Our Cuddly Bundle of Joy

Cat(h) vs the Minnie Mouse

2011-03-30T04:40:00.000-07:00

Now I know why the 2 girls are always fighting, either verbally or physically, beating, pushing each other and snatching toys. The reason is the elder one is Cat(h) and the younger one is born in the year of the Rat. Cat and rat will not stop chasing one another! At least for now...

小可爱睡着了

2011-03-27T05:45:00.000-07:00

小不点入睡的模样看在妈咪眼里是颇可爱的。一双小手抱着4样东西一块儿入梦乡- 枕头,抱枕和两只小熊。妈咪怜爱地望着宝贝熟睡。

Singing

2011-03-25T02:42:00.000-07:00

Caryn enjoys singing to the tune of "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star" and filling in her very own words.

Sometimes it goes likes..
A, B, C, D,
E, F, G,
H, I, J, K,
My baby!

Wearing clothes on her own

2011-03-07T17:13:00.000-08:00

Caryn is able to wear her clothes, such as pulling t-shirt over her head, pulling shorts or pants up. She loves the pull-up diaper pants too.

Sunday School

2011-02-27T04:48:00.000-08:00

Caryn is still not used to Sunday School, as she would cling tightly to me every time. Looking at other kids born in the same year, compared to my December baby, I would secretly wish she'll be like them, who can obediently go into the Music Room on their own, sit down, sing songs, listen to Teachers' instructions. But, she's not ready yet, as this is the first school setting that is introduced to her. It probably didn't help that we didn't go every week, as there seems to be interruptions such as CNY, Sunday School break, either JieJie or Caryn fell sick etc. The Sunday School teachers are really caring and good. Thumbs up to them!

After 2 and half months, she showed some visible improvement by being willing to hold hands with her litte friends, play games, sit on the chair on her own etc. Best is her crying stop! Phew..

I'm grateful to the Sunday School teachers! Kudos to you all for reining in my wild little minnie mouse!

Fiddling is Fun

2011-02-09T04:36:00.000-08:00

Answering Back

2011-02-04T07:54:00.000-08:00

Can't recall since when the 2 sisters seemed to enjoy 'fighting' or brickering with each other. It usually starts with one snatching away what the other was holding and it would ignite into high-pitch screams or yells. Oh my! Girls are really good at screaming & yelling at the top of their voices..

It was one of those situations where the sisters fight again.. the JieJie took away MeiMei's toy and MeiMei deployed her most powerful weapon, that is, her extremely deafening and long-winded scream that called for an adult to her rescue.

Daddy was around with them at that time and although he was irritated, he merely said: "Do not fight."

MeiMei was quick to answer back: "I am not fight(ing)!"

Hahaa...

My little girl never failed to surprise us at the most unknowing time. Little did we expect her to answer back like that...

Sometimes, out of the blue, she would utter words that would take us aback. Her command of the language is still not considered good, as she will most of the time say something that non of the adults can comprehend. But yet at times, something funny will come out from her mouth.

Delightful MeiMei

2011-01-27T08:06:00.000-08:00

I see Caryn as a very delightful child :)

Here's an example.

Hubby was telling JieJie that she'll have to miss school that day as no adult is available to fetch her.

2 yr-old meimei replied spontaneously: "I fetch you!"

Hahaa.. can you imagine a 2 yr-old fetching a 5 yr-old from school back home? :)

New look

2011-01-15T00:06:00.000-08:00

A fresh new look for a fresh new year 2011!

After I applied the new blog skin, I realised I forgot to capture the old look for comparison.

My Baby Violinist Rocks

2011-01-09T21:53:00.000-08:00

Pretend Play

2011-01-09T04:37:00.000-08:00

Christmas Staycation

2010-12-25T00:10:00.000-08:00

This is Caryn's first time staying in hotel.

Happy 2nd Birthday to Caryn!

