Welcoming our 2nd Little Boy!

8th December 2011:

When I woke up in the morning, felt slightly stomach pain. I informed my Hubby who was getting ready to go to work. He told me to go and see my Gynae better. So I went alone to the clinic in the morning since he was busy on that day... Anyway, today is also my weekly check-up, just that appointment is made in the afternoon.

Wow, to my surprise, after the scanning and measurements, my Gynae informed me that my cervix had dilated 3 cm!! And she also informed me that the water level has gone down quite a lot compare to last week check-up. After some discussions, Gynae told me I can either admit to hospital by this evening or tomorrow morning for delivery.

Well, baby has signs of coming out soon. I was half happy and half anxious. The day I have been waiting for so long has finally arrived soon. Gynae told me the things that she will be doing for me once I get admitted, she explained the procedures to me and I also informed her on my birth plans as well.

I chose to admit on Friday morning, so that I have enough time to clear some office work and also go for my office Christmas party. Haha!!

I informed Hubby, my Mummy and MIL on my conditions and told them that I will be admitted on Friday morning. Hubby told me he will late for home tonight to clear his work before go on leaves with me.

Then, I went to buy some Chinese Herbs myself and packed some things before I returned back to office after the check-up. And of course, not to miss out eating the food I want to eat!!

9th December 2011:

Hubby sent me to thehospital in the morning. Our schedule admitted time was by 8am, but we were a bit late. When we reached, my Gynae also reached few minutes after us. Good timing!!

~ Me in the Labour Ward before all the pains and contractions started! ~

I was told to change and then was informed by the nurses and Gynae what they are going to do on me and etc. Hubby was with me throughout the whole process. I had very minor contractions in the morning and was dilated 4 cm when I reached the hospital. After 2 hours of waiting, it was 5.5 cm. Aiyo, contractions started slowly and I could feel the pain coming!

~ Monitoring my Contractions ~

And then dilated 6 cm during noon time when Gynae came for 2nd visit. At that time, the pain was really a bit unbearable but I insisted no epidural. Luckily Hubby was by my side. Holding on his hands throughout the whole process for me seemed to be better than taking epidural. He kept on telling me, it will be over soon, just need to bear for a while more... But it was really super pain especially on my back!! So I told him, I wanted an epidural this time. He quickly asked for the nurse assistance when he saw me in such a pain, but then after the nurse checked on me, she said was too late already. Baby is coming out soon!! I dilated 9 cm already. She quickly informed my Gynae, and she arrived around 15 minutes later as she actually was already on her way back to her clinic.

During the waiting time, really wanted to thank the midwife and nurse!! She helped me massaged my back and buttocks to make me feel much relief from the pain. Words of encouragement kept on coming out from them. I think without the massage and Hubby's pairs of hands, I think I really cannot make it. The pain is really cannot be described. Hubby even jokingly told me, "Luckily this is 2nd time he come across such a situation, otherwise he also follow me panicks while seeing me in this type of pain."

Doctor arrived and the delivery process started. During the pushes, I kept on repeatedly shouting to Hubby and Gynae, "No, I cannot do it la... Very pain!" All of them in the Labour Ward kept on tell me, "CAN, CAN, You are almost there!! Can see Baby's head already!!"

Finally, I managed to deliver a healthy baby after 3 pushes!! Gynae jokingly telling me after the delivery, "Aiyo, Shin Yee, I thought you are very steady, who knows, you almost give up towards the end. Otherwise, I wouldn't have to stitch you." Hehe... even my Gynae also make fun of me... So 'paiseh'!!

I thank God and everyone in the room who assisted me throughout the whole process!!

~ Baby Nico after cleaning up ~

Again, this is another day that I will remember for life, the day which we welcome 2nd baby, Nico Ong Jun Jay, to our Family!

~ Our First Family Photo ~

 

~ Hello everyone, I look like who? ~

 

Nico Boy, we LOVE you and welcome to our Family!!

