Baby dAriuS is Five months old...!

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Darius' new milestones:

* Able to pass things from one hand to another

* Saying "baba", "mama", "lala"...but "baba" came first... :(

* will drop toys and see ware they go

* luuurves splashing in the bathtub...will sign him up for swimming classes when he turns 6 mths...

* gets excited when he sees food

* presses his lips together and blows bubbles making lotsa noise...

* loves to get on the jumperoo at the playgroup and bounce...bounce...bounce!

* will return with a smile when we smile at him...

* boys will b boys...he likes playing with ball...

* Weighs 9.85kgs and if i used dat gadget correctly, he shd b 72 cm in length...

Enjoying every sec of motherhood...

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Since the beginning of Apr...i have been keeping myself busy going to the Parentlink Centre @ Huntington Hills community centre...every tues noon for Baby & You drop-in sessions...ware Darius gets to make new frens n i get to meet other mums...there are many toys for babies to play with...playmats...exersaucers...building blocks...etc...n they even have the Fisher Price Rainforest Jumperoo which Darius likes but mummy cant afford...i managed to make frens with 2 mums...n we even arranged to meet up for coffee or have strolls at the park when the weather is good...

i also registered myself for free programs held by Calgary Health Region...every wed mornings for the Baby & You for Mums class ware we learn baby care...and also a Parenting Workshop for Newcomers every Mon noon...

starting end of apr i will start to bring Darius to the Mother Goose program which has 10 sessions all abt singing nursery rhymes n playtime n storytelling for the babies...i hope Darius will have fun with all the action going on there...

well...i might seem like a paranoid parent going for all these programs n parenting workshops...apart from learning my other objective is to make some frens here n jus get outta hse...want Darius to learn socializing nw...n i know he enjoys looking at other babies n seeing other adults rather than jus mummy all day long...

ever since i took the 1st step to break out of my shell n try to adjust n adapt to the culture here...i find myself more positive n happier...knowing dat there are many mums out there in the same situation as me...

Darius will b 5 mths old next week...so i have been experimenting to see if he is ready for solids...n it seems like he is quite ready but nt sure hw he will take them...will video his 1st solid meal in my next post...hehe...

He is actually sucking n biting the apple as i saw bite marks from his bottom teeth...












Throw the ball !

U like my smile !?

Look grandma...no hands...!























Thumb lick'in good !


















Solids starter kit...

Pictures tell a 1000 words...

Baby dAriuS is fOur months old...!

I cant help but say again...time flies too fast...the newborn dat used to only sleep n feed is getting more active n having more actions nw...
seeing his 2 bottom front pearly whites erupting more n more each day...makes me excited to start him on solids...

apart from seeing him grow physically which is obviously changing so fast...i can feel his emotional development as he starts to be aware of how pple ard him is feeling...like when i'm angry he knows it and will stop his nonsense...when i'm upset he will brighten my mood with his smile...when we quarrel he will cry to protest and make us stop...

@ birth...

1 mth...

2 mths...

3 mths...

Now...

Darius @ 3.5 mths...

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Its such an amazing and wonderful feeling everytime Darius reaches a new milestone...

* he is able to stand with support...starting from standing for secs to minutes...he enjoys standing in front of the mirror n looking @ his reflection...i'm not sure does he know dats him...but he will laugh n giggle n scream in delight when he sees me making funny faces in the mirror...

* he wakes up lesser for nite feeds nw...n is able to soothe him self back to sleep when he awakes in the nite...makes alot of sound when he sleeps...

* sometimes in the morning when he wakes up he will not cry but jus lie in bed n play by himself...

* sleeps very little in the day n enjoys playing...

* first signs of bottom left front tooth...will try to get a pic of it when he is alseep...kekeke...
always drooling n wanting to bite...

* his hands loves to grab at everyting within his reach...n will grab tighter when i try to take it away from him...like playing tug-of-war...hee...

* during bath time, he loves it when i squeeze the wet wash cloth making a squishy sound...

* will try to reach n grab my specs while feeding...or if he is unsuccessful he will pull my shirt or pinch my arms...his hands jus cant stay put...

