Conversation with Baby

Today Asher and I had a heart-to-heart conversation. Word-for-word, or rather sound-for-sound, it went something like this:

On the sofa with Asher propped up on my knees facing me.

Me: (in a coo-ey voice) Hi Asher! Mummy here! Can you see me? Do you like Mummy?

Asher: ppoooooooooooooooooooooootttt (that's him poo-ing very audibly, by the way)

Me: Great, is that really what you think?

Asher: pppooooott pooooooooooooooottt poot (seems like the last one was for emphasis)

Me: -silence-

Asher: poooooottt pooot poott poooooooooott

Me: Okay, I get the message. You want your diaper changed (note the denial).

Asher: (Gives me this I'm-so-sleepy look)












End of Conversation

And He Rolls!

Asher managed to roll over on his own the other day! He did it twice, then I think on the third try he was too tired, and when he couldn't do it he got frustrated and started crying :)

But yay! Good on you, boy! Of course, this means we have to be more careful when he's on the changing mat.

And he can hold his head up!

It's exciting to watch his development, and observe the changes day by day - how he discovered that his flinging hands can cause his body to move (once he flung his arms and when his body moved he freaked out and started crying. Now he is able to use both arms to try and steady himself), he can hold a gaze, sometimes he can track for a short while.

And he's grown. Now when I look back on the pics taken on his first day, he looks so small! He's still small now, but he's definitely starting to fill out. His cheeks are chubbier, and he looks taller. It's true what they say, that kids do grow quickly. Two month old children look so different from newborns! I guess it'll be the same with Asher as well. Better appreciate his small size and light weight for now. It'll be my arms that'll be getting a real workout in a couple of months!

Asher's version of Blue Steel! (Didja watch Zoolander?)

Trying to charm Mummy

Hi! I'm getting a tan!

Early Case of the Complex?

Asher's such a funny boy. He meows. I'm serious. When he stretches, when he yawns, sometimes when he's just sitting there... :)

Maybe it's cos I'm like a cat in that I love to eat fish (and I've been eating TONS and TONS of it lately since fish soup is supposedly good for me); or maybe it's cos I sometimes meow when I stretch too ;) Or maybe it was because when I was pregnant I was still squatting by the side of cars looking underneath and meowing to find the cute little kitty hiding there, or just meowing at kittys in general...erm...I'm sociable :)

And he poos and pees at the funniest moments. On more than one occasion he's peed over himself after we've bathed him. Once he pooped on the towel we were drying him in. Today, he peed in his bath! As a result, we had to re-bathe him again :)

And once, he tried to attack Jon with poo. Jon was changing his diaper when suddenly Asher passed some gas. Jon lifted his head from behind Asher's butt, and just as he did so a burst of poo exploded and sprayed all over the changing mat. It was hilarious!! And a really close call for Jon :) For me, either way would have been equally funny (okok, i admit, maybe if he pooped over Jon it'll be funnier ;) )

Anyway another funny thing happened the other day. Asher was fussing quite a bit and Jon managed to calm him down. Just as he was about to dose off I just felt like giving Jon a kiss, and as I did, Asher suddenly scrunched up his face and started crying inconsolably!! Hahaaa. Early case of Oedipus Complex? Not supposed to happen until between the ages of 3-5! So, ya, better condition him to be used to seeing us kiss! :) Tsk tsk. Jealous boy :)

2 Weeks On

Little Asher is now two weeks old! :) What fun it's been! Doesn't feel like just two weeks. Every now and then Jon and I add dialogue to an imaginary Asher speech bubble - things like "I'm just ten days old, Mummy" :) It reminds us that he's really just a very very small and young boy :)

He's been such a dear and ever so entertaining with things like little smiles (of contentment? of gas?), hand holding, looking at us with his soulful eyes, his quivering jaw that's slowly making it's disappearance as his immune system gets more mature, his explosive poo hahahaa, peeing before we've got his diaper on, all his stretching (like Mummy!), his sleeping posture (mixture of Mummy and Daddy), etc, etc, etc.

I'm quite surprised that I actually feel quite perky and chirpy in the day, despite getting little, and interrupted sleep at night. My mum and Jon have been wonderful help too! In any case I really should try to nap more in the day so I'm more alert for his night feeds. But I'm optimistic about things, and I'm certain things will settle down and will get better, hopefully sooner rather than later.

Together with Jon, we can do it! :O)



Burping is such a bore!










Uncle Terrence and Auntie Sharon and soon-to-arrive cousin Quah!! :)









Asher's so tiny compared to Daddy!











Asher's got Mummy's hammer toes!









More hiao-ing at the gynae :)

re-thinking the title

My brother-in-law pointed out that perhaps I should change the title of my blog. But I think it still can apply. I'm unlikely to be a lady of leisure now! :O)

Asher-James

Welcome little Asher-James Nair to the world! :O)






















He was born 14 Nov 2008, 4.52 am, after a 17 hour labour!! Whew..












The name Asher is from the Bible and it means "happy" and "blessed". Asher was one of Jacob's sons. James too, as most know, is from the Bible. We thought the Book of James was a good and meaningful book to learn from.

Some of the many visitors:































One of the toys that Little Asher received. It's called Niu Niu, and Asher's smaller than him! :) Think maybe in about 2 months they'll be the same size.












Outing to see the paediatrician on Wed 19 Nov, and another to see the eye doc on 20 Nov :) He seems to like doing all these funny poses :) He also has a vast array of facial expressions!












Cos he's a few days overdue, his skin is quite dry and he's peeling all over. So I've nicknamed him my little onion :)









Can you see? Baby's smiling at me! :O)

Still Waiting...

Mummy and Daddy are getting impatient. When is Baby coming out???