Baby Cuisine

Sean is one of the most fortunate babies in Melaka. His Por Por (my mum) takes great pains to cook all sorts of yummy meals for him. She’s not satisfied with just anchovy and vegetable porridge. No, for her grandson she cooks porridge that has pumpkin, spinach, carrots, potatoes, brocoli, cauliflower, fish, chicken, oyster, dried scallop (not all of these ingredients at once of course, but often a mixture of more than 3 of these), dhal and potatoes, and even – can you believe it – macaroni and cheese!

She read in the papers about a recipe book for weaning babies written by a Malaysian and sure enough about a month later, the book was in her hands and she happily started pouring over it. One of the recipes she has tried – beef and pasta. :) Sean seems to enjoy most of the cuisine prepared for him.

He also loves fruits. Banana and papaya are his favorites. Probably because they’re sweet and soft. On good days he can finish a whole bowl of whatever yummy stuff my mum cooked and one banana or half a slice of papaya (he can finish one slice but we don’t want to give him too much).
In spite of all the good food and my mum’s efforts, Sean is still underweight. He’s been called skinny, scrawny and small. Sigh. So geram. My mum especially feels frustrated. The doc said that it’s most likely because he’s so active...high metabolism. Also, he doesn’t drink much formula. Never did like it and it’s usually difficult to get him to drink it. People tell us that as long as he’s healthy it’s alright but I can’t deny that it stings a bit lar when people keep commenting on his size. Some keep at it like we’re deaf. Ah well.