brave little one

emma had her 2-mth old immunisation today. she took 2 jabs - 1 on each thigh - and an oral dose too.

i was surprised by how little she cried - probably less than a min for each jab. this is in stark contrast to her brother who screamed the house down when he took his shots back then. she sure is a brave little girl :) smart too, cos for the oral dose, it tasted so bad that she spat most of it out, and the nurse had to go get another dose of the medication cos she said emma didnt take enough from the first dose! she actually gave credit to emma for being such a smart little baby to spit that much out hee hee

anyway crossing my fingers and toes now that emma will be like her brother - and not develop any fever or other side effects from the vaccinations...

ps: yeah i know i've used this photo in my previous post, but i like it so much i just had to re-use it again!

2 mth health check

we just got back from the maternal & child health nurse's. glad to report that emma's on track on all fronts!

• weight = 5.85kg
• height = 57cm
  
• head circumference = 40cm

plotting all these on the chart, she's definitely a healthy baby on the 50th percentile in all aspects (slightly above for the weight tho - heavy bones!). so what if she latches on for only 5 min or drives me nuts with her 6 hr refuse-to-sleep-properly marathon? as long as she's still growing healthily, we have nothing to worry about (except my own sanity lah :P )

i cant believe she's already starting to outgrow some of her rompers. i think she can easily wear one new outfit a day and we still wont have enough time to go thro them all! please stop me from buying any more clothes for her... altho i havent even really been buying much, cos like 90% of her clothes were given to us - can u imagine how much we've saved?!?

jaundice free!

emma's jaundice has finally cleared. it lasted almost 2 mths! it's what they call breastmilk jaundice. ethan never had this and it's the first time i've learned of it.

anyway glad that this episode is over and we can stop sun-bathing her. she's actually quite tanned cos of all this sunning! hope that she will slowly get fairer from now on :)

6 week review

when emma was born, she was diagnosed with a positional talipes on her right foot. basically, that means her foot is angled inwards instead of straight. anyway most of these cases occur cos of the way they were lying inside the womb (cross-legged), and given time, they would normally straighten themselves out. but just to be sure, emma was scheduled for a 6-wk review session.

we went for the review today. and she's got the all clear :) on another note, she's still a lil' yellow, but the PD says its nothing to worry about as it's probably just breastmilk jaundice, and that usually clears around 6-8 wks.

2 weeks

we brought emma to see the maternal and child health nurse this morning for her 2-wk review. has it been 2 wks? somehow time seems to fly by more quickly with this 2nd baby, as compared to when i had ethan, where i couldnt even tell night from day as it was just neverending!

anyway we're really glad emma has regained her birth weight - she is 3750gm! she's still slightly jaundiced (wonder why it's taking so long to clear) but no cause for concern as the readings are still within the acceptable range. her umbilical cord fell off today too (well i shouldn't say 'fell off' cos it was actually the nurse who yanked it off - she claimed it was dangling by a 'fibre' only - thk god! - so emma didnt flinch when the nurse did that)

overall, emma's more alert these days so it's a gd sign. i'm still waiting for the magic moment to happen when something in her mind goes 'click' and she'll latch on like perfectly and we'll finally have our 'kodak moment', ie like in those breastfeeding brochures where both mom n bub look absolutely contented :|