Early Birthday Celebration for my mum

Every year without fail, we'll bring my parents out for either lunch or dinner to celebrate their birthday. This year my mum prefer it to be at home so we celebrate it early today instead of her actual day 5 Jan'08 since everyone will be working.
My mum decided to cook her yummy mee hoon & green bean soup whereas we order some pizza, KFC and also bought a cake to celebrate.



Only my mum is looking at the camera whereas Damien & Jerald aiming at the cake & Jordan looking elsewhere.

28.12.08 Wedding dinner at Rasa Sentosa Resort

Today's Quin (SIL) younger sister's wedding. Both my parents & my family are invited to attend the dinner. Glad tat i'm feeling better now & this's the 1st time i go out after my op on 2/12. This's also the 1st time tat we bring Jerald along lucky my bro, SIL, parents are there to help us carry Jerald if not Daddy Jen's arms may break.

A real Christmas Tree

My parents with my nephews & Jerald

My family pic

Tooth visting cum Nightmare again

Jerald has been drooling like nobody business again... can see his 2 upper canine coming out & this time round is worse as he tends to put almost everything into his mouth even aiming at my mum's shoulders or Daddy Jen's thighs. Right now he has 14 teeth, can tell it's damn uncomfy for him & he starts to wake up practically at 1am, 3am, 6am or 2am & 4am alternate days. Hope everything return to normal soon. Poor boy...

Can't sit still for a min...

Do i look good with my po po's bag??

This looks interesting...

Trying to peel off...

Where's everyone???

Help...

Bonding time

All these while, i've been accompanying Jerald at the back seat whenever Daddy Jen drives us out. He'll cry & yell whenever he can't see me or i left the car without him. So he has been handling Jerald alone while i rest & guide him along. So far Jerald is enjoying himself with his daddy's company during the weekends except he still wants me whenever he sleep at night. Today Daddy Jen managed to bring Jerald out alone to meet up with his friends for coffee at Vivo city.


I can only drool when he show me a picture of Fondue they had at Haagen Dasz.

Just went to remove the stitches today... It was super painful as my doc mentioned he did a whole line stitches rather than many stiches in a go. Imagine when he removed & pull the string i can feel something is tearing my skin & it was so sore when he wipe it with alcohol. My doc assured me tat the wound is shorter than my c-sect but i nearly faint when i saw it with my own eyes. The pain was worse than c-sect as it was just above my waist & the cut was few cm away from the belly button & it link till to the side so the length is like a small ruler long. Till now I've been using a binder to support me when i walk if not i can't even walk properly at all.

My doc extended my hospitalisation leave from 15 till 31 Dec'08 & ask me to bed rest & take painkillers as & when i feel pain. Daddy Jen say he's a maria ever since i'm discharged cos doc told me not to carry heavy stuff for at least 3 months. Which means i can't carry Jerald liao, i feel so sad whenever Jerald wants me to carry him. I think by the time i recover i doubt he want me to carry him anymore =(

Finally everything is over!

Hello everyone, i'm back after a 4days 3 nights stay in Gleneagles hospital from 2 - 6 Dec'08. It was really a torture cos i feel so blur after the few hrs via GA. Imagine Daddy Jen panicked when i was still not out by 7pm as it was supposed to end by 6pm. My mum kept calling him & ask whether i'm out but i'm not... Everyone got so tensed & stress as they thought something worse happen to me cos b4 tat my doc did mentioned if my right kidney is not in good condition will need to have it removed.

The fact is Daddy Jen went to the Gents & missed me when i was wheeled out of the operating theatre. Poor him... He told me it was damn cold out the OT & no one informed him until he asked one of the nurses there then know tat i was back in my ward. So glad to hear Daddy Jen calling me in my ward & i suddenly feel so secured & glad tat i was out & doc told Daddy Jen tat the surgery was very successful. Also with a row of many incoming calls from my parents, bro, friends & colleagues. I was so surprised as i didn't tell many of them cos i dun think it's necessary to inform at all & no point making people worry also.

Till now i can still remember the days in hospital as i can't move with a few tubes on my body & the wound hurts plus i had bed sore for lying few days without moving at all. Really glad it's over... I must say a BIG thank you to Daddy Jen for getting different types of magazines to help me kill time. Also to fetch my parents & Jerald to see me everyday. Thanks for all the unconditional love, care & concern despise your busy schedule at work.

Also to thank all my friends, colleagues, relatives for all the sms, phone calls plus hampers & flowers too.

Last day in office

Today is the day where i find that my table is clear of files and work. I cleared most of my work except some bills which need my bosses to approve b4 sending out. I just leave it as is it & hopefully i can contribute more when i return to work soon... unless my bosses decide to ask me to leave then bobian lor.. anyway daddy jen say he can let me be a temp "SAHM" if i really lose my job. Managed to clear 95% of my work & left office abt 10.30pm phew...

