i'm excited!!!

again, i'm excited!!!

kenapya??


Because I've been trying to improve Adelle's sleeping habits, and today it showed GREAT advancement!!

It was becoming ridiculous to be singing to her and rocking her for hours each nap and sleep time because she would resist falling asleep. I haven't been so sure what kind of methods to implement, yet I'd like to start her at a young age. She's been a very good girl for sleeping in her own cot since she was born, only sometimes she co-sleeps with us. So I know right now I don't need to worry about her not wanting to sleep on her bed, but more like the rocking to sleep part. She's getting heavier, that's all.

I thought I'd start this early morning after her bath because no doubt she always falls asleep much MUCh easier after a bath. A good starting point, isn't it? Yes, I was right. Although she fussed for 5 minutes, after I gave her a pacifier, she went quiet and had her eyes half-open. I watched her falling asleep just like that. I couldn't believe my luck!!! Not jumping for joy yet, I decided to take a short nap before I started the day.

She woke up at 10.30 and smiled at me! It melted my heart... Shortly, she's asked for her milk and I fed her as usual. As soon as I felt it was safe for her to be put down (meaning, she won't chuck too much milk out), I let her watch her musical toy and her hanging toy. She mucked around for 15 minutes and then started calling me out and looking around to see where I was and what I was doing. I came to her and just talked to her for another 10 minutes. I then moved her to our bed so I could lie down next to her to read her a story. Not long after, she fussed a little bit, I gave her a pacifier and again, I was so lucky. She fell asleep after 10 minutes.

To cut today's story short, out of 4 feedings today, only once she fussed to be nursed to sleep. The rest, I put her down and she fell asleep on her own. Isn't Adelle such a good girl, daddy?! One thing that I noticed help calm her almost straight away is this pre-recorded gadget from Phillips. I'm not sure if we have this in Indo. We got it as a gift from my auntie in Holland. It's got 3 pre-recorded sounds (water flowing, heartbeat, and a lullaby song) and 1 button for your own recorded voice. It plays each sound that you pick for a set amount of minutes (also, you can choose the length of time). I have it set on the heartbeat. Thanks so much Tante Mel!!! That gift of yours is a LIFESAVER!!!

anyways, I was looking at her sleeping so peacefully and realized, she's growing up. I am going to miss those periods of cuddling in bed with her so close to me. I guess, even co-sleeping is not always comfortable and restful, it is a wonderful feeling to have your baby next to you. I will miss it.
I do wonder if it would be wrong to still nap with her from time to time after we are done with the night sleep training.

But this is all for everyone's good, isn't it?

And these past couple of days, she's warming up to her first Barney. She hugs him, sleeps with him and even bites his lips... *laughs*




and she's been given a teether because I thought it's a good encouragement for developing a mature grasp by giving her things to hold (plus a teether is safe to be put into her mouth, which what she's been doing with her hands). A teether seems cleaner than a rattle, in my humble opinion :) I do put a rattle in her hand to hold, but always supervised in case it lands in her mouth hehehe...

weaning

I know the recommendation is 6 months, and I have been adamant about it before. But somehow today my opinion's shifted a little bit. I decided I will start her on solids when she's shown signs that she's ready for it, rather than basing it on a tight schedule. Of course I will do so with her ped's approval. So, I'm rather pumped!! I'm planning to start her on veggies first without any carbs. I figure, giving carbs early on may be the reason why we all have those carb addictions! So, I can't wait for those signs!!!

saya hampir berhasil!!! yay!!

kenapa hampir?? well, karena memang belum 100% setiap saat.

Begini lho, adelle udah bbrp hr ini bs bobo sendiri tanpa harus dikelonin! Pas mendekati 3 bln, rada kumat-an sih..tapi sekarang ga ada ujan angin ehhhh bbrp kali gue tinggalin aja dia di tmpt tdrnya, pas di-intip .. lho..kok udah merem melek..ya weisss gue tinggal aja.. dan berhasil, dia bobo sendiri!!! Ga ngerti deh knapa, padahal kan belum bener2 saya latih.... hmmmm auk ahh hehhe... (rada2 takut ngomongnya seh..abis takut dia denger, dan langsung berubah hahhaa...apa coba..)

ahhh..iseng ahh...

collage of adelle's pictures

maminya lagi iseng :D



and this is a nice surprise to start the day, flower arrangement from my hubby for me and adelle!!!

these are adelle's achievements, people...

