because of the weather! He really charm his way through everyone's heart with his smile and antics..cute! I count my lucky stars everyday to have Zach as my son. He is such a good boy, not many babies I know are able to sit quietly and enjoy himself (keeping himself occupied) during the whole 6 hrs of drive up to Klang but he can. He don't whine nor he will cry. When it is time to feed him, I will latch him and after drinking milk, he will sit in the car seat again.

His own little world

First Food

I purchased a Philips handheld blender from Tangs yesterday. My thought was to puree some food for Zach next weekend but I got so excited and impatient that when I was at Fairprice this morning, I bought a packet of organic baby carrot for Zach. :) I got a new steamer from Ikea earlier. I love it.. it's light and I can steam 2 different stuff at the same time, saving gas! :p

Trusty blender

Organic baby carrot - my personal fave!

Baby cubes - used one to store breast milk for cereal purposes

Preparing carrot puree is a breeze.

First, clean the baby carrot, place them on a plate. Steam them for 15minutes.

Steamer from Ikea only cost me $15

Let the steamed carrot cool for 10minutes before placing them in the container and blend them.

Steamed carrots

Preparation time? 20minutes

Serving size? 4 baby cubes

The final product! I'll let him try later

I will start Zach with all orange / yellow vege first - carrot, pumpkin, potato, sweet potato, then only with green vege - spinach, peas, broccoli. I will give him fruits last as I do not want him to get used to sweet taste prior to bland food first. I am afraid he will be picky about his food, just like daddy and mommy.

Happy 6 Month Old, Zach

Yeay!!! My baby turn 6 month old on Friday, 05 June 2009. Since Zach's grandparents were in town, we went out for dinner - wasn't an enjoyable one because one of the dish did not made it's way to our table. My dad commented probably they are still fishing the fish.

He got his own bowl n spoon but they soon found place on the floor

Mommy bought a small cake for Zach to mark his 6 month old..halfway to him turning 1 year old!

Now that Zach officially turn 6 month old, mommy will began preparing puree for him! I am not really a fan of baby jar food, having the thought that it will contain alot of preservatives. This means I have to be more hardworking at the kitchen! Watch out for the entry soon.

Zach at Sentosa

Zach is sick and it didn't stop him from having a good time at Sentosa. We checked into Amara Sanctuary Resort on Saturday for Lucas & Andrea's solemnization party. The plan was to go Underwater World the next day.

Queueing for sushi @ Sushi Tei

Checking out the hotel bed - hmm..comfy!

Ahh..toppling over

Mommy giving Zach a kiss!

Zach loves to see fishes. Guess it all started when we were back in Klang and we have a koi pond and grandfather always carry him to see those fishes.

Zach waiting for us to get ready

Straining himself to watch the fishes

These jelly fishes amazes him

Next stop: Zoo but that gotta wait till the weather is normal again!