Firstly, I would like to thank everyone for the congrats and well wishes – it’s nice to hear!

After my two-day stay at East Shore, I was glad to be out of the hospital. I was even more glad that Anaqi was not held up for his mild jaundice as compared to his elder brother almost two years ago.

The first few nights has been pretty tiring, as the bub kept waking up for feed every one to two hours. I was having bad headaches that won’t quit, probably due to the lack of sleep (and engorgement feeding issues). After a while, I began to adapt to my new routine. Feeding became much easier, and late-night cries became a lot less.

Within the first week, Anaqi had two doctors’ appointments – one with Dr Heng (Gynae) on 20th May to check on his jaundice, and another with Dr Low (Pediatric) on 21st May for his overall assessment. It was during the PD check-up that I was told Anaqi had a heart murmur, and was suspected to have a hole in his heart. He wrote a referral letter for an appointment with a heart specialist at KK Hospital on 25th May. The details of that will ensue in my next entry.

As for his jaundice, it remains mild. I continue to sun him every morning and evening (at times even in the afternoon where the light shines directly into our balcony). Now he is one tanned baby! (Thankfully, not fried…) However his eyes still show a tinge of yellow. Hopefully his jaundice will go away soon.

On Day 7, P and I shaved off his hair close to botak (bald). Due to the nature of his hair texture and volume, it’s difficult to get him completely clean-shaven. P calls him little Leonidas (because of Gerard Butler’s hairdo in 300, heh.) Spot the difference?

So far, I noticed the little one has been smiling a lot with gazing eyes, as if responding back to when his name is called. Too cute!

Until more updates…
 

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