Elson & Leng : Motherhood

I am going to add some of little boy's milestones and memories here as well. They just grow up too fast and I am getting old to remember everything.

Little boy started being able to sit by himself at 5 months old. Slowly his stability improved and he was able to sit and reach for things at 6 months. Pretty good progress. However, he did not roll or turn over much still. Weirdo. Other babies are all enjoying rolling around at that age.

Now at 7.5 months, I just happened to sea friend's baby's photo of her standing in her cot bed. So a sudden thought stroked me. Maybe he could stand too, I just needed to give him a higher support to pull himself up. You see, he had been trying to stand since 7 months, but he only managed to stand halfway supporting himself with the sides of his cot. So I tried. And... Tadahhhh! He stood! I was so excited. I put him down, and tried again. Yay! He stood up again! He was so cute that he even try to hold on to the support when he lost his balance and try to regain it. Haha. Ok, simply joy of a mum!

Let's see when he is gonna start crawling.

On the not so good side, his sleeping pattern is totally haywire. Day time, he chooses play over nap anytime. Night time, he wakes up more than he need to. Sleep training is just driving me nuts. I seriously have no patience for it, yet letting him cry does not work for him. Soft approach required! Tough guy!

Let me pray that he will sort out himself and get back to how he was last time. Just up for milk please, little boy.

It has been a long time since I update the blog. So many changes since the last update. We have a little baby boy, who is 5 months and a week now. Our lives change so much with his arrival.

I found out I was pregnant when I was back home in Singapore for home visit last January. We stuck to our schedule, and came back to Malta for the rest of my pregnancy, with 1 holiday trip to London in April. We were recommended a gynaecologist at St James Hospital, and never regretted our choice. Professor Isabel Stabile made every visit to her such a joy to look forward to. She did all the necessary checks and answer all our queries in humor.

I had a smooth pregnancy with no morning sickness or craving or rejection of any kind of food or smell. Just a little small hiccups where I had UTI and ezcema on my legs during the last trimester. Overall, I didn't felt like I was pregnant except for the growing tummy.

Towards the last 3 weeks were the most exciting and torturing time when I started to count down. Tummy got heavier and sleeping was a torture. That made me so look forward to the delivery. We made the choice of deliverying at St James instead of Mater Dei as we were more comfortable with the facilities and my gynaecologist will be there.

For information sake, you are not allowed to choose gynaecologist at Mater Dei should you need one for c section or any emergency case. Most natural delivery will be handled my midwives there.

My midwife at St James, Carmen, was a gem. 3 days before my due date, I got a call from her checking with me on my status. Any contractions, bleeding, basically any signs as my date is near. Next thing I know, she called me in for a check up by her. To my surprise, she told me baby is ready to come out, and asked me if I want to use some help by bursting the water bag. I was more than happy to do so. I can't wait to get rid of my big tummy!! So I was asked to go home get a good rest and report at 7am next morning.

7am. Here we go! I was late though, we just couldn't wake up. By 815am, my water bag was burst. 9am, first contraction start. Carmen constantly came and check on my contraction and ultimately told me I will have my baby by noon time. Before I knew what was going to happen, I was ready for pushing at 11am. Baby was born at 1215pm. How accurate can Carmen be!!! She timed everything so perfectly that my gynaecologist came in just before my final pushes for the baby to be out.

What a pleasant experience! I know it is not normal to say that about delivery but I think I had a pleasant experience excluding the pain.

Post delivery care at the hospital was fantastic. My husband get to stay in, Carmen checked on me regularly and make sure I ate the right food. Good knowledge gaining time.

I am so thankful for my smooth pregnancy and delivery.