I really can't believe how time flies. Little R is almost 7 mths now. I know I've not been blogging lots but once in a while I do think about penning my thoughts down. It will be good not only for me to look back at little R's growing days but also for him to know what he was like as a little baby.
The last four weeks or so were the toughest weeks for me. Well I wouldn't use the word toughest cos it wasn't really that tough but rather the first set of challenges where I had little help in looking after baby R.
27th May 2011 - Mama & GongGong left on a holiday to the US to visit ah gu for about 3 week.
29th May 2011 - Papa left for a mission for a period of 7 weeks.
So who's left at home? Its just me and baby R and 2 helpers. During the 3 weeks, I was only able to take off for about 1.5 weeks. Other times I was thankful that my ah yee (R's YeePo) and other mama was able to come to the house to "gagar" the helpers and play with baby R.
I'm really thankful for Baby R. I may have mentioned this before but he is truly a God sent gift to me and hubby. I look forward to the end of each and every work day so that I can go home to him. His smiles are infectious and it refreshes me no matter how tired I am. Each morning he wakes to greet me with a smile. That's his way of saying good morning. Everday when I come home from work I'm greeted with a smile followed by him wanting a hug / cuddle from mummy. I see the excitement in his movements when mummy gets home. Currently he is able to stand with support. Whenever he gets excited he'll kindda jump up and down with lots of smiles from him.
I always look forward to our evening walks together. To me this important. As a mother I do not get to spend much time with him on weekdays as I have to work. Thankfully the job that I'm in now allows me to get home on most days by 5:30pm. On a daily basis I get to spend about an hour in the morning before I head off to work and only about 2 hours after i get home with baby R. 3 hours a day is not enough but at least I still get to shower him twice a day, spend our mother and child time alone on our walks and most of all I get to cuddle him to put him to bed. I really treasure these 3 hours that I have with him.
The week that I took off was excellent. I realised how nice it was to do nothing, not think of work and just concentrate on baby R's needs. I'm so looking forward to our holiday together in Sept. Hubby has given me the option of not working but after some consideration, I know this is not the time. There will be the time where I will have to give up my job in exchange for time that I will take to nurture little baby R but now's not that time.
Papa and I have a prayer for an opportunity which will allow Baby R and us to have more family time together. If it's in God's will, I really hope that this opportunity will come to us. =)
Baby's R Development Progress:
- He's able to lift either leg and put his toes right into his mouth.
- Able to sit upright supported.
- Able to stand upright supported.
- Able to hear sounds and turn to look in that direction
- Started on solid food - puree carrots / pea / potatoes / apples / bananas
- Started on cereals
- Started on porridge with nghor hee
- Blabbering Baby Language which I take as "Mummy I Love You!"
- Sucking of fingers
