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Our little denson is exactly 1 day old!

Denson Sleeping Soundly

Sneak Preview

Being a father brings new energy.. despite sleeping for a little less than 2 hours since Tues morning, i'm back in the hospital beside Joyce and waiting for Denson to be sent to us from the nursery after the doctors complete their checks..

A sneak preview of little denson for all the peeps who visit this blog regularly. This is an exclusive never-seen-before photo of baby denson!

Here goes:

Daddy Den, Mummy Joyce & Baby Denson

Birth Annoucement

Dear all,

We are proud to announce Denson Ho's arrival on 30 Jul 2009 and weighing in at 2.59 kg

Both mother and son are well but requires plenty of rest...

Ward details will be confirmed later (currently in temporary 2-bedded ward while waiting for single-room)

Thank you for all the well wishes and congratulations

Love,
Daddy Den, Mummy Joyce and Baby Denson =)

Hospital Update II

Writing in a delivery suite while waiting for your wife to dilate fully can be quite a unique experience.. most would feel that a once in a lifetime experience when the more fortunate can have it 2 to 3 times in their life..

Each of us had undergone, in our own little ways, this phase before we eventually get to the point where you get to read what i'm writing about here.. yet, many of us seem to know little about the stages of labour or to a greater extend, the specific details on fertility or the human body..

We have spent over 20 hours in the same room, with bulk of the morning and noon spent on inducing labour when we are perhaps about halfway through the actual birth process now.. fatigue is definitely setting in and we can't wait to spread the good news out to the folks out there waiting for a piece of the "action" in the delivery room..

till then, we wait


daddy den

Hospital Update

The initial estimations of a late morning/noon birth didn't realise and a late evening delivery looks more likely now.

Contractions are getting strong, so that's a good sign..

Small meal for the evening involving Milo and some biscuit..


All's well so far

Thanks for all the well wishes across different platforms..

Important Update

Not sure why the picture posting buttons and everything else seem to be missing from the posting page..

Anyways, some of you peeps would have found out that we are entering Mt Alvernia late tonight to begin induce labour.. Baby Denson's umbilical cord was seen too near his neck for comfort, hence, at the advice of the gynae, we have decided that inducing labour in the earliest possible period would do more good..

As it is.. Denson's EDD of 20.08.2009 will be brought forward to 29.07.2009.

For now, we are frantically getting the house ready for denson and preparing all our stuff for admission, at least i won't need to rush from work/academy and go through the anxiety of water-breaking, timing contractions etc.. there's a silver lining afterall..

Just hope that Denson & Mummy will both be safe and sound..

Keep you guys updated soon, thanks for the well wishes..



Daddy Den

peek at Mummy and Daddy photoshoot w Denson

Mummy got her maternity photoshoot pix ytd afternoon, but need some time for editting..

Mummy putting up some pix for peeks first...

Little Denson's photoshoot w Daddy n Mummy

Mummy is still waiting for the photoshoot pix we took as a little family on sunday..

interesting and nice pix...

got to wait for awhile b4 mummy can post cos need Daddy to do some editting..

mummy nd to hide the stretch marks otherwise will scare all the aunties away.. worst case, next time no little friends to play with ler.. :)

Of Pictures Update

Daddy hasn't been posting for awhile, here are some of the pictures mummy mentioned! Special thanks to auntie Yvonne(Evon) for the yao-lan and the play pen!

34weeks 5days

Baby is gaining good weight.. mummy gaining some too.. :(

Baby weighing 2.1kg now.. Uncle Jake say anything more than 2kg consider safe and good to survive ler.. mummy so happy hearing that..

On the way to Dr Michele's clinic, baby so excited.. move n move n move.. mummy couldnt settle baby at all.. Baby always move when he is hungry.. so daddy tot bring baby for a mcdonald's meal b4 the scan scan.. but Daddy was tinkin we shld starve baby so that we can see him in action during the scan.. mummy dont bear to see baby hungry so we still go ahead w McDonald's meal.. indeed after the food, baby stop moving ler.. baby must be busy absorbing the nuggets n french fries.. haha..

during the scan, daddy n mummy only saw baby move his hand alittle.. baby too big for the screen, can only see part of him each time.. Daddy requested a pix from Dr Michele so that we can do a little tracker montage on baby's growth.. Dr Michele says as baby grow bigger, his skin gets thicker so the ultrasound cant pick up the scan so clearly as before ler... still, Dr Michele help daddy finds a nice posture of baby and printed for daddy n mummy's momento.

dont think baby will be a big sized baby, looking at Denson's growth rate these 3weeks, actually Denson's growth has slowed down... 400grams for 3 weeks abit little.. mayb bcos mummy didnt take durians... haha.. During the scan, mummy saw the est EDD based on Denson's size now, it is in sept.. much later in sept compared to te previous scanning.. hopefully baby can catch up.. Mummy n daddy cant wait to have you in our arms...

