I Can Carry Him!

3rd Month Injection

"Mum! Save me!"

There are so many decisions to be made when it comes to matters of children. Before birth, parents have to decide what pram brand to buy, at birth have to choose what formula to give and now after birth have to decide what type of immunisation to give and where. 5in1 or 6in1? GP, PD or polyclinic?

Rynae had 6in1 immunisation at a PD hence initially we decided to follow suit for Raynen too, until neighbours and friends advised that there is actually no need to spend that much. Indeed, after a comparision, 6in1 package costs only $326.10 at a Polyclinic while a PD charges $500. On top of that, PD also charges $45 consultation fee for each visit while Polyclinic charges a mere $4.80. With 2 children now and surviving on a single income, we thought we had better be more frugal in our spending thus we opted for Polyclinic. Afterall, their vaccines are all from GSK and there were already so many infants being vaccinated in Polyclinic!

We pre-booked an appointment at Polyclinic for Raynen's 3rd month vacination & assessment today. As Polyclinic does not provide vacination for Rotavirus, we hopped over thereafter, to Rynae's PD for first dose of the oral medication. Our little friend was force fed the vaccine by the PD and we prayed hard then that he keeps the medicine down. 'Cos it cost $105 ok!

Recently, Mr Mah Bow Tan announced a possibility to include Pneumococcal as part of the National Childhood Immunisation Programme. However, there were no details as yet on the implementation timeline. Rynae was immunised with just 1 jab at 2 yrs old and Raynen will definitely be given the jab too. According to the schedule, he would need 4 doses, which means more pain and also more money - $150 to $180 per jab! We have no intention to put him through the pain now hence we hope that by the time he turns 1, there would be news about the implementation details. Looking forward to a subsidised price!

Raynen's First Passport

Raynen's passport was ready for collection and we brought him down personally to claim it today. There were many others who were there for the same purpose hence in the end, we waited for over an hour. It would be commendable if they could open a counter to provide speedy passport collection service for infants and children below 2 years old. With this little red book, Cowboy can now travel cross borders! First destination should be Indonesia. Woohoo...

3 Months Old

In a bink of an eye, Cow Boy is 3 months old already. He doesn't cry like a newborn now but converses his needs by different whines, shouts and cries. Sometimes, he also gives cues with different facial expressions. At 3 months, he is able to hold his head upright (though at times a little wobbly), is learning to exercise control of his hands and can see further objects and people. This chap is becoming more curious about his environment hence he doesn't like to be carried lying down anymore (unless he needs to be pat to sleep). It is tiresome to carry him for long but I love to hold him because I know that in time to come, he'll be squirming out of my arms.

Turn Me On!

With a bigger body and more mature muscle, my boy's showing an inclination to learn flipping now. He likes to turn to his right when we place him down. I ordered a sleeping positioner from mmhugz.blogspot.com to prevent him from dropping to the floor from the sofa, like a ripe durian. I guess this will come in more handy when he actually knows how to flip 'cos I need to POSITION him when I change his diaper. I ain't an octupus who can change and dangle an object in his face to keep him still. But hmm... I just wondered how I managed to subdue Rynae then...

Development @ 2 Months

The signature superman pose

At 2 months, Cowboy is showing signs of responsiveness. He smiles, chuckles, coos and gurgles at me when I talk to him straight into the face. It is such an amusement too, to see his expression when he listens and watches my mouth movement and get fascinated by how it works. I love to sit him facing me, on my lap and talk non-sensibly.

He is also becoming more aware of his environment. He recognises my voice and will show his pleasure by smiling at the sound of my greetings. If something catches his attention, he'll stare and focus at it without blinking eyes.

This chap is also exploring, discovering and learning how to control his hands. Lay him down and you'll find him doing a 'superman' pose - lifting his right hand in the air (Yes, he only lifts his right hand). Sometimes, he'll stare at his right hand and fist, showing the expression of 'what the hell is this'?