Mummy's Voice: I feel bad

I feel bad that I don't seem to have spent as much quality time with you as I had done with Kor kor Asher back then when he was a baby.

I realised I have been letting you sleep, feed and the most carry you in my arms and walk around ONLY etc... ...
I never sing to you as often..
I never read stories to you..
I never even talk to you alot...
your music and dance in my arms time is not as regular...

It is difficult as I have to spend time with Kor Kor too...and I guess the different compund now compared to back then, makes a difference too...but soon it will change for the better.
Forgive me Ayden, I will remember to do all the above regularly as I am about to start you on regular tummy time... ...
Babies grow super fast and soon you will be runningaround like Kor Kor...so I dont wanna miss out on your most memorable 1st year. Mummy will try my best.

Love you lots.

My progress at 6 weeks old

I went for my check up and vaccination appointment with Dr. Tan on Tuesday, 26th Jan.

I weighed 5,25kg and measured 59cm long(tall).
Dr. Tan commented that I am a big baby and putting on weight fast and well.

I took 3 vaccines in all...
the 6-in-1 jab, the pneumococcal jab and the rotavirus oral.

Then the entire day I was our with Waipo and Mummy at Bugis Junction...
Mummy brought Waipo down to make her glasses.
We had dinner with Uncle Vid, who came to join us after work.
Mummy felt I had been a pretty good boy today...as i slept quietly in the stroller most of the day, and only made some cries when i want milk. Mummy managed to do a little shhopping for herself...which she has'y done so for a long time... ...
Comparing to when we last went Vivocity last month, both Mummy & Waipo felt that I had been a much better noy today... :)

Generally, it is veru likely for babies to develop fever after vaccination.
But my Kor Kor Asher never really develop fever after all his vaccinations till date...
As for me, I started to run fever on that night...as it hovered around 38.3degrees to 38.7degrees, mummy did not give me the fever medicine, but sponged me with damp cloth throughout the night and checking my temperature frequently while i sleep... ...by the morning, my fever totally subsided le. ;p

Mummy believes in building up our immune system while young, so we can be stronger.
Hence, she avoids giving us medicine as much as possible.
In fact Kor Kor also hardly ever takes medicine till date... ....

let's hope the only concern after my 6 weeks checkup will be fine.

A more challenging baby to handle than kor kor Asher

Mummy & Daddy both thinks that I am a more CHALLENGING baby to handle than Kor Kor Asher...compared to when he was a baby like me...

I need more coaxing to go to bed most of the time...this is not too bad yet...
but mummy thinks the most important thing is she got to worry more about me...

I regurgitate out milk pretty often and even with burping me, i let out super loud burps...
and daddy thinks I seem weaker than Kor Kor back then...

And with my recent check up at my PD, Dr. Tan says the "clicking" feel (since birth) at my left hip is still there unlike my right hip which feels ok now... ... she told Mummy during the time when i just arrived back in TMC, that usually the clicking goes off after sometime... ...so apparently now that it is still there, Dr. Tan is suggesting to Mummy to send me for a Hip Ultrasound scan.

If it is the ligament, it is still ok.
Hopefully it is not that my bones have under developed.... ....

Scary... ...

Babies look so peaceful when they sleep...

My Full Month Baby Shower - 16th Jan / 17th Jan 2010

Well, much things happened at home...but still my baby shower celebration went on as planned...

1st Baby Shower 16/01/10 Relatives and Daddy's childhood friends

hi

mummy put together my FULL MONTH CAKE BOX to give relatives...
it is definitely easier to go for the easily available ones...
but mummy wants to select her preferred cakes and kuehs inside...
so DIY loh

simple white box with a sticker message and blue ribbon...

we made 20 such boxes in all
to contain 6 cupcakes, 4 kuehs and 4 red eggs..

me waiting for guests to come...

:)
satisfied after my milk and nappy change

Ah po carrying me...
daddy's wai po..

eh...i dunno how to address them as ...

"little uncle brandon" and his mummy

this is my po po's sis

my akks and cupcakes

Thomas!!!
Agar Agar

the spread...

yummy...

the relatives

the relatives

Hiyah...never take pictures with Daddy's friends...

2nd baby shower 17/01/10 - Mummy's colleagues, childhood friends, family and daddy's friends

great food & setting

nice setup

boneless fruity chicken

yummy curry!