Daddy got a yaolan set and baby playpen from Auntie Evon some weeks back.. wasnt able to post the pix online yet cos the internet access at home is not stable.. *mummy n daddy tapping on other people's access cos our router is down..*

Mummy n daddy bot more stuffs for u too.. no time to post online ler.. mummy need to step up on washing ur clothes b4 ur arrival otherwise baby gonna go naked..

from now till then.. 5weeks 1day to Denson's arrival...

Mummy's updates

Mummy has not been updating the blog recently.. has been busy at work.. settling mummy's work cos last week, mummy's coy just had an event at Suntec City.. w a big bump, mummy had to prepare the logistics for mummy's area of work.. mummy had to do duty oso.. on site for the whole of friday at suntec city.. everyone is concerned of baby n mummy, kip askin mummy to sit down n rest, but part of mummy's duty is to make sure everything is in order.. so mummy managed to endure for 11hrs at suntec city.. it was a long long day...

daddy came to fetch mummy at the end of the day.. daddy had a long long day too.. he had to finish work as much as possible cos daddy going to reservist after next week..

Next time Denson has to serve the country and do reservist too..

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Mummy was browsing thru the forum today and suddenly she got this interest to take maternity photoshoot.. hmm.. mummy used to worry abot the ugly stretchmarks, the breakouts and the out of shape body.. but 1 auntie's post online make mummy changed her mind.. she said "it is part n parcel of the pregnancy journey, next time she can show her baby how mummy has gone thru to carry him thru the 40weeks and the sacrifices she made for the little joy"

mummy had this blog partly to show Denson how much mummy has gone thru during this 40weeks and beyond, so mummy was abit tempted to go for the photoshoot..

mummy used to say she want to take personal makeover when she was young.. now no longer young the portfolio is nowhere in sight.. so mummy tot it is going to be just this one n only time that mummy carrys Denson.. so mummy have to make the decision quick whether to take the pix ornt..

mummy nd to dig dig the cupboard for some nice clothes to take cos need to bring own clothes... Daddy is generally agreeable to the photoshoot ler.. Daddy will b part of the photoshoot too.. let mummy find some nice clothes b4 she decide on the date for phototaking..

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past 2 weekends, mummy n daddy went for the antenatal classes... They brot us to view the delivery suite too.. Frankly speaking, mummy freak out a little when she was at the delivery suite.. there is the operating theatre lights, the delivery bed, the laughing gas thingy and all the gloves and operation apparatus.. mummy has always been brave to keep thinkin she will only worry and b scare on the day she has to pop.. but the trip to the delivery suite freaked her out.. roughly 5 weeks from now, and mummy gonna pop ler.. still got 3 more weeks to rest.. which means 2 weeks to wash baby's clothes and stuffs to prepare for baby's arrival...

Mummy's online friend, Auntie Regg who is also preggy was helping all the preggies aunties to knit booties for their bundle of joy..

Below is the color combi that Mummy got Auntie Regg to knit.. so nice.. mummy paid a token sum to Auntie Regg for the material used..

so nice..~

duno how long can this booties last Denson to..

less than 50days to go...

My dear little denson...

These few nites u haven been sleepin much.. mummy's tummy got not space left for u to move about ler... mummy turn left, u lean to the left, mummy turn right, u got to lean right... so poor thing... mummy cant sleep till wee hrs, duno if it is bcos u kip mummy awake, or mummy kipin u awake w the hp games.. haha..

mummy done a count last nite.. u have been w mummy for 230days ler.. time realli flies... we are reaching the finishin line soon... less than 50days, in about 7weeks time.. denson will b cuddling in mummy n daddy's arms..

but mummy has been sick these few days.. denson must hav been grasping for more oxygen, cos mummy couldnt breathe too well... hang on there, mummy will take more vitamins to get well soon k..

little denson, b a good boi and sleep earlier k..

mummy n daddy try to pack the room n make space for ur little bed soon k... mummy going on leave soon, will start washing ur clothes and prepare for ur arrival too...

mummy love u, little darling~