Bed Time

It is bed time, and the daddie suppose to read him bed time story after feed, but he chose to give Gerald Chee Alphabet Lesson pulak.
We bought him the bouncing net 2days ago, to put him to sleep at night.
He was enjoying it. At least I do not have to carry him all the time and get tired and hurt my wrist.

27 Apr 2010 Chill Out Time

Chilling with Gerald.
I always wonder how come I sound different in any recordings.

My Follow Up Check Up

Today is the 6th Week routine check-up.
Did the pap smear check (results to be known next week), ultra-sound check on recovery of the uterus.
Stitching of the "wound" has fully recovered = can resume sexual intercourse ; )
Doc advise = next baby should be 6 months later, wait till the first period come. I didn't really understand, and had never really understand what he said, Tun was always the one asking and summarising for me, he was at home taking care of Gerald today, hence I went to hospital alone.
Well, I have already got my calendar marked when to start producing again, so no worries ~
Am 53.5kg. Before pregnant = 49kg

How's Work?

It has been tough for the past 2 weeks, managing household chores and taking care of newborn all by myself. Luckily I have Tun to help out at night and Grandpa to help out occasionally during noon time so that I can catch some sleep.

It requires more than physical strength to get through each day, you need a lot of patience, Gerald constantly wants attention and can hardly be left alone for more than 15 min. He needs someone to talk to him and play with him. Recently, he is having difficulty sleeping, waking up after 10min each time he fell asleep. Pity him but really unsure what to do. I can only try to calm him, sing him lullaby so that he will not have bad dream.

Also, I feel bad each time he spit some milk out, like tau fu fa. I am trying to find a solution to reduce the spitting but apparently there aren't any. I have done all I could, burping and feed him warm water, it minimise but can never solve this problem. I feel bad whenever he cries due to discomfort. Help!!!

Our 2nd family photo. (Don't ask me where is the 1st one, I didn't post it because it was poorly snapped)















He is a "Rocker"!!!















I have no idea why he likes to put his hand on/near his face all the time.















Gerald's best friend is not Scottie, it is Mu Shu the Dragon, probably cause he is red.

18 Apr 10 Gerald's Full Moon Luncheon

Initially we didn't want to have any party but on 2nd tot, pity Gerald, it's like no one is celebrating for him, for his arrival.
Hence, Dim Sum Lunch @ Jaya Palace, where his daddie and mummie had their wed dinner, on 18/4/10.
Food = over killed, so many left over to ta bao.

Tun's cousin Mei Yu and Mei Kin














Cheeky Gerald



















Baby's cousins.

My newly acquired skills

Tiger can wink and show tongue. Also, I can make my lips so kissable and you can't resist (mummie said I looked like tweety bird)

Daddie & I

Daddie helped me to wore pants before bed.




















My paws are 8cm ler














I just finished my milk and was very satisfy, ready to go oi oi~~



















My best friend, Mu Shu (Dragon)!!















This is not the regular huggy huggy, daddie was trying to "burp" me

Are you sick of me ?

I got this yesterday. Hoping to have free hands when I go out.
Also, it will be much more easier and convenient when we bring him for a stroll in the park in future, at least Tun can carry him comfortably.




















Camera shy?
Upset?
He just covered his face the whole time I was holding him, refuse to move his hand when I tried to pull them away.

Expressionz

Snipets

27 Mar 10 - I like to have my hand near my face everytime I sleep (even when I was still in Mummie's tummy)




















24 Mar 10 - Guess who is feeding me : )




















Ta da - Daddie lor. He still doesn't know how to carry me.
I bet Uncle Chek is expert. Please come back and teach daddie ler.















23 Mar 10 - This is how I sleep everyday. Like a katak!!















20 Mar - This is how I look when I am sleepy. Sleepy eyes~~

The Ooh & Ahh(s)

Gerald had been making the ohh and ahh sound when he was only 2 weeks old.
He is slowly making more of these sounds, trying to respond perhaps? Cute...

He is now 3-week old and weigh 4.54kg : )

Gerald Got Infected

A "roller coaster ride", that's how I would describe today.
Noticed white milk patches on Gerald's tongue, thought it was milk residue.
Confinement lady tried to wipe it but it couldn't come off, so she said we should bring him to the doc. Called Wai Sum and she gave me directions the the Paediatrician's Clinic. Called them before I went and they waited for us.
Dr Lum, he is a "no nonsense" old doc. Mrs Lam was very kind and helpful while Dr Lam was very straight forward and may come across as rude (to a stranger). He was rough when speaking to the confinement lady who went with me. I pity her. He probably just never like the traditional way of taking care of baby, saying "old fashioned".
I mean yea, old fashion but she did the right thing, what she knows best. But probably also due to her talking too much la.
Gerald got infected with THRUSH (i think I spell this right), which is a fungal infection common amongst newborn from 3 - 6 weeks. It is mostly due to non-hygenic bottle teats and mouth that is not rinse after each feed.
To prevent :
# Wash teats with salt
# Thoroughly clean bottle with brush
# Boil all bottles, teats and other feeding equipment in boiling water for 5 - 10min. Drained and leave it to dry the pot. Use toggle to retrieve. Wash hand before handling any of the equipment.
# Also, feed baby some water after each feed to rinse out the milk residue. Any residue left in the mouth is a breeding ground for the yeast.

As Gerald has the yeast in his tummy and it came out when he passed motion. We used baby wipes to clean him everytime he passed motion and most probably because of the, again, residue, his thigh got infected as well.
Advice :
# wash baby's little butt everytime after he passed motion.
# try not to use wipes unless necessary

Medicine given :
# Miconazole Cream & Gel

I feel so guilty for allowing this to happen.
To all mom to be, please read and take note of whatever that you read in your preganancy book to better prepare yourself.
Lesson 1 learnt.