Day #13

Mummy told me that daddy was diagnosed with dengue fever - he had to be admitted into the hospital.

Looks like he will not be coming back this weekend...

Day #11

Today, daddy left us to go back home.

Home - i still dun know how "home" is. At the moment, this is the only home i have. And i understand that i will be here for a while.

Mummy was sad daddy had to go - and he still is not feeling too good altho he seemed to be better. I hope he gets well soon.

Day #10

Daddy is unwell today. But he still sent me to the clinic. The doctor there was pleased with my condition. She said i did not have to go again tomorrow but will still have to go on Wednesday.

My flu is better today - mummy kept on sucking out all the nasty mucus and it really made me feel better. I slept most of the day - just like daddy too. I hope he gets better soon. He 's gonna leave tomorrow to go back to work - and mummy has been feeling sad about this. =(

Day #9

Quite an eventful day - so many visitors came!!! Uncle Jin Foong and Aunty Peng Chui came to visit in the morning. Their children seemed so excited - it was a little embarrassing, tho cuz i poo-ed when they were in the room and they all watched me getting cleaned up!!!

Later, mummy's grandma, aunty and counsin came too. Daddy's mummy also came and all the ladies were chatting away in the room. It was nice to have the noise!!! Happy noises! Happy people around me!

The negative part is that i have the flu!!!! Sigh.... my dose is blocked. Mummy had to use this special contraption to suck out the mucus from my nose. It felt pretty good. But only for a while. Daddy say they will be praying for me and that i have to drink more of mummy's milk to get better. I am a good girl and i have drunk a lot!

Day #8

I'm back home! We are all back home. Thank God my condition improved - no longer so yellow. So 1 week after i was born, i could come back home again!

I was still feeling a little tired tho. So when grandma and uncle and aunty and my cousins came to visit me again, i was sleeping most of the time. I could hear them all around my crib, watching me and talking about me.

I'm looking forward to playing with my cousins in the future! =)

Day #7

The whole day at the hospital. The doctor said my condition improved a little but I should stay for another day and night. It was pretty frustrating as my eyes had to be covered all the time.

But today was interesting cuz I had visitors! Aunty Jeanne came in the morning to visit. She brought me a gift - a giraffe! So cute. Mummy said the giraffe have big eyes like mine! :)

Then daddy's family came. Grandma and uncle and aunt and my cousins all came! A pity that I was not feeling too well so I wasn't too responsive. It wasn't very nice being under the phototherapy as I had to be without clothes and I get thirsty very quickly.

Day #6

Today was not a good day. I saw the clinic doctor in the morning and she was not too happy with my condition - despite the GH allowing me home. I had to go see her again in the afternoon - and my condition did not change much.

I felt pretty bad - physically. Was really tired and did not fell like doing anything. I did not want to respond to anybody. Just wanted to sleep. When they tried to wake me up, it was like fighting a losing battle.

Today was significant also cuz the confinement woman came today. The aunts was nice and gave me a nice bath. But I still felt ill and miserable.

At the end of the day, mummy and daddy decided to send me to the hospital. The doctor said that if mummy and daddy wanted me to be admitted, then they will admit me in. This time, the room had 2 beds so daddy have his own bed! But I had to go under the phototherapy light again - this time for much longer time. All the time, i felt so blessed cuz mummy is feeding me whenever i want.

Less than 1 week after I was born, all 3 of us were back in the hospital again. :(

Day #5

Today was quite an eventful day. Well, for mummy and daddy. Me? I was unwell and slept a lot. Apparently, I had this thing called jaundice. That was why the were doing the blood tests on me - to see how serious the jaundice was.

When I went to the clinic in the morning, the doctor there told daddy that I should be sent to the hospital just to be on the safe side. So mummy and daddy decided to do that. This time, I was sent to the General Hospital - the government hospital. Not as nice as the private hospital where I was born. But it was alright.


They gave me something to cover my eyes and put me under a bright light. Mummy sat by my side all the time and daddy kept her company as much as he could. We were in a ward with 3 or 4 other mothers and their babies. Some of them really cried a lot. Me? I was feeling rather weak so I slept most of the time.

Thank God cuz a the end of the day, I was allowed to go home as my condition improved. I'm glad that I could come back and sleep in my own crib - and I think mummy and dadd were really thankful to God that my condition improved and I could come home. The GH was pretty interesting - but I hope i dun have to go there again. Poor mummy had to walk so far and sat on that uncomfortable chair all day. She was feeling so weak when we got back.

I'm so blessed to have a mummy like that!

Day #4

Apparently, the nurses said they won't be coming as they wanted mummy and myself to go to the clinic. So we went together.

I now realise that blood test means poking me in the sole of my feet. As if that wasn't bad enuf, the nurse will be pressing on the area where she poked to get the blood out. Obviously, I cried like a baby. I *am* a baby after all.

Mummy cried when she saw me crying too. :( She loves me so much it must have broken her hear to see me in so much pain.

Day #3

Early in the morning, nurses came to check on me. apparently, they will come everyday for the first 20 days of my life to see how mummy and i are doing! good service!! the two nurses were really nice. mummy and daddy liked them a lot too.

They did say that I had to go to the clinic for them to do a routine blood test. A blood test n my 3rd day here on earth???? I din have any time to study for it!!!

I dun think I did very well - at the clinic, they punished me by poking me on m sole. It's was painful *boo hoo*.

When we got back, Uncle Weng Soon and Auntie Amy came to visit today! I got my first 'ang pow'. Hehe!

Day #2

I'm still getting used to life on the outside! I know that many of mummy's relatives and frens came to visit but I cold not really see them. Being on the outside is something that I really need to get used to.

Mummy and I were allowed to go home today! This meant I had my first car ride! Woohoo! The nurse did not allow me to sit on the car seat so I sat in mummy's arms all. The way back.

Overrated, tho. Daddy drove really slowly. No thrill. By the time we arrived, I was oredi hungry!!!

Day #1

It was very scary. I could feel that my heart was weakened. It was crazy - such a narrow opening and i was expected to go thru it? No way!

But they attached some sort of a contraption to my head!!! And then started pulling me out.

Before i know it, i was in the hands of the doctor in the maternity ward (this i leanrt much much later of course). It was really crowded - with 3 other nurses/midwives around.

Mum was there but she did not see me. Daddy was standing in the corner, white as ghost, trying to steal a look of me. But not for long as i was whisked away into another room where the doctors and the nurses cleaned me up. i sat for my first test - and i think i did pretty well! 8 out of 10!!! No one gets 10 out of 10!

They left me alone under a warm light - they had to!!! It was soooo cold. And i wasn't wearing anything!

A little while later, daddy came in - in his Liverpool jersey!!! Again, i did not know it then but it was all red. To me, everyhting was a big blur. But when i heard his voice, i recognised him immediately!!! It was the voice that i heard the most after mummy's voice, of course. It sounded a little different now that i'm on the outside - but there was no doubt about it!

He chatted with me for a while - and then he left. He went back to mummy, i presume. Cuz i was taken to her later and he was there with her.

We were later all taken to a room where i spent my first night in this world with mummy and daddy. Well, we all din get much sleep tho!!! Mummy fed me many times and daddy was always there. The three of us - it was the wonderful start to a wonderful journey ahead!