i was home, sick with cramps yesterday but housework still had to do otherwise nothing will be done the way i want it done so that's why i was still up - doing laundry la ..
the first time we brought sofi to the pool, she cried and held on to her daddy the whole time. the second time we went, we brought her favourite bathing toy (rubber duckie). she still cried but it was better. subsequently she began to get used to the water and refused to hold her father anymore .. sometimes he catches her if she is about to slip in the water, this girl can push his hand away - she walks around in the baby pool now, no fear. last time she was also afraid of grass .. bring her to botanic gardens, she will cry but now she will run and explore. all that is left is her dislike for sand .. i think she don't like the texture. she will start crying and refuse to move if we leave her on the beach .. and will cry even more if she gets it on her hands ..
i suppose the 2nd c-section was not as scary since i've undergone the 1st not so long ago but the wound did take a while longer to heal than for the 1st.
1. no leh, i didn't call anyone to massage me - maybe i should have. elias doesn't really believe in these post-natal practices including confinement so it's hard for me to convince him ..
2. sofi took her first steps when she was about 11months but she still preferred crawling till after her 1-year birthday, that's when she started to walk. initially her walk is a bit wobbly but now she's ok, she doesn't walk - she runs and dances .. aiyah ..
3. sofi drinks more at home than she does in school - i suppose they are more strict with routine than we are. as long as she asks for milk, we will give.
5. yes, her diaper will be off because we tell her to sit on potty during her shower time. i think it's time for sofi to potty train because she can take her diaper off on her own now. sometimes after she's poo, she will stand near the toilet and point to her belly-button (this was before we intro her to potty). now she will try to take off the diaper herself if she's pee or poo .. she likes to run around without diapers now so perhaps it's time already ..
6. sofi used to be able to fall asleep by herself but since moving to the new place, she has to have someone in the room with her until she falls asleep .. otherwise she'll just climb down from her bed and go out again (we leave the door ajar so she can open and come out if she needs to). elin can fall asleep anywhere and when it's time for sleep, even if she is still wide-eyed, i will put her in the cot and leave her .. if she makes some noise, then i will check on her but i don't pick her up .. eventually she'll just fall asleep by herself. we are lucky that she has learnt to sleep through the night now .. i think perhaps sofi also got that way because we had left her overnight at my mom's place far too often and my mom likes to manja her like all grandparents do, i suppose, by patting her to sleep .. i always told my mom that she doesn't need to do so otherwise the kids will get used to being pat to sleep but she never listen. then when we get the kids back, we have to retrain them again ..
7. the teeth wipes have a strong grape flavour to it so sofi thought that all wipes are meant for her teeth, even now she will occasionally suck on a wet wipe when we're not looking. according to the packagine, it's meant for first teeth. ya lor, she was growing her teeth at that time so it was like, yahoo that her father was volunteering his fingers to be bitten lor .. hahahah .. i think it's ok to consume a little .. otherwise the kids will never learn to brush yah .. my cousin's kids, all below the age of 7, have bad teeth decay already ..
the first time we brought sofi to the pool, she cried and held on to her daddy the whole time. the second time we went, we brought her favourite bathing toy (rubber duckie). she still cried but it was better. subsequently she began to get used to the water and refused to hold her father anymore .. sometimes he catches her if she is about to slip in the water, this girl can push his hand away - she walks around in the baby pool now, no fear. last time she was also afraid of grass .. bring her to botanic gardens, she will cry but now she will run and explore. all that is left is her dislike for sand .. i think she don't like the texture. she will start crying and refuse to move if we leave her on the beach .. and will cry even more if she gets it on her hands ..
i suppose the 2nd c-section was not as scary since i've undergone the 1st not so long ago but the wound did take a while longer to heal than for the 1st.
1. no leh, i didn't call anyone to massage me - maybe i should have. elias doesn't really believe in these post-natal practices including confinement so it's hard for me to convince him ..
2. sofi took her first steps when she was about 11months but she still preferred crawling till after her 1-year birthday, that's when she started to walk. initially her walk is a bit wobbly but now she's ok, she doesn't walk - she runs and dances .. aiyah ..
3. sofi drinks more at home than she does in school - i suppose they are more strict with routine than we are. as long as she asks for milk, we will give.
5. yes, her diaper will be off because we tell her to sit on potty during her shower time. i think it's time for sofi to potty train because she can take her diaper off on her own now. sometimes after she's poo, she will stand near the toilet and point to her belly-button (this was before we intro her to potty). now she will try to take off the diaper herself if she's pee or poo .. she likes to run around without diapers now so perhaps it's time already ..
6. sofi used to be able to fall asleep by herself but since moving to the new place, she has to have someone in the room with her until she falls asleep .. otherwise she'll just climb down from her bed and go out again (we leave the door ajar so she can open and come out if she needs to). elin can fall asleep anywhere and when it's time for sleep, even if she is still wide-eyed, i will put her in the cot and leave her .. if she makes some noise, then i will check on her but i don't pick her up .. eventually she'll just fall asleep by herself. we are lucky that she has learnt to sleep through the night now .. i think perhaps sofi also got that way because we had left her overnight at my mom's place far too often and my mom likes to manja her like all grandparents do, i suppose, by patting her to sleep .. i always told my mom that she doesn't need to do so otherwise the kids will get used to being pat to sleep but she never listen. then when we get the kids back, we have to retrain them again ..
7. the teeth wipes have a strong grape flavour to it so sofi thought that all wipes are meant for her teeth, even now she will occasionally suck on a wet wipe when we're not looking. according to the packagine, it's meant for first teeth. ya lor, she was growing her teeth at that time so it was like, yahoo that her father was volunteering his fingers to be bitten lor .. hahahah .. i think it's ok to consume a little .. otherwise the kids will never learn to brush yah .. my cousin's kids, all below the age of 7, have bad teeth decay already ..