Back from Taiwan!

Little chubbs sleeping in mummy's arms

Little chubbs posing with Daddy

"Zzzz.......Zzzzz....... " *snore*

Just realised it's been ages since I updated this blog! Just got back from a getaway trip to Taiwan... Feel so rejuvenated! It's been a long time since we really had a good night's sleep... & we got to wake up late during the trip (Thanks to my parents-in-law who took care of Ayden during our absence)!! Hehe... but poor "Ah Gong" & "Ah Mah" had a few sleepless nights these few days! It's been a great trip.... ate lots of food, bought lots of goodies, tried riding a scooter, even got interviewed on one Taiwan show! Haa... Fun! But I missed my boy so so much!!! Me & hubby kept looking thru Ayden's photos in our handphones everyday (As we walk, before we sleep at night, when we're on the bus....) !! I even dreamt of Ayden a few times! Really missed his smiles, his voice, his smell, & his cutie pie face! So, we're really glad to be back home, to be beside Ayden again, to be able to carry him and hug him again! Can't be away from him for too long! I guess Ayden's in for our next trip, no matter what! ;p

Ayden's 3 months old now... and his neck and limbs are getting stronger.. & he's growing taller too! He's now 61cm and weighing a 7.5kg! hehe... my chubby little darling! Daddy & Mummy loves bringing him out....becos he enjoys going out! He's one curious little boy who'll look all around when he's out in his pram....but not for too long...cos he tends to drift off into sleep quite fast when he's in his cosy little pram... haha...so I guess it's a lucky thing too, cos he's considered well-behaved when he goes out 'kai kai', I mean, he can't do much when he's sleeping most of the time right... hiak ;p

Daddy & Mummy is looking forward to hearing Ayden utter his 1st word, looking forward to seeing him take his 1st step... I'm really thankful to be able to take care of him everyday, so that I'll be there to witness his growing milestones! To all mummies out there... It's really wonderful being a mum...tiring..but fulfilling! Hope all of u are enjoying ur motherhood as well!

Ayden learns to talk

Here's Ayden trying to talk to us... usually after his feed...when he's in real good mood.. He's really a cheeky fellow at times...and you can see him moving his mouth and forming funny shapes with it. One of his favourites will be when hubbs recites the "Humpty Dumpty" Nursery rhyme for him.. Ayden will always attempt to say along with him! Hahaha.... he looks really cute when he gets all excited and hyped up to talk! Judging from his enthusiasm in making sounds and talking to us... I guess he's gonna turn into one eloquent lil fellow not long down the road... Haha...can't wait to hear him call me "Mummy"!

Sleeping angel

Ayden's sleeping poses has been one of my favourites so far... he looks so peaceful and angellic when he sleeps....very very cute!!!

Ayden is 10 weeks old!

Smiley Ayden boy

See! My tongue! ;p

The killer "innocent look"

We're back with our blog!!!After the few weeks of lag, we're finally back with updates for our blog! (using the new Canon Ixus camera I bought!)...& now..Ayden's already 10 weeks old! Watching him grow and witnessing his milestones of growing up, presenting us with new surprises each time have been the best part of my maternity leave at home! Not only has Ayden grown physically in size, he is also progressing well intellectually! Slowly over time, we can already see his playfulness as he responds to us when we call out to him, play with him, sing to him, and humour him with different facial expressions. At this stage, we're also quite pleasantly surprised that he's picking things up quite quickly! Just the other day, Bro-in-law was playing with Ayden, and he somehow stuck his tongue out at Ayden to humour him..just this once..& before you know it, Ayden was imitating him with his tongue shooting in & out of his little mouth!! Hahaha....though it's not a desirable act, he simply looked so cute when he's doing it! He's quite an inquisitive lil boy, simply loves to look around, observe people and try to pick up new things. You will never expect when he'll pop up another surprise action for you! It's just so fun trying to make him smile interacting with him!

Blog Down: Maintenance...

