Thursday, October 19, 2006

Joshua @ 1 n a half months old

Joshua's Actions

My Adorable Baobei Baby Joshua

Blur but most heart-warming smile

The little handsome prince

Joshua lying on bed..lifting his head

Lastly,...

Mother and son

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FishyLittleMousey winks
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Wednesday, September 20, 2006

Phew!
It's been more than a wk since my last entry... No choice... Hv to take care of my two baobeis... Tiring yet happy...

Actually, confinement for me shld be a breeze since I did nt hv to do any chores.. At most I feed the baby n looking after him.. Mummy's helping me wif the bathing(cos of my wound I can't bathe him yet) n sometimes the formula feeding.. Hv been breastfeeding Joshua since his birth.. Getting the hang of it but little Joshua's very naughty.. Very 'li siao siao'..often changing his position to breastfeed n formula feed..
To be honest, breastfeeding really tiring..cos every one or two hours need to feed.. Luckily I mix - at certain timings I breastfeed while other timings I formula feed..
Initially I didn't want to breastfeed after the first two wks cos really tiring...lost a lot of slp.. But as I get the hang of the timings, I can get at least 3 hours of slp in between the feeds..
Take for example, I breastfeed Joshua @ 10am... He will start making noises for feeding in 1 or 1 n a half hour's time...thus I can't get much rest..
But if I feed him wif formula @ 10am, he will only start making noises in 3 hours' time...Breastfeed him for abt half an hour, I can drag his next formula feed for 1, 2 hours.
This way, I kill two birds wif a stone - can be sure that Joshua gets enough milk..and he's gets breastfed..(It has been proven tat breastfeeding is good for the baby n his health...also good for the mummy cos uterus regain its size faster n mummy's figure also regain faster..)
Well, enough of feedings..

My baby's full mth celebration is this wk.. Had to source for caterers n gift boxes for the relatives...
I'm so nervous... I dunno whether my baobei's relatives wld like Joshua or nt...
I'm so happy tat the month is coming to an end... though I'll miss the comfortable treatment (no need to do chores..heehee) but at least I get bathe whenever I want n eat watever I want...
And the happiest thing of all is tat I get to wash my hair..
Can you believe it??? I think all my friends wld nv believe me if I told them... BUT...Yup! I hvn't washed my hair for almost a mth.. I'm very looking forward to this sat when I can wash my hair n hv a hair cut!

Anyway.. back to baby's full mth preparation..
I'm gonna be the one cutting my little baobei's nails cos I dun think Baobei Laogong dares to do so..neither does my mummy..So, I'll be the 'brave' one to do it. For my family, from we're babies, it has been my daddy who cut our nails.. But daddy's old nw , eyesight failing thus me to do it..
Joshua's hair wun be cut till further notice.. Hvn't really decide whether to let him keep the baby hair or cut it.. But for sure, on his full mth, his hair will be 'untouched'.

The list of caterers I've sourced out were:

• Melrose (brochure was given in baby's goodie bag)
• Elsie's Kitchen
• Select
• Mum's Kitchen

Selected Elsie's Kitchen as the caterer... recommended by PJ for their good food... said to be value for money..Initially had chosen Mum's Kitchen cos they offer the traditional ang ku kuehs, red eggs n glutinous rice as part of the food menu..and the menu offered seems appetitizing..But in the end, opted for Elsie's cos there was sth tat did nt meet my requirements..

I visited a lot of websites to source for full mth cakes n full mth gift boxes..Shortlisted the following:

• One Joy (brochure given in baby's goodie bag)
• Baby Bliss
• Sweet Surprise
• Bengawan Solo
• Creative Floral n Cake Design
• Choz
• Melrose (yes..it's also a caterer)
  

For the gift boxes..I decided to try out sth new.. Instead of hving those traditional cake gift boxes, I chose to Sweet Surprise's gift boxes..The selected package is as below:


The gift box is made up of:

