Your very first toothbrush!

You finally have your first toothbrush!(not counting the baby rubber thingy that we put our finger in and brush your gums). And we found a toothbrush holder to put between Daddy's and Mummy's :)

Officially stopped breastfeeding

Officially stopped breastfeeding.....

Glad that our partnership of breastfeeding worked out to 1 year and 2 weeks. Well done!

Emotional ride of breastfeeding

My initial plan was to feed you as recommended 6 mths and I would be happy that I have met the minimum.

Surprisingly, you were exclusively breastfed till 8 months and now at 1 year 1 week old, there is still little breastmilk for you.

I love the way when you latch at night, you will touch my hand and hit my chest. Sometimes i disturb you, you will chuckle when feeding. All these your papa can't give you.!

And every morning, i would be the first one to greet you-- pick u out of the cot and feed you. Without fail, 630am, 7 days a week since the day you were born!

But mummy decides that probably you can be independent of me already. Will try to wean you off. It is pretty emotional because the bonding is irreplaceable.

Love,
Mummy

Milestones at 9 months 3 weeks

Now that you are reaching 10 months old, indeed your habits have changed and you have had some achievements too (they call it the milestones). You have a mind of your own, your likes and dislikes.

1) You do not like to be in the walker (most babies do) or the bumbo seat. You don't like to even SIT!

2) You very much prefer to crawl. You pull to stand at any furniture your hands land on.

3) When you do not get wat you want, or we take away your things, you will have a high shriek "EEERRR". I don't know who spoilt you!

4) You like to nap in the "yaolan". As much as I try not to let you sleep in yaolan for fear we cannot bring you overseas or go shopping, you still need your nap. And only your naptime, then we get to rest. Muahaha.. But nighttime is still in your cot.

5) When placed on our bed, you like to crawl to the bedhead, pull to stand and ransack the things above. Your favourite is the camera cable in plastic bag. Other things that entertain you is your toy mobile hp and a wedding invitation card.

6) You do not like morning bathtimes, you will kick and kick, cry and cry. But when comes to evening bathtimes, you will love the water and cry when carried out *scratch head*

7) When we are at the door and never bring you out, you will cry!

8) When you are at the door, you will not want whoever inside the house to carry you.

9) You are talkative at home, but VERY quiet outside. Strangers thought you are a quiet little baby (Yeah right!)

10) You love your pink bear. And will hug it to sleep.

11) You prefer meat porridge to fish porridge. You will cry for more meat porridge but not when it is fish porridge.

12) You gobble biscuits in a jiff! (you still have no teeth) even before our food arrives.

13) Your favourite fruit is banana. You can almost eat 3/4, so we have to stop you from over eating.

14) The only milk powder that suits your taste is Friso. And that is the one of the most expensive in the market.

15) You can hold your bottle and look here and there when having your milk.

Dwindling Milk

I am quite sad to say that I have to supplement with formula milk for Vera. I tried to latch during weekends but she just cannot get enough milk. In order not to torture her as I find her rather small size, decides to give in after 8 long months of total breastfeeding. (exceeded recommended time of 6 months)

Now we will supplement with one bottle of formula and one solid food every day.

Vera eats the whole Babybites

Trying to hold biscuit properly

Vera is officially teething!

Saw two white teeth submerged under her gums. Vera's teeth is officially emerging! Gonna miss her toothless grin :(

Daddy saw it first and pull down her lower lip and show it to me! Funny :)

And also Vera can now munch and swallow a piece of BabyBites biscuit! Yay!

Vera eats yummy banana

Vera loves banana!! Maybe it is sweet? She keeps opening her mouth for banana! Normally, she will just have a few mouths of food and gets tired of it. But for this sweet banana she can eat half of it!