Bloom Photoshoot

Presenting to you... a super fatty me!!! haha.. cos the shots was taken when i am 34weeks preggy. Sounds like self consoling hor... but then now i not so fat liao though still got long way to go to get back my pre-preggy weight.

Baby #2 got a name!!!

Yes baby #2 got name, FINALLY!!! We actually find 2 Master to choose his name. First one, hubby do not like the result, he said he wanna tear the paper the Master wrote so my in laws find another one which costs $100 more than the first one, hubby said dun mind paying more for a name which will be used a life time. So what is my baby name???

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Li Qi'En Keon

Dun ask me why Keon, hubby chose the name ( I wanted Karl but hubby strongly object to it) and yes Qi'En do sounds like Kiern and its pure coincident.

Anyway Keon is 2 weeks old today,

here's some pics

Welcome the arrival of Baby #2!!!

Through my tagboard, some of you may have know that I have given birth.

Yes, Baby#2 had arrived on 8 May 2008.

Baby is now 8 days old. Today, 16 May 2008, supposed to be his pop day but he decided to comes 8 days earlier which I am happy about it, as those who had read my previous posts, I am in much pains before he comes to this earth. He is still nameless, as we are waiting for my in laws who had approached a Master to calculate his birth time and date to match a name for him which Chinese believe will bring a better live. So right now, everyone is calling him BABY.

Here's my birth story to share,

10am: was waken up by a sharp pain. After the pain went off, i went to toilet. Saw some blood stain, use toilet paper to clean again and saw mucous plug(a jelly-like discharge) came off and more blood stain. It's a show! Told my maid that i maybe in labour today then she told me to better eat what i want before labour. For those who dunno what is "show", a show is a blood-tinged mucous discharge from the vagina that indicates the onset of labour.

1pm+: More blood stain so decided to sms mil(mother-in-law) that i may go into labour today cos there is show and gynae asked to wait for contractions to come, if i dun said gynae said wait for contractions to come, she sure to ask me go hospital straight away.

2pm: mil called and asked me to go over to her place to wait for contractions to kick in.

5.15pm: Contractions finally kick in and started timing it, it comes every half and hour. After each contraction, i had diarrhoea.

6.15pm: mil asked how is it, told her contractions is 30mins apart, then she said i better eat and bath then go hospital.

6.30pm: while eating, the pain is more intense and contractions is like 15mins apart. After eating took a can of F&N orange to drink, mil laugh at me for enjoying my last cold drink and said that we should have buy ice kachang to eat earlier on. At the meantime, fil(father-in-law) and bils(brother-in-laws) came home. One of my bil still tell me he will visit me in hospital later then he said "i think u should be giving birth on friday or saturday right?" I was like "what?! i giving birth today lor." Then he got a shocked.

7pm: Called hubby to inform him that i will be going to hospital, asked him to go hospital immediately after he finished his work at 8.30pm cos i want to take a bath and etc, told him still can wait. Called my mummy to inform her too. Was telling mil, i want to go hospital after 8pm cos i want to watch the channel8 7pm show but only managed to watch the first 15mins cos my contractions was like 5mins apart and i was getting worried, did not tell my in laws about the contractions interval, i just keep quiet and go upstair bathroom to take a bath. While taking a bath, i was able to time my contractions more accurately cos there is a digital clock in there and its 3mins apart and the pain is getting more intense but still bearable. Just nice hubby called to said he on his way to hospital, he rushed down to hospital though i asked him to go after work but then lucky he rushed down if not he will have miss my delivery process, then he asked where am i, told him i bathing, still at home but will go hospital after i finished cos contractions is 3mins apart. Supposed to go hospital when contractions is 10mins apart, now 3 mins and i still at home, BATHING!

7.30pm: after i prepared myself, i told mil the contractions is like 3mins apart then she said "let's go now". Was pretty shocked cos when she said go now, whole family stood up and walked to the car, machiam family outing lor.

