R&R Weekend

After weeks of mall visiting, we decided that this weekend shall be a stay-at-home weekend.

Daddy made his speciality luncheon meat fried rice followed by a "special dessert" aka Haagen Daz macadamia nut ice cream with lemon puff.


Staying at home also gives us more time to play with Baby Kara. Daddy is enjoying Baby Kara's accompany.


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Baby Kara's First Headband

Never really like babies wearing headband until we put it on for Baby Kara. Sweet!

Headband was free as part of the Emily Rompers from First Few Years.











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Baby Kara 1st MRT Ride

Now that Baby Kara could latch on, I just need to pack a few diapers, wet tissue, bottom balm, extra clothes & feeding cloth before bringing her out.

Was feeling adventurous so I took Baby Kara on her first MRT ride to meet a friend for lunch at Tampines One.

Happily waiting at the platform for the train..


Started to get a bit cranky when approaching Tampines Station. She wants to be carried!


Sleepy Baby Kara on the way home. Realized that the train door closing sound will scare Baby Kara when she's Zzzz :(


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Mummy's 1st 2010 ride

First Coastal ride after a whopping 10 months break turned out awesome. Birdman was pulling at 30km/hr & I was drafting behind, wind against the face. Yay luv the adrenalin rush!

2 hours 10 mins ride covering 42km with average speed @ 19.1km/h & max speed of 35.8km/h... I'm soooo looking forward to the next ride!



Cycling is my #1 passion. The speed, the scenic round island route, the great company are all part of the package.

Decided to be thickskin & ask a cycling fren if I could borrow his trainer and he promptly brought his trainer to my place & helped it set it up on my bike. Really thankful! Yay, I can now train at home with Baby Kara in sight & not missing a ride even if it's pouring outside.

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7 weeks Vital Statistics

Baby Kara is growing fast & soon her bathing tub would be too small for her.


Length: 57 cm
Head: 37 cm
Tummy: 37 cm

Luv her sleeping position.. Always messy like mummy :)


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Painful Blocked Ducts Weekend

Just when I thought my breastfeeding journey has been fairly smooth sailing with good milk supply, fast letdown, efficient pumping sessions & once a day latch-on, things went downhill this weekend with blocked ducts near the armpit area.

It started on Friday and I've no idea how it happened as I've always been disciplined with the 3 hourly pumping but it sure was painful!

Tried to relieve the blockage by pumping, massaging & latching but to no avail. Expressing milk could take an hour with lots of massage to clear the blockage. :(

There's a Baby Expo Sale this weekend. Having been to 2 such Baby Fair in the past, Gerald & I were anxiously awaiting this as we now know precisely what to get.

I ritually pumped before heading to expo earlier at 5pm while Gerald will take the train & meet me there. We planned to grab essentials such as diapers & wet tissues before a dinner date (our first since the arrival Baby Kara ).

Ended up the fair was a disappointment. There's limited participating brands & some of the brands are selling more expensive than outside.

Photo shoot with purchase of 2 magazines at only $6! The reason why we came back on Sat morning with Baby Kara.



Dinner at the laidback Foo's House. Amazing how our dinner date topic revolves around Baby Kara & we were watching the children of another couple in the restaurant. New parents syndrome...



Sat heading out for lunch at Ikea.



In the amidst of improving my diet for breastfeeding, i've grown to enjoy eating fish. Yummy salmon steak at Ikea.


Baby Kara stoning while out on Sun.



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Baby Kara's 1st Cut :(

Baby Kara 1st cut was on the left thumb when Daddy was trying to cut her nails.

Damage done:
- A bleeding thumb
- A tiny piece of flesh hanging out
- A short cry
- 2 mega heartache parents


Baby Kara is so tiny & fragile, there's a general instinct in us to want to protect her so Gerald was soooo heartache it felt worst than being cut.
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Weeks 6 MMS

Monday


Baby Kara having good fun in the jungle w mini mouse :)

Tuesday


Daddy, come home fast fast to feed me ok?

Wednesday


Baby Kara is happily kicking when the stroller is moving :)

Thursday


Our baby Kara is sooo huge she could fit in the FOC M size huggies diaper :)

Friday


Officially upgraded her daybed.

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6 weeks Growth Spurt

Baby Kara appears cranky today. Despite finishing 120ml for each feed, she appeared unsettled & cries for more milk. It started after her morning bathe & breakfast all the way till Zzzzing time. Oh man, it sure was tiring!

