I used to think that it was relatively easy to tell when my baby was hungry and needed milk. He'd repeatedly utter a classic 'heh-heh' and begin pawing at whoever was carrying him while straining his neck towards a particular part of that person's chest, guided by his infantile instinct. It sure didn't matter to baby if that person was male or female! Other than these moves, he might start sucking his fingers to relieve the hunger or, if push comes to shove and he still doesn't get his milk, he'd start bawling with whatever power he could muster from his lungs.
However, for the past few days, it was getting a little more difficult to read his cues. In fact, there were times when he'd present some of these hunger signals, only to reject or end up not finishing the milk he was given. There were also times when he'd appear to be famished, but immediately calmed down and looked as though all had been peaceful the minute he was picked up.
I know I mentioned in an early post that I'd learned not to be such a worrywart and expect things to happen the way I wished for baby. Nevertheless, it's a little tough not to become anxious when Justin had been drinking a consistently good amount of milk at fairly regular intervals for some time, but is now showing signs of being distracted when drinking milk, and perhaps even seeming to lose interest in it. I'm just wondering: Does this mean that my baby boy's finally tired of drinking the same milk for the past 14 weeks of his young life? I mean, it's easy for me to put myself in his shoes, if that's the case. I used to love the wanton mee from the stall near my parents' place and now miss it occasionally when I crave for this delight, but make me consume it for all 3 meals for 3 months and you can imagine how fast I'd run if you presented yet another plate of it to me.
Anyway, if Baby Justin is really tired of his milk, at least both of us can look forward to the next stage of his dietary development -- semi solids! Just another few weeks, my boy, and we can start you on some rice cereal with milk...yipee! That ought to whet your appetite a bit if variety's what you really want. I'm also really happy with a purchase that Hubby and I decided on recently -- a combined steamer and blender that can be used to prepare fresh soft food for Justin later on.
Pretty good, this item. According to what the promoter demonstrated to us, we'd only need to use a bit of water to steam a bunch of items. Turn the container upside down and voila! We get to use the blender function without having to transfer the items to a separate machine. This promotional item came with an adorable toddler meal set as well:
Super cute, I thought. I know I'd just be so encouraged to eat if my plates and cutlery always came in such fun colours and designs! Hopefully Baby Justin'll feel the same way then. I'm just so keen on introducing more food textures, colours and tastes to baby when the time comes. So many opportunities for some experimenting! It'll be great educational fun for his tastebuds and other senses! :)