2010-12-18T00:08:00.000-08:00

Our Feet

2010-11-24T07:15:00.000-08:00

I loved to touch her babyish hands & feet. Such tiny weeny toes too! It's all so lovely in my eyes... aww.. guess I'm the only one who's so in loved with her hands & feet.. LOL!

Talking more, more in English

2010-11-20T05:49:00.000-08:00

Caryn is speaking more English lately, and that makes me a happier Mommy :)

The short phrases/sentences that came out of her mouth today includes:

[To Popo]: I wa(nt) chicken.

[To Mommy]: I wa(nt) (th)is.

[To Mommy]: Excuse me.

[To JieJie]: Sorry!

[To Mommy]: I wa(nt) Pocky!!

SSO Babies Proms 2010

2010-11-17T07:27:00.000-08:00

Caryn passes 10!

2010-09-08T15:08:00.001-07:00

Yeah! She finally passes the 10kg mark after 20 long months! My little petite girl is 10.2 kg. As for her height, it's always a challenge to make her stand still, let alone standing still against the height chart pasted on the wall. So I guessed she's near 80 cm...

There were funny moments when she tried to talk as the words uttered really make us laugh. Such as..
"I wa mook!"
means: I want milk!

and when she tries to call mommy & auntie at the same time, what came out of her mouth is "ma..di", which sounds like "mati" (malay word for die). Hahaa..

She enjoys playing ball with us. Hey, sounds tomboyish huh.. but she likes to hug her new pink Care Bear too. Back to playing ball, she'll be so excited that she'll shout:
"Di.. GO!!"
meaning: Ready, GO!

She recognises her fave cartoon characters such as the red puppet Elmo in Sesame Street and she says "Elmo!" and Mickey or Minnie Mouse, and she'll say "mouse".

There's once when Jiejie accidentally knocks her head against Caryn's and Jiejie apologises by saying "sorry". Caryn echoes "very"! Haha.. not sure if it's because she's can't verbalise the "s" sound & what came out of her mouth is the "v" sound instead.

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Wearing Shoes On Her Own

2010-08-10T05:22:00.000-07:00

Yes, Caryn can wear her shoes on her own without help at 19 months :)

I brought her to the GP for her final jab which is MMRV, ie Mumps, Measles and Rubella combined with Chickenpox. She could sense something's not quite right once we step into the doctor's room. She held onto me tighter as her sense of insecurity rises.

She finally couldn't hold it when I attempt to put her on the weighing scale & break into a loud wail. She continue sobbing and warding off the doctor's hand who was trying to measure her ear temperature. Finally it's the poke on her thigh that make her let out a thunderous cry that carries the power of tearing down the walls! Haha.. exaggerated of course!

Before we stepped out of the clinic, the doctor bid goodbye and was pleasantly surprised that she waved back :)

Alright, that was her last jab for now, unless I decide to go for the 2nd shot of Prenevar for children aged between 1 to 2. Hmm... let me think about it..

Making Faces

2010-06-12T07:21:00.000-07:00

Caryn fiddles

2010-06-10T07:53:00.000-07:00

She picks up her Jiejie's violin, which is obviously too big for her, and starts fiddling.

1 more week to 18 months.

'Playing' the Piano

2010-05-16T05:40:00.000-07:00

Caryn loves playing on the piano! She will find an adult & hold that person's hand, & pull him/her towards the piano & tried to climb up... She really enjoys music at a tender age.

Self-Feeding

2010-05-16T05:17:00.000-07:00

Caryn asked to be carried to sit on the chair and began to use the spoon to scoop the food from the bowl into her mouth. Success rate at this point in time is about 50%, in other words, she would get to devour the food 1 in every 2 tries. That encouraged her and the more she wanted to continue scooping and scooping and scooping...

Another milestone achieved.. kudos to my little girl!

Happy 16 months!

2010-04-18T05:25:00.000-07:00

Here's my favourite photo of my darling Caryn.

Her eyelids are still yo-yo-ing between single & double everyday. I'm so pleased with myself for capturing this shot with her beautiful double eyelids! hee hee..