Turned out she was undergoing growth spurt which commonly happened during 3rd week, 6th week, 3 months, 6 months & so on. A typical growth spurt would last between 3 days till up to a week! Keeping my fingers crossed that it won't drag for a week. The thought of it sends shivers down the spine! I recalled she had a day of growth spurt during 3rd week. Hoping it will be the case this time round.

Told Gerald about it when he returned home & he wasn't convinced as Baby Kara was sleeping soundly. Shortly after dinner, she started acting up & finally he realized how tiring it was to tend to her. We both agreed it's tough being a stay-at-home-mum (SAHM).

Thankful that we have a stay-in helper. At least we don't have to worry about cleaning the house & washing the laundry, washing the milk bottles & there's someone to help change diapers when we are both tired.


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Day 41 BF Progress

Managed to pump a whopping 1 litre of milk on Sun! A typical day starts off with latch on baby Kara at around 7am followed by 6-7 pumping sessions throughout the day.

They say BF is the fastest way to lose all the weight accumulated during pregnancy. I'm keeping my fingers crossed & imagining I'm doing liposuction during all those pumping sessions. LOL

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Sparkle in the eyes

I'm convinced of the theory that all parents will think their babies are cute. Sometime back, my colleague asked the question "what happens if you don't think your baby is cute?" I pondered over the question too.

Ever since Baby Kara arrived 6 weeks ago, Gerald & I find all her expressions so cute. Be it stretching when she's still sleep, pouting, or just staring into space. She always have the sparkle in the eye.

Parenthood changes us too. We are happy over simpler things, e.g. Her quick smile melts our hearts & when she slept though the night last week (11+pm till morning), it felt as though a miracle has happened.






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It just gets easier

Now that Baby Kara has been with us for 6 weeks, we have a routine & she's fairly easy to manage.

Had our best weekend ever! Started on Friday evening with dinner at Marina Barrage followed by kite watching. Though there's no fancy mummy's corner, the huge space with plenty of sitting area came in handy & we had an awesome night.


Sat & Sun were daddy-wake-up-early-to-play-with-Baby-Kara days. Gerald did the morning bathe for Baby Kara too.

We then head to City Square Mall for lunch. We fed her b4 leaving house so we had our most peaceful meal at Sushi Tei.


There's nursing rooms avail so we could even chillout over coffee & watch line dance practice.

Sunday we had lunch at MS followed by baby stuff shopping at Kiddy Palace & Starbuck coffee. Woohoo! Comparing Vivocity, MS & City Square,MS has the best nursing room. It's huge, sufficiently clean with enough privacy.


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An MMS a day

Daddy misses Baby Kara when he's at work so he looks forward to the daily MMS that I'll send him.

Monday:


Tuesday:


Wednesday:


Thursday:


Friday:


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Birth Announcement

Baby Kara Birth Announcement Card

Sunday is Baby Kara Sleep in day

Thankfully Baby Kara has been pretty cooperative, waking up twice a while ~ 2+am & 6+am nightly.

Hence on Sunday morning after her feed, she gets to play in our room so that Daddy could wake up to see sweetie side by side.

Another Full month Party

Another full month party for Baby Kara.  This time round with a more cosy crowd.

Again we got many gifts & well wishes.  Here's one of the gifts, a personalised Baby Kara top & hat.  Wooohooo..

Day 34 BF Progress

Lucky to be able to latch on Baby Kara once in a while.  It certainly helps to increase my milk supply & thankfully it's no longer as painful as before.

I'm glad that while BF is tough, everything went by pretty smoothly.  Managed to pump & start the colostrum & milk supply kicking from day 1 so my dear Baby Kara is on total BF till now.  Hope this continues for at least 6 months...

Fast growing Baby Kara

Baby Kara is growing fast.  She's getting long ~54cm & ~4kg i.e. 7 cm longer & >1 kg heavier!
Woohooo..

Can see her huge belly sticking out during her daily morning bathe.

Her face is also getting more chubby.

She's also more alert now with longer playtime.

2nd Hep B Jab

Since Gerald & I made the mistake of bringing Baby Kara for 2nd dose Hep jab too early (only 1 day difference), I'm here today at Bedok polyclinic again.  Thankfully newborn babies are given priority

i.e. we get to jump Q.

Baby Kara sleeping soundly from the time we step out of the house.

When she was jab on the thigh, her face turned red & she scream for 3 secs before going back to sweet slumber as though nothing has happened! Thank god =)

Jie Jie's Visit

Good old friends came by to visit Baby Kara.

Cute little tops from GAP.