Taking care of an infant

"Dear Adrian, mummy loves you!"

No doubt, this is a very exciting time, it's filled with various emotions and indescribable feelings.

3 weeks has passed, while Baby Adrian is adjusting to this new world, I'm also adjusting to a whole new life with less sleep. He sleeps in short naps, wakes up every 2 to 3 hours for feeds and spends some time rolling his eyes before drifting off to his nap again. At times, he is pretty cranky when he needs a nappy change or rushing for a feed, this is the only way he communicates his hunger and discomfort with me. He wants to be carried and feel the security most of the time, especially when he can't sleep at night. I normally hold him in my arms until he fall deeply asleep, I know I shouldn't spoil him but this is the only way to soothe him to the bed. In fact, I think young babies should be completely spoil-proof, he needs all the care and attention at this stage. Thus, I should ignore all the advice who think babies need to learn independence. I agree that he should learn independence but not at this early stage.

My entire family is so busy with the arrival of Prince Adrian, and was all amused by every single movement of him. He usually start of with an 'ah' when he wakes for milk, the second 'ah' is his last warning and he'll then end up with a cranky cry to show his impatient. I love to listen to his 'ah' ... simply lovely!

With so much in my heart and on my mind, I feel overwhelmed by all the new responsibilities. However, I think these are all the sweet challenges of being a parent, I feel warm & great when I hold him in my arms, I can't describe how amazing is this feeling! Having a baby is just so great!

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