Hey guys.... sorry for the lag in blog updates... Our camera's down!!! Hasn't been able to tek updated pics & videos of Ayden for my blog postings... Will try to get the camera repaired by this weekend...or maybe will get a new camera instead!! (hiak) Do drop by our blog again for the latest updates! :)

I'm a Daddy's boy!

Ayden is 7 weeks old!

I'm a Daddy's boy!

Coming to 2 months old in 1 more week, Ayden is starting to be able to respond when we interact & play with him! The best times to play with him will be after his morning bath (which he simply enjoys), after he drank his fill & after he had enough of his nap! You will see everyone in the house fighting to get their slots of playtime with Ayden, & each of us trying our best to make all sorts of funny faces and weird sounds just to win a smile from Ayden! He's such a cute darling when he smiles at you...& it's really so wonderful to just hear him talk to you in his baby language ( oo....ee...ahhh..ahh..). It's getting more & more fun looking after him as he seems to know what's going on around him, plus he's getting smarter & knows how to react ( be it whine, cry, scream) to get what he wants..
Ayden's a Daddy's boy... He loves lying on his Daddy's lap while Daddy play with him. Hubby is one crazy fellow when it comes to playing with little fellow..he'll try all sorts of funny ideas and Ayden will just smile & smile & talk to Daddy while he plays with him. Daddy sure has his ways of making little Ayden happy! Mummy's always complaining that Ayden doesn't respond as much as he does with Daddy, although Mummy feeds him, change him & takes care of him!! But little Ayden's simply a Daddy's boy... Hopefully he'll grow up as cheerful as his Daddy & be a little sunshine that brightens up everyone's days... ;P

Ayden goes swimming!

We brought Ayden to this shop @ Plaza Singapura that put babies swimming in tubs, with floats on thier neck.. & these babies are left to flap and kick in the tub freely! It is Ayden's 1st time going to swim. He looked so blur when we changed him & the auntie attach the float onto his neck before putting him down into the tub. When he was lowered into the tub of water, he seemed a little lost at first...remaining still and floating quietly in the water. After a little warming up & talking to him, he started swimming!!! Hahaa... He looked so cute when he flapped his hands and kicked his legs with all his might in the water! He even turned a few rounds and swam along the whole tub! Seems like Ayden enjoyed his 1st swimming experience a lot! We'll be bringing him for more sessions in future! It's great exercise and work out for this little chap.

Ayden is 6 weeks old!

Ayden is already 6 weeks old! Time flies... a few weeks ago, he was still swaddled up, crying in the delivery ward.. now he's grown so much bigger... & brighter! He's the little darling of the family... getting all the love from his Daddy, Mummy, Uncles & Aunties, Ah Gong & Ah Ma, Gong Gong & Po Po! After these few weks of living with the little darling, everyone at home is used to a lifestyle with a lil one in the house.. You'll see everyone lowering their volume while talking, remembering not to on the TV too loud, making sure doors don't slam suddenly..etc etc... At the same time, we're also used to hearing his whines & crying in the house when his tantrum comes (regardless of time 24/7) ;p It's hard work looking after a lil one, but of course, the joy that we get from this addition to the family is much much more! Just a simple smile from this little chap will brighten up everyone's day!

Statistics

I am 5 weeks old now! :)

