jade actually has her own set of schedule when daddy is at work. it goes like this:
8.30am- trying very hard to get up. she will wriggle around and kick mummy, forcing mummy to wake up.
9.00am- both mummy & jade are awake FINALLY! jade gets changed out of pajamas and mummy goes clean up and brush teeth (if jade permits, mum gets to bathe too!).
9.30am- jade plays on her playmat with many many toys waiting for mummy to prepare her breakfast cereal. Usually, she will eat heinz rice cereal with breastmilk/FM or Nestle brownrice cereal with milk. Occassionally with pureed fruits.
10.30am- should have finished breakfast. Jade gets to play with her toys on the mat AGAIN!
11.00am- napping time.
12.00am- usually if jade wakes up by this time, she gets to play with her toys on mat AGAIN! until mummy prepares her SHI SHEN Brown rice with FM.
1.00pm- Jade gets to eat lunch. Jade gets to play with her toys on the mat AGAIN for 20-30mins!
2.00pm- Mummy bathes her and play with her on bed until she is sleepy...
3.00pm- maybe Jade is in dreamland playing.
4.00pm- Jade wakes up and mummy plays with her on bed and then gets to play with her toys on the mat AGAIN while waiting for her tea break to be prepared. Mummy usually make pureed or mashed veggie or fruits.
5.00pm- Jade gets to play with her toys on the mat AGAIN until sleepy.
6.00pm- Jade naps for 30mins. Mummy plays with her on the bed and then gets to play with her toys on the mat AGAIN while waiting for her dinner to be prepared.
7.00pm- Jade eats porridge with veggie cooked with meat broth or mashed potato/sweet potato or SHI SHEN brown rice porridge with FM.
7.30pm- Mummy bathes Jade again! Mum plays with Jade on the bed and sing song until she is sleepy. Jade will NAP until daddy is back!
8.00pm-9.00pm- sometimes Jade accidentally wakes slightly earlier. sometimes she wakes exactly the same time, daddy steps into the house.
10-11pm- Jade will make sure Daddy plays with her until she is sleepy then mummy and daddy can sleep. Mummy will nurse her until she pushes mummy away to look for daddy. then daddy will rock her to dreamland.
** when Jade naps or sleeps, mummy will nurses her.
recently Jade wants daddy to carry and rock her to sleep which is a good thing for mummy. Usually mummy will nurses her, rock her, pat her, sing song blah blah... daddy already snoring though he trys very hard to keep himself awke to accompany mummy. now he has to rock his precious to sleep before joining mummy on the bed lo. but NOT FAIR! coz Jade falls asleep very fast on daddy's arm!
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Thursday, March 12, 2009
4mth: Happy Chatty Little Jade
Jade's been quite chatty recently.
Sometimes she can self-entertain herself on her fisher-price seat, talk to the cat, dog and chick... they are her friends. Sometimes I bring up her car seat friends- Ms Butterfly, so that she has more choice. And Jade really like Ms Butterfly, because she will grab her wings and stuff them into her little mouth. So that's when I need to treat her stuffy friends to a detox spa. She also has a little baby piglet which Jade always suck her nose. Hubby says that maybe Jade thought that the nose is my nipple... *argh*
So I always treat Jade's friends with a thorough detox spa in my beloved washing machine... keke...
last Sunday, we brought Jade to BHG and she was so excited that she kept babbling. There was a moment she was quiet. A stranger peeked at her. Of all sudden, Little Jade babbled. So this sneaky stranger was caught off guard with a shocked expression. I think I saw her jumped. Then we quickly pushed the stroller away. Jade was attracting too much attention with her chattiness...
Its not that we seldom bring her out, usually I bring her to the Cold Storage and other shops at Compass Point. Its only these two weeks that Jade started to 'talk' a lot. Sometimes to herself, sometimes to her 'friends' and sometimes to us(her family) and sometimes to stranger.... Sometimes she can talke non-stop for very long. Maybe I should time her...
