אֵיתָן (ee-thuhn) solid, enduring (1 Ki 4:31, Ps 89) & טליה (tal-yuh) dew of heaven (God's kindness)
Sunday 15 October 2006
Keeping the Home Clean
Ivan's power supply in his PC died an early death, so he used the opportunity to gut the 4 year old innards and put everything in a new case. Renata almost always takes pictures when Ivan plays with his boys toys. You can imagine how dusty PCs get, so this was a good way to make sure everything is clean. Some hidden shelves behind our desk and cable management system means that there are ZERO cables or wires on the floor. Our two slim-line PCs now sit behind our LCD monitors to keep things as dust-free as possible. This is important cos Ethan's cot will be moved into this room soon and it will become both a baby room and a study. Only 2 bedrooms in our cute l'il home now!
Saturday 14 October 2006
Saturday Food
On weekdays we get a food delivery service which is Chinese and Nonya food. We've never eaten so much rice before! So on the weekends we try to have some other genres. Ivan scrounged the fridge and came up with this for a lovely couple time at home while Ethan was sleeping.
You too can have yummy confinement food! Grill portobello mushroom with olive oil, salt and pepper in the "gills". Melt cheese and top with bacon bits. Serve alongside spaghetti aglio olio with bacon, garlic, pepper flakes, basil, and parsley. The side vegetables are carrots (pre-steamed) and snow peas stir-fred with a touch of mirin. Garnish with parsley.
Friday 13 October 2006
Burp - Sun - Bloat - Snooze
This is what Ethan's 2 week old life consists of right now... can you see his little tummy is slightly bloated? He usually has a strong chest and slim waist (from Dad perhaps?) but he's quite bloated so has been taking smaller feeds and waking up more frequently. He's not upset so its not cholic but we can't get all that wind out... tips anyone? Last night he woke up 3 times to feed cos of this so poor Mum is very tired. Dad amazingly slept through every single one of them -special sleeping gift of his!
Thursday 12 October 2006
Burp Bonanza
Urrrrpp! Ethan seems to be getting more wind recently so we have to be more conscientous at burping him. Otherwise he quickly wakes up and gets irritable. After a good feed from Mummy he loves to get burped by Dad. He used like the sling-over-the-shoulder position but he seems to prefer resting on Dad's chest. He promptly fell asleep soon after this photo was taken and is now sunning himself again in his favourite place in the whole world... his bed. Nothing like a good snooze after a good meal.
Wednesday 11 October 2006
A Rushed Bath
Silly me, got changed and almost left the house today and forgot to bathe my son! As a result, I think he sensed I was rushing and fussed a bit more than usual. He usually looooves bath time with Dad, but cried more than usual today. He was whimpering most of the time, but looks happy in the pic below cos he loves the camera!
Tuesday 10 October 2006
Sunbathing
Poor Ethan had a tougher time these last 2 days. He has a slight yellowing, so we're sunning him to treat the mild jaundice. It affects his sleeping though cos he doesn't like being in the open and would much prefer swaddled tightly. He's a trooper though, and puts up with most things with some soothing from Mum and Dad. It helps that he has inherited our giftedness in sleeping and this is proving to be a good asset in our household.
Can you see that after a few washings, the mittens have shrunk and now fit him properly!? And after a few bathings he now seems to enjoy bath times with Dad almost as much as Ivan does. Today, he thought it would be funny to squirt Dad with an extended gush just as he was being carried to the bathroom...
Sunday 8 October 2006
My Baby's had a Baby
Saturday 7 October 2006
3 Generations
Grandma brought lunch today! Here is a 3 generation picture with Grandma, Son and Grandson. Ethan had just finished his own lunch, interrupted with some wind in the tummy and some fidgeting. We are holing ourselves indoors with the aircon on today cos the smog is awful. Rain rain come today and drive that forest-fire smoke away...
Friday 6 October 2006
Thursday 5 October 2006
First Encounters
Holding Ethan in his first few days was a new yet strangely familiar encounter. Although I had often wondered what it would be like meeting each other face to face for the first time, nothing could prepare me for his disarmingly beautiful eyes, his tiny fingers from which came an amazing depth of expression and the little sounds that often brought his Daddy to mind.
Yet in the midst of this exploration and my gingerly clumsy attempts to care for him, I felt a warm familiarity as I felt him moving in my arms -- movements, flutters and instinctive reflexes that I had been feeling inside me for the last 9 months... except now I could both see and feel them! These were the knees that throbbed against my upper belly and here the fingers that secretly tickled me during those long committee meetings...
Welcome to our world, Ethan -- I think you will be a source of joy and wonder to Mummy & Daddy for many years to come!
Venepuncture
Uh oh... Ethan is in the clinic for a regular visit. A bawling kid just left the room we're going into. It's called "Venepuncture Room". Ethan seems to think that the sign on that room doesn't sound too pleasant.
On the brighter side, Ethan slept really well last night. Ivan bottle-fed him with expressed milk at midnight (first time), then there was one wake at 4am until we all got up at 8am so we had a good rest with only one waking!
Wednesday 4 October 2006
First Bath by Daddy
Oooh, Dad is giving Ethan his first bath at home! Amazingly, he didn't cry and seemed to like the warm water. Last night was tough (biggest and messiest nappy poo Ivan has ever seen) but quite good considering it was the first night home. We're slowly getting better at changes and cry-diagnoses. Ethan is so far a very good-natured baby!
Tuesday 3 October 2006
Ethan's Own Bed
This is the very first time Ethan is home in his own bed. It looks so huge with tiny him inside. You can see the 18 Sep, Waiting for Ethan entry where the cot looks empty but tiny! Now he can actually fit width-wise without a problem. He's starting to gain weight already. For the baby-learners, it's normal for newborns to lose up to 10% of their birth weight. At one point, Ethan lost 7% but he is now on the rise. He'll be bigger than Ivan soon, who was less than half Ethan's size when he was born!
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