She loves the ice cream cone and completely possessed my cone.. Who can resist an ice cream on a humid Sunday afternoon? Not even my lil babe.

Happy 15 months!

2010-03-18T20:30:00.000-07:00

With 11 teeth - 3 molars, 4 front upper & 4 lower teeth, her appetite is still as adventurous as ever. She dares to try noodles with chilli and has no complaints as her Daddy attempts to feed her.

However, she has milk fuss, and would fervently shake her head and wave her hand to signal 'no' when she sees the milk bottle.. haiz..

Nowadays I'm playing the "Your Baby Can Read" VCDs for her to watch more frequently. After a few sessions, she can identify the words eg wave, nose, head with its corresponding actions :) Her favourites are still songs, especially "If You're Happy" and "Head and Shoulders, Knees and Toes". She would stand up and get ready for action when the VCD reach that segment.

There was once I lip-kissed JieJie and she saw it. A few moments later, she came walking up to me wanting to kiss me! So sweet! I'm pleasantly delighted :)

She also understands when I asked her to kiss JieJie, and she would bring her face close to JieJie to kiss her lips.. such a loving sight! Awww...

Chinese New Year 2010

2010-02-13T05:33:00.000-08:00

We are back to my mom's place for reunion dinner.

Just by looking at my girls tucking into the sunptuous spread warms my heart :)

Learning to walk

2009-12-01T11:50:00.000-08:00

At 11 and a half months old, Caryn is very keen on walking on her own, even tho' she can't really do it yet. But I must say she can walk 7 to 8 steps without support & with us cheering her! That's already a feat!

She loves to be hold by 1 hand while her other hand points to the direction she wanna go or holds a toy. She absolutely enjoys holding my hand and pushing the toy stroller as she walks.

She's so confident at cruising around the sofa area now that she could do it twice as fast as a few weeks before. Crawling is all about speed now, and with a batter of the eyelid, she could have easily moved a meter!

The most amusing act she did was to walk at high speed, almost like running, from one end of her mattress to the middle, and happily fall down on the mattress thereafter. That's my joyful little baby! No wonder hubby keep saying she's getting cuter as she grows :)

Another of her favourite activity is to climb! Yep, she still loves that.. especially climb onto the sofa unassisted & wave bye-bye :) That's what the maid trained her to do almost everyday as hubby & me goes to work in the morning. Will she become a professional mountain climber in future.. I wondered?

Oh, she certainly loves food, but why izit that she's still so lightweight? At 7.4kg, she doesn't seem to look like a nearly 1-year old. However, whenever she sees people around her munching on food, she's sure to come our way, and she'll express her request to be fed :)

She has 6 teeth now, 4 upper & 2 lower, but she doesn't quite use them to chew.

As for her eyelid, it remains as 1 single & 1 double on & off. There was a period of 4 consecutive days when she has double eyelids on both eyes & you can imagine the joy in me :) I regret not taking a photo not knowing how shortlived the double eyelids were. It's alright.. I'm still waiting, the doubles will appear again.. *fingers crossed*

10 months

2009-10-28T12:34:00.000-07:00

9 months

2009-09-27T12:33:00.000-07:00

Botanic Gardens

2009-09-26T12:16:00.000-07:00

This photo was taken at Botanic Gardens. I like this one, which captures her cheery mood.

Wave Bye-Bye

2009-09-12T08:34:00.000-07:00

It's so amusing for us adults to see her wave bye-bye & says "Bai.."

She started doing that a few days ago and usually not on our demand, but as and when her whims & fancies feel like it!

Hello #4!

2009-09-03T07:45:00.000-07:00

Caryn's 4th tooth erupted on the upper gums. Now she has 2 upper & 2 lower teeth.. truly like a Bugs Bunny :)

My little girl is still very fond of pulling herself up to stand in every imaginable opportunity she could find. She would flash a delighted smile across her face as she use one hand to hold onto the support while dangling the other hand in the air. Showing off that she could do it!

