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
Sunday, August 30, 2009
Thursday, August 20, 2009
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*
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
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..
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...
Sunday, August 16, 2009
Rants Update
Sorry if this is turning into a rant page.. bear with daddy for this few days alright..
basically daddy and mummy had more or less decided to speak to the auntie and ask her to leave.. but somehow, daddy and mummy just didn't do it and we will also mindful that an extra pair of hands at home was important..
daddy was more firm towards the auntie today, one incident that daddy was most aggressive was when the auntie force-feed denson when denson was crying.. daddy even saw the auntie shaking her legs resulting in denson being held with a jerking motion while the milk bottle was stuffed in denson's mouth while he was wailing..
daddy couldn't take it and snatch denson away from the auntie.. the express breastmilk was far to warm for denson to consume and thus he cried and the auntie instead that the milk was not too warm and daddy told the auntie off..
mummy was commenting also on how the auntie toned down abit after daddy showed her some colours..
now i guess daddy needs to continue playing the role of the baddie so that denson can get the best treatment from the auntie..
we are putting up with her for abit longer and let's see what happens as we go along..
One thing's for sure, daddy and mummy was always act in the best interest of denson, parental instincts in action, watch out baddies!
basically daddy and mummy had more or less decided to speak to the auntie and ask her to leave.. but somehow, daddy and mummy just didn't do it and we will also mindful that an extra pair of hands at home was important..
daddy was more firm towards the auntie today, one incident that daddy was most aggressive was when the auntie force-feed denson when denson was crying.. daddy even saw the auntie shaking her legs resulting in denson being held with a jerking motion while the milk bottle was stuffed in denson's mouth while he was wailing..
daddy couldn't take it and snatch denson away from the auntie.. the express breastmilk was far to warm for denson to consume and thus he cried and the auntie instead that the milk was not too warm and daddy told the auntie off..
mummy was commenting also on how the auntie toned down abit after daddy showed her some colours..
now i guess daddy needs to continue playing the role of the baddie so that denson can get the best treatment from the auntie..
we are putting up with her for abit longer and let's see what happens as we go along..
One thing's for sure, daddy and mummy was always act in the best interest of denson, parental instincts in action, watch out baddies!
Friday, August 14, 2009
Dad's rants
Daddy is going to rant about the confinement lady..
Let's start with the good things.. she knows what's she's doing, isn't afraid to insist on what she feels is right, take controls of things and seriously has helped to improve the kitchen area and its cleanliness since the day she arrived... she's quite skillful with denson and is able to provide her inputs on matters apart from denson's welfare, commenting on mummy's confinement schedule, bathing schedule etc..
now the rants..
knowing what she is doing also meant that there seem to be little or no room for any negotiation.. no latch on for baby.. don't talk to him at night after certain hours, don't carry denson too much so that he doesn't get too used to immediate comfort.. so much more..
i guess at the end of the day she met well.. but what irritates daddy sometimes is how she makes it seem that it is daddy's fault that denson is crying instead of sleeping soundly.. denson cries, daddy and mummy try and comfort him, after awhile, he doesn't show any sign of settling down.. daddy suspects diaper change is due so picked denson up from the playpen onto the diaper changing mat to do a quick check.. auntie comes in and speak in such a way that daddy shouldn't have picked denson up and that denson is crying because he is trying to get some sleep..
so it's daddy's fault now uh?
mummy finished her longan drink tonight and auntie told mummy that she will brew for her again tomorrow.. so mummy got no longan drink when she wakes up twice at night?
Daddy is brewing longan drink for mummy but auntie was like so shocked to see the pot boiling.. if she cannot prepare enough for mummy, daddy will do it.. she still have the cheek to tell daddy that she has already told mummy that no more for tonight..
Daddy is keeping in all in and remaining cordial
Daddy (and mummy) is putting up with auntie for denson's sake.. daddy isn't at home during weekdays so daddy is well aware how much of a help the auntie is in taking care of denson, cooking for mummy etc..