• Personalised Box and Card
• 2 Wrapped Red Eggs
• 2 Ang Ku Kueh
• 2 Bars of Personalised Premium Chocolate
• 1 Box of Glutinous Rice
• 1 Packet of Heart-shaped Sweets

I chose this cos it's really pretty n modern, yet maintaining the required traditional touch to it.
I think many young parents or even some of the older generation wld love this..At least my mummy does (nt tat she's old..) And the pricing is quite reasonable..esp for sth like this..
For those of you who are interested, can visit their website @ http://www.sweetsurprise.com.sg

Baobei baby is getting bigger each day...
Oh ya..to share sth great wif Joshua's godparents (if they read this..)
Joshua can lift his head up!!! Caught it on Baobei's hp.. Will try to upload the video these days..Laogong's been very busy wif his projects..
Oh..oh...Nt only tat.. Baby can also turn his head himself!!! But too bad it wasn't caught on video..and so far it only happen twice..
By right, babies can only lift their heads n turn their heads after 1 or 2 months.. But Joshua did both when he's less than a month old!!!
Laogong n I...mummy n PJ... We're all so proud of Joshua!

To end this entry,..
"Baobei baby - Joshua, Daddy and Mummy are so proud of you.. You're our pride! Love you always.."

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FishyLittleMousey winks
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Thursday, September 07, 2006

On 25 August 2006, I officially hv my own family...made up of me, my husband and our son.
Haven really shown my dear son - Joshua..So, this entry wld be introducing him..

Presenting to you, Joshua Lee!

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FishyLittleMousey winks
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Monday, September 04, 2006

24 August 2006

I had my checkup. Real bad news. Luckily, today's checkup Mummy was wif me.

The amniotic fluid was too little..Baby has stopped growing inside... Dr Ted advised me to give birth by cesarean as natural labour wld be risky. Mummy also agree wif Dr Ted. And for once, I didn't stick to my stuborness..I heeded Mummy's advice to cesarean. Hiaz..

Actually Mummy suggested Monday for the operation but Dr Ted said tat it might be too late n risky. Thus, we all agreed on Friday. Later, Auntie Lucy (the nurse frm Dr Ted's clinic) suggested to do it on tat day itself (24/08/06)... I protested... Actually, I was scared.. To them, it may seem nothing much..But to me, cesarean sounds n seems scary to me.. esp the aftermath - the wound, scar n pain. How much I wished tat Laogong was wif me @ tat moment. But luckily he wasn't cos I wld surely cry in his embrace.

Anyway, it was decided n confirmed n arranged for the cesarean to take place the next day - 25 August 2006.

I had International buffet after the checkup. The last indulge of good food n beverage before my operation n confinement.

Feeling very uneasy the rest of the day. Threw temper when I woke up frm nap..
Stressed? Not really.. More of being afraid.. (-_-")


25 August 2006

BABY'S ARRIVAL!!!

C-Section suppose to start @ 2pm but anesthesiologist was late. Waited in the operation rm till 2.30pm.. The feeling was awful.. Baobei laogong was not wif me cos he cldn't (policy of hospital for operations).. Anesthesiologist came..Was given anesthesia n knocked out within a min. Laogong told me tat Baby was out by 1449 hrs.

Baby's Measurements @ Birth
Weight ~ 3.54kg
Height ~ 51cm
Head Circumference ~ 36.5cm


The first feeling I had when I was waking up frm the anesthesia was pain.. The next thing on my mind in the midst of drowsiness was "Where's my baby? How's my baby?"

The nurses had to keep reassuring me tat baby's was fine. I can be quite nonsensical in drowsiness...who wldn't? (",)

29 August 2006

Discharged frm hospital...
Finally!!! Back hm wif Baobei Laogong...bringing wif me a new member of the family - Joshua Lee.

31 August 2006

Joshua's checkup. Doc said tat his jaudice is under control.. hopefully it will go off soon.