7.45pm: hubby called to said he reached the hospital, i told him we still on our way, asked him to smoke first if not later no time to smoke then he said he ran out of cigarette, i still can asked him how he gonna tahan without cigarette (in my mind still thinking my labour will take at least 2 to 3 hours). Fil made a stop at SPC petrol kisok to buy cigarette for hubby and biscuits for me to eat. Kiern still can asked "hey! here where got didi, no didi here!"

8pm: reached hospital, hubby waiting at the reception area. Gave my admission letter to the personnel there and was brought up to the delivery suite.

8.16pm: Was asked to changed to the hospital gown.

8.20pm: Told hubby to go out and eat first(mil tabao for him from home) after eating then come in, he said he be back by 9pm, i told him "what 9pm? why take so long? then he said "eating dinner where got so fast." after he left i was strapped on to CTG, while the nurse strap me on with ctg, i felt water coming out, i thought is my urine leakage, told the nurse that i have leakage, she asked me if it is urine or waterbag, i goes "hmm... i think is urine" Then she checked my cervix, she said "very good, this will be a fast one for you, you are 5-6cm dilated and your waterbag had burst and your cervix wall is very thin now, you can give birth to a dozen, no problem for you." So the water i felt is not my urine, is the waterbag. Nurse asked where is my hubby, told her hubbby went out to eat his dinner, she asked me to call him to ask him come in to do admission and eat in the delivery suite as my labour will be very fast. Hubby came in then nurse told him to do admission, he came back after doing admission then i informed him that i am 5-6cm dilated and waterbag had burst. He was like "huh? 6cm liao so fast, left 4cm that means we are halfway there." The nurse laugh at him and asked if we have family members waiting outside, she asked hubby to quickly informed them and come back. He took his dinner with him, went out and came back after informing and eating his dinner in less than 10mins. Nurse asked if i need to use laughing gas, i said maybe so she put the mask beside me.

8.40pm: Nurse called gynae to ask if need to insert enema since i had diarrhoea after every contractions. Nurse came back and insert enema. Waited 5mins for the enema to act, went washroom to clear bowel after enema started its effect.

8.50pm: The pain became unbearable then nurse asked if i want to use the laughing gas, i see the mask beside me, seriously is like seeing Tracy( a May 2008 mummy which i got to know in a forum and she mentioned she used the laughing gas and imagine herself in zouk, drinking long island) asking me to join her in zouk lor. haha.. so i used the mask, initially i used the wrong way keep breathing in super fast then the nurse corrected me and i am high!

8.55pm: After that one unbearable contraction, the nurse asked me to press the bell if i got the urge to push and she told hubby that we can watch tv if we want and show us where is the controller. hubby asked if i want to watch and which channel, i am thinking 9pm soon only channel8 got show so hubby switch on tv then just nice the nurse came in and asked him to do something, dunno what they asked him to do. Just when he stepped out, i got a urge to push, i panic, never press the button for nurse, waited again and the urge to push is even greater. I pressed the button straight away. The nurse came and i was panting when i told her i got the urge to push, just then a stronger contractions and stronger urge to push came and i screamed then the nurse stuff the mask to me and said "breath in breath out, dun push yet, breath in again and breath out.."

