Me: Whenever I feel sad or angry, I become happy when I look at your smiley face. L: Mama, when I make you angry, I smile at you okay? This is L. My number 2, who just turned 3 years in Sept. He is usually so sweet. Since he was about a year old, he would say "I love you, mommy" and shower...
The Down Syndrome Association (DSA) organized a sharing session for new parents of children with Down Syndrome (DS). This session would give us more info about the first 18 months of our child, and more importantly, to network with people in this community. The sharing session had started when I reached. One of the parent mentors kindly helped me to get a seat...
A few hours after wheeling K to the nursery, I was informed that the oxygen level in her body was not high enough, hence she has to be sent to the neonatal ICU for further monitoring. The oxygen level is measured through a test called pulse oximetry which uses a little light sensor that is taped around a baby's wrist, palm of a...
Months passed, and it was finally the last two weeks of the pregnancy. ZY prayed for Kayleen every night, that she will be a healthy baby, and that I would have a smooth delivery. We waited eagerly for our precious baby to arrive into our world. Just slightly more than two weeks ago (17 Aug 2011), I felt contractions. It was like menstrual...
It's the last week of my confinement period, which also marks the full month of Kayleen. Life is becoming normal again, other than having a newborn who wakes me for milk before I have a chance to go into a second sleep cycle at night. I've been thinking about how I can record this special birth story, an experience I've not had with...
The hand towel in my kitchen is placed next to the sink. I carried L up to wipe his hands towel and he said "Mommy, don't drop me in the dustbin okay?" (coz the dustbin is just below his legs). Whenever we play card games like Sleeping Queens, L would forget that it's his turn and we have to remind him. His reply...
Many of you have probably heard about this news that I'm preggy again! Yup, 3rd child on the way. This pregnancy has been, by far the most difficult of the 4 pregnancies (including the 1st ectopic pregnancy account). I've been vomiting/ feeling nauseous every day till now (22 weeks already). My weight didn't increase until the 4 mth of pregnancy too. In fact,...
