A Hysterical Woman: February 2008

28 February 2008

Dylan's 1st swim

Barely a few days past 7 months, baby Dylan had his 1st swim at celest's place

Dylan looked quite worried when he just got into the pool, the water was freezing cold

My duck boat

Don't worry, we are just beside you

Start swimming!

Cheers

Finally, it's over

Uncle daniel didn't join us in the swim

24 February 2008

You’ve just had a baby, one of the most important and happiest events in your life. "What could make a woman happier than a new baby?" you wonder. So why are you so sad? If you experience postpartum depression, you may worry about the baby's health and well-being. You may have negative thoughts about the baby and fears of the baby coming to harm.

While in the hospital, baby Dylan was diagnosed with thyroid problems and have G6PD deficiency. Having not heard of these weird medical terms, my heart felt wrenched when the paediatrician told me of what my baby is suffering. During this 1st week, my baby cannot be discharged from the hospital, because it is the regulation that babies born with G6PD deficiency has to stay in the hospital for at least a week to observe their jaundice level, so as when any life threatening incidents happen, doctors can save your babies in time, I guess so.

Two days after the birth of my darling, I was discharged from the hospital without my baby with me. This issue alone makes me so sad, and had made me teared a few times. I had no idea why tears can come so easily, just a mere thought of my baby can make me fill a pail of tears, and to the addition of the thyroid problems, I had to admit that I almost cried myself to sleep every night. During the days when he's in the hospital, I had to pump milk from my breasts regularly so that I can give my milk to the nurses to feed my baby. Because I couldn't stay in the hospital 24/7, nurses have to supplement formula milk. It was hard work, I didn't know how to pump milk myself, luckily boy was a great help.

Boy was very supportive during this whole period, he comforted me a lot, talking to me about the baby's problems and gave me supportive hugs, telling me we will soon ride over the problems. The comfort words he said also drive me to tears. However sometimes I really hate it when he's tired and uses a reprimandingly tone to ask me to stop crying, saying things like: "HEY, dry your tears, you are not suppose to cry!" My family was very supportive also, and that really gives me strength.

Luckily, all these are over now. The postpartum depresson soon ended when my baby was discharged from the hospital, I felt safer and at ease to be able to see my baby Dylan all the time. Both of us started learning: I learnt to breastfeed and he learnt to feed. During this period, I developed very sore nipples, this is because your nipples couldn't adjust to constant suckling. I thought to myself that total breastfeeding is no easy feat afterall.

After a month, everything goes well. Breastfeeding became the most easiest thing to do when both baby and I had adjusted to each other. I also enjoyed my baby's company, his recovery from his jaundice also put me at ease after his 1st month. Boy and I had also come to terms that baby Dylan had to take thyroid medicine for the rest of his life, to supplement the deficiency of thyroxine, and the regular checkup visits to hospital.

To me, taking care of my baby is now a breeze after I had learnt all the necessary things like bathing, feeding, changing nappies, taking him out, and most importantly, know what he wants when he throw tantrums and cry. I love the new respnsibilities entitled to me to take care of this new life. Every sound, coo and laughter that comes from him really makes me melt, I had fell in love with baby Dylan so much, and now kissing him is my new hobby.

Afterall, the pregnancy, the pain from delivery, and the depression are all worth it, but of course not the excess baggage of tummy fats I had put on.

23 February 2008

Make-up valentine's

While students have their make-up lesson, I have my make-up valentine's. We had dinner at Billy bombers @ century square and a lil' shopping around the mall, took a fancy to a few pairs of shoes and some clothing, and because boy was with me, so I manage to exercise my self-control. Awww... the shoe is really nice...

Soup of the day: creamy chicken

Boy's dory fish fillet & my roast chicken

Root beer float / cookies & cream milk shake

Dessert: choco mint ice cream

Headed to celest's place to fetch mummy, she had the float changed to two size bigger. Look at baby Dylan's hamburger face, I think he don't really like the float, it seems uncomfortable. We will be going her place tomorrow for baby Dylan's 1st swim!

Boy is out to sea for his fishing today, leaving me alone at home with baby Dylan. Luckily, daddy and jiayi are coming over to visit me! (They come over when mummy works in the night, so I don't go back home, they come over instead.)

21 February 2008

Presents and more presents

Went to tao payoh yesterday to meet rujie & celest, they spend more than a hundred bucks on baby Dylan at kiddy palace. Bought 2 suits, 1 swimming trunks, 2 milk bottles, pacifier, a swimming float which is too small for him (need to go back to change size), and another 2 sets of clothing at the neighbourhood shop. Baby Dylan also has new bibs and bean pillows which rujie bought earlier. Thank you to celest mama & rujie gugu. I told boy about the new things baby got, and he was complaining that these 2 girls doesn't even treat him so nice before, laugh my head off.

Lilo & stitch bib

Winne the pooh bib

New pacifiier

19 February 2008

Over the weekend

This big pail fits him perfectly

Kind of too early to learn driving

Monday, at ah boon ah yi's house

Playing with ah ma

I took bus 22 to ang mo kio, the journey is a full 1 hour. After the ride, I began to wonder how did I endure an hour's ride to school daily few years back. The ride nearly made me puke. Anyway, boy had been complaining that I had been going out everyday, spending a lot of petrol. He restricted my outings to 2 days a week, think he's crazy.

After I almost finish this blog, I found baby Dylan on the floor, he had moved his way out of the mattress

11 February 2008

Daddy's birthday 52

Happy birthday (10th February) to my beloved daddy at age 52, daddy likes vegetarian, so we came to lok woh yuen for dinner.

We didn't book a table, so we had to wait, anyway jiayi's not here yet

Wan tan mee & sweet and sour pork

Sharkfin's soup & some vege

One dish gone missing, I remember I did take the picture of the cereal mushroom but I can't find it anywhere.

His feet keep kicking the lady susan

Baby Dylan just couldn't take his eyes off the candle

Tiger suit from celest mama, incredibly cute

10 February 2008

CNY '08

It's a long blog, so hang on.

3rd February, renuion dinner @ Lee Kui restaurant, mosque street

Hurray!

Lynn, I didn't mistake her for Liz, luckily.

I want eat too!

Sharkfin soup

Big fish, now I know uncle kelvin is good at eating fish, he finished it all

I don't know what is this, I only know there's duck and hai sheng inside

Baby Dylan and uncle joe

Celest / Lynn / Cynthia

The young ones versus the old ones

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4th February, NUH visit

Boy took the car for servicing in the morning, and because the car had a high pitch sound coming out from don't know where, the mechanics took hours to troubleshoot the problem, and we nearly missed the trip to the hospital. Boy had to borrow car from zhaoz, we were an hour late for the appointment. As usual, baby Dylan cried very very very hard when the nurse took blood from his feet. He was wailing away even when I carried him tight in my arms.

While waiting for his turn

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5th February, temple visit @ Jalan Jurong Kechil

I didn't lose my way, luckily. I must remember it's exit 26A to go there.

Huat ah~!

Praying for good luck, good health, good wealth

Uncle bi / ah yi

We headed to Joo Chiat Lane to visit "jiu po" at the nursing home, ah yi didn't know how to get there, so we were at joo chiat running in circles before we found the place. Baby Dylan cried when jiu po talked to him, he's scared of old people, I don't know why. After that, we went to tampines mall for dinner.