From here, i dun really know what happened as i am in trance.Every thing just happened very fast from here, dunno what they doing but can hear their voices, heard the nurse saying i am 8cm dilated, another nurse came in to say gynae called to say he be here in 20mins, then the nurse who are there with me replied "No! tell him cannot wait, must come NOW! Ask him to come down NOW!" Then felt the pulling and all, grab hubby hand very hard and at times the pain was unbearable i scream then the nurse will said "breath in breath out" then i just followed. At a point the nurse asked if i wan to take away the mask, i shook my head vigorously and the nurse tell hubby dun let go the mask cos i like it. Saw gynae rushing in, can see he really rush his way here. Straight away, i was told to push. A nurse suggested gynae to use vacuum when i failed to push out the baby after a few attempts, heard gynae saying "she already at this stage if use vacuum a bit pity, let her push the baby out herself, she can do it." Gynae then talk to me in his usual assurance voice, telling me that where i do wrong and asked me to follow his instructions. The nurse who are there with me from the start told me baby head is already 0.5cm out, asked me to give a good push and i will see the baby. God know how many times i tried then the baby is out. While gynae is stitching me up, i am like a drunkard trying to tell my hubby "i want to see my baby", hubby was back facing me cos baby was in the warmer beside my bed. After saying for dunno how many times then hubby realised me talking so he said have to wait they cleaning baby up. After that then i realised my gynae like never snip my cervix then i asked hubby if gynae cut he said no, mine is a natural tear and gynae help me by stretching my cervix. If mummies who are pro-natural birth one, i will highly recommend my gynae, because of him, i dun need a episotomy and i am able to push my baby out myself without any help. Kiern was born with the help of vacuum, so back then i dunno how is it like to push a whole baby out. I am glad i did it this time round :)

^Right after he was out, he was put on a diaper.

^See how puffy he is.. hehe.. newborns are like that.

^Right after the nurse clean him up

^1 day old

^One day old, back to his dreamland after feeding him.

^Kiern trying to sayang his didi

^Kiern keep insisting that he wants to carry his didi.

^See Kiern nervous look.

^One nice brothers pic.

^For those who want to buy 4D

^Five days old. Hubby trying to burp him.

^One week old.

^One week old.

^One week old. Pretending to sleep.

^One week old. I got you!

^ Pressie from god-mums, aunties and uncles.

To Baby's god-mums: Thanks for the gift and so sorry that you gals wasted your trip to my place. Now baby had settled down, you are welcome to my place to visit baby anytime :)

To Yana, Liying, Ah Bao, Fu Qiang & Rick: Thanks for the gift and visiting me and baby in hospital. Do wish we have more time to chat and gossip that day :P.. hehe.. but anyway we will meet again.

To Xuan Hui & Syazwan: Got your wishes thru Yana. Thank you.

To Ee Lin, Vickie, Lynn, Sher, Ting Zhen: Read the tagboard le, thank you!

Good morning.. i am still awake at 7:30am. haiz...

Yesterday went to library afterwhich i went shopping at causeway point and i am so glad that i did go shopping cos i saw someone that i have been trying to find for the past few years. She is someone that holds a dearly memories in my heart, she been there for me when i was at one of my low points in life. She is someone i wont forget in my entire life. She is someone that i will bring out from my memory and wonders if she is doing well and happy. She even help me see thru a bastard true color! Can you imagine i once went to friendster to search for her hoping she has an a/c but sadly i cant find her, even asked frenz that we both know if they have her number and they said no. She told me she been finding for me too. Cant wait to meet up with her after my confinement. She said she going to register her marriage in few days time, i hereby wish her eternal happiness with her hubby to be and congratulations!!!

Right now is 4:12am.

Can't sleep

Going toilet every 10 to 15 minutes

My joints are so pain, hubby helped to massage yet no use.

Very "xin ku"

Feel like crying yet the tears can't get out of my system

Crying in my heart now cause i am really tired.

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Hubby had been obsessed with my tummy these few days, keep looking at it and telling me it is getting bigger and he is getting impatient, keep asking me if i going to give birth today, even called me from his office to ask if i be giving birth.. think he siao liao.. haha..

Baby is still living comfortably in my tummy :(

Went to my gynae appointment on friday. Previous checkup, baby weight was 2.6kg and this week baby weight is 3.1kg!!! Gynae was surprised to see a great gain in weight, he even do a double check cos baby have been gaining only 100grams per week for the past one month but this time round baby gained 500grams within a week. Maybe due to my ice cream, chocolate, cheese bake rice and my fresh milk intake.

Have been feeling tired as right now every 15mins, i will need to pee (yes going toilet so often is tiring!) and my backache, foot and hands swelling and all the aching around my joints are killing me. I can lie on my bed for whole day lor but still i will walk cos need to take care of Kiern.

