I Was Happy, Then I Cried

Let me tell you about yesterday. I had just finished my cereal at Aunty Por Por's house when I saw my Daddy coming to bring me out gai-gai! We went to a place where everyone had their faces covered up (Mummy tells me those are masks).

One lady measured my head and told Daddy my weight was 7.1kg on the scale. Then I met Doctor Chan, I showed my excitement by kicking and smiling all the way. I was put down on the bed, and saw 3 faces looking at me - Daddy, Mummy and Doctor.

Then... Doctor pricked my thigh! That hurt so much that I cried immediately. After that, something sweet was dripped into my mouth and I stopped crying so I could taste it. Soon, we were outside waiting for Daddy and then I found myself back in Aunty Por Por's house.

Daddy says my Kiddy Club membership at Pantai Hospital is really worth it. The bill for cosultation and my Rotavirus & Pneumoccal vaccinations cost RM390+ after 10% discount.

Mummy finds what her boss said about Doctor Chan to be true... he's an expert at giving injections! No trace of the injection was found on my skin.

This morning, Mummy and Daddy found that I had a very mild fever ~37.2degC. However, I was happy-happy as usual and finished my 6.5oz milk milk. Only when Mummy tried to give me medicine for the fever, I did not like it and spit it out while pushing away her hand.

Tomorrow, Grandpa, Grandma & Ah Yi are coming to visit me! Yay!

:)
Shanna LYY

Wow, 6 months Old Already! (Updated)

Time flies, Shanna has been with us in this world for half a year already!

Shanna marked her 6th month birthday last Saturday by:
1. Getting a haircut.
Shanna's hair needed a trim it so it doesn't get into her eyes. The haircut was done in a matter of seconds, just 2 snips :P I was very cautious of holding the scissors so close to her face.

2. Refusing to finish her milk
We suspect she is teething, as she drools even more now, and keeps biting her fingers and anything she can get her hands on. She did not finish her milk from her bottle most of the feeds throughout the day. But when we used the syringe to feed her, she drank up all the milk.

3. Shouting
Shanna spent a lot of time shouting very loudly last weekend. She has an Excited-Happy Shout, Impatient Shout, I Want to be Picked Up Shout, A Not Happy Shout/Cry

4. Able to 'crawl' backwards aka 'kostan', flip from back to tummy.

5. Moved to sleep in her own room
In her new environment, Shanna spent a little time looking around at her surroundings before going to sleep on her own. She slept well through the night without waking up, according to her Daddy who was in the room with her.

6. Babysitter has been teaching Shanna to count 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 with her fingers. Now when we tell Shanna in Mandarin 'yi, er, san, si, wu ' she will start to make movements with her fingers... very cute :)

Her Daddy will share her pictures taken last weekend later :)

~ Audrey

Shanna's Latest Stats

With the widespread of H1N1, we did consider giving Shanna's 6 month check up at goverment clinic a miss, since it will just be a normal checkout without vaccinations. But the nurse convinced us that there won't be any sick babies/people on the day of check up. Apparently all the sick babies go to Bayan Baru branch and those at Sg Ara just come for routine vaccinations.


So, Shanna went for her routine check up yesterday. She weighed at 6.9kg, and her length was 67cm. She is getting nearer the 50th percentile (the average) of the growth chart. When she was born, she was nearer to the lower percentile. She is not a very plump baby; her milk intake is 6oz per feed, 30oz/day. But we are thankful that she is healthy, active and happy.


I have lost weight, currently ~5kg less than pre-pregnancy even with 4 meals a day. If I'm not fat and Shanna's not fat, where did all the fat go?




~ Audrey