One Month Old

Hello! Thanks for reading our blog. Just wanted to let you know that I am 1 month old now! My parent had organised a Full Month Celebration (Baby Shower) at home. Later today, lots of friends and relatives will come over to visit me. I am nervous as this is my first time seeing them!

What can a month old do? Yeah! I sleep, I drink milk when I am hungry, I cry for needs and when I am bored. Everyone scare of me, especially my brother, when I poo and fart very loud! My daddy, mummy, grandma love to look at me when I smile and giggle. I can lift my head briefly and turn it from side to side when I am placed on my stomach.

I had my last feeding at 12:05am, I need to have some rest now!

First Shopping

There will always a first time in our life. Enya's first outing was 10 days ago, babies gathering, to meet up with all her friends.

Today afternoon, we brought her to Novena Square and United Square, this was her first time exploring shopping mall. Oh, ya, before going down, we had our brunch at Delifrance and here is the group photo of father and daughter.


From my knowledge, most of babies will sleep soundly when they are out but don't really work on her. On the contrary was excited, awake most of the time, refuse to sleep, looking here and there. Hubby and I have to forgo our plan to entertain her. Hopefully, next outing she can sleep for a while, so that we can relax and enjoy our drink.

Luckily, she has not issue sleeping at night, maybe awake too long during the day. She sleep so soundly after her last feeding at 11:40pm. Love daddy and mummy!

Enya's Hand And Foot Print Portrait

Enya's hand and foot print portrait ready to collect. Yesterday hubby went down to KKH to collect it and at the same time bring along her dried umbilical cord to make the crystal stamp.

Sibling

First thing in the morning when Wayne wake up, he climb up to our bed, request to carry his sister.

When daddy pass meimei to him, his hand supported his sister's neck (Wayne's mummy teach him to do so), but I notice that he open his leg wide and let her sits on the bed instead on his lap.

Mummy "Wayne, why don't you let meimei sit on your lap?"
Wayne "Later meimei poopoo how?"

I remember now, first time when he carried his sister was sitting on a sofa. Enya poo very loud on her diaper and make Wayne feel yucks and uncomfortable with it! He don't really like the feeling when his sister poo on her diaper.

I am happy seeing Wayne carried his sister in care and I feel he does love his sister too!

Babies Gathering

Today is a special day for Enya to meet up with all the Mar and Apr babies. This was my first time going out with her, really challenging to get her ready without hubby's help. Before I could step out from the house, here she goes, crying for feeding. I have to put everything down to attend to her needs.

Here is the group photo, total of 12 babies lying on the mat. Snap! Snap! Snap! Mummies busy capturing their precious one, I am one of them too!

There are few missing babies not in the crowd. Too bad, they are busy sucking milk, not able to join us.

All the babies so adorable, love them so much! Aren't they look cute while lying next to each other in row?

Really no regret of attending the babies gathering and meeting up with all the mummies. Yeah! Looking forward to the next meet up!

Created Event In Facebook

Created an event in Facebook this morning to invite friends and relatives come for Enya's full month celebration. No idea what went wrong, my invitation list was not sending out after hitting the 'Send Invitations' button. The page did redirect me to Invite Guests page with the list of people that I have selected, but my event page was not updated. Tried to send to others where not in my sending list, refresh the page several time and tried to login & logout again, the outcome still the same - no updates. Give up!

Login this evening, I got a shock where my entire friend list of 234 was invited to attend Enya's full month celebration. Faint! Hubby got a shock as well, he commented if half of the list mark attending, he need to find a way to enlarge our house. Really make me laugh after hearing what he says, at this moment, he still have to mood to make joke! End up I have to delete one by one from the list to prevent getting more responses of not attending.

Really feel sorry, I am not flooding your mailbox my friend. Just having some hiccups here and there where this is my first time creating an event in Facebook and due to a mass email blasting, there is some delay on updating.

Tiredness

This few days, I feel extremely tired during the day. After each of the feeding, I am exhausted, especially morning, I tend to get out from my bed about 10am, need to take short nap after lunch and between 4pm-5pm. Wow! Looks like I am still in my preggie stage!

Ops! I have to leave now, Enya looking for me, is feeding time!

Mothers' Day Message

'Happy Mothers' Day, mummy!' a Mothers' Day message from my little boy - Wayne when he was back from his school.

First thing when he reached home, he rushes to his school bag, dig out a gift then pass it to me. Here is the gift given by him!



He feels so proud and told me that he was the one who wrap the gift and packed it nicely. He even highlighted that the gift was specially for me. He is so sweet, really feel so touch when hear what he says.

Here is my little cheeky boy!



Mummy loves you!

Enya's Umbilical Cord

At last umbilical cord of Enya felt off while I carried her for 5:50am feeding. Here the umbilical cord of little gal of mine!



We will make her a umbilical cord crystal stamp which keep her umbilical cord into a crystal with her name, photo and birthday engraved.

Hubby and I have been taking care of her umbilical cord since 3rd day when I discharged from the hospital. Here is a bottle of Cord Spirit (for baby) given from the hospital to keep her umbilical cord clean!

I Cried and I am Sad

I am extremely sad and I cried during my confinement! I am sad because I feel lost of support from my hubby! I cried because I am sad and no idea what to do next! I have keeping myself silent for more than 2 hours with tears!

From the instruction given in the DIY Tropical Herbs Post Natal Care set says, from the 5th day after deliver, I should start firming, toning and dispelling wind. Therefore, I have to use the Herbal massage oil, then apply firming Herbal Blend paste on my tummy, lastly follow with the wrap/binder. Without any experience using this set of DIY Tropical Herbs Post Natal Care, I need my hubby's help, just before I could says anything, hubby told me how tired he is and how sleepy he is! After hearing all the complaints from my hubby, I burst out my tears while breastfeeding my baby. I am totally lost, finding my way to sort things out and I am tired either without any complaints.

I am alone now without hubby's help. I do it all by myself in the toilet, applying the Herbal massage oil on my tummy, massage my own tummy then apply the firming Herbal Blend paste. Most difficult part was the wrapping using binder and I hate most during that session was I perspired!

Formula Milk Was Introduce

During my 2nd stay at TMC, I feel so down and sad when the nurse check on my breast milk flow and told me that my body doesn't produce enough breast milk for my baby. That explain why during each feeding, my baby tend to cry for a while, latch on again, suck for a while then cry again. She was trying so hard to ease her hunger, poor Enya!

Initially, plan to fully breastfeed her, due to the insufficient breast milk and the feeding interval time was so short till I don't have the time to rest. Here comes the formula milk to be introduced and I choose Similac to bottle feed her.

In order to have more breast milk, advice given is to pump as frequent as possible to simulate for demand.

I Have Delivered!

We name her as Enya!
Gender: Girl
Launce Method: Natural, without Epidural
Launce Date: 01MAY2009
Launch Time: 4pm ++
Birth Weight: 3.105kg
Length: 50cm
Head Circumference: 32cm
Hospital: TMC (Thomson Medical Center)