Face recognition

Colin cried when grandparents Chang carried him today. Just like what grandparents Kam commented - Colin is beginning to recognise people!

Cute.

Baby Diary 3

Did time just flew by again? You're 3 month old already! Mummy only has 5 more days before returning to work.

Length: 65cm
Weight: 7.6kg



Your baby vocabulary increased.. You can now 'ah boooo' and 'grrrrrrr'. Your eyes still follows mummy most of the time (it will change when mummy starts working *sobs*).

Fingers are at your command now. You like to stare at your hands and observe your fingers. Somehow your fingers displayed its vulgar power.


You loved eating your fists!


Your saliva was free flow.. 2 bibs wet thoroughly for a 6 hour trip.

Neck is getting stronger everyday! Cant wait for you to flip...


You are amused with your feet whenever we placed you in the bumbo seat.


Slept on your tummy through the nights.

Started having a mind if your own. Insisting on carrying when you want to, slept when you are really sleepy.

Loved your crib toy!


We brought you out a few times and you were awesome! You enjoyed car and stroller rides.




Went to grandpa Chang and great-grandma Chang's houses for the first time too!

Keep growing our little boy.

Your 80th

I hope you will live till 80 years, and beyond. But for now, you need to cross your 80th (800th, 8000th...) day on earth.

You weighed 6.9kg. Many whom carried you said their arms were tired. But they all loved you the same and still carried you anyway. :)

Daddy and mummy sometimes fought over who should feed you, pacify you to sleep, and keep you entertained. Many more fights to come - fights that will only bring us closer as a family. We love you, always.

Mouth is for eating

You've officially entered the eat-your-own-hands phase!

Actually, you eat anything that comes in contact with your mouth. Handkerchieves, our arms, blanket, pillow... Laughs.

Can I sanitise your hands?

抱抱

抱抱, which means carry/hug in chinese, is often said together with a clap, follow by opening of arms to indicate a carry action.

It's sort of like a sign language to ask baby if he/she wants to be carried by the person doing the action.

Today, my mum did the action while Colin was being carried (in an upright position) by my dad. To our surprise, Colin turned his body around and stretched out his arms towards my mum!! Our jaws dropped; stunned at what just happened.

Was it coincidence? Or did he understand the action?

I prefer the latter. Heee. So this marks the first time Colin understood the 抱抱 action/sign.

We should have a pee and poo action too. :)

Here's a picture of him today! 70 days young!

Baby Diary 2

Happy 2 months Colin boy! See how much you've grown in a month!


Length: 60cm
Weight: 6.1kg

Milestones this month:
- You said 'Hello' to us

- Smiled more generously



- Found a new friend Mickey mouse



- Neck got stronger; no problem lifting your head off the bed, turned left and right



- Enjoyed sleeping on tummy time mat (gift from daddy), sometimes smiling too.






- Enjoyed hitting the elephant, hoping it would respond to you.



- Fingers received more fresh air. But as a result, you scratched your left eye area a few times.

- Got better with your exercise gym



- Liked being held upright

- Slept through the night 10pm-6am in your cot

- Had fun kicking in the sarong


- Went out with us to Novena Sq 2.

- Cried when we placed you in a meducca carrier

- Eyelashes grown longer



- Conquered your jaundice


- Outgrown some rompers



- Got cheeky and learnt to stick out tongue, drooled a lot too.


- Grown chubbier and still growing.






- Fell asleep yourself



Hope these 2 months were wonderful for you. We love you!

Hello!

I was seating beside his cot, looking at him quietly, waiting for him to settle down after startling himself awake. Next thing I knew, he looked into my eyes, smiled (with the pacifier in his mouth) and said "Hello".

Awwwwww... My heart melted instantly. Colin is soooooo cute!

Sarong

First time in sarong! Grandpa and grandma said this will make you sleep better.

First asleep

You are growing up so fast! Today was the first time you drifted to lala land by yourself in your own cot without us cuddling you. Yes, you did ask for some attention but eventually slept on your own! We hope this wont be the last time.. :)

Here's a picture of you sleeping comfortably!

Citizen of Singapore

We finally headed down to ICA and registered Colin's birth (daddy forgot his NRIC the last time we went)!

Have we mentioned his full name?
Colin Chang Renjie (Zhang Renjie)
张仁杰

Coincidentally, his NRIC ends with alphabet C!

Welcome to Singapore, Colin. :)) We hope you will enjoy your century long stay here.

Little note to Colin

Dear Colin,

You didn't sleep much today. You cried for grandma Kam, mummy and daddy to cuddle you the whole day, only to doze off in our arms then woke up when we place you down. Hope you are feeling all right.

