Busy with my little one

Time flies quite fast. It's already 3 weeks since I've had my little one. So far, each day has settled into a routine during this confinement period. In the mornings, I would wake around 6plus am for his feed and after that if my baby naps, it will be time for me to have breakfast, clean up and get ready for more 'action'. My mother-in-law would usually bring him downstairs for a bit of sun-bathing while I eat, so that afterward, baby can rest before having his morning shower. The rest of the day just passes by quite quickly whenever it's feeding time. I admit that much as I really want to give my baby breastmilk for as long as I can during my maternity leave, I also feel like some 'milk machine'...lol...Every other 2-3 hours, it would be feeding time so it can be quite tiring! But I enjoy the bonding feeling very much....so hopefully it will be beneficial in some way.

Here are some photos of my boy which I managed to capture in the mornings when he is most awake and alert....

First weekend with baby at home (13 Jan 2008)

Our little one was actually admitted to hospital for photo-therapy due to his high jaundice level checked on 10 Jan. After 2 days of staying under the light, thankfully his jaundice level came down and we were able to have him home again on 12 Jan. As it turned out, it was quite a busy afternoon on Sunday as Dear's sister and hubby, my parents, my grandma all came to visit little Kendrick.

My grandma carrying Kendrick for the first time and that makes her Great-Grandma!


My Dad also carrying his grandson for the first time


Listening to me as I talk to him


Satisfied half grin....

My bundle of joy arrives....(7 Jan 2008)

I started to have the symptoms of labour on 6 Jan 08 with the start of menstral cramp-like feelings, plus a bit of brown discharge that was the 'show'. It got really bad towards the night and I had to call my gynae for his advise. At first, he mentioned that since there was not bleeding, I could wait to see him the next morning, but if I really could not take it or anything else happened, I should admit myself in hospital right away. Indeed, the pain got so frequent and intense that I had to tell Dear to send me to hospital. So off we went at 1plus am in the morning. I got admitted and was monitored right away for my contractions and baby's heartbeat. I guess that was the right move after all as my water bag subsequently burst at around 3plus am while I was in the delivery suite. I took the epidural jab a bit later on as I could no longer bear with the pain. By 7.29am on 7 Jan 2008, my little bundle of joy was delivered and the rest is history....

This is me while I could still rely on the laughing gas for pain relief

This is me after the epidural jab....what relief!

Finally...us with baby Kendrick Tan

Jermaine and Renee's birthday dinner (6 Jan 08)

On this particular Sunday evening, my 2 cousins had a combined birthday celebration dinner. Interestingly, this turned out to be my last 'wonderful' meal before giving birth...Haha... In fact, my contractions already started on this Sunday but it was still bearable. During the dinner itself the pain did get a little bit more intense, but I was still able to go through with it. However, I did not really enjoy the food as much as I normally would have due to the nagging pain. Nevertheless, it was indeed quite a significant evening as I was telling the whole family about my contractions and pain. My aunt was even telling me that I could very well deliver by the next day!

Meeting up with Christina & Phil (1 Jan 2008)

I have not been updating this blog for a while as I'm really busy with my little one! Anyway, more of that later. Just want to backdate this a bit to the beginning of 2008. Indeed, looking back, 2007 seemed like just yesterday and the most significant thing to ever happen to me in that year was getting pregnant and 'surviving' through the 9 months of pregnancy!

To start of the new year, Dear and I were glad to meet up with my cousin and cousin-in-law who came back from UK for a holiday. We met up on 1 Jan for dim sum lunch and had a good time chatting, along with my parents. Christina and Phil then popped by our home to have a look and chit chat further. For Phil, it's his first time at our place. At this point, we were still saying that by any chance, I might just deliver while they were still in town till 10 Jan. So if they are fortunate, they could catch a glimpse of their little cousin-nephew before going back to UK!