Sherrie is 3 months old!

Sherrie went for her 5-in-1 jabs on Monday this week, meaning that she is now 3 months old! She is 60cm and a good 6.2kg. The ped commented that she is a good weight and is eating very well. I am so thankful! In fact, i couldn't ask for a better baby. Sure, after the jab she got a bit feverish and had a fretful Tuesday but other than that, she really is great. Like this morning, I couldnt' get to bed after expressing milk at 4am and when V left for work at 745 I wondered how I was going to last the day with so little sleep. I spoke nicely to Sherrie and persuaded her to let me sleep so that i can take better care of her. I put her on my bed next to me and patted her till both of us fell asleep, till 10am! Thank goodness she responded to my patting. When i woke up, she didn't even cry.. Her hands had come out of her swaddle and she was looking patiently at me. It's not the first time this has happened! She really is a sweetie.

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developmental side, she has started to grab things and hold them with her fingers. Now she enjoys putting her hands together, almost as if she is praying! And she will hold the Eeyore and the ball because they produce sounds when she squeezes them or throws them. She is also good at footsie... hehe, yes when I place the ball in between her legs, she will move them and can almost balance them! She enjoys it because of the rustling sound (thanks to the squishing of the plastic in the ball). She also does it to the Eeyore, only there is a bell inside.

V has bought a Itouch and downloaded baby flashcards! It is so interactive and comprises 2000 words. It is colourful and educational and Sherrie loves to look at it. She will listen intently when I read the words to her, just like when I read the book to her. I can't wait to read them to her again later when she wakes up.

Her head control is getting better.. Her tummy time is fantastic and she can hold it up at least 2 mins. Of course, some days are better than others because she has more energy, but i think it must be very hard to do that for a baby; and very tiring too. Everytime after she does tummy time, she is tired and starts crying.. promptly after that, she goes to sleep.. hehe, this mommy has found a way to make her baby sleep! Another development is that when we carry her in her swaddle, she will lift up her own head to look around instead of just leaning on our arms. Of course she doesn't do it all the time, but she has begun to do it quite often.. It is so cute to see her do that.

The sounds she produces these days are so adorable. I have reached the stage when I can more or less tell what kind of sounds they are. There are the hungry sounds, tired sounds, whining sounds, teh pau sounds, happy gleeful gurgles and coos and of cos, the wailing. These few days however, she has started saying 'uh uh uh' and quite loud at that! I'm still trying to figure out that one. Haha... The good thing is that i've recorded these sounds and I'm sure time to come i will cherish these delightful tunes. Oh yes, she enjoys talking to V since he only comes back at night and literally she will make these sounds continuously for 10 mins, as if to make up for lost time. The other day, I put her on V's side of the bed to swaddle her up and she promptly started talking! Haha... i think she could smell him and thought he was near.

Physically, since she has grown in length, some of her clothes cannot fit her already. We might have to soon buy new clothes for homewear. She has lots of gif

ts from people and i think she will slowly take her time to wear them when we go out. They are not so convenient for home wear, but look nice when outside. Some of the clothes are long sleeved - not so practical for S'pore weather. It is getting increasingly hot and humid and thank goodness for aircon!!

Oh yes, we went to meet up with a nanny (through an agency) and she seems nice. I'm planning to put Sherrie with her full time from 730am to 730pm everyday so that I can slowly go back to work. Initially I had planned to go back when the 4 months was up, on half load, but after considering the amount of work I might have to do, and the fact that my milk supply will most definitely dwindle when I go back, V and I have made a joint decision that I will extend 2 months to complete breastfeeding. At least I would have done my duty. I will still continue after that, for as long as I can cope with it.. seriously, pumping aint' fun.

I am looking forward to the next stage for her - rolling over, sitting up, eating solids.. it will be so exciting! And I cannot wait.