6 months birthday
Time flies, Tristan is already 6 months old.

PS : I can't remember how we manage to get through his first few months.

Hand sewn sleeping bag
Tristan got to sleep in sleeping bag, think it restrict his leg from kicking about too much so he can fall asleep. As the weather has turned hot and humid and we only have 1 tog sleeping bag as the thinnest, I decided to hand sewn the sleeping bag using Ikea thin blanket. With no button or zip, I got to slip Tristan into the sleeping bag and then fasten by tying knots at the shoulders. It fits and he slept well in it.

Eating solid

Tristan is eating solids from 24/5/11 after the Health Visitor advice that he's not satisfied with milk only (as he's drinking lots and putting on the weight).

I start wth baby rice and he loves it. Tried banana on the first day and he loves it too.

Stokke Tripp Trapp



The whole package (Stokke Tripp Trapp + baby set + cushion) is £184 from House of Baby. After much consideration + some Ang Bao money, we decided to buy the Stokke Tripp Trapp as it will last Tristan from now till his adulthood (hopefully).

Birthday
For my birthday, I decided that we need to go out shopping at Lakeside. Dressed Tristan up (see picture) and he was good sleeping in the carrycot throughout the shopping trip with some crying when we stop.

Didn't buy anything but it was good out shopping.

Tristan passport
Need to apply passport for Tristan. Tricky to get a 11 weeks old baby to look at the camera, not smile and stay still. We make sure he's well fed and took numerous pictures and this is that we think fits the bill.

Think we did ok.

Move into his own room
Tristan is growing well and his moses basket seems small for him now, therefore we have moved him to his new room with his own cot last Sat. He now can sleep with his arms wide open.
I felt lonely sleeping next to a baby monitor....

Tristan pictures

Tristan (7 weeks old), isn't he sweet.


Tristan (9 weeks old) sleeping in my arms.

Last picture with Crispin
About a month ago, Crispin starts to wee in-house even though he's a house-trained dog. We thought he had his usual urine infection and took him to see the vet. His weight dropped from his usual 26kg to 22.5g when he was weighted at the vet, which is worrying as labrador should be minimum of 25kg.

Got some medicine from vet and we also give him abit more food. However the medicine doesn't seems to work and he's not eating much (more worrying as labrador love food!).

Took him for a blood test a week later and the test results came up clean. However we can spend 700 pounds to get more test results in aid to find out what's wrong (there's a chance you will not find out what's wrong).

As he's getting weaker each day, not eating much, drinking excessive water, he can't stand straight on his back legs anymore, seems to lost control over wee and poo, we decide that it might be better for him to be put down........ He's last weigh was 20.5kg at the vet.

Sad day but it's for the best.

Crispin will always be our number 1 top dog who listen to us, doesn't bark, lick, jump, destroy things. Forever in our memory.....

Weight

I was back into my old jeans (loose one) within a month after the delivery and I weigh the same as before pregnant. However as I lose my appetite on chocolate, crisps, etc during my pregnancy, I had been making up for lose time and had been snacking everyday since. I got to STOP snacking!!!

Gifts from colleagues
Tristan with the personalised blanket (one of the gifts from my colleagues).

Birth Story

Finally Tristan is born on 28 Dec 2010!!! I was having contractions on 26 Dec but it was far part (ranging from every 5 minutes to 15 minutes or sometime even stopped!!) that I can't go into hospital yet. I finally insisted on going into hospital on 27 Dec evening (around 11pm) as I wasn't coping well with the pain and was unsure how far along I am. After examination, I was ask to go home and wait it out as I was only 1 cm!!!

Reach home at 2am on 28 Dec and I feel the urge to push and my water broke. Called the hospital again and was asked to go back in immediately. Reach the hospital at about 3am and I was fully dilated upon examination. Tristan was born at approx 5am!!

No drugs at all (except for the TENS machine which I put on since 26 Dec) as there's no time for me to have any....... however I have a tear that need epidual to stitch it back :( plus I lost too much blood and need a blood transfusion (2 bags). In total, I stayed at the hospital for 2 nights and I was desperate to go home as I couldn't get any sleep at the maternity ward (4 beds sharing) with Tristan not sleeping in the night and other babies crying too.

Back home from hospital on 30 Dec and are now trying to cope with a newborn baby schedule.