Moving Out Notice

Hey, FirstTimePapa has found a New House.

My good friends at my office has setup a new Blog for me on my own server so that i can have more control over it.

you can visit it at FirstTimePapa.madtech.com.my

Please check out the posts and updates there.
(and for you guys that has posted your comments, we have moved all your comments there too! =). and please do continue to post your comments there!)

thanks to you all,
NgeeJee & Jackie

Take the Doctor's advise with a Pinch of Salt

Uncle Kia just went off, packing dinner for his 6 & 7 year old son and the wife.

Half an hour earlier, he asked me about the pregnancy, and did we went to consult a gyne. Well, we did, went to Kuching Specialist Medical Center.

"Well, why did all of the people that I've spoken to, choose to use KSMC?"

Well, I don't know why the others choose them, but the Gyne was introduced by our family GP, hence we have the confidence in him.

".. please be careful about the diagnose and suggestions given by the docs, well, any docs to be exact, cause they may make things look more severe than it actually is. If possible, look for alternative or 2nd opinions before making any decisions. reason being that some doctors may have their own interests before yours."

I do think that it is a very good piece of advise. Considering that parents in this stages are really vulnerable, it does pay to be more attentive and be skeptical on things that may seems too good, and like wise, bad. Thanks again, Uncle Kia.

Week 7 - Fetal Development Diagram

Hmm, berfore I get hold of the Ultrasound from Mummy, here's what Junior is like, supposed to be. =)

anyway, thanks to babycenter.com

Pregnancy sonogram; Obstetric ultrasonography; Obstetric sonogram; Ultrasound - pregnancy

Ultrasound.

A word that all parents nowadays understands all so very well. if you would like to know how it works, please read it here from howstuffswork.com on pregnancy ultrasound.

For me, its something that I have heard, seen and understood for all this while, but I must say, you'll need to see one for yourself, (to be more correct, to see one done on your wife and the wonderful picture of your little one) to really understand why it should be called "Ultra-happy-parent-that-saw-their-joy-on-the-most-wonderful-piece-of-gadget-by-scanning-and-reading-of-the-bounced-back-sound" *phew!*

However, Mummy kept the imagery printed by that wonderful machine, let me go n lease it from her so that i can show it here.. hahah

A New Beginning : Shopaholic Mum-to-Be

*GRIN*

Hehe..I guess bad hobby die hard. Yeah..Yeah.. thats an excuse that I'm giving myself.. Keke! But its true.. somethings just can never change! Since discovering my pregnancy, I have stopped my own shopping urge, so much so that the hubby has somewhat worriedly asked me ..

Jee : You feel very-very uncomfortable with your pregnancy symtoms is it? *frown*
Me : Er, its kinda uncomfortable la. But why the funny question le? *scratch head*
Jee : Well, lately u've turn down my offer to drive u to your favourite boutique and Spring and etc etc.. just not like you leh? U feel ok o not? *double frown*
Me : Eee . . . . . .

Hehehe.. Yes! ladies and gentleman, your's truly has overcome her own shopping demon. But not due to any great or baffling reason, other than the fact that there is no point shopping for either pretty cloths that I can't wear or even for fugly Maternity wear. =_="

Hehe.. but nevertheless, I was fairly proud of this wondrous achievement! Well, until I stumble across MummyCare's booth (with 30% sale!) unintentionally in the annual Kuching Fest exhibition hall.

An the rest, they says were History.. *sweat*

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1 hour and Rm104 later, we walked out with these.

But its too irresistible! After the discount, most of the RM20-ish rompers cost under RM20. And very cute also! They've got some imported brands(not that it matters lar) and its got good quality and are pretty! And not to mention, I have a soft spot for babies in Romper :P

Like these "Bearie-cute" ones!!

Note : I'm not greedy.

The Red one is for my nephew Cedric and the white is for Jr. It our BEST favourite by far. Too cute to resist! ^^

Or these Quirky ones.. *giggles*

Note : Now I'm being greedy :P

The yellow piece was originally intended for Cedric.. but after taking a closer look/read at home, we realise how Funny the message was! So sorry Baby Cedric~ GuGu will get u a replacement soon k.. :P

And these.. simply CUTE ones.

Note : Confession.

I bought the orange stripes ones because of the Giraffe head on the backside :P Yeah..I know..I'm a sucker for cutesyness. Hehe..and the other one..well that is pure Impulsive Buy lar O.o.. I bought it only because it had a matching beanie hat!

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SO! This wraps it up for my first episode of Shopaholic-Mum. U gotta agree with me it was a worthy buy .. :P Riggghhhtttt? Keke.