So nice of Daddy Jen to fetch me & zoommmm off to fetch my precious boy. I can't wait to hug my boy right now as i know i can't carry him for a period after my op. Pray hard & hope tat my op turns out well & pls let me be a normal person.

Dinner at honjin japanese restaurant

Daddy brought me & jerald to eat buffet dinner at honjin at Robinson Rd. All along i wanted to eat buffet though both of us dun eat much but i just wan to have a nice dinner with my family b4 my op scheduled next tues, 2 dec'08 at 3pm. We've been to this restaurant few years back when we are still pak tori-ing hee.. Everything still remains the same, staffs, food, ambience except the price. Though it's 1 for 1 ala carte buffet but it costs $60 plus for UOB card offer. I nearly faint but Daddy Jen say let this be the last yummy dinner for me as i won't be able to taste all the nice seafood at least for a month after my op. So far all of us enjoy the food including jerald who keep asking for more... Actually there are more food like sashimi etc but a pity both me & daddy jen dun take raw stuff so everything i pose here are cooked hee...

Good boy Jerald wanted to order food for daddy & mummy. But nobody hiew him lor!


I just love everything cold...Shiok! Shiok!

T3

Sorry for all the long posts for the pass few days... Now is turn to post more pics Brought jerald to meet up with Clara & Summer jie jie. Very hard to make them sit down to take a decent photo. Only managed to take some with Summer & jerald as Clara is sleeping... See how Summer pose.. Summer looking at jerald... She must be thinking how come he so "buay si tiam" haha.. My cheeky boy.. with his tongue sticking out hee.. A decent family pic Must say thank you to Uncle Clement for helping us to take this pic cos all along is either me & daddy jen with jerald very hard to take family pic.

Jerald with Clara & Summer jie jie. There must be something behind those metals. Let's investigate.


Let me show u how to shake a balloon...


& how to throw a balloon as well...

Today return back to work. As usual reached office abt 7.45am starts to clear my emails and tried to do as much work as i can. Trying to fight back my tears if my colleagues were to ask how i feel today. Most of them in my dept knows about my condition. I just hope tat they dun find me a weirdo & also a burden if i'm not around. Lucky all things turns out well, told my dept boss Mrs Thio and also my bosses tat i will be away for 2-4 weeks and will be back to contribute more & continue to work hard. Everyone in my dept wish me well while i buried myself with tons of work as i tried to clear as much as i can b4 i can rest my mind.

Back pain

I've been having severe back pain since i was diagnosis with a "horseshoe" kidney in year 2001. I was born with it so i can only blame why like tat but life still carries on... Nothing serious just "weirdo" as i'll have on & off pain if i drink too much water or urine got stuck at the so called "passage tube or valve" So far so good & my doc Prof Tung can't do anything to me except to take pain killer if i've pain. I've took numerous types of painkiller so long as u can name it.. I'm really sick of life & at times i just dun care & endure with it. Things turn worse when i suddenly cannot wake up from my bed today as pain strike me since the night b4...

Imagine i've been having on & off pain for the past 2weeks which i think is normal. Called Dr Tung and told him i wan to do Xray & scan to see wat's wrong. We pray hard when we are at Gleneagles hoping tat it's just stones or something not as serious as kidney infection. I can see my doc's face is pretty worried... which makes me worried too. After Xray, ultrasound & CT scan... my doc said tat my kidney is swollen due to the blockage & suggested tat i go for a surgery asap. He said give me 2 days to think about it then call him to arrange for the op. Suddenly my mind was blank... Lucky Daddy Jen was there to support me & as usual i broke down in tears as my most fear has arrived...

I'm really worried...
1. worried tat i may lose my job as times are bad & need to trouble my colleague to take over my work.
2. worried tat i may lose my life "touch wood"
3. most worried about Jerald... and also how will Daddy Jen do if my op is unsuccessful.

Worried, worried & worried flowed my mind.

In the end, Daddy Jen is the one who encouraged me and make arrangement for me to go ahead for the op & promised me tat he'll take good care of Jerald during my 5-7 days stay in hospital.

Daddy JEN is away again... 20-23 Nov'08

This time round i feel more insecure though I always tell Daddy Jen tat it's ok if he need to be on business trip as now i've my boy, Jerald with me so no worries hee... But i just can't help feeling down when he's not around especially now BKK is in chaos. My parents dun allow me to bring jerald home too as i need to work late. No point bringing him home late then still need to ferry him over early morning. Feeling down & stress at work at the same time... Feeling lousy as well keep asking myself why i dun have any license to drive though my car is sitting in the carpark. I can't help worrying & keep waiting for him to sms me. Finally i dun care just gve him a ring... Guess wat... he's actually playing cards with his colleagues in the hotel room while waiting to check out to depart for the airport. Phew... a peace of my mind. I can finally rest my mind for a while.

