Our Journey Together as One

En Qi has been heavily relies on cradle to sleep since she was 1.5 months old. Be it morning nap, afternoon nap or even at night. But it is really disaster for us when we go for travelling or anywhere else as En Qi just could not sleep without cradle and kept on fussing and crying.

I read a book recently, Asian Parenting Today. It is a very good book for first time parent like me. The book tells u almost everything from baby’s first day until 1 year old. One part that interests me is how to put a baby to sleep at her own. En Qi usually sleeps in the cradle during daytime. For bedtime, we will normally put her back to her own bed once she slept in the cradle. So, yesterday me and hubby tried to put En Qi to sleep by her own. How???

1. Make sure she is well feed during daytime and before sleep.

2. Off the light, a little bit of dim is alright.

3. Leave her alone. En Qi was playing by herself in her cot. We were secretly watching at a corner.

4. She was playing for about 15 minutes without making a fuss. I saw she rubbing her eyes few times (indicating that she is sleepy) and her pacifier dropped few times and I gave it back to her. When she rubbed her eyes for 4th or 5th times, I gently pat her to sleep. Very soon, she fell to sleep!!!

I am so happy I did it. And I am more happy that En Qi is actually able to sleep in the cot rather than in the cradle. Although it was only first night, but I am going to do the same everyday. I am alright to let her sleep in cradle in the afternoon but night time, I would prefer her to sleep in the cot.

Hubby was excited to make apple puree for En Qi. I wanted to make sweet potato instead of apple. But well, hubby just bought one huge packet of Washington red apples from Jusco. He cleaned and cut the apple to pieces, while I get ready the blender. Throw everything to the blender and let it steam for 5 minutes. After 5 minutes, flip it and blend two to three times for about five seconds. Ready to serve once it is cooled.

Well, new taste for En Qi again. The apple puree seems “sour” to her (from what I see from her face expression). No no no…it was definitely sweet, not sour! She closed both eyes, closed one eye (super cute!!!) when I fed her little by little. Anyway, she able to finish about 1.5oz of the apple puree. The remaining? Goes to daddy’s and her cousin’s tummy!!!

Carrots are one of the baby’s first food as they are easy to digest and are packed full of nutrients such as Vitamin A, Vitamin C and Calcium

Organic carrot (yes, I am trying to get organic food as long as I can)

Clean, remove the skins and cut into small chunks. My MIL told me organic carrot may not need to remove the skin. Add about 200ml water to the steamer blender and throw everything into it. Ready to serve in 20 minutes! It is simple as it is!

I normally will prepare more as En Qi’s cousins will normally come and “kacau” and asked for the food as well. Surprisingly, En Qi loves the carrot puree!!! She did not tingled as how she was when we offered her new food. She happily finished all. While her cousins who always asked for En Qi’s food rejected the carrot puree after one spoon. However, the carrot’s stain is quite stubborn. It stained corner of En Qi’s mouth. :=p

Next morning, En Qi poo! And as much as I expected, the color of the poo is a little bit orange-ish.

Two weeks after having cereal, I decided to introduce banana to En Qi. Why I started with banana? Because banana is one of the first few fruits that can introduce to baby and I only have banana at that time. Beside, it is easy to prepare. What I need are:

• 1 ripe banana

• Philips Avent: Combined Steamer and Blender (a great toy from my bunch of good friends, thank you so  much!!)

 

• Peel the banana and cut it into small dices (about or less than 1cm each dice)

• Throw the banana to the blender and blend.

What was En Qi’s reaction tasting the banana? Exactly same like when she had her cereal for first time. Her whole body was tingled. But this round, her body was tingled more! LOL. I made another banana puree at the 3rd weekend and I guessed she does not like banana? She tingled when she had her first and second time attempt on banana puree. This morning, I made banana puree as her breaskfast. Yeah, she no more tingled, guess she already able to adapt the new taste. 

Know what, En Qi poo two times in a day after having her banana during her tea time. (her second attempt having banana) I could hear she was farting while having her banana.

Next week, I am going to start carrot puree for En Qi. Yay!!!