Looking for McDull~

A 10 month 10 days old, you are capable of understanding a handful of words like 爸爸，媽媽，星星餅，屎屎,沖涼，鴨仔，熄燈，Kangaroo, 扁嘴，拍手，Hello~~~~ and of course your name Ah Gee and 朗言。

The newly learnt word is 苹果 and McDull!!

Last night we tried to put a little apple on the floor and cover it with a plastic cup. We purposely put other empty plastic cups on the floor trying to confuse you. But you are able to lock your eyes on the cup with the apple underneath, lift the correct cup and find the apple!

Then you were facing the sofa with the McDull cushion, and I asked you where is McDull, trying to point you towards the cushion. But you turned and look around the room... from left to right...searching... and stopped your eyes on the McDull decoration on the main door!!!

So happy to see you progress day by day. :) 

Cheerful Kid

When you saw us entered the house tonight, you raised right arm in the air and yelled "Oa~~~". Everyone in the room was burst into laughters. ^-^

Growing Up

In the last two weeks, you have managed to learn how to drink from a straw, pull your self up to standing and sit back down gracefully.

These do not seem newly-learnt techniques to you, you just act like you are refining these skills to perfection.

Baba Baba~

You finally managed to babble the first meaningful sound and it is Babababa!!! Whilst you do not know the meaning but you clearly enjoy the sound of it, so you kept babababa all the time.

Baba obviously is the happiest soul and we decided to crack open a bottle of red wine on a Monday evening for celebration!!

Time to set off for mama training!

Ar Ba!

We were lying in bed lazily after feeding you on a sunny Sunday morning. You were sitting between us and started to get bored. Papa closed his eyes and were about to doze off.  You sat face to him and suddenly said, "Oi~~~ Ar Ba!!!". Papa opened his eyes and beaming excitedly! He jumped up immediately and gave a huge hug!!!!

Whilst not sure whether you know the meaning of "Ar Ba!", but definitely you know how to seek attention!~

At 7 Month

After being a mother for 7 months, everything starts to sink in now...
 
Now will miss the belly bump body shape and the thrill of waiting to see the ultrasound in the clinic;
 
Now will appreciate the slow motion in everything during pregnancy and the convenience of movie / dinner / gathering any time you want;
 
However, the joy and contentment that you have brought us outweight the sleeplessness, the tiredness and every single inconvenience. You turned us into alert sleepers, we can hear a slight sneeze during sleep and be wide awake when you make a little sound. You trained us to have good patience, we learnt not to be angry and frustrated when you cried and screamed, instead to be more loving to calm you down.
 
We have transcended to a different world, a world that only parents could understand.
 
We hope you healthy, we hope you well, we hope you can allow us to cuddle you when you older. We also hope one day you can have your own children, so you can understand the happiness that you have brought us.
 
Love you, mum.

Flip Flip Flip

Major milestone today: Flip over!!

One Month

Weight: 4.62kg

Just a small ARR for the first injection, brave boy!!!

First Feeding Experience

Tried both breast and bottle feeding, it definitely requires great skills and patience.

Can feel a long road ahead already, hope he is more cooperative and am learning fast enough.

It is an enjoyable process though. ^o^

Happy Birthday

Is it you or just coincidence that my iPhone broke down and almost lost ALL the previous photos for the past 3 years... Luckily finally can retrieve majority of them.

Finally had a lovely dinner with good view, to celebrate your coming tomorrow. About to take a nice shower afterwards, but then found out the water supply of the building was down when I was literally about to rub the shampoo on my hair!!! Again luckily hair was just wet and the shampoo was still on my hand.

So... I shall see all these as my luck.

Now nothing is more important than your birthday!!

See you tomorrow.

Mum

Fliping a Breech Baby

Check up on Monday shows he is still in Breech position, i.e. head up and bottom down. Doctor recommended us to book the operating room for C section first in the week of 10 Dec (~38 wk), and in case he flip right before the operation, we can always cancel and wait for a natural delivery.

Worried about the cutting and sewing skills of my Doctor, we checked online for various ways to flip a breech baby.

Tried to put three pillows under my butt and remain in this breech tilt for 15 minutes. Yesterday, I put an ice pad on where his head is supposed to be. People says this will make him move away from the cold and helps flipping.

Funny enough, when I was in tilted position, the kicks become more severe under the belly. As if he is protesting that he is faaaaallllliiiinnnggg~~~~~

Bed is Ready

Finally moved the closet to another room and get your bed ready. Having the bed in the room makes me wonder how will it be with you lying on it, crying, wetting your diapers, drinking milk and sucking fingers... ^O^

Will See You Soon

Now can understand the dilemma of most expectant mums. One hand, it is getting excited as the due date is coming and finally can see you in person. On the other, will miss the magical moments of your kicks and hicupps inside the tummy; will miss the time we were "absolutely together"; will miss my baby bump...

Really enjoyed being pregnant!!

I See Love Today

It is hard for others to imagine, a spoiled child who only eats fruits which are peeled and chopped is running around looking for air con cleanser and disintegrated the air con for vacuuming and cleaning... so that no one ever has to sleep on the sofa again.

I See Love Today.

Sleeping on the Sofa

Last night, since papa insisted the weather is cool enough not to switch on air conditioning and there was strange smells coming out from the machine... we switched it off... and he had a sweet sleep but we were sweating wet.

So it's the first time that someone has to sleep on the sofa, and that was us!!! But it feels so much better with the air con in the living room.

3002

Waistline: 96cm (~37.8inch)
Weight: 63.5kg (~140lbs)
 
* Just found out there is +/- 2cm discrepancy in measureing waistline previously due to mis reading of the measurement tape.... -_-"
 
Weight gain is on track about 1 pound each week and we are going to see you again next Monday!

Clothes Arrival!!!!

Papa's Prompt Help

Alarm clock rang and pressed snooze as usual. Took a stretch and leg cramp again!! I yelled 抽筋呀！ Then papa jumped up in 0.5 second and helped to relieve the cramp.

The speed of his reaction make the whole thing quite sweet and hilarious.

75 days to Baby

A colleague just reminded me that I will have to go on maternity leave in about two months time. Supposedly, the official due date is 75 days from now... 

Bearing a child is indeed one of the most interesting experiences. Your body will take care most of the magical works and turn your tummy into a comfortable living environment, providing nutrients, oxygen, waste management, etc.

It is fun to see your belly grows day by day, and how your body reacts to the extra pounds that you put on. Our bodies are actually quite adaptable.

Used to get paranoid and anxious in the first few months, longing the Doctor's visit so you can see his heart pumping healthily and turning around. These worries go away once you can feel his moves. Your heart settles down, being more calm and anticipate where will he kick in the next move. 

Buying tiny clothes and making little garments for him is a quite peaceful process. Hope to enjoy rest of the pregnancy before it is changed to constant feeding and diaper changing.

C Egg

I think we both had a good laugh after watching Wong Zi Wah's stand up comedy show, coz I felt your kicks are much stronger and non-stop during the show.

When I am about to sleep, I felt your rhythmic movements under the belly. It was not like the random usual kicks, but came in one beat after another. There's a good reason to believe that you are having your c egg!! This also mean that your head is moving down now~