Another 2 weeks plus before she goes.. on one hand, we can finally do things our way, using our parental instincts and knowledge from the books and antenatal class to good use.. on the other hand.. mummy will have to bear the full responsbility of looking after denson with little or no help and food quality is going to drop too..
sometimes daddy hope he can afford 2 months of no-pay to be with mummy and denson through this 2 months, but daddy needs to work to bring home the moolah
Be good denson
Let's start with the good things.. she knows what's she's doing, isn't afraid to insist on what she feels is right, take controls of things and seriously has helped to improve the kitchen area and its cleanliness since the day she arrived... she's quite skillful with denson and is able to provide her inputs on matters apart from denson's welfare, commenting on mummy's confinement schedule, bathing schedule etc..
now the rants..
knowing what she is doing also meant that there seem to be little or no room for any negotiation.. no latch on for baby.. don't talk to him at night after certain hours, don't carry denson too much so that he doesn't get too used to immediate comfort.. so much more..
i guess at the end of the day she met well.. but what irritates daddy sometimes is how she makes it seem that it is daddy's fault that denson is crying instead of sleeping soundly.. denson cries, daddy and mummy try and comfort him, after awhile, he doesn't show any sign of settling down.. daddy suspects diaper change is due so picked denson up from the playpen onto the diaper changing mat to do a quick check.. auntie comes in and speak in such a way that daddy shouldn't have picked denson up and that denson is crying because he is trying to get some sleep..
so it's daddy's fault now uh?
mummy finished her longan drink tonight and auntie told mummy that she will brew for her again tomorrow.. so mummy got no longan drink when she wakes up twice at night?
Daddy is brewing longan drink for mummy but auntie was like so shocked to see the pot boiling.. if she cannot prepare enough for mummy, daddy will do it.. she still have the cheek to tell daddy that she has already told mummy that no more for tonight..
Daddy is keeping in all in and remaining cordial
Daddy (and mummy) is putting up with auntie for denson's sake.. daddy isn't at home during weekdays so daddy is well aware how much of a help the auntie is in taking care of denson, cooking for mummy etc..
Another 2 weeks plus before she goes.. on one hand, we can finally do things our way, using our parental instincts and knowledge from the books and antenatal class to good use.. on the other hand.. mummy will have to bear the full responsbility of looking after denson with little or no help and food quality is going to drop too..
sometimes daddy hope he can afford 2 months of no-pay to be with mummy and denson through this 2 months, but daddy needs to work to bring home the moolah
Be good denson
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Daddy's Experience
Daddy hasn't blogged much, mummy has been doing most of the updates..
let daddy trace back to the hours before denson was born then:
2350 - Gynae did a check on mummy and it confirmed what daddy thought.. c-section was necessary.. there was some quick talk about going for epidural c-section so that mummy will know what's going on and hopefully daddy can be inside the operating theatre (OT) as well.. nurses came in and began preparing mummy for the procedure.. daddy was rushed to pick up the bags and get ready to move off..
2355 - daddy felt that the atmosphere was being made tense.. yes, its was considererd an emergency c-section but it was more like urgent than actually emergency.. but the nurses just made the whole situation seem so hectic.. as daddy followed mummy out of the Operating Theatre, Gynae was nowhere to be seen, just 2 nurses escorting mummy on the OT bed and another directing daddy to wait outside the WARD. WARD?! daddy wanted to be with there and mummy.. mummy was whisked off into the lift and daddy didn't even have a chance to say anything to mummy!
0000 - daddy told nurse that daddy wanted to be inside the OT but nurse informed that Dr gave no instructions, daddy had to asked nurse to help daddy ask Dr if daddy could get in.. daddy really wanted to be there to see denson's first moments and more importantly, to provide suppport for mummy after all the things that mummy had to go through before we head to the OT.. but the nurse just told daddy.. "i will ask doctor, if ok, i will come out and bring you in, if not, the next time you see me is when i bring your baby out liao".. daddy was left alone at the lift lobby just outside the Operating area.. no clue where he was, no clue where mummy and baby is doing, no clue if daddy will be able to get it.. all sort of thoughts ran through daddy's mind.. worrying about mummy, worrying about denson..
0015 - still no word, still no sight.. daddy getting edgy.. very worried, abit angry at how all this went and how he was not around mummy, letting mummy go through the c-section alone.. is mummy ok? is denson ok? how long will this take?
0025 - daddy quite certain that daddy wouldn't get to go in.. every sound and every moment in the quite lift lobby area alerted daddy.. daddy stood outside the door area which led to another 3 doors and 1 corridor.. 1 of the door stated Operating Theatres.. daddy didn't even know which one.. silence accompanies daddy.. only the constant click of the analog clock kept daddy aware of each passing second...
