I Love to Pom-pom

What's pom-pom? Pom-pom is "take a bath" in baby language. Mummy always say "It's pom-pom time!" and I will get all excited... coz I really like to pom-pom!!! :)

See how calm and cute I am while pom-poming :)

I'll Be a Star Tomorrow

Mummy and Papa will be celebrating my full month tomorrow!!!

I'll be turning 1 month on 6 Nov 08, which is next Thursday. But according to Chinese beliefs, full month celebrations can only be brought forward, but not be-lated. SO THE CELEBRATION WILL BE TOMORROW! :) so exciting :-)

Papa say it will just be a small, cozy gathering between Mummy and Papa's families :) Ah-ma will do the cooking... heard got curry, red eggs, fried bee hoon, glutinous rice, cake... yummy *slurp*!

These few days I had been very naughty. Auntie Yizhen says babies usually become very naughty the week before they turn 1 month old... I know Mummy is secretly hoping I will really stop all my nonsense after the full month celebration. kekeke.

I had been asking for milk every 2 hours, sometimes earlier. And I had been wanting to be carried ALL THE TIME. I will eh-eh-eh once I feel the cot bedding on my back... I'm creating havoc in all imaginable ways. HAHAHA~~~

See how lar, if my mood is good, then I'll consider being a good boy when I turn 1 month :)

This is me when I just woke up in the morning :)

Am I Famous?

kekeke... thanks to Auntie Xinying, a fellow mommy from Singapoore Motherhood Forum!!! Mummy discovered photofunia.com, and created some of the photo effects below.

WOW~~~ don't I look famous? :)

This one looks like I got a black eye though... hahaha :)

My Happy Family

I love Papa. Coz he will always bring me gai gai - walk around the house, and I will stop crying. Mummy and Auntie Yizhen always say I'm spolit :(

Look at our happy family!!!

I'm a Lucky Boy

My Grandma struck 4D by buying the first 4 digits of my birth certificate number! Aren't I a lucky boy??? *grin*

You know what? I popped from Mummy's tummy holding a handful of meconium (baby's first poo) in my right hand! Is this what the Chinese refer to as "bringing fortune"? The nurse had to clean my hand when cleaning me and wrapping me up to be weighed :)

See see... my foot has got peeling skin... and I'm wearing a mitten on my foot

My First Massage

Mummy had her first malay massage yesterday, and it's gonna be a daily affair for the next 10 days. My vain mummy was hoping her tummy will go down further with the use of herbs, oil and the cloth binder. The massage lady was very young (I stole a look at her when she walked past my cot) and she was late - said couldn't find the place... sighhh... even a small baby like me can't stand people being late... think I took after mummy in this aspect.

Look how handsome I am? :)

Heng heng the massage was good. Mummy say some areas pain pain but generally ok... and the cloth binder is super tight. The herbs used inside the cloth binder felt burning for about 20mins... should be able to burn some fats?

Best part of all --> the massage lady gave me a baby massage!!!!!! wooohoooooo!!~~~

So shiok eh? She used some malay traditional oil and massaged my hands, legs, feet, back, tummy, head :) And she exercised my legs and curled them up towards my belly... so that I can expel the wind wind in my tummy by farting (oops... I love to do this) and burping :)

After that she tied me up... ok, I meant swaddled me really tight! She tied up the ends of the swaddle cloth at my ankles! And she told mummy let me struggle free on my own, so that I can build muscles (to save damsels in future?) by exercising my limbs and body.

Mummy says she's gonna learn and massage me everyday... yippie!!! :)

A happy me after the massage :)

My First Screen Appearance

My First Visit to the PD

Hello!

I made my first visit to my PD Dr Ong E.K. at TMC on 10 Oct 2008, 4 days after my arrival :) It was fun as I saw alot of other babies at the clinic! Some baby girls are rather cute :)

Dr Ong must be very popular, the queue was sooo long!!! We waited and waited... and I got hungry... but I dunno how to tell Papa and Mummy... so I wailed!!! I'm proud to say I cried the loudest of all babies in the clinic. I'm the champion! :)

Heng heng my caretaker of the month - confinement lady Auntie Yizhen brought along my milk milk. So I drank heartily away :)


Finally, it's our turn! Dr Ong says I must do a test for jaundice to see if I improved (I had a bordeline result for jaundice when I was born). Otherwise, I'm a healthy baby! Mummy told Dr Ong that I burp and fart alot. Oops! How can Mummy disgrace me in front of outsiders?! Wanna protest but dunno how to put in words :(

Luckily my test results say my jaundice level is fine!!!!!!!!!~~ Yeyyy! I hate the sun tanning every morning... I felt like a satay on a grill!

My Birth Story

This is my story that brought me into the lives of my Mummy and Papa...

My Mummy and Papa told me on the night of 4 Oct 2008 that I'll better decide to come out by myself (I was already overdue), if not, they'll take me out by force (induction) on 7 Oct 2008!!! Wah they are really evil, aren't they? I'm just a innocent baby! Ok, since this is their last straw, I decided to make my appearance the next day! kekeke :)

Sunday 5 Oct 2008

0700hrs - Mummy went washroom and saw quite alot of blood

0830hrs - Mummy showered, washed hair and went to TMC with Papa

0900hrs - Mummy strapped onto CTG, contractions at 4min intervals were detected but she felt no pain. Her cervix was 1cm dilated. I am waiting to be out! :)

1000hrs - Doc came to take a look. Mummy requested to leave TMC for a walk coz she felt no pain and hope that the walk will speed up labour. Doc said ok and asked her to admit in the afternoon if there's alot of bleeding again. I was sniggering inside :)

1430hrs - After makan and shopping at Ang Mo Kio, Papa sent Mummy home for a shower as the weather was oh-so-hot!

1500hrs - Mummy showered and got a shock of her life. Blood was streaming down her legs... gushing down is maybe a more appropriate term. And blood clots was everywhere.

1530hrs - Mummy was admitted to TMC delivery ward 7 with 2.5cm cervix dilation

1700hrs - Doc came and broke water bag coz labour was progressing slowly, Mummy felt pain started coming in with contractions at close intervals. I suddenly felt the warm water around me draining away......

2130hrs - Mummy cannot tahan pain anymore and asked for epidural!

Mummy still can eat in the middle of labour! Can you see me in the photo? I'm in the tummy :)

Monday 6 Oct 2008

0320hrs - Midwives asked Mummy to push to bring my head lower. Mummy pushed really hard and I crowned after 2 sets of pushes. I can hear Mummy ask if I have any hair, and the midwives and Papa replied "Yes, lots of hair!"

0340hrs - Doc arrived and Mummy was asked to push again

0353hrs - After 2 sets of pushes, my head was out! I was suddenly immersed in bright lights... and I can see many faces around me... but all are in a blur... Mummy made 1 last push and I'm all out! Hello, Mummy! Hello, Papa!

I weight 3.295kg, height 50cm and head circumference 33cm :)

I am finally here.

My Arrival

My Mummy had a scare on the morning of 5 Oct 2008 when she woke up and went to the washroom. She saw blood... quite alot of it. But she remained calm, took a shower and washed her hair, blew dry her hair, then went to Thomson Medical Center with Papa, with hospital bags in tow :)

I was rather comfy in my Mummy's tummy and was already overdue... I was estimated to pop out on 4 Oct 2008... after much persuasion (Doc had to help stretch Mummy's cervix, and had to administer Oxytocin drip and break water bag to speed up labour), I finally made my grand entrance into Mummy and Papa's life at 0353hrs on 6 Oct 2008.

My name is Teng Ch'en Hsi :)