quirky habits of baby caleb ...
he doesn't really like pacifier ... he prefers the REAL thing for now at least ...
he likes to sleep on one side of his head TILL that side of the head is FLAT while the other side is round (we are trying hard to correct this bad habit of his...)
he gets really impatient with his parents who are sometimes CLUELESS about what he wants ... (come on - eat is represented by eh, change diaper is represented by eh, sleep is also represented by eh) ... haha after a while, we sort of know (by elimination method!)
he sleeps while on car rides (just like mummy) - good for mummy who does not have to carry him :)
he listens attentively when daddy talks to him ... or will quieten down when daddy pat pat him ...
he does not like to drink warm water - so we just give him water from the kettle ...
when he knows that we are going out, he will insist that we change his diaper - even though we had changed it an hour ago and there is only little urine/little or no poo (it happened once!)
he smiles when we tickled his mouth ...
he sits up straight when we tickled his back ...
he still wakes up in the middle of the night for his feeds ... but he doesn't drink the full volume ... sometimes 2 oz, sometimes 3 ... we are still waiting for the day that he will sleep through the night ...
he wakes his parents up ... on the dot... at 730am ... without fail
he has a perfect sense of timing ... wakes up every 2 - 3 hourly ...
sometimes when he cries non-stop, offering him milk from the source soothes him and puts him to sleep :)
Little Habits of Baby Caleb @ 6 Weeks Plus
visit to the doc ...
Caleb is now 6 weeks old, 5.5kg and 58cm tall ...
Yesterday, we brought him for his 2nd hep B jab ... the doc first held on to his two little hands and he asked mama to hold on to him ... then he asked daddy to sing a song to distract baby caleb ... all these happened so fast and unsuspectingly, baby caleb was looking around, wondering why there are so many people hovering around him - 4 (doc, nurse, papa n mama) ... before he knew it, the jab was given to him on his right thigh ... he let out a loud cry ... wahhhh.... hmm, i got to carry him and pacify him ... thankfully, he still had some unfinished milk ... so that was used to comfort him ... ")
as he is still a bit yellow, doc suggested doing blood test to see if his liver is functioning properly ... as he mentioned that jaundice would usually clear up by the 4th week ... so after paying for the consultation etc, we proceeded to level 4 for his blood test ...
this time, the lady did not take 5 drops of blood but the took a little test tube of blood ... poor caleb was wailing his guts out each time she squeeze blood out from the back of this little right foot ... this time round, papa had stand by pacifier to console him ... he was wailing so loudly in the room that i think all the people outside could hear him ") ... thankfully, the pacificer managed to soothe him ... i put him back to his sarong sling and we proceed to visit doc. paul for my follow up ...
Caleb's Sleeping Position
Caleb kept sleeping on his right side till his head looks funny from the back – one side is flat while the other side is round …
So we are trying to find ways to let him sleep on a more balanced basis … friends recommended letting him sleep in Sarong, on his tummy or try alternating his head …
Yesterday, we let him sleep on his tummy but he didn really like it … today, we tried again … hmm, I do not think he likes it ….
Caleb lying on his tummy
A while later, his hands shifted
Two hands moved to support his head
Backview
My hangs are my pillows
Crying Caleb ~ from either aching neck or numbed hands
2nd attempt at bathing baby caleb
This morning, my mum asked me if I want to try bathing baby caleb …. I couldn’t help but kept laughing. … my mum tot I had gone mad … haha
Actually I was feeling a bit lazy about bathing him as my right hand felt tired … from the entire night of feeding and from the morning walk even though I had the help of the sarong sling … yet I know that I cannot rely on my mum forever and I need to learn how to bath him ….
I suppose this is motherhood – taking care of your child even though you may feel tired or lazy … :P
Anyway, after yesterday’s trial I know what to do today …
Laughingly, I got his water ready – afraid that the water may turn cold by the time I got him ready, I prepared the water a bit warmer …
Then, remove his diaper and wipe his buttocks clean if there is any poo poo
Then, unbutton his shirt BUT DO NOT TAKE IT OFF or he will start to frown and cry his heart out … haha … so what I did was to warp his shirt on his shoulders like the big brother in Shanghai Beach … haha … since there are ribbons on his shirt (instead of buttons), I just tied the first ribbon so that it wont drop off when he is in the water. ..
First, I ‘brushed’ his teeth …then clean his face and neck …
Add his shampoo to the bath water and wash his head …so far he enjoyed washing his head …
Now we lowered him into the water and wash his buttocks, legs and feet …
Then sit him in the burp burp position to wash his back .. he enjoys this as well
Now, we flip him to wash his front … finally, we remove his mittens to wash his hands .. by now, he will be frowning and before we get him out from the water, we take off his shirt and quickly wrap him in his blanket … : ) by now, he is getting ready to cry .. haha
Dry his back and use the towel to cover this front – for me, covering his KKB is impt in case he gave me showers of blessing .. haha …
Finally – put his shirt on, and mittens, then diapers and footie mittens and the results – a clean and fresh baby caleb! : )
Stupid Auto Save
Stupid auto save functin ... i typed a long post on my 2nd attempt at bathing baby caleb and it was all gone!!!!!!!! argh!!!!!
Bathing and Outing with Caleb
I tried to bring baby down for a walk today using the baby sling ... still need for practice ... hopefully i can cope come sunday when we bring baby to church :)
Also, tried to bath baby ... he has a habit - do not take off his shirt while bathing him, else he will cry his heart out ... being first timer, i forgot to change his diaper out :P ... also, before i put him down to the water, i forgot to wash his head :p :P ... when the shirt came out, he was unhappy already and i had difficulty trying to catch hold of him ... haha
thankfully, grandma came to my rescue and managed to finish bathing him ...
haha
quite fun ... will try again tomorrow...