Little Denson w Mummy's colleagues

Been so long since Mummy blogged..


Mummy has been back at work for 4weeks.. but has been working 2-3days per week only cos Mummy has been busy running errands for the new hse and doing unpacking..


We have been staying in our hse for almost 1week.. feeling? felt as if we were stayin in a hotel, just that it is w/o room service..

so mummy got to constantly remind daddy to kip things back to its original position, otherwise mummy will have to kip doing the backlogs for daddy..


the hse is still in a mess, but mummy still v happy cos this little hut belongs to 3 of us..
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Mummy's colleagues have always been wanting to play w denson.. so mummy brot Denson along for a steamboat session at Auntie LiLian's hse.. all the aunties are so excited and kip playing w Denson..


Denson did his first blessing mission on Auntie's LiLian's bed too.. Auntie LiLian says must roll but Denson cant even flip yet.. mummy ask Auntie Lilian, can mummy roll on Denson's behalf?? haha

Towards 4 months!

Picture Update

Denson's First Day

Today, 16 Nov 2009, marks Denson's first day in school.. new aunties to take care of his needs, fellow babies around to laugh and cry together with him..

Daddy and Mummy hope that Denson can adapt quickly to the new environment, the trip to school will be a shorter one after we shift to Punggol.. till then, be good.

Denson's a big baby now~

Denson is making remarkable progress...

though mummy haven seen u sittin w/o support but mummy n daddy noes that u are trying ler..






















Denson, grow up strong n healthy so that u can adapt to school life easily k.. mummy n daddy looking forward to the 1st holiday w u too.. ur little playroom by mid dec and bunkin in w mummy n daddy on the big bed..

mummy got so worried abt u when u start to refuse milk.. from the 5feedings a day drop to 4feedings and sometimes u dont even finish everything.. mummy got so worried, thank goodness this is only a passing phase.. to all future mummies n daddies, this is normal.. some babies will go on milk strike during 3mths-4.5mths.. our dear denson only lasted his strike for less than 10days.. he is takin milk again.. tink on growing spurt liao..

During this milk strike days, mummy tried so many 'patterns' w denson.. changed place for feedings dun help.. once sat down, placed on hanky, knew tat it is milk time, start wailing liao.. so smart.. mummy so happy cos it show how smart little denson is.. so mummy tried more patterns.. let denson lie on mummy's thigh to drink milk.. so is denson dont wan mummy to be too tired by carrying him for 15mins while drinkin.. how sweet this little boi is..

startin to like to sit up ler.. mummy oso realise how much denson likes to watch e TV just like daddy.. denson likes news reporting.. grandma says cos lil denson likes someone to tok to him.. haha.. but denson oredi like news since in tummy.. daddy says no more than 30mins of tv watchin a day~ ok, daddy~


















daddy n mummy oso noticed denson's interest in holding his own bottle.. several times, he will push daddy's hands away but he cant control his own hand yet so daddy still got to hold for u.. mummy on the other hand train denson by lettin him hold mummy's thumb n little finger just like holdin the training cup.. then one day, daddy captured a pix of denson holdin his own bottle for secs.. how can mummy n daddy not love this little cutie..





















mummy see how much u like attention too.. always screaming to catch mummy's attention.. ur lovely voice n laughter that mummy n daddy loves to hear everyday.. lil talkative, ee ee orr orr everyday.. mummy n daddy just love the way u try to make conversation w us..

















Denson has lots of friends now.. Dumpty, Ducky n Dino..

Dino is Denson's best friend.. mummy n daddy bot this for u since u smiled so happily when daddy show it to u at Robinsons.. n seem like Dino is still able to make Denson happy everyday.. Dino is Denson's 1st self-chosen toy.. so proud of Denson cos u can make decision like mummy n daddy ler..