She enjoys crawling all over to explore new things around the house, which are all 'toys' to her. After examining the new toy for a while, she would test whether it is edible and put inside her mouth! And I mean she'll put EVERYTHING that she could grab hold of into her mouth!! There was once that she even bite off one corner of the sponge! I suppose it probably look very much like bread to her?!

A physically active baby, she loves to climb, be it climbing on my body when I carried her, or holding onto the window grills with both hands and legs attempting to scale it. Perhaps she'll enjoy rock-climbing when she grows up!

3rd teeth

2009-08-16T07:29:00.000-07:00

Caryn's 3rd teeth erupted at the bottom shortly after her 2nd.

Crooked Tooth

2009-08-15T22:29:00.000-07:00

Hubby discovered Caryn's bottom tooth is crooked instead of growing out straight. Arrgh.. He attributed it to the over-sucking of pacifier and put a ban on it. Thinking ahead, we wouldn't want our girl to wear braces in future.

Being the 1st day of the ban, Caryn was not used to it when she's sleeping at night and she fussed. So the decision was reduce the reliance on the pacifier gradually instead of depriving her of it suddenly. Thus she will go 'pacifier-less' during the day while at night she gets to enjoy it so that all we adults enjoy a peaceful night of sleep too.

Caryn pulls herself up to stand

2009-08-13T07:48:00.000-07:00

I liked it that she crawls towards me, grab my legs and my body to pull herself up to stand.

She'll smiles widely, clap her hands & kick her legs when she finally manages to stand upright.

When she stands & holds onto the bed's headboard, she can slowly move sideways a few steps. My little baby is very agile at 1 week before she turns 8 months. She likes to move alot and is a very active baby, probably because she's born as a 'night mouse' :-)

Holding Hands

2009-08-12T07:06:00.000-07:00

大手牵小手温暖在心头

Holding her hands at 6+weeks -> see here

Tooth Fairy visits again

2009-08-10T22:23:00.001-07:00

Tooth Fairy has returned to plant another upper tooth for little Caryn. Yippee, now she has 2 - 1 upper & 1 lower. The lack of teeth, however, doesn't hinder her from eating solids.. yes! She loves the food that is dished out from JieJie's bowl :-) Somehow other people's food is always more tasty, huh?

Saying pa & ma sounds

2009-08-08T06:21:00.000-07:00

One evening after I came home from work, I greeted my little darling who was sitting on the stroller, and I turned to walk back to my room. She surprised me by yelling "ma.. ma" loudly. I would love to think that she's calling me.. How sweet!

Now that she can crawl, whenever I put her down near me, she would crawl towards me & tried to grab me to stand up. I felt good that she wanted to be with me although I don't get to spend alot of time with her.

Another happy moments is when she sees JieJie bath. Yeah.. the curious little gal just likes to be around JieJie. She loves to look at the mirror in the bathroom, at the other baby who smiles back at her.

Caryn crawls on fours at 7.5 months

2009-08-01T07:33:00.000-07:00

She's a fast developer physically as she started to crawl on all fours at 7.5 months.

Watch her here:

Caryn cuts her 1st tooth

2009-07-20T22:28:00.000-07:00

Caryn's first tooth erupts at the bottom gums!

That may be the reason for her fever in the past few days, and her constant desire to bite something.

Fell sick for the 1st time

2009-07-17T22:30:00.000-07:00

A day shy of turning 7 months, Caryn had running nose followed by fever. The running nose is likely to be spread from JieJie, who has been sick for past 4 days.

I bought her to Kidslink PD and had her weight taken.

What!? Only 6.43kg! A mere increase of 200g over 1 month. That's very little :(

Caryn Inches Forward

2009-07-09T19:14:00.001-07:00

She's on her fours, ie hands & knees. She'll rock herself forwards & backwards in several attempts to move in front. So funny to see her doing that.

