Car ride

Now that Singapore is organising F1 nite race on Sep 16, 2008... Godma lent me Adam gor gor car for me to practice driving. I'm mastering my skill and see if I've got any chance at the race... Check it out!!!

My 1st cinema visit: Money Not Enough II

This is the first time I visited the cinema. Ma-ma, mummy and daddy brought me to watch "Money Not Enough II" at Tampines Mall GV. Sabrina jie jie followed us too. I have been a good baby as I did not make much noise or cry or scream, etc. So, Mummy said she will bring me to more movies in the future.

Picture of me during porridge time

Renfred Gor Gor

Daddy says I looked like my cousin, Renfred gor gor... Look at him (a pix of him when he was young). Do I really look like him?

I'm waiting for my meal

Hey, I'm waiting for my porridge.

I'm so happy, good food for me soon!

Hey, where's my porridge?? Hurry up!!!

I'm on my high chair. This is where I sit when I'm served with delicious yummy & full of nutritious good meals -- porridge!!! 

My looks at 7 mth old

This is how I looked like at my 7 mth old! Did I grow prettier???

Pictures taken at Aunt Sharon's wedding

Daddy & Mummy during the nite dinner.

Daddy's fav picture!!!

Happy 7 months old

Hi Evangeline, Mummy just dropping by to say "Happy 7 months old!!!"... You are getting smarter and smarter each day. Yesterday, we brought your friend, Marie who is 3mths old, to pierce her ears cos she saw your earrings which makes you look so pretty.. When the Dr pierced her ear, she cried!!! Upon hearing her cries, you cried too! Gosh, mummy and Aunt Michelle are wondering if you felt the pain for Marie and cried on her behalf or you are afraid that you will be next. Nevertheless, you looked scared.

A mini update:

• Mummy noticed that you can really sit very stably on your own without support, usually you are holding on to your toys on your hands and into your mouth!
  
• You are getting very attached to mummy now. Whenever mummy is back from work, you'd always cries for mummy to carry you. Next, you'd look for mummy's breasts to latch on even though you have had your meal not long ago.
  
• You enjoyed listening to music of any sorts and we were surprised that you didn't make too much noise or discomforts when we brought you to your FIRST MOVIE (Money not enough 2) on 18 August 2008. So you are a good baby.
  
• You have 2 teeth now and growing.....
  
• You have been taking mummy's milk for 7 mths, including some puree & porridge.
  

Mummy is thinking of introducing Formula Milk to you to supplement BM but has not thought of any brands. Aunt Michelle recommended Nan 2 DHA. Perhaps we should try that on you first and see how you react to it??????

Avocado Puree

We've been experiencing with many different types of vegetable and fruit puree for Eve. She doesn't seem to be a foodie and accept different flavour of foods readily because most of the time, she shows us the yucky taste kinda look. The food that she enjoyed most at the moment is Rice Cereal or Rice Cereal with Apple/ Cranberry taste. Not to mention mummy's nutritional breastmilk! Today, I tried to feed her Avocado puree. In the beginning, she was quite puzzled with the taste as I believe she was expecting Rice Cereal. Then, slowly and steadily, she accepted the avocado taste and seems to enjoy the fruit and took abt 10 over small spoons. I'll continue to feed her the remaining puree tomorrow.

"Avocado are high in nutrients such as fibre, potassium, vitamin E, B vitamins and folate. It also contains beneficial unsaturated fats." - extract from Firstfoods.

First Tooth and other developments

Hi! Evangeline has grown her FIRST TOOTH! I felt it sprouting out on her lower gum. Wow! I congratulated her for having a tooth and soon there will be many more teeth filling up her whole mouth! By then, I ain't too sure if I still can continue to breastfeed her because I'm afraid that she'll bite me with her teeth. Well, for now Mummy's milk is still sufficient to hold her appetite.

In the very first beginning, Mummy has a target to breastfeed for six months as suggested by World Health Organisation (WHO) to fully supplement Eve with breastmilk. Now, Mummy has reached the target and looking forward to breastfeed for 1 or 2yrs maximum. However, it'll all depends whether Eve wants to and if she'll bite me, grind me with her little teeth.

Time has passed so quickly that Eve has already reached half of her FIRST year. In no time, she'll be able to baby talk, walk, run and start questioning things that amazed or puzzled her. Just to keep track on her growth:

Physically and mentally

• Keeps her head level when pulled to a sitting position
  
• Sits unsupported with both hands holding on an object
  
• Holds her own bottle when feeding
  
• Drinks from the Magmag sprout bottle with help
  
• Opens her mouth for spoon during cereal time
  
• Rolls over and back umpteen times
  
• Crawls forward but not very fast
  
• Begins teething

Language and emotions

• Combines vowel-consonant sounds
  
• Makes two-syllable sounds (e.g. pear-pear)
  
• Imitates facial expressions

These are the skills that are expected from a 6 mths old baby. However, Eve has shown some signs of skills which are expected from a 7 mths old baby. They are:-

Physically and mentally

• Looks for something that has dropped. She will look at her toys that has dropped from her highchair and wants you to pick up for her. Or at times, when she's playing on her playmat and dropped her toys from her hand, she'll pick them up.
  
• Sits well for abt 5mins or so
  
• Lunges forward from sitting position to grasp an object
  
• Gets up on all fours and rocks back and forth (this sign she has started since she's abt 5plus to 6 mths)
  

Language and emotions

• Recognises her own name or nickname, i.e Xiao Hong Dou, baby, whenever we call her
  
• Recognises voices especially Daddy's, Mummy's, Mama's
  
• Begins to understand meaning of "No", "Open your mouth" (this sign she has also started to understand as young as 4th mth)

I'm glad that Eve is developing so well and healthy. Her hair has also grown longer and more and looking slightly more like a girl!