Janine - 2 months old

Janine is turning 2 months old in 4 days' time!

Yesterday (at 8 weeks old), she slept thru 6.5 hours without a feed at night! I was elated as I only had to wake up once at 3:30am to feed her! :) That's her record! Am thankful she sleeps well at night, or rather, better than in the day.

Previously, she was only able to clock 5.5hrs without a feed, at most. So am really glad for this! Praying that it will continue that way, or get even better! :)

Some developments:
- smiles readily at familiar faces, and even at unfamiliar faces, whenever people talk to her.
- "talks" back
- still gives very pitiful and cute cries! (i should attempt to take a video or a photo of her doing so)
- at 7 weeks old, she started recognizing people! Amazing! And it was quite terrible, for she only wanted me to carry her :( Would cry and cry if Gina or Royston were to carry. So now Gina doesn't dare to be left alone at home with Janine because chances are, she would cry without being soothed.
- as for her sleeping patterns, she would sleep till about 1:30am or 2:00am and awake for a feed, followed by another feed at 4:30am or so. Sometimes she would wake up at about 6:00am or 6:30am for another feed! But still, she generally falls into deeper sleep at night than in the day.
- her daytime sleep is still very light. She's a very light sleeper, and can only sleep for about 10 minutes at a stretch if put down on the bed :( Must be carried to sleep!
- at 6 weeks old, she was 56cm long and 5kg.
- now at 8 weeks old, I have no idea about her weight but she sure seems like a big baby! She's outgrowing those 3-6mths old clothings!

Recent Developments

Janelle - about a week or so ago, she has learnt how to open and close our room doors! Oh no...it means we can't "lock" her or ourselves in the room any longer. Sigh, she sure learns fast!

And she's responding really well in sentences. Now she can tell me stuff like "I like purple, I like Milo, etc". And it's no longer "Mummy, on TV!" but "Mummy, can you on the TV?". When asked if she had fun at Little Pals, she'll say "Yes I had fun". So grown-up already!

Janine - at about 2 or 3 weeks old, she could lift up her head and turn from side to side while lying on her tummy. She's got a pretty strong neck!

At 4 weeks old, she can make "ah" sounds and other baby gurgles. She responds really well to faces and loves to look at faces! She'll also move her head from one side to the other to follow an object held above her.

She still feeds 3-hourly during the night. Praying that she can sleep longer through the night soon! She's very sensitive to sounds and all, so she's got a big problem with her sleep. Sigh. Dunno how to train her also. She needs to be carried and cuddled to sleep all the time.

Thank God her rash (which developed and spread all over her body) looks slightly better today! I attribute it to prayer :)