1st Fall

not a very exciting '1st' but yes it is a 1st for Zethan, he had his 1st fall from the bed all thanks to the daddy.

happen in a flash on sunday while mummy is in the midst of preparing milk for him (away for like a minute or so?) she heard a 'flop' and her heart skip a beat, having the suspicion that Zethan had fall. Indeed she proved her suspicion right as the moment she ran back into the room, Zethan is on the platform on his tummy smiling at mummy.

Mummy immediately shouted at daddy whom is oblivious to what had happen even though he's less than a metre away all because he's simply too engaged in his silly gaming! What's up with men and gaming, overtake the importance of his son?

good thing is he fell from the bed which is on the platform thus wasn't from too great a height. He remain active with no signs of vomitting. This little guy is just too active with his constant flipping, King size bed is insufficient for him! He managed to push away the bolster acting as barrier so the fall. All's well now, glad to say.

Carrot

Zethan had his 1st taste of carrot puree 2 days back. mummy have been reading quite abit about BLW - Baby Led Weaning from the forum lately but have decide against trying out with Zethan, not that adventurous holding reservations on it.

He is abit skeptical initially perhaps due to the 'bad experience' from apple if he does remember. After the 1st taste, he showed improvement and apparently seem to enjoy it.

Overall verdict ~ not a big fan of carrot but make do with it for now.

1st Workout

mummy and daddy brought Zethan to Little Gym at Marina Square on sunday together with a few Jan mummies; Ophelia, Ange, Sue Lin to name a few. A pity only managed to take a photo with little Caleb who shared the same hatchday.

started off pretty well and Zethan showed interest in the music and movement activities as well as the different form of activities on motor skill, eye hand coordination etc. Zethan was picked for a demo which caught mummy by surprise and fortunately did not scare Zethan. Placed on the feet, adult roll back and flipped baby seated to the back. Mummy daringly attempt once as well!

enjoy himself with all the actions such as swimming, butterfly flapping, mummy carrying him running around, Zethan 'jumping' up and down.
so far so good untill a second demo which must have startled him sending him into a super cranky mood. mummy heart skipped a beat again.

for the rest of the activities, Zethan refused to be seated and 'sang' along showing his displeasure that it.
pacifier to the rescue, at least enjoyed the last bit of the class once again.
bubbles time, apparently Zethan did not focused / vision followed one bubble as supposed to be, he is looking everywhere.

winding down and it's time to say goodbye with the goodbye song.

guess mummy had a much more intense workout (oso read as much needed) than Zethan. Didn't managed to take a family photo since full month till now, will make a mental note to do so next week at Gymboree, hopefully.

Apple Puree

Mummy bought organic Fuji apples, core, steamed, de-skin and puree (not too smooth for a different texture). 6 apples produce about 4 baby cubes (70ml) and 3 ice cubes (about 40ml)

Yesterday Zethan had his 1st tasting session of the apple puree. Apparently Zethan did not enjoy it despite the puree tasting sweet and show rejection (vomiting actions) after a few spoonful which is fine, it might took repeated tries for him to like it.

p/s ~ yesterday is also the 1st time Zethan had a stroll with mummy and daddy in his stroller to the nearby mall for dinner. He is very curious (can also be read as suaku aka mountain tortoise) and busied himself looking and observing along the way. Funny as it sound, it is indeed the 1st time not going in a car.

Puree

Happy 6th month-sary to darling Zethan.

Zethan turn 6 months old today and finally daddy agreed to bring him for an outing without giving tons of excuses every weekend. Initial plan is to make a trip to either Botanical Garden or Marina Barrage as Zethan have not been close to nature as yet. Decide otherwise since these 2 days the quality of air isn't good and the haze is here. Will shelf off this plan till further notice then, hopefully not for long.

Lunch at IMM yes like again as mummy wanted to make a trip to FOX for the unresistable sales of up to 50+20% and of course shopping for Zethan's apparel. Zethan is very well behaved today as though he is aware it's his 6th month 'hatchday'. He was all cheerful and smiley without melting down, remain in his infant seat for more than 5 hours. He enjoy himself lots entertaining himself with people watching and refused to take a wink despite being really tired.

Cheapskate mummy went for the Mamil Gold exchange promotion whereby with a used empty tin of follow on formula, purchase Mamil Gold 2 and get another free. Mummy is initially skeptical is she might be successful and she is surprised to know that the response isn't very good.

Next will be quick lunch and off to FOX. Now the outlet isn't very baby friendly as they have lined up the pathway with display racks and it was so tough to manouver around. Anyhow left the place with a pair of pants and 2 pcs of long sleeve pullovers.

Now back to the intended post on Zethan's 1st puree attempt. Mummy went in search of organic butternut squash for close to 1 week (Jasons, Cold Storage, organic shops) but in vain. She managed to get it at Sunny Choice located at Railway Mall and was glad that they have quite abit of fresh produce and isn't too far off in terms of travelling distance.

From a whole butternut squash, they cut it accordingly to one's preference and required amount. Mummy bought half which should suffice since she is uncertain if Zethan will like it thus it isn't wise to puree in large quanities.

Mummy wash the butternut squash and scoop out the seeds cutting into slightly smaller pieces to be steamed. After steaming for about 15mins, it was left to be cool slightly before extracting the flesh and puree with handblender.

The end result is rather smooth and creamy and Zethan finish 1 tablespoon. Mummy think that Zethan enjoys it since he is waiting anxiously for next spoonful after the 1st though he show funny face after tasting it at first. Guess it's just a new texture and taste for him thus the funny face. In fact mummy like it too cos it taste sweet.

So for the next 4 days, Zethan shall have butternut squash for his dinner. Think he will enjoy it.