This weekend, you kept wanting Mommy to carry you. You would be crying until Mommy carried you. Looking out of the window seems to calm you down. We stood by the window, watching the birds fly by and hearing them sing.

As Mommy told you about what's going on outside our window, you relaxed and leaned your cheek against mine. So comfortable, so contented. We stood by the window, enjoying each other's company and wishing Daddy was here with us.

This means that Calvin's working throughout the weekend and he'd only come home in the wee hours. :( This also means that I'd be alone with our darling throughout the weekend.

Gabby is extra sticky and clingy to me this weekend. Especially so when she's sleepy and when she's hungry. She would cry uncontrollably until I pick her up. This made it difficult for me to even prepare milk for her. I had to let her cry while I prepare her milk.

I remembered that Yuxiang wore Cheyenne while she goes about doing chores at home. So I decided to do the same this afternoon. I put Gabby into the hotsling and prepared her snack with her. It was fun! I froze some carrot puree 2 weeks ago and thawed it for Gabby's snack time today. The puree was frozen in a baby cube and as I brought it out from the fridge, I let Gabby hold the icy cold cube. She held on to it tight and when we got to the sink, I held out a bowl and asked her to put the cube into the bowl. It took her a while to let it go. I would like to think she understood my instructions. hahaha...

She was very inquisitive. She kept looking at what I was doing. Dispensing hot water into the bowl, putting the baby cube into the hot water, stirring the puree, testing the temperature, etc. Thank God for the hotsling - Gabby didn't have to scream for attention, and I didn't have to bear with those uncontrollable screams.

I actually forgot to pen down the date those little bottom teeth broke through Gabby's gums! That was about a couple of weeks back. Last weekend, Gabby got back into the refusing milk phase, just like what happened when the bottom teeth were coming out. I think her top 2 are coming out soon...

I was grocery shopping after my haircut last Friday while waiting for Calvin to come pick me up. Found this Teething Rusks on the shelves and I decided to see if it'd help soothe Gabby's discomfort. Even if it doesn't, at least she's biting something edible! She's at this stage where anything that gets into her hands, gets into her mouth too... Everything!

I finally gave Gabby a stick today. I put her into the Bumbo and put on the table top. It's the first time I put the table top on and Gabby seems to know! She never had the table top on whenever we feed her cereal. She's in eager anticipation for something exciting.

When I first handed her the rusk, she didn't know what it was. She seems to be thinking, is this a toy or is this food?? She kept waving it in the air initially. But then, it didn't take long for her to bring it to her mouth.

Hmmmm... what is this thing? No taste one...

She seemed to have decided that it's a toy... haha... She was playing with it, biting both ends and waving it in the air.

I read an article that says if we eat together with our baby and show interest in food with her, she will learn to enjoy mealtimes. As I wanted to know what the rusks taste like, I decided to "eat" it with Gabby. I took a stick out for myself and showed her that I was eating it with her. She got so excited and so happy! It's the first time we "ate" together and she was extremely happy to have Mommy eat with her! I was very pleasantly surprised by her reaction. I didn't know it really could make such a big difference to my precious baby that I'm eating with her!

We placed an order for a high chair and it'd be delivered in 2 weeks. When it arrives, Gabby is gonna have her meals with us! Can't wait for that to happen.

Gabby hasn't learned how to sit up on her own but when we put her in a sitting position, she can sit quite steadily already. She's even learnt how to use her hands as support when she's losing balance. But there are times when she would stretch over to her sides for her toys and lose her balance. It's very cute to see her slowly leaning to the side and land on the floor.... haha... Don't worry.. she won't hurt herself as the mat's thick enough to cushion her.

Teacher Agnes, the teacher who massaged Gabby on her first day in infant care; the teacher whom Gabby smiled to when she reached school on the 2nd day; the teacher who would put down whatever she's doing to carry Gabby whenever we get to school in the morning. She could be feeding another baby, but she would stop and take over Gabby from me, talk to her, play with her, kiss her. Gabby loves her!

At some point, I got jealous. My Gabby got jealous when Teacher Agnes carried another baby and not her. My Gabby screamed for Teacher Agnes' attention when she walked past without saying hi to her. My Gabby reached out for Teacher Agnes from my arms when I brought her to school. That was the ultimate incident that got to me. I've never seen her reach out for someone before and I never knew she already knew how to do that. But everyone reminded me how blessed I am to have such a wonderful teacher who dotes on my precious daughter. Because of Teacher Agnes, I was able to leave for work knowing that my Gabby is loved and well taken care of in school. Because of Teacher Agnes, my Gabby enjoys her days in school. Because of Teacher Agnes, I get to see pictures of my Gabby having fun in school. Because of Teacher Agnes, I get updated with my Gabby's progress in school.

So truthfully, even though I was jealous sometimes, I really thank God for Teacher Agnes. And I really appreciate all the love, care and concern that she's showered on our precious one over the last 4 months.

Then, last Friday, she told me that she's leaving the school. Her last day would be 2 September. My heart dropped. I felt really sad. And I know Gabby would be sad too when she doesn't get to see her favourite teacher in school anymore. When we got to school yesterday, Teacher Agnes said that her last day is brought forward and she would be leaving at 10.30am in the morning. Again, my heart dropped. I felt sad for Gabby. I'm sure she's gonna miss Teacher Agnes.

Teacher Agnes wrote in her FB that Gabby woke up just in time before she left. She hugged and kissed Gabby for a long time on her cheeks and Gabby looked at her, puzzled. My sweetie doesn't know that Teacher Agnes won't be in school anymore. I can imagine what's going on in her mind...

Baby, we will keep in touch with Teacher Agnes ok? I hope you would remember this lovely teacher who has taken great care of you when Mommy's at work.

Thank you, Teacher Agnes. Happy Teacher's Day!