DADDY JEN, if u happen to read this post pls... bear in mind just a sms won't costs much ok... dun let us worry for nothing. Ah bish!!!

MUMMY

Finally jerald called me "MUMMY" when i called my mum during lunch time to ask how my boy is doing. I'm not trying to boast around but i just feel "HAPPY" as he finally called me as he has been calling me "MAMA" for many months but i still prefer MUMMY. I know i'm vain but i just prefer tat way lor hee... Actually he knows a lot of things but hor he's just damn lazy & stubborn at times. The more u want him to do it but the more he won't. So i just let it be...

As usual brought jerald to T3 for dinner and let him walk around the BIG space there. Tried to take a decent pic of him but he just can't sit still at all. Pardon this lousy pic as i tried to get him to pose with Disney character while daddy snap non stop.. Can tell his new hair cut after a week? This's the shortest tat we've cut so far..

Countless...

Brought Jerald for his "dunno" how many times of haircut again!!! Didn't managed to take any photo this time round as hb says nothing special since he needs to cut almost every 1.5mths. But this time round we r very happy as this auntie really did a very clean & short cut for him. Hopefully this will last till at least X'mas b4 another round...

Finally well...

I've been MIA for a long time... No time to update blog as i was really busy with work & work for the past months as i've been working OT almost everyday since the arrival of my new boss aka "LET". Just a short & quick update as wat happen during this pass weeks... Jerald has been having dry cough during his sleep at night since couple of weeks. I've been bringing him to see PD almost every week for 4 times in a month. Imagine how much $ has been wasted but so long as he gets well, we'll be happy. My hb was away on & off to BKK when i need him most but wat to do WORK is more impt!!! Suddenly things turn worse when his dry cough become phlegmy with stuffy nose. This time round, we just brought him to see a normal GP. He was prescribed with a week of antibodtics but it doesn't really clear off... So i've decided to give TCM a try. Brought him to Eu Ren Sang at Tiong Bahru Plaza and waited for almost an hr to see doc. Soon my cheerful boy was well after a week dose of bitter medicine eeeeeeeeeeeeee..... Finally he's well again YIPEE!!!

My sum seng kia

See how my boy sit when he self feed himself. Lucky he's a boy... so chor lor.

See how I walk everybody!!!

Jus love to go to the kitchen...Food

Happy Children Day

Jerald loves the avocado salad with chawamushi yummy..

Caught u looking at pretty gals LOL!

My precious boy has grown up

We went to Kelly's birthday party today but left the camera in the car so didn't manage to take any photo. After the party, we brought jerald for a hair cut again (imagine we need to bring u for haircut every 1.5mths) This time round i told daddy tat i want jerald to sit on his own rather than daddy carry him & let him sit on his lap. Both of us got a shock as he dun cry like b4 & take it very well. A big round of applause & well done baby! Daddy & Mummy are very proud of u.

Jerald's new hair style

Actually wanted to shave jerald's hair but his daddy "bu she de" so ask the stylist to cut it real short hee...

I love pork....oops piglet

I love tag also!!!

Can't stop laughing Part 1

hahaha...

Mummy makes me laugh again Part 2

Mummy loves to make me laugh

Love note from Daddy & Mummy

From Daddy,
Dear Jerald, Ever since u were conceived in mommy's womb, mommy & I were watching you grow from a small feotus to a small baby. It fills our heart with joy each time we see u grow. Imagine daddy have to drive Ur mommy around to find food to ease her cravings & I also put on weight as well.
On the eve, Mommy & I went to Sushi Teh with Uncle Steven, Auntie Valen & family for dinner to celebrate ur arrival. We even had Haagen Daz Ice Cream for dessert.
On the 9th Sep 07, when ur mommy is in the theatre and I was in the waiting area. I prayed tat U & ur mommy will be safe & healthy throughout the C-sect. When U arrived, u were crying veri loud & clear which doc Woody says u have a pair of good lungs. Ur mommy cried when holding u for the first time & daddy's heart was filled with joy. Remember when the nurse brought u out to weigh on the scale & u opened ur eyes & looked at daddy?
How time flies... Now u hve turn 1 year old. In our eyes, u hve grown into a adorable & cute boy. We hope tat u will grow up healthy, Study well & contribute to the society in the future.
Love u always, Daddy.

