Soo Chee excitedly called me to see bub bub this afternoon while I was in the midst of doing something. Then I found out that Izzie has found her own thumb to suck as a form of self comfort. Whee we are proud parents of smart little Izzie! Lol 🙂

At 1 month 3 weeks, Izzie could hold her own milk bottle for a minute. I am amazed 🙂

I brought Izzie out alone for the first time today and I brought her to church. I prepared and packed the baby bag and dressed Izzie up.

I was nervous and I told Wendy Goh about it. She was so kind to offer to meet me at the taxi stand. She carried the baby bag for me and helped me tighten Ergo baby which was too loose. I sat with her CG at A1. It was an enjoyable time coz Izzie was an easy baby. I prepared milk (Wendy helped me hold the milk bottle) and fed Izzie the moment she woke up. She made a bit of noise but other than that, she was happily sleeping away throughout the entire service.

I went to the media control room after service. There I met two other CHCTVM babies.

Geraldine, Zachary and Isabel and their mommies!

I was caught by surprise when the Saturday team celebrated my birthday. 🙂 Thankful for them.

Jus, Siouling and me went to the airport for dinner. Before dinner, I took Izzie to the baby care room to change her diaper and sat outside TCC to prepare her milk and feed her. During dinner, we took turns to carry Izzie as I did not bring the stroller out. 🙂

It was an awesome time out with Izzie today. Yay!! Thankful for all the support given to me…first time mommy. 😀

This year’s birthday celebration is very different from other years. This year I received the most delightful birthday present, Izzie.

Soo Chee and I brought Izzie out for a dim sum lunch. It was an enjoyable time and I am eagerly looking forward to more family outings. I can’t wait for Izzie to be able to sit on a baby chair.

I must admit that I did not feel a connection to Izzie in the beginning days because she hasn’t learnt to respond to me. A lot of my friends who are parents told me to treasure this sleeping stage of baby Izzie. At that point in time, I only nodded. In my head, I was just thinking of how tired I was to wake up for Izzie’s night feeds. I can’t wait for her to grow up!

It is only recently that I learnt to treasure this growing stage of Izzie. While she is sleeping, I could get a lot of tasks around the house done especially now that we are on our own. I also discovered that Izzie needs to be cuddled for comfort and security. She calms down when I hug her. The bonding moments with Izzie are precious and I am grateful for the chance to experience this before she grows up too fast.

The sleeping koala

Just before the day ended, I was wanting to change Izzie’s diaper. When I saw a little poop, I sealed her diaper back and waited. She was all calm. She must be done with her business. Furthermore, she pooped 3 times for the day so I thought it’s normal for her to just have a little bit of poo. I proceeded with the diaper change. I was wiping her when some more poo came out. I remained calm and used wet wipes to pick those poo up from the changing mat. Then she pooped some more and MORE…I was so shocked that I screamed and the hubby came running into Izzie’s room. Together, we rescued her from her poop. Oh man, today I felt I just caught her at all the wrong timings. *sweat* Ok mishaps like these do provide some entertainment…

On a separate note, I love the smell of my baby!!! I heard that babies smell good only up to 6 months. After that, they get all sweaty when they start crawling and walking.

Don’t you think she looks like me? 🙂