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mummy just had her birthday w denson n daddy ytd.. though it is mummy's first bday w denson, but she felt it that this day should be spent w grandma more than anyone else.. it meant to be a special day for mummy n grandma..

after mummy giv birth to denson, mummy realised how hard it is for grandma 26yrs ago.. mummy hopes that she can spend her next birthday w grandma to tell her thank you for bringing mummy into this world on 3rd nov 1983..

mummy hopes denson can learn this too.. birthday though is a day u are showered w gifts fr others to wish u n give u blessings, it is oso a day mummy had gone through so much to bring u into this world..

love u darling~

growing up~

Denson has been growing well till few weeks ago, he seem to have slim down abit.. is all mummy's faults.. Denson was once on 140ml till he kip puking after every feed.. so mummy tot maybe daddy n mummy has overfed him so we reduce to 130ml.. he is taking so well that we tot tat's the right formula.. after weeks later, mummy still dare not give more till lots of aunties saying their babies drinkin way more than Denson.. mummy got abit worried but for 2months n above, the guideline is 120ml-160ml.. so mummy tot maybe Denson just on the lower side..

on the other hand, mummy n daddy noticed Denson is always not full after feeding.. but he wun cry for more, he only stick out his tongue in n out.. after daddy came back from Uncle Billy's wedding, Uncle eugene's son whom is almost 2 weeks younger than Denson is oredi drinkin 160ml.. so mummy n daddy decided to increase Denson's feeding again.. from last sun till now, denson has been taking 150ml-160ml consistently..

sad to say, bcos of mummy's worry tat Denson has been puking too much after feed, n the under-feeding has caused Denson to lose 200g over 10days.. instead of putting, he lost weight.. mummy is so sad... Denson's michelin arms is oso significantly slimmer than before..

but Denson has been a good boi.. Denson dont fuss even he didnt get enuff milk.. he went along w mummy n daddy as long as mummy n daddy feeds him.. poor baby~

few days ago, mummy suddenly noticed Denson grew a small mole on his right cheek near the dimple area.. oh it looks simply cute.. adds alittle feature to the little chubby face.. grandma says is okie for a boi boi.. it didnt bother mummy actually, in fact mummy loves the mole.. she always tink it is so adorable to have mole on the face but not too many..

finally mummy n daddy collected the pressie for Denson.. for the nice soft hair denson has shaved off, mummy n daddy made into this meaningful pressie for Denson.. calligraphy brush and w Denson’s umbilical stump, mummy and daddy make it into a seal for him.. wen we move into our new home, Daddy n mummy will take it out to display.. explain to denson wat is it for…

Ohhs.. as mummy typing right now, Denson is moving his arms n legs looking at the bright window.. wen mummy looks at Denson, denson gave a smile and immediately melts mummy’s heart~ ahhhhzzz~~

meaningful quotes to lead his life~



















customised according to his ba zhi~




















Denson's official seal~




















Playing happily w mummy~




















caught watching tv, tv controller as the evidence~















ready for his passport photo~

Punggol : Our Home

Dear Denson,

Still you were mostly asleep during our visit today, daddy and mummy have saved so

me shots for you to mark 20.10.2009 as our home ownership!

Denson at 2mths 2weeks and 5days

mummy has been busy taking a good look at Denson everyday that she has no time to blog about Denson's growing up.. haha.. mummy scare that she will forget the days how Denson looks like when she is looking after him.. so everyday even though Denson is cranky, mummy will be very patient to coax him and pacify him..

Mummy is more able to comprehen wat Denson wants thru his actions and cries..

The first few weeks when Mummy was looking after Denson on her own, she is so stressed up cos everyone thinks that Mummy cant do a good job and everyone wants to poke their nose in.. living everyday on a 3hr window isnt fun.. is a challenge to get things done within the 3hrs when many people like to peep into our room to see how Denson is.. Mummy got abit paranoid by these actions.. even till now...