From Mommy :
Dear bb Jerald, last year this time when u were just born, u r the 1st bb boy to be born in TMC early morning. All the nurses & Woody say u r a cute & chubby bb weighing 3.945kg at 39wks & 1 day. Imagine when i was preggy with u, I ate like nobody business & i'm glad tat i dun have much MS but "only cravings" tats why i put on nearly 20kg which i find it really hard to go back to my pre pregnancy weight. Hope u dun grow up & ask me "Mummy, why r u so FAT??"
It's really not easy when i was preggy you as the placenta is low & no matter how much we prayed, it just couldn't move up. I was ordered to be on total bed rest by Doc Woody. He even gave me a letter to be admit to KKH just in case u decided to come out to see the world earlier than the due date on 15 Sept'07. Luckily everything went on smoothly & I've come to accept the fact that I can't give birth naturally and so accepted to go thru c-sect with LA on 9 Sept'07. Although it takes longer for the wound to heal but everything is worthwhile after seeing the smile on your face. We pray for ur health & wish u grow up to be a promising boy.
Love u always, mummy.

Official 1 Year Old today!

We decided to buy another birthday cake to celebrate for him b4 heading off to S'pore Flyers & Sentosa. Daddy kept saying it's unfair cos it's mummy's favourite cake again hee... Jerald if u see this blog when u grow up, dun worry Mummy will let u choose ur own favourite cake when u grow up ok.

Jerald's Birthday slideshow

Jerald's 1st birthday party

Finally Jerald's 1st birthday is over... Everything turns out well & it's really a gathering mostly for the adults & the kids really enjoyed playing with all the balloons. Jerald would like to say thank you to all the aunties, uncles, gor gor, jie jie, di di & mei mei for attending his party. Also thank you very much for the many presents & angpaos.

Jerald is well after so many days of "roller coaster fever" though rashes still there as PD mentioned will take about 2 weeks to go off. Today's a day b4 his actual birthday. His fresh look after his first feed in the morning...

Jerald's fever return after we attended Travis's bday party. Oh my... his whole body has lots of red rashes & he starts to have diarrhoea too. Episode starts again... See him reject his food & milk make me so heartache. Brought him to see PD again as the rashes starts to spread to his face. PD cfm it's viral infection & his rashes is so called after fever rash not fake measles. He has diarrhoea due to the intake of wrong medicine. So PD ask to bring him for a blood test just to play safe. Lucky everything turns out ok & PD ask to bring him back for review again on 5 Sept'08.

Travis's 1st Bday party at Grassroots

Travis's gor gor wake up liao but i'm still busy posing haha...


We went to Travis's gor gor party but didn't managed to take pic with him as he was tired & taking a nap. So i just pose & daddy quickly snap hee...

The fever came back again after yday's photo shoot. I blamed myself should'nt proceed with it as he may have caught a cold when we change him during the shoot. Today jerald wake up with a sweet smile & it melts my heart seeing tat. Daddy checked his temp & it has return back to normal. Jerald starting to feel active & ask for biscuits. So we brought him to a friend's baby 1st birthday day & jerald enjoy himself a lot. Then i saw something which makes my eyes super BIG. I saw jerald's legs starts to show some red spots... We suspect it's fake measles so just monitor...
He must be very tired... see how he doze off in my arms.

Today's the photo shoot day & daddy say to carry on as jerald suddenly turn for the better & no more fever hooray... 3 of us wake up pretty early & i tried to let jerald take a short nap b4 we go out to the studio at Joo Chiat Rd. This time round Benjamin managed to snap 196 pics but not all turn out as good as the previous photo shoot on 2 May'08. Some photos to share & there r more upload in our FB do check it out hee...

Jerald's still having fever & it's like roller coaster up & down... I was so worried till i cannot sleep at night. Keep waking up to check his temp & sponge him as well. Hope his fever subsided by tomorrow as we've a date with Benjamin (foto U) if not will have to forfeit the deposit as the package only valid till end August'08.

My precious boy suddenly had fever as high as 40 degrees. My heart stop a while when my mum called me. I really wonder wat's wrong as quickly told my bosses & colleagues tat i need to take urgent half day pm leave & call daddy to inform him tat i'll bring jerald to see PD straight away. First time see him so tired & didn't baby talk & his head is burning hot.

Pooh's Sweater from Auntie Lynn

Mummy & daddy brought me to Vivo. It's raining very heavily so mummy let me wear the sweater which Auntie Lynn bought for me. See my face... I'm a bit unhappy cos daddy went away to buy things without me.

Playing with Jaeden's gor gor toy.

Mummy brought me to Jaeden's gor gor 1st bday party

On the way to Ayden's Lam 1st bday party see how happy i am. Didn't manage to take any pics so waiting for Auntie Eileen to email us hee..

Mummy help me...

He simply loves to stick out his tongue, wonder where he learn it from or rather than he's teething..