Zhixin @ 6 months old

Growth, Food Intake and General Well Being

• Zhixin now consumes 80 ml (almost 3 oz) of ebm 6 times a day at the baby sitter’s house. At other times we still nurse on demand.
• At 6 months old, he has already started with a little bit of porridge and got some tastes of some oranges.
• Most nights, he goes to bed at 8.30-ish pm and wakes up at 7 am or so, only waking once around midnight for a light nursing session.

Physical Development and Communications

• Zhixin’s aim is very good now. He can grab toys and hold on to them for quite some time.
• If he is particularly interested in something, he turns it over and over, chewing on every single corner to try to discover the object.
• He also aims for the food in our bowls when we are eating and holding him at the same time.
• He is now steady enough that we can prop him up in a high chair to sit with us during mealtimes.
• He also likes to sit upright now. Sometimes, he even attempts to sit up in his car seat, instead of reclining.

Character and Temperament

• He is the child who sleeps well, eats well, watches tv and entertains himself. The kind of babies that parents imagine them to be. His tantrums are shortlived, normally only due to tiredness or hunger. Both are easily attended to.

His hair is longer, his torso has also grown. He laughs much louder now and is as demanding as ever, especially with his milk. He coos and gurgles and love to look at bright, colourful objects. I can’t wait for him to grow up yet at the same time I want to cherish him like this forever.

Huirou @ 2 years 4 months old

I’ve always wanted to blog more often, and note down all the little things that the children do. I always put it off (as you may have noticed) and then as time go by I forget all the little details. Regardless, I’ll try to do my best. (as in, I’ll still blog but I also want to spend time with them without having to tell myself:oh! I need to blog about this-or-that)

What about Huirou? How’s she doing now?

She’s rather small physically, weighing only about 10 kg.

 

Speaking in sentences:

She speaks in complete sentences most of the time now. Sometimes, when we don’t understand her, she shakes her head and is obviously disappointed, but often she will repeat and repeat until somebody understands her.

Her: [Where’s the] simenser leh?

Me: 什么来的 [What’s that]?

Her: Neh.. simenser! 转转转[turn turn turn] simenser?

After a while, I figure out she was trying to say “cement mixer” which I had earlier pointed out to her.

 

Planning our outings:

Some weekends, we like to have breakfast at Macdonald’s, after which we usually go to the supermarket for some groceries.

Her: 等一下，吃完Macdonald's, 我们去Jusco。

Me: Ok. 我们去Jusco做什么？

Her：去打螃蟹，吃ai-cream。 自己走呵！

[In awhile after we finish our Macdonald’s, we’re going to Jusco]

[What are doing in Jusco?]

[Hit some crabs, eat ice cream. [I’ll]walk on my own.]

 

Hitting crabs is a game we play at the arcade shop. We all chip in to help her using our hands. Zhixin contributes to the fun by laughing loudly whenever we try to hit the poor crabs.

She likes Hubs to hold her whenever we are out because she gets a better view, so I have to constantly remind her that she has to walk some of the time.

Hello to you in Preston!

WE ARE NOT IN PRESTON. DO NOT GET EXCITED.

Sorry to those confused...

But for that one visitor from Preston(you know who you are), I miss you dearly.

I should have a number of posts up soon. Keep checking.

Tummy Times

 

Here’s a picture of both Huirou and Zhixin at about the same age. Both are 4 months+.

See the resemblance?

Zhixin @ 4 months old

I wonder if while sleeping, babies just add on inches without us knowing? That is how Zhixin seems to grow. Last week, he still seem to fit into all his clothing, this week (right after I bought 2 new packs) he seems to need a larger size diaper already.

Growth, Food Intake and General Well Being

• Zhixin has started to be quite efficient in nursing already. He’s normally done in 10 mins. At the babysitter’s house he consumes six 5oz bottles a day.
• Unlike Huirou who likes to chit chat while nursing, he’s more down-to-business. His style is nurse, nurse, nurse then plop! (Slept already)
• Previously, Hubs will rock him to sleep; but we found a more efficient routine. He nurses to sleep with me in the room while Huirou and Hubs spend quality time together in the living room.

Physical Development and Communications

• Zhixin loves his tummy time. Often joined by Huirou, he enjoys watching the world in this different perspective very much
• He’s also very chatty when I see him in the evening when he gets home from the sitter’s. He will coo and laugh while I play with him.
• He also like to suck on his hands, fist and fingers.

Character and Temperament

• Zhixin no longer hates people touching his head. In fact it is quite nice to rub his round spiky head now :)
• He is also getting used to Huirou’s sudden attacks. If she happened to smack him, he takes it all in stride.
• I will let you in on a little secret: He’s super ticklish. hee hee.

Another little bit about Zhixin. Whenever he is about to wake up, he will shake his head vigorously left and right, repeatedly. Perhaps do a sleepy cry, but often I will hold his head till he wakes up. I wonder why this is……