Baby, will you pop out tonight???

Baby when are you ready to come out to see mummy????

Baby is still in my tummy. Have been talking to him, asking him to come out and see mummy, daddy and kor kor. Even Kiern is trying to talk to him to ask him to come out. haha.. we are getting impatient.

Have been eating lotsa "good food". Went to Swensen 3 times this week just to eat their ice cream, somemore pack 2 cone back home to eat. Even hubby commented that i ate a lot of good food recently then i replied him, "can you imagine one month of confinement food? No cold drinks, even plain water is restricted. So must eat all i can now before one month of suffering" Plus now put on weight can give excuse that i pregnant. Give birth liao then no excuses le.

Lately have been seeing a lot of parents pushing Maclaren strollers. Tempted to buy, quite ex but OG got discount, dunno which of the Maclaren model, the sales price is $189 so yesterday i put on my most innocent and girly eye expression, looked at laoye and said "if you hor got spare cash, can pay half half for the Maclaren stroller?" haha.. even though i know he got the ability to pay $189 but i still pretend pretend said half half, hehe... Then he said "half half is how much?" I told him "$189 divide by 2 then is the half lor." haha.. in the end i get more than what i asked for. He knew that initially i was eyeing on Babyplanet stroller but that stroller cost $349!!! I know some of you will think siao why stroller so expensive.. the most expensive i seen so far is $690++ but really is you get what you pay for. Anyway, laoye asked me to go buy the babyplanet stroller and he will pay for it. hehe.. but still will go see some more stroller in few more hours time before i make up my mind.

To those who are concern if i going to graduation ceremony:
It seems that i am not going to attend as my baby is still staying comfortably in my big belly as of now. Cant blame me... haha...

These few days having serious insomnia. When i felt sleepy and wanna go to sleep, serious Braxton Hicks will hit me. Moreover i am at my last trimester which means Braxton Hicks will be more frequent and pain. Dunno why it will be the most painful at around 1am+ to 2am+ for me that is why it is causing me insomnia. Imagine getting to sleep at 2am+ and to be waken up by full bladder 3 times and waken up by hungry tummy at 6am+ and to finally get back to sleep at 7am+ and best of all, to be waken up by Kiern at 9am+. After which, i be busy with him till he attend his school at 12pm. If i am lucky, i get an hour of sleep before going to his school to fetch him home at 3pm.

Tomorrow will be my wedding anniversary and my in laws are hoping baby comes out tomorrow cause it will be memorable as it is both baby birthday and my wedding anniversary(aka buy 4D also easier..haha) but i doubt baby will pop tomorrow as he seems to enjoy himself in my tummy..haha.. Anyway hospital bag done, baby bed done, baby stuffs done.. we are all ready for the arrival of baby #2 but when do he want to come out to see the world???

One thing left undecide is whether i want to stay in 2-bedded or 1-bedded ward. If 1-bedded ward then hubby can stay over with me. Initially, i thought laoye dun want to stay in hospital with me so my pre-admission letter i chose 2-bedded then when i asked him recently where he gonna stay when i in hospital for 2 nights as our son is sure to be at my in laws place(cant expect laoye to take care of Kiern cos guy will always be guy) then he replied "i stay with you la, in the hospital" I was surprised when he said that. But should i stay in 1-bedded? That be an extra about 600 bucks. 600 bucks can buy a first grade stroller. haiz, laoye said up to me, he said he only know that he pay money other then that all decisions lies on me.

Talking about money.. really hope money falls from sky man.. when baby arrive our family expenses will be rocket high. My in laws maid will be transfered to us and her paid is quite high due to her experience and she been working with in laws for the past four year. Then we have baby milk powder and diapers etc which mean extra money. Plus father-in-law will be going back to workforce next month which means the car will be driven by him, so in order for the maid or my mother in law to bring and fetch Kiern back from school, they need to take bus so we need to pay for their transport fees.. aiyo and its so troublesome for them cos they need to take 2 bus before they reach Kiern school. Hubby suggested buying a second hand car so that mother in law can use to ferry Kiern to school or bring him out when we are working. He said we shall look for a car once i worked for about 3 months. Which means more money again... car loan, petrol... Gosh... Wheres my money?!!!

