Our Little Buddha

After 4 months, we finally decide to shave off Garath's sparsely populated hair. I wanted to have some form of keepsake of the baby hair and hence, we contacted Hua Xia Tai Mao Bi and have the lady come and shave Garath's hair and made into a chinese caligraphy brush framed up with his name, our names, details carved on it. Once it is ready, will post on my blog. =)

And now, my clean shaven boy looks like a Little Buddha. =)

The "Before shave hair" shot


Aunty getting ready...
(p.s - Garath was cooperative throughout the whole process.. surprisingl ;) )

The "After shave" shot

Our Little Buddha

Happy Birthday Mommy!

20 May 2010

Hmmm 3 Big candles and 2 small ones..... - That's mommy age =p

Garath: Can't take my eyes off you (the brightly lit candles)


It's mine!

A walk in the park

20 May 2010: Last year this time, Baby Garath was just some tiny mass of tissues in mommy's tummy. C brought me to Botanical Gardens for a yummy sumptous breakfast treat at Le Amis. And one year later, baby Garath was with mommy back at the park. Just want to commemorate the same day one year later. Guess I will do it every year. Daddy was outstationed but we had the company of Grandma and two guardian angels - Lulu Popo and Annie Popo.

Our guardian angel - Lulu Popo

p.s - she always loves to carry Garath even when he is fast asleep..


The man with the garden hoe

This is the same big tree on our SG $5 bill

Grandma pushing Garath who is fast asleep and the two guardian angels trying to catch up ;p

Happy Mother's Day! =)

Happy Mother's Day to me! (2x)
Happy Mother's Day to Chelsia!
Happy Mother's Day to me!

Hahaha! Yipee!! My very first Mother's Day this year!I have another official holiday added to my calendar. The journey of motherhood had been wonderful to me so far and everyday is a wonderful experience just to watch baby Garath grow up tall and strong! Everyday is a different learning experience for us both.

Baby - you are the best gift that Mommy can have in this world! Thank you for loving mommy!

And to my wonderful mommy - now that I am a mommy myself, I now REALISED all that you have done for your two children and I LOVE YOU MOMMY!!! =)

Every time I see this picture of Baby Garath, it always make me smile....

Back for Good.....( at work I mean...)

Hello friends and family, it's been a while since I last update the blog. And YES! I am officially back at work and boy, it was real fun trying to juggle between work and caring for the family.

Watch out this space for updates on family and me soon......

Mommy says "I'm the boss!" =)

Some more interesting pictures of me beginning week 3 & 4 and two more days, I am heading home to Shunfu. =)

Por Por bathing me again... .me with much more confidence..=)


Don't disturb me when I Sleep.....

That's why mommy say I'm the boss! =)

Bathe Time and Pic with Mommy!

Seems that bathing is a challenge activity for Chongzhi as he doesnt seem to really enjoy it as of now so far.

Each time por por (grandma) tried to tempt him to bathe, he struggle throughout the whole session. Hmmm hope he will grow to like it when he is bigger.. If not this mommy here will have a real challenge to bathe him when we go back home...=)

Preparing for bath....


Por Por holding onto Garath in froggie style

Finally! A pic of Garath with Mommy! =)

Snapshots of My Little One =)

I'm Mummy and Daddy's Little Man


Mummy - I know that you are taking a shot of me! =p


Hmmm ain't it too early for me to start to learn my ABC.....
(no wonder they say Singaporean Parents are super KIASU!!!)

Close up of me looking at Mommy! =)

I am Garath Wong Chong Zhi!

My name is Garath Wong Chong Zhi. My mummy and daddy told me I am named after a wise old wizard (Belgarath - the Harry Potter Wizard of Daddy's time in a storybook series) or Garath also stands for one of the knights in King Arthur's table.

Some pictures of me. Enjoy! =)

Me and my lazy afternoon nap after my feeds =)


Looking charming on Day 2

Uncle Bertrand did this photo montage of me! How lucky I am!

Remember this date in 2010 - 08.01.10 =)

Drama Mama! At 6:28am on a Friday morning, I woke up with a startle. I had a dream that somehow showed a scene that my waterbag broke and I am in labour! Then, feeling the bed afe around me, indeed, it was slightly wet. I dashed to the bathroom, switched on the lights and saw red spotting and indeed the area where I lay the previous night before was wet. My waterbag leaked! (leaked because if it broke, my bed would be totally totally soaked).

