One of my Christmas gifts include a parenting book called Asian Parenting Today. I find it more applicable since I am Asian. I’ve yet to finish my other book but I’m reading them both at the same time and I find a good mix of views between the two. No harm learning more!
Many books, baby advise websites and even experienced mothers say that babies can start to consume solids once they’re 4 months old. Now that baby is getting there, we are wondering if he’s really ready.
We checked with the paed and was advised to wait a little longer for his digestive system to be more mature. I think that’s a better idea than to take the risk of him getting tummy upsets, just in case, you know.
I thought we would need a bottle warmer to quickly heat up milk whenever baby gets hungry. This should be more effective and quicker than to just putting a bottle in a hot tub of water to thaw it. But I couldn’t be more wrong. It seems to be working a lot slower! I guess the heater to boil the water isn’t as strong as a proper boiler/kettle. There goes my good dollars down the drain 
*Shrug*
I’ve never given much thought to working mums before I became one. While I was on maternity leave and had the gift of time with my little boy every single day, I started to dread the time when I had to return to work.
I couldn’t deal with leaving him with a babysitter. I worried about him even before he went to the babysitter. The only thing that made it a little easier was that the babysitter was highly recommended by people we know, so at least I had some comfort he would be well cared for.
But that didn’t stop me from some mild separation anxiety. On my first day at work, I missed him terribly and kept wondering if he was alright. I felt the urge to call many times but held back. But seeing that he was still the happy baby he is when we picked him up after work, I knew that he was just fine and will continue to be.
It got a little easier over time. I still think of him while at work but it doesn’t tug at my heart so badly anymore. Instead, I look forward to after hours till I see him again.
It’s not easy to be a working mum. I understand that now.
that all features on a baby’s face grows except his eyes? I’ve read somewhere (pardon the memory, I can’t remember where from!) that the size of a baby’s eyes remain the same from birth. Apparently that is why babies look funny…
Did you notice that before? Not me.
