*yawing*
loving jie jie
sleeping ....
:)
T.A.S
Shanna
Ian
Sunday, January 8, 2012
Monday, January 2, 2012
Our Best Christmas Gift
This year's Christmas was extra special with God blessing us with the safe delivery of Ian Lee Heng Kai.
On Christmas Eve, Tim, Shanna & I spent good quality time as a family- we went to the mall (where I mostly sat around), had a good Christmas eve lunch (thanks, Tim!), and something must have prompted Tim to decide that we will open presents on Christmas eve... so in the evening, one excited little girl opened all her presents and was over the moon with them. We read about the birth of Jesus from the Bible and sent her off to bed. Then Tim and I watched a movie until 1am, Ian (still inside) was especially vigorous that evening :P
After going to bed, I could not sleep. I was feeling very uncomfortable all over. At around 4.30am, I woke Tim up to go to the hospital. We had to get Shanna out of the bed to her babysitter's house. She was excited to be out when it was "still dark outside".
Here is the sequence of events of Ian's arrival for the record. Warning: do not read if you are not interested in reading about the process of labor. :)
21/12 evening: passed out mucous plug
22/12: 2cm dilated, doctor informed us baby could be due anytime, and will be in year 2011.
25/12:
4.30am: slight contractions
5:40am: water bag burst when changing at the hospital toilet
6.00-12.00noon: not much happening, irregular minor contractions, took a couple of naps :P
12.50pm: labor augmentation started (went on drip)
1.20pm: contractions started
2.30pm: given Pethidine (painkiller) per request (nurse was hesitant as I was already 7cm dilated), but doc gave the OK and I wanted it thinking I still have a while to go. Right after being given the jab, I felt baby pushing, Tim quickly called the nurse who was shocked that I was fully dilated. She set off the alarm in the delivery room and I heard voices saying "ready to deliver", "is doctor on the way?", "suddenly 10cm already"...
3.01pm: After a few pushes (I had to tell the nurse, I forgot how to push, pls tell me how), Baby Ian came into the world. He was placed on my belly (skin to skin contact), all covered in vernix and protesting about the discomfort he had been through. He was then wrapped up and we bonded over his first 'makan', right in the delivery room.
Though this is the 2nd time I have been through the labor process, the feeling of having baby out safe and through all the pain and sweat is not something I can adequately describe... joy, feeling victorious for making it through, relief that it's over, and that feeling of seeing the little one for the first time.
On Christmas Eve, Tim, Shanna & I spent good quality time as a family- we went to the mall (where I mostly sat around), had a good Christmas eve lunch (thanks, Tim!), and something must have prompted Tim to decide that we will open presents on Christmas eve... so in the evening, one excited little girl opened all her presents and was over the moon with them. We read about the birth of Jesus from the Bible and sent her off to bed. Then Tim and I watched a movie until 1am, Ian (still inside) was especially vigorous that evening :P
After going to bed, I could not sleep. I was feeling very uncomfortable all over. At around 4.30am, I woke Tim up to go to the hospital. We had to get Shanna out of the bed to her babysitter's house. She was excited to be out when it was "still dark outside".
Here is the sequence of events of Ian's arrival for the record. Warning: do not read if you are not interested in reading about the process of labor. :)
21/12 evening: passed out mucous plug
22/12: 2cm dilated, doctor informed us baby could be due anytime, and will be in year 2011.
25/12:
4.30am: slight contractions
5:40am: water bag burst when changing at the hospital toilet
6.00-12.00noon: not much happening, irregular minor contractions, took a couple of naps :P
12.50pm: labor augmentation started (went on drip)
1.20pm: contractions started
2.30pm: given Pethidine (painkiller) per request (nurse was hesitant as I was already 7cm dilated), but doc gave the OK and I wanted it thinking I still have a while to go. Right after being given the jab, I felt baby pushing, Tim quickly called the nurse who was shocked that I was fully dilated. She set off the alarm in the delivery room and I heard voices saying "ready to deliver", "is doctor on the way?", "suddenly 10cm already"...
3.01pm: After a few pushes (I had to tell the nurse, I forgot how to push, pls tell me how), Baby Ian came into the world. He was placed on my belly (skin to skin contact), all covered in vernix and protesting about the discomfort he had been through. He was then wrapped up and we bonded over his first 'makan', right in the delivery room.
Though this is the 2nd time I have been through the labor process, the feeling of having baby out safe and through all the pain and sweat is not something I can adequately describe... joy, feeling victorious for making it through, relief that it's over, and that feeling of seeing the little one for the first time.
Thank God for His many blessings and indeed, His timing is the best, and His grace is more than enough for us.
1. Thank God Tim is back from his business trip in time for Ian's arrival. He arrived in KL on 20/12 and we drove back to Penang on 21/12. His support was very much needed & appreciated during the labor :)
2. Thank God that my ob-gynae was around for Ian's delivery. He was on leave on 23-24/12, just made it back in time :)
3. Thank God for Ian's safe delivery. At wk34, Ian's scan showed the umbilical cord around his neck 2 rounds... we were contemplating c-sec. At wk35, he had somehow turned and the cord was no longer around his neck. He was under no distress through the whole labor process.
4. Thank God for Ian's good health, being born at 38 weeks (EDD Jan 7).
5. Thank God for making available all the support of family, babysitter, etc.
This is indeed our best and most memorable Christmas ever.
