First Foods - Josh

After hitting the 6 month mark, we've been introducing Josh to his first solid foods.  He is very interested in what we eat and tends to grab at whatever we have in our bowl/plate.  We are now giving him oatmeal and some veggie/fruit each day.  So far, he's tried:  apple, pear, sweet potato, carrot, banana, oatmeal and rice cereal.  Oh yeah, and peas.  He hates peas with a passion.

He doesn't like purees too much either so pushes the spoon away.  Because he hates us using a spoon, we gave him his first baby mum today.  Look how happy he is chomping away at it.  We also tried giving him broccoli and he liked it.  Too bad he gagged and then vomited it all out.  We'll keep on at it though.

Josh - 7 Months and 4 Teeth

Josh is now 7 months old and his 4th tooth just popped out.  I can't believe he's got so many teeth already.  He went for his shots today (2 shots) and he was a good boy.  He only whimpered and screamed for a minute and he was done.  Here are his stats:

Weight - 9.1kg (20lb exactly) - 75% percentile
Head - 45cm (17.7 inches) - 75% percentile
Length - 71.5cm (28 inches) - 75% percentile

So it seems his weight gain is slowing down (thank goodness) and he's growing on the 75% line.  Josh still hasn't rolled yet but the doc doesn't seem concerned.  His next check up will be at 9 or 10 months.

Changed to Level 3 nipples

Josh is teething badly.  So bad that he won't take any milk feeds awake.  EEEK!!!  It doesn't matter how many hours we wait, even if it is 10 hours since his last feed, he still won't drink milk (like first thing in the morning).

It's been a week of this already and now he's starting to fight to sleep feeds!  EEEK!!!  What can we do now?  I decided to move up the nipple size to the next level so the milk flows faster.  Will this help?  Hope so.

What happened? Back to the Newborn Stage

I spoke too soon.  Josh was sleeping, napping and feeding perfectly.  Well, besides his preference to feed before sleeping (rather than eating as soon as he wakes up).  I dunno.  I feel hungry when I wake in the morning but not Joshy.  He can go 10 hours and still refuse to drink his milk.

The bad - now he's not feeding at all, not napping and waking several times at night, like a newborn.  What happened?

"Yummy fingers."








Josh is so fussy and unhappy, very clingy and whiny.  If I put him down, he`d scream until I picked him up.  If I sat down, he`d scream for me to walk around.  It seems he is teething badly.  Poor bb.  I can feel his 2nd tooth on the bottom about to pop out.  Let`s hope this one comes out QUICK and we can have our little angel back again.

Baldy - First Hair Cut

When Jas and Julia were born, they both had a full head of hair.  I remember their hair was flying everywhere, couldn't tame it.  This is Julia at 5 months and Jas at 7 months.  

Unfortunately, Josh is completely opposite.  He has like 10 hairs?  (see pic above) I hope this is not a sign of his future head in middle age - LOL.  Our friends suggested to shave his head, since hair grow faster after you shave it.  Is it true?  Well, no harm in trying I guess.  He's got no hair anyways.  Here's our new baldy baby: 

Sleeping Through the Night - Finally!

It's happened - several nights now.  Josh is sleeping through the night.  Ever since we've been giving him an 8oz bottle of milk (breast milk) (and if he drinks it all before sleeping), he does sleep a good 9 hours straight.  Yay!  Too bad he still fights the bottle while awake so we  have to wait until he is super drowsy.  But really, can't ask for more at his age.  No complaints.

Snowing - First Time Sledding (video)

It's snowing!!!  The kids are in love - with the snow of course.

Well, it's not often the kiddies get to play in snow so we let them go crazy.  The kiddies spent all day in the snow and when Daddy got off work, we all drove to the nearby hill for some sledding action (finally got to use these new boards - bought them 2 years ago).

First time sledding and I think they are addicted.  You can hear both Jas and Julia laughing hysterically in the video.  It was pretty much pitch black when we got to the hill so the video is kinda dark.  It's Josh's first time experiencing the coldness and he doesn't mind being wet.  He kept on sticking his tongue out, trying to taste it I think.

Can't wait til next year when all 3 kids can go sledding.

Julia`s Bowling Bash (video)

I can't believe Julia is 4 years old!  Such a big girl now.

It's been 3 lonnnngggg years since Julia had a birthday party.  Her last bday party was when she turned 1, so we thought it's time for her to have another one.  This year, she celebrated by having a bowling party.  Thanks to everyone who were able to come out last minute.  It was snowing that day too so I was praying that people would be able to make it out.

We played 5 pin bowling, my first time and I heard it was several other's first experience with 5 pin.  The balls are much smaller (better for the kids) but it was also alot harder to hit the pins down.  Lucky we have those gutter thingys up.  Nevertheless, it was a fun day and people seemed to be having a good time.

Because it was at the bowling alley and we weren't allowed to bring a cake, I made tiny ice cream cakes as a substitute.  I had to sneak it in.  No plates or forks needed.  Just grab and go. Take a peek, don't they look real?  (click on pics to enlarge).