* she has given mummy some much-needed rest at nights since she was 9 weeks old!
* she can roll over on her stomach exactly on her 3 months birthday


* she has been cooing and gargling for a few weeks, and these past few days she's started squealing in delights and sometimes laughing out loud
* she is an excellent listener :)
* on stomach, she can lift her head up 45-60 degrees (tapi ini tergantung mood, kalo lg mau ngamuk, wuihhhh dia pilih grasa-grusu aja sambil ngences2 hehee)
* she is quite a social smiler



* she always follows any object that interest her, she can even turn her head around to follow where her mummy goes if she's in her bed!! I've been reading to her and making her watch some baby einstein dvds and she loves them!!!



* she can hold her head steady when sitting upright for about 10 seconds, then her head will start to wobble a little bit
* she once held her almost empty milk bottle with both hands!!
* she can bear some weight on legs when she's held upright
* she LOVES to lick her hands and fingers (sampe itu muka udah ketutup ludah kemana2 dan bajunya sering basah!!! --> maminya jd terobsesi ama bib hahahahha)
* she can complain if she's in the car enjoying the ride and the car comes to a stop at red lights!! She'd make "ugh..ugh..." noise hehe..


and I overheard this today... "my son likes to be carried all the time. Whenever I get tired of holding him, I try to remember that a year from now he's going to be squirming to get out of my arms — and I'm going to miss these days!" - it made me think....

10 June 2007

I am 3 months old today, folks!! Yippee....

..... n i just rolled over on my tummy by myself without mummy pushing my back!!!!

*rubs my panda eyes*

aaaahhhh...... adelle's changed her schedule AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! this time is rather confusing for me, and quite a difficult one to adapt with. She hasn't done a 3-hour stretch in between feeding time since..... gosh, she's a little bit over 1 month-old, and now she's back to it!!! I do not know why and why! She still drinks 120ml most of the time, 6 times a day, but she does sleep a very long sleep without waking up from about 12 or 1 am until 7 or 8 am. This is actually good, isnt it?! But, during the day, she barely sleeps for 30-60 mins in between her meals and the rest of her awake time? well, we always need to tend to her, that's either sit and talk with her, carry her or simply put her on her bouncing chair and let her watch one of her DVDs. When my mom and mother in law said babies always change their habits, I didn't know it was going to be every 10 days or so. *sighs* I just need my hubby to take over one or two of the shifts, that's all *rubs my panda eyes again* (too bad he's gone for his freakin' long holiday in melbourne...... arrgghhhhhhhhh)

but, this makes it all so darn worthwhile :D I love my baby girl to death!!!!!

another week in adelle's life

yeap.... 1 more week has gone passed. Adelle's been busy :D

adelle yang udah tambah jago ngoceh2nya, seruuu skalee asal dengerin dia kalo lg ngoceh2 ke boneka2 di musical toynya, ato kalo lg diajak mummy n daddynya ngobrol.. Adelle bs seperti lagi seru bercerita - nada suaranya naik turun dengan bermacam2 tangga nada, kata2nya jg mulai dari awwwuuuooh, geehh, meeeehhh, aayaaaa, grrrgghh, sampe haaahhhh (kyk org lg tarik napas lega gitu heheh).

satu hobby baru adelle yang agak2 membuat gue kawatir,... dia seneng nonton tv!! uhhh ohhh. gue juga sih yg beliin dvd buat adelle.. spt baby einstein, hello kitty, vcd lagu2, dan dia bisa liatin tivi dari awal sampe dvdnya abis.. sekitar 40 menitan lahh.. lumayan g jd bs beres2 dikit.

bbrp hari yg lalu adalah adelle's 2nd trip naik pesawat. Again, it was a smooth trip. Pulang dr jkt ke mdn lebih smooth lagi, kebetulan 5 mnt sblm take-off adelle udah minta minum, jadi pas banget pas udah diatas, adelle lgsg bobo tanpa gue sendawa-in. Pas mo nyampe, gue masukin empeng aja dan di enyot2 ama dia sampe turun dr pswt, pas ngambil bagasi baru deh dia bangun. Wah ga ada nyesel2nya deh travelling ama adelle hehhe.... BUT the real test bukan trip2 ke jakarta tsb, melainkan 20 hr lagi.. 7.5 hours trip dr sing-melbern!!!! teng...teng..teng...