You notices that there were not blues or pinks? Coz we wanted to shop neutrally for Jr. :) And who knows, if God willing. If a second child come along, he/she can used it too regardless of gender. ^_^


That all Folks, Till next round...! *Crossing Fingers* (lets just hope its not too frequent!) >.<

Week 7 - Surreal Realisation =)

Nothing special this week..except that I'm getting the frontal bulge on my tummy. Not because of the pregnancy, but from the endless eating and snacking in between. >.< *SOB*

Sigh.. and I'm getting Pimples! Really angry, red and big painful ones to boot! Both on my face and shoulders. Double *SoB!*

But on a lighter note, I'll share the highlight of Week 7. This is what ParentingWeekly.com is saying about Jr.

The size of a small bean

Your baby is tiny but growing fast! He or she is the size of a small bean - about half an inch long - this week and has an oversized head in proportion to its body. His or her facial features are still forming, its eyes are just black spots, there are little openings where the nostrils will be, and pits to mark the ears. Protruding buds that will become arms and legs are more noticeable now, and the hands and feet look like tiny paddles. You can't hear it yet, but its little heart is beating about 150 beats per minute (roughly twice the rate of yours.)

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Last Monday (4th Aug), I was miserably sick so Jee was worried n sent me to the KPJ (Lch Specialist Ctr@ Stutong) for a checkup. The gynae we used was highly recommended by our beloved family GP (frm Clinic Khaira) - Dr Philip Kho. We was a OK chap, albeit kinda 'kang cheong' in his speech and mannerism hehe.. gave us lots of advice and I walked away with a heaps of reading material,brochures,books and even 2 box of EnfaMama milk formula >.<" But the main souvenier was an Ultrasound of our Little One. I've leave the honour of sharing the 1st picture of our little one to the proud very Dad-to-Be. *^_^*

Its size of a bean..but from where I lay, it looks like a grain of Rice. Heheh..so tiny lor! And yet..the heart is beating..in a fluttering speed! That moment, its so surreal and I even told the Doc that :P

If I'm still in denial at that stage, the sound of the little heart beating fast and strong has affirmed and drove home the reality, "YES! We're gonna b parents!" ^__^
BTW, the scan reviews that the embryo is 6 weeks 5 days old. =)

Now thats simply .... WOW!

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Dada & Diapers

This is how dadas deal with diapers??


Thanks to youtube.

Anyway, I have done this before, for my cousins, so its pretty ok for me, I think. We'll see about that. Haha. =)

"DOs and DON'Ts"

"Syiok" & "Shock"

Gosh, being First time Parent is a tough call. First the "Syiok" then the "Shock". (*Syiok in the local slang means "exciting & enjoyable exhilaration")

It was really something, to know that you are becoming a father, the feeling is just immense. However, soon after, the reality sets in and the Syiok becomes Shock (well, not in a bad way, so Honey, don't get me wrong).

So, there's all sort of stuffs to study, it's like I'd just enrolled onto a new course in Uni, and the exam is once every week! =) 40 exams for a full course to graduate as Daddy.

It's already week 5 when we found out about the pregnancy, so, 5 exams to be taken in one shot.

First of, to understand the anatomy of the pregnancy, the weeks, the terms, the trimester, the nutrition, the foods, the supplemental diets, the "Gu-Leng-Hun" for mums (literal translation : "Cow-Milk-Powder", basically formulated milk powder), the "pangtang-larang" (meaning custom & taboo practices), the gynecologist, the periodic checkups, the "Klinik Ibu & Anak", the scans & the untrasounds, the labor locality, the confinement month, the confinement month helper lady, the diapers, the baby formulated milk powder, all the "A"s in the world (DHA, EFA, AA, SA, GA..... my old uni mate whose a straight A student did not have so many "A"s too... I wonder do they have PGA or FIFA or even FIA, RIAA, PIA.. hahaha). Wait, there's more, still have to look into maternity wear, baby carrying sling (and yes, you'll see me walking in the Spring with my precious baby strap in front of me), the baby cot (which is a very good hands-me-down from my uncle, thanks uncle Kia), baby toys, baby clothes, baby names, baby care, baby education, nursery, play school, the language to be taught as the first language, the primary education, the friends that my baby is going to make, the secondary school, the curfew and agreements with the kid on when to get into romantic relationships, the university, the graduation, the work-in-the-society, the kid's marriage arrangement...

Well, that's the feat ahead, but for now, let's focus.

Week 6! What will it Brings?

Mood : ^.^ Loved
Hubby made Lunch. So Happy ^^

Time seems to moves in a crawling speed for the past 1 week. After worrying and planning (mentally), I've approached week 6 with jr. (we've decided not to scan for jr's gender so we shall dubbed the lil one Junior for these time being :D ).

