Baby is HERE

Oh boy...yes, its a boy! Baby arrived after the last posting!! January 9th, my beautiful son was born, he required a lot of laboring, a full 12 hours of pain with 2 hours of pushing. I woke up at about 7:30AM with the urge to poop...and I was in the bathroom alot the night before trying to pass bowel but obviously I didn't know at the time that my intestines were pretty empty, I was in fact in labor and not dealing with diarrhea.


At 8AM, I finally recognize the stomach pain as contractions and had them timed at 6 minutes apart lasting 45-60 seconds each. William woke up and we decided to go to the hospital, after getting everything ready and waking Audrey, we headed off to Good Sam and my contractions were now 4 minutes apart. When I was finally check in and on a bed, I was dilated 5cm and the contractions were under a minute apart, I swear the baby will arrive by noon. After an hour of contractions, I was dilated to 8cm, but the contractions were too strong and too stressful for the baby at 30 seconds apart. At 12:30PM, the contractions were bring the baby's heart rate down to the 50's and 60's from 150-160. I was advised to get the epidural to relax so that my cervix can relax and dilate, and adding medicine to my IV to slow the contractions down so the baby would not be stressed out. However after 4 more hours, I was in the same boat...Doctor Hebets is now talking about a cesarean operation to take the baby out, convince that the little child does not want to come vaginally because my cervix was swollen and his head was tilted up, meaning forehead was pointing toward the birth canal instead of the top of his head.


Dr. Hebets said she will come back in 30 minutes to see what condition calls for, at 4:30PM, baby was ready, chin was tilt down and cervix was at 9.5cm with a little piece on my left side still swollen...but I was allow to push the baby out when the time was right. The pushing started at 5PM and after two hours, my baby arrived. I think Dr. H announced "Its a boy" but I was too tired to really listen. She placed the baby on my chest immediately after William cut the belly cord, I was soooo relieved, baby was safe and healthy on my chest now. All my pain was forgotten.



Now thinking back to two weeks ago, I realized how fun the experience was. I had anticipated the pain, even though it was much harder this round. I try to relax myself by creating a cheery and happy atmosphere...for whom right! Well, I had an audience, Joyce (my sister), Jennie (my uncle's wife), Ellen (her daughter), William and Audrey, everyone was there and while I was in pain they were eating sandwiches and stuff. I'm like...oh, are we celebrating and partying to welcome the baby already! It was just too funny. Joyce accidental knocked the sheet covering the operating stuff, so all that was contaminated and had to be changed. Audrey took a nap, William try to video tape as much as possible, but Dr. H requested that the camera didn't film where the 'action' was and to turn it off during the delivery because of my condition, there might be complications and she would not want that to be on video.



Baby Nicholas Eugene Lee (after 4 and half days of narrowing this name down, I like Stephen too) was born at 7 pounds and 3.8 ounces, at 18.5 inches tall, head circumference was 14.65 inches and chest was 13 inches. I have one nice chunk of baby here. But he was tested 'coombs' positive so had to be put under photo therapy to treat his jaundice before it arrived, thank goodness to Dr. Shah for being so attentive to the matter and kept him there for the weekend. Nicholas came home on Sunday afternoon. On Monday we saw Dr. Tan, and he said Nicholas looks good to him, we had a follow up this past Monday and his jaundice is clear and I should not worry about it. He gained one pound from last Monday, at 8 and half pounds now! We do have to go for a one month check up to see how things are going.



Nicholas is basically eating, sleeping and pooping alot, I guess thats how breastfed babies are made. If he is happy and healthy, I have nothing to complain, I can and will do anything for him, he is so amazing and so beautiful. I love you Nicholas.

OOOHHHH baby is on the way!

Ok...today's check up, I am 70% effaced at station -2 with 4cm dilated! Whooppeee...the pressure is on! and I literally mean it, do I feel that pressure. Its been a heavy load on me, I am going to guess that this little one in me is at least 8 pounds! I feel like a big hippo at 38 weeks and one day.

Let's see, at 36 weeks and 3 days, I was dilated at 1cm, 50% effaced and at station -3. At 37 weeks and 3 days, I went to 3cm dilated, 70% effaced and at station -2. I am so excited to see how much longer I will be pregnant! and so much more excited to see what my little baby looks like! YEAH!

The Loving and Waiting

Audrey has been such a loving daughter, I cannot give enough credit to this child for everything she has done for me. At the mere age of 2, she is extremely loving and caring. She will come and hug me for no reason and give me the sweetest kiss. She's learned to give good bye hugs and kisses. She's so well mannered with the sweetest gestures to go along with each move. I totally am in love. I will miss these days of having her by side one on one. I remember how worry I was when I found out she was a girl when I was pregnant with her, being Chinese, its always a boy that the family members want...I wasn't sure how my family would feel about a girl. After I held her in my arms for the very first time, I was brought to a new level of love that I had never know I had inside me. It's this little girl that has given me a new perspective in life and a new meaning of love, unconditional. My heart has grown a new chapter for her.

Now that I am waiting for the arrival of our new baby, I cannot stop thinking about Audrey and how our roles will grow again. She will be such a wonderful sister...to a little sister or brother. Although I do not know the gender this time around, I know that I will not be disappointment either way. Audrey will be such a good role model to follow, her little sibling will be just as wonderful as she has been. Life will definitely be different and I will miss these moments that Audie and I share alone.

Happy New Year! 2008

Yeah...2008 is here! Wow...another year just breezed by, where has the time gone!

January~trip to Hong Kong
April~created a new baby
June~found out there's a baby inside me!
August~terrible twos begin for my angel
September~first view of baby in 3D ultrasound
November~DVD session with 3D ultrasound, baby already looks like daddy!
December~getting so ready for baby

Ok...Happy New Year!! First thing I notice...I rubbed my belly a little, the underside that I cannot see because I just had a big bowl of soup for my midnight meal...and I felt some uneven skin....take a mirror and tilt my body a bit...oh NO!! STRETCH MARKS!! 20 days til my due date and I find a few marks on the left side and a 'batch' on the right side...can't see it without the mirror...wonder when these marks appear! They're kinda of pinkish/redish....not too big and not in any order, just a random batch with a streak here and a peck there. I guess my belly is really pushing the skin to its limits this time!!

My back is feeling the weight...pelvis and feet too! I gain almost 30 pounds now!! OH dear...when is this weight going to come off!! 5 more days and William will be here, then he can watch Audrey so I can take a break from cleaning and picking up toys! I just squeezed and my belly has no room to expand, sooo painful! Audrey was a breeze to carry and deliver AND take care of! Though this time around my body has 'aged' a bit and belly seems bigger, but lets hope the baby will be just as good and easy to take care of! Everyone seems to tell me that one easy baby is follow by one difficult one! hmmm...20 days and I'll know!

Ok, time to go empty my bladder again!!