burger xperience

tis is e 1st time u prepare ur own lunch.. can c tt u enjoyed it tremendously.. must make good use of tis long leave to try as many new things with u :) tis is hte 1st time i sucessfully posted a video after several attempts.. just got to keep trying ya!

botak!

Despite protests from all my dearie frens.. i stil shaved her.. the botak Carrie.

e SMILE!

Another outdated post to show a outdated picture.. but this picture is so valuable cos these days, it is almost impossible to capture her in proper poses.. not to mention smiling.. she s always on the move!

What a lifestyle! ~ Carrie Chai

u r abt 7 weeks old now, n amazingly, a very mummy friendly routine is developed... last time, i only can get envoious of other pple experiencing this but this time, hahahahaha... over the last 3 nights, ur last feed is at abt 2000 n u slept thru till 0500.. hahahahahahahhahahahhahahahahahahhahahahahhahahahahahahhahahahahah........... too bad, i got to wake up at 0200 to express milk or else, hee hee.. imagine i can sleep thru the night! Not sure if this is going to be a permanent gift from u but thanks .. 4 the wonderful 3 nights! Anyway, this is how u lived ur life @ 1-2 mths old.. Drink milk, rest, coos, looks at mobile, cry a bit, sleep, wakes up, change diaper.... Drink milk, rest, coos, looks at mobile, cry a bit, sleep, wakes up, change diaper.... Drink milk, rest, coos, looks at mobile, cry a bit, sleep, wakes up, change diaper.... "Exciting" rite!!

The mobile

U love the mobile (sponsored by Auntie Kathleen~meh2 and Shu2).. U would look at it, stare at it and when u r abt 5 weeks old, u started cooing to it. I remmebered ur first 'a goo goo' was first heard by meh2 and nai2, it's on the 210309, the day shu2 just returned fr Thailand, the day he first met u:) but ur favourite mobile would fail to attract u when u r hungry.. usually when u r well fed, u would be left in the rocker to enjoy ur mobile, if there's no major dis comfort, u would usually dozes off:P Yeah!

Breast feeding

2nd time mum.. first time full time breast feeder.. been seeking help from fellow mummies, aunties min had been giving very useful tips though she herself is a first time mummy.. thanks to all the aunties, I actually became ur only food source from 120209. Breastmilk suppose to do u a lot of good but i will only know its benefits as u grow older, hopefully, u r stronger. But bcos of the breastmilk, u r experiencg some allergic reactions to some stuff i eat. So, i am staying off coffee and seafood mainly, if it dun works, i will hv to stay of eggs, wheat, nuts, soy etc etc.. Just like what auntie Jo said, just got to express religiously 3 hrly.. so, the timing goes like tt .. 0530, 0830, 1130, 1430, 1730, 2100, 0200 daily n each session takes abt 30-45mins.. i wonder how long i will last, for ur sake, at least 6 mths k!:) E supply is largely determined by how much i eat too.. the moment i cut down on carbs, the milk supply also goes down, luckily, mumy do hv enuf 4 u (some 4 gor gor) but definitely not in abundance. i tries latching u on a few times but was hestitate myself cos u alr gotten into a 4 hr feed cycle. The few times i latched u on, i ended up with a sore nipple, the nipple always appears half flatten. it's poor position and u r definitely not properly latched on, so i stopped trying.. Hv decided to give u bottled breastmilk all the way .........

The wonderful Gor Gor!

U hv been a really wonderful Gor Gor! I know u r tryg ur very best ... U understand the Mei Mei 's need for attention n has been playg independently as much as u can. U r best at helping me turn the mobile for mei mei, to put the pacifier back onto the mouth when it drops off, to "yao yao" mei mei in the sarong, to pet her on her tummy when she dozes off to sleep land.. i am been extremely proud of u! Of course, u took a while to get used to it but much faster than I hv imagined! U were really cranky for a week when mummy n mei mei is in the hospital and when we came home.. but we worked that out really soon.. U r like a big boy now, I am enjoying the stay at home cos of u and mei mei ... really feel the bonds strengthening, so mummy hv decided to stay hm longer (another 5 months of unpaid leave - quite a bit of money but can never measure up to the joy u two brings!) Po po says that Mummy shld just let u 2 be more independent and leave u in the care of Kakak (Nin) but I choose to think otherwise, I just hope tt this bond would lasts us a lifetime especially during the times when u r growing older ...

Ms Spitter!

u little fella, u drink and u love to spit! I actually noticed that happening even when u r in the hospital, it's pretty normal for babies to regurgitate cos of the immature stomach muscles but u r throwing up too much ... even with smaller feeds, thank god, u r gaining weight, thus doc says it's ok.. even up to today (3 Apr) u do throw up still @ 6pm particularly n whenever u burp... cos of all these throwing up:( u have rashes all over ur face/behind ur ears/back .. )!!! I sincerely hope these r just milk rash n not ezcema.. still monitoring.. Auntie Youmin says to try applying ur urine to get rid of the milk rash (that's what she tried on Shannon), some parts clreared up but came back in no time! N they just keep multiplying! we hv been trying to change u out of the milk stains shirts and mittens and bibs n cleaning u after every feed, see how it goes...

The No. 4 first day @ home

Nai Nai waited with Gor Gor and Jie Jies @ home for u, mummy was worried and scared (ya, it's my 2nd time but ... ), i wasn't sure what to expect really.... with 2 5-yrs old, 1 1-yr old n 1 4-days old at home all at the same time.. :) well, the kids were all excited to see u, u came home and slept throughout.. Reality starts kicking in!

9 Feb 2009

It's the day Dr Kee schedule to deliver u... Carrie Chai! This time round we checked in ourselves instead of waiting for labour signs, mummy was a little scared, it's a surgery after all, at 12noon, they got mummy ready before sending us as one to the op room, cant described how i felt but it was really like having very mixed feelings.. told myself to just wait and i will c u soon.. I looked at the clock just before the doc administer the GA, it says 1230hr, I fell into a deep sleep within milliseconds, when i next open my eyes, i wanted to say "quick, where's the doc? Get it doen quickly" but only to be told "IT'S DONE!" wow.. u r born @ 1246hr.. So short in comparision to Gor Gor's, he took me 24 hrs n u - 16 mins!