Munckin 6 Months

Its been a while, well blame it on ... the list is long, being a mom moving away from home for two months but I guess better late than never. yes she turned six months and i did take lots of pics  but didn't get the time to blog about her growth but i did write about it in my journal.. These days there isn't enough time in a day. I usually get into bed after mid night and very exhausted that I battle to sleep and end up sleeping at about one am. Any way we are deeply in love with our little princess. Here are some pictures I took of her at 6 months.
 
 She is such a daddy's girl.

Our little angel turned 6 months on the 28th of may!! Unbelievable how time flies. We are so blessed by her and she  continues to bring so much joy in our lives.
We took her the doctor 2weeks ago and

She weighed 7.3kg
64cm long  and her head circumference was 41cm.

She still loves to bath and splash around and get us all wet while bathing her. She screams blue murder when taken out of the bath. At times I have to change the water in order to keep her in the bath longer

She started on solids this week and her favorite foods are butternut and apples

She is still under routine though with teething it's been here and there. Se is getting back into routine.

She is very curious and into everything around her..she has learnt how to dive for things out of her reach since she can't crawl to get them..

She is still laid back and rarely cries.
She loves to watch cricket rugby and Dora the explorer..

Cries for her daddy when he leaves for church in the evenings or when he leaves the house during the day.

Loves to smile
At the moment everything that she touches goes into her mouth.

She is still breast feeding but at this rate I'm not sure what will happen when the teeth come as she is biting for dear life.

Loves to make faces and she is very expressive.


All in all she is an awesome baby and we couldn't be happier with having her in our lives.As you will see she literally wrestles with the prop instead of just looking at it. :)

we couldn't be any happier as a family and as parents. We love you so much munchkin and thanks for being such a joy in our lives.

Long weekend

 We had a long weekend on the 28th April, and we spent it doing what we do best chilling it was a lovely time to just enjoy our family, we went shopping and went out to dinner. Wayne took the Monday off so we had five days with him!! It was family time galore. Thanks to the labour day holiday.

munchkin with daddy :)

We celebrated Sarah turning five months. Experienced being parents of an almost teenager. We kind of baby sat Lu, the sweetest kid around. If that is what being a parent of an almost teenager is about, bring it own we can't wait to experience it every day with munchkin.

5 months old

It's amazing how time flies, it's five months since munchkin was born ie 28th April. Yet it feels like yesterday. She is growing so fast for my liking, it's like every second something new happens.
Lots of photos taken by me.

We love this cutie pie so much

 One day she is just lying and rolling arou d and the next she is pulling her feet towards her mouth. We are so blessed to have her in our lives and are extremely thankful for the beautiful gift we have. Nothing can explain the joy of being Sarah's mom. We love her and we are so glad that we are sealed as a family. I'm thankful to my wonderful husband for giving me the opportunity to stay at home and look after our little process. She is going through milestones as she continues to grow and we can't get enough of her. I take pictures of her literally everyday. I had to buy another 16g card as the ones I have since she was born are full.
 She is such a pleasant baby she is soooo laid back hardly cries and is not fussy. The only time she is fussy is when we take her out of her bath tub. Then hell breaks loose as she loves bath time and enjoys splashing. Around as she plays with her bath toys. The thermometer has seen lots of days as she likes to toss it out after giving it a few licks.

 She continues to roll on both sides, it's scary to leave her on the bed for a second unattended to, so I now use pillows to stop her from moving all around. A few days ago I left her at the top of the bed as I prepared her bath and when I came from the bathroom she was at the foot of the bed. Never will I leave her alone again. She is more alert and doesn't fall asleep easily any more in the car. She continues to be very vocal especially when she has just woken up and it's music to our ears.


She is still on breast milk today is her third day of being on solids, we are giving her apple by purity stage 1. We not doing rice cereal as it gives her cramps and she is miserable after that lots of crying. But with apple she is fine so it's 2 teaspoons every day at 11am for one week the we shall increase the intake. Though she wants more sometimes. She is wearing 3 to 6 months clothes. She loves to play with her toys and at the moment everything goes into her mouth. She is not teething much occasionally she will want to munch on our fingers.

 She is a good sleeper usually wakes up once a night to feed and goes right back to sleep. She is not a big eater she doesn't drink more than 60ml at a time so I have to feed her frequently but I'm cool with that. She loves to smile and laugh. She smiles when she sees our faces as soon as she wakes up.

 She loves daddy time as they sit and watch either cricket or rugby and is so chilled. Tummy time is still going great.

Loves to kick and hold on to her feet.
She is so cute.

 We are so blessed with munchkin and can't complain. She continues to be such a joy to us and we are so grateful for her. I'm hoping that this weekend we will finish her bedroom. It's been an on going process but I'm glad we waited for the stuff we wanted for her room.

She has a very expressive face :)

I'm planning on thing her to be weighed next week so for now I'm not sure how much she weighs but she is definitely fitting better into her clothes and growing out of some.

Doctor's Visit at Four Months and a Half

 

Two weeks ago, we made our first trip to the pediatrician, our munchkin was not well. She developed a rash around her neck, on her back and under her arms. At first we thought it was heat rash so I decided to increase the dose of baby powder that I applied to those areas but it was not showing signs of improvement. Then I thought maybe it was because he skin was too dry and I kept on applying lotion onto her body to keep her skin moist but there was no change.