At 5 weeks old, Ayden now weighs 5.24kg & measures 57.5cm long! My my... either Mummy's milk is very nutritious or Ayden's stretching exercises have proven very effective! Haha... asked our gynae about this stats & whether Ayden is erm...Overweight?!?! But reassurance from gynae saying he's just "at the top of the scale".. haha... sounds better indeed...at least I know Ayden is growing well...& fast! He's quite strong for his age I must say... his arms & legs are strong...cos his power kicks and fists during his feeds have proven so.. it's a challenge trying to burp him in the middle of his milk feast I tell you! His neck muscles are pretty strong too.. at 1 month old, he can actually hold his head upright quite steadily when I burp him on my shoulder. It's comforting to see him grow stronger & bigger each day.. Just hope his colic gets better.. It's heart wrenching to see him cry in discomfort whenever his colic attacks him... Colic drops seem to help a lil so far..but hopefully his colic attacks reduces gradually & he'll grow out of it fast. Going into Week 6..Ayden is slowly learning to respond to people..& he simply likes to listen to people talk while he look into ur face..sometimes adding a smile or two on his face! He's more curious about what's happening around him & is often observing his surrounding. Slowly he'll be able to interact more with us with more of his baby languages " Ooo Ahh Eeh...".. ! This growth process is gonna go by very fast..so Daddy & Mummy's trying to enjoy every moment with him...& of course savouring every minute we spent with him!

Ayden is 1 Month Old!

Busy Busy Busy!!! Been kept real busy by my little prince Ayden! Reason for the delay in updating our blog! Finally....Ayden is 1 month old! Confinement is over!!!!! Woo Hoo! Good thing is... no more ginger dishes (yucky!).. No more herbal baths.. No more naggy confinement lady! Downside is... No more confinement help..now I've to take care of everything for my little ayden! From feeding him to changing his diapers.. to bathing & burping him...etc.. Now I know, waking up a few times in the middle of the night to feed, change diaper, carry & comfort little Ayden is no joke.. cos it continues into the day..and the cycle repeats everyday! Meaning there's no real rest for the coming couple of months at least! Luckily Hubby has been taking night shifts in helping to take care of Ayden at night.. especially when Ayden doesn't sleep well and needs lots of comforting and patting at night... now we're the panda couple..with the lack of sleep every night. But though it's tough...ultimately I wanna say "It's worth it!" .. for our little Ayden! Seeing him grow bigger each day just gives me the satisfaction of being a mummy...I'm sure for Daddy too! All we want for our boy is to see him grow healthy & happy day by day! Now Ayden's a month old...slowly he'll be 3 months...6 mths...1 yr old...! Both Daddy & Mummy is looking forward to seeing him grow & slowly be able to respond & play with us! We have so many places & activities that we want to invlove him in when he grows a lil older!

I'm not sleepy yet...

It's really a challenge to keep Ayden happy & occupied now since he's awake for a longer period of time. It's not an easy task to balance between carrying him and letting him play on his own. On one hand, we don't want him to feel lonely or neglected for too long, on the other, we definitely don't wanna spoil him by responding to his demand & carrying him whenever he cries for attention. It'a sooo difficult!! Here's a short clip of him lying quietly and playing by himself.. which I hope to train him to do more often!

Ayden is 3 Weeks old!

Picture taken 24 Sept 2008

Picture taken 23 Sept 2008

As compared to the little tot when Ayden was just born, he's really grown quite a bit! He looks much taller now.. and of course more chubby! Even his little hands & feet have grown bigger! Haha... it's really fulfilling to see him grow bit by bit bigger everyday. As he gets bigger, it's also harder to make him fall asleep, as he is often in his playful & "wanna carry" mode. Unless he's really tired, else it will take some time before he falls sound asleep. Other than that, he'll be whining when no one is paying attention to him (he's a social baby, doesn't like to lie alone in his cot..haa..). When he's awake, he likes to glance around him & look at his surrounding. That's when I'll speak to him and tell him what's happening around him, at times singing and humming him some songs (he's seemingly disinterested in my singing at times.. think i need more k sessions! ;p) One more week before Ayden turns one month old... & I can't wait to see him grow bigger & start playing and responding to us! We're all waiting to see his 1st social smile!

Daddy's "Prawn Noodle Theory"

You know...when it comes to food...feeding time... Little Ayden is one fiery baby...he's can't wait! When he's hungry..he's hungry...& he'll make it known to you..for sure.. By Ehh ehhh & ehhhh - ing till u buay tahan! Here's one episode of what happened one night..

