Bath Time with Daddy

"Since daddy is so slow, I'll just suck my fingers and wait"

Here's a photo of hubby bathing the little princess. He tried it out 2 weekends back and can now bathe Elyssa all by himself. (the first time, he kept asking how to hold, what to do, how long etc etc.). I'm so proud of him!

Best part if that if we go out for breakfast on weekends, he can get Elyssa ready instead of waiting for me. Makes more sense cos he wakes up earlier. He's the "weird" one who wakes up early during weekends to so-call maximise the two days, while lazy me thinks weekends are the best time to catch up on much needed zzzz.

Facial

Last Saturday, I went for my first facial treatment in a long long time, while my mum-in-law baby sat Elyssa.

It just felt soooo good to have some to pamper myself. I've always liked facials (ok, except for the extracting blackheads part). Feels nice to have someone massage my face, apply mask and what not, while I just close my eyes and listen to the soothing music. At last Sat's session, I even dozed off for a while.

Hubby picked me up after the facial and we went for a quick tea break at a nearby cafe. Simple local coffee with kaya toast and yup, just the two of us. So, that was my relaxing Sat afternoon :)

Bed Hogger

"Mine, all mine...... and ok, for mummy since gives me my milkie at night"

Here's a photo of my little bed hogger - small person, but big space!

I've previously tried to put her to sleep in her own baby cot, but failed miserably. The few nights I tried, she woke up around 3am then refused to sleep again, despite all the patting/singing/ water/ pacifier/milk attempts. Ended up with a frustrated baby and an exhausted mummy. :(

I've been advised that if I want the baby to sleep in her own cot, I should do so before she's 6 months. Otherwise the baby will get too reliant on having mummy's scent and warmth when she sleeps. Guess I should try again soon, and to get ready for a panda-eyed me!

Sale at Anakku

Anakku had a 50% sale on all apparel last weekend and I just went bonkers!! I know people say not to buy so many kids clothes since they outgrow them very fast, but I just couldn't resist the pretty little dresses. Aren't they just adorable?

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I actually made 3 stops at Anakku. First stop (Fri night) - 2 pyjamas top. Second stop (also Fri night) - orange dress and red t-shirt/skirt set. Third stop(Sat morning) - pink t-shirt/skirt set and orange t-shirt/denim skirt set. I was itching to go again on Sunday, but hubby said enough la!!

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Oh, and when I went to my mum-in-law's place on Sat, my sis-in-law had packed a box full of pretty clothes from my nieces Chloe and Charmayne. Elyssa's such a lucky girl!

Stroller

My sis-in-law unpacked her stroller last week and Elyssa just loved it! She was sitting comfortably on her daddy's lap when the stroller was brought out so I half expected her to protest when I put her in the stroller. To our surprise, she just smiled and smiled and looked really happy in it. I guess it's because she can sit in an almost upright position.

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Good thing is we can now take her out for walks around the neighbourhood and to places without air-con. Before this we used to push her around in her stroller+car seat. (can't use only the stroller as it's for babies who are 6 months up) The car seat is pretty well insulated so poor Elyssa gets uncomfortably hot in there. The first time we took her out for a walk, she kept fussing and then we finally realised that her head was wet with sweat! Sigh, realised then that my little one sweats a lot just like daddy...

She can Turn!

The first time I saw Elyssa turn-over was when she was about 2.5 months. I left her in the middle of the bed to get a diaper, and when I returned she had turned over. That got me all excited but that turned out to be a one-off incident. My mum saw it again about a week later, but again that turned out to be another one-off.

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Last Thursday morning, she turned once when I changed her diaper. I put her back to position and then was pleasantly surprised when she turned again. After that, nothing could stop her! She must have been pleased with her new ability, and the little Miss Show-Off turned over almost 2o times that day :) When I didn't want her to turn right after her milk session (by putting a pillow next to her) she actually cried.

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She can only turn one side though and then she'll call out "ugh ugh ugh" to be rescued. More work since we have to keep "rescuing" her. Hopefully she'll learn how to turn back soon.

Left Handed?

Elyssa has developed a habit of putting her hand and fingers to her mouth. I noticed that it's almost always her left hand. Hmmm.... wonder whether she's gonna be a leftie, like her mummy and "ah mah" !

Both my mum and I were born left handed, but were converted to write with our right hand when were young. I've always blamed the conversion for my ugly handwriting. (thank goodness for PCs nowadays. I type faster than I can write, and it's so much neater!)

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If Elyssa is indeed a natural leftie, I intend to just let it be. It's a little inconvenient but I've read about the left brain/right brain concept, how both has its plus points, and in no way are right handers "better"!