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Daddy's going back to work... :(

Dearie's 3 weeks leave is coming to an end. Must say I m feeling kinda sad. Baby Javier felt sad too! So far dearie has been taking care of Javier in the wee hrs while I get to slp. Meaning from now onwards, I will need to take care of Javier's night feeds & diaper change till early morning when my mum will then take over. :( other than that, something I will missed most is dearie's company in the day! Guess the confinement period I am goin thru now has been more bearable with dearie ard me. Dearie was contemplating to take 1 month of no pay leave to help take care of bb longer but think it will nt reflect well on his wrk performance so told him better nt.Funny thing was dearie asked me to consider taking 6 mths NPL! Told dearie that this has nt crossed my mind b4 & will not think of it too. Well... Dearie then say when the time comes, I will tink bout it. Haha

Anyway, broke the rules on sat when mummy granted me a 1 day break fr my confinement! Begged mummy to let me out as dearie wanted to have a short break b4 resuming wrk on mon. As such, mum allowed me to go catch a movie and have my meals outside (weets! No more confinement food!) Only rule for me was I must keep myself warm outside & thus I was wearing a jacket when I was out. Seriously feel so good to be out
! Haha looks like I am so deprived huh? Hee. Anyway, 2 more wks to regaining my freedom! Can't wait! *grinz*

Confinement = Post Natal Blues?

Asked mummy last night why must woman go thru 1 month of confinement after delivery and not juz a week. Mummy has no ans for me except that whatever I am going thru now is for my good.

Somehow,this confinement period can be quite agonising at times. No cold food/drinks but plently of HOT tonic. The only time I can drink WARM plain water is when i am taking pills (supplements). Otherwise, the only drink i can take is Longan Red DAte boiled with ginger and it must be warm upon consumption. My meals are very healthy thou they are again very heaty as there must be at least some ginger/herbs involved in the cooking. GUess it doesn't help with the warm humid weather going ard now. Think the worse feeling so far is I can't leave the house at all. :(

Think all these heaty stuffs are getting into my head as I am slowly throwing tantrums at home. YEs. For those who really know me well, my temper can be quite bad. Was sulking at home ytd when Dearie went out for too long to run some errands. Kinda upset that i cant tag along I guess? Haha... Like a little kid huh? Got irritated by baby cries juz now too that I simply shove him into my mum's arms (Sorry baby Javier... look like I am not a good mummy after all huh?)& juz walked away. Sigh...

Am I showing signs of post natal blues? HAha... tink so bah. OR someone who really has post natal blues will not know that? Seriously, as much as I am happy that baby Javier is finally born, there are also many other heavy feelings settling in. 2 nights back, when baby is finally sound asleep, had a nice long chat with Dearie under the moon. HAHA... actually we were juz sitting on the mattress in the room and happened to be basking under the moonlight near the window. Talked alot bout what has happened the past few days and I realised that Dearie is actually very sensitive to my needs (which he is all along? hee). HE kinda told me he knows what is bothering me and he actually told me what are some of the gestures he has done to make me cheer up. Anyway, we have arranged to go on a date after my confinement period and I simply can't wait. THere's so many things I missed doing with DEarie!!! haha....

As I have told Dearie, I will never forget what he has done for me during this period of time. I sincerely treasure it and I really feel blessed and lucky for a hubby like him & for a daddy like him for our little prince. :)

Baby Javier's first visit to the paediatric

Ytd marks the day baby Javier turned 1 week old! Went back TMC to his pd for follow-up checkup & also to take his metabolic screening test. As for Mummy, it marks the day I can finally breathe fresh air! REally hate confining myself at home... Haha...

Granny was initially worried Baby Javier may create a din like he does at home sometimes. Guess what, he was such an angel! Slept from home to TMC. Woke up when it was his turn for to see doc. Cooperate with the doc who did the usual body check on him. He even kept still and quiet when the doc placed him tummy down on the bed while we bombarded the doc with loads of qns... After the checkup, he did wail for a few moments as it was feeding time. After the feed, we brought him to the lab to withdraw blood from his feet for the screening. Broke my heart thou when granny told me quite abit of blood (like 3 tubes?) was taken from him thus he started wailing abit when the 2nd tube of blood was taken. Still, he was easily pacified after the blood withdrawal and he fell asleep not long after when we go to the clinic to remove my stitches. After a long wait for my stitches to be removed, we finally left TMC and Javier is still sound asleep until we reach home! :):)

Granny said Baby JAvier really knows how to "zuo ren"! Whew... Daddy & Mummy was so relieved that the checkup went well and mummy's wound is also healing very well! :)

Baby Javier turning 1 week-old soon...

Juz last wed, i was anticipating the arrival of my little prince. Now, it's been nearly a week since he was born on 29th July.

The operation was more or less a smooth one except for a slight hiccup when my little prince refused to be pulled out from my womb and he put up a strong struggle with my gynae. Of course I didnt really see the struggle but Dearie witness his birth process and he told me it's was like baby was playing tug of war with the gynae! HAha... Anyway JAvier was finally delivered with additional help from my anaesthesia doc who helped to push my womb to force him out. Thought that was the only slight uncomfy experience I had when she pushed my womb so vigourously.

Though it's only 1 week, I felt that my life has been quite a bit of roller coaster ride. I must say this little prince is not easy to handle! His wails are really deafening and no one can placate him till he gets what he wants. It may seemed like a simple diaper change or feeding session but as he's really impatient when we are slow, thus we need like 3 ppl to entertain to his 1 simple need? Yet, Baby Javier juz knows how to work his way through. After his needs are met, he will reward us with a charming, heartwarming smile. Dearie was so touched when Javier did that for the 1st time that he actually teared in joy. Looks like Daddy is so emotional huh... 1 smile was all it takes to melt everyone's heart.

In bout 2 weeks' time, I will be busy with his full month birthday party and I juz cant wait to show off my little bundle of joy! :)

End of the 9 mths journey... Embarking onto the next phase of Lifelong commitment

Finally.... In bout less than 9 hrs, Baby Javier will be delivered from my womb. Can't believe time flies past so quickly thou these 9 mths did seemed to be crawling at times. More or less experienced some not so nice things bout being preggy (infection, hormonal inbalance, morning sickness, tired aching legs/body), on the other hand, also had loads of nice memorable moments that are really beyond description.

Anyway, loads of mixed feelings now. Anxious. Excited. Worried. Happy. Actually I don't know what to expect lah. Haha.... too many thots running thru my mind. hee... Past. Present. Future.

Ok. Shall end here cos thoughts kinda gettin incoherent le.

Baby Javier, Mummy & Daddy can't wait to hear your first wails and carry you in our arms. :)

1 more week to go!!

WEnt for my last checkup today before the delivery next wed. Baby Javier is 3kg tdy. DUn tink can reach my target of 3.5kg next wk. Nvm... He will gain wt fast when's he out! Quite pleased with my glucose & bp monitoring so far. Under control le but gynae still wants me to continue with my blood glucose monitoring so feelin so sian. Seriously, it's no fun pricking your fingers so many times a day. Blur me even slit across my entire right thumb when I was replacing the needle on the pricker. Darn... Mummy was telling me the pain will be worse off when the C-sect op is done. Guess this prick is currently building up my pain tolerance for the real thingy? Haha... DEar suggested takin pics of all the needles I've used for the glucose test but I told him I'll prefer to keep nice memories of my pregnancy thou he said its to show Baby Javier how "noble" I am...

1 more wk to go. Yet to let the feeling of anxiety set in... Hmm...