I woke up rather early and went out to buy supplies. I bought her these awesome heat sensing spoons by Tommee Tippee which change colour to show you that the food is hot, some freezer tubs, and lots of different foods by Organix. Once back home, I labelled the food fior easy recognition and put ti all away in Morgan's cupboard.
At first, I was finding it all to be way too daunting and was going to postpone the First Weaning Experience til the following day. I changed my mind a few moments later though as I was way too excited to give it a shot and see what happens!
HSS and I sat Morgan down in her highchair, and put on a bib round her neck. I chose the try out this thingy here first.
NOM! [25June2012]
I scooped up a tiny bit of food and fed it to Morgan. I held my breath to see what would happen.
What's this?! [25June2012]
Morgan's reaction seemed to be "What's this thing she's putting in my mouth? Why can't I suck on it? What's this new taste? THIS IS ALL SO STRANGE!! AND STOP TAKING PHOTOS OF ME WHILST I TRY TO FIGURE IT ALL OUT!!!!!!!!!"
"I'm so confused!!" [25June2012]
She was hungry and seemed to like it, but couldn't get how she was meant to do it. Her tongue kept darting in and out, dropping half of the food out of her mouth and down her cute little strawberry-shaped chin.
:D [25June2012]
HSS was taking shitloads of photos in the meanwhile, dancing around us with his phone, enjoying the scene unfolding in front of his gorgeous eyes, and yet being antsy due to wanting to try and feed Morgan himself but not really daring interrupt.
Having noticed his eagerness to give it a try, I handed over the spoon and my seat, and went camera-happy myself.
Hand-over completed! [25June2012]
The first spoonful fed to Morgan by HSS was accompanied by this tune here being hummed. I couldn't stop giggling at the nerdiness of it all. Poor Morgan is doomed! Muahahahaha.
"Why are you making strange sounds? AND WHY ARE YOU NOT FEEDING ME?!" [25June2012]
Morgan grew more and more perplexed but seemed to be enjoying the New Noms.
Omnomnomnomnomnom! [25June2012]
Morgan's tongue kept darting in and out, however she repeatedly lent forward towards the spoon, indicating she wanted more.
Food is fun! [25June2012]
It was really fun watching HSS and Morgan go through the whole process - this was one hell of a First for all three of us!
"Ok, just a little bit more." [25June2012]
After a short while, Morgan started getting frustrated at too many new things to deal with all at once - new flavours, new textures, new feeding method and new feeding equipment, and ultimately, sitting in a highchair instead of being held in our arms whilst being fed. She was clearly hungry, and not in the mood to keep experimenting for much longer.
Is it time for my milk yet?! IS IT?! [25June2012]
When she started showing signs of distress, we stopped the First Meal and gave her her bottle as usual - which she drained happily.
Since then, we're trying the weaning thing twice a day - breakfast and lunch just before giving her her bottle. With every Feeding Session, she eats a little bit more, and is slowly getting the hang of it!
On other news, Morgan's second tooth is breaking through! This one is on the left bottom side - it is either a canine or a molar, I'm not entirely sure. Tiny gums with no teeth make it difficult to say until the tooth emerges completely. Poor girl is in quite a bit of pain lately - however thankfully the Dentinox Teething Gel seems to do the trick in soothing her.
I'm currently trying my best to make the most out of the remaining days before this week is through. Monday is Back To Work for me. Eh, I'm dreading it to be honest - not because I don't like the job - I do. I missed it actually! I'm just not looking forward to spending so little time with Morgan and HSS. Morgan discovers something new every day - at least one thing evolves in her behaviour and in her physical appearance. Her First Word, First Crawl, First Step and a plethora of other Firsts are bound to happen at any given moment - and I'm likely to miss out on those milestones. I wish I could be a Stay-At-Home Mum, however it is in Morgan's best interest that I be a Working Mum.
In Malta we have 2 seasons - Summer [Mid-march - Christmas] and Autumn [Boxing Day - Mid-March]. It gets way too hot for my liking - and before you tell me to quit whinging and to sod off to some place else [like the ever-so-lovely UK] [[mmmmm rain]] - I did, and had to come back unfortunately. Or fortunately, anyway. Had I not returned, I wouldn't have My Family nowadays.
I get migraines after 5 - 10 minutes in direct sunlight. Sucks.
Morgan seems to be affected worse than me though. Which leads me back to the Day From Hell topic.
I ended up giving Morgan 2 baths. The first one was due to her feeling so uncomfortably warm, in spite of being just in her nappy, that she started crying her lungs out to the point where she almost turned purple. This happened over the span of 2 minutes. She was inconsolable, poor baby.
We spent about 10 minutes or so bathing. By the end of it she was giggling and gurgling happily.