0035 - still no word.. daddy gets more worried by the minute.. why is this taking so long? will daddy get to hear denson cry from the outside? what happens if daddy goes pass beyond the line and ventures into restricted zone? is the security camera on top of the entrance working? will someone stop daddy? daddy walks away from the door entrance and sits down for a rest, tired from the wait and anxiety..
0035-0045 Daddy was alerted by a sound and rushed to the door entrance.. the nurse that last spoke to daddy finally appeared after so long, daddy had no sense of time except to ask the nurse if both mother and son are alright.. daddy was relieved when he say denson and was informed by nurse that denson was fine.. a quick check by daddy on denson and we quickly proceed down to the maternity ward
0048 - Daddy is down with nurse at the maternity ward, denson is put on the weighin scale and records 2.59kg.. daddy and nurse check through denson's fingers and genitals.. denson is wrapped up and placed under the warmer.. nurse informs daddy of denson's birth time and that mummy underwent GA
0110 - Daddy informed that mummy will be kept under observation before sending her down.. daddy can place the bags in the ward but must come out immediately since there's another lady in the ward.. daddy and mummy wanted single-bedded ward but there weren't any left when denson was born.. had to make do with 2-bedded ward..
0120 - Daddy spoke with neighbouring lady to apologies for the inconvenience and that daddy is waiting for mummy to be back from OT.. daddy went outside to sit at the couch in the corridor to wait for mummy to come down..
Not sure what time - Daddy was very tired yet very worried about mummy.. nurses in nursery informed daddy that he cannot keep going into the nursery at such late hour.. daddy saw mummy coming out from the lift while standing outside nursery.. nurses settled mummy down
Ard 0200 - Daddy tried talking to mummy but mummy was groggy... daddy felt so worried and sad to see mummy was groggy but was also relieved that mummy is fine now.. daddy tried to speak to mummy to check with her if she can hear him.. mummy could only nod and shake head to answer.. daddy know that it will take some time before mummy gets more awake..
0230-0300 - Daddy took his supper and breakfast of milo and milo outside the delivery suite and say hi to the nurses.. daddy headed back to the maternity ward and made another attempt to sneak into the nursery to take another look at denson.. nurses were uneasy but let daddy have his way..
0300-0320 - Daddy spoke to mummy and mummy could finally answer.. daddy showed mummy some pictures of denson on the camera and assured mummy that denson is okie.. daddy was relieved that mummy could open her eyes and speak coherently.. daddy told mum to rest and that he will be back in the early morning as he was not allowed to stay.. nurses had reminded daddy at least 4 times that he cannot stay over by now..
0335 - Daddy took one last look at denson (again irritating the nurses) before leaving.. denson took cab to grandma's workplace to update her on what happened and show her denson's pictures..
0350 - Daddy headed home for a quick shower and nap after being at the hospital for some 27hours..
0700 - Daddy is back at the hospital and saying hi to the same nurses that he saw some 4hours ago.. mummy is resting well and denson already looks slightly different from the earlier pictures..
The rest, they say, is history..
let daddy trace back to the hours before denson was born then:
2350 - Gynae did a check on mummy and it confirmed what daddy thought.. c-section was necessary.. there was some quick talk about going for epidural c-section so that mummy will know what's going on and hopefully daddy can be inside the operating theatre (OT) as well.. nurses came in and began preparing mummy for the procedure.. daddy was rushed to pick up the bags and get ready to move off..
2355 - daddy felt that the atmosphere was being made tense.. yes, its was considererd an emergency c-section but it was more like urgent than actually emergency.. but the nurses just made the whole situation seem so hectic.. as daddy followed mummy out of the Operating Theatre, Gynae was nowhere to be seen, just 2 nurses escorting mummy on the OT bed and another directing daddy to wait outside the WARD. WARD?! daddy wanted to be with there and mummy.. mummy was whisked off into the lift and daddy didn't even have a chance to say anything to mummy!
