Where do I even begin? The last 24 hours marked another milestone in my life. I became a father to a girl. :)
The last time everything happened too fast as we only rushed my wife to the hospital by the time she had dilated to 10cm! All I remember was just holding her hand and the next thing I knew, our baby boy was born.
This time we went in early so I had time to settle everything. Register. Get a room for my family. Prepare my wife emotionally. Ask the doctor and nurses the procedure. Informed that I would like to cut the umbilical cord this time after DCC (delayed cord clamping).
The it started to happened. My wife began pushing and I reminded myself to absorb everything in this time. I saw the head pop out for the very first time! But this being a bigger baby made it much harder for my wife. To make matters worse the umbilical cord was wrapped around the baby's neck twice. So the doctor had to clamp the umbilical cords and I couldn't care less, as long as both my loved ones are safe! Finally we managed to push through, and among all the commotion I recall anxiously looking whether it was a boy or girl as we wanted to surprise ourselves this time. You've got it wrong if you thought it was like how it is in the movies where the doctor says, "Congratulation! It's a boy/girl!" It's a war zone in there! ><
The stitching part afterwards was the most heartbreaking as I could really hear the pain and agony from her screams. My firstborn son was just 2.9kg while this baby girl is 3.4kg, much bigger. After what it seemed like an eternity, the doctor was finally done. And if you're wondering, we have not got a name yet! It's like wanting to find that perfect name as we go through all the possible girl names with our friends.
All in all, I really thank God for keeping both mommy and baby safe. In Chinese the word good (好) is a combination of 2 words, girl (女) and boy (子). God has indeed been very good to us. What a way to start off my 2018! As they say, a dad is a son's first hero, and a daughter's first love. I've got much to live up to and fatherhood will never be the same again!
Congratz @calebleejl. I pray that she will grow up to be Christ-like and a God-fearing person. I pray that she will be a light wherever she go.
thanks man. that's my prayers for her as well. salt and light! :)
Congratulations! What a way to start 2018 :)
thank you! it has been wonderful :)
CONGRATULATIONS FOR BECOMING A DADDY AGAIN!!! :D
thank you very much! see you around!
Yayyyy! Congratulationsss Caleb + wife! Been waiting for this post long time. Glad that its a smooth & safe delivery :D Thanks for sharing your experience there in the theater room. It must be a war zone in your heart as well eh? Haha. Overflowing grace & strength to be upon you and your wife as you go through your parenthood journey with God. Jia you jia you!
thank you! I've been waiting for very long to be able to post it as well. it was definitely a war zone in my heart. last time thought want to have more children. now no longer :/ claiming every blessings for baby and family! :)
pat pat Good job for being so brave in theater room with your wife! Aiseh.. nvm nvm. Settle abit with the current 2 first. Who knows in future you want more. Haha. Happy parenting! Look forward to see more of ur daughter blog post :D
will definitely schedule it into my blog. my only worry is overdoing it. later bore my audience! hahahaha. you know how parents are with their own children. :p
so let's see if we can plan something for CNY? perhaps a cover? I'm serious about it :)
Nevermind laaa, she will be your new passion apart from music. Eh u won't know, ur audience might wanna see ur children photos too :D
Oh sing dong-dong-qiang CNY song ah? Hahaha! Can PM me ;)
hahaha. see how lah. later people say I exploit my children. use them as money making machines. of course I may just be overrating them :p
we make dong-dong-qiang cool. will surely pm you and throw around some ideas :)
congrats
thanks! ;)
Congrats! Glad to hear both are doing fine. I should not stereotype but little girls have a way of getting to your heart :)
thank you. it's not stereotyping when it's true ;)
a few other things too, after comparing notes with friends. haha, I'll let you find out yourself. How is everyone at home?
hahaha! hope they're good reports! I need to get myself a shotgun as well :p
everyone's doing well. wife's recovering. at least she's mobile. big brother stepping up to his role. nothing much to complain. baby awake at night. asleep during the day. seriously couldn't quite get that though 🤷♂️
Haha... it’s more about their character. You will probably see it soon.
Glad to hear your wife is recovering well.
Not sure if this is helpful but i was told we need to help baby to differentiate between day and night. One way to do this is to put them in long pants at night and diaper/lampin/shorts (basically nothing that covers the whole leg) during the day. Of course if you are worried that they might feel cold u can cover them with a light cloth/blanket during the day.
It worked for my kids and hope it’ll work for you too.
ahh. thanks for the tip! definitely helpful as I stay in a condominium. not many windows :( this baby doesn't like her diapers. slept soundly once we took it off! last night only woke up once. please surprise. wife did want to feed her though as the milk is building up! :)
Please dont name her Steemit. Just joking. Congratulations to you and wife and son (upgraded to big brother). have a great time confinement for your wife and you too, in a way. Last time when I was in confinement, my husband ate the same food as I did. ;) she is perfect baby!