* starting to drop some baby hair...

There are also bad days when he will fuss n cry the whole day...n i have to carry him all day even for day naps...hmmm...i wonder y babies will have bad days...dun they jus eat n poo n sleep n play...?!??!

I will make it a point to read to him every nite b4 bed...but there are days i'm tired n lazy...so will leave him to play till he is tired n ready for sleep...

Playing with his hands...

Prefers to see his world in upright position

Chews at watever is in his hands...

Look daddy's home...!

0303...ONE yEar anNiveRsarY...

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Been so busy with Darius...almost forget i'm Mrs Ding for 1 year already...with the baby around...we cant really celebrate also...hubby's tired from work...i'm tired from caring Darius 24/7...wats the moral of the story?! enjoy ur married life b4 having a baby...hmmm...come to tink abt it...its nt dat i duwan to enjoy...but...well...life is full of surprises...!

Its nt easy to manage a marriage...let alone a family...so i'm starting to understand wat my parents went thru...why n wat my mum did for me n sista...i finally know wat's it like for u mummy...motherly LOVE is truly the greatest of all...every kid has to take it for granted b4 realising n understanding its greatness...its jus a cycle of life...

Sometimes when we quarrel...Darius seems to understand n know...he will cry den we will stop...therefore children are indeed the greatest gift from GOD to couples...they continously remind us to compromise n get along well...now i finally understand y GOD bless me with a baby so soon...my mummy also tell me to count my blessings...n dat no human is perfect...whenever we quarrel, i should calm down n tink of his good points, n hw well he has been treating me...n dat i shd never always expect too much from him...we both have our own role to play in the family n we have our own way of managing tings...so i can never always have my way in everyting...

it takes months to plan a wedding...it take years to manage a marriage...ironically...it only takes minutes to end it...

Family Day !

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Today is Family Day, a public holiday only in Alberta...there are many activities going on in the recreation centres for children and families, but Darius is still young so we rather stay home as a family instead...hee...

So over the weekend we went to Toys R Us for the baby event sale...only bought the ABC-123 foam mats...but Darius had fun...! lucky he still young else sure make a scene for us to buy him the toys...

He was abit afraid at first when we put him on the bouncer...bt after trying a few...he seems to enjoy them...n even cry when we put him back in his car seat...

Jolly Jumper bouncer...boing boing boing...

Fisher Price bouncer...

Darius, Mummy will always hold ur hand n never let go...

































It's a sunny day ...!





























"Stoning" in his car seat...

I got a free Snugli baby carrier from the Family visitor, though its red but daddy still looks good wearing it...hee...




















Durians...!!!

Durians...king of fruits...also the stinkiest n ugliest...but yet i have been craving for it ever since my preggy days...though i swear at the sight and smell of them before being preggy...din manage to picture the whole durian as hubby threw away the shells after opening them...it weighs almost 8 lbs and cost hubby 22 CAD...yeah he nag n nag after paying for it...i admit its really expensive...but i was carried away by the smell n craving in me...ya i hate the smell...but u dun get to smell durians as often here as in SIN...so when i saw n smell durians...i kinda lost my " sense of cents"...it also gives me a homely feeling...makes me feel like home in SIN...also...looking at the durians...reminds me of the times my sista always blow her smelly breathe into my face after having durians...durians give me happy memories... :)

while i was having it, Darius kept looking at me with his eyes wide open...so i bring it closer to him n let him smell...haha...din manage to get his look on camera...but he frowned and was like saying " wat the hell was dat smell !" ...haha...really funny...

Den hubby ask me how much does durians cost in SIN...i told him i duno...coz i nvr buy them b4...den he said ya...ur a lucky gal...everyting u like to eat u dun have to buy or cook urself...well...its kinda true...seems like the fridge will always fill up by itself...i never have to worry there is ntg to eat...my mummy will always top up the apples n juices n chocolates i like in the fridge...my granny will always cook the food i like to eat...or rather i like everyting she cook actually...its no fun growing up...but still i'm having fun watching Darius grow up...