No milk baby...

It has been 2 weeks since my baby drank her last bottle... and if it was just the bottle that she was refusing... it would not be such a problem.... but instead she has refused  to take in any milk....

So this mummy has to learn to be a little creative and a little sneaky... oh my sweetie Jellybean... if you are reading this in the future, do know that you have made mummy sick with worry over your growth and obsessed over simple things such as ..."what could be in that one piece of cookie?"... Needless to say... I have been in and out of stores looking for some or any kinds of food that is high in calcium and high in iron so that you could have the proper nutrients in your diet. I wish it was as simple as passing you a bowl of tofu or having you gobble down a carts of yogurt.... but you seem to start being a picky eater, in that you like grown up food... minus tofu or yogurt... hehehehe....

This weekend was an eye opener when you munch down daddy's nasi lemak happily and also shared Didik Lis's nasi ayam... you loved 'em! Hehehe... if only you were a little older and with more teeth my sayang, I wouldn't be so worried. But I have changed your everyday diet to include normal rice soaked in vege/chicken soup... of course you still have to have your oats so that I can sneak in a little milk...

I'm not giving up though... Planning to make mac and cheese for you on Wed ... more calcium enriched goodness... and I hope I think I'll make those grilled anchovies to be added to your daily soup so that you can have some iron as well...

Did you know that iron can be better absorbed when taken with vitamin c... ie some fruits for dessert after an iron enriched meal? Still going over that bit and trying to decide how I can incorporate that into your everyday diet... needless to say...you won't have anything but plain water... mummy is very happy with that... but when mummy is counting vitamins and nutrients... now would be a good time for you to start accepting fruit juices... :P

Oh well... you seemed lighter to me... and that worries me... so I have made an appointment with your doctor... we're going to see the professionals in this and see if you're doing well...

Btw, you might have stopped asking for your milk at 2am or 5 am... but you do sometimes wake up for a little morning snack at 4am... hehehe... your heinz biscuits... water ... and some barney entertainment....before you promptly snooze back into your wonderful baby dreams....

*sigh* My little jellybean..... from the start of conceiving you, you have never ceased to amaze me... wonder to wonder you've brought me... This is certainly a new experience since no one and no baby I've known refuses to drink milk/bottle this early... don't grow up so fast little baby... mummy still misses your sweet cuddles as you fall asleep on my chest when you were just a couple of months old... and mummy still can't get over that you no longer make your sweet baby sounds... now I look at your unused bottles and miss the closeness in having you in my arms as you drink your milk... you fingers would clutch at my finger and your other hand would be playing and twisting my shirt...

Love you baby..... my prayers are always for your happiness, safety and health...

Muah