0000 - daddy told nurse that daddy wanted to be inside the OT but nurse informed that Dr gave no instructions, daddy had to asked nurse to help daddy ask Dr if daddy could get in.. daddy really wanted to be there to see denson's first moments and more importantly, to provide suppport for mummy after all the things that mummy had to go through before we head to the OT.. but the nurse just told daddy.. "i will ask doctor, if ok, i will come out and bring you in, if not, the next time you see me is when i bring your baby out liao".. daddy was left alone at the lift lobby just outside the Operating area.. no clue where he was, no clue where mummy and baby is doing, no clue if daddy will be able to get it.. all sort of thoughts ran through daddy's mind.. worrying about mummy, worrying about denson..
0015 - still no word, still no sight.. daddy getting edgy.. very worried, abit angry at how all this went and how he was not around mummy, letting mummy go through the c-section alone.. is mummy ok? is denson ok? how long will this take?
0025 - daddy quite certain that daddy wouldn't get to go in.. every sound and every moment in the quite lift lobby area alerted daddy.. daddy stood outside the door area which led to another 3 doors and 1 corridor.. 1 of the door stated Operating Theatres.. daddy didn't even know which one.. silence accompanies daddy.. only the constant click of the analog clock kept daddy aware of each passing second...
0035 - still no word.. daddy gets more worried by the minute.. why is this taking so long? will daddy get to hear denson cry from the outside? what happens if daddy goes pass beyond the line and ventures into restricted zone? is the security camera on top of the entrance working? will someone stop daddy? daddy walks away from the door entrance and sits down for a rest, tired from the wait and anxiety..
0035-0045 Daddy was alerted by a sound and rushed to the door entrance.. the nurse that last spoke to daddy finally appeared after so long, daddy had no sense of time except to ask the nurse if both mother and son are alright.. daddy was relieved when he say denson and was informed by nurse that denson was fine.. a quick check by daddy on denson and we quickly proceed down to the maternity ward
0048 - Daddy is down with nurse at the maternity ward, denson is put on the weighin scale and records 2.59kg.. daddy and nurse check through denson's fingers and genitals.. denson is wrapped up and placed under the warmer.. nurse informs daddy of denson's birth time and that mummy underwent GA
0110 - Daddy informed that mummy will be kept under observation before sending her down.. daddy can place the bags in the ward but must come out immediately since there's another lady in the ward.. daddy and mummy wanted single-bedded ward but there weren't any left when denson was born.. had to make do with 2-bedded ward..
0120 - Daddy spoke with neighbouring lady to apologies for the inconvenience and that daddy is waiting for mummy to be back from OT.. daddy went outside to sit at the couch in the corridor to wait for mummy to come down..
Not sure what time - Daddy was very tired yet very worried about mummy.. nurses in nursery informed daddy that he cannot keep going into the nursery at such late hour.. daddy saw mummy coming out from the lift while standing outside nursery.. nurses settled mummy down
Ard 0200 - Daddy tried talking to mummy but mummy was groggy... daddy felt so worried and sad to see mummy was groggy but was also relieved that mummy is fine now.. daddy tried to speak to mummy to check with her if she can hear him.. mummy could only nod and shake head to answer.. daddy know that it will take some time before mummy gets more awake..
0230-0300 - Daddy took his supper and breakfast of milo and milo outside the delivery suite and say hi to the nurses.. daddy headed back to the maternity ward and made another attempt to sneak into the nursery to take another look at denson.. nurses were uneasy but let daddy have his way..
0300-0320 - Daddy spoke to mummy and mummy could finally answer.. daddy showed mummy some pictures of denson on the camera and assured mummy that denson is okie.. daddy was relieved that mummy could open her eyes and speak coherently.. daddy told mum to rest and that he will be back in the early morning as he was not allowed to stay.. nurses had reminded daddy at least 4 times that he cannot stay over by now..
0335 - Daddy took one last look at denson (again irritating the nurses) before leaving.. denson took cab to grandma's workplace to update her on what happened and show her denson's pictures..
0350 - Daddy headed home for a quick shower and nap after being at the hospital for some 27hours..
0700 - Daddy is back at the hospital and saying hi to the same nurses that he saw some 4hours ago.. mummy is resting well and denson already looks slightly different from the earlier pictures..
The rest, they say, is history..
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Happy Birthday, 外婆！！
Baby Denson,
Today is 外婆 birthday.. We wun be able to visit 外婆 to wish her happy birthday this yr, but next yr we will b able to k.. by next yr, hopefully u can utter a few words n wish 外婆 Happy Birthday..
