10 Months

2 more months to the big ONE.....nothing done on the birthday preparation especially now that we are facing venue problem. Until that is sorted out and firmed, all other plans hold pending but yes we will be having a party for her.

I was really concerned with her stagnant weight since about 4 months back so we decide to see Dr. Dorothy about it. At the same time to get both children's health assessment done. All was well and Zethan had his 2nd dose of MMR administered and we decide to go for MMRV instead for protection against Varicella (chicken pox). I expressed my concern to her that the last jab Zethan had was when he's 2 years old and I did not prepare him in advance for the jab. Dorothy assured that most of the children take it really well so she do not foresee any issue. She used a cold pack to numb the bum for a good 1-2 minutes before administering the vaccine. My brave little man did very well, not even a whimper.

Back to the little girl. Dorothy said it is perfectly normal for babies their age to be stagnant in weight gain and the norm being 500g ever 3-4 months thus no cause for alarm. She is currently 8.1kg and 68cm in height. We discussed about her milk feeds and she agreed that it is a little low at average 600ml when they should be taking a normal range of 800ml. The only concern she have was the lacking of nutrients so she suggested multi vitamin which is just as well cos I was about to ask her for one. Trust me the multi vitamin is really stinko, luckily Zelyn is not rejecting it and appear to be enjoying it. Dorothy diagnose that she had a very small stomach and her digestion system is very slow. She suggest for us to start porridge for her as it is not as filling and compact as opposed to cereals and the fluid in the porridge will prevent dehydration since her next feed is usually dragged to longer interval.

We did not start her on porridge immediately but only a week after she turned 10 months old (6th May). She enjoyed it lots! Another smart fella who know good stuff since the porridge is double boiled with lean pork for a good min 1hr. In addition to the porridge, we added vegetable purees such as peas, Xiao bai cai, butternut squash.

Adding on to the list of food she tried: -

- Peas (4 April)
- Sugar Pears (16 April)
- XBC (27 April)

She is getting very vocal these days, calling out to us, lots of shouting and screaming. When asking for snacks, she go mumm mumm mumm nonstop. Have been trying to teach her pointing to Eyes, Ears, Mouth and Nose but she had yet to master any! All she could do is clap her hands, wave bye bye and sign for milk milk.

Constantly crawling all around, pulled herself to stand at any opportunity available and walking around everywhere with the help of the couch as support. She is still rejecting carseat which is a major headache and I have exhausted all means and failed. Because of her new found freedom, it is tough to get her inside the high chair too and even buckled up, she will try to lean to the side and we feared one day she is going to topple over. This chilli padi is such a handful, exactly the opposite from the korkor. She is such a daredevil, trying to attempt all kind of stunts, not afraid of the dark.

The pearlies still stand at 2 counts although the last few days she had been really whiny and throwing tantrum all the time that we suspect more pearlies are sprouting yet feel nothing. Her milk intake fluctuate drastically so while we feel the multi vit is helping but not a lot due to the fluctuation. It's always 2 steps forward and 3 steps backward again. On good days she can down 180ml per feed every 3 hourly which usually last only max 5 days before the milk strike kicked in, less than 120ml every 4-5 hourly.