~ Audrey
Saturday, December 31, 2011
Sunday, December 25, 2011
Part02 - Christmas presents :)
more presents for me!!!
where's wally???
my kitty-bank from aunty Xiao Yen :)
nice bag for mummy... :)
and this little Christmas boy is for mummy and daddy and shanna :)
more to come :)
:)
lee's :D
Our Christmas present part 01
we are starting the tradition at our home to open the Christmas gifts on the eve on Christmas. It was a great time for Shanna this year as she got to open 5 presents from our family. She was delighted and here are some of her photos :)
in the morning drinking her first-ever choc drink at home
playing with her toys
cheeky....
holding her fav cookies in hand
family photo with one cheeky girl. notice baby Ian still in the tummy?
showing her happy face
see the hidden mickey in the photo? that's the reason for the sweet smile
trying hard to get the present out
tearing the wrapping paper
showing off her new bag
is it a nice bag?
to be continued.... too tired after a long 18hours no-sleep-day :) more to come....
:)
tim
Sunday, December 18, 2011
My Week of Endless Fun
A week of non-stop play, going to the malls in KL, feeding tortoises at the park, full attention from grandma, grandpa, sam ku po, Ah yi, etc... I am currently fully enjoying myself while Mummy works from KL & Daddy is traveling.
I am not the only one having a good time in KL. Mummy at 37 weeks pregnant is also enjoying all the good food & TLC from Grandma/Grandpa and meeting up with KL friends. Mummy got a lot of help from family with me, and at this stage when feeling so heavy & ready to pop, it is indeed a great blessing.
While we are all looking forward to di di's arrival, we are even more so looking forward to Daddy coming home and being around when di di comes into the world. Daddy has our blessing to travel at this time because there are so many things we need him to bring back for us :P We miss you, Daddy! We'll see you soon... in another 2 more days!
After Daddy gets back, we will leave KL to go back to Penang for Christmas and get ready for di di's arrival (this is our plan... and prayer). Meanwhile, let the fun continue. I'm going to the park again tomorrow, ta ta!
~ ShannaLYY
p/s Daddy, have with a safe aeroplane flight back.
p/p/s Uncle Ed, Auntie Joy & Jayden gor-gor - thank you for hosting my Daddy! Sorry I could not fit into Daddy's suitcase to go and visit you too, next time ya :)
I am not the only one having a good time in KL. Mummy at 37 weeks pregnant is also enjoying all the good food & TLC from Grandma/Grandpa and meeting up with KL friends. Mummy got a lot of help from family with me, and at this stage when feeling so heavy & ready to pop, it is indeed a great blessing.
While we are all looking forward to di di's arrival, we are even more so looking forward to Daddy coming home and being around when di di comes into the world. Daddy has our blessing to travel at this time because there are so many things we need him to bring back for us :P We miss you, Daddy! We'll see you soon... in another 2 more days!
After Daddy gets back, we will leave KL to go back to Penang for Christmas and get ready for di di's arrival (this is our plan... and prayer). Meanwhile, let the fun continue. I'm going to the park again tomorrow, ta ta!
~ ShannaLYY
p/s Daddy, have with a safe aeroplane flight back.
p/p/s Uncle Ed, Auntie Joy & Jayden gor-gor - thank you for hosting my Daddy! Sorry I could not fit into Daddy's suitcase to go and visit you too, next time ya :)
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
An Evening of Firsts
About 3 weeks ago on Thanksgiving Friday (yes, this is another belated post), Tim & I had our first 'date night' since we had our little girl.
And for the first time in her life, Shanna spent a night away from both of us at her babysitter's house.
This was a practise run, in case little baby decides to come out in the evening or in the middle of the night.
Tim & I took advantage of our free evening to head out to celebrate our 6th wedding anniversary (1 week earlier) with a nice, cozy dinner at The View. The last time we had dinner (not counting lunches) at the View was around 3 years ago, when I was 7 months pregnant with Shanna. It was deja vu as we were repeating the cycle with me 8 months pregnant with our number 2, and we even ordered the same main courses for dinner. But then again, we always order lamb & cod at The View :)
This is revision 2011
This is revision 2008
See any difference? :)
And for the first time in her life, Shanna spent a night away from both of us at her babysitter's house.
This was a practise run, in case little baby decides to come out in the evening or in the middle of the night.
Tim & I took advantage of our free evening to head out to celebrate our 6th wedding anniversary (1 week earlier) with a nice, cozy dinner at The View. The last time we had dinner (not counting lunches) at the View was around 3 years ago, when I was 7 months pregnant with Shanna. It was deja vu as we were repeating the cycle with me 8 months pregnant with our number 2, and we even ordered the same main courses for dinner. But then again, we always order lamb & cod at The View :)
This is revision 2011
This is revision 2008
See any difference? :)
We enjoyed our dinner & conversation, but couldn't help keeping our ears peeled on the phone, half expecting a call from the babysitter to tell us Shanna wants to go home. No calls came, and after dinner we went home and spent the remaining part of our evening online browsing through Black Friday sales :P
It was a strange feeling not to have Shanna with us at home, as her Daddy said as we went to bed, "It just doesn't feel right that Shanna is not here with us in her bed in the room next door". Obviously we were missing our little girl. How is it that such a little person can have such a big space in our lives? Guess this is part of parenthood.
The next morning, we had a happy 'reunion' with Shanna. She was her happy & chatty self. Looking at her, one would not be able to tell, that according to the babysitter, she had not slept well the whole night, not being used to spending the night with babysitter. We were proud that she did not make any fuss and was good.
Since that was 3 weeks ago, I have to update that we sent Shanna for a 2nd practise run last week. This time, she knew enough to say that she was sad to see us leave while she had to stay the night, she even cried a little but cheered up when babysitter promised to bring her to the mall. This time, she slept better through the night too. Guess practise makes perfect :)
~ Audrey
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