Ayden started Eh-ing at 1am in the morn.. demanding his milk! Then Daddy started carrying him & calming him down.. here's what Daddy said " Hey son! You got to be patient! Hawker Center order Hokkien prawn noodle also must wait right?!? Must wait for them catch prawns right?!? Must wait for waiter serve you right?!? Huh?!? So be patient!" Response from Ayden?? " wah...WahH..WAHHHHHHHHH...." hahhaha... that's what you get from a hungrier & angrier baby! Ayden started crying even louder.. struggling to fight his anxiety in hubby's arms! After that, Daddy followed up " Ok ok... Hay Mee Lai Liao, Hay Mee Lai Liao! (Prawn noodle is here!).. don't cry don't cry! " Ayden's response again?? " WAHH WAHHH WAHHH WAHHHH!!!!" (hahahha.... That's why they say... a hungry baby, is an angry baby.. & Daddy is lecturing him about Hay Mee Theory somemore...)
Oh My God.... What's this "Hay Mee" theory all about?!? Think my cute hubby will teach Ayden only P.E (Physical Education) next time... I'll handle the core subjects... Hahahaa... ;p

Ehh...Ehhh...Ehhhhhh.....

When Ayden is not yet sleepy.. or rather he's tired..but refuses to sleep... ;p

Ayden is 2 weeks old!

Here's some updated pics of Ayden, when he's 2 weeks old. Now, most of the time he's awake... he's really not one sleepy baby, and seldom does he really fall sound asleep. Most of the time he's awake, wanting people to carry, wanting to play and making lots of sounds, plus flinging his arms & legs about in the air. At times, you really wonder how to keep him occupied and not cry; and at times when he's whining, you might not necessarily know what exactly it is that he wants!?!? Haa... after checking all the necessary i.e wet diapers, feeding time, temperature, burping him etc etc... I guess it's really left with trying all our ways to comforting him & calming him down again... & trust me..it's not easy!!!!! Nonetheless, he's one cute little active boy... & he's realli realli a cutie pie (when he's sound asleep!) haha....

My little poses!

" My little angel" pose

" Don't disturb me pls" pose

" Me & my sweet dream" pose

" My hand is sooo cute" pose

Little Ayden's playtime

As Ayden grows a little bigger & older each day, he tends to stay awake more often in the daytime.. & so there's more playtime for him! Interaction with your little one is important, so I was trying to touch him & talk to him, singing him songs occassionally to get him to familiarise with my touch & my voice...Bonding! Sometimes, he'll also lie in his little cot and play by himself... of course, whining & making noise here & there when he gets bored. His little arms & legs will be flinging in the air and moving about when he plays.. an active little boy. Hopefully all these exercises will make his limbs strong and let him grow faster!

Ayden's facial stunt

Though Ayden is just 1 week old, you can see he's one boy full of facial expressions...just like his Daddy & Mummy! Hahahaaa... Enjoy this video of him doing his little facial stunt! ;p

Ayden is 1 week old

Little Ayden is 1 week old! 7 days of growing, looking after him, learning tips on how to take care of him, boring confinement food, Ayden is finally 1 week old! Many many more weeks to come, and much more things to learn on how to care for Ayden. It's been quite a hectic week of adapting and coping, though not easy..I believe the effort is all worth it. Just hope for Ayden to grow up strong, healthy & happy! Happy 1 week old, Ayden boy! Muacks!

Ayden's 1st Cries...

Here's a video of Ayden, greeting everyone in the delivery suite when he was just brought to this world. A moment me & my hubby will never ever forget! :)

Labour!

