Day 19 of Ryan's Birth

Again, these are lovely pictures of him after his bath time... Sleeping so innocently.

Who would have guessed that just hours ago, he'd the honour of his daddy losing his sleep to rock this tyrant from 4am - 7am in the morning. While I had finally caught up with *Zhou Gong* to finish that set of chess which has been hanging in mid air ever since the arrival of Prince Ryan.

Poor daddy, as if Ryan was the military horn.. The minute Ryan started to fuss, his daddy will be jolted up. Irregardless whether his service is needed or not...
I see him like that I also heartpain. I kept asking to go back to bed. But it seems that the *military horn* is embedded in his brain. Cannot remove already...

Help?

This morning, I decided to go PNB on his daddy... It almost drove his daddy crazy... Ryan was crying for milk and his daddy was carrying him. I refused to feed as we had an argument about my MIL so early in the morning...

I really hope this whole confinement thingy will finish soon. Otherwise I'd be the one who's gonna go crazy...

I'm bringing him to the PD later today because his blocked nose and blocked tear duct is not recovering naturally... It's heart wrenching to hear our precious son breath so difficultly at night... If only he knows how to blow out his mucus...

Day 18 of Ryan's Birth

After seeing his maternal grandma, who's helping me distract him while I change his diaper, he's acting all innocent again...
Argh!! Nobody seems to be able to see a horrible tyrant side of him yet!!

The rattle is by far the best investment his daddy has made... I made a right choice by forcing his daddy to buy a rattle. Seems i can foresee that he'll require a distraction while things are being done around him.

Day 17 of Ryan's Birth

His most favourite sleeping position... Smart kid who always manage to wriggle out of his tight swaddle.
He seems to be an angel when he's sleeping but looks can be deceiving... He's an ultimate tyrant when he's awake...

Day 16 of Ryan's Birth

Alittle tiring to film him everyday... Cause it's so hard to capture his smile... A exact replica of his daddy as his daddy also never seems to smile during photo taking sessions...
Ryan seems to know when to bully us... Again, he was being cranky for the whole day with no reason. Managed to take these pictures of him after his bath.

*Only time which he seems to be in a state of calm*.

His daddy advise me to swaddle him... Hehs, FYI, Ryan does not like to be swaddled... He kept crying until I gave in and put him out of his misery by removing his swaddle.

A little adult, I'd say... One who knows how to manipulate his parents into giving him whatever he wants... Or, is it typical of all babies to be manipulative?

Day 15 of Ryan's Birth

Cranky baby leads to cranky parents... Both hb n I couldn't sleep on sunday night because baby was fussing for the whole night for no apparent reason.
Because I did not have enough sleep, I wasn't in the mood to film him today. Abit wasted though.. Haiz, no choice, I need to catch 40 winks while the tyrant is sleeping...

Day 14 of Ryan's Birth

He's been so cranky the whole day that we almost forgot to take pictures of him today...
After so many days of picture taking, I realised that his looks r beginning to change alittle... Looking more like his daddy when he's cranky and looking more like me when he's an angel... Haha...
Hmm, perhaps cause I seldom see his daddy smile? Reason? Heavy workflow...

Day 13 of Ryan's Birth

Today, we went to POSB to create a kid's savings account for Ryan. The bank was so crowded that though I fed Ryan just before leaving the house, he started to siren in the bank because we waited for too long... More than 2hrs - which is Ryan's limit to the next feeding time. In the end, i had to feed him while waiting. Luckily we brought him along. Otherwise I cannot imagine him crying in the house...

Day 12 of Ryan's Birth

He loves his daddy to carry him. He only bullies his mummy... See how contented he is?

Day 11 of Ryan's Birth

Good Friday... Daddy's home with Ryan. He tend to be more *obedient* with his daddy around... Sleeping soundly whole day. Then disturb me the entire night with his endless appetite.

Day 10 of Ryan's Birth

A tyrant!
Kept awake from 2am - 6am... Refused to sleep on either the cot or our bed... Only in my arms... Giving me bruises in my elbows.
During bathing time, he was seemingly trying to make up for the lost nite's rest by keeping quiet throughout bath time. **Surprisingly Rare**
Then came the motive... After drying him, putting pampers under his butt, he decided to give me a shower. But instead, he gave himself a shower as i was lifting his butt to apply rash cream.. Haha
Ending up wif pee on his face, I had to re-bathe him all over again... Wasted a absolutely good piece of diaper. =(
I think he knows he's in the wrong. Cause he's sleeping soundly in the cot while i did some morning chores... Anyway, no choice... He's our dear son. =)

Day 9 of Ryan's Birth

First 4 pics taken in wee hours... After changing his diapers... Thought he was a good boy for not crying during change.
Alas, I was wrong... He remained obedient n slient on Sunday/Monday nitez.. Perhaps knowing that his daddy needs his beauty sleep. Tune in on Day 10 to find out what a tyrant he can be at nite. =)

Day 8 of Ryan's Birth

A trip to the gynae... So i decided to dress him up. Initially wanted to take a pic of him wif gynae. But end up forgetting to bring my camera.. Haiz... Post-Natal Blurness...

Ryan's Jaundice

Upon discharge of hospital, his jaundice level went down to 97... Based on the normal max level of 100.