Love from,
Your Daddy, Mummy and brother Kimi ~

December = Happiness + Loves

Entering into the month of December, a month full of Happiness and Loves.... I really like December a lot because we can see beautiful Christmas decors around us ~ Today I went around enjoying the beautiful Xmas decors! Luckily I manage to see them before I go for my delivery :) Another must do thing before I go for my delivery has completed! HAPPY-ING ~

@ IPC Shopping Centre

 

@ One Utama Shopping Centre

I wish everyone Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

I know it is a bit too early for me to wish now, but I am not too sure will I be blogging again until my delivery so I better wish earlier just in case I do not manage to do it later...

Perhaps the next time I blog, you might be seeing my new-born in this blog ~ Hehe :) All the best to me and I wish for a smooth delivery ~

Packing Hospital Bag

As my delivery date is getting nearer, I think it is time for me to pack my hospital bag. Since Week 35, my Gyane has informed me that I can deliver anytime from then. She asked me to get ready my things and wrote me an Admission Letter for hospital usage. She gave me her contact number so I can reach her at anytime. So I started to wash some my clothes bit by bit and then packed them into my hospital bag.

Well, let's see what I had prepared in my bag! Hope they are enough during my stay in the hospital...

For Mummy:
Sarung x 2 pieces
Pyjamas x 2 pieces
Stockings
Breast Pads
Disposable Panties
Maternity Pads
Toiletries
Nursing Bra
Face Towel
Thermal Cup

For Baby:
Swaddle Blanket x 1 piece
Mittens & Booties
Baby Clothes x 2 pairs
Baby Napkins
Baby Wipes x 1 small packet
Baby Diapers

I still remembered during Kimi's time, I packed my hospital bag in a rush during midnight when I discovered I was about to deliver. Before rushing to the hospital, I quickly stuffed whatever I could think of into my hospital bag. So hopefully this time, I have enough time to prepare my bag so that I won’t repeat the same experience during the first delivery 2 years ago. Hope I won't leave out anything this time :)

Counting down the days....

Split Love?

My parents-in-law brought Kimi to KL on Tuesday. They had some things to do so they left Kimi with us. Spent a couple of days with Kimi in KL and so happened that I was also on MC. We brought Kimi together with us during the sudden visit to Gynae as I was not feeling well on Tuesday morning. Kimi saw his little brother from the scanning machine, clapped his hands and told us, 'Baby, Baby'... He looks so excited at that time. At that moment, I feel that, I am a blessed mother of two very soon!

Since I was on MC, so I had the chance of taking afternoon nap with Kimi at home and also spent more time bonding with him. I spent my time on teaching him to recognize some alphabets, building up toys bricks with him, watching his favourite cartoons together. I told myself, I must make full use of this 2 days. After this 2 days, I am not sure if I can have the same quality time with Kimi or not in the near future with the arrival of our Baby No. 2.

After sending him off this morning, a sudden sadness made me feel very uneasy. I am not too sure if I am going to see Kimi again in KL before I go for my delivery. The next time I see him either in KL or Taiping, I might be carrying another baby on my arms. Really very mixed feelings!

I suddenly have a feeling of I seem to be treating Kimi unfairly by having a 2nd baby at this time. I am not too sure if I am able to shower Kimi with 100% of my love as what I have been doing for the past 26 months with the arrival of our 2nd Baby soon. At this age of 2 years old, I am sure Kimi needs us a lot in guiding him to do the right thing. I am sure he needs us to be there when he wants to learn a new word. I am sure he needs us to be there to answer him when he is asking, 'Why this? Why that?'..... But with all these uncertainties, I am not too sure if I can cope well for both of them at the same time or not.

Perhaps I am a bit nervous when I think of I might be delivering anytime from now. Or perhaps I am too worry on how Kimi will react after the arrival of his new sibling. I seriously cannot describe the feelings I have in me right now... I know it is unfair to the Baby as well when I have these thoughts on my mind, but I just can’t stop thinking of it. Will I be splitting my loves between both of them? *Sigh* 

Baby, please bear with Mummy for a while. I think as of now, all I need is the transition period. Once the transition period is over, Mummy will be fine soon! Mummy promises to you, I will definitely shower you with tonnes of love equally as how I love your elder brother!! Muacks ~~
 

~ Family Photo of Three ~
I think most probably the next round we take the Family Photo, it will be four persons already.