After so many months of protecting little Ayden in my tummy... He's finally brought into this world. During my last Pre-natal check, gynae was saying that the amniotic fluid in my tummy is not enough for little ayden to grow full-term, thus was advised to induce labour to bring Ayden into this world 5 days earlier...& the date chosen was 05 Sept 2008 (Fri)! The last week before labour was a jittery one for me... waiting for any signal from Ayden anytime before the date of induction... but then...no news at all except for slight contractions on & off. Comes Thursday and I'm getting all nervous right from morning about admitting into Mt E after midnight that day. I'm sure my dear hubby was also on standby throughout the whole week.. he was even more excited than I am! The day was a memorable one for me though, cos hubby spent some private moments with me specially before Ayden was born. He KO earlier from work, then brought me for a movie at West Mall (watched the cute movie "Wall E"), then headed back home for dinner with the family. After dinner was a nice game of Wii Bowling (which I misses), then packing up & getting ready to set off for hospital. MIL and BIL were both excited too! Both of them were so nice to drive us to the hospital and of cos..how can we miss supper before this important event?? (I need all the energy for the 'pushing' that's coming) We went to Newton Circus after midnight, and I gulped down 1 big bowl of " Ba Chor Mee". Next, we headed for the big event...at Mt E Hospital.

After admission, I was sent straight to the delivery ward....where the arduous journey began. I was induced by 2am...and my waves of contractions started! From a smiley me (at pain scale of 1 -2).. I countered several tight waves of contractions for nearly 5 hrs before my pain scale upgraded to a 7-8. That was when my " Hee Hee Hoo" doesn't work anymore(no matter how loud or long I do it)! That was also the time when I succumbed and pleaded for Epithural! I can't take it anymore! After that injection (I tell you..) comes heaven... Contractions carry on, wave after wave... BUT... NO PAIN at all!!! Woo Hoo!!! I was a happy girl once more... I can even sing, joke and smile to my hubby, who was anxiously accompanying me & supporting me by my side! Of cos... coming to this... KUDOS to my dear hubby, he's been really nice, staying by my side all the way, supporting me every minute of the labour process, holding my hand, stroking my forehead, encouraging me to go on... & of cos... asking me to PUSH!!!! All these will not be possible without him by my side.. Thanks dear!

Next.... after the injection, was numbness, I can't feel my legs, can't feel my muscles, not to say find energy to push. When I was told to push...I just exert whatever I have in me (who knows which muscles I was exerting anyway)..Finally, at 3.28pm on 05 Sept 08, Little Ayden came out to meet the world, with the help of my gynae & his formidable forceps! Weighing 3.170kg, measuring 51cm long....Our little precious has arrived!!! Haa... It's the 1st time I saw his bloody, but angelic face... & of cos hear his miraculous greetings to us! How wonderful the whole journey has been.. Of cos, this leads to the beginning of another wonderful journey, with our new addition, Ayden Goh.

Sneak previews

Here's some sneak previews of Ayden boy, when he's in my tummy... He's been a rather active boy inside my tummy before he was born, mainly to blame my bad habits of sleeping late at night, waking in the middle of the night to makan, shouting at my boys in class, going out jalan even though I'm carrying a few extra kilos with me..... Now, hopefully, what I've heard is not that true, and that when Ayden boy comes out, he'll not remain active during the times I was active when I was carrying him, because...that will be like... most of the time I was awake during my pregnancy! Haa... but anyway, too late for regrets now. Looking back at these pre-natal scans, I do miss my pregnancy period... for the care and concern showered to me by people around me (of cos they still do now... ;P), for special privileges I get on public transport, for the caution people throw at you while you squeeze pass them along Orchard rd... especially the feeling of carrying your dear child safely inside you, feeling his every movement and action every now and then. It's a feeling one has to go through personally to feel it.. & I really find it unforgettable! Jia you to those mummies who are still carrying your little precious inside you... enjoy the moments with them! :)

On the way!

What a way to start our Goh family blog...but these exclusive photos are taken while I'm carrying Ayden and are important milestones of Ayden who's on his way to meet everyone! Seriously speaking, I think my tummy during pregnancy was nicely round and rather proportionate for my swelling body! Hehe.... I was rather proud of it then...especially when my little precious was lying snugly inside that cushiony tummy of mine!