He's HERE!!!!

Baby Boy Julian joined the family on Dec 20, 2010! Via C-section and is now 13 days old! I haven't had the time nor the inclination to write in the blog til now - when I've had a couple of baths, getting more used to the routine and the confinement food.....and of course, baby boy.

He looks a bit different from when he first arrived, gained a little weight - and got some spots (courtesy of mums' spicy eating habits apparently), but generally, we've been able to recognise his cry (when upset) and his particular facial expressions since being in the hospital.

Pics up. 

1 Day Old with Daddy's Thumb For Comparison



6 days old with Mummy (in Confinement) and Daddy



11 Days Old

 And am breastfeeding - hope to continue to do it exclusively but need to amp up my eating and drinking habits - currently eating less than pre-pregnancy, not by design but just by virtue of the fact that all the rice wine and chicken in ginger etc is not my cup of tea. Not easy this confinement thing and I am not sure I would do it again. Well, good thing is that it is halfway over and Ju Han and I just started talking last night about what we're going to do for the Full Moon Ceremony.

Baby Julian came at the perfect time - when his dad started his two-week year end leave and we had a wonderful time in the hospital. Coming home and realising the confinement starts was not so good - the 2nd and 3rd meal I had, I threw up - a perfect waste of 'all' the goodness I had forced myself to ingest. Now the Confinement Lady knows my taste more and is cooking more to my liking - though I am sure she would much prefer to me to be the dutiful little Asian girl who downs what she's given. I just can't force myself!!!!!!!! All I want is a BIG ICE-COLD COKE!!!!!!!!!! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!! I can't hardly wait!

My Confinement Lady, Mei Cheh, is great though - understanding, not pushy, knowledgeable, helpful, friendly (til now that is). She even sometimes cooks for the entire family. I got her from SHL Cares Confinement Home and Sam who owns the business has been really great and helpful too! We also bought the package of soups from him which is like soup for 20 days.....to replenish the mum - ummmm....not every soup is 'replenishing' hheheeheheh....

Oh yeah, one more thing - breastmilk when left exposed to air smells like vomit after sometime!!!!!!! Seriously! I keep having leakages onto clothes and POOH!!!!!!!!

And ummm, ok, one more thing......DO NOT BUY BEBE brand of disposable breast pads! I bought them from the Baby Fair at Midvalley and my god!!! They don't stick to anything! I did ask the sales girl if one sticky area was enough to ensure the breast pad stay in place and she was all gung ho about it but NO! It's a LIE! The BEBE brand is terrible!

I still like my First Years brand though - we just bought some nail clippers and they are easy to use with the big rubber handle - I had to buy the one with the magnifying glass cos they don't seem to stock the normal one anymore, but anyway, the magnifying glass folds away - all the planning and design of the First Years! I LOVE!

We also recently ran out of my First Years breast wipes which cost like RM9.90 for 30 wipes and Ju Han, failing to spot the brand, bought some from NUK - 30 wipes for RM30!!!!!!!!!!!! OH MY GOD!!!!!!!!! He didn't know the price til the cash register! I think I would have returned it on the spot! And guess what, when he brought it home - they were all individually packed in sachets which is great until you have to keep tearing each sachet apart to get out the itsy bitsy square of soaked cotton (looks exactly like facial cotton swabs).....compared to my First Years breast wipes - JEEEEAZZZZZZ!!!!!!!