at first, mummy can only feed Denson whenever he cries.. when time is not up, n Denson is crying mummy gets fedup.. Once, Denson cry so much that Mummy cant calm him down.. once mummy put him down, he start cryin again.. mummy got so fedup that mummy shouted at Denson. mummy noes Denson wun understand abit but mummy needs to let out.. mummy gav a slap on Denson's cheeks but felt so guilty after tat.. poor bao bei~

from then on, mummy told herself she needs to hav patience for Denson.. Denson duno anything he can only cry.. he needs lots of caring and love to grow up properly.. since then, Denson is the TOP priority on mummy's mind.. Denson comes FIRST regardless of anything..

mummy always hear the old folks say dun carry baby too much when he is young otherwise he will wan to carry every now n then.. i must say THIS IS VERY WRONG!!! mummy heed their advise and went into the super wrong path.. which ended mummy gav Denson the slap on e cheeks... now no matter wat mummy is doin, if denson wails, mummy will coax him and pick him up for a good comfort hug till he settles down.. n he is so much more cooperative w mummy now.. he enjoys hearing mummy's pumping session cos he noes that wen he got milk to drink.. he no longer fuss when he cant see mummy cos he noes mummy must b busy w something otherwise she will be beside him taking an extra look at him..

a great learning journey w Denson through these mths n days.. on 16 nov, Denson will be going school.. mummy bot Denson a school bag.. hope that Denson will be able to take the change well...














mummy saw Denson's growing up.. Denson has since achieved lots from day 1..
- Denson can sleep on his own after feeding..
- no more fussin at nite..
- smile back at mummy wen they are playin together
- "talkin" to ppl and to himself
- sleep thru the nite w/o waking daddy up for nite feed
- no more crying during wipe dry session
- hold his own pillow to sleep
- suckle on the dummy for awhile and spit it out when he falls aslp
- recognise mummy and daddy
- focus on things
- track item by the sound make..
- denson can grab things especially clothes and hair..
- Denson noes how to watch tv too!
- denson loves sleepin on daddy's pillow
- Denson can recognise daddy's clothes by his smell
- sit quietly on carseat when we travel ard
- look at the camera for pix taking session!!
- Denson can holds his head up on tummy time too!





































Denson attended his first wedding banquet at Orchid Country Club.. celebrating Uncle Yoke n Aunite Jennifer most wonderful moments w them..

Oct Picture Update

100th Post

Dear Denson,

Though you might not really understand this now, but Daddy and Mummy will be bringing you to Toa Payoh HDB Hub on 20.10.2009 to collect the keys to the brand new home that Daddy and Mummy is having for the 3 of us.

You will have your own room, but you are welcomed to sleep with us and you slowly but surely learn to become an independent boy.

You will have friends to play with next door as Joshua and Janelle share the same floor with us.

We will travel to IKEA to look at beautiful furniture and fittings and Daddy will always buy something and we will be having meals at the IKEA restaurant where Mummy will enjoy her chicken wings while Daddy will enjoy the swedish meatballs and the chicken wings!

We will travel to look at the sunset in Punggol end, we will fly kits in the open grass fields.. we will have uncles and aunties, friends of Daddy and Mummy moving into Punggol at different stages of your life.

By end 2009. We have our own home.

Love,

Daddy and Mummy

Denson is 7 weeks old...

finally mummy got the time n strength to post something online again..

mummy has been taking care of Denson in the day alone for almost 3 weeks.. surviving well a

s Denson has put on substantial weight under mummy's care.. Daddy has also been on night shift for almost 3 weeks.. Daddy needs a good nite sleep..

almost 2 months, but the family still dont seems to understand that there is a baby at home.. talk as if shouting, slam the door cos their hands are always butter fingers, flip flop slippers along the corridor to tell the whole wide world that they are home.. at least Denson need not noe all these, pls...

1 toilet available for bathin n 7 person queuin for it everytime.. though Denson gets e priority in e mornin, but tat means someone queuin behind us n mummy got to hurry n hurry..

for so many days, mummy has been dunkin instant noo

dles for lunch.. simply bcos no time for lunch.. some ppl dont understand when there is a baby there is no schedule of my own, baby is everything... mummy can go hungry but not baby...

mummy has been interruptin daddy's work everyday w some new complaints.. but mummy really dont feel this is a conducive place to raise a kid..