 

 

~ Kimi with Daddy and Mummy ~

 

 

~ Kimi @ 26 months+ ~

 

I hope that everything can work out smoothly on me. And hope that I can be a good mother for Kimi and the little one who is arriving very soon.

Furniture for the Kids Room

After a few times of scouting around at the Furniture Fairs and shops before this, and today, after one whole day of shopping around for a few places to look for the kids' furniture, Hubby and I finally decided on Kimi's room bed and wardrobe. As the room is not very big as I can imagine, so we have very limited space on the room. We need to make full use of the space and cannot add too much furniture in it.

We compare the designs, we compare the pricing and we compare the sizes that can fit into the room. This is what we have chosen after one whole day of surveying around. Both of us find this design suits us the most for now.

We did not get the whole set of this as the room couldn't fit in all. We only bought 2 single beds and one wardrobe to fit into the room. One bed for Kimi and one bed for our future baby. We are still undecided on whether to get the study table or not, will see how later when we move into the house. Hopefully the room will look nice as what is shown in the picture.

There are a lot of designs displayed in the shop. More designs are viewable at: http://www.toytree.com.my. They have a lot cute and nice furniture designs for baby / kids rooms. The shop also sells wall decorations and educational toys too. Besides getting the kids furniture, we bought some toys for Kimi too after saw the discounts! A very worth buy!

One more thing done for our future 'home-sweet-home'! Very happy ~

@ Week 35

Today, Hubby accompanied me to my bi-monthly check-up. I am currently at Week 35. Time flies very fast! It has been 35 weeks since I got pregnant. If this baby decides to meet us at the same time as his elder brother, it means that I have 2 more weeks from now to welcome his arrival. Isn't it fast?

During the previous check-up at Week 33, our baby still refused to turn his head down making us a bit worry on what if he still did not turn at Week 35. Gynae asked me to continue with the exercise at home. I have been worrying for 2 weeks. Keep on thinking, 'What if baby still does not turn his head down at Week 35?' 'What if this and what if that?' Hubby keeps reassure me that everything will be fine, asks me not to worry so much. But I just can't stop worrying.

So before today's check-up, every night when I was lying on the bed, I always reminded our baby, 'Mummy is doing the exercise now. Please be good ya... Don't forget to turn your head down.' Hope that baby hears what I am saying :)

Today's check-up was very smooth. Everything is under control. And our baby finally has decided to turn his head down. When Gynae touched my tummy, she smiled to me and informed me, seemed like the baby's head had turned down. And then she scanned and confirmed it again. Phew.... When Hubby and I heard this, we were actually quite relieved and at least I no need to worry so much now. Gynae told us that I can deliver anytime from now... Baby is at his good weight. He is currently now weighing 2.9kgs. Everything is just fine. At least, at this moment, c-sec is not in the options list. Thank God! I always hope for a normal delivery and I wish it really will be!

My next check-up will be at Week 37.... Two more weeks from now. Gynae told me that during the next check-up, she will check on my cervix to see is it ready for delivery. If everything goes smoothly, no high blood pressure, etc... I can get ready for my delivery anytime after Week 37! She asked me to save her contact number and passed me the hospital admission form just in case I suddenly need them before the next check-up.

Wow, I am getting near to the arrival day of our 2nd Little One ~ Anxious and excited MOOD are now ON! I must really make good use of this few weeks to do the things I want to do before the arrival of this 2nd baby. Life will definitely be so much busier with 2 kids around!

~ Baby's First Present which I received today from my cousin ~ 

 

 

This 2nd pregnancy is a little bit different compare to Kimi's time. I do not have much swollen on face, legs or body. This makes me easier to walk. Although sleepy at some times, it is still manageable and not so tiring unless I busy doing housework or cooking. After the housework or cooking, I need to rest for some time before I gain back my energy. Otherwise, the back will feel real tired and pain.

 

~ My legs picture taken at Week 33 after my pedicure session ~

 

I am always a fat lady... Hehe... So my legs even though not pregnant, also look a bit 'meat-meat'. But if compare during my 1st pregnancy, this pair of legs was so much better now. At least it looks normal to me for a pregnant lady.

I do not know if I have calculated wrongly, this pregnancy, as of now, I only gained around 8kgs of weight. During Kimi's time, I total gained 15kgs!!

