The only available stock of my breastmilk

I have decide to stop breastfeeding and I only left not more than 12 packets of breastmilk in my freezer. When I think back, I used to have 30 over packets every week for Makoto after Alanis consumption. I really has huge milk production. I am proud of myself.

I have not pumping since 3 days ago. Everytime, I also hava a feeling to pump the milk out. But when I pump, may be it is only 1 or 2 oz of mik from both breast. Actually, I don't feel any engorge feeling even I have not pumped since 3 days ago. I think it will end now....and now I can start diet to become slimmer....

Alanis 15 month milestone

Alanis turns 15 months old officially on 8 Nov 09.

weight – 8.6 kg

height – 72.5 cm

milk intake – 4 times a day on Pediasure.
food - porridge for lunch and cereal with breastmilk for dinner.

On 7 Nov, I brought her to her usual Pediatrician for chicken pox injection. After checking on her, everything was fine and progress well except her height. Doctor said she is a tiny baby. So he still has to monitor her progress. He suggested us to give her more protein food like chicken, meat, egg, butter, cheese, yogort, peanut butter jam for bread, milk shake, ice cream.....

After I listened from the doctor, I decided to change her daily diet. From today onwards, she has rice for lunch, and porridge for dinner until she can really used to rice. I have bought a small cookware which can boil soup and cook rice with it. Then this will bring to my in law house as her lunch. I also bought yogort, cheese, peanut butter jam to boost her height. Hopefully in 3 months time, her height really can boost up as what I expected.

She can speak a lot of words and she learns very fast. When we teached her new words, she can pick up immediately especially we ask her to look at our mouth when we teach her. She immediately them up. She can say 'papa', 'ma mi', 'ma ma (grandmom)', 'kakak', 'lampu', 'upstair', 'star', 'duck', 'flower', 'ye (grandpa)', 'po po', 'mum mum'.......

When she watching music show or playing her music toys, she will roll her body and clapping hands. I am so proud of her... she is really a smart baby.

Family trip to Bukit Tinggi

Before we decided to go to Bukit Tinggi for family trip, everyone is telling me that Bukit Tinggi is boring and not worth of going. But after I came back from there, I feel it is a nice place to relax with family. No doubt not much activities can be done there, but the scenary and the environment really relaxing. Sometimes, just spend a quiet holiday is fun and meaningful. Family bonding is tighten and happiness is around all of us.

We have a wonderful time there. Alanis does enjoy the holiday.

Alanis @ 14 months

She is getting prettier and prettier as she is more lady look now. She has drop her weight from 8.2 kg to 7.8 kg due to diarrohea and vomitting. But she is picking up her weight slowly again.

She is so active and been non stop talking in her baby language. But she picked up words very fast. Everytime, when we teach her new words, she can say it immediately after we said it. For example, pen, upstair, apple, three, five.... When she listen to music, she will roll her body and starts to sing along.

Up to now, she still can't walk by herself. When we hold her, she can walk. She likes to climb up staircase and she can climb very fast. She loves to eat any adult foods especially soup that cooked by my MIL. She still on porridge and cereal. She has fruit everyday.

She been starting more on formula - pediasure than my breastmilk. She has breastmilk once a day as I am trying to reduce my breastmilk. She enjoys her pediasure well.

Sabah Trip

We have a great time in Sabah. I have my cousin sister Cherlynn to go with me. So that she can help me on handling Alanis and carrying things. I think without her, I can't have a enjoyable Sabah trip. Alanis really needs a lot of attention to take care of her. She is an active baby. Once she wake up, she starts moving around and I have to start following her... Really tiring....

Breastmilk vs Pediasure Complete

Today, I still feed my baby with breastmilk. In fact, I still have a lot of breastmilk. I always wonder why I am deserve to have so much milk. Until today, Alanis still fully breast milk feeding.

I brought Alanis for 1 year old checkup and I told the doctor that I planned to stop breastfeeding soon. Doctor recommended that to give her Pediasure Complete as she is so small. She needs extra calory and protein to boost her height. Hopefully after she drink Pediasure, her height can increast a lot.

On the first day trying Pediasure, she drink 2.5 oz from drinking cup. But she refuse to continue drinking it. I thought I have a smooth transition... hehe... no... not that easy as I thought. So now, I am mixing breast milk with the formula in 80 to 20 rules. Means, 1.5 oz of formula with 4 oz of breastmilk. She is accepting well now.

And I found out a new things. Now, she can drink milk by feeding her with spoon. She can finish the 6 oz of milk in 10 mins time. Last time, we always have difficult time to feed her milk as she only drink milk when she is sleeping mode. Today, I realise that she is ok with milk but she doesnt like milk bottle. So now, I no longer has any stress to feed her milk whenever she sleep....

Good news to me right?

Alanis 1 year old birthday party

Today, 8/8/09 is Alanis birthday party. I am so busy since yesterday. It is because I decided to make blueberry cheese tarts and fruit tarts for her birthday party. 1 week before the party, I already tried to make 1 recipe of blueberry cheesetart to tried out as I scare the taste is not good. After testing and good comments from the families members, yesterday I started to make the crust. I took 1 day leave to prepare for that. I really put a lot of efforts for this birthday party. The whole full day of Friday, I am just preparing the crust.

On the actual day itself, I started to prepare the cheese filling and also the custard filling for the fruits tarts. I am so happy, the tarts are turn out great and lots of guests are enjoying it. Besides, yi po also prepare 'Kuih Sago'. It is tasted nice as well.

The cake that I ordered is so beautiful and I am so satisfied with the works that they do.
On the other hands, Stan is busying decorating the house with the ballons which we picked up from the ballons shop. My maid is putting Alanis to sleep to make sure she has enough sleeping and her mood is good. Then she dressed her up well and beautiful.

It is really a memorable party for everyone. Comes, let see some photos and it will make everything speak well from the photos.