02 September 2006

My turn to see doc. Removed my stitches today.
Had a bad start of the day... Sleepy laogong didn't send me to doc's... Had to trouble Daddy to send me there instead. Pj on the other hand help me look after Joshua while I was @ the doc's...Baobei had lost quite a lot of slp for the past few days, I doubt his ability to wake up to look after Joshua.. Esp when Joshua is part of the reason why Baobei lost his slp..

04 September 2006 (Today)

Hiaz..Here I am still stuck @ hm for confinement... Can't even go downstairs to sun-tan my baby boy. Joshua getting bigger day by day..and also getting more naughty - his refusal to drink breast milk unless @ a certain position.. Weird..

Baobei laogong has confirmed tat we wld be celebrating Joshua's first mth...But the venue is nt settled yet..might be @ his parents' place or somewhere...I dunno... His family facing some problems recently.. can't comment much abt them but hiaz...big headache..

Gtg now..shall blog again when I'm nt so tired.. (^_^)

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FishyLittleMousey winks
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Tuesday, May 16, 2006

Today Baobei on leave...hehee..self-proclaim leave..
Mummy say since laogong today @ hm, might as well bring forward my appt n ask laogong to accompany me go see check on baby.

Poor Baobei is so used to his precious tat he can't do w/o it...Hehee..as a result, he's been taking cab to work for the past week...
Anyway, like I said, Baobei's nt used to taking public transport..thus we took a cab dwn to the doc..He gave the reason tat if we reach earlier, we can see the doc earlier thus can hv lunch earlier..
Haha..

We were the first to reach the clinic...my checkup was done within half an hour (including waiting)..
Dr Ted said tat baby's very active..hehee..
Unfortunately for baobei, since baby has been confirmed to be a boy, Dr Ted did nt bother to show us baby's genitals..( "too bad..baobei..")

After the checkup, we went over to OG to help mummy buy some things..After which we walked to Heeren for sushi!!! Had lots of sushi n side dishes...Woo..so full!

Naughty baby craving for sweet stuff..thus we walked over to Taka to find Famous Amos cookies..Unfortunately, after walking ard for almost half an hour, we cldn't find the stupid cookie outlet..Then Baobei saw Kinokuniya...n we went in...

Saw fossils in the bkstore...I wonder if they were real cos they were real ex!! Imagine a small piece of rock wif some cravings on it cost $700 over..

Laogong saw a few bks tat he wanted but he insisted on finding them online as e-bks due to the prices..Laogong is always like this..Never bear to spend on himself but doesn't care how much money he spend on me n baby...

By the time we finished browsing thru @ the store, it was late evening..
Laogong was beginning to feel weary frm all the walking (he's the kind who dislikes shopping)...
But being the perfect husband who pampers his wife n baby a lot..He continued walking and brought me to Cineleisure to buy the cookies! Since laogong was so 'ti tie'..I decided to sponsor a cab ride hm so tat he cld rest in the cab instead of squeezing in the public transport..
(^_^)

I'll be abandoning my blog for quite some time..most probably until I give birth.. so till then...Buaiz!

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FishyLittleMousey winks
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Wednesday, April 12, 2006

10 April 2006
Yesterday met Caiying @ Jurong Point.

Was suppose to get waffles there but when I woke up in the morning, the craving for waffles was gone...Instead there was a craving for curry wif french loaf.

Luckily, Jurong Point had both waffles n curry wif french loaf..Had a fulfilling lunch of curry n 6-inch of french loaf...

Went window shopping after lunch... Decided to enter Toys'R'us to hv a bit of 'childhood memory refreshing'.. Haha..

Both me n Caiying were happily talking abt the toys we used to play when we were kids.. Though some toys we played were the same..but there were some tat were different..this is becos my mum used to be a MacDonald Happy Meal toy fan...thus during my childhood days, most of my toys were collectibles from MacDonald...some of which are kept till now... ("power rite???")

Anyway..later, we came to the baby/toddlers' section..Haha..I realized both of us hv the same 'bad' habit..("Caiying, think u knw wad rite?? Touch touch here n there...")
Found quite some stuff which I hv strong intention to buy for baby...but...nah...save money...wait for baby come out then buy even better... (^_^)
We were browsing thru n hving a discussion on some baby foods when Caiying told me she's been craving for a kind a biscuit for a long time..Therefore, we proceeded to Liberty Market @ B1 to try our luck..