Mummy hopes the keys to our new place can be faster.. should be collecting the keys within the next 2weeks.. but mummy hopes it can be even faster than that..

mummy see Denson growing day by day.. from a thinly light color eye brow to a significantly visible brow.. from the small little baby in hospital till today chubby boiboi.. recently daddy n mummy noticed Denson's chubby cheeks got alittle smaller.. he is drinking well, puttin on weight as usual, hopefully he is growing well..

nowadays daddy n mummy like to take pix of Denson during bath and after bath.

Michelin look-alike

Smiley Botak

His favourite posture, but mummy needs to be around to supervise.. so this is recreation to Denson..

See, what the romper spells.. "Big Trouble"

Satisfied after a nice bubble bath..

Piglet sleeping on Denson... Denson sleeping on Daddy Den..

Giving an innocent look..

if only he is so quiet n calm everytime..

~Mummy loves~

Botak Denson

According to chinese beliefs, the hair that an infant bears at time of birth is also know as "tai mao" or fetal hair.. this hair began growing while the baby is in the womb and thus it would be a practice to shave the hair completely when the child is 1 month old.. this signifies a new and bright begining for the baby..

So in modern times, medically there is no ills of allowing the baby to keep their hair while some would argue that it is "cleaner" to remove the baby's hair at the 1 month interval..

Parents have the options of what they want to do with their children's hair and one of the more popular options now includes using the hair to make a calligraphy brush.. this brush will not be used but instead acts as a momento of the child's journey from womb to world..

On Sunday 31 Aug, daddy and mummy made an appointment for denson's hair to be shaved and made into a calligraphy brush.. more on that when the brush is ready in about 4-5weeks time!

Presenting.. botak denson:

Denson then and now

April 2009 - Detailed scan was done on denson at Thomson Medical Centre

Sep 2009 - Looking at denson now again, the similarity remains =)

August Pictures Update

Hi everyone!

It's September! Denson has grown well over the last few weeks and its getting more and more of a workout carrying him for extended hours. Nonetheless, daddy and mummy are happy that he is growing strong, being healthy and fit will do him well for the "you-know" in March 2010.

Now now, if you are expecting Botak pictures of Denson, i'm sorry to disappoint. Denson's shots in August, with hair, taken in the month of august =)

Denson is 1 month old today!

Dear Uncles and Aunties,

My darling boy, Denson Ho, is 1 month old today! Accordingly to the Lunar Calendar, he was 1 month old 2 days ago, so go figure!

Anyways, the confinement lady is gone, which means that its all us from now onwards till we decide where denson goes when mummy starts working again in December 2009.. anyone with suitable contacts for nannies (7am-7pm neg kind) or infant care, do let us know, you should have our numbers, if you don't, then perhaps this blog wasn't even meant for you..haha

as you can see, the lack of sleep is affecting the usual flow of content on this page.. Spending much of the day's 24hours trying to pacify a baby, keeping an alert ear for cries, constant cleaning, boiling of hot water, warming and storing milk, has more or less taken its toil.. but every minute and every last ounce of strength left is worth it, because we were part of denson's growing up phase where we have cared for him to the best of our abilities.

Mummy has started bathing denson while daddy is still kept in the observer mode. Daddy needs to do more, can't wait for the weekends to come again.. maybe i should start taking more leave to spend more time with mother and child..

Denson also had his hair cut today, so for those of you who had seen him in recent days, you got to imagine him with not much hair, we took them all off his head for a good reason, that reason is best explained in pictures so lets wait for that..

Meanwhile, mummy should and would be too busy to post pictures update of denson(esp with his new hairstyle, or lack of it).. so hang in tight, daddy will update when we have periods of peace like now.. time to do another power-nap before the bio-alarm for milk sounds off around 12.30am.

Good night all, thank you for the well wishes, gifts and angbaos. Babby sleep tight, uncles aunties good nite.