Just now mummy n confinement auntie brot u out for blood test again.. this time not so pain pain ler hor.. mummy got scold the auntie just now for puncturing baby's little foot so deep previously.. baby was still bleedin after auntie took out the bandage for u.. this time, the auntie is more gentle, baby oso didnt cry so much.. baby is a brave boi.. wail alittle then stop ler.. good boi..
On the way to the hospital, confinement auntie commented Baby Denson is growing to look like mummy more now.. the nose, the chin n the facial features.. height seems like daddy, tall tall.. she oso say baby got abit of ger ger look, baby's next sibling most prob a sister.. haha.. mummy wish that is true..
Auntie say she saw baby denson got a dimple on the left side.. haven seen the right side one.. yippee... Table for 3 all got dimples..
We are a family of dimples.. haha..
Today is 外婆 birthday.. We wun be able to visit 外婆 to wish her happy birthday this yr, but next yr we will b able to k.. by next yr, hopefully u can utter a few words n wish 外婆 Happy Birthday..
Just now mummy n confinement auntie brot u out for blood test again.. this time not so pain pain ler hor.. mummy got scold the auntie just now for puncturing baby's little foot so deep previously.. baby was still bleedin after auntie took out the bandage for u.. this time, the auntie is more gentle, baby oso didnt cry so much.. baby is a brave boi.. wail alittle then stop ler.. good boi..
On the way to the hospital, confinement auntie commented Baby Denson is growing to look like mummy more now.. the nose, the chin n the facial features.. height seems like daddy, tall tall.. she oso say baby got abit of ger ger look, baby's next sibling most prob a sister.. haha.. mummy wish that is true..
Auntie say she saw baby denson got a dimple on the left side.. haven seen the right side one.. yippee... Table for 3 all got dimples..
We are a family of dimples.. haha..
Saturday, August 8, 2009
Denson is offically registered!!
Denson is officially registered today..
erm after born for 10days..
partly mummy's fault cos mummy wanted grandma to take a look at the chinese name.. but grandma has been ill these few days, didnt manage to come n visit Denson, in the end only confirm the name over the phone w grandma..
Daddy n mummy was rushing in the morning to fill up all the forms, while daddy had to speed to ICA for the registration b4 12noon...
anyway Denson is officially registered w the ICA today..
Hereby announcing Denson's full name...
Ho Huan Yi Denson
何桓毅
erm after born for 10days..
partly mummy's fault cos mummy wanted grandma to take a look at the chinese name.. but grandma has been ill these few days, didnt manage to come n visit Denson, in the end only confirm the name over the phone w grandma..
Daddy n mummy was rushing in the morning to fill up all the forms, while daddy had to speed to ICA for the registration b4 12noon...
anyway Denson is officially registered w the ICA today..
Hereby announcing Denson's full name...
Ho Huan Yi Denson
何桓毅
Thursday, August 6, 2009
Denson is 1 week old today!!
Wonderful milestone as Denson is 1 week old today...
This whole week we have been learning w him.. his feeding volume n schedule, identifying diaper rash, heat rash, guage the jaundice level as well as slowly learning how to bathe n clean him..
very bad parents.. we haven tried our hands on bathing him.. well, guess the confinement lady feels tat it is her job to take care of the baby so we were pretty left out in all these processes... sometimes mummy dun even noe how much baby has drank his milk, wat time he drank.. worst of all, dun even noe if he has poo poo..
Mummy n daddy brot little Denson to Dr Terence for followup today.. poor Denson had to do a blood test for his jaundice level.. the nurse prick so deep into his skin that till afternoon he is still bleeding.. cry so badly, yet mummy n daddy duno wat's happening..
Dr Terence commenting Denson's doing well.. Jaundice level at border line.. so got to go for a second blood test next tue.. hopefully Denson's jaundice has come to a peak.. Denson has always been a sensible boi, trying his best to make sure that daddy n mummy nd not worry abt him too much..
Little Denson has put on weight too.. tat's the best relief for Daddy n Mummy!! Mummy tot she could have been starving him during the first 2 days at home.. he seems to slim down abit oso.. Great that Denson 很有志气, neber let Daddy n Mummy worry so much..
