~ a day of firsts ~

i didn't have a good sleep last night, probably still reeling from the excitement yesterday. woke up at about 6 because I can’t wait to see mommy & baby! partly also have to thank my considerate neighbor for waking me up this early with the noise they make. i wonder what were they doing... hhmmm.....

i reached the hospital at 8 and Isaac was at mommy’s side already. he’s nicely cuddled and enjoying the attention that we gave him. we prayed as a family this morning for the first time. (note to self: must do this every morning). i started off by reading Psalm 1 to Isaac. khai mah says that this is very good, and provided some examples. i must say that the examples she quoted is quite believable. =)

i had the chance to carry him & talked to him for the first time. i looked intently trying to see any birthmarks or stuff like that. he’s so gorgeous and cute… i noticed that his head isn't that “coney” shaped anymore. less coney than yesterday actually and it will go back to normal in a few days. this is quite normal if the baby was delivered normally. daddy and son had a good time while mommy went relieving herself.. =)

aunty Lisa brought breakfast for lili today… sounds funny calling her aunty lisa cause she’s only 19!! anyway, that’s a promotion for her and the rest of the family. aunty Lisa carried Isaac for the first time today =) I think this is the first time she’s carrying a baby as well but have to say that she did very well. i think better than I did! =)

Isaac tried breast feeding for the first time this morning. quite unhappy cause he didn’t get any milk. =) well, milk production only starts 2-3 days later and what you get now is called colostrum (some kind of milk with lots of antibodies from mommy which is good for baby. helps with the development of his own defence system)

baby Isaac took his first bath today and I noticed that he has small teeny weeny hairs on his cheeks!!! soooo cute… =) soon after his bath, the doc let him experience his first pain… bcg & hepatitis B injection. hahahha… poor thing. i dare not witness this because i will definitely punch the doc for hurting my son. afternoon was rather quite, good time for mommy to get her much needed rest.

kenneth, daniel and su ann came in the evening for a visit. i took them to see Isaac cause he’s awake. the nurse carries Isaac to me and I carried him for the second time today!!! hooray!!! my policy before this is not to carry any baby before 6 months but all is broken yesterday…. =) for a good cause. baby Isaac was hiccuping (or hiccing up??) when I carried him… even his hiccup is sooooo cute.

The day ended with streams of visitors coming to visit lili. she’s been talking non stop since like 7:30 pm. i brought Isaac into the room due to popular demand but well, he got other ideas!!! He pooped and off he goes back to the nursery to clean up and then zzzzz… i tidy up the place a bit before i left for the day. tired, energy drained and sleepy but very very very happy.

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day 1 completed. tiring but full of joy.