Sleepy little princess

The first two months of my life, I have learned to do quite a lot. During this time, I fed, I played, I cried, I smiled, I talked. But topping it all up ... I slept most of the time (as I should be). Here's a compilation of the thing I loved to do most, sleep.

It's month 2

Wow, I am no longer a newborn. You can call me an infant now. Can you believe it? It has been two full months. What better way to celebrate than to catch up with my parents' ante-natal classmates and their babies. There were four babies in the catchup today - I even shared the same birthday with one of them (apart from the same place of birth). Then in the evening, I celebrated with my family with a little ice-cream cake after dinner. Lola cooked lots of Pancit for good luck and sweet and sour fish to top it off.


Plenty happened this week. First, I had to go to the GP to get immunized. Boy, wasn't the painful? I even had fever for two days, erratic eating schedule, not much sleep at night. But after a couple of days of pretty tough time for me, mom and dad ... it all started to settle down a bit. I am smiling again as I felt lot better. And by the weekend, I am my usual self - happy as ever.

Sunday morning I even went to shopping with my parents. Mommy dressed me up in the pink rabbit suit (as daddy calls it since I looked like a smiling rabbit in it). I slept through the night all night Sunday and had a full breakie in the morning. I am feeling lot stronger now.

The month two immunization can be quite a pain though. Mommy got me ready by taking on a little bit of baby Panadol shortly before the shot. That didn't quite help stop the fever that night. I consistently had temperatures above 37C. Most of the time I was cranky and didn't quite like to sleep or eat. I am glad it's all done for now ... at least for next couple of months.

I was on the phone with Bubu the other day. She was singing lullabies for me over the phone while I greeted her with my cooing. Daddy thought I almost called him the other day ... baba. But he wasn't too sure if he heard it right. So the game has now moved to hearing me say the first word. I think daddy will be out of town for a week next week, maybe I'd punish him for that by speaking out when he is away. That would teach him a lesson for leaving me for that long. Anyways, I am quite conversational these days. Just because my vocabulary isn't quite rich yet, doesn't stop me from having some good time with people around me.

To mark the occasion, my parents bought me my first story book. I know I can't read yet, but daddy can and until I learn to read, he'd be telling me story every night to put me to sleep ... princess collection for daddy's little princess.


And oh, I am quite active with my hands and legs too. They don't feel safe leaving me around by myself for any time now. And I am quite capable of reaching for the sky. So keep watching ... I am growing fast!

Video magic

Smile, words and action - it was all captured on camera ... It's all happening leading to my 2nd month birthday. Check it out ...

It's all smile, all over the camera

Okay, Mommy had the last laugh. I couldn't do it for much longer. In a series of photo shoots, Mommy managed to capture all the smiles I have been throwing at them lately.

I have been a happy girl. I smile when I wake up; I smile when I am feeling sleepy; and these days I am also smiling out loud. When Daddy comes home, and asks me to give him a smile, I make his day with a big one.

Now that I have grown quite tall - I am fitting in well inside Baby Bjorn when Daddy's carrying me. I also can sit well on the swing - and remain there often falling asleep. I can hold my head high and learning to turn it around to check out what's around me. And oh, I started to suck my fingers. Lola calls it "handburger". Because I start to suck my fingers when I am just feeling hungry - giving a early warning before I start crying for food. That is much appreciated by everyone.

Elmo - my best friend and how I smile

This week I was scheduled to meet my pediatrician for the usual 6 week check. But the doctor called in sick early in the morning. My doctor's visit had to be rescheduled. But as a bonus I had Daddy working from home all day with me and Mommy.

And boy, don't I get their attention. I have been smiling a lot lately. In fact, every time I wake up - I give them a beeee-i-g smile. Every time they do my nappy change, another smile. And the smiles are getting longer too and often with some chuckling sound. You should see my parents going up and down with excitement when that happens!

And I have got few more sounds in my repertoire too - ooh, awww, ayee (yes, you heard that right, Ayee!), eh eh eh, and so on. Every time I see my mom and dad in some deep conversation, I chip in with my magical sound. Their conversation stops for a few seconds, they turn their attention to me and restart with a new topic of conversation - ME!!!!

I can sit in my bath tub too - so Mommy can have both her hands free while washing me. Check it out ...


And oh, I've got a new friend - Elmo. Tita has a talking Elmo in her room. So every time I visit her room - I try to have a conversation with him ... you know, he wants to be my friend! I love Elmo.