Try get a good rest on our bed tonight!

Love,
Daddy & Mummy

Baby Diary 1

Week 1, you....
Woke us up often, like every hour, for precious milk.
Cried for unlimited carrying and rocking.
Was pacified by pacifier when you were 4 day old (we were amused by your sucking power).
Slept like a baby.


Week 2, you....
Spent almost half a week under artificial sun (phototherapy) for your jaundice.
Cried loudly for carrying all day.
Started sleeping through the night, waking up only for feeds at 12am, 3am and 6am.
Sang in your own language.


Week 3, you....
Started having lots of nose dirt.
Wailed for our attention to carry you.
Enjoyed a new way of sleeping.
Had a hard time sleeping during the day.
Smiled. :)


Week 4, you....
Still had a hard time sleeping in the day.
Started to make your carrier's arm tired faster.
Wailed loudly and faked cries for carrying.
Threw tantrums - refused feedings!
Stuck out your tongue and played with your saliva.


Time flies. It's been a month of parenthood for us.

Happy full month our dear baby boy. May you continue to grow longer(taller), healthier and smarter! Daddy and Mummy loves you.

Bolster hugging

Colin was asleep on me (imagine a koala hugging a tree) when I needed to go to the toilet. Being a light sleeper and cuddle lover, he will wake up if I were to place him down.

So I took his bolster and place it between his arms and legs, hoping he would think that I'm still near him; worked like magic!

And so today marks the first time he hugged a bolster!

Before and after

I miss being pregnant.. Having a life inside me felt amazing. His kicks, punches and hiccups were a constant reminder of life's miracles. I would say that the 41 week journey was filled with mainly excitement, joy and anxiety. I'm thankful morning sickness wasn't a friend of our pregnancy! Haa.

Will he be enstrangled by the umbilical cord? Have 10 fingers and toes? Cleft lips? Normal ears? Healthy? Look like daddy or mummy? Tall? Short? Smart? These were just some of the questions I had in my mind.

Now that Colin is out, our once peaceful world has been conquered by baby cries, milk, pee, shit and interrupted nights. Really thankful our nights aren't exactly sleepless because Colin nurses quite routinely at 12am, 3am and 6am since week 2. So we get some sleep if Colin sleeps immediately after his feeds. Hope it stays that way :D Of course, on some nights he just wanna be cuddled or sleeping with us.

Our cute little sticky cheeky boy!

Pee-ed

Colin decided to wet our comforter while mum was changing diaper for him. =D

He wet my pillow when he was 4 day old. Giggles.

Storing expressed breast milk

Tried using Lansinoh storage bags to store expressed breast milk.



It's good, but some milk wasted from the transfering from pump to bag then to bottle for feed. And it can't be reused plus increases contamination.

Besides using this, I also use Avent storage cups and lids; which I really fancy!

Received 1 from one of the mother goody bags.

Found the storage cups very useful for chilling/freezing expressed breast milk! It comes with an adaptor to mount the avent teat for direct feeding. It can also be used to store pureed food when baby starts taking solids. :)

10 cups & lids and 2 adaptors for $31.50. Not too bad, right?

Colin's 34 hr long birth story

31 May
0900 - First sighting of brown discharge (mucus plug)

2330 - Felt random cramps. More mucus plug came out. Informed hubs not to turn off his mobile phone (we slept in different room cause the new bed was too hard for me)

1 June
0124 - Woke up to contractions. 7mins apart, 40secs each time. Went to hub's room to sleep instead after packing my final things into my hospital bag.

0300 - Informed hubs of my contractions; 5mins apart, 1min each time, for past 1hr.

0330 - Took a warm bath

0350 - Headed to AMK Park McDonald's for breakfast

0515 - Observation ward. Vaginal Examination: 3-4cm dilated

0525 - Administered soap solution to clear bowel

0530 - Pooped a bucket of shit

0630 - Contractions at 2min intervals

1000 - Contractions at 5min intervals

1800 - Gynae did VE, still 4cm dilated. Advised us to go to our ward. We decided not to burst the water bag to minimise risk of passing GBS to baby.

1820 - Went up to 2 bedded ward (yay to free upgrade!)

2200 - Exhausted from the long labour and intensifying contraction pains, we decided to get epidural (like finally after 21hrs of contractions). Informed the nurses we would like to go back to labour ward.

2210 - Went to Delivery room 3. Did VE, 5cm dilated (ONLY?!!)

2230 - Epidural administered. Finally caught up with some sleep.

