Week-9 Updates

It has been 2 months since the arrival of Jaden to our family.  I have gone back to work and reluctantly, have to put Jaden in a babysitter's hand, who stays about 3 minutes drive away from our house.

Overall, Jaden is growing well, progressing from 2.6kg during birth to 5.5kg in week-9. Taking care of a child is a life long lesson, which both Bernard and I are still learning how to become better parents each day.  Waking up twice at night to feed the baby is not an easy task, but the word 'motherhood' made me do it again and again without any grievances every night.

Today, I visited Dr.Paul for my postnatal check-up, and at the same time, we brought Jaden for his 2-month vaccination at Dr. Chai Pei Fan's clinic.  It was very convenient for us as the two doctors' clinics are just opposite each other.  Coincidentally, these two doctors somehow share some similar qualities, they are both polite, down to earth, caring and friendly.


Dr. Paul Ng and Jaden Tan. With this photo taken, Jaden will be able to know
the doctor who received him into the world in the future.

I was told that my stitches have healed completely and Dr. Paul jokingly told us that we can begin to make our 2nd baby as soon as after 6 months. We definitely wish for more children, but we also think that we should give our bodies and mind some break :) At least, let me shrink back to my pre-pregnancy weight first! After putting on 20kg (scarry, huh?!) during my pregnancy, I still have 7 kg to shed!

Jaden's has developed mild eczema on his feet, palms and navel area since about a week ago. He did  not seem to be irritated by the skin condition (yet), we have to diligently apply prescribed cream on him to prevent the condition from getting worse.

Contrary from the 1st time when he was vaccinated, Jaden did not cry at all today when Dr. Chai poked the needle into his thigh. It was a real relief to me as I still remember how heart broken his cry was last month. Probably, my tactic of telling him about the jab while on the way to the hospital has paid off. I will certainly do the same for his following jab next month :)

Expenses:
Dr. Paul - No Charge

Dr. Chai Pei Fan
Medical & surgical supplies     RM     5.25
Admin Fee                              RM     4.00
Medication                              RM 351.90
Consultation & Assessment     RM    80.00

TOTAL                                  RM 441.15