I had another milestone this week - I made my first full turn by myself. I love sleeping in my parents bed - I don't like it any other way. So I got lot of room to move around now and roll under either mom or dad. In that process, I made my first full turn lying on my back to then on my tummy. While my parents were thrilled, they are all too worried to leave me alone even for a second. And while I am sleeping, I am now wrapped up by a bunch of pillows ... just in case.

Queen's Birthday long weekend

It was the Queen's Birthday long weekend here - so I had daddy at home for 3 entire days. Although the weather outside was mostly damp and chilly - didn't bother me much. Daddy could spend lot more time with me up at night since he didn't have to go to work in the morning. And mommy got a few longer rests between feeds.

I am making a few different sounds these days - bit more cooing, eh's and uh's, rather than just crying. Makes communication lot better with people around me. I am also spending lot more time sleeping by myself in my cot and learning to put myself back to sleep when I wake up. And mommy says I really like to sleep like an adult, take up the entire bed and roll around as I feel like it (not quite SIDS friendly, but that's how I like it!).


I suppose the highlight of the week was our first family dinner out. Tita treated us mid-week in a Japanese restaurant. We had a booking for 5 plus a baby. When we arrived, we found the table was set complete with a baby chair. Obviously, it was a bit too early for me. So I had to settle for hanging in the sling when they all had their dinner.

Fun Facts

• [11 Months 7 Days] April 5th, I had my first taste of an ice cream
  
• [10 Months 23 Days] March 23rd, Ayesha started to walk
  
• [10 Months 15 Days] For the last week or so, Ayesha can stand on her feet unsupported
  
• [10 Months 14 Days] March 14th, Ayesha took her first three steps unattended. She also had her first taste of babycino
  
• [10 Months 1 Days] March 1, Ayesha drank fresh milk as well as a soft cheese for the first time
• [9 Months 24 Days] On 22nd February, with a little bit of instruction from mommy (and her careful watch from behind), Ayesha climbed up the stairs
• [9 and half months] Two of her top incisors have started to come out
  [9 Months 8 Days] February 8th, Ayesha completed one whole week of potty use - officially earning her the competency certificate
  
• [9 Months 3 Days] Two days in a row, Ayesha avoided soiling her nappy in her bid to use the potty - her potty training is going really well
  
• [8 Months 14 Days] 12th of January, mommy was excited to see Ayesha was cheering her on clapping with her tiny hands
  
• [8 Months 7 Days] On January 5th, Lola discovered Ayesha moving around her cot on her foot holding the rails - she then took her hands off the rail and stood on her feet for a short while
• Ayesha had her hair shaved on January 3rd
  
• [8 Months] Starting sometime last week of December, Ayesha can pull herself up by holding the wall and then stand on her knees taking her hands off the wall
  
• [8 Months 1 Day] On December 30, Ayesha made her first trip to the beach and dipped into the water
• [7 Months 29 Days] December 28th, Ayesha had her first road trip - a two and half hour drive to Port Stephens
  
• [7 Months 14 Days] December 13th, she proved to everyone that she can go across the room crawling
  
• [7 Months 10 Days] December 9th, she called out loud - daddy!
  
• [6 Months 26 Days] Week of November 24th, she started to sit unsupported and play with her toys. This week one of her teeth also came out
  
• [6 Months 11 Days] November 9, she tasted her first meat - lola cooked her chicken rice soup, blended into thick soup
• [6 Months 6 Days] 4th of November, while changing her on the change table, mommy stood her up on her up and held her hands on the wall. Ayesha was on her feet supporting herself with the wall for a good few seconds. Mommy then took over worrying that she might fall suddenly. But that can be counted as her first standing on her own the feet!
  
• [5 Months 22 Days] October 21st, Ayesha tried her first fruit (any food with strong flavour for that matter) - mommy made for her apple puree and looks like she loved the taste
  
• [5 Months 19 Days] On October the 18th, she had her first taste of solid ... Ayesha was given her first bowl of rice cereal
  
• [5 Months 12 Days] October 11, Ayesha had her first haircut
• [5 Months] Beginning of October, month 5, she learned to turn back from lying on her tummy; she now knows how to flip back and forth. She also can raise her upper body pushing it up with her hands. Ayesha is now responding to handshake and hi5. Her vocabulary has expanded to clear da-da, ta-ta, ako and ato
  
• [4 Months 28 Days] September 26, Ayesha started to say da-da-da-da
• [4 Months 24 Days] On September 22nd, she tried her first sip of water as a supplement to her milk intake
  
• [4 Months 18 Days] September 16, she started to sleep in her own cot, in preparation for mommy's going back to work!
  
