Jadelle's first swim in the pool!

We had another August mummies gathering and this time, we decide to have a swim fest instead. So, i brought Jadelle along with swimming barang barang!

And it was a success! Perhaps it was the jumperoo thingy in the wading pool of Leia's condo.. but Jadelle liked it very much and don't seem to mind the cold water.. After getting used to it, i decide to let her float on the water, with my hands supporting her head above the water. She got used to it after a while and start kicking breaststroke kicks to push herself forward.. i was really surprised, but then, she was always trying to push herself forward on her tummy this way.. keke.. I then put her on her back.. and supported her back.. but she kept straining her neck and try to push herself up! Sigh, this girl don't like to sit down..

SOB, AK did not go with us, so, no one took pictures of us! No pictures for Jadelle's 1st swim in the pool! but, the memories will be there..:) Next time, Daddy will go along..

It was pretty tough to travel with her alone, and after swimming, i had to change her out quickly of her wet clothes and clean her up. I went with her to the changing room and change myself out of my swim wear first..I placed her down on the bench in the changing room with me sitting next to her, but i was so scared she will flip over.. *heart beating fast!* I then proceed to change her out and try to wipe her down with the mustela no rinse solution..but, ewww, the chlorine smell is still there! i didn't bathe, but i wipe my breasts clean first with the mustela.. so i can feed Jadelle later on..

I am seriously thinking to go bintan or a local resort with AK & Jadelle after CNY, just us.. it would be really fun by then.. perhaps in May or June??

Sept mummies gathering!

it was fun fun fun!! But, sigh.. hubby ain't happy about these gatherings.. :( Maybe I am overdoing it.. there is a swim fest next week though.. and I signed us up for it.. uh oh!! *pull my ears*

Jadelle has turned 5 months!

Wow, this weekend has been one full of thoughts, new introduction of stuff to jadelle, lots of gatherings and my usual mahjong game.. hmm.. what a busy weekend it has been! No wonder Jadelle is tired out!

I noticed to my dismay that Jadelle's weight dropped 1/2 kg in the last week back to 6.5kg from 7kg!. Made me wonder if my milk is really enough at this growing stage of hers..

I visited the breast specialist on Thursday to investigate my "lump" further. It turned out to be a cyst.. but.. a MILK CYST! It was drawn out immediately to avoid it being curdled up inside and causing mastitis and infection and forming a permanent lump.. cost me almost 400sgd! Sigh, but it was a relief. Found out from Dr. Wee (The breast specialist) that some women do have a slower milk flow rate and quantity/ letdown is variable and is very very sensitive to the signals to the brain from stimuli.. Today's working women do not produce as much milk as our ancestors, simply because of the stress levels of our work. He also advised me to start to introduce solids to Jadelle, as milk will no longer have enough iron & calcium for her growth, whether breastmilk or formula milk. One of the factors to point to moving in this direction is whether Jadelle is gaining weight.

Well, since she lost weight instead, I decide not to wait until Chinese New Year anymore.. but will start slowly..

We began yesterday on her 5th month! and it was a success!

What else we did this weekend??

Here goes:
1) opened up the HUGE bumper playmat pooh wonderland limited edition (dual side with pooh 1 side & ABC's the other side) and got Jadelle on it!
2) went for Sept mummies gathering! ooh.. so many babies!!
3) played mahjong 2x!
4) went shopping for more Jadelle's clothes! (relax lah.. only 10sgd for 2 pcs!)
5) Went Ikea to eat lunch and had fun browsing!
6) went to Zouk flea market, spent 7sgd for a ring & a book!
7) played and played with Jadelle! She is sooo fun to play with now.. i missed her so much during the week.. sigh..