Daddy Den Outz

Denson on 20Aug

Mummy is getting abit disappointed in breastfeeding ler..

after so long, mummy finally convinced Auntie to let Mummy breastfeed Denson directly..

was Mummy's lunchtime, it is oso Denson's feeding time.. but Auntie wan mummy to finish lunch first..

stupid Auntie to make Denson so hungry, she tinks that when he is hungry he can suckle better?? he will be more impatient..

btw auntie duno football hold.. she say she fight w her kids when it comes to breastfeedin on the right side..

when mummy latch Denson on, he suckle abit n feel asleep.. mummy could get him to open his mouth at all.. so after tryin to force open his mouth for 10min, mummy gav up..

Auntie took Denson away to sleep on his rocker.. Auntie say breastfeed oso nd to burp.. but antenatal class say NO NEED.. Auntie say Denson puke milk cos i didnt burp him.. less than 20mins, Denson crying for milk ler.. Mummy try to latch Denson on, less than 5mins, he is off aslp again.. tis time round, mummy got to force open his mouth again.. so bad that he got frustrated w mummy n start wailing loudly.. he is hungry but he is angry w mummy at the same time.. whenever mummy position him for feeding he will cry very very loudly.. mummy no choice but got to carry him n comfort him n immediately he is okie.. mummy tried so many times till mummy gav up n ask Auntie to warm up the milk..

haiz.. mummy will try again w daddy's help tonite..

only less than 3 weeks n Denson got the nipple confusion syndrome.. lucky the weekend is coming, Daddy can be ard to help out.. rather than the auntie stand there n just kip forcing Denson's mouth to Mummy's breast.. *ANGRY*

Denson's 3 week old...

Denson is 3 weeks old.. n today is supposed to be his EDD too.. playful him to play w the umbilical cord, otherwise he need not be induced so early..

life was initially a breeze w him around.. someone to cook and wash for us.. but it turn out to b a nitemare when she is so insistent on her ways..
managed to show her our unhappiness, somehow she is abit more relax on us now..

but ytd she just gav mummy n daddy a shock.. she asked mummy where are the bird's nest, so mummy showed her.. she told mummy that she will cook SOME for denson w some pao sheng cos Denson is having some heat rash so she wan to give something to cool him down.. she said SOME, but she soaked ALL the bird's nest mummy has, which is like 4pcs mummy left w.. Daddy bot it for mummy when she is pregnant.. mummy tot of slowly taking it since she has neber took it b4 she was preggy.. but the AUNTIE juz soak everything like tat.. after mummy told daddy abt it, daddy say dont give Denson the bird's nest so early first.. too much protein, Denson might not be able to take it, worse it might cause allergy.. so mummy went to tell auntie abt it.. surprisingly, she wasnt agressive abt it, n say up to u all loh.. i guess she oso felt abit too much to finish all the bird's nest like that..
next sun will be auntie's last day here... daddy can finally hav his bed back.. poor daddy has been struggling w the sofa the last 3 weeks.. daddy, hang on there..

Denson has been growing well.. did mummy mentioned the last we went for the follow up check at Dr Terence's clinic when baby is 1 week old, baby has oredi put on weight after the initial loss..

At birth: 2.590kg
3rd day: 2.395kg
7th day: 2.7kg

3rd week: 3.8kg

Thanks to Uncle Jake, otherwise mummy wun hav an idea of how to weigh Denson at home.. haha..

Mummy could tell Denson has been putting on weight when she carrys him.. his little cheeks has grew chubby too..

hmm.. Blogger is experiencing problem for photo upload..

hence come back again for photo feeds..

smiling in his sleep..

freshly after bath, lookin good n alert..

sleeping w hands up.. his fav sleeping position.. both mummy n daddy dont sleep like that though..

his cheeky mouth always making an O shape..

One more hands-up...

Another hands-up..

He and his ugly dummy...

Cute fitting sleepsuit..

cranky times...

n finally 3week old...