• [4 Months 9 Days] September 7, Ayesha had her first swimming lesson and taste of chlorine water
• [4 Months] At the beginning of September, Ayesha was upgraded from bassinet to pram - she is really a big girl now
  
• [3 Months 27 Days] August 25, Ayesha took control of her feeding for the first time - she held her bottle and finished the milk all by herself while mommy was busy taking her picture!
  
• [3 Months] Early August, she learned how to blow a raspberry
  
• [2 Months 27 Days] July 26, Ayesha spent her first evening with a babysitter
  
• [2 Months 25 Days] July 24, she took her first flight - a 3 hour trip to Port Douglas; and she was the best kid in the aircraft!
• [2 Months 20 Days] July 19, she pushed up her head with her hands while she was on her tummy, to start checking on the world around her
  
• [1 Month 19 Days] On June 17, Mommy took off the mittens from Ayesha's hands and since then, she started to suck her fingers
  
• [1 Month 16 Days] First turn from her back to her tummy by herself on June 14
  
• [Day 25] First smile caught on camera on May 24
• [Week 2] Ayesha smiled on her 2nd week - those precious yet short-lived expressions were too hard to catch on camera
• [Day 3] Mommy noticed her first tear-drops on the 3rd day since her birth
• [Day 0] Ayesha first opened her eyes few minutes after her birth; by the time she was outside of the operating theatre, she was staring at her dad with her big eyes

Keep checking this post as it would be updated regularly ...

My full growth chart

Month	Height	Weight
Birth Date	50 cm	3.32 kg
May 08	54 cm	3.94 kg
June 08	56 cm	4.60 kg
July 08	59 cm	5.19 kg
August 08	61.5 cm	5.65 kg
September 08	63.5 cm	6.35 kg
October 08	65 cm	6.60 kg
November 08	68 cm	7.30 kg
December 08	69 cm	7.70 kg
January 09	70 cm	8.60 kg
February 09	71 cm	8.80 kg
March 09	72 cm	9.00 kg

Ayesha's Weight Chart

Ayesha's Length Chart

Poll results are in

So I asked who do I look like. You had your say. Here it is. Mommy got one vote. Daddy got 5. But 5 of you thought I had a good mix of them both. Here's the final verdict - I do have a good mix of a few of them. I heard others telling me I look bit like Bubu, bit like Lola, a bit like my uncle and bit like aunties. Bubu says I am a crowd pleaser - I make everyone happy. I suppose you can't complain about that!

Oh, did you notice I have grown quite a bit lately? Check out my growth chart. Daddy will keep that updated.

Yey! It's a month!

Time has a plane to catch - it wont slow down! Can you believe it? It has been already one month since I arrived. 29th May was exactly a month since I was born. A lot to celebrate of course. Too bad, Daddy had to spend that night in Adelaide for work and couldn't be with us. So we decided to celebrate it together a day early - on Wednesday. I had my first cake to cut. Obviously Mommy had to do the hard work for me. And since I don't like the taste of solid food yet; I had to give it a pass too. But otherwise, it was a wonderful evening of good food, family celebration and lots of smile for all the good reasons. Lola's spaghetti was an instant hit and so was the fried chicken.

So this week was also the first time Daddy had to leave us for a night. I was a bit upset with that and made Daddy know that very well. But it was all back to my smiling self when he returned on Friday night. Oh did I say, I smile a lot these days. I am recognizing people around me a lot better and learning to greet them with a smile - sometime I keep them entertained for a while with my smiling face! These silly adults - so easily entertained :)

I am starting to make sounds too - it's not all cry after all. Especially if I am not feeling comfortable, I do make some noise before raising the urgency with my cry. And when I get it all right, I also let them know with a small 'uhm'. So they know that was what the fuss was about.

Earlier in the week I went to see the doctor - cause Mommy was worried. She is worried pretty much about everything, by the way. Doctor diagnosed that I have reflux. So I also had my first medicine starting this week. I hate the taste of it. But I suppose I don't always have the choice. Anyway, things aren't too bad. It is more of a precautionary treatment that anything else.

That's pretty much this week's roundup. Don't forget to write to me when you get a chance. Cause I love receiving your notes. See you all soon.