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This is to remind me how lucky I am to have my little girl who cheered my “temporary chaotic” life. J

Xue Rou (XR) was very fascinated by my breastfeeding. She has been asking me why do I breastfeed. She wanted to help feed milk to her baby brother with the milk bottle but it seems impossible as I always latch on my little baby boy. I tried explaining to her that “Mummy has milk and needs to breastfeed baby after delivery”.

“Oh, ok, I know”, replied XR in a matter-of-fact tone.

Three nights later, she took a pillow to put behind her back (like what I was doing at that time as I was getting ready to breastfeed). Then she placed another pillow on her lap and started to lay her small bolster at her chest. “Mummy, look. I’m also breastfeeding my baby”, she said, smiling brightly at me.

It was hilarious!! Both of us burst out laughing. Although I know I don’t get to spend much time with her these days, it is one of the best time which I truly enjoy. Mother and daughter private time, laughing. Hahaha……J

Just yesterday, while breastfeeding, she stared at my breast for sometime. I knew something must be up on her sleeve. How true!! Immediately after I finished breastfeeding her brother, she put on her enthusiastic face and said, “I want milk too”.

“Breast milk? ”, I asked her. She nodded eagerly.

“Ok, you asked for it. So, here you go. Remember to suck and not bite mummy coz you have teeth,” I said to her.

After 5 seconds of suckling, she pulled out and first word uttered out from her is “YUCK!”

I teased her, “Don’t you want anymore?” She was waving her hands and shaking her head.

“No, no, no need”. She tried to put up a straight face but also couldn’t help smiling.

Me, hubby and my sis laughed. How can we not?? The antics of this 4.5 years old girl really tickled the heck out of me. Hahahha….. *Chuckle* Yeah, although she does drive me nuts at times, she makes me laugh and relax myself. J 

Priceless! Precious.

                                                                                          Jotted on 27th Nov 2007

Part II -

I almost forgot how excruciating painful the incision area was until I felt it all over again this time after the anesthetics wore off. L

So, who says having C-sect is easy!! Those ladies who can breezed through C-sect without much pain MUST be damn lucky…but only a handful…Sad to say, I’m not one of those lucky ladies…L

Come to think of it, my friend was just commenting that I am one of the bravest mother she had ever met. I was like…huh?? Didn’t understand why she said so…Asked her about it. The answer was I opt for C-sect, an operation to have my baby….I chose to be dissected, “Cut”, “potong”….and having any abdominal operation required fearless guts coz it’s

Suddenly, I went stunned. Omigosh!! I am going to be cut again. Holy cow!! What was I thinking?? It only hit me there and then what I will be going through later on…..Hahahha…

I’m actually quite disappointed I don’t get to go through normal delivery. I did go through labour pain during the first delivery but that’s all, no pushing. Sometimes, I do wonder how it is giving birth in the normal way. Not that I am so eager to go through all the pain again…hahaha…J

Having said that, I am VERY Thankful that I have a safe delivery and a healthy baby.

Part I -

The little king of my life is finally here. Yahooo…….

I’ve always believe having a baby is a miracle, from the 9 months of pregnancy with baby growing inside my tummy to giving birth. I am truly blessed again with this miraculous thing in life.

Blogging has not been created 4.5 years back then. I remember I used to write very long emails about my 1^st delivery and the progress of my little girl until one fine day, 2 years later, my friend suggested that I put everything into blog.

So this time, I’m more advanced. I intend to blog as much as I can so that I will be able to remember later on in life when I grow old and grey.

It’s been a week now since the little king’s arrival. I just couldn’t believe it. All these 9 months carrying him inside me, always actively kicking, punching or moving. Hopefully, he will be active in sports in the future. J

I went in for admission before 8.00am on the 15^th Nov 2007 as I was due for C-sect at 11.30am that day. I woke up at 5.00am to have a cup of Protein drink and 2 slices of whole meal bread just as instructed by my gynae. Last meal must be taken before 5.30am.

This time, no pain at all on the forefront. I was like waiting for the clock to tick away. The anticipation of going through the whole operation is making me more nervous. But as anxious as I was, I sat there in the ward waiting for the nurse to push me into the Operating Theater (OT)

Not long, the nurse came in and pushed me into the OT. The anesthetics doctor came and informed me what he was to do. Hubby also went in with me. Instructions were carefully lay out to him.

After that, the journey of welcoming the baby started. I was jabbed with a spinal block and left to numb waist down. Man, it was fast. Within 5-7 min, I can’t feel my lower body at all. The hero, my gynae came in. His work began.

Hubby was just sitting there quietly. He can’t see a thing from his seat. Neither can I as there was a cloth hanged at the front of my face. I’m surprised now even in private hospital, hubby was not allowed to see what is going on up close. My hubby has to stick his neck out, only to hear more than see what the doctor and OT staffs were doing. Actually later on, hubby told me what he saw….Gruesome!! Better not know so much!!

I was freezing cold as usual, shivering all over (just like during the delivery of Xue Rou). My two hands were stretched out straight, felt like being crucified on the cross. J

This time, I was more ready for the operation as compared to the first. I didn’t freak out or feel scared. In my mind, hubby is here, got a good doctor to work on his expertise and an equally qualified OT team. So me and baby would be in good hands. The last time, there was just me, alone after 28 hours of labour pain and a team of doctor and OT staffs who seemed like new medic grads who started work on their first day. I was praying so hard “God, please take care of me”. Moreover, it was my first time being on the operation table, or should I say, being ‘cut’.

Doctor told the staffs to push my baby out from my abdomen. Wow, even in C-sect, they need to do some pushing. So weird!!. I can feel some kind of sensation inside my stomach as if something is wriggling and being pulled out (Yes, even though numb with anesthetics). So after a few hard push, came cries of the little king. OT staff brought him over for me and hubby to see. OT staff said “See, his 2 testicles! It’s a boy” Overwhelmed by his arrival, I kissed the little king. Tears welled up at the corner of my eyes. It was tears of joy. Our little baby boy is finally here. 12.02pm….