Wednesday, December 14, 2011

5 months old/Solid food

Granny gave you some rice cereal this morning & you seemed to like it. Then granny called up in the afternoon laughing & told me you really like rice cereal.

We started you on solid now because recently, you didn't quite like drinking milk from the bottle already. When mommy's home, you always want my breast and reject the bottle totally. So, mommy's glad that you like rice cereal. You know, you're 7.5kg now, so you can start to eat solid food now.

Last couple of weeks, you had hand foot mouth disease. ZY got it first, but doctor didn't recognise it because she didn't have spots on her hand and no ulcer in her mouth too. She only had sore throat and mild fever. Then Mommy got it first from jie jie before you. We stayed home for a week. Luckily, Aloclair spray worked for you and so you could drink milk without any fuss. Aloclair is a spray to cover your ulcers. You had about 6 ulcers in your mouth and red spots all over your tiny body, legs, hands, palm & feet. You poor little thing. But overall, you look quite well actually. Initially, we thought you didn't get it and we planned to put you with daddy at condo. So, when daddy noticed your spots on your hands & feet, he called me instantly and said you could stay home since you've got it too. I was so happy that I don't have to stay away from you again. Mommy don't like to be away from you. I'd miss you so much that I'd cry so hard.

I think I didn't mentioned in my previous updates that mommy had to take a week off, half day morning, to take you to hospital for nebulizer. You had lots of phlegm. Mommy's so heartsick.

On & off, you sleep downstairs to avoid getting ZY's germs.

After we recovered from HFMD, Sue Yin and Sue Lynn got it. It was because they hugged you 2 days before you red spots came out. You were taken care by yeh yeh and nai nai while ZY jie jie stayed home because granny wasn't feeling well. Sue lynn suffered badly while Sue Yin was quite alright. Aloclair didn't work well on Sue Lynn. So it was quite a horrible period for her and da gu.

So after SY & SL recovered, just last weekend, ZY jie jie started to go over to condo while you stayed home with granny. Mommy trained Soyi to carry and feed you so that she can help granny sometimes when granny's not feeling so well.

You actually manage to turn over around 4 months old. You like to watch TV alot, even yeh yeh & nai nai said so!! You like to look at pictures. You drool alot too. I think you'll have your first tooth very soon.

Mommy brought you to Siong jiu jiu's wedding dinner the other day -3rd Dec.It was your first time attending function, you didn't like the loud music I think and so, you cried easily when you see strangers. It's unusual.