sooo tired after delivering gifts all over the world :-) i'm on all fours now - no need for flying deers...
29 December 2007
24 December 2007
23 December 2007
Fish in the Water
Jens take the water like fish. The only time that I remember that he whinge on his bath was the first time he had at the hospital.He likes the water soo much that when even when he is whiney and I ran the water in the tap, he would stop being cranky and listen to the sound of flowing water. Look at the love handles! :)He hasn't had a bubble bath yet as I'm still using a bath oil - he was using it since he was born....
20 December 2007
18 December 2007
Birds In the Sky
Birds were hanging out in our place twice a day for food. Jens and I were always sitting outside on a warm afternoon when the birds hang out and my little boy loves to watch them and the sound they make.And look here. He was straining his neck looking up to see the birds on the cable (he looks sleepy :D).And these are some of the birds that he was soo keen on. There were almost a dozen before I took this photo but some flew away, thinking maybe...
16 December 2007
A Mini Baby Massage
I know that massage helps baby relax and unwind. I've been giving this treat to our little boy but I don't really know the tricks in this indulgence. I am also not consistent.Then I read in the magazine the pluses of giving baby massages, which convince me to be religious in doing so to our Bub. I really didn't ask myself, why do I need to read it somewhere before doing so but I just realize now that I need a little push and nudge and badge to do something that I already have an idea. Sometimes, I reckon I don't trust my instinct at all. Oh well,...
15 December 2007
At Five Months
Time flies sooo quick, our Big Guy is now 5 months and getting bigger and heavier by the day. He doesn't ran out of tricks to make us laugh. And he's a rotten young man, he got Mummy at his beck and call.Some of the photos taken during the month:I love my fishyum yum yum - i love my cerealthe bookwormmy book taste nicefirst christmas gift -----And speaking of gifts, MCJ one afternoon was making a mental list and I fall on the category of naughty....
05 December 2007
Smurf in the Backyard
One warm afternoon, went out the backyard to have a breath of fresh air.The little boy doesn't want to feel little so Mummy placed his "bumbo" on a delapidated backyard chair.Then it started to drizzle, "hurry up inside for my beanie Mum"."Birds are twitting, wanting their food. I look up the sky, and there they are perch on the electric cable. ""Careful Bub that Magpie won't pluck your eyes."Mum said, I'm too adorable that paparazzi swarmed in. When it was time to take my beanie off, I'm already sweati...
01 December 2007
Baby Books
I was planning to subscribe for baby books here. I found an insert in the magazine that I bought two months ago - the store has a promo sort of like buy two get two free with days trial. It was a very attractive offer - not so dear, I reckon compared to the prices of baby books that I saw in some stores. It was two months ago when I liked the offer. I haven't made a move. I was not stalling yet I'm not in a hurry either.Then yesterday, I was able...
New Sleeping Position
Since birth, Baby Ian used to sleep like this but recently, he had been sleeping on different positions. He would sometimes sleep on his side, ready to roll-over. Yeah, when he's alone in the room when he wakes up, tendency is to roll-over - either looking for food or he wants to play.This was the latest. It was a funny story how did he end up in this position. See that white cloth he's holding? That's his chuck-up cloth. I reckon, he goes to sleep...
28 November 2007
Family's Refreshment
It's not summer yet but it feel like it already, for more than a month now. Blame it to the degrading condition of our Mother Earth, global warming is right here but blame it first to US - the stewards of nature.And what better refreshment you can have in a hot day? Iced cold cola? Halo-halo? Frosties? Fruit shakes? Ice cream? Nah! Ours is cooled water melon. We bought our first water melon this season. It has been available in the shops for a month...
25 November 2007
23 November 2007
The First Solid
Ian showed signs that he was ready for solid even before he turned 4 months. And the naughty Daddy would let him lick the spoon when we were eating ice cream which Ian loves. One time, I was eating junk food while sending him off to sleep, he was shifting his look from the packet to my mouth and to my hands. After a while, he cried because I wasn't sharing to him. Waaaaa! I have to stop eating. From then on, we are hiding when we eat junk food. He is now four months plus and is really ready to eat solids. He can sit and with the help of...
19 November 2007
One Sleepy Afternoon...
Ian had his nap and I did some house chores.Despite being sooo sleepy, he still managed to cross his legs - something that he took from MCJ. I wasn't finished with what I was doing when he woke up so I just let him know that I was nearby - he can also see me. He didn't whinge at all, rather look at what I was doing and sometimes do his exercises - kicking and punching. Short while later, I was done and checked on him. This is what I found: His legs...
14 November 2007
13 November 2007
The Big Needles
I dread the day that Ian will have his shots from the many that's lining up. First, I can't look at him getting pricked and yelping after. Then the most, running a temperature and feeling the pain of the shots. As a Mum, you can't help to feel sorry for your child plus the fact that you have limited ways on how to help lessen the pain - it really twists my heart.Yesterday, Ian had his second dose of four vaccines (can't remember what are they). The experience was a tad better than two months ago. Yesterday, we were able to do some shopping...