This morning, I saw her breakthrough! She was aiming to take something which I put in front of her. She managed to inch forward while on her fours :-) First, she moved her hand forward, followed by the other hand. Not being very stable, she dropped on the bed. Shortly, she was up on her fours again, and this time she moved her knees. Viola! She has moved forward! Happy for my little girl :-)

Jealousy

2009-07-08T18:41:00.000-07:00

I came back from work in the evening and sat down at the dining table to eat my dinner. JieJie came over and wanted to sit on my lap. Caryn, who was seated in the high chair opposite me, broke into a cry after seeing me hug JieJie. She was jealous!

For the first time, I witness her jealousy. In her little mind, she had wanted me to carry her but I hugged JieJie instead. I'm kinda secretly happy that she wanted me, even though I spent so little time with her, as I'm away at work most of the day.

I find that I'm like the 'Father' while Auntie is like 'Mother', who is the main care-giver. As for her Daddy, he's like the 'Brother'! hahaa..!

Caryn can sit on her own at 6.5 months

2009-06-28T06:56:00.000-07:00

She can sit on her own for up til 3 minutes or so!

6 months on Earth!

2009-06-18T06:42:00.000-07:00

My little darling is a very sociable little human being. When strangers play with her, she'll respond by stretching out her hands. Hmm.. the downside is she's unwary of dangers.

She enjoys looking at me playing with her JieJie and seems very interested to join in. She would laugh out loud, giggle, says 'ah goo'.. a chatty little baby. JieJie also loves to enterain her by singing songs or funny faces or just making up silly noises. It's really a joy to see both of them playing happily together :-)

At 6 months, Caryn weighs 6.2kg (at 20th percentile) and measures 65 cm in length (at 50th percentile). She still hasn't catch up much on weight gain.

The amazing thing about her is that she didn't cry when the needle poked her during the last of the 5-in-1 jab. The wonder of the pacifier again!

She starts to sit for a short while.. 1 minute or so.. unassisted and if she doesn't move her body much.

Flying

2009-06-07T08:20:00.000-07:00

I find this 'flying' pose very adorable. Caryn would lift up both her arms and legs in the air, with her head high up, as tho' she's a little aeroplane.

Try doing this & see how much effort and calories you'll burn! Tiring, you bet! But tiny Caryn could do it with ease & she seems to enjoy it very much judging by the look on her face.

Yum Yum

2009-05-30T07:35:00.000-07:00

Since Caryn started eating cereal at 4 months old once in the morning, she has been taking it quite well. In fact so well that at 5 and 1/2 months, she's eating it for breakfast and dinner. Each feed is about 2 big scoops (Similac scoop size). The speed she swallowed it down her throat is really encouraging! haha.. Most of the time when we put it in her mouth, the cereal is gone down almost immediately!

Compared to her elder sis who still takes an average of 1 hour to finish her meal at 3.5 years old, Caryn is really a delight!

She loves fruits too. Besides banana, she has tasted rockmelon, honeydew and apple. No rejection at all. Very encouraging to see her eat everything :)

I want that banana!

2009-05-03T10:02:00.000-07:00

When will the double eyelid permanently appear on the left eye? I'm still waiting... Meanwhile, Caryn looks as though she has inbalanced 'big, small eyes'.

Here's the tale about the banana. I was eating a banana in front of her and she stared at my moving mouth. So I decided to let her have her first taste of a banana. When placed near her mouth, she sucked.. and sucked.. until her lips get quite messy. So I took out, wipe her mouth and continue biting my banana.

Whoa!! Came sounds of protest on a red, hot face! Translated to English, it simply means: "I want that banana!"

OK, at least I'm glad she's more receptive to trying out new food than her sis.

Target to Meet

2009-04-18T09:44:00.000-07:00

There're targets to meet at work, and that by itself is stressful enough. Now, there's yet another target to meet, set by the PD, that is, Caryn have to gain at least 500g per month.

My tiny, little Caryn weighs 5.2kg at 4 months and is still at the 15 percentile. Hmm... is the pink weighing scale at the hospital inaccurate? Maybe I'd put her on the blue weighing scale during the next visit.. hehe.

Length-wise, she's ok as she's at the 50 percentile.

