Getting bigger day by day

We lowered sharlene's cot recently as she now tries to pull to stand and we were worried she'd fall out of her bed. I have woken a few mornings to see her little head peeping over the railings while she sat up on her own, waiting to be carried out of her cot.
Seeing daddy D adjust the cot made me feel like it wasn't too long ago that we had just set it up. Sigh! Our little girl is growing up really fast!

The 11/11/11 baby

Little Sharlene chose her own birthdate. A nice date it is!:)
We had one false alarm to the hospital and a night of bad contractions for mummy before her grand entrance.
Went to the hospital on 11/11 at 10+ am after Sammy went to sch.
Nothing much took place between that till 5pm when dr Ong came, except for a nasty 'anema-dustbin' incident and mummy requesting for epidural around 1.
We were glad we manage to get dr chong in the end after all it was a busy day of births.:) painless epidural!! Yay!
So we waited... 5cm after epidural... Then dr Ong ordered a drip n we moved along to 6cm...
At 5pm when he came he said baby was ready to be out! What a surprise!
So everything was made ready n Dr Ong assisted with forceps so as not to stress mummy's previous csection wound n with 2 big pushes out came the little girl Sharlene with a loud cry!
3.1kg n 52cm long!:))
Smooth delivery we thank God for! N we also got a single bed rm that we hoped for!
God is great!:)

Sharlene？

There's been quite a few nods to Sharlene so far...
But I'm still in KIV mode.

Did our first 4D scan last week and I think she might be looking a little like her big brother. :)
She's really active though... waved, pulled the umbilical cord, sucked her thumb and turned here and there. maybe she knew she was on camera! :P

Come end of the month will be the dreaded GD test... so not looking forward to it at all! :(

Flutters and kicks

This I really missed when Samuel popped out!
But looks like little girlie here is quite a kicker and some night she'll keep me awake with her 'kungfu' practice.
She'll dutifully remind me when she is hungry with her flutters and kicks and some days when she gets squashed by her big brother on the outside she'd protest too!
So poor mummy... bashed both ways, inside and out!

Names.... this is tough

We're stuck thinking of a name for the little girl....
I'd like to have another 'S'... to go with Samuel! :)

But not much nice 'S' names it seems. Sigh! :S
Names we've picked out so far:

Stella
Sharlene
Samantha (my sis likes this one lots... 2 Sams!!)

Going to keep looking for now....

Sam at 6 months

Samuel's now 6 months! Its been half a year since this little fellow popped into our lives.
Time sure feels fast... and he is growing real fast too!
I read somewhere that this is the best time to enjoy baby... and I think so too! :)

Venturing Out

We've started venturing out with the little man. :)
its nice to see him wide-eyed while we are out. staring at the light n colors around him.
We think he likes being out, coz he fusses less.

Anyway, we went to Centerpoint over the weekend and it was also the first time mummy m nursed sam outside. Rather impressed with the baby room there, which is on the 3rd floor. (They also have another on the 6th floor.) the nursing room is separated with a folding door and has cushioned seats on both sides which can seat about 4 moms.

Outside was the changing area which had about 5 cushioned stations, each with its own bin. A sink n hot water are also available. Also a bench for the waiting daddies.

The place was nice, clean and quiet, but it was a tad bit too cold.
This certainly puts Centerpoint on our 'malls to go to' list now :)

2nd month

Hello here i am in the romper from my auntie michelle! it fits much better now :)

cute outfit

Thanks auntie corinne for the cute outfit!

D is for diaper

After trying out different brands of diapers, we've settled on this.
So far its been really good, managing to hold in sammy's poopie heaps :P
Best part is the free delivery right to our door step!

I'm one month old!

"Hi there everyone!"
The little guy turned one month old a few days ago.
Time passes rather fast doesn't it?

Mami M and Dadi D are officially 'panda parents'! @_@
Those 3 hourly feeds and diaper changes are responsible for it.
Oh those days of sleeping in till 10am are greatly missed!!

