Izzie turns 2 months old on Monday. Looking back, she has grown indeed. She has grown chubbier, longer and more mature. Her feeding is more coordinated now, she used to get breathless while sucking the teat on the milk bottle. She has lesser hiccups and recently she sleeps tighter especially after 2pm. She is starting to grab things with her fingers. She has recently graduated from using newborn diapers to S size diapers. We are proud of Izzie’s progress.

I am starting to miss Izzie. I miss her ooooo facial expression that she used to do when she was younger. I notice she smiles to herself more often now.

I also miss the times she moved when I was pregnant with her… She is one active baby! The nurses have to adjust the CTG monitor on me very often while on CTG monitoring because she often moved after from the monitor. She moves as much, if not more, now. 🙂

I love my baby Izzie.
She melts my heart.

I have always enjoyed mid autumn festival because I get to eat my favorite mooncakes. When I was younger, we would go to our maternal grandparents’ house and the whole extended family would get together to celebrate the festival. The adults would do their adult things, drink tea and chat while the kids would be outside playing with lanterns and candles and sparklers. Oh how I love playing as a kid especially with sparklers because they are so beautiful.

Today I went back to my mom’s place for dinner after a good 3 months. It was an awesome time with the family with the addition of Isabel. My mom cooked wonderful dishes and we got to eat mooncakes and pomelo and drank tea. Izzie was asleep throughout. Haha. 🙂 She received lovely presents from uncle Jervis. I must say this little cousin I have have really grown up to be a fine young man! I am so proud of him. 🙂

My parents with Izzie. Looking at it makes me feel good that Isabel has great grandparents who shower her with love. Yet I also realize my parents are getting older and I need to treasure them and love them while they are still around. I am abundantly blessed to belong to this family.

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. 😀