Baby Charlotte smiled her first real smile when she was 1 month 14 daes old =) Dearie n me were so elated on seeing her respond wif a smile when we called her name n smiled @ her!
The books r right... u'll know when ur little one smiles @ u... cos Charlotte's whole face realli smiles... unlike her expression on her 4th dae when she practises her smiling muscles....
Now, she will 'talk' to us in her baby language n smile when we play wif her n when she hears her favourite music from the musical toy n music mobile @ her yaolan n her cot respectively, she will either keep still, enjoying the music, or start moving her arms n legs about... she's growing dae by dae n will b 2 months old dis Fri, when we will be taking her measurements =)
Below r 2 pics of her smiles on her 4th dae n recently... the difference is quite big right?!?!
p.s. we did not capture her 1st real smile but Dearie managed to capture it much later, when she was 1 month 24 daes old...
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We celebrated Charlotte's baby shower at my in-laws', the Function Room at The Caribbean @ Keppel Bay over 2 daes - 12 Jul for our frenz & colligs & 13 Jul for our relatives. As the room could only hold maximum 49 people, we decided to split the celebration into 2 parts... the venue was chosen so that we need not clean up after the events... haha!
To create a 'party' feel in the Function Room, we decorated the room wif pink n silver balloons... the caterer, Oh's Farm, was pretty impressive in their set-up, creating a zen feel... most of our guests oso gave good reviews on their food, especially their laksa =)
Both daes were quite eventful, wif Charlotte being cooperative & fussy @ times... as we needed to attend to her needs, we were really sorry should we have neglected our guests in anyway (which we regretted we did to a certain extent)...
Though some of our guests were unable to make it, they still sent their best wishes n gifts... really appreciate it!
Charlotte received many gifts, from gift vouchers to angbaos to clothes to jewellery to toys... me oso received a gift (belated birthday gift) from the kawaii girls =) a charm bracelet for mums-to-be! so surprised to receive the gift... even more surprised to learn dat the girls had bot the bracelet in my presence when we were there looking around after lunch one dae! blur me did not notice then...
Below are some of the pics taken, either by our guests or by us (not alot were taken as we were too busy)...
Our Angel with an attitude's all ready to set off for her big dae! =) 
Hope I din look too haggard from the nightly feeds, diaper changes... 
Dearie had creatively spelt Charlotte's name wif the souvenirs for our guests =)
We took our 1st proper family photo on 29 Jun, b4 bringing Charlotte to my parents' place for her 1st visit. =) She has purposely curled her lips n made that cute little 'o' mouth expression, which she alwiz does, besides sticking out her tongue n frowning... Me look kinda huge compared to Dearie =(
On 1 Jul (her official 1st month), Dearie took leave and we brot Charlotte for her Hep B jab @ MAH. As usual, the nurse took her weight, height n head circumference. She has gained 1kg n weighs 4.7kg now, grown 7cm n measures 57cm now n her head circumference has increased by 2cm to 37cm. Generally, she's growing well but Dr Ng said she still had v mild jaundice... He suggested conducting a blood test on her to determine whether itz breastmilk jaundice or liver infection... Luckily, itz onli breastmilk jaundice, which Dr Ng said would gradually go off by itself n nt to worry too much... Me asked if itz my diet which might have contributed to her mild jaundice... He said nope n reminded me to continue having a balanced diet... Charlotte was very brave, enduring 2 needle "invasions" - Hep B jab n blood test! Our hearts went out to her thou when we saw her crying @ the pain... but Dearie said she's a brave ger!
We oso went to Jin Yi Shi for my 1st visit after my confinement... Jin Yi Shi said Charlotte looks like her daddy, Dearie said nt gd n hopes she'll grow up to look more like her mummy instead... haha! My blood pressure is slightly low, dat probably explains the giddiness me been feeling lately... Actually, b4 my pregnancy, my blood pressure was slightly on the low side n datz y me din hv high blood pressure during my pregnancy... She oso mentioned when Charlotte turns 4-5 months, me may start losing hair... Oh dear... Hope wun lose too much n will make my thick hair lighter!?!
We oso brot Charlotte to Guan Yin Temple where Dearie offered his thanks to Guan Yin for my safe delivery of Charlotte as well as let her bai bai Guan Yin... After that, we brot her to Bugis Junction, wanting to expose her more to crowds so that she wun grow up afraid of unfamiliar surroundings/faces... She'll open her eyes n look curiously around the surroundings n environment when we carried her around Bugis Junction... Luckily, there's a proper nursing room within BHG... Indeed, finding the exact location of nursing rooms within shopping centres is our top priority nw, cos when she's hungry or dirty, we hv to quickly find one to nurse or change her diapers...
In the evenings, b4 heading home, we brot her to West Coast Park, hoping to let her take in more fresh air... Having her in a stroller while we walked around WCP was v nice n relaxing... We were still able to walk side by side, hand in hand, enjoying the sea breeze.... Made it a point that we mustn't neglect each other despite having a baby n probable baby blues nw...
This was our first proper outing after my confinement =)
We celebrated our darling ger, Charlotte's full month on 29 Jun (Sun). We ordered baby's full month packages from Sweetest Moments as well as cake vouchers from Bengawan Solo for our relatives and colleagues.
Below is the picture card that accompanies each full month package we ordered from Sweetest Moments. We especially like the photo & have specially penned the message at the bottom of the card, to extend our appreciation to all the well-wishers. =)
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