11 November 2007
My New Chair
I'm a BIG Guy now!Baby Ian loves upside down position. He can also haul himself faster digging on his heels and head. I'm more scared of him to fall off when he's lying on his back than on his tummy. So we bought this chair so he'll know which is up and which is down. Also, he wants to sit up when you're holding him especially when watching telly. He rewarded Mum and Dad for buying him a new toy by sleeping through last Friday night from 630pm...
07 November 2007
Safe Toys?!
Toys help a lot in the development of children even at a young age. Sometimes they can be the best buddy when Mummy and Daddy are busy. They can also encourage kids to be independent early on in life.But how sure are we that the toys we bought are safe for our kids, given that we consider the size not to choke our loved ones, the surface not to cut their skin, the weight not to burden them too much, etc?Just yesterday or so, the Australian 2007 Toy...
06 November 2007
Updates on Baby Ian
It's been a long while that I haven't written something about our Big Guy. It's not that nothing is happening, actually he showed new tricks and stunts everyday, only that I forgot about it. Been busy in pro-blogging, doing tags and memes, I guess. :)Anyway, these milestones are common for every baby but Baby Ian is special. Hahaha!***He is now teething. Three weeks ago, he had been so fussy in the afternoon until his bedtime. Just wanted to eat, to be cuddled or move around. Good thing we bought a teething gel and baby paracetamol before,...
31 October 2007
Isn't SHE Beautiful?
We went to the shop the other day. Instead of using a pram for Ian, we just left him on his capsule and prop it on top of the shopping trolley, so he was sort of like very exposed. He was wearing a white jumpsuit with blue piping and there was a yellow blanket on top of him. While MCJ and I were busy comparing stuff, there was this woman who cooed Ian. She was kind of like talking to her daughter or MCJ saying, isn't SHE beautiful? isn't SHE gorgeous?. She stayed for about a minute and after they passed us, MCJ made a remark, she called Bubby...
18 October 2007
The Big Guy!
Baby Ian turned 3 months last Sunday! It only seems a few weeks ago when he was born. :) But with the nappies that we've changed.... it wasn't just a few weeks. lol.He's on 5-11kgs nappy size now... means he's growi...
17 October 2007
Bilingual Babies???
I speak Ilonggo, Tagalog and English. MCJ speaks English. We live in Down Under and talk English at home, so obviously Ian will learn and speak English. But do I want him to speak or learn a second language, Tagalog maybe? Yes, but I haven't given a thought on how or when to teach him when I was pregnant nor after giving birth.I read him stories, recite or sing nursery rhymes in English and sometimes in Tagalog inconsistently. I really didn't have a BIG goal in mind in doing those exercises but I know my/our efforts will not be futile in the future.Teaching...
15 October 2007
Smile!
Ian was a whingy yesterday morning... actually, we had a big drama as he was fussy while eating so to lighten him up, we both looked at the mirror and coo him. That always did the trick but that time, it didn't. He was not even looking at the mirror yet he was looking down to the magazine with a baby cover. The baby was smiling in the photo.. and Ian did exactly the same, smiled while looking at him. It was soo surprising for me. I think, it's a sign that he's ready to socialize with other babies.I know he smiled because the baby in the photo was...
15 September 2007
The Way!
... to Mummy's heart, that is!Ian woke up around 2 this morning for his feed. He hasn't learnt to sleep through the night yet.He ate for at least 30 minutes and dozed off while in my arms. Thinking that he was already in deep sleep, I decided to put him to his bed.But the moment his back touched the mattress, he stirred and opened his eyes. He didn't cry though. I rocked his cradle and told him to go back to sleep, to which he replied with his sweetest smile.. a smile that melts Mummy's heart.What can I do?I picked him up, played and talked to...
14 September 2007
Happy 2 Months
Ian turn 2 months today. Time really flies so fast. He's growing fast also!But when I think the stuff that he's capable of doing and the happiness that he brought in the family, it feels like more than a couple of months.At barely 2 months, he weighed 5.25 kg and 58cm long (as of Sep 1...
09 September 2007
Happy!
One fine day, Ian had a good afternoon nap. I put him in his pram to take him for a walk.Then, MCJ cooed him and he smiled, a lot. I tried to catch it in snap but nah!We had a rest in the shady area and I cooed him while I'm holding the camera infront of him and it just amazed me that he's actually looking at it and smiled. Hummm... I did the trick....
I want the real thing!
I've read a lot about using dummies (pacifier) for babies and even if there are advantages, I still don't approve Ian to use one. Which was seconded by MCJ.But there were times in the first month that we got too desperate and overtired at day time, thanks heavens it's not at sleeping time, and wished that we could have bought a dummy for him.Then, one day Granddad bought Ian dummies and told us to just use it during desperation. lol.At first, I tried...