Mummy has since been pumping milk out for Denson's feeding.. so much of antenatal class, toking about directly latchin baby on to bond w baby, increase the milk supply as much as baby demand.. but Confinement Auntie is so against the idea cos she wun be able to guage baby's intake, insist that Mummy has to pump out.. Mummy n daddy spoke to Auntie few days ago, but she is against the idea.. tot in the end, we manage to convince her, but today wen we came back from hospital, Denson is hungry so mummy tot good time to latch him on for just 5-10mins...
Denson is doing so fine.. Auntie kip sayin mummy gonna hav a hard time latchin baby, might even end up fightin w him.. but it turn out otherwise... duno what's wrong w Auntie.. haiz...
hopefully mummy still in time to change Denson to latch on after Auntie leaves...
so much of Mummy's updates for the past week..
here's some pix of little Denson trying to suiting to home's life...
2nd day at home. Denson with his customised beansprout pillow done by Daddy n Mummy..
Sleeping soundly, giving a little contented smile...
sticking his tongue out.. hungry sign..
Daddy's fav.. cheeky little boi..
Peeking w 1 eye open...
Lying in his rocker, sleepy look...
Smiling happily whenever daddy n mummy calls his name..
Big eyes open wide.. look at how he clenched his fist..
Denson's signature move.. wriggle his right hand out of the swaddle and start grabbing things.. so tiny little hand compare to mummy's finger..
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
Photos updates..
Uncle Yoke Meng, Auntie Jennifer, Auntie Winnie and Uncle Leong so anxious about seeing baby Denson..
Denson is so fortunate to have so many uncles n aunties doting on him... Even bot Denson small little tarts to celebrate Denson 1 day old..
Check out the happy aunties n uncles w Denson solo pix..
Uncle Yoke Meng who drove mummy n daddy to Mount Alvernia for admission.. The last uncle to see Denson in Mummy's tummy..
Auntie Jennifer, who is wife to be of Uncle Yoke Meng.. Auntie Jennifer dun dare to carry Denson so she sat down motionless to take pix..
Auntie Winnie, who is the most excited about Denson's arrival, was the 1st one to ask to carry Denson... Next time we move to Punggol, Auntie Winnie will be ard the neighbourhood too...
see how playful Uncle Yoke Meng is...
Uncle Leong, quiet quiet but also excited abt Denson's arrival.. haha.. Uncle Leong eyes same same as Denson.. oso same same as Daddy..
Though Uncle Alvin and Uncle Wei Qiang not here to visit Denson, but they were pretty looking forward to seein Denson.. Denson welcome u to his grandparents' place anytime to see him...
Auntie Deniece is down w flu n fever, so she didnt manage to make it to Mount Alvernia to see Denson too.. Auntie Deniece, pls take care, so that u can visit Denson soon...
Denson is so fortunate to have so many uncles n aunties doting on him... Even bot Denson small little tarts to celebrate Denson 1 day old..
Check out the happy aunties n uncles w Denson solo pix..
Uncle Yoke Meng who drove mummy n daddy to Mount Alvernia for admission.. The last uncle to see Denson in Mummy's tummy..
Auntie Jennifer, who is wife to be of Uncle Yoke Meng.. Auntie Jennifer dun dare to carry Denson so she sat down motionless to take pix..
Auntie Winnie, who is the most excited about Denson's arrival, was the 1st one to ask to carry Denson... Next time we move to Punggol, Auntie Winnie will be ard the neighbourhood too...
see how playful Uncle Yoke Meng is...
Uncle Leong, quiet quiet but also excited abt Denson's arrival.. haha.. Uncle Leong eyes same same as Denson.. oso same same as Daddy..
Though Uncle Alvin and Uncle Wei Qiang not here to visit Denson, but they were pretty looking forward to seein Denson.. Denson welcome u to his grandparents' place anytime to see him...
Auntie Deniece is down w flu n fever, so she didnt manage to make it to Mount Alvernia to see Denson too.. Auntie Deniece, pls take care, so that u can visit Denson soon...
Birth Story of Baby Denson..
Mummy has not blog about Baby Denson ever since he is in our arms..
Mummy was admitted to Mount Alvernia to induce Baby Denson at 0000hr on 29 Jul 09.
Mummy and daddy tot that Baby Denson will be at least out by the next 24hrs.. but he only arrive on 0033hr on 30 Jul 09..