Her second bath happened at the same time as her daily bath and helped her cool down enough to bear wearing clothes. I always ensure she's clothed at night since she wriggles, tosses and turns so much that she always ends up kicking the bedsheets off her.
Morgan attempting to blow raspberries -[15th June 2012]
So - we've got one warm-as-hell baby.... who is also teething... and is easily bored. Meaning I spent all day trying to keep her cool, amused and soothe her teething pains.
When she finally fell asleep, I was so tired and irritable that I unleashed my bitchiness on an unknowing victim.
I had mentioned quite a long time ago that I was irked by the lack of Nappy Changing Facilities in the shopping centre-cum-cinema that is just a few streets away from my home. Well... I managed to find an e-mail address, and sent an e-mail, asking whether there is a minimum age requirement for a child to go watch a movie that is marked as "U" by the censorship board. "U" stands for Universal - meaning it is appropriate for all ages.
I also asked why there are no nappy changing facilities in the entire shopping complex, considering that they have shops selling baby clothes and accessories and also have a play area.
To my surprise, I received an e-mail back today with an apology for any inconvenience I may have encountered. I was told that there's a nappy changer installed in the Play Area Toilets [which I was unaware of their existence merely because Morgan is still too young to access this Play Area] and that there's one due to be installed in the Cafeteria area. In the reply I received, I was assured that these facilities will be marked in a more clear manner [since clearly they aren't, otherwise I'd have noticed them!]. The person who replied to my e-mail also agreed with me regarding the Cinema needing to cater for all ages since "U"-rated movies can be watched by people of all ages. He asked whether I've experienced any inconveniences.
I sent an e-mail back thanking the guy for his reply and for acknowledging the issues I raised and for being willing to rectify them. I explained I haven't encountered any inconveniences as of yet - but that is entirely due to my planning ahead and timing my outings in a manner that helps me avoid having to change nappies whilst out and about. I pointed out that Potty Training can take a long time and it is not uncommon for 4 year olds not to be fully potty trained - and that I have every intention of taking my daughter to the cinema before she is fully potty trained. I mentioned that my not having encountered issues doesn't mean other parents haven't - but that it is likely that most of them aren't bothered with taking any action due to being used to encountering obstacles of the sort everywhere they go.
I'm hoping that this matter is rectified sooner rather than later. It would be nice to be able to hang out in this shopping centre without having to worry about the lack of Nappy Changing facilities.
Oh - and before I forget - Thursday was a good day. HSS and I bought a high-chair for Morgan and then took her out for coffee in Bugibba. This was her first time there. We are having people stop us in the street to ask how old she is and to make remarks about how beautiful she is. I find it amusing when they tell HSS congrats on having such a beautiful baby. To me, that means that his street cred is ruined for life. Jokes aside - it is always pleasant in a warm-fuzzy-feeling-kind-of-way for a random stranger to recognise the love between a parent and a child - regardless of whether there are bio-links or not.
I've had complaints that I haven't blogged in a few days.
Sorry!
I've not been 100% health-wise, so it made juggling everything more tiring than usual.
All I have to say is this though:
I'm happy. Morgan is happy. HSS seems to be happy as well.
21st May 2012 - Happy times :D
On Saturday evening, Morgan slept over at my grandma's house. HSS and I went out to celebrate a friend's birthday - didn't stay out late though as we were both pretty tired. On Sunday, we grabbed brunch at Mint - whereby HSS's tastebuds were deflowered by means of the infamous Orgasmic Brownie. After noms, we were going for a walk when I found a couple missed calls from my sis. I called her back and she asked me to go buy nappies and Bebegel for Morgan as she had been restless all morning due to bellyache.
Off we went to the airport's pharmacy! It was the first of undoubtedly many Parental Emergencies to happen - and I'm glad I wasn't alone in this. Once the goods were acquired, we went over at my grandma's to attend to Morgan's needs. Eventually, Morgan and I came back home and HSS left for work.
Monday found us all in a pretty good mood, as can be testified via the above picture. That is the first photo of the three of us. One photo I very much cherish. We played and cuddled all day!
Today is now Tuesday - and Morgan's Paternal Granny has arrived on the island! Her plane should have landed a minute ago. I'm not in tip top shape as I have a very sore and swollen throat. I think I had fever earlier, which is why Morgan is staying at my mum's for the night. Will give me some time to try and recover as the days to come are going to be quite on the sociable side!
Morgan is teething at the moment which makes her uber drooly. She is becoming more sociable than ever and more vocal too. Today I kept imitating her sounds and that seemed to please her. She is also using her hands more efficiently and holds her head up straight for longer periods of time. She still loves music and will get restless if there is no music on. She turned 4 months old today! Can't believe time is going by so quickly!!
