子豫 @ 24 周岁

时间过得好快，子豫已经满24周岁了。很快，就要给她吃 solid food 了。根据 "Your BabyCare Bible" - "In spite of the foregoing, don't fee pressured to start weaning earlier or later than you feel is right for your baby as the guidelines do not fully take into account the wide individual variations in developmental maturity between infants. Having said this, don't leave weaning much later than six months (26 weeks), unless recommended to do so by your health visitor, as by then your baby will need non-milk sources of nourishment to provide sufficient calories, vitamins and minerals. After six months, breast or formula milk no longer meets all your baby's nutritional needs, particularly of iron, and now is the time to introduce "solid" foods to your baby's diet.

Eight Signs your baby is ready:
1) Seems unsatisfied after a milk feed and hungrier than usual.
2) Shows an interest in your food.
3) Makes chewing motions.
4) Can close her mouth around a spoon.
5) Holds her head up well.
6) Can sit up with support.
7) Can move her tongue back and forth.
8) Is teething.

看了很多关于开始让baby吃solid food的书,真的有些头痛（因为我打算主要都是自己准备 solid food， 而不是让子豫吃 ready-made 的 baby food puree）。打算这个周末就让子豫try solid food （可是上周末即兴准备的胡萝卜棒应该算子豫的 first solid food try, 想到她用舌头舔蒸软了的胡萝卜棒，然后那有些许不爽的样子就好笑，哈哈）。

No Added Salt, No Added Sugar, No Added Colourings, No Flavourings...

子豫第一次被病魔打倒了

在将踏入第五个月的当儿，子豫被无情的发烧病魔打倒了。星期五接近傍晚，我驾车载老婆和子豫到 Bukit Tinggi Jusco meet 老婆大学的印度好朋友。因为她想见一见我们的子豫。大概闲聊了一个小时，我们便离开了。原因是要 meet 老婆的家人出去吃饭。 结果，他们决定到小食档吃晚餐。下车后，风很大，我们便找了位子， order 食物。其实我不大想到小食档吃，因为晚上小孩在露天的地方会很容易着凉。结果，在上车要回家前，子豫手臂（有用小毛巾遮头）淋到了少许雨水。半夜大概两点钟当老婆要喂奶的时候，发现子豫好像有些许发烧，便叫我确认一下。我把手掌放在她的额头上探热，果然发烧了。用温度计测量，摄氏38.3度。心想，一定是着凉，感冒了。我们便用湿面巾替子豫散热，我也驱车到附近的 7-11 买婴儿退热贴。 隔天早上，子豫退烧了，没有之前那么烧。可是星期六还需要长路程回新加坡。结果，子豫在车上吐了一次，大便了一次，从 JB 回新加坡又大便多一次。好惨。 幸好子豫今天完全退烧了，还很开心地和我们微笑，玩闹。 可怜的子豫，都是 daddy 和 mummy 的疏忽，导致你发烧受苦了。以后一定要多加留意，细心。

Chris Medina - What Are Words

Anywhere you are, I am near
Anywhere you go, I'll be there
Anytime you whisper my name
You'll see

How every single promise I'll keep
'Cause what kind of guy would I be
If I was to leave
When you need me most?

What are words
If you really don't mean them when you say them?
What are words
If they're only for good times, then they don't?

When it's love
Yeah, you say them out loud
Those words, they never go away
They live on, even when we're gone

And I know an angel was sent
Just for me and I know I'm meant
To be where I am
And I'm gonna be

Standing right beside her tonight
And I'm gonna be by your side
I would never leave
When she needs me most

What are words
If you really don't mean them when you say them?
What are words
If they're only for good times, then they don't?

When it's love
Yeah, you say them out loud
Those words, they never go away
They live on, even when we're gone

Anywhere you are, I am near
Anywhere you go, I'll be there
And I'm gonna be here
Forever more

Every single promise I keep
'Cause what kind of guy would I be
If I was to leave
When you need me most?

I'm forever keeping my angel close

内疚 ~ 指甲

今天老婆说她要早一点去上班，因为有很多 tasks 等着她办。可是临带子豫到奶妈家前，我突然想起要替子豫修一下指甲。结果就是屁股痒惹的祸，不小心剪到子豫尾指的一块小皮出来。结果 ~ 小指甲流血了。我们用 alcohol swap 先替子豫搽掉一些血，然后再用棉花压着流血伤口，希望可以止血。可是，血还是不止，子豫也开始感觉到疼痛了，心情也不爽，闹别扭了。突然，我想到邻居家门前有种芦荟，便吩咐老婆到那儿采一小块来用。因为我知道芦荟汁可以止血。谢天谢地，涂了芦荟汁后，血真的止了。

最终，老婆反而比平时迟了20分钟出门，都是我惹的祸。真的很内疚 @_@。以后替子豫剪指甲，真的是要十分，十分的小心，避免重韬覆辙。

Your Babycare Bible

上个月到图书馆借了 <>。这本书2012年1月才出版，很新。是一本非常好的入门书，很适合我这新手爸爸。

Introduction:

Raising a healthy newborn and young toddler involves skills and information that parents need to access quickly and easily - knowing how to best feed, clean and comfort a baby and keep him or her safe from danger and ill health is vital. It's also essential that parents can readily find out what they need to know and be able to follow that advice accurately and effectively.

In order to provide parents with the most up-to-date and comprehensive information, a team of baby and child specialists compiled this highly illustrated practical guide.  As well as in-depth chapters covering all aspects of childrearing, special fold-out pages demonstrate basic newborn care and first-aid procedures and a month-by-month guide details how your baby will develop over the course of the first three years.


Note:

"The most authoritative and up-to-date source book on caring for babies from birth to age three, created by a team of experts in paediatrics, nutrition, psychology and development"

子豫今天会翻身了

老婆在 pump 奶的时候发现子豫从原本的仰卧变成趴卧，便告诉我子豫已经成功从仰卧翻转成趴卧了。由于我没有亲眼看到，便再次将子豫放成仰卧的姿势，而她也马上在我们面前表演她刚学会的翻身。太妙了！哈哈！Next -> 爬。

Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM Lens

今天花了 $620 (包括 filter, Hood) 买了 Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM Lens (不舍得买超过 $2k 的  f/1.2 USM Lens)。

Girl, daddy 要帮你拍美美的照片咯。R U Ready?