* the love nest of him and her *

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:

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:

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!

Just born (25/08/2006)

Second day of birth

Joshua wif both eyes open

"Yes sir!"

Baobei baby holding his own bottle

"Wat's this?"

Joshua's 'Da Tou Zao'

Smilez

My darling handsome little prince

The feeling of being a mummy is so unique. Taking care of my own baby is so different frm taking care of my siblings when they were babies. Joshua's a darling..it may be tiring to wake up every an hour or two to either breastfeed him or feed him wif formula milk, or even just to change his diapers. But it's very satisfying..there's a kind of 'Man Zu Gan' every time I see his face..see tat he feels better wif his clean diapers or sleepy face after drinking his fill of milk.

And thankfully, I've got a wonderful husband. Baobei laogong wld sacrifice his slp to me take care of baby. Baobei's wonderful! Even though there's Joshua now, his love for me doesn't decrease..instead it increases. I love Baobei Laogong so much!!! In fact, I think I love laogong more than I love Joshua..But then again, my love for Joshua wld surely increase as day pass..as he grows bigger each day.

It doesn't matter anymore tat I hv a scar..left frm the operation
It doesn't matter anymore tat I hv tons of stretchmarks..left frm the pregnancy
It doesn't matter anymore tat I had to endure the pain n discomfort during pregnancy n after my operation
What matters now is my own family - my precious husband and darling son

Immersed in true love and happiness...
Brandon + Natalie + Joshua = FAMILY (^_^)

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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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