But her arms & legs looked quite chubby, although not very chubby, I mean she doesn't look as though she's underweight. Anyway, PD suggested we start her on semi-solid, ie cereal.

When it's time for the jab, I knew exactly what to do. Judging from the previous experience that she would stopped yelling with the pacifier on, I stuffed the pacifier into her mouth even before the needle poked her this time.

Guess what? I was right! When the needle went through, she was shocked for a spilt second and recovered almost immediately by sucking the pacifier. No cries. No sound at all, except perhaps the sound of sucking.

Wow! PD says she's a brave girl.

Wow! The wonders of a pacifier, thank goodness! I thought to myself.

Caryn flips

2009-04-15T21:58:00.000-07:00

After a few days of intensive practising, Caryn finally successfully flips :) She was training hard for 3-4 days, as she would sound as tho' she uses a lot of strength, erh.. erh... But she never gave up! She even tried rolling in the middle of the night when she woke up. Perservance pays off, and now there she is, she would just flip in the blink of an eye.

Lifts up head at 16 weeks

2009-04-12T19:50:00.000-07:00

Another milestone achieved.. Caryn can lift up her head on tummy position at 16 weeks. While doing so, her saliva drips continuously.. hehe.. maybe her pearlies are emerging? Oh yes, although she's still toothless, she shows interest when she sees the adults munching our food. This little girl at 3+months has already tasted small mouthfuls of rice, bits of soft fish & happily swallowed all :)

At 3 & a half months, she had another of her first.. haircut, done by Ah-Ma.

Tiny, little baby

2009-03-18T19:27:00.000-07:00

Caryn is still a small, small baby at 3 months, weighing only 4.7kg. PD commented that she has consistently put on 600g per month for the past 3 months, although she is expected to gain more weight. My 2 other friends' babies born in Dec 08 are around 7+kg now! So you see the difference?

Smiley & Chatty

2009-03-07T18:25:00.000-08:00

My mom noticed that Caryn is now more responsive & can play with her, such that she smiles readily when talked to. She's a sociable baby and enjoys cooing with the people around her. I joked there's no need to buy any toys for her as her JieJie is the walking toy. She's so easily amused by her JieJie's every move. Even in the midst of pooing, she'll stop to watch her JieJie when the latter enter the room. She simply adores JieJie!

I've also observed that her eyelashes has grown longer.

I hope it will eventually be as long as her JieJie's :) Even the malay massage lady noticed about JieJie's eyelashes & asked me if she's of pure chinese descent, as very few chinese has such long, beautiful eyelashes.

Btw I'm still patiently waiting for Caryn's double eyelids to appear ...

2 months old

2009-02-20T07:09:00.000-08:00

Little Caryn is now 4.2kg at 2 months old.

Phew. She exceeded the target weight gain set by the PD. We took up the 5-in-1 vaccination package & so there's no jab on the 2nd month. We only need to bring her to the Hospital to record her weight.

Btw her temperament is still much the same... ie she'll yell at the top of her voice if she doesn't get milk soon enough. Imagine a tiny bod with the loudest voice! I bet our neighbours can hear her too. We pretty much put up with her impatience as we reckon a hungry baby is an angry baby... hee. I'm actually quite glad that she drinks milk more readily than her JieJie. Hopefully she's not a fussy eater as she grows up *fingers crossed*

Best Friend

2009-02-09T07:53:00.000-08:00

Her latest best friend, that she misses sorely & can't do without, is none other than the p.a.c.i.f.i.e.r.

The maid had earlier said it's better not to give her the pacifier, just as we didn't offer to her JieJie. However, one day, I discovered Caryn's mouth was stuck with one! And she was happily & of course quietly enjoying it. Then I realise the pacifier is a great invention to keep the sanity of the adult who's looking after a non-stop wailing baby. I bet the maid really tak boleh tahan her cryings, especially at nights.

