Matthias's milestones as of 17 months old (compilation):-

1. He knows quite some words like papa, mama, daddy & mummy (if lucky enough), shh (fish), nana (take), geigei (give), ah bu (my bro), yee (my sis), jiejie, gogor, yi yer (to point on dirty or rubbish), yum yum, owl, tar (star), car, baby, wow wow (dog), ball...etc can't think of now....

2. He knows how to point on the thing he saw or wants.

3. He throws tantrum if we do not let him get what he want / sit on the floor -.-'''

4. He scolds us back my clapping his hands just like us scolding him.

5. He will peep at you when you are scolding him and then give you a smile.

6. He understands most of the things that we told him.

7. He knows when we mention wipe, brush teeth, wash hand, wipe hand (and goes to his towel and wipe!), wear shoes...

8. He recognizes a lot of nursery rhymes and knows what to do next!
(blink the hands for twinkle twinkle, clap hands for open shut them & if you happy, pat for BINGO, wave)

9. I finally let him walk in the malls and he's running and screaming excitedly! (but I still carry him up if there're too many people or he doesn't let me hold his hand - I repeated and he finally understand he needs to hold hand when walking around although some times he is reluctant to!)

10. When I said 我要回家了 from my maternal home, he will run to his Ah Gong's room and wave & give a flying kiss!

11. 17 months and still dunno how to self-feed...hehe...but that's ok...keep learning! He only picks those bread from our hands.

12. He will make noise and walk to the door when he sees his Ah Yi - wanted to go out!

13. He will want to take the money and pay when we are at the cashier, and said "nana" from the cashier for the change!

14. He will be super alert on his steps when I said "becareful" or 小心一点...and if he is not sure, he will crawl and touch and see how steep is the steps!

15. He knows how to "sayang" people.

16. He will call people to come with his hand .

17. He will look behind to see if the third person (my mum or his dad) is not following him.

18. He shakes his head for a NO.

19. He calls traffic light ball-ball coz the light is in circle form ...hahahaha

20. and...I have no idea why is he scare of TEN IN THE BED song

There are many more of his milestones...and I think I need to start writing them up every month!

#BBMATTHIAS has turned 1

Time flies~~~

My Baobei Matthias has turned 1!!!

From a 3 pounds+ baby that has grown up so much.

As of 27th July 2015, 

if not mistaken, he is barely 16pounds now.

*hasn't go for the first year check up yet hehehe*

Still much lighter than other babies, but he has achieved more than 3 times of the birthweight!

Here are the milestone of #bbmatthias:-

1. Flip at 5 months old.

2. Start saying ah buu at 7 months old.

3. Sit at 8 months old.

4. Worm-style crawling at 9 months old.

5. Start calling baa-baa or papa at 9.5 months old.
6. 2 bottom milk teeth at 9.5 months old.

7. Crawling at 10 months old.
8. Total of 4 teeth (2 upper, 2 bottom) at 10.5 months old.

9. Hold and stand at 11 months old.

10. Say "papa", "mama","mum-mum","nen-nen","gaa-gai"

11. Trying to let go your hand and stand. Sometimes he can stand for 5 seconds.

Day 11

6th August

Sorry baby, I couldn't make to come to see you everyday as your grandma wanted me to stay in for my confinement.

I only could get daddy to send you milk every night after his work so that you can get to drink more breastmilk.

Somehow on 6th August, your weight dropped as according to your paed and I was soooooo worried.

You should have gained after all the water retention on first week~~

I want you to back home asap!!!

I cried alone in the room at noon, quietly.

And at night when grandma asked what did doctor say about you, I couldn't control my tears and shed.

I miss you baby~

Ah Ma has no choice by then but to send me to hospital every night after she closed the shop just to see you.

I don't care if it's raining or to stand there for 2-3 hours...all I want is just to see you!

Day 9

9th day.

And it was the first time that I carried you, in my arm.

You were so tiny.

Face is just as big as my fist.

And it's your first latch!!

You are amazing!!! you know how to latch with the third time help from the nurse~

I only managed to breastfeed you for 10minutes as we were worrying on your body temperature.

Day 2 to Day 8 After Delivery

Day 2 - 28th July

Being sounded by all the nurses that came to check me at night and morning,

coz I didn't even dare to move my body.

The pain in the wound is like, triple the pain of period pain!

And doctor asked me must try to stand after they removed the catheter!

@@

*nightmaressss*

But removing it meaning I can walk and see and touch my baby!

so ok la, DEAL~

This was taken on first day.

and baby Hoong was the only baby in the nursery, for 2 days.

but 3rd & 4th Day onwards, there were about 13-15 babies I remember.

Dr.Chuah came to me in the morning saying while he & the wife (Dr.Chew) were having laksa halfway yesterday's night, nurse called and get her to put on the IV line as his blood sugar rate was consistently low.

baby Hoong with IV line

Wanted to shed when I first see him in the incubator with these lines but I TAHAN!!!

Matthias, if you are reading this, I wanna tell you that you are such a fighter & brave that you managed to breath on your own by Day 3.