When Jade likes or dislike you, you will know it easily. Up to now, she 'scolded' two persons. One is my mom's neighbour and the other is a lady at NEL. out of nowhere, she 'shouted' at the lady when she was packing her stuffing. Maybe she made too much noise.
She laughed when some of my friends played with her. Jade likes them. Jade will giggle and sometimes more hilariously. She likes her daddy and grandma(both side) and uncles(both side) best! Actually I think she likes whoever that gives her lots of attention!!!!! I think she only likes me when I feed her... hmmm...
Basically Jade's a happy chatty babe.
19-02-2009 Jade can flip by herself. 4mth old on 23-02-2009.
Finally managed to squeeze in some time to blog.
My Little Jade finally can flip on 19-02-3009, thursday. I went off to the kitchen for a while and when I returned to the living room, little Jade whom was supposed to lie on her back on her LG playmat, was on top on her little baby piglet. I was too shocked to take any photos.. but it was a delightful scene. so cute!
So I thought... maybe she didnt flip.. maybe I was the one whom placed her on her tummy. So... I placed her on her back again. This time she elegantly flipped in front of me.
She's been trying to flip since so long ago.. I think when she just passed her full month, she's been trying very hard to flip. Finally! I felt so happy for her as she always look so angry and made angry cries when she could not flip.
Happiness do not last long. A few days later after she managed to flip more easily, her legs began to push herself very roughly. Hmm... I guess, she is tryin to crawl???? Sometimes, I hope my little girl is not the impatient type!!! Still... she began to turn into an 'angry' baby when she could not lift herself up.... But sometimes she managed to move like a caterpillar..
I wonder when she can crawl. Today is 12-03-2009, two weeks later, Little Jade will be 5months.
Thursday, January 1, 2009
Help! Baby Jade wont nap in the day!!!
baby Jade sleeps around 7-7.30pm everyday. She wakes up at 1.30-2.30am for her feed, then sleeps again till 4.30-5.30am for the next feed. She then wakes up around 6.30-7am again...
she used to sleep for an hour in the day after every feed. then reduce to 30mins... then 15mins... today, she only nap once for an hour!!! she just feel asleep 20mins ago... finally my break.
pls! if u have any great ideas on how get your baby to nap, pls share with me! i would be so grateful.
suggestions received:-
1. get baby to sleep in sarong in the day
2. make the room dim for nap.
thanks in advance!!!!
she used to sleep for an hour in the day after every feed. then reduce to 30mins... then 15mins... today, she only nap once for an hour!!! she just feel asleep 20mins ago... finally my break.
pls! if u have any great ideas on how get your baby to nap, pls share with me! i would be so grateful.
suggestions received:-
1. get baby to sleep in sarong in the day
2. make the room dim for nap.
thanks in advance!!!!
Saturday, December 13, 2008
Baby Jade's Full Month - Praying Session
Apparantly, we were too engrossed catching with friends that we didnt took any photos for Jade's celebration in the evening.
View photos here: http://pkum.multiply.com/photos/album/22/Jades_Full_Month_-_Praying_Session
View photos here: http://pkum.multiply.com/photos/album/22/Jades_Full_Month_-_Praying_Session
Monday, December 8, 2008
Jade's Milestone - 1 month
Jade @ birth - 23-10-2008
Thomson Medical Centre
Weight: 3400gm
Length: 50cm
Head Circumference: 34cm
Jade @ 1st month checkup - 25-11-2008
Paediatric Centre (Rivervale)
Weight: 4.79kg
Length: 57.5cm
Head Circumference: 37cm
Feeding: 120-125ml - Breastmilk & FM (Mamax Gold) - 2hourly
Sleep
Jade's smile frequently during her sleep or when she is going to sleep. She gives satisfied grin when she is full. Initially she sleeps after every feed and sleeps for 1.5-2hrs. When she is reaching 1 month old, she sleeps about 30mins-1hr after which feed in the day. Usually, at night she sleeps around 7.30pm and wakes at 1am. She sleeps at at least 3-5 hours each time at night.