Her Daddy thought she looked so pitiful sucking a piece of silicon but soon realised it's not enough! The invention needs further enhancement... 2 pieces of duct tape, one on each side to stick to the sides of the mouth so that the pacifier won't fall off. Whahahaa.. what evil genius!

Tiny, tiny, so tiny

2009-02-07T08:11:00.000-08:00

The tiny hand & fingers that made me swoon

6+weeks

... and the tiny feet that made me go head over heels
7+weeks

So Sweet!

2009-02-04T07:26:00.000-08:00

This photo is my favourite so far. She flashes a gently sweet smile that my sloooow camera miraculously managed to capture. Her proud mom had the above pic enlarged to 5R & now it sits on the shelf in the children's room.

There were a few instances that she smiles widely, but those moments came by too suddenly that I couldn't grab my camera fast enough. What a waste not being able to capture on film but I'm glad it stays in my memory :)

新年快乐!

2009-01-24T07:43:00.000-08:00

我的小红包

My mom bought this ang-kong-kong dress for Caryn & I thinks she's really looks like she's in the festive mood for her 1st CNY! So red hor...

She's my best CNY gift this year... she's like my little 'red packet'.

Sweetie Sisters

2008-12-28T19:40:00.000-08:00

Don't you think the sisters look alike as newborns?

Christmas Eve

2008-12-24T07:40:00.000-08:00

Caryn's facial expressions

Full Month!

2008-12-18T19:37:00.000-08:00

Labour Story

2008-12-18T09:09:00.000-08:00

18 Dec 08 (Thursday)

This is The Day!

9:30am
Reached Raffles Hospital level 8 maternity ward
My weight before delivery is 64.7kg. I had gained about 11+kg. Same as my previous pregnancy.

10:30am
Had the epidural. Really regretted not asking for the previous anaesthesist durig my previous delivery, that old, experienced Indian doctor who just jab me once & it's all done.
This time came a younger doc who inflicted much pain ... imagine being poked in the spine for 4 to 5 times! I was so much in pain then... and very scared! Knowing that the worst that may happen is paralysis!
Guess what? He said it's due to my spine being too narrow! Darn! Let's just say the fact is that he's too inexperienced.

12pm
Lunch is served. I chose fish porridge from the menu and it turned out to be so yummy that even hubby was singing praises for it long after my delivery. The fish simply melts in your mouth! The porridge taste like it's being cooked by some restaurant chef. It's just so good that makes me & hubby yearn for more.. hehe

3pm
Gynae came to break water bag. She says the water is quite clean & clear.

6pm
8cm dilated. No dinner til delivery is over.

8pm
Gynae arrives & said that I'm fully dilated! Finally! After about 4-5 pushes, baby is out! She cries almost immediately upon being delivered. When the nurse placed her in the incubator for the routine newborn checks, she could actually turn her head left & right to look around the room! What a curious little baby!

Pregnancy Diary

2008-12-17T08:46:00.000-08:00

Since this will be my last pregnancy (I've decided to stop at 2), I'll pen down my pregnancy milestones for remembrance.

End April 08
A BFP on the home pregnancy test kit! I’m gonna be a mom again! Another December baby.. Woo.. Cool!

May 08
My first gynae visit is at 6 weeks. My little darling measures 0.49cm! Such a tiny life is growing inside me... really awesome!

Body changes:
#1 - I had developed an appetite for hot, spicy and sour food, especially tom yum! Yum yum... hmm... I crave for it every meal :p

#2 – Sometimes I had the nauseous feeling of wanting to throw up, but it all ended without vomiting. Perhaps I may feel better if I really puke it all out.

#3 – I hate leg cramps! It’s the most painful experience during pregnancy. My first cramp in the calf started in end May. No more please, I beg!

#4 - My bulge begins to show, so much so that some observant colleagues are asking if I had 'good news'. My 3-month belly looked like I’m in the 4th month. No wonder people says the belly will be more obvious for 2nd time pregnancies.

Mid June 08
It’s the start of 2nd trimester. My little darling now measures 0.63cm, still very tiny, but growing.