Anyway, despite all these changes in my body and some unforeseen circumstances before this, I really enjoy my pregnancy's journey. I love the way baby moves in my tummy, I love the way he reacts to me when I touch my tummy, and most of all, I love the 'beautiful' me when I have the baby IN me!!

From today onwards, I must really treasure the remaining days which I have for this 2nd pregnancy's journey ~ In a few more weeks’ time, I am going to lead a normal life soon….

Pregnancy Portraits by The Picture Company

Last weekend, when I was at The Picture Company, One Utama, taking some Family Portraits with Kimi and Hubby, I got an invitation from one of the photographers there to invite me to be part of their training. The senior photographers there will have a training session on Glam Photography Training and they need a pregnant lady to be their training model. Well, I think this is a chance that hard to come by, so I agree to them without really think twice on what should I do during the training session.

Haha... So, I headed to Pavillion KL, where they were going to have their trainings there. A few senior photographers were there, together with their Boss and the trainer. At first, I feel a bit awkward to be in the room with so many people. Luckily one of the photographers, Ms. Inga, whom I have known her for a couple of years was there in the group as well, which made me feel much at ease. She was the one in The Picture Company, who took Kimi's Growing Up's portraits since Kimi was 12 weeks' old. Time flies!!

So, I was there standing, sitting and posing for their trainings. It was a great experience for me with a bunch of very friendly photographers. The trainer was very helpful too.

A HUGE THANK YOU to everyone of them! Without such a chance, I think I won't be able to have such wonderful pregnancy portraits... Thanks for the sweet memories all of you have created for my 2nd Little One which Hubby and I are expecting him to arrive in this coming December!

Some of the photos to share…
<< Me @ Week 34 >>

It is a bit difficult for me to be on this lying down pose ~
Luckily the outcome turns out Good ~

 

 

I am a HAPPY Mummy!

 

 

 

I personally love this SHOT a lot!

 

 

Aiyo... My stretch marks!! Hope they will go off very soon ~

 

 

 

~ My Favourite Shot ~

 

Thanks to the photographers!! Although the photos are part of your trainings, I know all of you have put loads of effort on shooting them. You have made me look beautiful during my pregnancy's journey ~ Another sweet experience I have together with The Picture Company!

Thanks to you, my dearest Baby, Mummy looks beautiful with you IN me!
Really can’t wait to see you soon in December ~

11.11.2011 ~ A Special Date On Our 4th Anniversary ~

11.11.2011 ~ 4 years ago, we vowed to each other on this very special day ~

Dear... I am so glad that I have hold on to you, to make me understand what is called LOVE... Glad that I have walked together with you, to make me realize what is called HAPPINESS... Thanks for everything! I know you have been working hard for an 'easy-maintenance' wife like me and a Family of FOUR very soon ~ Hehe :)

Happy 4th Anniversary to BOTH of us!!

This year the date is more unique ~ 11.11.11 ~ A very wonderful date with all the wonderful things taking place. Our 4th Year Anniversary falls on today and we received our BEST Present on today too! A DOUBLE celebrations! We collected the KEYS to our ‘Home-Sweet-Home’ :) Finally, we have a home for ourselves ~ Thanks Dear, for this lovely present!! Thanks for building up our ‘Love Nest’ together with me :)

As promised, Hubby spent a bit of his busy schedule to have this anniversary dinner with me. As he needs to go to work later at night, so we went to a nearby place for dinner. After discussing and scouting around, we chose this Restaurant named 'Tapis Rouge' located at The Strand, Kota Damansara.

Nice ambiance with delicious food... When we reached, we were the only table in the restaurant. I jokingly told Hubby, "It looked like you had booked the whole place for just the 2 of us!" Haha ~ Perhaps it is still new, so not many people visit the place yet.

Hubby wants to eat steak and I want to eat spaghetti. After browsed through the menu, we have decided to sit down as they served both the food we wanted to eat.

 

Hubby’s Set: Tenderloin Steak ~

 

My set: Salmon Fillet Spaghetti ~

Our appetizers, drinks and dessert…
~ Trio Crostini, Tempura Calamari & Tiramisu Tapis ~

 

 

 

 

 

~ The Restaurant ~

 

And, this is ME @ Week 34 ~

 

~ Hubby and I on 11.11.11 ~
Thanks for your time and the wonderful dinner!