Doctor Chew whatsapped daddy & mummy 2-3 times everyday to tell us about your condition.

Your left hand with IV line was swollen, and they changed to right hand, and your blood sugar level was getting better day by day.

By Day 8, you were off from IV line, but they continue the glucose in milk.

Pic taken by your daddy on Day 8, 3rd August 2014.
It was after your bath time in the nursery~
and he hold you for the first time before me!
How can?!
I couldn't describe my feeling when I received this pic and when he told me he hold you for the first time!
T_________T

and I was still at home doing my confinement!
=(((((


I am a selfish mummy, I want me, myself, and I to be the first who holds you in arm~
Not even your daddy!
hahahaha

27th July, 2014 - BB Matthias

27th July 2014.

It's a real special date to me, Mr.hoong and my Baby Hoong!

It's mr.hoong birthday, 

It's our first year marriage (ROM) anni........and

Baby Hoong's birthday!

Early in the morning, the nurse came to me as usual at 6am for the CTG test. 

Midway doing the CTG, nurse suddenly tuned off the heartbeat sound - which is not their normal practice...

I did not pass the test, and they said baby is sleeping and they can't detect well, and so they need to do another time for it.

Not passed, still.

Doc came to check me at 8+am, which is not so normal too *he usually check at 9*

sat next to me and said "so, Sharon, I really wish we can prolong the baby's stay in womb, and induce you after Raya but it seems like he couldn't tahan anymore, and his heartbeats dropped and did not pass for even a small contraction hit"
*rephrased*

and so, Doc decided to bring him out today!

And guess what?

Mr.Hoong went to waterfall with friends!

I couldn't call him all the way! even his friends!

I called for N times and sooooooooooooooooooo nervous!!!
My sis kept calling from Taiwan too and asked me to relax...

I get my bro and mum and told them about this and they immediately closed the shop and rushed to hospital.

I was so nervous until my blood pressure went up and I felt super hot!

Nurses who came in all shivered in cold but I'm the only one sweating in!

I prayed.

Prayed.

and prayed.

Pray to God.

My mum n bro reached right before they sent me to operation theater.

"我很怕”

First thing I said to my mum.

She asked me not to scare, but I can see that she's very worried too!

When I reached operation room, what I think is that it's just so cold!!!!!!!!!!!

Just like when I was wearing not enough in Beijing when it was -3 degree Celsius!!!

While waiting to be pushed in to the real theater, I heard the midwife scolding few nurses on why they came late and etc.

I'm so sorry, it was a Sunday, and pre-Raya celebration day, and most of the nurses are on leave but being called back for my emergency case.

So now, pushed to the theater.

There's music in the theater.

I tried not to look at the equipments and keep closing my eyes, prayed and prayed.

I was so helpless but just hope baby will be fine!

The anaestathist explained what he's going to do on me and comfort me all the way.

While explaining, I saw my gynae washing hands just like how those TVB doctors washed hands.

@.@

And so, I curled myself and he gave me a jab or two at the spine, I don't remember.

I lied down again, with both hands opening, sleeping on a 40degrees waterbed.....Helpless!

And slowly, my lower part went numb and I can feel the doc and nurse started to insert urine catheter...

Throughout the process and the anaestathist kept talking to me to make me feel relaxed, but it did not help much.

And I could still sense a few 'drawings' on my stomach, just like when u use finger to draw on it...and a slight push from the anaesthathis...

Not long after, I heard my gynae said "cili padi" then followed by loud crying voice!

My baby!!!!!!

I just couldn't believe it!!!

My baby!!!!!!

Doctor then showed me "nah, your baby"

"So small" from me.....

Then he continued his work.

Awhile after, his face appeared to me again,

"Checked already, baby has no Down syndrome"

He knew that I've been worrying about this after the detailed scan, which was done by another sonographer, and found calcium deposit in baby's heart.

Although it's a soft marker but it worried me like hell and tortured my mind for damn few weeks........

but now, it's such a relief!

The  paeditrician then came to me and showed me baby.

"Baby ahhh"

First thing I said to him.

He's so tiny, but beautiful to me.

I wanted to touch him but I just couldn't...and the paed said she needs to bring him back to nursery for milk as he's having low blood sugar..

Everything has done and I kept asking bout my baby.

If he's breathing ok? And if everything ok...

When I came out, I saw my mum...and she asked "very cold ahhh?"

Lolll nurse put like layers of blankets on me and I still feel cold for like 30 mins even without aircond on.

Then I saw Mr.Hoong popped out from not-sure-where, and is almost teared when he said "we have our baby here".

Lollll

At first I thought I'll be crying but I did not.

I need to stay strong to see my baby~~~

Then Mr.Hoong get in to see baby and snapped some pics of baby for me~

My baby, Matthias, as some name dictionary said, it's Gift from God.

Here's your very first pic~

Doctor Chew, your paed was giving you a burp in this pic.

your hand is just as big as our finger size, and your head is just like mummy's small fist.

And you are too active and keep moving your oxygen line.

Thank you, baby to fight for your life and stay together with us.

Thank you, God, for this precious gift given, and for protecting us throughout the process.

Amen.