No major symtoms thus far for me, other than constant hunger, constant need to urinate, tender breasts and heightened sense of smell with intense dislike of ciggie and vehicle fumes (+newly added to the list, belachan and heavy aroma of mangoes). Any slight detection of any one of these will have me chocking, feeling nauseous. I would then have to hurriedly remove myself from the source of it. If the conditions doesnt permits, I would then try to hold my breath for as long as I can. >.< ... Geez..

I joked to the husband that with such sensitive sense of smells, jr can explore to possiblity of a perfume maker or a gourmet chef whe he/she grows up..hahaha!

That reminds me of the cute Chef Remy in Ratatouille. Minus the high-risk Factors or course! O.o"



Week 6 is supposed to bring on the onset of morning sicknesses..I hope that it would not be too bad! Keeping hands cross.

And oh yeah..they says the lil one has heart beat now. :) I'm dying to find out. We've yet to decide on a gynae yet so no scan yet thus far. :)

Let hope this week whatever symtons this week bring, will b kind on me :P

Week 5 : OMG! It couldn't be True!

We're still reeling from shock since the discovery of my pregnancy on the 18th July.

On that fateful day,my menses had been delayed for 10 days, which shouldn't be of any concern coz it'd happened in the past. But reacting to some hunch and Jee's anxiousness of my delayed 'aunt', I sneakily bought a Home Pregnancy test kit . (I pick the cheapest off the Guardian's Pharmacy shelf. Haha! :P)

The next morning, when the house is empty (I was sick thus had stay back at home) I woke up and grogilly grab the kit and read the instructions in my flu-ish daze.
Simple enough, It says :
1 line = Negative (you're SAFE)
2 line = Positive (you've hit JackPot!)
No line = Non-conclusive (go buy another kit and try ur luck again LOL)

So armed with the Kit, I tested myself. (Not expecting anything, but feeling curious about using with a Pregnancy Kit for the 1st time and wondering how that thing works.)

For those of you that have not used this particular kit before, here's how it works.

- First you collect your urine sample. (Its very efficient and hygienic. They even provide you with a wide rimmed waterproof paper cup and a dripper.)

- Then, extract ur urine from the cup and put a drip onto a hole in the tester (i was more kiasu, I put in 2 drips! :P).
- Then white background will change color and the line will slowly appear in pink from left to right as your urine sample gets absorbed.

THE OUTCOME : O.o*

For my case, when the 1st line appear, I silently told the kit.."OK.. thats it. U'd better stop here." But much to my dismay..it moved on and on, and Lo~ & Behold~ !

The 2nd line appeared in its Pinkish glory. shining Bright and Clear from the Kit! O.o"

I was flabbergasted when the 2 bright red lines appeared and was in utter shock! In my disbelief I referred to the instruction again n again to make sure my understanding was not misleaded.. and even shake the kit to see if the result will shift.

Hahaha! YES..I was in serious Denial :P

But after pacing around in my room and mulling over what to do.. I decided to call the 'Dad' and request him to come home and send me to my GP (since I was sick with flu coincidentally) to get a sick leave for the day. I'd figure that the News will have to wait, it will be as much as a shock to him as it was to me. So I'd better wait till he's home safely and seated before I break the news to him. :P Who knows.. he might even Faint from shock! And I don't think I am capable of hauling my 100+Kg of a 'rhino-hubby' from the ground in my weak condition. >.< Lesson Learned : Never says NEVER! And 'accidents' do happened :P *sigh


But inspite of all that is said..prepared or not.. to Us~ this is our Blessing and Gift from heaven. And we shall treasure and nurture this precious bundle with all we have. ^.^

WELCOME to the FAMILY Little One! :)

"The Eagle Has Delivered its Package"

It was a nice Friday Morning, and My wife is resting at home, flu-ish.

"Honey I'm home" I said, as I entered my room. its 11 plus in the morning. I took an early off from the office to look at my beautiful wife. There she was, seated in front of the computer, with a warm grin on her face.

"How are you feeling, honey?"

"I'm alright, just flu-ish" she replied. "I have got something else to show you", stepping up from her seat, she reached out to a rectangular white box ontop of her dressing cabinet. She then showed me a plastic panel, with an inset in the middle. There, 2 clear red lines are visible.

I looked at her, nothing came out of my mouth. Like a rush of 1ooo horses' rampage in the wide open plains, an unexplainable surge of feeling raced up my spine.

It says, "Pregnant".

And Yes, we are going to be Parents.

Now, how wonderful is that! WOW! =)
As i have said it over a year ago, my days are numbered again!