 

 Eventually after two weeks of no change, I called the Dr's office and we were told they were fully booked so we had to wait four agonizing days.it felt like we had to wait for ever. Wayne gave her a blessing as I was freaking out, and in the blessing it said she would get well and we had to follow the doctor's counsel. Eventually Monday arrived and we were an hour early at the premises.
 
As we sat waiting for the doctor to get back from the wards, I noticed that all the children who were also there to see the doctor had been wrapped up, wearing mittens, hats tight and socks, meanwhile our Sarah was just wearing a dress with no socks and I had a swaddle that I was carrying her in. Feeling like the worst mother in the world got the socks out of the diaper bag and decided to dress Sarah but in less than two minutes she had kicked them off. I tried twice and gave up. I usually carry two pairs for in case of emergency. I do accept our child is different even when she is sleeping we don't cover her hands as she gets so restless.

 

On seeing the pediatrician, it turns out princess has eczema. Upon seeing the rash on her, he asked what products I was using on Sarah and I told him it was Johnson, and he advised us not to use that but instead try something else. When we got home I started using Elizabeth Anne products, I bathed her and also applied the cream he prescribed for her and by morning there was such a big improvement. I returned the Johnson products that we had bought almost 6 months worth of baby products luckily I had the receipt so I just swopped instead. Besides the rash, he was happy with Sarah's development. And she had a full check up.

 

She was weighing 7kg, 63cm long and her head circumference was 41cm. He also gave us the green light to start Sarah on solids, and we tried the rice cereal and she was crying from cramps and we abandoned ship. She is still exclusively on breast milk though still insists on only feeding from the right boob. All in all we are in love with this precious angel. she is growing so fast!!!!

She is now fine and doing great. When  we got home I took some pics

17 weeks old (4 months and one week)

Our precious Sarah turned 17 weeks yesterday. She is growing unbelievably so fast. Still a joy to be a round and we are crazy about her. I love being her mommy and cherish every minute I spend with her.
I took her in for her shots last week on Thursday and she has definitely gained weigh and is growing nicely.
She weighed 6.6kg
She is 61cm in height
and her head circumference is 41.5
And we were advised to start her on solids. We tried that yesterday and she threw up most of the day so we won't give her any more solids till she is six months old.

Sarah and Bunny

She is still exclusively on breast milk and going through an growth spurt and waking up 1 to 2 times to feed during the night and after her feed goes back to sleep with out any problem.

She is now sitting but it's on her terms not when we want her too. The first time she did that was two weeks ago when we were in Durban. As she was done with her bath I put her on the bed and she just stayed there. I screamed for mom and dad to come and see. Wayne and I were in so much shock. It was so wonderful to see this milestone. I still get giddy thinking about it.
She is more vocal and on Sunday had such a hearty laugh as Wayne was playing with her. She is rolling a whole lot.

She still loves her bath time, loves to kick and splash water and screams bloody murder when taken out of the bath.

She smiles and giggles alot. she has the cutest smile.
We love her to bits and she is the best thing that has happened to us.
She is such a morning person, when she wakes up she always has a smile on her face as soon as she sees our faces.

She is such a cheerful baby

 She is now eating her finger, she doesn't suck them and we think its because she is teething.
She loves Bunny and her rattle teether and is picking up things around her.
she LOOOOOves watching rugby with her daddy. And we have to switch off the TV in order to feed her and she cries for it to be switched back on.
There is just so much about our little angel that we feel incredibly blessed to have her in our lives. She definitely completes our family.
On Saturday we went out as a family to shop for my birthday present and Wayne and her definitely got me a present that left me speechless.

Sarah enjoying my present

 They definitely have very good taste. And I'm so grateful for them.

12 Weeks - 3 Months Old

Our baby turned 3 months on Monday, its unbelievable how fast time flies!! She is getting bigger each day. And still such a joy to be around. And cannot imagine our lives without her. she is smiling a lots and lots and has the most gorgeous smile and I'm not bragging because she is our daughter she actually does.She loves her bath time and screams when taken out of her bath. She is a good sleeper. we can't complain. She is growing so fast and most of her 1-3 months clothes fit no more. She is rolling so we can't leave her on her own. Our baby is growing so fast. Here are some pics of her. I can't stop myself from taking pictures and once I start she is the only one who says stop that is when she has had enough.

Different expressions

We love our daughter to bits

On Saturday while chilling in the lounge as I rocked Sarah to sleep, it worked and I took her and tucked her into her carry cot, switched on her monitor and came back into the living room. As soon as I sat down the alarm went off!! Boy did we jump and scrambled to get into the bedroom like the whole house was on fire. When we got to her bed side we had woken her up because of all the noise and she was looking at us like who interrupted my sleep. Here we were thinking why isn't Sarah breathing , she has just been tucked in. It turns out, earlier in the day we had gone shopping and I had to remove the sleep/breathing monitor from underneath her mattress and had put it under my pillow and forgot to put it back when we got home. So when I switched on the monitor it obviously didn't detect any breathing  and the alarm went off. Sigh what a relief.

This is how I prop Sarah up when laying our bed so she can see me

We love these gorgeous hazel eyes