baby is 4 months old

My baby daughter turned 4 months old on 22 November 2006. She learnt to flip over from back to stomach on this day. Two days before she turned 4 months, she was trying her best to flip and both me and my husband could see her efforts at it. She tried till her face turned red and was frustrated when she couldn't flip. But now she is really happy as she is successful in flipping. She likes to suck her fingers and makes cooing noises. She is a very cheerful girl and likes to smile a lot too. She has two favourite toys, an aeroplane-train and a clown which when taken from her, she will cry. And when the toys are given her back, she will smile again.

musings of a new mother

The other day, an old friend of mine who was a high flier told me that she is now a full time mother living in San Francisco, California. She got her green card when her husband was posted there. She told me she hasn't been working for a few years and during this time she has enjoyed watching her son grow up. He just started preschool recently. On hearing this, I was also tempted to quit my job to look after my baby Bernie as I recently became a new mother at the age of 37. I did not want to miss her milestones and the bonding with my young child. After discussion with my husband, we decided it was not a good idea as we had the support of his parents at the moment in looking after the child. There goes my dream of being a full time mother....