Feeding
120ml-125ml. Prefers breastfeeding than drinking from bottled EBM or FM. Drinking Mamax Gold(Maybe changing soon.)
Others:
Jade's able to move her head from left to right lying on her back/or tummy down. She makes new noises too. She's able to ficus on objects but on very short period. She can recognise mummy & daddy best. She likes bright colors object.
Saturday, November 8, 2008
Birth Story - Jade Tern Gek Teng 唐 玉 庭
This is going to be a long long post!
At wk 38, Dr Lim assured the usual, "the placenta's ok, baby's healthy, fluid's enough... etc" Before we left his room, he bid goodbye, "I'll see you next week or anytime in labour." As usual, we left the clinic happily to anticipate Jade's arrival.
God knows, at wk 39 when we visit Dr Lim, we were informed that my amniotic fluid was low and was told to do a detail scan asap. And we did it the next day, which was wednesday 22-Oct-08. The detail scan confirmed that my amniotic fluid was too low. We have to decide to do a caesarean delivery by Fri as Dr Lim adviced that the rate for induced delivery is low and we cannot afford to wait for another week. And so we scheduled to do a caesarean delivery with epidural the next day, 23-Oct-08, Thurs, 12pm.
I did not like the idea being knocked out and letting someone cut up up when I was unconscious. Therefore, I was glad that Dr Lim suggested epidural and I could be awake throughout the procedure and I can even breastfeed after the operation wthout feeling drowsy. He assured me that with epidural the pain is more bearable. I wondered how true....
Dr Lim had an operation at 10.30am and I was scheduled right after that. I had to fast after 5am!! I couldn't sleep well at night as I was very nervous. I had never undergo the knife before. This will be major one.
23-Oct-08, Thurs, 4am: Alvin woke me up to drink a mug of mummy's milk. I was too tired to note whatever brand it was.
6.45am: We woke up to bathe! It was really a great shower! *Damned I missed it so much!*
7.40am: Finally reached the reception to register.
9am plus: Hmm... wondered why it took us so long to be brought to my ward. We had to fill up some forms and listen to some explanation. I had chosen 4-bedder but was upgraded 2-bedder. *Nice room. Though not the renovated one. pretty cool as my initial room mate was off to another ward. It was almost like 1-bedder. The minus point was that I could not dare to sleep at night alone!!!!
10.15am: the nurse applied a kind of cream which will make me pass motion. It was just another horrible experience! I was told to hold off for another 15 mins if possible. But within 3 mins, I rushed off to the toilet!! *argh*
10.30am: I always thought hospital staffs are not so punctual afterall. As I was earlier promised the 'poo poo' cream will be given to me at 10am. This time, the labour ward nurse with a stern face(the only not-so-friendly staff I had encountered at TMC) came to 'escort' me to the operation theatre, greeting me with the scary operation bed. I was told that I would be next after the 10.30am mummy. Oh my god.. that this time, Dr Lim must have been preparing to slice her the way he was going to slice me up. *gulp!*
11am: I was separated from Alvin!!! From the reception, all the way up 10.30am when the labour staff came, he was with me. I was not that scared. But once, we were separated. I was shivering with fear! I was such a coward! He was made to wait till I had been sliced open at the family lounge(I think). I laid on the operation bed, waiting outside the operation theatre while the staff cleared the room and waiting for Dr Lim and Dr Liew( the anesthesiologist). From where I was, I could see the clock. I just keep looking at the time and wondered when it would be my turn. I thought it should be pretty fast...
The anesthesiologist came and described the procedure for epidura. I am a chicken when it comes to injection too! I just nodded my head and gave a faint smile. He patted my shoulder and asked me to relax! * How to relax? I had been waiting there like nobody's business and being separated from Alvin and going to be jabbed on my back and even though I am super scared and frail, I had to push my back against the jab?? and then being cut open... will Jade felt intruded? Will she be shocked? I must had think too much!!!*
Finally, someone came, she smiled and said something like the operation room was ready, now they were just waiting for Dr Lim to come. A couple more staff came and pushed me to the so-called ready room. Dr Liew came shortly. I sat up, he cleaned my back with a super cold antiseptic lotion. This made me shivered non-stop. The coldness hit me harder when he injected the epidural into my back. I had never shivered so voilently before. It was one more bad experience for this caerean operation! I only yearned to see Alvin and Jade quickly.
