Grunting

Zach has started trying out grunting as a new form of communication. It only started yesterday...and he kept grunting at every opportunity he had! Strange kid...he sounds like he has constipation!
Have been reading up a bit on weaning...and introduction of solids. I can't wait for the day Zach munches on his rice cereal...hopefully...
Shucks...he is crying again...have to cut this post short!

He found his thumb

Yup...he was in his car seat, bored and cranky, when suddenly there was silence. I turned to gaze at him, and there he was with his thumb in his mouth and a very dazed expression. Ever since then, he has tried it again only once and gagged in the process!

The bumbo

We found out about this wonderful invention from a friend and told ourselves that we have to try it out on Zach when he gets strong enough to hold his neck. We got this bumbo on ebay...and here is the result of it! Zach took to it like a duck to water but if he is not entertained while on the bumbo, he would start fussing and throwing himself backwards, trying to get himself out of the bumbo. If you are wondering what he is looking so intently at...its the TV...he has an absolute fascination with the TV...sigh BAD HABIT!

The journey so far...

In a reflective mood today...and feeling somewhat confused? frustrated? lost? over my adjustment to motherhood. Hard to explain what i mean...but mothering really needs to grow on you, realised that it doesn't come naturally, and that mother-son bond does grow deeper with time. Don't expect a relationship to just happen it has to be cultivated.
I really enjoy his presence, every time he is not with me, i feel my mind wandering back to what he is doing. But there are days when i feel aimless and lost and not quite sure what a stay-at-home-mum means or needs to be doing. At times, i do feel restless, wanting to do things on my own. But those thoughts don't linger long, especially when Zachary's face lights up when he sees mine.

Calling a place home...

Yesterday we went to have a look at some potential flats around the Serangoon Central area (near Eugene's parents place), they were pretty good...but prices are way beyond our budget! This house hunting is definitely taking a very long time and HDB is no help either...sigh.
Oh when...oh when can we finally call a place home? Eugene and i have been nomads for the longest time...since we were married...feel like its about time we truely settled down and have a place of our own. I have never been able to drill a hole in the wall to hang up a picture! (Rented apartments in Sydney do not allow tenants to drill holes in walls) The boxes we shipped from Sydney are still left unopened...can't wait to open them and discover what's in them!
When??

For now...

Sigh...tried to upload a photo but something wrong with the website! Snatching a few minutes while Zach sleeps. I realised that Zach turned 4 months yesterday...realising that brought back memories of the day we went into labour. Time flies...in a funny sort of way.
Am still adjusting to being a stay-at-home-mum (SAHM), people often ask me what i do at home the whole day? When i think of how to answer them...no solitary answer is able to sufficiently describe my day with Zach...some days are hard and long...but up till now i don't regret my decision to stay home and enjoy my son. I guess its a priviledge that i bestowed upon myself for now...

Being dunked!

Yesterday while giving Zachary a bathe, he accidentally slipped out of our grip and dunked his head into the water. He was so shocked by the sudden gush of water into his mouth, he took some time to yell out in fright. I had never seen him that frightened since he first came out of me! We took some time to soothe him and felt so guilty for giving him such a fright. His vulnerability struck me and i never want to subject him to that again...poor boy. Inorder to do damage control...we put him back in his bathe and sang to him. He was very unhappy after that. I hope we have not spoilt his bath times for him, he really likes to be in the bath tub, kicking to his heart's content!

The world looks different from here!

He has found a new perspective of looking at things! Initially when we rolled him onto his tummy, he hated it...but now he seems to like it more and more. But it also depends on his moods...when he is cranky or tired, he would just put his head down, cry or complain alot!
Its amazing how the months are flying by...a few more days and he would be a 4 month old. Indeed God has been very gracious to bring us through these few months.