Category Archives: Moments with Izzie

Wonderful Wednesday

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Two thumbs up for Izzie who weighs 6kg on 28 Nov. She will turn 4 months on 1 Dec.

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Looky look! I am so proud of my girl for lifting her head so high above her mattress. Milestone achievement on 28 Nov when I gave her tummy time. Izzie is a champion.

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I am also very proud of Soo Chee for bringing Izzie out alone to KKH! First time for him. 🙂
We met at KKH and brought Izzie for her cardiac follow up. We will continue to believe and confess and pray for Izzie’s total healing.

After we were done at KKH, we headed to Tampines 1 Muji and got ourselves a little Christmas tree. It so brings the mood of the happiest time of the year to our home.

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Noises

Izzie is smiling more now and is learning to laugh. She is trying to make happy noises too. Those delightful noises amuse me. We are glad she is a happy baby.

Here is Izzie at Enya’s 3rd birthday and Ethan’s 1st month party today.

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171112 Baby Dedication

Today is Izzie’s baby dedication. Pastor Aries, Pastor Yong and Pastor Audrey prayed for the miracle baby, Isabel. Soo Chee and I were so touched by them. When Pastor Audrey prayed, tears welled up my eyes because I could sense a strong anointing. Pastor Audrey had been my zone pastor for many years before I went over to TV1. She told us to believe in Izzie’s total healing just as she believes in total healing for Tyler. Pastor Audrey touched me in a special way…a gentle touch…a soft answer…a loving gaze…a genuine reach out…

“Isabel will be a great child and a testimony for God” ~ Pastor Audrey

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I am thankful to God for bringing healthy growth to Izzie and for His forever goodness in our lives. I am thankful for family & friends who pray with us and encourage us to always hang on to the promises of God.

Playtime

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I had a little playtime with Izzie on Thursday afternoon. Izzie likes the movements and sounds of the rattle and she is intrigued by her own reflection. Her attention span is slightly longer now and she kept tracking the movements of the rattle. Yay!

Delightful squeaks

Tonight after a feed, Izzie cried. I went to her and carried her to calm her down. Then she gave me 3 delightful smiles cum squeaks! Haha right there and then, everything felt okay although there was a turmoil of emotions inside me for a while now. I hope that was Izzie’s attempt at expressing herself in the presence of her mommy. 🙂 How sweet!

I was reminded to be thankful this morning for Izzie’s growth for the past 3 months. Only God could bring forth growth.

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Izzie likes to be in a sitting position now. Heh she could only stay in this position by herself for max 2 sec before falling left or falling right.

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How sweet the sleep

Finding my bearing…

When I was single, I think that being attached would take up a lot of my personal time but I was very willing to share my time with someone whom I think could potentially be my husband.

When I was attached, I enjoyed the courtship process a lot. I think it could be financially challenging to hold a wedding and own a house.

When I got married and owned a house, I think household chores take up a lot of a married couple’s time. Off days on Monday were spent cleaning up the house. I cannot imagine how I could cope when I have children.

When I have a baby, the household chores and things to do for a baby become so much that I have to set priorities of which tasks are more urgent to do and do them first. I cannot imagine how I could cope when I have another child.

First times with Izzie:

On Friday, Soo Chee took half day off. He went for a haircut while I took Izzie bub on a shopping trip. It was the first time I carried her on ergo baby and still had to push her stroller (with baby bag) around. I conquered Tampines Mall and Century Square in an hour and Soo Chee was still not done. Then I went to The Box and came out with two new tops for myself. Hehe so proud of myself. Indeed I am not ‘paralyzed’ even when I have Izzie around. She was happily sleeping in ergo baby.

Today Soo Chee had to work a whole day. I did the morning chores and then changed Izzie’s diaper and fed her when she woke up. Then I brought her to the market to buy my breakfast and lunch. Yay another alone time with Izzie and a success. Hooray to new mommy, me. After my breakfast, I bathed Izzie and washed her clothes. 🙂 It is a beautiful day!

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1 Nov: Back to work

I went back to work today. I already started missing Izzie since yesterday. It was a heavy little morning apart from Izzie. I had enjoyed spending time with Izzie all these while.

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Izzie: Mommy, please don’t go back to work

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Izzie turns 3 months today. Oh look at how she has grown!

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Angel Jus delivered toffee nut latte to my house yesterday, the last day of my maternity

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Today, Jus gave me a self made welcome lunch. I felt so loved and so blessed to have a friend like her.

When I came home from work, the grandmas who took care of Izzie told me that Izzie did not nap all day. The most she napped was for 10 mins. My mom said Izzie was waiting for me to come home. How sweet. Haha I chose to believe. When I carried Izzie in my arms, she fell asleep shortly.

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I miss Izzie. Oh God, make my heart strong.

Sleeping on stomach

Izzie slept through the night for two weeks and then for the entire week last week, she kept wanting night feeds all over again. It became very tiring for Soo Chee and me because we got used to sleeping through the night. Haha. God, give us grace.

Izzie couldn’t sleep well because she startled herself awake a lot of times so we tried to let her sleep on her stomach with supervision. She slept for 5 continuous hours yesterday afternoon and did not drink milk for almost 7 hours. Amazing. It seems like sleeping on her stomach gives her security…

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Izzie the champ

Izzie is 2 months 2 weeks and is growing fast:

– She has graduated from newborn sized diapers to S sized diapers
– She is fast outgrowing her 0-3 months clothes
– She is fast outgrowing her mittens and booties
– She is fast outgrowing her pretty hats
– We no longer swaddle her
– She has graduated to using the bigger Dr Brown’s bottles
– She is almost 5 kg!!!
– She has slept through for more than a week

Proud of this champ!

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