At the beginning of the pregnancy, deep down in my heart I was wary of the possible risks associated with my age. Imagine the great sense of relief after knowing I pass the OSCARS test with a very low risk factor. Phew *wipe sweat off forehead* Yay! My baby’s gonna be healthy, that’s indeed a great blessing! Thanks God.

At the same time, the sonographer asked if we wanna know the gender of the baby. Why not? Curious as we are, we would like to know as early as the 3rd month.
70% girl, he said, as the genital area is wider, and so his prediction is a girl. But, he added, can’t confirm yet. Okie, there’s still hope of being a boy huh…

Mid July 08
4th month visit. Gynae is gonna reveal the baby’s gender during ultrasound scan. A girl! Ohhh…

Mid August 08
Detailed scan.
Baby is now weighing 308g. Everything’s fine, and I need not go for amnio test as my baby has very low risk of Down Syndrome. Excellent!
Sonographer confirmed baby is a girl. Ahh…

September 08
24 weeks
At 6 mths, baby is 680g. I look like I’m 7 months preggie! My tummy is swelling so much that I had difficulty in turning on the bed. My ankles also started to swell a little.

26 weeks
Gosh, rash attack! Horrible red patches appeared all over my tummy, spreading gradually to my back & upper thighs, & even on my lower arms. Yucks!
I suspect I’m allergic to the stretchmark cream. Even the dermatologist at Raffles Hospital observed that this brand of stretchmark cream had created many allergy cases that he had seen in his practice. I was prescribed with a steroid cream that was supposed to be safe for preggie woman.

October 08
3rd trimester
28 weeks
Baby weighed 1088g. Nice number to buy 4D huh? Hehe
Can’t stand the itch on arms & legs! Visited my fave skin doctor – Dr Loke at his brand new, posh clinic at Novena Medical Suite & incurred damages of >$100 as expected. But I had confidence in him & he prescribed me another steroid cream that suited my skin better.

30 weeks
My little wiggling darling inside me is now 1.2kg. Had a blood and urine test, and eventually both was alright. My weight had shot above the 60kg mark!

I love ice cream! My body always feels warm & I love the icy sensation of ice cream flowing down my throat! Cool.

Gynae was empathetic towards my irritation of the itchy rashes and so she suggested to induce me at 38 weeks to relieve me earlier from the ‘suffering’. Yes, yes! Now I can look forward to it. That also mean I could end my confinement before CNY 2009. Great!

Mid November 08
34 weeks
Baby is underweight at 1.98kg. How come I swell so much but not my little one inside? Why hasn’t all the nutrition from the yummy food I ate gone to the baby? *sad*
On the bright side, my rash condition finally stabilized. Phew!

Early December 08
36 weeks
The antenatal visits are now scheduled weekly. My ankles & feet started yo-yo swelling, ie swell on and off. One day it swells, another day it’s back to normal, and the next day it swells again, and it repeats itself.

Up to this point, hubby and me still can’t agree on baby’s name. He likes names such as Kimberly, Melissa, Jane.. blah blah.. while I prefer 2-syllabus names. I thought of Brenda, Pearlyn.. much nicer hor, but he can't see eye-to-eye with me.

37 weeks
12 Dec (Friday)
Last day at work, hooray!
Gynae detected that I had slightly high blood pressure and confirmed my induction on the 18th December.

14 Dec (Sunday)
I had ‘show’ in the morning which made me kinda excited if I’m gonna experience natural labour pain. Did some reading on the internet and realized that the waiting time between a show and real labour varies from a day to 2 weeks! Oh my, so my induction day on Thursday may come before the nature labour kicks in.

Because of the ‘show’, I was prohibited by hubby to go anywhere further than the mall opposite *disappointed* I was confined to an area of 200m radius within my house. Had earlier thot I could go to Orchard for some last minute shopping spree before I pop, but alas, that was just a dream.

The waiting continued for the next few days as I continued to have ‘show’. I was secretly hoping that I could experience natural labour instead of being induced.