Tuesday, December 28, 2010
Sunday, December 26, 2010
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
Rolling good times; Finger licking good
Boo.Boo.Boo
Saturday, December 18, 2010
We are so going to...
This is the first western restaurant that J has been to so it's only apt to borrow their advertising slogan ;)
He's quite good during the meal after we fed him and he looked on very curiously at all our food!
b) McDonalds
J had his jabs and we popped by Ridout on our way back. The aftereffect of the jabs is that he was very sleepy the rest of the day. Still, the little chap was very brave when he had the first jab - he merely whimpered. Alas, the second jab was one too many...
Sunday, December 12, 2010
Babyroo
And here's the same picture after playing around with some iPhone app:
I also resort to placing J into the stroller when my hands are too tired from carrying/lifting/holding him. J also loves to put his feet up on the stroller. A future Towkay in the making? :P
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
USS
Saturday, November 27, 2010
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Recent developments
- J is now at a stage where he likes to shove everything into his mouth...
- We also discovered that he has a tendency to cry before peeing and it seems that this is common in infants after reading up and checking with his pediatrican :(
- He has slept through the night (defined as 5 to 6 hours of sleep at a stretch) for 3 nights and is now still waking up twice a night. This means my dark eye circles are staying put...
- J can now turn to his side. What fun for him! For us, it means being extra vigilant at all times now...
- He can be entertained/distracted with this baby gym (see below). J's current favourite playtime is literally a ball of fun for him now :)
- J can grasp objects now (see below)! Yeah! :)
Our life
- We finally have a family outing to eat at Din Tai Feng and this is a fuzzy image taken at Raffles City.
- We (just G and me) took a trip to Beijing... this trip is a "work trip" since I am still persisting with cow duty so I pop back into the hotel ever so often and Beijing's bad traffic does not help matters. It was good to spend some time alone with G and to meet Y, an uni friend in Beijing...
- Am going back to work next monday... I hope my brain is not too rusty and that I can continue to express milk till J is 6 months old. Am back to work before the end of 16 weeks so I can take another stretch of leave around Mar to May. This will be the time when my mummy has to look after my niece after my sis-in-law goes back to work.
- We hired a live in help. For the past 2 weeks, she has helped with housework and learnt to interact with J but it does not feel right to leave J alone with her so still counting on my mummy to help out. Arrangements will be made as and when things change (i.e. niece is born)...
Friday, October 22, 2010
New Friends
but J (1 month) was grumpy after waking up from a nap while R (2 months) looked on...
A better attempt with JET (2 months) - J (2 months 10 days) was in an extremely "talkative" mood while JET lent him a listening ear... :P
p.s.: the mothers wondered if their boys were reflecting their own character... hm...
Friday, September 24, 2010
The Milk Front
Going Solo
means looking after J with my mum's help in the day n G's help in the night. This is also my excuse for not updating my blog recently since pumping, feeding and washing up takes up a lot of time. And I try to take short naps whenever possible!
But, being confined at home has reached a limit and I have attempted successfully to bring J to the nearby bakery on my own and he seems happy to be strapped in the carrier :) Hopefully, longer trips out will be possible in coming weeks before I return to work!
Thursday, September 9, 2010
A missed post....
One month celebration
Thursday, September 2, 2010
Growing...
Friday, August 20, 2010
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Saturday, August 14, 2010
Will NOT work for Milk
The only good thing after pumping repeatedly is that my milk supply has increased though it is still insufficient to meet J's needs. But, I shall keep trying and hopefully the supply will catch up with his demands eventually.
After observing him for the past few days, I must say that he is turning out to be one poser ;)
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Welcome BB!
It turned out to be a good call since I was 3 cm dilated by around 1 am... the rest of the night proved to be a long one while we waited for my cervix to be dilated.... epidural made the whole process bearable since I slept through most of the 14 hours of waiting...
By 3.30 pm, Dr A decided that it was time to push! Alas, the pushing was in vain since baby was too big to come through... emergency C-section had to take place and I was anxious for the safe arrival of baby... G could not be with us in the operating theatre and that greatly reduced my comfort level then...
