6 months, Week 2

Baby E is already in his 6th month now, and he's already rolling all over the place like nobody's business! It's kind of scary in a way, because I can't leave him unattended nowadays. Each time I turned my back, he was already on his stomach. How fast he has grown! From a newborn baby with his eyes tightly closed, to a big baby now who stares at me with his big, pitiful, Puss-in-Boots eyes.

He would put anything that he can reach into his mouth, even his own feet! Grrrr..... and each time when he does that, I go berserk! I would pull his feet away from his mouth and he would give me that sulky look. And when I am not looking, he would start sucking on his toes again. It may be normal for babies to do that, but watching him stuffing his feet into his mouth is just too much. I wonder if there are any mothers out there who face the same thing?

My baby's first solid food

We have two pediatricians. The one that we usually go to is Dr. Pria at Tropicana Medical Centre (TMC) where I delivered my baby, and the other one is Dr. Kwan whose clinic is just a stone's throw away from our house. They have both given us very good advise and insights of our baby's growth as well as some of the health conditions that my baby faced during his first 6 months (and I shall call him Baby E from now on).

Yesterday was Baby E's 4th jab, and for the past few jabs, he cried very loud. It really broke my heart to see him cry... I know, I know, it's normal for babies to cry when they are given the jab, but I just couldn't help it. It hurt me so much to see him going through the process yet I couldn't do anything to ease the pain.

It was an unusual early bath for him before we brought him to the hospital. This was because we didn't want to bathe him with the cotton wool still intact on his thighs after the jab. When we were at the hospital, Dr. Pria told us that Baby E was ready for solid food. Ahh, another big milestone for him! Surprisingly, he didn't cry as much as he did during the jabs. Big boy already I must say, mummy is so proud of him! =)

We went shopping for baby's solid food after that, coz Dr. Pria said it's best to start off with fruit or vege puree, or rice cereal for him. But never, ever give him anything with gluten at this stage, just in case he's allergic to it.

His first solid food was Cerelac's Rice Cereal. We didn't know what to expect because it was the first time he was feeding from a spoon. He wasn't used to the feeding for the first few times - he would spit out some food at times, but as he got the hang of it, he started charging towards the spoon and sucking on it. What a sight to behold! :)

My life as a mother begins here

I used to write reviews on food and own a food blog, but I decided to start a new blog here where I could write down the memoirs of my life as a mother (foodie mommie to be exact) for the reading pleasure of my close friends and those who are going through the same life experience as a mother.

My only regret is not being able to start this blog earlier - I should have started it when I found out I was pregnant last year, but on a positive note, it's better late than never!

And so begins the journey of a foodie cum mother of a soon-to-be 6-month-old baby boy!