Happy Full Month Baby Garath!

Here are some pics of Garath's Full Month Celebration on 7 Feb 2010! =)

Me and my milk bottle =)


Me taking my nap since I am the VIP of this event!

My 1st photoshot with my Zhor Zhor

Por Por, Kong Kong, Daddy, Mummy and Me

Mama, Kong Kong, Uncle Bert, Daddy, Mummy and Me

Our 1st Family Picture! Yipee!

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! =)

Boy! I should be so lucky!

Indeed I was! Thanks to my mother-in-law who is helping me with my 30 days confinement! I have been sleeping, resting and most importantly eating well!

Here take a look at the sumptous spread she prepared for me just this week alone! =)

Brown Rice porridge with eggs and Ai Cao (a kind of herbs to purge out wind in the body)


Sesame Chicken with black fungus and my favorite double-boiled Ngor Fish with Papaya soup (said to increase milkflow =p)

Black Bean Soup, Kailan with lean meat and Red Dates Chicken! Yummy!

So really - great being a Mommy after all!!! =)

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! =)