A bundle of joy

Sunday, 26th March 2006:

2am: Was waken by a sharp pain and it was different from the rest that I've ever had before. Woke Colin up to help me get off the bed to check if the waterbag is still intact. Everything's fine so went back to bed.

2.15am: Another sharp pain. More intense then the 1st one. Wake my mother up to check with her. Was told to wait for the next one to confirm.

2.25-2.45am: Same intensity of pain. Tolerable at the moment. Can confirm that my contractions had started. Called the Delivery Suite @NUH to get them prepared for my arrival. While waiting to confirm, was blogging, cutting my nails, throwing last minute items into hospital bag and timing the contractions.

2.50am-3.15am: Colin called for the cab and we proceed downstairs to wait. Upon arrival @NUH, I was wheeled to the Delivery Suite. I was already 4cm dilated and was asked if i wanted any form of pain relief. Of cuz epidural was the 1st thing that come into my mind.

3.20-6.02am: Nurse went to prepare stuff needed for epidural. Came back to check my dilation and found that I'm already 7cm dilated so was told that there was no point having epidural as it takes 20mins before the effects sets in. Was given nitrous oxide(laughing gas) instead. Pain subsided. Was asked to push as and when needed. Just like experiancing the worst case of constipation, I was asked to push hard and hold for 10secs. Not long, Cedric See Tse Ee(changed his name later cuz of long story) was born.

When I heard him cry in my arms for the first time, I'm overwhelmed with emotions. Cried with him too...He has such a lovely cry which sounds like a kitten. But when i actually see his crying face, my heart hurts terribly. He has a very sweet smile too... but that only occurs when he is sleeping...not sure wat he is dreaming of...

I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of you out there who has helped me along the way till this day. I really wanna share with you my joy in having this baby boy. You can view his pictures in my photo album on the left. Once again, thank you!

Sense of acheivement

Nothing real big deal actually... juz that I've finally managed to change the skin to my other blog and made it look better. I couldn't have done it without the help of Michelle, who patiently answered all my doubts.

Not that difficult really... but took me almost a day to get my blog up and running. Most of the time is trial and error. Had a fun time changing the colours and trying to figure out how to insert a link. That doesn't make me an expert now but one thing for sure, you'll soon to see me change the skin once more...I've got plenty of time(during my confinement) to make changes and to learn more about HTML. Juz a tinge of regret that I'm unable to start earlier...cuz when Cedric arrives, i really doubt I have the time to fiddle with internet. For those interested to take a look at the new skin, the place to go is A Mommy's diary. I know, I've been advertising this blog for quite sometime already. Feel free to leave messages on the tagboard and I'm sure to see/reply to it.

One piece of good news, I juz borrowed a webcam from a friend. The main purpose of getting it is to allow Cedric's Godmas' to see him while they are at work or overseas. And for those of you out there who is interested in seeing him daily, you can do so by messaging me via MSN messenger. My email is lovelia_soh@hotmail.com.

Too comfort for words~

It's been weeks since I last speculate that my baby will be born early and to my disappointment, Cedric decided to stay longer and annoy me more...Been waking up every 1hr in the nite to visit the toilet and I'm really losing my sleep and patience...

Was given a suggestion that if I wan to, I can ask the doc to induce labour... but I always believe that if he's meant to come out at a certain time den he's meant to be... it's not my role to play GOD.

The swelling of the legs is common during the last stage of pregnancy and like all pregnant women, I'm experiancing it and hell is it painful. But I took the Doc's advice to wear stockings and the swelling improved alot...I'll highly recommend this method to those whose legs tend to swell(even though u're not preggy). Another problem that i have is stretch marks..though i would like to post the pics here but I had a prob uploading the pics so if u're interested, u can go to my other blog: A Mommy's diary to check out on my update...that's sort of my main blog anyway...

To Michelle: Much to my disappointment, he refuses to come out on SAT...now waiting to see if he really comes out on MON...My mom speculate that nxt THURS during the doc's appointment, they'll ask me to stay for observations...Colin prefers it that way cuz he can be sure tat I'm in safe hands.

To Biyi: Been charging up my hp to make sure that I'm able to get good pics(when i'm in hopital) for you when Cedric is born. Hopefully when i get back home, i can load it up in Friendster/Yahoo pics...

Things are getting better

One must really look on the bright side... that's wat i realise only recently. It not only help clear my doubts and it cures me of my depression. Now I'm really much better. All thanks to my friends for their words of encouragement and the support. Though I'm still hving problems sleeping at nite, I try to make tat up by slping in the afternoon too...so if u call or msg me and i din reply, most probably I'm KOed in bed.

As i'm writing this entry, I'm only 23days away from the due date of Cedric See Ji Yee...tat's the full name of my son...it's already confirmed by Colin (yipee!! he gave in at last). I'm full of anticipation and excitement, but of cuz with that bit of fear lurking around. Fear of the pain during labour, fear of not being a good mother...I think that's part of the package when u become a parent. What i can do nw is only pray that with God's guidence, I'm able to be wat he wans me to be. I'll juz have to follow his lead.

Can't wait to see how Cedric looks like. When i saw him smile during one of the ultrasound scan, my heart juz melts. He is so adorable. I wish tat he'll be well loved by all, juz like his cousin, Max. That boy is oso one cute boy... show u his pic. He is well loved by all of us at home. Everyone dotes on him and yet he isn't arrogant. If u play with him, he'll stay by ur side, try to make u happy oso. He'll find means to get ur attention and entertain you. Very thoughtful guy.
Think that's all for my update now, When the big time comes, I'll msg all of you...(if i have ur contact no.) if u wanna be informed, pls let me know asap... my email is lovelia_soh@yahoo.com.sg.