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Daily bits and pieces of baby Christian

No more rash!! July 3, 2009

Filed under: Month 10 — chrissycream @ 10:24 pm
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Rash was a constant battle for Christian.  I’ve tried a few products over the past 9 months but they didn’t seem to work.  Last week he had lots of rash on his chest and it was quite itchy.  He always wanted to scratch his shoulders.   Yesterday I let him try another cream and the rash is gone the next day!!  Miracle!!  Thumbs up to Cherub Rubs.  They have a line of certified organic products made in Australia.  I bought the skin soothe to stop the itchiness, and skin balm to cure his rash.  LOVE!

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Last day of 8 months June 29, 2009

Filed under: Month 9 — chrissycream @ 12:50 am
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It’s hard to believe Christian will be 9 months old tomorrow.  Wow actually he just turned 9 months because it’s 12:39am as I began to type.  Anyway life goes on and he’s growing into an active and loud baby.  He greeted me with a big smile this morning, which made me love him that much more.  Love kissing his chubby cheeks!!


He always aims for my gummy bear tarot deck whenever he gets to crawl in my room.  Sometimes I let him pick a card.

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Christian making similar expression as the baby shown in the book haha.

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Multi-tasking!!  Reading and doing push-up at the same time.

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Crawling like a worm June 17, 2009

Filed under: Month 9 — chrissycream @ 10:38 pm
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Christian’s officially a crawler today!  He’s crawling everywhere like a worm it was fun to watch.  It’s a mystery why babies like to stick their little fingers into sockets.  When Christian saw the socket today he immediately put his finger in it and I stopped him.  By 5pm he’s really tired from bouncing, crawling and other activities.  Too bad he’s not getting a nap til nighttime.  He didn’t like the taste of fish (salmon/cod) so I tried created my own recipe with another less robust tasting kind of fish mixed with cooked tomato.  He finished the whole thing!  Now I am proud of myself hehe.

Christian:  I like Figi water!! rawr!

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Turning into Gingy when bottle’s taken away.

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8 months old June 2, 2009

Filed under: Month 9 — chrissycream @ 11:29 pm
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Christian has learnt to:

  • fish for hugs by reaching out his arms
  • crawl a little bit
  • make more silly faces
  • stand on 2 feet by holding onto something
  • make more sounds and say them really loud

He weighs about 21 lbs and has a healthy appetite.  The one thing he doesn’t like to eat is fish, which i’ll try to give him again soon muahaha.  His current meal plan is:

7am     6 oz of milk

11am    4 oz of milk + 1/2 a bowl of yogurt mixed with fruit

3pm     60 ml of veggie + apple/orange juice

5pm     snack time.  ie:  fruit puree, egg yolk, veggie soup, baby cracker etc

7:30pm  8 oz of milk

midnight   6 oz of milk

I am glad he’s a happy baby.  =D


He chews on just about anything

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Playtime with Kyla

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8 months old Christian

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breaking the fever May 22, 2009

Filed under: Month 8 — chrissycream @ 5:37 pm

update: he woke up and there’s sweat all over his back.  the temperature has dropped though so I guess it’s a good thing.

 

Having an attitude May 22, 2009

Filed under: Month 8 — chrissycream @ 5:07 pm
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Christian has 2 lower teeth now and really likes to bite stuff.  I think his upper teeth might be coming out coz he’s been drooling more than usual, doesn’t like to eat warm stuff, doesn’t wanna drink as much milk, likes to bite, and now he’s running a slight fever (100F).  I gave him a bath to cool him down and now he’s taking a nap.  Hope he’ll be ok soon. *me in worried mom mode*


Drooling like crazy.

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Trying very hard to reach for the control.

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This is what happened when I took away the carrot that he enjoyed biting so much.

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The journal continues May 8, 2009

Filed under: Month 8 — chrissycream @ 10:40 pm
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April was a busy month I was out of the town for almost 2 weeks.  Christian, M and I went to Shanghai for a week together.  This first trip was quite exhausting but I found it kinda fun to spend time with Christian 24×7 for a week.  Christian wasn’t bothered by the cabin pressure at all.  He slept for an hour and played a little bit.

Though he still can’t crawl, he likes to bounce up and down with adult support.  The bouncer has become a favorite and I think it’s a great buy for babies.

Today Christian’s teeth are finally coming out.  I saw 2 lower teeth just growing out of the gum.  Time to get a tooth brush.

He’s 7 months old!

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Christian: My teeth are coming out.  Nothing I can do.

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Weaning stage 1 April 9, 2009

Filed under: Month 7, baby meal planner — chrissycream @ 9:20 pm
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It’s quite confusing when it comes to weaning a baby.  Right now I am following Annabel Karmel’s baby meal planner but it doesn’t tell you how much solid to give a baby.  For example, it says “for lunch, give bottle and baby rice.   How much baby rice then?  What I do is to give him half the milk, feed him solid and let him stop on his own, then give the rest of the milk if he still wants to drink.  Normally he wouldn’t be able to finish the rest of the milk and today he refused the 3oz remaining milk after he had 3 oz of milk + 1 oz baby rice mixed with 2 tbs of apple puree.  At least he knows when to stop eating haha.

How to mix baby rice:

1-3 tsp breast milk or formula milk

1 tsp baby rice

 

Sounds April 9, 2009

Filed under: Month 7 — chrissycream @ 9:02 pm
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Recently Christian loves to make sounds by banging his hands on different surfaces.  It gives him a sense of control over the environment because he knows certain sounds can be made by banging on things.  He loves to sit on my laps and hit the wooden table in the kitchen over and over.

Other things he enjoys doing:

  • Turning the plastic wheels of a toy
  • Playing with my mobile phone
  • Turning his body to make frog-like movement
  • Me holding him and dance to the music
  • Flying
  • Looking at picture books
  • Looking at the cirque de soleil mobile
  • Chewing stuff

His favorite food are banana and carrot so far, and he doesn’t like papaya or pumpkin though he still eats a little.

Reaching for the cirque de soleil mobile

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Hello I like carrot!

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He loves to drink water with this bottle

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First solid March 31, 2009

Filed under: Month 6 — chrissycream @ 12:41 pm
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March 29, 2009

Christian turned 6 months old and got his first taste of baby rice.  I gave him the solid after his 3pm feed.  He made a funny expression when I gave him the first spoon of solid.  The next was easy because he opened his mouth when the spoon was close to his face.  Can’t wait to take the next bite!  Today I will give him carrot puree let see if he’ll like it just as much.

Christian’s very first taste of solid.

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Christian:  What’s that in my mouth? eeeeeeeeeeee…

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Very receptive to the new texture after his first bite.

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Yummy!

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