Sophie at Infantcare

Sophie started her first day at Infantcare on 13 Mar (Tue), and here are some pics of her. So far, the teachers have said that she is very chirpy, smiley and happy. She does however have some difficulty drinking milk from the bottle, and sometimes refuses it. So they have resorted to giving it to her in other forms (eg. mixing it in the cereal, and in her food).

Teacher Betty is a very positive and cheerful lady, and Mdm Loh is motherly and speaks Mandarin, while Teacher Christina takes care of the younger ones. These 3 teachers take care of 6 infants ranging from age 3 months to 15 months in the centre. They keep a daily log of all the activities that Sophie goes through for the day, up to the minute detail of when they change her diaper (is it soiled, wet, dry, etc), what time she eats / how much she eats, what time she sleeps (from when to when), and what supplies she needs for the next day. It's a lot of work to keep track for each baby, but I guess this is part of the service I pay for $650 per month, which is supposed to be a promotional price (after government subsidy of $400). Without the promotional price (becos' the centre is new), I would have paid $850!!!

As the place is air-conditioned, they have requested that she wear long pants and socks so that she does not feel too cold. She also has a regular dip in the swimming pool every Friday as part of water play. We have yet to catch any pictures of her in her cutie swimsuit and will do so soon.