3 months old

My little growing and changing Reyes.

Reyes weighs 7kg at 3 months, just exactly like his sister! He put on 2 times the weight he was born in merely 3 months! How true that babies grow fatter on milk outside the womb. My worries of having a petite son is so unnecessary!

Reyes is definitely more generous with his smiles than his grumpy sister. When Mommy taps her index finger on his chin, and talk to him in baby language, he smiles!

Its a pity that Reyes is not lucky enough to be on exclusive breastfeeding. Mommy tries her best anyhow and she thinks Reyes deserves more than 6 months because of that. Mommy is thankful that he is growing very well despite that.

He doesnt like to be cradled like a baby anymore. Perhaps its because he gets a better view of everything when carried upright

Mommy brings the little boy to jacob ballas children garden. Mommy like the idea of how the ang mo let their kids t have their freedom to explore and learn from each little experience from everyday play. Mommy is somehow less meticulous about cleanliness on Reyes. Maybe because he is a boy, maybe Mommy has outgrown the stage of a anxious "first-time Mommy". Mommy would allow him to crawl on the floor and free to touch anything or even chew at a dried leaf by the pool (at least i wouldnt scream at the sight of that) but of course, safety and basic hygiene is still paramount.

Jie Jie bathes me in a little white tub. More often then not, Gwenneth would rush to the kitchen island and says that she wants to bathe for dinner. Splashing water on didi face sometimes out of mischief and asking "What is this!!!" (pointing to that 2cm of didi's dear life)

"Its a penis!" "Boys have penis-es!" Mommy would say.

2 months old

Sibilings love!

Not scared k!
Jie Jie is here!



Kiss you!

Dun run!

Mommy had a lot of breast feeding problems this time round. The supply was a lot lower than what Gwenneth had 2 years ago. Reyes had to resort to drinking Enfalac on occasions and Mommy heartaches to see Reyes hungry and he seems to prefer Mommy's milk. Little Reyes feeds on 100ml every 3-4hours and sometimes even at shorter intervals when he get hungry.

He is a growing boy!

Reyes is 5.9kg and 58cm tall!






Starting to look chubby and cute!

Newborn Reyes

Reyes had his 1st check up for jaundice 3 days after birth. He weighs 3.5kg! Well done little boy!



Dr Chan said that he had very mild janudice and needed a tan. Mommy knew exactly what to do! Mommy and the confinement auntie stripped me to the bare minimal and tape my eyes with cotton wool and surgical tape. I was still very skinny then... I promise to show you muscles soon!

I also broke out on an episode of rash. The rash went from bad to worse as my first month celebrations approaches and it worries Daddy and Mommy if i was in great itch! They took me to see Dr Lee at Mt Elizabeth and she assured them that it was normal as newborn has weaker immune system. She advise that the rash would go away on its own... and true enough, i was handsome once again on my first month party!

Daddy and Mommy had made plans way before i was born to do a similar first month party as Jie Jie Gwenneth. Nasi Briyani! Mommy also sourced for other options to make my party special! We had rojak, popiah and satay too!

Mommy took pictures of me and chose the most yan dao one and made it into little neo prints to stick onto my red eggs! I was born just in time to collect ang pows!

My umbilical cord dropped off on 23rd Febuary 2010. Three weeks after birth! Took soooo long! It worries Mommy cause usually babies only take 1-2 weeks!



I weigh 4.6kg at my first month checkup.





Reyes was shaved bald by mommy. Mommy is always brave enough to do squirmish things like shaving my head with a naked blade and also trimming my tiny tiny nails

Reyes Tan Rui Yi is born.

Reyes is born!

Since the the third trimester, Mommy's gynae has been going on and on about how short Reyes would be and that he is very small and underweight against the gestational weeks/weight graph. Mommy even teared after one gynae visit as she felt that she has compromised baby Reyes's well being because she gave in to carrying me, the 11kg baby all around and being "overworked" when she was advised to do more bed rest.



