5 Months

I turned 5 months on the 7th of November, it was yet another fun month for the family with lots to do before heading back to Singapore at the end of November.

I went to Aiden's first birthday party at PlaySpace.

We visited Aunty Jessica and Uncle Jeff at their apartment.....here I am enjoying their comfy couch


Papa started giving me driving lessons......the HUGE steering wheel makes me look like a bus driver from the 1960s!


I got to meet Aunty Mag and Uncle Will from Seattle during their layover to Beijing! They brought me lots of stuff from the US. Thanks! XOXO

Celebrating my first Halloween - didn't get to wear the outfit

Halloween celebration @ Green Breeze Chateau in Yang Ming Shan with Aunty Michelle, Gina and Christine

Beware of those tiny hands.......ouch!

Being a baby is great, you get to be the BOSS :)

Getting my regular dose of tummy time to strengthen my neck and back muscles

Taking a break, AGAIN. I have learned to rest quite comfortably while on my tummy :)

My tiny hands are getting stronger!

Posing in my fall/winter outfit - weather is cooler these days.

Pooooot!

Alerting mummy that I have poooooped!

Bubbles!

New Favorite Activity - Bubble Blowing!

Humpty Dumpty

Sitting pretty with my taggies book!

Eyes closed...that's the page with the cat....I just need to feel and I know!

Maybe i'll be able to do the same with mahjong tiles next time.

Humpty Dumpty sat on the wall

Humpty Dumpty had a great fall! Oopsy Daisy!

Look at how much I have grown!

Aunty Linda sent me more pretty clothes from Boston.

Can't wait to wear the new clothing! Thanks Aunty Linda! :)

What Baby Fat?

Article from Straits Times, Oct 25, 2009

Babies are usually not classified as obese. Instead, they are either large, a good size, small for their gestational age, or weeks of pregnancy.

Paediatricians whom LifeStyle spoke to said children up to one year old are simply too young to be classified as obese.

The issue of when the size of a large baby becomes a concern was raised by a recent case in the United States where a baby was initially denied health insurance for being overweight. Four-month-old Alex Lange tipped the scales at 7.7kg, falling into the 99th growth percentile for babies his age. But he was still declared healthy by doctors.

Associate Professor Lee Yung Seng, senior consultant at the University Children's Medical Institute at National University Hospital, said: 'It's quite ridiculous to call a baby obese. The term has negative connotations and we don't want to cause parents undue worry. Generally, we are more confident about assessing any potential weight issues when a child has reached one year of age.'

Associate Professor Mary Daniel, head of the Neonatal Ambulatory Service at KK Women's and Children's Hospital (KKH) said: 'Babies who have poor growth before delivery and born with low birth weights often have rapid catch-up weight gain in infancy.'

Infants are never put on any restrictive diet, regardless of their weight. 'There is no such thing as low-fat milk for babies. They need nutrients to grow,' said Dr Ang Ai Tin, consultant paediatrician and neonatologist at Thomson Medical Centre.

She added that for large children up to two years of age, they could go on to shed excess weight 'because they are very active and constantly running around'.

Public relations manager Karen Lai, 33, is the mother of two children aged two and four, who are 'perfectly healthy and fine and extremely active'.

'A few years ago, everyone thought my son Bijan was chubby and they were always pinching him. But the doctors never said it was a cause for concern and he is leaner now,' she said.

Nevertheless, some go on to develop weight issues as toddlers between the ages of 12 and 24 months. Parents can monitor their children's growth by the act of what doctors call 'eyeballing'.
This is done by comparing their children to others of the same age to see if they are noticeably bigger. And even if they are so, they are not necessarily overweight.

I'm one busy baby!

It was an exciting month for me as I started Kindermusik and infant massage, celebrated Papa's birthday + I finally got to meet Mama Dora and Gong Gong.

I'm a happy chubby baby! Yay, I'm 4 months old!

I do get grouchy too!

Lunch @ Kouma Sushi at Sherwood, Taipei

Yummy Birthday Cake with Smiley Face Candles!

Cutting up his birthday chicken

Special homecooked dinner for Papa and Mama...I was already in bed - 7pm!

Round of poker for Good Luck!

I have a rather busy schedule with Kindermusik and infant massage classes.

My take home material from Kindermusik, really fun class for mummy!

Infant massage with teacher Judy

Meeting Mama Dora and Gong Gong for the first time!

Dimsum @ Ji Pin with Mummy's classmates

I add color to the picture in my red swiss outfit!

Ms. Switzerland

Papa on a mission at the Green Breeze Chateau up in Yang Ming Shan

Happy Birthday Papa

Before Baby

(Lots of pictures with da wife)

Happy Birthday Papa!

May you be blessed and we love you lots!

XOXO,

Wifey, Caity & Tan-Khoo Families :)

After Baby

(Lots of pictures with da baby, mummy becomes the photographer)

Exer-Baby

I've been getting lots of comments about my chubbiness. I'm actually in the 85% for both my weight and height, and 95% for my head circumference. I guess I have a big brain? I think I'm in pretty good shape. I actually workout on a daily basis....

1st : Warm up by stretching arms and legs

2nd : Weight Lifting

3rd : Side Leg Lifts (5 x each leg)

See! I lift my leg high!

4th : Side - to - side abdominal stretch

5th : Female Push ups (Check out those triceps & buns of steel)

6th : Working with my Fit-Ball

7th : Working my buns

Tired after an intense workout

Good Morning

Awake at 6am and saying Good Morning to Mummy.

3 Months :)

Mummy has been really busy taking care of me since Ah Yi finished her 2 months with us in early August. Every night by 10pm, Mummy is dog tired, but she's enjoying watching me grow!

Ah Yi's yummilicious You Fan

Celebrating my 2nd Month! :)

Party of 3

Mummy getting her Mushroom Swiss Burger at The Diner

All those burgers are making me fat

So I exercise by doing Tummy Time

Trying very hard to lift myself...

When Tummy Time is over, I wriggle my toes...so relaxing

And I do my "I am a Star" move

But the real star is Daddy! He received the Star Award at work for his HTI project!

Good Job Daddy!

I enjoy playing with toys - now that i can swat at things with my hands!

Reading...I get distracted easily though, so it doesn't last long.

Then I get really TIRED.....YAWN

And I fall asleep..SNOOOOOOZEEEE

When I get sufficient sleep, I'm a happy baby!

And I've started lifting towels / blankets...like i'm playing peekaboo

Call me Dr. Tan - thanks to the white "coat"

Dressed in Hot Pink

Top from Aunty Michelle and Aunty Charity

Kung Fu Fighting

Just Beeing Me - from Aunty Sylvia

My Crib Mobile..I love it!

Bath Time! No one needs to hold me!

Mummy's best investment...

Brunch @ Wendels, in my pink outfit from Aunty Sharon

This is my backview...in case you are curious


I must be Daddy's Little Princess, look below -


I've an online HSBC account - Caitlyn's Treasure Box :)