On saturday, we went back to the PD. Ryan's jaundice level was 168... I so scared he need to stay in hospital for photo therapy again... Luckily PD say no need to panic...

Ryan's eye whites r alittle yellow. So I gotta sun him daily to help reduce his jaundice level...

Day 7 of Ryan's Birth

101 expressions... haha... Getting more n more handsome? Thick-skinned mummy...
Juz another way of saying how much I love Ryan... :)

Day 6 of Ryan's Birth

Sunning the baby due to jaundice... Today is seeing the PD day to check jaundice level. Hope he's fine...

Day 5 of Ryan's Birth

Cranky Baby...

Ryan's Birth Story

Continuing frm previous blog,

After 3pill insertion, Chris came to check on me ard 11pm. Still 1cm dilated... He say he'll give me till 7am in the morning to decide if i wanna c-sec. So i had to eat my breakfast @ 5am to allow 6hours empty stomach for operation.
After hearing this, i cried whole night... Never expected myself to be c-sec...

5.30am on 10th March - Ate breakfast. On CTG.
7am on 10th March - Chris came n check my cervix again. 1cm dilated.. He told me to prepare for c-sec @ noon time. I cried again.. Hb see me so sad, he tried consoling me... But it was fruitless as i was already breaking down... While showering to prepare for c-sec, i also cried... I realised tat the waiting time for c-sec to arrive is a killer...
After being in labour pain constantly for 36hrs since Sat 8pm - Mon 7am, i still have to wait for 4hrs before i can see my son...

12noon - Sent to OT. Was put on BP machine. Anaethestist came... Wanted to fix my drip on left hand.. Poked me, digged, cannot find blood flowing out.. Removed needle n poked my right hand instead...
Since I had stemcord, i needed blood for testing. Therefore blood was squeezed out of my right hand for blood testing. After few squeezes, he told me, not enough blood...
So my left elbow was poked to draw blood directly into syringe.

12.15 - Epidural was administered. Stupid nurse kept asking not to move. I was so fed-up, i scream at her to shut up... Anaethetist got a shock. Told i scolding him... Haha
Immediately epidural effect came in.

12.20 - Chris came... Hb was then allowed into OT. Began slurring due to epidural overdose...
Was given oxygen as I couldn't breath at all! Overdosed!!

12.30 - C-sec started... Totally no pain cause overdosed already. Not even pressure... Ryan was too big, therefore Chris asked anaesthetist to help push from my tummy top.
Hb was shervering all the way... Too bloody for him... I'm so proud of him for being there for me.

12.41 - Pop comes Ryan... While nurse was tube sucking his mouth, Ryan seems unhappy. And decided to grab the tube... So amusing... Remembered vaguely the moment Ryan popped, Chris asked HB to start shooting... HB so stunned, his hands were shaking all e way manz... :)

l was so groggy all e time... Like under GA... Therefore couldn't carry Ryan in OT, though he was offered to me. So i only touched him... HB dare not carry also...

Cleaning started... I was gone by that time. HB was asked to leave.. I finally gave in to the epi effect n fell aslp. Woke up in maternity ward already...

Day 4 of Ryan's Birth

These were taken in the wee hours... Abt 5am, after feed...

Day 3 of Ryan's Birth

Paiseh... I seem to be spamming multiply web wif my son's pics... Lazy to filter...

Day 2 of Ryan's Birth

Super bo liao mummy... Will be uploading everyday's pics of Ryan... Love to see him every single minute...

Welcome Ryan to the World.

Time To Induce

On 08/03/08, during gynae appt, i was checked for dilation... 1cm only. But because i'm losing weight, gynae worries for me n baby.

Therefore decision to insert dilation pill was made. Chris was sure i will dilate after 2pills.

7pm - Admitted to gleneagles hospital maternity ward bed 523
8pm - Inserted first pill, put on CTG to monitor bb's heartbeat and my contractions consistency.
9pm - Nurse came to off CTG machine. Noticed significant contractions though irregular. Me? No feeling at all...
11pm - Chris came to see me. Told me, no pain = no baby yet... So he ordered another insertion at 3.30am to bring on more contractions.
3.30am - Was awaken to insert 2nd dilation pill. Put on CTG for 2hrs this time cause baby was sleeping most of the time. So baby sleeping = not enough movements.
6am - Was put on CTG again as Chris is coming to see me soon. Lots regular contractions. Happening every 10mins... I thought, finally...
7am - Chris came, happy to see regular and strong contractions. Checked for dilation. Result? Still 1cm... SUPER DISAPPOINTED MAMA... Chris said, to insert the 3rd pill. If after that still no dilation then have to c-sec. I'm starting to blame myself... Baby has been coorporating with me... Why isn't my cervix dilating? Why is my cervix so darn stubborn?
I was persuaded to go for epidural... Nah... I want to feel everything my baby is giving me... Afterall, I waited a good long 10mths for this right?

Now, 12noon... While waiting for dilation to happen, i decided to write all my feelings down... Been squatting lots, hoping for a miracle to happen to me. I really want to try natural birth. Why am I deprived of the chance? I can endure all sorts of pain in order to be able to get the feel of motherhood...

Baby's enjoying himself in me. That's a relief for me. I was afraid that all the pills insertion may put extra stress on him. Seem's that he's capable of protecting himself.

Enough for now... I'll continue part 2 after my second cervix check... Please pray that a miracle will happen...