Alfred Leong

I have no time for my own, no time for surfing, no time for blogging and I look terrible. All the time I had is just entertaining Alfred and Chloe. Chinese New Year is just around the corner and I will be busier soon. I manage to done some shopping for my family clothing for CNY earlier and I need more shopping later for the house. I just realize being a fulltime mom is really challenging. I really have to learn to manage my time and learn lots of parenting skills. Managing Alfred is no kidding. I can see all type character and cranky attitude he is showing up. Sometime those smirking face really annoy me but sometime those faces is too funny making hard to angry at him. I’m glad to be home and watch Alfred and Chloe growing up. Today, I manage to come up with 3 posts.

Destini, finally I have time to put up Chloe post about her sleeping style.

You could see how stretchable Alfred body can be when he is getting down from the chair. Climbing up and down is the most favorite activity for Alfred now. This video is his 2nd attempt on climbing the chair. I asked him to show me for the 2nd time. Alfred showed me this...

Alfred had his ENT checkup last week. Well, the result was not that good. Doc said his adenoid size is rather big. Alfred needs to be monitor for another 10 days. He was given flu medicine, Adezio and Oxy-nase, paediatric nasal spray to control his flu. Doc recommended that an operation might be needed when he reach 3 years old to remove his adenoids if his condition does not better. I’m afraid Alfred has speaking problem coz he can’t pronounce words properly. Doc said his tongue is short. He will need a small operation later and can be done together with the adenoids surgery. We will get back to ENT next week. Chloe had her checkup on the same day too. She is now weight 4.4kg and length 54cm. Her growing is up to par to the baby chart.

I just love it. Her sleeping style looks exactly like Alfred. She cross her leg at only 2 weeks old, Alfred too likes to cross his legs when he sleeps. She doesn’t like to be wrapped up like a cocoon, she likes to get her hand free and move whenever she like. When I put her on a pillow, within a few minutes, her head will slide down getting off the pillow, just like Alfred. When she feels cool, she knows to cover her face with her hands. When Alfred was a baby, he is easier to take care but with Chloe, she’s a little bit cranky. I have problem with her sleeping pattern. Chloe treat her day like night and night like day. She slept quietly during day but at night, she awake almost the whole night. For the past first 2 weeks, I have been lack of sleep and tired. It’s had been better lately. I manage changed her sleeping time back to normal. What I did was just close all the light in the room and leave on a very dim light at night. Now, I could have more rest time during night. Hope this will last longer.

Few days before I deliver, we went to Kuala Lumpur to celebrate early Christmas. We walk around Pavilion Shopping Complex with many beautiful Christmas tree before we proceed to our early Christmas dinner at Shogun Japanese Restaurant. I’ve captured many of Alfred photo and I think this is the best of all. I just realize that my boy had grown up so much.

Let get started with my last prenatal visit. Doc detected baby weight reach 3.2kg and advice me to get induce for early deliver to avoid baby getting too big for delivery later. Well, I called up hubby. We decided to follow doctor advice. Hubby flight back to Malaysia is on 15 Dec.

16 December 2009, we reached the hospital at 830am. By 9am, I’m already in the labour room waiting for doc to come. Due to emergency operation, doc arrived at 10am and burst my water bag and the contraction began. Due to the first pregnancy is by caesarean, my delivery contraction will be longer. After long hour of waiting in pain, the contraction becomes closer at 6pm. By 8pm, I know it’s time. Definitely, it is. Doc reach at 805pm and Chloe is successfully born at 817pm, 3.07kg. Her full name is Chloe Leong Qian Wen. Daddy chooses this name for her. I can now feel the different of both deliveries. I guess in future, I will opt for normal delivery. I’m now in good condition and recovery is definitely faster than caesarean.

Daddy took a family picture, co-incidentally, the room is pink, I wear pink, Chloe wear pink and daddy too


My two wonderful kids

Under the UV light.. poor Chloe

Things have not been better since KS leaving to China. Last week was Alfred not is so good condition. When he is okay, this week is mine and daddy turn.

Tuesday, after my breakfast, I feel uneasy. I thought maybe I been doing a lot of housework on the weekend make me feel a little bit tired. After lunch, I went to the bank and walked back. I thought it near but it wasn’t. It’s took me 20 minutes per walk. The pain from my abdomen is more frequent after I came back from the bank. It tinge with pain every 10 minutes. Immediately, I drove myself to hospital without thinking twice. Doctor came to my aid at the emergency. Scan my abdomen where I complaint about the pain, but nothing found. Initially, doctor suspected something to do with my pancreas or abdomen areas with stone or blood blockage. I was told to take a blood test and admitted. I’m given painkiller too but I think the painkiller doesn’t make any different as the pain isn’t going away. By the way, I feel better after an hour admitted and doctor came with the blood test. Blood test result is good and seem like I don’t have any problem. Doc can’t even describe why I had the pain. I was told to rest. My blood pressure, pulse and heart beat was taken every 4 hours. I have slightly fever during the night. Until the next morning, doctor came and my blood being taken again for a test and an ultrasound on my abdomen areas done. I feel less pain on the afternoon. Doctor came back in the evening with the ultrasound report and blood test, yet nothing was found. Doctor even checked baby condition and water fluid in my stomach is good. Everything is in order. At last, he prescribed that I might have muscle stiffness around my abdomen area or the baby kicking too hard till it I had the pains. Doctor also advice me to take extra care as I might be having early delivery. I was discharge yesterday evening. I went home and have a good sleep coz I didn’t sleep well during my stay at hospital. The best place is nothing like home. I’m feeling better today although I still feel pain on my stomach. I can’t walk much. I feel no pain when sit and sleep. I got MC for 2 more days.

On the other hand, I called up KS and told him I’m admitted. He told me he’s also running into fever and resting at home. What a coincident!! 2 of us fall sick at the same time. Worst when he called me again later in the evening, he is actually having chicken pox, also known as varicella. At the same time, he so concerned about me. He feels so bad he couldn’t help and care for me during the time I needed him. I feel bad too as well coz I can’t care for him either. Our family isn’t doing well lately. First, it strikes Alfred. Now, it is me and hubby. Today, he told me he cooked for himself for the very first time. He never cooked coz he never departs from his family. He feel proud and me too coz at least my hubby can cook. Let hope for a good things to come after this.