Lucas's 6-month birthday

We celebrated Lucas's 6-month birthday two days ago (Nov 21).

I worked late that night, but luckily I managed to buy a cake and arrived home before he fell asleep.

It is so impressive to witness you baby growing day by day in an unbelievable fast pace.

Next Monday will be Lucas's father's birthday. Happy birthday my precious!!! =)

Lucas@CU

See how intellectual Lucas looks? We went to The Chinese University of Hong Kong last weekend. Had a great time there.

See, we brought his friend Mr. Panda along also.

Next time, we may go to HKU. Can you imagine how smart Lucas will be when he stands in front of the those historical red bricks buildings?

Like father like son

This is my brother in law and his son.

Jeff and Lucas will be like them very soon.

I love you two!!!

Girls speak earlier

Always hear people say baby girls speak earlier than boys because of the biological design. Today I heard a very funny story, it is about a baby girl who had not spoken a single word even she reached the expected age, her parents worried so much. One day when the family was having meal, the girl suddenly said, 'I don't like chicken.' The whole family petrified.

Sometimes you think babies don't understand what we are talking about, but actually they learn so far and even don't bother to show you, and some may suddenly say a complete sentence without a single trace.

Don't know what type of baby Lucas will be, but I guess he cannot wait to show off every little things he knows.

A mouthful of yummy food

Lucas starts having the follow food:

• Banana
• Apple
• Pumpkin
• Mashed potato
• Papaya
• Biscuit for babies
• Fruit juice

No wonder he does not love drinking milk now, he has just discovered the world is actually much more interesting. Anyway, thanks god that he likes eating.

Lucas attended a wedding banquet

We attended Lung's wedding banquet yesterday with Lucas. It was his first time to join such a big scale 'gathering'. Lucas didn't really enjoy the dinner though, he was very nervous and always crying, he even hid his head to my chest and used his hands to cover his face.

Last night, he kept screaming during sleep, maybe he had nightmare.

Lucas is so funny.

Advertisement next door

It is so amusing that a 10 yearsold girl next door had stucked an ad at her door -the content was about 'I am a 10 years old girl and I can help you to take care of baby, free of charge.' Her maid took that piece of paper away because it was too funny. Kids are very interesting and they will surprise you anytime. I wonder if I am the girl's 'target customer'...

Itchy itchy

We know Lucas will have his first two teeth soon!! His gum is very itchy and now he often has hot temper, he always put things inside his mouth to chew (even his pacifier clip, my arms or shoulders). I sooth him by many kisses and hugs. Believe that his first two teeth will be the birthday gift for Jeff, or the Christmas gift for us this year!!!

Lucas refuses to drink milk

Since we fed him some banana and sweet barley cereal, Lucas is very repulsive to milk.

Everytime when we feed him, he expects us to give him something much more delicious. I fed him apple this evening, he even pulled my arm to make the spoon into his mouth. However, when I just took up the milk bottle, this little man screamed loudly without a second thought, let alone putting it into his mouth.

He is a very choosy baby.

And then, Lucas skipped one time of meal tonight.

Now, he knows there are many delicious food in the world, he is curious to all things that can eat except milk powder. Jeff said we should only feed him milk in the coming days in order to make him forgets those yummy fruits... However, I am just skeptial... what happen if he has good memory?

Smily Baby!!

Last Friday we celebrated Lucas's 5-month birthday at APM. He is so adorable.

Hope he is cheerful always!!

Something you cannot explain

Have I told you that I miss Lucas all the time, even I stay in my own room when he sleeps in his own room? Then you may imagine how I feel when I go for work everyday.

I cannot explain this kind of psychological situation, is it what people call 'motherhood'??

Remember that when I studied Gender Studies, an article called 'Nature or Nurture??' It analyzed whether the first 'division of labour' human practised - men go out and women stay home is based on the physical design or is cultivated by the culture. I believed strongly it was caused by culture, but now I think the physical part, e.g. your hormonal level should be one of the prime factors.

I hope that I feel perplexing just because I am still in a transitional stage, which I will pass through it eventually and reach a new chapter very soon.

Milk powder + rice water

The flu I had last week had not been healed, I didn't take the medicine because I wanted to continue milk pumping.

However, the flu was getting worse in last weekend and BB also got transmitted. Therefore I started to have the pills these two days and threw away the milk I pumped out.

He had much more milk powder than before. My mom-in-law suggested to use rice water to dilute the powder, which adds some nutrients and remove the heaty.

He tried once today, seems not bad.

Stay with Lucas for less than an hour everyday

I can only spend less than an hour with Lucas everyday because of the OT work. However, what can I complain about when my colleague work until the mid night everyday?

What kind of life we are having? What I want is just some family time, some enough sleep, some decent dinners with my family, it is not something luxurious, is it?

I should make some change, but not in the soon future. It is too unfair to my husband and my baby.

Rice Cereal

Lucas started eating cereal for two weeks, he likes it a lot. Now is drinking some milk powder also.

Am still feeding him breast milk, people always say he is sturdy and handsome, I am proud of it. At least this whole exhaustive breast milk pumping exercise is still worth.

We will let him try juice in the fifth month.

I feel really bad!

I feel bad because I have only spent less than an hour to my baby in last two days. I came back home at 10pm and baby slept at 10 something. I don't want to be like this.

Baby needs mommy, so does my family.

It gets back to the starting point - how to achieve the balance of life?

I feel totally exhausted, being a mom and a working person is very tough, both physically and psychologically.

在天睛的生日會中

天朗:"媽咪我要食蛋糕..." 

BB drinks 6 oz.

BB is growing bigger and now can drink more. He can have 6 oz. milk in a feeding. Lucas, good job!!

It is worth to continue the breast-feeding.

Last weekend BB became friend with me again. On Friday he screamed when I carried him, let alone feeding him. It was really heart-breaking. Luckily in weekend I spent most time with him and now he attaches to me if I am at home.

Starting from 4 months he could take other food, such as juices and rice cereal. It is funny that he will stare at you if you eat in front of him, then his mouth will move and try to follow what you do.

朗朗認人

四個月的朗朗開始認人,有Video 為證。公公都無面比！

Miss Lucas terribly

I do wish to put down all my works and rush back home immediately to see my adorable baby.

If impossible, at least I want to scream loudly to release my sadness inside.

I understand why many crazy men love to yell in the public and scare everyone.

Baby, how come you don't let mom to feed you.... just before bed but you still refuse?

It's really heart-breaking.

Hurray!!

Ho Yeah, I get back to my pre-pregnancy weight!!

I think I will be even thinner than before if I keep breast-feeding baby. I will name this as 'the vampire effect'!

Okay, I know you concern Lucas more than me. Don't worry, he is in good shape as usual, very energetic and talkative. He screamed to my sister last time and made her a bit upset, and he screamed to Jeff when he tried to force-feeding him.

Lucas has such as strong and distinctive personality. Parenting him would be a big challenge.