Petrina,
Me so blur.. I tried to let bb sit and she can sit by herself today, but using her hand to support her body. And I still thought she can't! Am I olden days mommy too?

Maybe because I'm too preoccupied with 3 kids (and did I forget to mention, I've got a dog at home too?) and I don't really check bb's milestones.
Crawl
My gf's dd never crawl at all. She went from sit to walk! Only at 18 months, when she saw a TV ad on bb crawling, then she started to crawl. So funny.
"Murdering" bb
Think of me before you think of "murdering" your bb. All my 3 kids take very little nap, sigh... all from same factory, what to do? My dd3 now is only taking 2 - 3 (max) naps a day and each nap is 30mins - 1 hour, unless I co-sleep with her, she can sleep up to 2 hours. But where do I find the time to co-sleep with her in the day? I've got tonnes of work to do! Even my dd1 and ds2 know how to recite "Mummy has so many things to do, got to wash the dishes, clean the kitchen, fold the clothes, wash the laundry, hang the clothes, blah.. blah.. blah..." And that stupid dog, sometimes he will pee/poo off the newspaper and I had to clean up after him.
Solids
It's advisable to give new food in the morning so that you have time to react if there's any allergies.
Zentan,
Try not to give pumpkin too often, carrots too as it may cause jaundice in your bb. Limit to twice a week. Rgdg cereal with honey, it's best you read the ingredients first before giving your bb.
Isabelli
Pls take care.
Jerejoy
The reason why I steam is because I only cook like a tablespoon of porridge only. When your bb is eating well, then you increase to 1/2 rice bowl. But to cook such a small portion in a pot, you need to keep stirring it. Even cooking in slow cooking, it's like too little, that's why I always steam/double-boil. Yes, it takes slightly longer time to cook but I think it's worth the effort lor.
Starting new food
Eg, if you start with rice cereal, you give for 1st 4 days. On the 5th day, you can still continue to give rice cereal PLUS a new ingredient, says banana. Feed banana for another 4 days to test for any allergy reaction. If all's well, you may give another new ingredient says avocado, for another 4 days, etc... I hope my explanation is clear.
BB moving
When I put bb on tummy-time, she will move. Not exactly crawling yet but when I check on he after a few minutes, she'll be in a different position.
bbpink,
All my 3 kids suckled my dh's nipple too! I even took pics of them, so I can show it to them next time hehehe
Adeline,
I'm so sorry to hear about Kim, hope she recovers fast!