I woke C up and exactly like what my galfriends who were mothers told me - YOU ARE NEVER PREPARED! Indeed, I was too stunned for words and my actions that followed seem to be a 1950 movie in the making - draggy, uncertain plot, long winded, reptitive. My gynae just told me on my last check up on 4 Jan 2010 (Monday) that I was unlikely to be due this coming Sunday (10.1.10) 0- C & I love the date combination and keep on telling Little One to come out on that day as we will all be around. The best part was I just briefed C on the documents and the stuff that I had packed and need to carry in case Little One decided to pop! Haha guess the baby talk was too much for Little One to handle and since Mummy and Daddy to be have packed and knew what to do - He must have decided that 8 Jan 2010 seems like a perfect day for him to arrive.

Called the Labour admissions hotline and mentioned to them my current conditions and was told to admit myself immediately. Once in hopsital and after check-in, I was put on the machine to monitor my contractions rate and the baby's heartbeat. Dr Tan came in and to be honest, she was shocked to see me!

Dr. Tan: "Why are you here, dear? What happened?"
Me:"Spotting, fresh blood and waterbag leaked I guess. You told me if I have any of these symptoms I should call the labour admissions and go to hospital straight."
Dr Tan:" Let me check on you now."
What follows is a chronology of the whole pre and post childbirth process:

9:00am - Dr Tan checked to see if my cervix was dilated. 1cm - not too good. Monitor further. Contractions present but slow and steady, at least 30 mins apart, no feel for me. baby not engaged yest. Dr Tan told me she arranged for pelvic X-ray to see if Little One can go through my birth canal easily.

9:40am - Wennt up for X- ray and 30 mins later, Dr Tan came and told me pelvic area a little tight but if the baby can go through that brim, it should be alright for natural birth. (when I heard these words "go through the brim" - a cold shiver was sent down my spine. I wanted a natural delivery for Little One as much as I could. Dr Tan inserted an oval looking pill to soften the cervix and told me she come back 2 hours later to see if I have any progress.

12:30pm - No progress. The cervix manage to dilate a meer 0.5cm. Goodness. Long labour I overheard. Contractions slow and steady, no hoo haa for me yet. Dr Tan: "Okies Chelsia, I am going to put you on a drip to speed up your cervix openiing and soon you will feel discomfort. And Daddy, please go and take your lunch now. We will need you in here soon." (Swallowing Hard)

1:40pm - C came back from lunch. I was already experiencing slight contractions and getting more rapid. The cervix dilated to 4cm and my contractions became much closer, at least one in every 30 secs. I am going bonkers and in pain! =p

2:00pm onwards - That's it! My contractions are coming in rapid waves and I was pushed to the delivery suite for the real drama!

2:00pm - 5:14pm - It was legs hinged on two side pedestals and then a lot of cheerleading around me and shouts of "Breathe!", "Push!", "Contractions coming!", "One more time, Push!!", and from me: "I dun wana give birth anymore!".

5:15pm: Wong Chong Zhi Garath arrived into the world, weighing 3.58kg, measuring 50cm in length, and head circumference 33cm. And without much further ado, here are the photo highlights for the day! =)

Me feeling super confident about the whole delivery process- hahaha nothing can beat me down man!
The machine that tracks the baby's heartbeat and my contractions

1:30pm - The drip was administered and there I was feeling like the end of the world. (I keep telling C to stop talking and shut up, his voice was super irritating!!!!)

Then labour begins... till....

5:16pm: A sign of relief on my face! Little One was borned at 1715hrs!

Presenting Wong Chong Zhi, Garath

Weight: 3.58kg

Length: 50cm

Head circumference: 33cm
(now you know why mummy had a hard time trying to push you out, aye? =p)

Mummy and Chongzhi, on the way to the ward to rest =)

Last but not least, I like to thank the staff and nurses at Thomson Medical Centre, esp. Dr W K Tan for ensuring the success of the delivery and for always making me feel assured! =)

San Ba San Ba (Three Eight Three Eight)

Exactly at my 38th weeks of preggy journey, the time seems to whisk by super slowly..... I just can't wait any longer. Tummy's getting bigger and the weight stucked on me is getting heavier as days go by. When is my little one coming out? I keep aksing myself that question.