08 September 2007
The Biggest Showoff
Ian was the biggest show-off for a 7-week old baby.We had visitors last Saturday, MCJ's sister, C, and her daughter, M, who wanted a baby bump soon. They came handful - presents for Mummy and baby.Ian had just gone to asleep after a long walk when they arrived. We want him awake but didn't intentionally do. Oh well, he eventually did after being passed around.At first, he looked around at everybody's faces and listens to the voices. When M put him lying on her legs, he showed his exercises - punching in the air, kicking and cycling. C cooed him...
02 September 2007
Happy Father's Day, Dad!
My proud Daddy!He shows me off with my new stunts to Nanna and Granddad and to all our visitors.He carries me almost all the time when we're out.He pushes my pram whenever he can, that is almost all of the time when we're out.He has more photos with me than Mummy.He's my Dad and we love h...
The Boss
Some of Ian's latest photo op. Daddy says this is my cutest photo of all. Do you agree? I'm serious, really! Can't you see it with my big eyes? The eyebags! Got them from Dad according to Mummy!The fourth soprano. I'm not Spanish nor Italian... I'm filoz.. and my voice is ear-piercing. Just ask Mum. See my little dimple?...
18 August 2007
Musings of a Proud Mum
I carried him in my belly for 9 months, suffered pregnancy sickness, went into excruciating pain and had 4th level tears to deliver him in this world, had sore nipples for feeding him, woke up several times at night or worse even stay awake all night and be tied-up for more than an hour feeding at times. Despite all these that I've been through and how dependent he is to me, I know that whatever my little one is capable of doing isn't entirely because of me. For some extent, I may have contributed to his good health and his looks but most of what...
12 August 2007
Burpies
"Give Mummy big burpies". That's what you can often hear from me while our Big Guy is on my shoulder. He must really burp in between feeds and after, though it would mean waking him up or disrupting his feeds. Often times, he burp right away or burp while still feeding but if not after a couple of minutes he'll get hiccups. If I put him to his bed without burping him, those nasty hickin'-ups would wake him up. I can't win.Our little one has really a big appetite and I would say a glutton. He swallow his milk too fast and gulp some wind. One...
11 August 2007
100gms a week
Bubba had flying records in all his weigh-in (midwife visits and GP) except at the pediatrician in the hospital. A week prior to the pedia's appointment he weighed 2.95kg and only weighed 2.96kg then. That made me worried that he's not gaining enough weight and question if I am a reliable "cow". The GP used the manual and conventional scale while the pedia had the electronic. According to the pedia, the manual is more reliable and fool-proof but that fact didnt relieved me. The pedia suggested that I express milk in between feeds so I would...
06 August 2007
31 July 2007
First GP Appointment
Because we stayed in the hospital for less than 3days and the fact that Bubba's fontanelle had still a wide gap, we were advised to a see a General Practicioner within 5-10 days from discharge. And we did last July 23.The GP had a thorough check and gave him a clean bill of health. And a very good news that Bubba had gained his birth weight just in one week after discharge from the hospital. He lost 10% of his birth weight when we were there because my colostrum was really nowhere in sight. That due to my traumatic delivery of him. We even gave...
26 July 2007
First Day Out
Of Bubba, that is.. at 6 days old.Last Friday (July 20), Bubba had his first excursion. MCJ was going to mail Bubba's birth registration and go up to Medicare to have Bubba's name added to his card. Since the Medicare's office is in the mall, we decided to tag along. And while we were there, we changed MCJ's private health insurance cover to include our cherub.Bubba was asleep when we left the house and was partially awake when we were at the Medicare.He is on a 3-hourly feed and it was due when we were at the MBF's kiosk that we have to rush to...
What's in a Name?
We've been brainstorming for his name even while I was preggy, may he be a boy or a girl. Now that he's out, it took us almost a week to decide the spelling of Bubba's third name hence the registration of his birth was a bit late. We've finalised his name but we haven't decided what would be his nickname. MCJ suggested that we stick to what is familiar, that is Bubba. That's what we call him while he was still in my belly. Maybe will just decide himself what he wants us to call him later on. Btw, Bubba's name is Jens Christian Immanual. (I'm planning...
19 July 2007
Hello World!
I'm Jens! I joined you in this world last July 14 around 0056. Daddy was too anxious that I will be born on Friday the 13th so, Mummy and I collaborated for me to come out a little bit late. :)I weighed 6.8lbs and 49.5cm long.. with Mummy's build I was way too big for her so expect to see her walking like a duck until now. :) Thanks for all your messag...
21 March 2007
11 January 2007
Big Mosquito: Another One Down
Yesterday, Jens had his BCG (Tuberculosis) vaccine. Normally, it isn't listed in the red book (baby's health book) as necessary vaccine for all babies. But since, I came from Asian country where according to them, TB is common, my Bub should have the shot so he has defence against the disease.Actually, we didn't have an idea about BCG. We went to Princess Alexandra hospital two months ago to have my lung x-ray there for visa apps. One of the receptionists was a Filipina and while I was in for the x-ray she played with Bub and talked to MCJ and...
