Happy 22 Months

Time flies, another 2 more months, we will celebrate Ern's 2nd birthday. Wow...

No more big party like her 1st birthday, maybe just family dinner and another one with friends.

At 22 months:

Vital Stats:
Height: 86cm
Weight: Was at 11.1kg before her sickness but gone down to 10.6kg after discharged.
Teeth: A lot :-)

Development:
- Still, the greatest is on her speech development. She has started to say more words though still 1 word.

- She is able to call her name as Ern and she understand the meaning behind it. She will point at her photo and say Ern. However, her baby photos, she will say 'bb' instead.

- She is officially wean off from her pacifier pretty easily. No cries or struggle although she did asked for her 'chit chit' on the first 2 nights.

- Whenever we say 'pose' or she sees me with a camera, she will show me this automatically.


- She loves to draw & read books. Still like to play her puzzle set.

- Finally, she allows us to brush her teeth (without toothpaste) every night before bed time. So, we will brush her teeth but we need to give her back the toothbrush because she wanted to brush herself. She is now willing to return the toothbrush to us after we 'praise' her she had brushed her teeth clean! She even opened her mouth to show us! *roll eyes*

On Mother's Day...

Few days before Mother's Day, Daddy asked Ern to bring me a paper beg, wrapped in newspaper & a "card".



It was a purse and Daddy simply knew I need one. Thanks Daddy!!

I ordered 2 dozen of cupcakes from Angeleyes for my mum.


And she placed the cupcakes in a very nice box, tied with a maroon ribbon.



I made a scrapbook layout (LO) for my mum.



It was a SURPRICE for my mum!! I brought Ern to meet up Poh Poh at Botanical Garden on Sunday morning, and I asked Ern to present the LO to Poh Poh while I carried the cupcakes.



Poh Poh gave away most of the cupcakes to her friends, especially to the mothers. That was also the reason why I ordered cupcakes, so that it is easy to give away. My mum was so happy...

The cupcakes are superb...thanks Angeleyes. You did a good job as ALL OF US love the cakes.

Oh ya, Ern gave me a gift too! Finally she is able to say out her own name ERN on Mother's Day. So, that was the gift she gave me...:-)

Transitioning....

It has been 3 nights where Ern slept without her pacifier & all alone on her own bed (still same room with us).

1) Pacifier
It was a good timing to wean her off from her pacifier since she is having cough right now. Why I said so?? Well, there were twice where she choked herself from her own saliva (LOL) and subsequently she vomited!!! Partly also due to her cough. She is afraid of the feeling of vomiting and doesn't like the after effect (dirty & smelly) of it.

First night, she asked me for her pacifier:" Mi, chit chit".
I told her no by 'reminding' her the cough and vomiting experience she had earlier. She thought for a while, asked again, i repeat the same thing and finally, she settled with my 'explanation' and sleep.

Second night, same story. Third night, no more asking and I hide the pacifier. Let's see if she remembers her 'chit chit' tonight!

2) Sleep Alone
Since birth, we have been patting her butt to sleep. Since she will be turning 2 this July, I thought it's a good idea to train her to sleep alone. No special trick or what, I just told her " Ern sleep down down, Mummy sleep up up'. Just once, she agreed by nodding her head. No fuss from her. *so thankful*

Hopefully within the next few months, we can slowly transition her to sleep in her own room. Let's see how it goes but I am taking this slowly.

Finally, Happy Mother's Day to all mummies...

We Are Back...

My little princess decided to 'check in' to her "5-Star Hotel" (hospital la) last Sunday midnight. :-)

Thank goodness nothing major but just viral infection that caused her high fever. We took no risk but to send her in earlier as we were worried if she kena dengue again! Yup, it's back in season. *argh*

We are back home on Tuesday but Ern still need to undergo nebulizer for her cough. After the fever subside, cough came in. *sigh* Well, it helps her to sleep better at night and speed up her recovery.

As I am typing this post, she is almost 90% recover. Thanks to our family and friends who keep Ern in your prayer.

Hair Curler

It all started from MIL few weeks back. Right after her shower, she used the hair curler to curl up her hair. So my little "bah ler kor" (the original meaning is caramel but in Hokkien, it means someone whom is so clingy) also demanded one from MIL since it's something new and interesting to Ern.

There was one day, Ern even wore the curler all the way to Poh Poh's house. So, Poh Poh also took out hers and showed it to Ern. :-)

Now, the curler is part of Ern's toy!

Waiting patiently for Poh Poh to curl up her hair.



Tada, I asked her to pose and this was what she gave me.