Lucky Caiying finally found her biscuits - Ball cakes!!!

Being pregnant has a disadvantage - you get tired easily..Thus, we went to MOS burger to hv a drink n fries.. ("Haha.. I knw..I'm eating again!...")
@ MOS we talked abt a topic which was posted in Caiying's blog a few days ago...shared my experience n opinions wif her...Hopefully all those talking help Caiying in the problem...

Today
Did nth much except go tuition in the evening..
Just 5 mins ago, I received news frm Baobei tat tonight he wun be back..Baobei's working over over over overtime...(ya..he's still @ work nw as I'm posting this entry..") thus won't be back hm to accompany me n baby Zzzzzz...He'll be slping back @ his parents' place in AMK. Hiaz...I miss him so much... (-_-")

Hiaz..nw also no mood to blog le..Maybe baby might wanna blog too..cos for the first time since baby's in my tummy, Baobei's nt wif us @ nite.. Ok la..dun wanna nag le..Baby's protesting in me le..

Nitez everyone...sweet dreams!

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FishyLittleMousey winks
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Monday, April 03, 2006

Wooh..This is gonna be a quite long entry again. I try to cut the updates short - straight to the point...

X'mas n New Year Season (December 2005)
Spent the the season in KL. Trip there this round wasn't as nice as the first but had bought more things and visited more places than the previous trip.
Had a wonderful short holiday there wif Baobei..away frm the busy Sg...missed my friends though...

January 2006
Nothing much except for 1 big news n 1 big event..

Big News
I'm pregnant!!! Confirmed my suspicions on 26 January 2006.

Big Event
Chinese New Year!!! Gotten quite some hongbaos...But this year a bit different cos baobei n I r married, thus hv to give hongbaos too (-_-")

February 2006
Almost had miscarriage a few times during the month. Baby's attachment to my womb was too weak. As a result, I hv to consume a few kinds of medication. First trimester of prenancy is really 'xin ku'...esp when my body n health is so weak. But all the 'xin ku' is worth it cos it's the seed of Baobei n my love for each other. (^_^)

March 2006
First trimester coming to an end soon...Baby's 16 weeks old.
As tradition does not permit, I had to hold the traditional chinese wedding ceremony. As a result of the time limitations, I had a simple ceremony n studio shots. To me, it doesn't really matter cos I'm already married, on 20 May 2005, frm my pt of view. Unfortunately, being the eldest in the family, it is a must for me to wear a wedding gown n leave the house..thus the simple ceremony.





There were quite a number of problems which occurred during the whole mth..Felt disappointed, sad and 'wei qu'...but thinking again, I hv a very caring, loving and understanding husband - it is wat I always wanted more than anything else...so I "fought" on in the battle, hand -in-hand together wif my dearest Baobei.


22 March 2006
Saw Baby's little toes n fingers wriggling...Baby's body structure has fully developed..the following months wld b the growing of the whole structure to the appropriate size.

Baby's an active child...keep moving ard in the womb...no matter during the ultrasound or when I'm @ hm resting..can feel the brief movements of Baby..

April 2006
03 April 2006
In another one week, my baby wld be 20 weeks' old..I'll be hving my check-up..will be able to confirm whether baby's a boy or girl. And Baobei's gonna be there to see baby too!!!

I can't wait to see my baby @ the end of my pregnancy...I think baby's godmothers ( CaiYing n Ah Wei) as well as godfather ( ShuXiang), not forgetting Anna n Jamie, wld agree wif me tat the excitement n anxiousness of seeing the baby, is growing as time passes; as my stomach grows bigger...

Baby's Due Date



I've created a blog for my baby...Designing it now..Will get it up n running asap. (>_<)
Till then..I'll continue to blog here whenever I can.. (^_^)

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FishyLittleMousey winks
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