2 June
0330 - VE done, 7-8cm.

0845 - Gynae came in, VE done - 9cm. Broke water bag.

1045 - Practised a few rounds o pushing till baby crowned.

1115 - Gynae came, pushed 3 sets.

1130 - Out came baby Colin Chang! Birth weight 3.84kg, 50cm long; just like mummy. Curious about surrounding, looks out for and looks like daddy! Managed to latch on after birth. Awwww.

Our first family pic!

26 May +1

Cleaning day

I fell asleep at 9.15pm yesterday and ended up with a lot of energy to do work today!

2 rounds of laundry, cleaned 2 fans, de-fur the sofa, wiped and kept the vacuum cleaner for good, wiped some windows, bedside table, 2 bed head boards, packed service yard, wiped kitchen windows and table tops.

I'm tempted to wash 2 sets of bedsheets now.

4 hrs later, I continued with cleaning! Wiped more windows, changed and washed 2 sets of bedsheets.

Is this the nesting effect? Colin is estimated to be due today, but no signs of him coming out yet. Really like mummy! (I had to be induced cause I stayed in my mom's hotel past week 42, and came out weighing 3.85kg).

Colin is 3.4kg already! Come out soon! Everybody is waiting for your grand arrival!

Week 39 and counting

Time for our weekly appointment with Dr Paul Tseng again! Am thankful he's back from his 4 day getaway!

This time we didn't do an ultrasound scan since it's pretty much the same.

Dr Paul estimated baby to be around 3.2kg. Head engaged, back on the left. Not worried at all about me losing weight (64.5kg to 64.3kg) despite baby gaining a kg. He asked me to take a deep breath to see If Colin's heartbeat would increase (some natural reaction). So coool. Hehe.

The nurse said my sugar level was a bit high. I knew it was due to....

Yes! Awfully chocolate ice-cream the night before, at 10pm. Haha! Didn't drink much water after consumption.

Dr Paul said he could do nothing about the pain at my rib area - dear Colin, try not to place pressure there can? Advised to pop a pandadol if it gets unbearable (not considering this option).

So we are still waiting for Colin to greet the world.

Sleeping habits

Colin's sleeping habit is in tuned to mine!

He goes to sleep when I sleep, and wakes up as I prepare for work.. He is most active between 5pm and 11pm.

Will he remain this way after he comes out?

The things he asks

Top 5 questions he asks:
- Do you want to watch a movie?
- What would you like to have for dinner?
- Can I go Popular/ Kinokuniya/ any other book store?
- Can I go massage?
- Can I eat ice-cream?

Love you sweetie. :D

I wonder if the questions will change after Colin joins us.

Coconuts

First time buying coconuts! Will Colin greet the world after drinking these? :)

Crib sheets!

The baby cot was delivered last Sunday and I finally could get the measurements to make crib sheets for our little boy.

3 completed! I hope 4 crib sheets (1 came with the cot package) would be enough? :)


I've also sewn 4 pillow cases. Need to do cot bumper next! Hope I can finish before baby Colin greets this world. :)

Mama Kam

Learnt 2 new things about my mum last Sunday when we bought newborn tie-front tops.

Kam: Mummy, what colour shall we buy?
Mum: White! I like babies to wear white.
Kam: Pink can?
Mum: No!!! Boys cannot wear pink. Girls can wear blue though.
Kam: ...............

Loot: 6 white tops and 1 blue top.

On call

We got our house a new phone! $99 (comes with $20 NTUC voucher) from Best Denki.

Mum will be staying with us during my confinement and she surely will have problems adjustin to our existing phone.

This phone comes with intercomm feature. We placed the base unit in the living room while the other in master bedroom.

I can get TK without shouting in the house! Haha

Week 36+

Visited Paul Tseng today. He felt my bump and commented "the backside is here, the back, the legs, head should be down. Let's scan and see." Indeed our little boy's head turned down!

140 heartbeats/min. Then he showed us Colin's heart, head (circumference 30cm), neck, confirmed the cord wasn't around his neck, thighs... Healthy weight of 3kg! Good to go!

Please stay down so we can proceed with our natural birth plan okie?

My weight? 63.5kg. Gained 1kg.. But baby gained 1.2kg since last visit. Does that mean I lost weight? Or it could be the difference in both gynae's machine?

My bump is starting to get in the way.
Takes some effort to turn from side to side.
Can't stand for long periods.
Diet still normal.

Transformer @ RWS

We went through a chronological progression of the 27-year-old Transformers, beginning with the classic 'Generation 1' era. The exhibition was okay other than queueing 45mins to get into the merchandise area! =S