Somehow Dr Liew knew I was very nervous. Guess my heartbeat betrayed me. I could not talk much, though he was trying to be nice and kept assuring me that it was okay and asked me to relax. I could still feel pressure and some sensation but not the pain so he asked me not to give big reaction else my husband will panick and thought that I was in great pain or discomfort. I wanted very much to laugh as I am really feeling discomfort from the shivering. Anyway, the shivering was normal, I was told, but I did not feel at ease.
After much waiting, I lost in time! Before, I cursed silently again.. Dr Lim made his appearance! His usual assuring smile and greeted me good morning. I smiled back and said 'Hi". Then he gave a serious face and told me that he was going to draw a line on my bikini line. I would really appreaciate if he quickly do what he had to do and give me back Alvin.
Dr Lim pressed my tummy a few times and I think he slice my bikini line when he instructed the labour staff to bring my husband to me as he was going to deliver my baby!!! * Finally! I felt so touched! After all the shivering and waiting, Jade's coming out finally!*
Alvin came in and was really shocked to see me shivering, of which, Dr Liew promptly explained about the side effects and that I really will not feel any pain. I grabbed his hand and felt better. Jade's really coming. Dr Liew pushed my upper abs when Dr Lim gave a signal. In a short while, Jade's out. Dr Lim got Alvin to count in 8s two or three times before he cut off her imblical cord. A while more, we heard Jade's cries. I could have cried. I think I must haven used up most energy on feeling scared and nervous. I felt really spent and hungry. *haha*
Jade was being cleaned before she was thrown onto my chest for us to take photo. Alvin could have cried too, but he told me that he must have felt more happy than any other feelings.
Dr Liew even complimented Alvin's smile and said that he seldom sees father smiles so nice and happy. Hmm... Maybe the other daddys are feeling stressed and nervous like their wifes? I could only smile and felt more light-hearted when Alvin and Jade's with me...
Jade's Weight: 3400gm
Height: 50
At wk 38, Dr Lim assured the usual, "the placenta's ok, baby's healthy, fluid's enough... etc" Before we left his room, he bid goodbye, "I'll see you next week or anytime in labour." As usual, we left the clinic happily to anticipate Jade's arrival.
God knows, at wk 39 when we visit Dr Lim, we were informed that my amniotic fluid was low and was told to do a detail scan asap. And we did it the next day, which was wednesday 22-Oct-08. The detail scan confirmed that my amniotic fluid was too low. We have to decide to do a caesarean delivery by Fri as Dr Lim adviced that the rate for induced delivery is low and we cannot afford to wait for another week. And so we scheduled to do a caesarean delivery with epidural the next day, 23-Oct-08, Thurs, 12pm.
I did not like the idea being knocked out and letting someone cut up up when I was unconscious. Therefore, I was glad that Dr Lim suggested epidural and I could be awake throughout the procedure and I can even breastfeed after the operation wthout feeling drowsy. He assured me that with epidural the pain is more bearable. I wondered how true....
Dr Lim had an operation at 10.30am and I was scheduled right after that. I had to fast after 5am!! I couldn't sleep well at night as I was very nervous. I had never undergo the knife before. This will be major one.
23-Oct-08, Thurs, 4am: Alvin woke me up to drink a mug of mummy's milk. I was too tired to note whatever brand it was.
6.45am: We woke up to bathe! It was really a great shower! *Damned I missed it so much!*
7.40am: Finally reached the reception to register.
9am plus: Hmm... wondered why it took us so long to be brought to my ward. We had to fill up some forms and listen to some explanation. I had chosen 4-bedder but was upgraded 2-bedder. *Nice room. Though not the renovated one. pretty cool as my initial room mate was off to another ward. It was almost like 1-bedder. The minus point was that I could not dare to sleep at night alone!!!!