Reyes was putting on weight surely but slowly towards 38th week of Mommy's pregnancy and the gynae advised Mommy that she should induce labour as her body seems to be ready, and that babies put on weight faster outside the stomach on a diet of milk!





However, Daddy and Mommy somehow felt that Reyes should be kept in the tummy as long as possible as that would be the best enviroment to protect this little body. Ah mah suggested that Mommy should go for a 2nd opinion as it came across to her that the gynae might be inducing the baby at her convenience, so that she would not be called up suddenly on the Chinese New Year holiday! And so, they made an appointment to see Dr Chan.

Dr Chan agreed that Reyes is small and was estimated to be 2.3kg.He said that there is no urgency to deliver the baby right now, but he mentioned that 37th week would be a good time.

Dr Chan's consultation charges was $155 and his scan was another $155. A whopping $310 for a second opinion!!!

Mommy then went to see Dr Yang and she prep Mommy that delivery of Reyes would probably fall on the 1st week of febuary. Mommy hope that Reyes would make it to 3kg at birth.

Daddy chose the 8th of Feb to induce baby reyes. Just because it sounded nice 08.02.2010. However Mommy came to realise that the 8th "chong" the year of Goat( Daddy's zodiac)

So Great grandma suggested 5th Feb which is a auspicious day. Unless Reyes decided to come out on an earlier date, Reyes shall complete our little family on 5th Febuary 2010!

1st Feb 2010, Mommy weigh 67.2kg and Reyes was 2.5kg. It was the last gynae visit before Mommy checks in to the laour ward on the 5th. Dr Yang thinks that both Mommy and baby is ready and we possibly wouldnt have a chance to wait to the 5th!

The "dunno when its coming" feeling is a real anxiety. Mommy never had spontaneous labour before and she doesnt really knew what sort of pain is a REAL pain as Braxton Hicks comes and goes all the time!

Daddy sent Mommy home and went back to work. As usual, I wanted Mommy's company to play but Mommy wanted to be more prepared with the labour stuff since it seems imminent! Mommy packed the last few outstanding items and also read up on "labour signs" online.

1) regular contractions that last for an hour which will progress to be closer intervals and stronger feel of contractions.
2) mucus plug "show"
3) water bag burst

At about 5pm odd, Mommy had a bit of tummy discomfort. At 7pm, she thought she should tell Daddy about it.

7.28pm SMS to Daddy : "I have cramps quite often. Every few mins but each last only like 5 - 10 secs. I have a bad feeling it could be just tonight or tomorrow."

Daddy told Mommy to monitor the situation and promised to rush back as soon as he can when Mommy needs him.

Mommy started to take things seriously and recored her contractions on paper.

.7.24pm
7.34pm
diarrhoea!
7.50pm
7.58pm
8.10pm
8.21pm (Mommy force herself to eat dinner with big waves of contractions!)
8.36pm
8.42pm ( leaves home for hospital with Gong gong Por Por Daddy Mommy and me!)
9.09pm
9.20pm (pressed the bell at labour ward. HELP!!!)



Mommy had her pre-planned epidural at 10.40pm and felt a lot better on that scary bed. Mommy and Daddy then started fiddling and preparingthe their new video camera and realised that the SD card they have brought is not compatible with the video camera! Thats the biggestpunishments for procastinating to pack the labour bag!!!

Mommy ask the mid wife to check for dilation and ask if they baby would be out in 45mins! Haha....the mid wife told us that it would not be this soon and Daddy rushed off to Mustafa to buy the stupid SD card!

How drama.



1.14am Daddy came back with a working and functioning video camera. Phew!

4am Dr Yang came and Mommy was shivering a lot. Mommy was really scared but she knew she had to be brave.

4.10am Reyes was born.





He looked NOTHING Daddy and Mommy have imagined!

Reyes weighs 2.87kg and is 49cm.





My little sunshine.