In the end, I was under GA during the C-section so neither of us managed to welcome our baby at 1615 hours! What a disappointment... While waiting at the recovery ward, my mind was still groggy but I remembered asking repeatedly for my baby and was reassured that he has been sent to our room. I later found out from G that he saw baby outside the operating theatre and he already had his eyes opened :)
I finally got to see my baby at 1845 hours and fell in love with him immediately :P
Tuesday, August 3, 2010
A Patient Boy
At this afternoon's check-up, Dr A has confirmed that I am already 2 cm dilated! As the amniotic fluid level is still borderline (low), she suggested that we induce labour on 5 Aug rather than wait till the EDD of 9 Aug.
Finally! We will get to meet the little one in 2 days time unless he choose to become impatient ;P
Thursday, July 29, 2010
Farewell 20s, Hello 30s
Thursday, July 22, 2010
When the belly button pops...
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Dear baby,
I am going to miss your kicking/punching/hiccups as you may be induced next week if the amniotic fluid remains low...
Saturday, July 10, 2010
Getting ready...
and booties...
Monday, June 21, 2010
World Cup thrashing!!
Sunday, June 13, 2010
Ribbon bulletin board
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
31 weeks and counting...
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Dear baby,
We have been busy getting ready for your arrival. Besides getting a cot, car seat, diapers etc, we have also decided to bank your cord blood in the hope that you will not need to use it in future. From the ante-natal class, we have learnt about different positions to carry you, how to breastfeed and bathe you. Hopefully, these will come in useful when we finally welcome you into this world.
Do you know that you have been kicking very frequently and forcefully these days? Mummy has developed the habit of patting you on my tummy from time to time and you tend to respond by kicking the spot. I don't know if you meant to communicate with me but it gives me a kick! haha! Daddy tries to feel you kick but you don't respond as much to him... we read that babies tend to prefer mother's touch but always remember that we both love you very much.
Always,
mummy
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
A big BABY
The "bad" news is that baby is 1.30 kg! At 26 weeks, he is the size of a 29 week old baby. He has almost doubled in weight since the detailed scan so my gynae has specified that I should exercise more to "qualify" for natural birth... This feels like mission impossible... =(
Monday, May 3, 2010
You and Me... always...
It has also been 5 years since I started dating G. He has been incredibly sweet to me and my family throughout our courtship and marriage. I know that I can always count on him and am blessed to have him as my hubby =)
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Dear baby,
See my bump in the picture? That's where you are growing right now. We are starting to pull our act together and will be getting ready for your arrival after your daddy is done with his exam in June. Meanwhile, keep growing healthily and know that we are looking forward to welcoming you in a few months time!
We had a visit from mummy's friend JY from Malaysia today. Did you know that another baby is growing in auntie? The good thing is that you will have lots of friends around your age to play with.
Your loving mummy (despite swollen ankles, sleepless nights, carpel tunnel syndrome etc)...
Thursday, April 15, 2010
My Little One
Although Dr A who did the scan was quite chatty he was also professional and personable. In the middle of the 1 hour scan, he reminded G that he should henceforth limit his vocabulary to "yes, darling" and "sorry, dear"! =p
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Dear baby,
You are shaping up well during scan - thank goodness for that. We have been praying hard that you will be healthy and will continue to do so (even though your mummy is not very religious).
Friday, March 26, 2010
Babymoon!
Great Ocean Road
Puffing Billy in the Yarra Valley
Catching up with old friends...
Savouring THE most delicious iced chocolate
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I thought I would start a section for my little one...
Dear baby,
This Melbourne trip was taken when you were 19 weeks old... how did you like the trip? I thought it agreed with you since you had been really good throughout the flight. The only exception was during the bouncy ride to the airport when you performed a couple of somersaults!
Well, the funny thing is that we have been stuck in Melbourne time for these couple of days and have been falling asleep around 10 pm and waking up before Daddy does (which is always early!).
Can't wait to see you again in 2 weeks time!
Mummy