The day you turned 6 weeks old

Dearest Faith,

"Your 6-week old's development:

Now that your baby's awake for longer period during the day, you can use these times to support his sensory development. Try singing your favorite lullabies or playing music. Don't limit yourself to children's sons. Fill the house with the sounds of music and watch as your baby expresses his pleasure through coos, lip smacks, and jerking arm and leg movements.

Your baby may not be able to talk yet, but his face is sure telling you a lot.  He's experimenting with different facial expressions - pursing his lips, raising his eyebrows, widening or squinting his eyes and furrowing his brow.

- From Baby Centre"

It's amazing how I felt that you were already a 6-week old baby when you were 4 weeks old. You never fail to amaze your daddy and me with the various expressions that you love to make.  Mummy's favorite expression of your is the one where you look most satisfied and you want no more milk down your little tummy.

Caring for you still remained the greatest challenge yet the greatest satisfaction.  Never in my life have I faced with a situation where I could be so helpless. How I wish that God will throw me a manual.  Yet, it's also in those helpless situations that I find myself seeking more of God for His wisdom.

You are growing progressively well and adapting very well to the bedtime routine.  By 8:30 - 9pm, we would prepare you for your wipe down.  You enjoy looking at the ribbon mobile that mummy made for you and coupled with the music, that was sufficient for you to know it's diaper change or wipe down time. Thereafter the wipe down, we will feed you at 9-9:30pm and then you enjoy your time alone to stone till about 10pm and you amazingly just doze off yourself to sleep.  You could sleep for a stretch up to 2am.  After the 2am feed, another stretch to about 6:30am with a cuddle break at 5am.  Daddy and I are super proud of you yet at the same time, very thankful to God for His grace.  We give thanks for you are indeed an easy girl to care for.

 

You recently also had your Hep B jab and had your development assessment done.  Despite your small appetite of 80mls per feed, you are growing well and you are now a good 4.1kg. Mummy's arms are getting some biceps soon!  PD complimented what a good-natured little girl you are.  You courageously took your jab, shouted out with a sharp cry and as soon as let out that cry, you stopped. Hey! You take jabs easier than mummy!

We also recently noticed that you don't take your feeding very well. Every few suckles, you will yank your head off the bottle in anger but you will cry for milk.  When you start to suckle again, you got angry.  After awhile, it does get worrying.  Trial and error and we decided to get you a new milk bottle.  Ta-da! That milk bottle worked like magic! Seeing how you happily suckle and drink makes all the money spent so worthwhile.

Daddy and I are beginning to bring you out a little more often now.  A trip to McDonald's for breakfast, a trip to Nex to buy stuffs for you, a trip to church.. So far, you seemed to be taking it well but wondering if it could be due to the fact that you sleep through except when you are due for your feed.  In fact, we are beginning to think that you love being outside! Each time you cry, a walk along the corridor or void deck was sufficient to put you to sleep.

Daddy continues to bathe you every morning before he goes to work and daddy always rushes home immediately after work if there's no Lifegroup or band practice.  But on those days, daddy will still rush home JUST in case you might just be awake so to give you a goodnight kiss.  As for mummy, I cannot imagine having to go through separation anxiety when the time comes for me to return to work.

We love you our little feisty darling.

Morning look.. :)

Family outing when Faith turned 6 weeks old - Haircut!