Many will ask wat is induced labour.. it is manually initiating the labour by inserting pill to the mum's body for softening of the cervix and dilation..
Below is an express summary of what mummy, daddy n denson went thru:
0045 inserted pill to soften cervix
1000 gynae came to check, cervix still hard n intact.. (Vaginal Examination (VE) is so painful) inserted another pill advise mi to walk ard after lunch..
1505 gynae check, dilated for 2cm only.. (i swear the VE is a damn horrible experience) and she broke the waterbag subsequently.. Contractions started not long after..
1548 Opt for epidural.. (mummy only endured the pain for 20mins n surrendered.. mainly due to the VE that the gynae did... mummy was oredi tearing non-stop by then...)
1800 Gynae did VE again.. 3cm dilated only (this time round no more pain cos lower body is numb.. my right leg feel more numb than the left one.. most of the time, i need help from ppl to move my leg...) gynae mentioned she will come back later to check on mi again..
2230 Gynae came to check again.. still 3cm dilated.. mummy immediately knew c-sect was the last resort.. (mummy was tearing non-stop cos mummy didnt wan to go thru ops after such a long tedious journey ler.. mummy wan to see baby when he is out) so mummy requested gynae to give mummy an hr time to see if baby cooperate.. (mummy was tokin to baby, but mummy was tinkin it is mummy's body nt baby's fault.. was in a loss, duno what can mummy do to deliver baby naturally..)
2350 Gynae did a check again.. still 3cm dilated... so c-sect was the last resort since the main reason for induced was bcos bb's cord spotted in dangerous situation.. once mummy agreed for the operation, all the auntie nurses came to move mummy to the operating theatre, get mummy to sign consent form.. mummy didnt get a chance to tok to daddy n was been push away.. poor daddy was in a loss too.. he dreaded so much abt cutting baby's umbilical cord, witnessing baby's birth, but now he dun even noe if he is allowed in the theatre...
2355 Prepared n push into operating theatre.. Daddy wasnt allow in the OT cos no time to orientate him for the OT procedure..
0005 Increased dosage for epidural but b4 the epidural take effect, gynae CUT mi.. haha.. tearing again.. so gynae suggest full GA.. was totally knocked off after 3 breathes on the gas mask..
Duno wat time mummy was out... but bb was out at 0033hr..
daddy took care of the rest of the things until mummy was awake in the morning... daddy tried tokin to mummy while mummy is still groggy.. mummy could only nod n shake her head to answer daddy, making daddy so worried..
according to daddy:
- bb Denson had his cord 2rounds around his neck.. thank goodness we had the c-sect in time..
- bb Denson did tried his best to push himself out thru the 3cm dilation to save mummy's fr the pain (guess Denson noe how much daddy n mummy have been waiting for his arrival and the pain mummy has went thru ler..) Denson had a small pointed area on his head which was caused by himself pushin thru.. how could anyone else melt mummy's heart when mummy learnt about this..
Denson simply an adorable n sensible boi..
After the whole episode, mummy wonder if there will be a sibling for Denson.. but come again, the next time round, mummy has nd to opt for c-sect directly, so that everything can be more under control...
Mummy was admitted to Mount Alvernia to induce Baby Denson at 0000hr on 29 Jul 09.
Mummy and daddy tot that Baby Denson will be at least out by the next 24hrs.. but he only arrive on 0033hr on 30 Jul 09..
Many will ask wat is induced labour.. it is manually initiating the labour by inserting pill to the mum's body for softening of the cervix and dilation..
Below is an express summary of what mummy, daddy n denson went thru:
0045 inserted pill to soften cervix
1000 gynae came to check, cervix still hard n intact.. (Vaginal Examination (VE) is so painful) inserted another pill advise mi to walk ard after lunch..
1505 gynae check, dilated for 2cm only.. (i swear the VE is a damn horrible experience) and she broke the waterbag subsequently.. Contractions started not long after..
1548 Opt for epidural.. (mummy only endured the pain for 20mins n surrendered.. mainly due to the VE that the gynae did... mummy was oredi tearing non-stop by then...)
1800 Gynae did VE again.. 3cm dilated only (this time round no more pain cos lower body is numb.. my right leg feel more numb than the left one.. most of the time, i need help from ppl to move my leg...) gynae mentioned she will come back later to check on mi again..