Presents from aunty Michelle

Samuel's first few presents are from his dear aunty Michelle.
A lovely handmade quilt came in the mail for him, all the way from Melbourne. (of coz he's too small to open his own mail, so he got some help from Mammy M.:P)
Awww, its so pretty that I can't bear to use it in case the lil poo monster dirties it!


And here's Samuel in his cute romper... well its a little big for him, but he still looks cute! :P Thanks Aunty Michelle!!
(BTW, he soiled it with pee while at on a visit to the pediatrician!)

Happy Dreams!

Yesterday was Day 9 of Samuel being in the NICU and i caught a precious and priceless cute smile from him while he was asleep. Awwww.... =)

Dancing Samuel

Here's a clip of little Samuel doing some dance moves while in bed.
He's still cheery despite the drip tube tied to his hand. :)
What a strong little boy!
*kiss kiss*

A BIG WELCOME TO BB SAMUEL! :)

Baby popped out on 16th sept in the wee hours of the morning.
I had been having contractions for the past few days and it was getting bad to worse!
On Tuesday night, t got real bad and Mami M was telling Dadi D that this might be the day! (coz the pain was really bad :()

So on early wednesday morning, we decided to head to the hospital when the contractions got closer together and way more intense. Somehow managed to hobble to the car but not before stopping 2-3 times along the way. Phew!!

Got to the hospital at 5+am and was told that I was already dilated till about 6cm! Yikes! The nurses asked if I was thinking of giving birth at home coz they felt I was in a little late. A quick check and BB was still breached so I was mentally prepared that when Doc O came, I'd be going for a c-section. :S

So yes, I ended up being cut up... :S and BB was out in a quick flash. Everything happened so fast. BB Samuel weighed 2.1kg at birth (he had just reached 37weeks) and was 45cm long. :)
Phew! another new journey begins now....

Early??

Seems like BB is excited to make a grand entrance and may be coming out earlier than expected! Doc Ong says it could be any of these few days now, which is a little scary but exciting. Not sure if we're all ready yet... hmm...
Dadi D thought The Day would be today and started making preparations and packing his bag and all.
Mami M is now having contractions every night :( and that's 2 nights already.
At least she got to spend her birthday before popping though!
Wwaa tonight will be another painful night... :( not looking forward to it.

Oh BB, dun keep surprising us leh! And if you want to come out, you got to turn first pls!!

Week 36

We've moved into week 36!
At our last visit baby was 1.9kg. A slight improvement in weight there :)

And we're left with 22 days! Golly!! That's probably going to pass in a flash...
The C-section date has been set for Sept 30th.
We had wanted 1st October, (Children's Day! :)) but, hahaha, i think many other are thinking the same and it seems Doc Ong is having a busy day that day already, so we decided to settle for a day earlier.

Not sure if I'm excited, worried or what.. hahaha, maybe I'm just confused??
What have i left out? Have I gotten everything I need? So much thoughts popping about in my head.
And of course, the big question.... Baby...are you going to turn??? :P
Come on! Dun keep me guessing like this... the suspense is killing me!

Week 35

We're into week 35 now!
This lil bump, hmmm is not so little anymore.

At out last visit to the gynae he weighed 1.6kg, and I think he'll probably be heavier when we go for our next visit this Friday.
Been experiencing lotsa Braxton Hicks contractions lately and they kind of contort my tummy into funny shapes. Hehehe... luckily they dun really hurt much. :P

Oh and did anyone mention about the length of the shopping list for a little bump?!
Oh golly, there's like an endless list of things to get!
Just when you thought you're done, there'll be some other new item that pops up again!
Baby's cot, car seat, sterilizer, clothing, toiletries.... blah, blah, blah... the list just doesn't seem to end!

Oh and many thanks to Aunty Sharon, Aunty Evelyn and Uncle Justin for the lovely car seat!! Now someone lil lump will finally have his own little orange seat in the car! :)


We've got a few weeks left to finish up shopping!

Ice cream for baby!

Well, maybe Mami M can't have ice cream, but who says baby can't! :P
hehehe!!

Pineapple booties

I just had to make these Pineapple booties! :D
They took quite a bit of time, but i like the final product! :)