Barney!

4 good friends
Joey, Mummy Lindy, Irene and Amber

mummy's great colleagues!

uncle Felix

Auntie Cindy

Auntie Lily

Auntie Angie

Uncle Jason Tan & Auntie Belinda

Mummy Lindy, Auntie Cheryl, Auntie Grace and Uncle Thomas, Uncle Junjie...

Godma Sann

godma's & godpa's ang pow to me!

all my ang pow filled with blessings!

clothes Auntie Joanne Loh bought for me...
i love the polo terry romper!

Zzz...

My Wai Po bought for me...

Presents from uncles & aunties...

I literally slept through the sessions except waking up for my milk milk...

Kor kor Asher also Zzzz until evening then wake up... hee

thank you for coming by all uncles and aunties...

both sleep king... :)

brothers mah...

before i turn one month...

Mummy says I am a more fussy baby than Kor Kor Asher when he was a baby like me...
I cry more, though not really alot...but i have my preferred position to be carried in nowadays..and i won't stop unless you get it right...

one of the situations...

kor kor went "cycling" on his tricycle while mummy carry me...

mummy bathing me...
i like water splashing on me...
mummy says i seem to enjoy my bath time more than korkor back then

lazing on the bed...

many commented i look more "refined"...hehhe

Now..hear me cry!!!

I turn ONE month old today!

This day has come... I am ONE MONTH OLD le!!!
I weigh 5KG!!!

looking at me?
i am lost...

babies look so peaceful when we zzz...

Mummy says Kor Kor was and is still a big eater....

BUT

Baby Ayden me is a LAGI even BIGGER eater!!!

The day I came...(continued from 1st post of 15th Dec 2009)

Oh yah... I cleanly forgot I was supposed to continue with the story of when I first arrived.... ....
Continued from my first post on 15th Dec 2009.

at 1plus AM 15th Dec 2009

my heartbeat was detected too fast

see the top left hand corner "181"

suppose to average 140plus to mas 150plus

so mummy had to take oxygen for some 2 hours
to see if it could help bring down my heartbeat...

luckily it did...

Next morning 8am...settled in the delivery ward...

Mummy felt lonely after Daddy went off for work...but she tried not to think about it...

so she got up walk around, took pictures of the anything and everything in the ward...

and even took a bath...

Not as much contractions as the night before and even if there were any, they were far apart...

dilation still at 4cm...

this is to monitor the contractions...
it churns out a chart sort of report...

making herself stay cheerful to fight the lonely battle

And yeah!!! finally daddy came back at 2plus almost 3pm...

in time enough to go through the toughest part of the labour with mummy...

By about 4plus PM, mummy started taking the "laughing gas" when dilation was 5/6cm onwards, whereas when she had Kor kor, she started only at 8cm.

taking in the Laughing gas...
it has a slight numbing effect...

at some point, the pain was so bad at the waist/spine area

that mummy thought if she should have just gone for epidural instead?!
"it is a lie...who said 2nd one is easier and faster?????!!!"
Mummy kept asking for the doctor, but nurses kept assuring her it is fine...talk to them also the same.. but how to tell them, mummy trusts the gynae more?!
Then the nurses kept switching on the "surgical lighting" and then only to switch off and walk out again...it only dampens mummy's morale and mood...

Then I was out!
5plus pm..

Me!

These are the things they do to me(all babies) upon my arrival...

measuring my head circumference...

taking my height/length

stretching to make sure it is accurate...

some cleaning...

taking my weight...
all the nurses exclaimed I was such a chubby baby

despite mummy's built...

nicely cleaned and wrapped up

"labelled" and presented

Yeah! I am a Boy!

Mummy, you got to try for Mei Mei again next time!!

i will pray for you, together with Kor kor Asher... ;p

P/S: Daddy, if there ever will be a 3rd or subsequent sibling for us to come by, please don't do something funny again...

During Kor Kor Asher time, you thought he is out and SMSed the whole world about it...when in fact he is still in mummy...

Then now during my time, you actually exclaimed "wow, such a big syringe ah!!!" to mummy when she simply does not want to know about it...

Daddy, you must learn to be more "xing mu" and not do such things le...

though they are quite a nice memorable JOKE!