The Gift of Life

Yes, you heard me. Remember my post on QE? Well, J and I are thinking of having ourselves booked once again. We thought we were doing fine with Erin in the last few months. But recently, she’s been very difficult with us and it is so hard for all of us to get a good night’s sleep.

We were watching the first episode of Parent Rescue on SBS last night and we could relate so much to one couple who’s baby had basically the same settling issues as Erin. After watching the show, J and I now think that maybe trying QE would not be such a bad idea at this point. But still, it will be our last resort.

I have bought the Sleep Right, Sleep Tight book to see if we can manage to employ the same settling techniques on Erin on our own. If this still doesn’t work, then I’m afraid we’re off to QE for good. Wish us luck!

Time for Erin to strut her stuff once again. I just love her smile in this photo!

I bought this number when I was still pregnant with her during our vacation in Manila last Christmas. It was on sale (50% off) but was the only piece left for baby girls. I purchased it nevertheless because it was of a good brand. It is a size medium so it was only now (last weekend to be exact, when we went to the mall) that Erin got the chance to wear it.

We were supposed to give Erin her first meal this coming weekend. J wants to witness it since it is, in a way, Erin’s rite of passage, as she will be no longer an infant solely dependent on milk. Unfortunately, I developed a cold last night and Erin had trouble sleeping as well so J took the day off to help me here in the house (sweet!).

I saw it as an opportunity to finally take that step — to give Erin her first real meal. I just could not wait for the weekend anymore! J took care of documenting the entire event by taking pictures and a video clip of it.

Notice how she’s smiling the whole time? She actually enjoyed eating! And she swallowed all her food without choking or spatting it out. I prepared three spoonfuls of rice cereal using her spoon and mixed it with approximately 70 mL of formula to make it really runny. But she only managed to finish two-thirds of the mixture. Still, not bad for a first-timer, eh?

We’ll be doing the cereal thing again tomorrow and for the next couple of days to see how her tummy reacts to it. If all goes well, we might add a few other things to the menu on the weekend. Yay, something new to look forward to!

Erin officially turns six months today! And among the three of us, I am the most excited person with this milestone. Here’s why…

She’s been very active these past few weeks, rolling around in bed all by herself. We can’t leave her alone anymore! She has fair trunk control now so we’re constantly practicing her sitting skills. She’ll need to be a fairly good sitter once we start feeding her solids. It’s also time now to consider buying a portable cot and a high chair for her. (Yay, shopping na naman! )

She’s due for another round of vaccinations this Friday. The next set will be given when she turns one next year in March. So, we’re saying goodbye for now to those painful injections.

I suppose there are still more new things happening with Erin but that’s all that comes to mind at the moment. In the meantime, wish us luck with feeding. I hope she won’t give us a very difficult time. *fingers crossed*

I have been sifting through Erin’s cabinet lately and I was reminded of the pile of clothes that she has yet to wear. And since she is fast growing up to be a big girl, I might as well let her wear some of them even if we’re not going out. It would be a shame to put all these unworn but brand new clothes away. And to prove that these garments were really worn, I took photos of the little girl as evidence. Take a look-see!

It is so difficult to take a picture of her these days because she’s constantly moving. In other words, super likot! I get to click around forty shots to get about five really good shots of her. Thank God for digital cameras!

I reckon you’ll be seeing more of Erin’s fashion parade in the coming days. It’s just so fun dressing her up!