Karyn's developmental milestone - 2 weeks

Barely 2 weeks old, Karyn has grown by leaps and bounds.

When we first brought her back from the hospital, she was just a helpless baby who could only communicate by crying. Whenever she was hungry, uncomfortable because of soiled diapers or too much wind in her tummy, she would cry. And her cries sounded like a kitten meowing. We found it soooo cute and adorable.

One of our favourite pastime is to put our faces up close to hers and sniff her; she always smells soooo good - the typical baby smell that makes you want to hug and kiss her.

As we watch Karyn grow day by day, we keep making new discoveries about her.

1) By 1 week plus, she can turn her head from side to side while lying on her back.

2) She likes to exercise her neck and by the middle of the 2nd week, she is able to lift her neck
up on her own while being carried on the shoulder.

3) Her cries are getting louder and fiercer, especially when she is hungry. Not the timid little
kitten anymore...

4) She has learnt to recognise the people who feed her milk, especially Mummy, Ah Ma, the
confinement nanny and Daddy (in that sequence of exposure and preference; Mummy first
because its yummy breast milk!)

5) Her first tears were seen on 18 June when she was wailing for her milk. Before that, all her
cries were tearless ones.

6) She is getting stronger by the day as can be seen by the amount and force of kickboxing that
she does while crying for milk and when her diapers are being changed.

Sometimes she's so forceful that we have to use force to pin her hands down while trying to
put the bottle into her mouth. It's always a battle during diaper changing as the confinement
nanny struggles to fasten her diapers while she lunges into her karate kicks.

At night, when the nanny picks her up for her night feeds, her head is always lying a few inches away from the nappy-pillow. Goes to show that she's been moving through the night and the amount of strength she exerts.

8) She has started to seek attention by fidgeting and making noises when she cannot go to sleep
on her own. Once carried in the arms, she slowly drifts off to zzz.

Those are only the first few milestones in Karyn's development. More to go...