 

Overall, the foods are very delicious and service is very good too! Hubby said he was very satisfied and the foods were all nicely cooked. You have been working hard, so you deserve a good meal! After all, to me, what matters the most is the time you can spend with me. To me, food is still secondary… Thanks for everything, Hubby!

@ Week 31

Date: 21st October 2011

I had been feeling dizzy every morning when I woke up for the past weeks. So we decided to drop by Gynae to have a check-up since my bi-monthly check-up date was also approaching.

Check-up @ Week 31:
Everything is fine... My amniotic fluid level is considered OK. Baby is weighing at 1.8kgs at Week 31. Gynae informs us that baby is on his good weight. The only thing now is that baby is still in his breech position. So Gynae asked me to do some exercise every night before sleep. She advises me to be on 'knee-chest position' for a few minutes before I go to sleep. She explained to me on how to do it correctly. After I got back home, I googled and found some information on this position.

I personally find that this article is worth a reading: http://homepage.ntlworld.com/ilana.m/turnbaby.htm. Do check it out ~

Hope that baby can turn his body soon when we go for the next check-up.

On the other note, during my last trip back to Taiping, Hubby's grandma bought me some ingredients to cook a drink at home myself. I do not know how to name the leaves, so I took the pictures of the ingredients needed to boil for this drink to share in my blog. Grandma told me this leaves are very common and can be found at any wet market.

~ The leaves ~

 

~ Raw Barley, Gingko Nuts and 'Gula Melaka' ~

Grandma says I can take this drink weekly as 'cooling tea' function during the end of my pregnancy period. She says according to the 'old wives tales', this drink can prevent baby from getting jaundice. I did not try this during Kimi's time, so this round no harm trying it out. So far I have boiled the drink once and the taste a bit weird. Luckily the 'gula melaka' taste is quite nice which covers up the leaves smell.

I will try to boil it another time during this coming weekend :)

Shoppings for Baby

Date: 9th October 2011

After my monthly check-up on 8th October, the next day we decided to go and shop for our baby. As our 2nd baby is a baby boy (according to the scanned results), so a lot of things do not really need to buy as we can take it from Kimi's belongings. There are some things which can be passed down from Kimi.

Milk bottles cannot be shared so we bought the Newborn Set for Baby... It took me some time to find this newborn set. I had been to a couple of Baby Fairs and a few shops selling baby stuffs but it was either sold out or no stock. I finally found this set at Mothercare, Mid Valley branch. So I quickly grabbed it. There were a few colours to choose from. I chose Blue for Baby. Hope he will like it.

Besides that, Daddy also bought a couple of mittens and booties for Baby. The 2 pairs of shirts and pants I bought earlier at supermarket. Most of the shirts for Baby will take from Kimi’s smaller size shirts and washed them for reuse purposes.

During my previous holidays, I bought a few small things for the future Baby. Although at that time, we still had no news on my 2nd pregnancy yet, I told myself, "Never mind, can buy first, perhaps not long after that I am able to use them..." Hehe... This is actually giving myself some excuses to shop! But it is ok, I finally get to use them soon :)

Baby, Mummy is going to wash them and let you wear them soon once you arrive to this wonderful world!

Mummy still needs to check on the preparations list and see what else is needed to welcome you... Hope you will like some of the things that Daddy and Mummy have prepared for you ~

Kimi Loves Puzzles

At the recent Book Fest at KLCC, we bought this Vehicles Puzzle for Kimi. After Daddy taught him for a couple of times, there was one night he sat down on his bed, took out the puzzle, and tried to do it by himself :) And to my surprise, my little boy did it all by himself!

 

 

After posted up this photo in my Facebook, an old friend of mine saw it and bought one set of Animals Puzzles for Kimi as present. So sweet of her to post it to me all the way from Penang!

