Jae's Cousin Aaric

Jae has this little cousin Aaric who gets more interesting as the day goes by; I am often amused by his wide selection of antics.

When nobody's giving him the munchies he wants...he goes for his dad's arm and sleeve. 

Next he reaches out for the food, but my sis refuses to be outsmarted - and is seconds quicker 

After this I hear my boy crying for my attention, and this is what is he gave me when I turn the camera to him

<8 Oct 2011>

Desserts Are For Babies Too

These days, after being freed from mittens, Jaeden started having dessert like us all.
There are different schools of thought about finger/thumb sucking but my opinion is that it is part of babies' discovery process of their limbs. I'd rather that he can comfort himself with fist-sucking than having to put the pacifier back in his mouth repeated times through the night.

Taken from iPhone 3GS

"Caught in the act" <6 Oct 2011>

"But I don't care..."

You're Really An Angel ...

Jaeden is now 12 weeks 2 days old. I look back at my past few weeks with him and thank God that Jae is indeed a blessing to me and the hubby. The past few weeks of maternity leave had been easy. Lil' Jae is such an easy baby, he practically sleeps most of the mornings till about 1pm, inclusive of waking for feeds. He smiles a lot whenever he's awake and someone tries to "talk" to him. He fusses very little when he is tired, so long as you grasp the right signals and give him a few pats, he hushes in no time.

Frankly, the tiredness of being on maternity comes from taking care of Jae all by myself, which includes the laundry, the dishes, some house-cleaning, preparing my meals etc. I believe most mums have travelled this road before. Thus it truly brings joy to see my boy so manageable. Mommy really appreciate Jaeden for being such an adaptable baby.

 

Jaeden just displayed another sign of adaptability; he finally is able to sleep inside the stroller! Previously he'll fuss to be carried after a short while of lying in the stroller. Being more aware of his surroundings now, he happily absorbs the novelty of the environment till he drifts off to dreamland.

 

Jaeden boy, do you know that you have such an award-winning smile and you are so easy to take care of, that Mommy and Papa find no reason not to dote on you.

Oh How You've Grown!

Was wondering why does my back ache more and more these days, and concluded that the suspect is my boy. I did the "carry Jaeden and weigh" minus "my weight" stunt and was pleasantly stunned to find Jaeden weighs 5.9kg now coming to 12 weeks! And I had just bought S-sized Giant diapers to try out on the boy, which indicates for babies less than 6kg. I'd better let him use it first!

<19 Sep 2011>

Jaeden is a natural when he spots camera lenses being focused on him

<22 Sep 2011>