Gabriel Prays

Dear God, please help me to be a good boy so that I can go to heaven
and be with you when I am old.

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Gabriel Says

Fred was telling Gabriel how my gynae helped to get him out of my "stomach"

F: Uncle Doctor used forceps to get you out of mummy.
G: What are forceps?
F: It's something he used to hold your head to pull it out.
G: *wide-eyed* Then how did he join my head back to my body????????

Ben Tennyson spotted

Think I saw Swampfire driving!

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Wide Awake Babe

Looks like we're gonna be losing some sleep tonight!!

Praying for divine intervention

Sometimes they just want to go out to play, but at other times, it's a
snack directly AFTER dinner.

Poor Raphael

Poor little guy has rashes over his whole body. Boo hoo hoo!

Updates

Raphael - 6 months week 4

Weight - 7.6kg
Height - 66.6cm

I just started him on semi solids a week back. He didn't like it at all. I've tried rice cereal, mushy porridge and banana. He clamps his mouth shut, pushes my hands away and arches his back. If all that failed to stop me from trying again, he would cry. Maybe I should have started him as soon as he turned 6 months. Or maybe he is feeling some kind of discomfort. (He had a slight fever for a couple of days and rashes broke out all over his body soon after)

He drinks every 3-4 hourly. At night he's a lot better and can stretch up to 7 hours. :)

He is turning and flipping from back to front and vice versa with ease. He kicks so much that he turn himself 180degrees. No more leaving him on our bed unattended as he moves really fast. I can just look away for 5 seconds and he would have already turned himself over a few times, getting near to the edge of the bed.

He absolutely dislikes sleeping in the car seat or stroller. 15 minutes is just about all he can take. The longest ever was when we drove to Malaysia and he slept for about an hour. For that he had help - we played Josh Groban's "You Raise Me Up" probably 50 times. That's his favourite song to fall asleep to. :)

He takes 2-3 naps a day, depending on the time he wakes up. When we're at home, his nap ranges from 1hr - 3hrs. Sad to say, he still has no fixed routine and it's all my fault. I am busy most of the time with other stuff around the home. There's Gabriel, Fred, cooking, laundry and cleaning.....

The challenge comes when we go out. He gets only power naps of max 15 minutes. And he would have to nap many times that day.

Raphael is truly a cool little baby. He's always ready to smile and is happy most of the time. He adores his GeGe Gabriel to bits. His face literally lights up when Gabriel starts talking or doing some funny moves to entertain him. Gabriel has his way to make him chuckle and laugh. Seeing the two of them laughing and having fun together is really heart-warming.

Its truly trying having 2 boys, but I hope it will be as fulfilling for them as it is for me. I really love them both to bits!