365 days of Gabriel and Charlotte - roll baby roll

at 5 months and 1 day, my little chubster can finally do a full rollover from her back to her tummy. Gabriel did not rollover until he learnt to sit and crawl so i've always thought she would be the same. being able to rollover is a huge milestone so i've been incorporating some exercise like leaving her in a half roll into our play time as much as i can. for the past few days, looks like it's paying off.  hopefully she'll enjoy floor time a bit more with this new skill she's learnt.

on a sad note,  tonight will be the last night of her rooming in with us. while she can still fit in the bassinet and she's has not slept through the night for the past 4 nights,  we have decided to move her to her own room before she becomes too aware and refuse to sleep in her own room. i wish she could sleep in our room forever. 

365 days of Gabriel and Charlotte - blogged too soon

after my last blog post about what a good day we had, things went down hill slightly. Charlotte stopped sleeping through the night and hasn't slept more than three hours at night since my last post. argghh...it's so frustrating. i hope the answer is as simple as teething and nothing else. it doesn't feel like a growth spurt because she hasn't been extra cranky and her day naps has been alright. perfect days like the one we had on Tuesday are hard to come by and if parenthood has taught me anything, babies are highly unpredictable and are very random. just when you think you've got it figured out, they'll do something new to keep you on your toes. 

365 days of Gabriel and Charlotte - a good day all round

daycare resumes today for Gabriel. after the xmas new year break,  i was really worried he would refuse to go and he would cry when we get to the green room. plus his best friend Frankie and most of his room buddies from last year has moved up to the red room. surprisingly,  he was absolutely fine. and when i picked him up at the end of the day,  the educator told me he's had a good day and because he's now one of the older kids in the room,  he's helping her show the younger kids where things go and he also helped her set up crafts activities for everyone. i'm so proud of him.

as for Charlotte, after almost 5 months,  i finally managed to have a day like today where she feeds and napped at the right time. if only everyday is like today. it's something i'm working towards. hopefully,  things will continue to improve and get better.

365 days of Gabriel and Charlotte - toothy pegs

Charlotte is 4 months and 27 days today (according to the baby daybook app) and i noticed this afternoon that she's got 2 toothy pegs cutting through her lower gum. this explains all the drooling, fussiness and why she's so unsettled a couple of days ago. i remember Gabriel's first tooth didn't cut through till he was close to 6 months old and i was very excited for him.  i'm going to cherish all the gummy toothless grins while i can.  

in other news,  Jim is going back to work tomorrow after being at home for the past 11 days. we're resuming regular programming tomorrow. i'm not sure about the kids but i'm gonna miss having him around during business hours.

365 days of Gabriel and Charlotte - hello 2014

a new year is worth celebrating so we decided to spend the first morning of 2015 at Balmoral beach. Gabriel had a ball chasing waves, building sand castles and checking out rock pools while Charlotte 'chill out' in the beach tent. when it was time to go home, Gabriel didn't wanna leave so we promised him we'll be back again soon. 

365 days of Gabriel and Charlotte - goodbye 2014

if motherhood has taught me anything, it's patience. patience is certainly not my strongest suit and ever since i became a mum in 2011, my patience has been and is still being tested more often than i would like. i can confidently say that i have become more and more patient person.  we had a challenging day today. Charlotte was exceptionally hard to settle. days like these are not uncommon and they come by more often than i would like. not surprisingly my mood was affected just like any other bad days we had and Jim reminded me that i should focus on the positive because there's a family out there who would give anything to be able to hear their baby's cries. i get that but I also hope we'll get less of these trying days in 2015.

365 days of Gabriel and Charlotte - car washed

the car needs a wash and Gabriel needs to be occupied so we got him to help daddy wash the car. seeing that he loves playing with water and he also likes to help,  we thought getting him involved in washing the car would be a great activity for him. needless to say,  he thoroughly enjoyed scrubbing the car with a sponge full of bubbles and wiping it dry after with a dry cloth. after he's done,  he says to me: 'mummy,  your car is all clean now,  don't get it dirty again,  (you) have to keep it clean. '