10.15am: the nurse applied a kind of cream which will make me pass motion. It was just another horrible experience! I was told to hold off for another 15 mins if possible. But within 3 mins, I rushed off to the toilet!! *argh*
10.30am: I always thought hospital staffs are not so punctual afterall. As I was earlier promised the 'poo poo' cream will be given to me at 10am. This time, the labour ward nurse with a stern face(the only not-so-friendly staff I had encountered at TMC) came to 'escort' me to the operation theatre, greeting me with the scary operation bed. I was told that I would be next after the 10.30am mummy. Oh my god.. that this time, Dr Lim must have been preparing to slice her the way he was going to slice me up. *gulp!*
11am: I was separated from Alvin!!! From the reception, all the way up 10.30am when the labour staff came, he was with me. I was not that scared. But once, we were separated. I was shivering with fear! I was such a coward! He was made to wait till I had been sliced open at the family lounge(I think). I laid on the operation bed, waiting outside the operation theatre while the staff cleared the room and waiting for Dr Lim and Dr Liew( the anesthesiologist). From where I was, I could see the clock. I just keep looking at the time and wondered when it would be my turn. I thought it should be pretty fast...
The anesthesiologist came and described the procedure for epidura. I am a chicken when it comes to injection too! I just nodded my head and gave a faint smile. He patted my shoulder and asked me to relax! * How to relax? I had been waiting there like nobody's business and being separated from Alvin and going to be jabbed on my back and even though I am super scared and frail, I had to push my back against the jab?? and then being cut open... will Jade felt intruded? Will she be shocked? I must had think too much!!!*
Finally, someone came, she smiled and said something like the operation room was ready, now they were just waiting for Dr Lim to come. A couple more staff came and pushed me to the so-called ready room. Dr Liew came shortly. I sat up, he cleaned my back with a super cold antiseptic lotion. This made me shivered non-stop. The coldness hit me harder when he injected the epidural into my back. I had never shivered so voilently before. It was one more bad experience for this caerean operation! I only yearned to see Alvin and Jade quickly.
Somehow Dr Liew knew I was very nervous. Guess my heartbeat betrayed me. I could not talk much, though he was trying to be nice and kept assuring me that it was okay and asked me to relax. I could still feel pressure and some sensation but not the pain so he asked me not to give big reaction else my husband will panick and thought that I was in great pain or discomfort. I wanted very much to laugh as I am really feeling discomfort from the shivering. Anyway, the shivering was normal, I was told, but I did not feel at ease.
After much waiting, I lost in time! Before, I cursed silently again.. Dr Lim made his appearance! His usual assuring smile and greeted me good morning. I smiled back and said 'Hi". Then he gave a serious face and told me that he was going to draw a line on my bikini line. I would really appreaciate if he quickly do what he had to do and give me back Alvin.
Dr Lim pressed my tummy a few times and I think he slice my bikini line when he instructed the labour staff to bring my husband to me as he was going to deliver my baby!!! * Finally! I felt so touched! After all the shivering and waiting, Jade's coming out finally!*
Alvin came in and was really shocked to see me shivering, of which, Dr Liew promptly explained about the side effects and that I really will not feel any pain. I grabbed his hand and felt better. Jade's really coming. Dr Liew pushed my upper abs when Dr Lim gave a signal. In a short while, Jade's out. Dr Lim got Alvin to count in 8s two or three times before he cut off her imblical cord. A while more, we heard Jade's cries. I could have cried. I think I must haven used up most energy on feeling scared and nervous. I felt really spent and hungry. *haha*
Jade was being cleaned before she was thrown onto my chest for us to take photo. Alvin could have cried too, but he told me that he must have felt more happy than any other feelings.
Dr Liew even complimented Alvin's smile and said that he seldom sees father smiles so nice and happy. Hmm... Maybe the other daddys are feeling stressed and nervous like their wifes? I could only smile and felt more light-hearted when Alvin and Jade's with me...
Jade's Weight: 3400gm
Height: 50
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