 

So on last weekend, we went back to Taiping to visit Kimi. We brought back this set of puzzles for him to learn and play. We taught Kimi how to differentiate the animals and placed the correct pieces on the correct animals boards. There are a total of 8 animals puzzles. After a day of training, Kimi can do it by himself! I was so amazed by this... He knows which piece of puzzle to fit into which animal. I am really surprised. Although a few of the puzzles still need my help to guide him, he can fix most of the animals by himself! While playing with them, he learns how to pronounce the animals' names. He knows how to say a few of them such as Goose, Duck, Cow and Horse... The rest of them he is still learning how to pronounce them correctly.

 

 

I really love to see Kimi in this serious look when he is playing with his favourite activity. Kimi looks so adorable in these pictures :)

Now I know besides watching his favourite cartoons, he LOVES puzzles too!

Nutritious Weeks

After the last pregnancy check-up at my Week 28, Hubby decided to temporary send Kimi back to Taiping under the care of my PIL so that I can fully concentrate on taking care of myself. Besides to rest more, most of all, is to eat more!

My Gynae advices me to drink more water in order to increase the level of amniotic fluid in my body. Baby is on his ideal weight at Week 28. Just that in case of emergency and I need to deliver early, my Gynae hopes that the baby's weight is good enough so that he does not need to go through any extra treatments. Thanks for her advice on this!

Besides letting myself to rest more, I tried to cook some nutritious food at home for myself to eat. Hubby drove me around to find some nutritious dessert as well. Haha, I think this is more on letting me to have the privileges and excuses to eat whatever I want.... Besides that, I asked around from some friends to share their experience with me on how can I let the baby to gain more weight in a shorter time and how to increase more amniotic fluid in my body. Thanks for all the advices and tips! I really appreciate them ~

Cooking at home is not seldom thing for me to do, just that the menus I chose to cook for myself for now are some lighter and less oily food . Thanks to the unlimited Fish supply sent by my Parents all the way from Pontian! I have the freshest fish to eat all these while ~

Some of the Food I had on my Nutritious Week ~
Fish & Pork Porridge, Stir Fried Tau Fu with Veges, Steamed Fish and 'Mee Suah' Soup ~

Dessert ~ Rice Balls in Steamed Fresh Milk, ‘Double-boiled' Snow Jelly in Fresh Milk ~

Coconut Water - Some friends told me by drinking more coconut water can indirectly helps me to increase more amniotic fluid. I do not know how accurate is this, but no harm trying it!

RM3.00 for one coconut... Is it expensive?
I bought it at a stall near Kampung Chempaka. I remembered during Kimi's time, it only cost RM2.50 for one if not mistaken.

'Kampung Chicken' Soup with Red Dates ~
I boiled it in a slow cooker for 2 hours. A very sweet and delicious soup although you drink it plain in this way.... I like it a lot!

My friend told me this soup can help the baby to gain more weight, so I decided to try it. I do not know how effective is this chicken soup in helping the baby to gain to weight. But I drink it every alternate days for a week. No matter what method I use or eat, ultimate aim is to let baby and myself grow healthier!

Really hope that my next check-up, both baby and I can be in a good condition :)

Our Short 3D2N Pontian + Singapore Trip

Date: 24th September 2011

We spent the weekend in Pontian and Singapore. A rush and tiring trip as Kimi was having slightly fever the day before we travelled back to Johor. It was not easy to bring a sick toddler together with us but this trip couldn't be cancelled or postponed as I need to attend my God-Mother only son's wedding dinner...

Anyway, although tiring, we enjoyed the trip a lot as Kimi looked fine on Monday so we brought him to have a short trip in Sentosa.

As it was the F1 weekend, we couldn't get to book hotel rooms which was near to the wedding dinner venue. So we booked further a bit. Thanks to the GPS, we travelled in Singapore without much problems!

The Hotel where we stayed in Singapore ~

 

 

 

Our Short Trip to Sentosa ~ Kimi enjoyed the trained ride a lot!

 

 

 

Kimi really like birds very much!!

 

~ The Wedding Dinner Night ~

 

~ My Lovely 'Pa and Ma' with me ~

 

 

~My cousins and Me ~

 

 

~ Hubby and Me ~
Our sick Kimi looked so restless at the side....

 

When he saw us took photo, he also wanted to join, so he took his pacifier and joined us on this photo with his tired look :)

 

 

~ Speech of the Night by the Bride and Groom ~

 

Wish the newly-wed couple Happiness Forever!