  Monday 26 Jul Today is D Day for my dear son. We're going to try to wean him off the pacifier. Read in an article in a Parenting mag that babies should be weaned off pacifier when they're 6 mths 'cos their natural desire for sucking would have diminished. chia lat.....GG is already coming to 8 mths! but nvm, i tell Dar that better late than never! The daytime was good.
Although GG did fuss abit each time he was sleepy, i managed to soothe him and talk to him. Eventually he fell asleep. Surprisingly, he slept longer than usual. I guess that's 'cos there's no pacifier to drop out of his mouth, thus awakening him. Night was bad...really bad....He's usually cranky at nights, and now w/o the pacifier, it's worse. he cries and stops, cries and stops.
Dar says that i shouldn't push him too much. Sigh.....the baby book says that cold turkey is often the best but most difficult. Maybe i'm too ambitious? Think tmr.....we'll start off with NO pacifier during the day, then when it comes to bedtime, i'll allow GG his pacifier treat. Was online with Von for a loonnnggg time ..... envious of how her Seth doesn't cry at all! when he's tired or hungry, he'll just push and whimper.
But i'm not going to compare. Every baby is different. So we were talking about our sons' development and wishing how sometimes, we could have more time to ourselves! Oh, forgot to add that mum called on Sun night. She says she misses US!!!!!! usually she would just say "i miss my grandson", but this time she confesses that she hopes we come back sooner!
Made my day :) We talked about everything under the sun - our trip to Vegas/Grand Canyon, GG's teething, GG's feeding routine, my eldest aunt's hospitalisation, how she's going to try to see if she can get the maid before we come back so that she can be trained etc.....could hear Dad in the background asking Mum to ask us questions! Tuesday, 27 Jul I send Dar to work and head for the car rental co. Going to extend our rental and ask if we could have the central lock repaired. It's kinda hard trying to unlock the back door, while carrying a baby. The lady went out of her way to help and i was very impressed. It's not very often that u get good customer service in the States.
i can attest to that with regards to the phone co and a previous car rental co. I parked in a No Parking space! the landlord had to come get me to remove the car. Funny how i've been parking there for so long that i didn't even notice the sign!!! my brain is too preoccupied with getting GG in/out of the car seat. The landlady watches GG while he naps while i run to remove the car.
Whew! Today's water aerobics exercise! i'm so excited...wish it could be more often.....like how the water is around my body and though i'm exercising, i'm not feeling the strain on my back and knees. Hope Dar's shoulders/neck is better. He was complaining of aches and pains last night, and in the middle of the night, woke up with cramps on his back shoulders! &nbsp; 