This post i want to dedicate to my boy, Kiern. While preparing my hospital bag, i decided to store Kiern photos into hubby creative zen so that i can look at it and be motivated during my labour. So let have some flash back...

FlashBack

^Straight after labour

^Straight after labour

^One day old

^Few weeks old, less than a month

^One month + old

^2 months old

^First swim

^First CNY

^First Birthday Celebration

^First Birthday Outing to Zoo

^Second CNY

^Second Birthday

Sad to say baby is now 2.4kg :( hubby said i siao why want baby so big, later baby 4kg then cannot natural birth. Come to think of it, what he said is true. If baby too big then i cant push then i be sad also cos i am pro-natural birth. Now i jus hope baby will be 3kg when birth.

Today went back to nyp wif my in laws because bro-in-law wanna buy laptop. Haha.. Felt weird stepping into nyp with a big tummy. So excited... next week start, baby is ready to see the world, now have to see when baby want to see the world.

10 more hours to my next gynae appointment. Going to see baby again and I am keeping my fingers cross that he weight at least 2.5kg.

Had my maternity shoot on 5th April. Had a lot of fun and Kiern is so excited. He thought he going to the studio to see his didi. When we were walking up the stairs to the studio, he asked "Is didi upstairs?" He brought along the toy that he wanna give his didi and was telling the photographer, Maryann, that he is giving that to didi. Then when we were selecting our shots to be developed, Kiern saw that there is another level up and he asked again "is didi upstairs?" haha.. he made us laugh a lot on that day. When selecting the shots, Kiern keep saying he like those artistic shots of mine.. haha.. why said artistic.. cos i took a plunge to take semi-nude pic or was it full nude??? I was naked but for the shots, i covered my important parts with my hands and thighs. Kiern keep pointing to those pics and said "I like this one". Haha.. He was very cheeky that day. Once i got the hard and soft copy of the pics then i will post the pics but dun expect me to post my naked pic..haha.. it only for me and my hubby view. After the shoot, when we got back home, i asked Kiern to keep the toy that he wanna give didi then he show me his sad face and asked "why keep? didi dont like this?" I took sometime to explain to him that didi is still in my tummy.

For those who are concern if i will be attending graduation ceremony, the answer is I dunno. If my baby comes to the world before 20 April then maybe i will attend but if baby comes after 20 April the answer is a definite NO. So my attendance on that day is on my baby hand.

Will update again after I get back from my gynae appointment.

Recover from flu but cough is still here... Got freak out on saturday and sunday cos baby did not move much in my tummy, was freaking scared and worried. Then i suspect maybe is my medicine so i stop taking it on sunday night and baby became active again on monday. I guess the medicine that cause drowsiness do affect my baby too. Think he is sleeping away in my tummy on saturday and sunday.

On monday i have this sudden urge to spring clean my whole house.. dunno where my energy come from i spring clean my whole house for 2 days! The only eye sore is the baby cot which laoye haven assemble as he is busy working.

Have been drinking at least 3 glasses of milk daily, hopefully on my next gynae visit(11/04) my baby will weight at least 2.5kg. Braxton hicks is getting more frequent sometime it hurts too but so long it is not regular that means i am safe from early labour.

As the DAY getting nearer i am more excited and fear set in as i forget how labour will be like so i went to libary to borrow some books to read on labour to keep myself prepare. One more person is also very interested in reading those books that i borrow, that is -->Kiern! Haha! Those books got a lot of baby pictures so he was like "i want to see baby" "Mummy, baby come out from your stomach?" haha... he is so cute.. he is getting the idea that he is going to see his didi soon so he feel excited when he see those baby pictures even to the extend of snatching the book from me. Only one book is without picture then he asked me why no baby pictures?

Can't wait to see my baby #2... ...