2230 Gynae came to check again.. still 3cm dilated.. mummy immediately knew c-sect was the last resort.. (mummy was tearing non-stop cos mummy didnt wan to go thru ops after such a long tedious journey ler.. mummy wan to see baby when he is out) so mummy requested gynae to give mummy an hr time to see if baby cooperate.. (mummy was tokin to baby, but mummy was tinkin it is mummy's body nt baby's fault.. was in a loss, duno what can mummy do to deliver baby naturally..)
2350 Gynae did a check again.. still 3cm dilated... so c-sect was the last resort since the main reason for induced was bcos bb's cord spotted in dangerous situation.. once mummy agreed for the operation, all the auntie nurses came to move mummy to the operating theatre, get mummy to sign consent form.. mummy didnt get a chance to tok to daddy n was been push away.. poor daddy was in a loss too.. he dreaded so much abt cutting baby's umbilical cord, witnessing baby's birth, but now he dun even noe if he is allowed in the theatre...
2355 Prepared n push into operating theatre.. Daddy wasnt allow in the OT cos no time to orientate him for the OT procedure..
0005 Increased dosage for epidural but b4 the epidural take effect, gynae CUT mi.. haha.. tearing again.. so gynae suggest full GA.. was totally knocked off after 3 breathes on the gas mask..
Duno wat time mummy was out... but bb was out at 0033hr..
daddy took care of the rest of the things until mummy was awake in the morning... daddy tried tokin to mummy while mummy is still groggy.. mummy could only nod n shake her head to answer daddy, making daddy so worried..
according to daddy:
- bb Denson had his cord 2rounds around his neck.. thank goodness we had the c-sect in time..
- bb Denson did tried his best to push himself out thru the 3cm dilation to save mummy's fr the pain (guess Denson noe how much daddy n mummy have been waiting for his arrival and the pain mummy has went thru ler..) Denson had a small pointed area on his head which was caused by himself pushin thru.. how could anyone else melt mummy's heart when mummy learnt about this..
Denson simply an adorable n sensible boi..
After the whole episode, mummy wonder if there will be a sibling for Denson.. but come again, the next time round, mummy has nd to opt for c-sect directly, so that everything can be more under control...
Sunday, August 2, 2009
3 days old
Overall, daddy, mummy and denson spent 4 days in Mount Alvernia Hospital from 29 Jul 0010hrs to around 1 Aug 1330hrs... Daddy is quite satisfied with the service from the nurses at Mount Alvernia, the team at Our Lady's Ward did an excellent job looking after mummy and denson though they had to chase daddy back for 3 consecutive nights.. this year, Mount Alvernia & Wyneth is also giving newborns a gold-plated coin
it was a long journey that finally brought denson home safely and denson will now have to adapt to his new living environment along with inexperienced daddy and mummy and also over-zealous grandparents..
daddy and mummy is learning and coping with baby denson, be good alright~
it was a long journey that finally brought denson home safely and denson will now have to adapt to his new living environment along with inexperienced daddy and mummy and also over-zealous grandparents..
daddy and mummy is learning and coping with baby denson, be good alright~
Saturday, August 1, 2009
Gifts Galore!
Dear Uncles & Aunties,
While i'm only about 2.5 days old, i have received alot of presents from everyone! Daddy and Mummy asked me to say a big THANK YOU for all your presents to mummy and me..
I was discharged from the hospital this afternoon and getting used to life at home.. Mummy is doing her confinement during this period while i learn to be a good boy and grow up faster so that i can meet all of you soon!
Daddy say i cannot use the computer for too long since its bad for my eyes.. so i'll end here with another thank you!
While i'm only about 2.5 days old, i have received alot of presents from everyone! Daddy and Mummy asked me to say a big THANK YOU for all your presents to mummy and me..
I was discharged from the hospital this afternoon and getting used to life at home.. Mummy is doing her confinement during this period while i learn to be a good boy and grow up faster so that i can meet all of you soon!
Daddy say i cannot use the computer for too long since its bad for my eyes.. so i'll end here with another thank you!
Love,
Baby Denson
with daddy den and mummy joyce
Baby Denson
with daddy den and mummy joyce
Some pictures, daddy and mummy was busy taking care of me, so sorry if daddy missed out on any gifts =)
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