Micaiah is a month old!

Hello, i am Micaiah and i am a month old now!

Though still a bit yellow due to breastmilk jaundice, my boy is thriving and growing well. To date he measures up to 59.5cm (measured by mommy) and we will be confirming his weight gain this Thursday at a checkup. A rather tall and big baby for a month old, isn't he?? 

Little Micaiah is a wakey baby who doesn't sleep much. He stays awake most of the time during the day starring into space. Nowadays he wails a lot to seek for attention. And the last three days have been hard for mommy. Ya Ya has not been sleeping at night, and crying a lot. Maybe he misses grandma and great-grandma? My mom and grandmom left after his fullmoon celebration on last Sat night and Ya Ya has been fussy since. Hopefully he is getting better. **fingers crossed for mommy**.

I am feeling a bit depressed at the moment. Feels like i am all alone and my world is revolved around Micaiah only. Need to arrange my schedule better and get out to do what i should be! And the strange part is I miss KK all of a sudden. The comfort of local foods, tapioca cake and po lo bao .... only in my dreams now. 

Little Ya Ya - Week 3

Little Ya Ya is currently experiencing what the nurses call, growth spurt. He gets very hungry during the night (between 8pm to 12am), and feeds every hour. Which makes mommy very tired. I was warned during one of the maternal care visits by the midwives, but didn't really fully 'understand' it until it happened. I nearly lost my temper to this little boy, who was still unsettled after many continuous feeds and kept wailing. Thank God you have a daddy who is patient with you. As a result, he ended up sleeping with us on our bed for the last couple of nights. The peculiar thing is, he doesn't feed as much during the day as he feeds at night! 

Apart from the growth spurt he is experiencing, he has been a wonderful baby. He sleeps most of the time during the day (please note: during the DAY) and is growing well! Measured at 49.0cm at birth, he stretches up to 55.0cm now and we predict him to grow out of his current changing mat in two weeks. He is sure a big baby for his age (2 weeks and 4 days?), weighing more than 4.0kg in comparison to other babies around; but he doesn't look chubby or fat, just tall and strong. LOL. 

Mommy, i am only 5cm away from the mattress end.

His jaundice has not totally cleared but he looks better and better each day. And mind you, he is a very cheeky boy. Mommy will feed you lots and lots till your jaundice clears! The sad thing is there isn't much sunshine nowadays, and it has been cloudy and moody. 

The hungry look

This year was a special one for me, not only because i am now officially a mother but because my son was born on the 28th on my 28th birth year! And i even got two red eggs from my mom and grandma!

Thank you Hubby for the cake! 

Baby Ya Ya - Week 2

Little Micaiah did not have a good start to his Week No.2. He was admitted to hospital on Friday, 5th Oct for jaundice and had to be put under phototherapy lights. My heart sank when i witnessed my little pumpkin stripped naked (apart from his pampers), forced to wear an eye mask and put into an incubator to be sunbathed. I stood by him the whole night, constantly telling him that there is nothing to be afraid of because mommy is beside him. He was taken out every four hours for feeding, and i am proud to say that my boy is really a good boy. He didn't cry. He didn't fuss. He slept through most of the time, and waking up only to feed on mommy. Thank God, his bilirubin level dropped after 24 hours and the doc finally discharged him the next day. 

Micaiah has been feeding very well. In fact I am starting to worry if he has had too much. Since birth, i have been exclusively breastfeeding him, either by direct latching or expressed breast milk. During his time in the isolette under the fluorescent light, the midwives told me that i need to produce more than enough milk to keep Micaiah hydrated otherwise, they may have to top up with formula milk. I determined not to introduce formula but only breast milk to Micaiah so i persevered and to their amazement, i managed to express out more than enough for him. God is indeed the great Jehovah Jireh isn't he? :-D Till today, i know Micaiah is having enough because he has been wetting and pooing as much as the number of times he is being fed. And, he's gaining an average of at least 70g per day! 

One of Micaiah's favourite times; bath! 

My little pumpkin sleeping soundly in his cot.

When mommy calls him, he covers his little face with his little hands. 'I don't want to wake up'.

Poor feet; poked many times for jaundice blood tests.

Mommy is getting used to motherhood now. These include waking up at nights, reduced sleep, 100% attention to Micaiah, milk and poo all over, and bubbling baby language. My baby darling, mommy loves you so much!  

Little Micaiah @ Ya Ya

Meet my prince charming, Little Micaiah Jiang ( 蒋米) who looked small from mommy's tummy, but came out 3.84 kg! I didn't have an easy labour, but it was all worth it (will write further about this when i have time :-D).

Little Micaiah (Ya Ya) born on 28th September 2012 at 3.40pm

People have been commenting that he looks more and more like daddy each day, but he has my lips and hopefully my eyes?! LOL. 

My two princes, i love you both so much. Happy 4th Anniversary, Hubby!