baby c turned 6 months old on the first day of cny. and boy oh boy has he grown! it's like he took a turn and he's a big boy now.
we brought him back to kuantan during the first week of cny. i must admit, i was a bit worried about travelling with him. i mean the journey takes 2 1/2 hours and we would be stuck in the car all the way through. but i decided to take the plunge anyway and brought him for his first holiday. i was also mentally prepared to make as many stops as baby c needed. i told myself, it's a holiday and we should not rush. well, i'm proud to say that to and fro, we took a break each way. baby c needed to feed. so we stopped at the highway rest stops and fed him. here's a surprising thing that i found out: the rest stops has baby changing rooms! well, i guess somebody finally got something right!
anyway, two weeks before we left, i stopped sterilising his stuff. i wanted his tummy to get used to it first. i wasn't going to bring his steriliser along! and i postpone solids til we got back home. i didn't want him to get a reaction or fall ill and we'd be in kuantan.
well....kuantan.......it was hectic!!!! it was non-stop visits to relatives (to basically show baby c off! hahaha). it as mad. but baby c really enjoyed himself. he enjoyed the new sights, places and people. but most of all, i am very happy that my grandma, baby c's great-grandma got to see him and spend time with him. i must say, the trip was really worth it.
the second week of cny, was when c went from being a baby to a boy (well, in my books anyway). he started solids and i tell you he just sits there with his mouth open all the time. i can't feed him fast enough! you hear of having to teach babies how to eat solids and to swallow. baby c NEVER wastes anything. whatever that goes into his mouth, stays in! my boy was born to eat!
next, i put him on cloth diapers and it's a breeze. of course i'm changing him every hour but it's better for his bum. i'm glad i waited until now to start him on cloth diapers. since starting solids, his poop is firmer and harder, which makes it a breeze cleaning and changing him.
then, he decided that he does not want nor need me to carry and rock him to sleep anymore. (i'm quite glad with this change, although a bit sad too). he turns onto his side, holds froggy and nods off.
sigh...........so many changes........and all at the same time too................my baby's growing up...........
on the bright side, since he's such a big boy now and he travels well, we have lined up a number of holidays all within the coming months. and i can't wait!