Baby dAriuS is sEVeN months old...!

Weather: Clear, 18°C

Other than celebrating Darius' 7th month of life today, its also my 365th day in Calgary...one year already! I could still remember the teary day i depart my family and friends at Changi International Airport...and the moment i step foot on Canadian ground in Vancouver...so darn tired and worried and eager to see my hubby...

Never imagine how much i would wanna be back home jus 1 year lata...but still i'm proud of my achievements here so far...my beloved dearest baby is growing and developing well and healthy...i'm also enjoying very much mothering him and spending every min and sec with him...

Though hubby and I have many differences in the way we wanna parent Darius...i believe we are both learning and should give each other the benefit of doubt when we make a mistake...
I'm also very thankful to him for making it possible for me to stay home with the baby instead of working out there...i really enjoy being a stay-at-home-mom (SAHM)...

I'm also glad I met Rochelle at the 1st Mother Goose program...though the program was not as interesting as I have expected it to be...but it brought me a friend...we click right away!
Almost every week she will invite me to her beautiful house for pizza lunch, chat and chill out with our babies...Her son Noah is born 1 week after Darius...its really cute to see them both "talk" and looking at each other in amazement...
She's a very proactive mummy...always encourage me to read and intro good books to me...also she's been in Calgary for 5 yrs, so she always share alot of local resources with me...

Thank GOD!

At 7 mths, Darius has achieved the following milestones:

* weighs 22lbs 13 oz / 10.72 kgs

* very serious seperation anxiety

* started creeping in preparation for crawling

* in sitting position, able to lurge forward using his bum

* will pass the ball back when i roll the ball to him - nt always in the rite direction though

* while on his tummy, will move backwards using his hands

* able to stand on his own for 3 secs

* enjoying solid foods, but appetite varies day to day

* teething again, with the 5th and 6th tooth breaking thru from upper jaw...

* pincer grasp - pick tings up with fore finger and thumb

* understands - Ware is the ball ? coz when i ask him he'll look in the direction of the ball

* hates hates hates super hate diaper change

* try to reach for toys beyond his reach and will pull them to himself

* bang toys and watever is in his hands

* knows my weakness...he'll be half crying half calling...ma~~~...and mummy will put EVERYTHING down and carry him...

* shows temper if i dun give him wat he wants...eg. camera, hp, keys, mummy's food, and all non-baby stuffs

* stranger anxiety - other than mummy, EVERYONE else is considered stranger to baby...even daddy...bt lucky for daddy, sometimes only...

Solid foods he has had since 6 mths...

* Rice Cereal - Nestle
* Rice Cereal - Heinz
* Oat Cereal - Nestle
* Carrots pureed - Heinz
* Peas pureed - Heinz
* Sweet potatoes pureed - Heinz
* Butternut Squash pureed - Heinz
* Vege + Turkey pureed - Heinz
* Brocolli porridge - homemade - had negative reaction to brocolli and became very gassy
* Tomato porridge - homemade
* Apple
* Banana
* Watermelon
* Baby Mum Mum rice crackers
* Crossiant

May monthly gathering...

gOodbYe sPring...heLlo suMmer...

Weather: Mostly Cloudy, 11°C

After days...and days of rain...the sun is finally out today at noon...but by 4pm...it started pouring again...with lightning and thunder... but according to the news forecast...summer shd be here by end of june...cant wait to get my summer clothes out and dress up for less...hee...

My peaceful and quiet neighborhood...

Everytime i see an aeroplane in the sky...i would wonder when i could hope on one and head home...

Oil prices is cRazzzzzyy...!

Its been weeks since i see the petrol price drop...not even a cent...!

But driving is still necessary here...esp going out with a demanding baby...
I used to drive around aimlessly to 'tour' calgary...it also works best when Darius is cranky...but now dat the weather is good, we prefer to stroll to the newly open Superstore...jus 5 mins from our house...

As of 17th May...

Darius' 1st official hAircUt !

Weather: Cloudy, 12°C

It all happened 2 weeks ago on Victoria Day...

Before...

















After...

I want my long hair ! humpf !

Darius' 6th month gallery...!

Baby dAriuS is siX months old...!

Darius' milestones...

* able to sit unsupported since 2 weeks ago @ 5.5 mths old...thumbs up my boy!

* when on his tummy can only use his legs to push himself sideways but not forward

* pick up baby biscuits with his fingers

* can somehow understand wat i'm saying at times...

* able to imitate some of my actions...like shaking his head from side to side...waving his hands in the air...

* starting to show some anxiety over strangers...esp afraid of old men with big beards...

* more interested in anyting and everyting in my hands like the hp, camera, remote etc rather than toys i put in front of him...

* likes to bite food but will spit them out...

* seems less interested in breastfeeding and wants to be part of every action around him...in other words...kaypo~~~

* will stretch out his hands to show he wants to be carried

* noticed he tried to say some words...cant make out wat they were...but they still sound like babbling...

* luuuuuurvves his toes...always a struggle during diaper change....dun even wanna let them go...

Everyday watching him play is very entertaining...i know he is at the same time learning and discovering his world...watch him from being ignorant of how to play to trying to play with the toy to knowing how to play and learn from the toy...it gives me a sense of pride...and its so amazing dat in 6 mths he has grown and changed soooo much...i can still remember the newborn, the 'just ripe' human being dat was thrown into my arms on 16 Nov 2007 @ 2029 hrs...

Now dat he is into the Doing Stage, some time within the next 6 mths he will be mobile on his fours or twos, n by then he will b squirming and struggling out of my arms for freedom...
So i really cherish every moment i get to carry him though i do complain of tiredness as he is such a BIG baby...

Darius,
when u smile mummy's heart melt...and i feel on top of the world
when u cry mummy's heart break...and i feel my world came apart
when mummy scold u...i meant well...and my heart hurts
when mummy praise u...i meant it...and it comes from the bottom of my heart
There are times dat mummy do not catch ur cues...and upset u...
but please be patient with me as its my first time as a Mummy...
and i'm glad i gave my first to u...
There are times u do get on my nerves becoz u cant stop crying...
but yet i'm the only one dat can comfort u...
and how great i feel to have u all to myself...most of the times...
Everyday i have been telling u these 3 words, and i'm gonna say it again now and for the rest of my life...I LOVE U...n so do Daddy...we both LOVE u dearly...