Went for another apppointment yesterday afternoon and Dr Tan told me unlikley that Little One will be out this weekend. C and I both look forward partly bcos it is one month or so before the Chinese New Year ( cos this mummy here wana spend CNY officially =p.. yeah selfish thoughts) and 10 Jan 2010 ( 10.01.10) looks good. Hee, like the binary code that Electrical engineers used. Well well, I guess we let nature takes it own course and Dr Tan told me when it is time for him to come out, he will pop one. Don't worry!

Little one is weighing 3.29kg as of yesterday. Mummy here didn't put on much weight during the past 1 week but only a mere 100g. As usual, Dr Tan was fine but the clinic nurses were the one checking and checking with me - Did you wiegh again? Did you see the scale properly? (Yes, I did, Madam). =)

Well.. hopefully, my wish will come true this weekend if not, you guys will see another blog posting on my updates after next Monday's appointment on week 39! =p

36 weeks and counting down....

I am well into my 36 weeks of pregnancy now. How time flies. =)

4 more weeks (hopefully little one listens to mommy and daddy to stay in my tummy till full 40 weeks) and we are all able to see him. I wonder how he looks like, who he takes after, all I know from the 5th month detailed scan - he had daddy's bee stung lips.

Little one now weighs 2.9kg and Dr Tan says that he is doing well. His head is positioned downwards towards the pelvic area but not in the engaged position of course. My check up is going to be on a weekly basis starting from next week. And at the last week, it will be a daily affair till the big day.

Well, watch out for this space and I'll try to keep everyone posted till that big day arrives!

Mummy and all the Pretty Aunties!

Mummy and all the pretty aunties from Vietnamese Class. =)

We also came to know that Aunty Amy is 3 months pregnant too! Now Axios kor kor will be having a playmate soon, other than me.

Mommy met all the aunties for a farewell dinner for Aunty Hui Ting as she will be leaving Singapore for Melbourne to futher her studies in psychology. We all wish her the very best and good luck! Aunty Hui Ting told mommy to bring me to come and visit her when I am bigger. Can't wait! =)

Left to Right: Aunty Hui Ting, Aunty Evelyn, Aunty Daphne (aka Kieu)

Mommy and Aunty Amy (sitting down)

Mummy's a Vain Pot!

Mummy attended a friend's wedding on Saturday and she could not resist posing in a few shots of the cool tube dress that Popo Lulu bought for mummy! See how vain mummy is! =p

Front View

Side View A

Side View B

Mommy went shopping again!

And these are the stuff that she bought and no prize for guessing - all for me! =)

I must, I must, reduce my....

WEIGHT! At 20 weeks preggy, I am a whopping 50.7kg! (C almost fainted when he saw the weighing scales at Dr. Tan's clinic)

That's right, I have been putting on too much weight and to be honest, I have been putting on 1kg per week for the past 3 weeks. Hence, a total of 3kg in 3 weeks! The ideal weight gain should be 2kg per month.

C had been warning me not to consume so much food and told me the rate I was eating was horrendous! I will be raveneous and snap at people if I didn't get my food. (Trust me - a hungry preggy woman is an angry woman!)

So the take-away for today's gynae visit is if hungry, eat an apple or a pear or a plum. No shaoji shaorou fan, no sweet stuff, cut down on carbo-laden food.

Dr Tan told me the next time she sees me in one month's time, I can only put on 1kg. That's right, 1kg to be put on in 4 weeks and no longer 1kg per weel. =)

Well, this is a challenge for this mummy to be and I guess I have to go on a fruitty-juicy-healthy diet and aim for this 1kg till my next visit!

M & M & Ms....

Well, the three "M"s stands for Mandy, Melanie and Marc - our three little nieces and nephew whom we had a great time with last weekend!

Mandy and JiuJiu

Big sister Mandy telling the younger Melanie and Marc on the challenges being Super Divers

Our Super Divers: Mandy, Melanie and Marc

The Little Mermaid