hahaha! Steemit didn't even cross my mind! I hope the confinement food not too tasty. I seriously need to lose weight. working on cutting off rice already. :|
I think she's perfect too! =)
Yay I'm so happy to hear this. Was just going to ask if your wife has delivered! :) congratulations on being a daddy once again @calebleejl 恭喜凑成'好'字咯，真好! Good that you absorbed the whole process in this time. Good weight, baby girl though you made your mummy use more strength! Bless you to grow well, have joy and love all the days of your life :D
thanks for your well wishes! baby safely reached home already. now the rubber hits the road. raising a girl is a whole new thing altogether. :)
Hahaha yeah definitely. Bless you in your newest discovery too! :) gonna be exciting!
awww shes so adorable! my 2nd born was 3.4kg too. congratulations on being a daddy for the 2nd time! @calebleejl
thank you! how was your 3.4kg experience?
definitely harder to push..bigger than her sister 3.15kg :)
mothers are the awesomest! :)
Congratulations to you and your wife :)
thanks you so much! :)
Congratulations once again!!! <3
aiya auntie. thank you lah. <3 <3 <3
That's just brilliant bro @calebleejl .. congratulations to your new addition to the family .
thank you so much big bro. will definitely make her a Steemian! :)
Congratulations man. Bless ya and your family with joy and peace!
thanks man! so sad going to miss the 13th gathering. will find time to visit your store in the future! :)
Congrats! Sign her up as Steemian d? :D
when she gets her own number and email! :p
Ngawwww, what an experience for you!
can’t wait to see your pretty girl! :)
Congrats ya caleb :)
She will definitely be a great blessing and joy to the family and her life will be full of grace and favor of God! :)
thank you! another addition to the family! now I'll pass on the responsibility to you and @calvinlee ;)
Hahaha so fast close factory??!!!!!!
after seeing that it was so difficult for her, yes :)
Aawwww
😁
Congrats to you and your wife!
2018 starting off with such a blessing!
thanks man! so honoured to have you drop by :p
So honoured to have you reply :D
ok. now this is getting a bit out of control :p
Ngaaaw :) She's a little darling. I missed those days where my boy was around her age. They're so tiny, helpless and fragile but looking at them just simply melts my heart. I can just look at a newborn sleeping all day. 😆 Of course there were days where babies gets all cranky and cry for no reason.
how old is your boy already? and I thought I was the only guy with children. now I don't feel so lonely in #dazordians! :) yes my wife will need to cope with all that :( will definitely do my best to lessen the burden :)
😑 Waaah ! Got legit # liau ! Anyway, my boy is turning 1 year 5 months in 3 days :D psst... Take the night shift. She will be entirely grateful 😂😂😂 You'll thank me for this suggestion.
hehe. of course have to lah. in honour of our great leader @zord189!
aww. your boy is growing up! I just put my 4 year old boy to sleep. but a bit hard to take night shift because baby full breastfeeding. it's after confinement that'll be tough on her as she'll be back to work. pray and hope that everything works out :)
Im not sure about dealing with 2 kids as Im already having a hard time dealing with one. As happy and grateful as I can be while watching him grow by my side, sometimes he can drive me nuts by being overly needy and 'lao-gai ish'. All the best to you and your wife :D I'll give both of you my mental support 😅😅😅
hahaha! 'lao-gai sh'. you've ever heard of the Gina Ford's philosophy? it's pretty interesting and I've actually heard of testimonies of how it works. we tried it on our firstborn. cannot make it. in the end also pamper and carry and feed whenever he cries. I guess this one also the same treatment :)
thanks for your mental support! we can do this! we are #dazordians!
Congratulations, @calebleejl and your wife 🙂
Hello baby 🙂
thank you! :)
Congratulations @calebleejl. It's the most presious gift anyone could get from God, beautifull baby and meaningful post...God Bless.
thanks man! amen to children are a gift from God. God bless you too :)
Congratulations !! May God bless your daughter and your family <3
thanks man!
Congratulations. A new born will brings you and your family more blessings.
thank you. indeed it's a blessing itself to add her to our family :)
man i still remember the time Asher was this small.. excited how your baby girl gonna grow up to be
she's going to be God-fearing and healthy and beautiful and smart and sociable and obedient! I declare in Jesus' name! :)
Congratulations, @calebleejl and Silvia! Mann I'm so happy for you both :') I know you're gonna be a great dad to your newborn daughter! No doubt hehe
thanks bae! she's simply amazing :)
Congratulations, so happy for you! It is true, daugthers maketh man and they are a joy especially to us fathers.
thanks for dropping by! how many daughters do you have? :)
two beautiful princess
aww. that's lovely. anything I guess I can ask you for tips! 👸👸
I shall direct you to my home human resource manager. My wife.. Haha
hahaha! smart 🙇🏻
Congrats
thank you :)
I read this again and your titles says Daughters. Plural! Is that a hint? Heheh
grammar error saje! 😝
@calebleejl Congratulations! What a beautiful birth story from a father's point of view. Good thing this post will forever be etched in the web. When she grows up, she can read all about it.
thanks for dropping by! I think a birth story from mother's point of view would be the epic one. hahaha! salute you all mothers! hopefully she isn't too embarrassed by her daddy writing about her. 😆
Congratulations @calebleejl and wife. :). She is adorable.
thank you so much. indeed she is lovely. giving mommy a hard time at night though. and chooses to sleep through the day! 😅
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