Jerald at 3 Months Old

Jerald turned 3 months old on 28 April 2016.

His prolonged jaundice finally subsided on 31 March 2016 when his serum bilirubin (SB) level went down to 81µmol/L.

As of 12 April 2016 (2.5 months), he weighed 4.75kg and was 57cm in length.

His development updates:

• Still trying to lift his head while on his tummy.
  
• Has started his "ah-goos", and "ah-oos".
  
• Can hold his head steady when upright.
  
• Blows lots of raspberries
  
• Loves to suck his fists.
  
• Can bear some weight on his legs when held upright.
  

This month, we were somewhat concerned that he was not tracking objects well with his eyes. After consulting a pediatric ophthalmologist, everything seemed fine physically with his eyes. He's likely to be having delayed visual maturation (DVM). However, DVM is a diagnosis by exclusion, i.e. other factors need to be ruled out. Checks by other pediatricians and ophthalmologist also found his growth alright and his eyes normal. The neurologist suggested doing an MRI to be sure that his brain is processing what the eyes are seeing.


[Jerald looking surprised]


[Jerald]

Jerald at 2 Months Old

Jerald turned 2 months old on 28 March 2016.

He was finally allowed to have is immunisation (delayed from his 1st month clinic visit) on 15 March 2016. He weighed 3.4kg and was 56cm in length. He also started a cough which he likely caught from the rest of the family.

His jaundice was finally on a downward trend since 3 March 2015 and serum bilirubin (SB) level was 98µmol/L on 24 March 2016.

Jerald started going to daycare since 21 March 2016 in view of Angie returning to work after maternity leave at the end of March 2016. Much to our surprise, since he had to be bottlefed expressed breast milk at the daycare centre, he was drinking quite a lot and the stock of expressed breast mild didn't last long. On 28 March 2016, he started drinking formula milk in addition to the daily supply of expressed breast milk.


[Jerald and Julian in a friendly fight]


[Jerald blowing raspberries]


[Jerald (Similar pose by his brothers: Julian, and Justin)]

Jerald at 1 Month Old

Jerald turned 1 month old on 28 February 2016.

The past month had been pretty eventful after Jerald was found to be having prolonged jaundice. It all started when the health nurse found him to be slightly yellow during the home visit when Jerald was 2 days old. Blood test results showed a serum bilirubin (SB) of 113µmol/L. SB levels fluctuated in the 200+ range and reached its highest 300µmol/L on 8 February 2016. From the health clinic, he was referred to Penang General Hospital for follow-ups. Blood tests, including liver function tests, were normal.

His clinic visit was on 3 March 2016. He now weighs 3.2kg and is 52cm long. His scheduled vaccination was postponed due to his jaundice.

We celebrated his full moon with lunch on 27 February 2016 in Penang.


[Jerald]


[Jerald with his mitts off: Ah! How liberating!]


[Jerald on the bouncinette]


[Jerald with Daddy]


[Jerald with Grandma and Grandpa]


[The Six of Us: Our first family photo]

Jerald Comes Home

Jerald was discharged in the evening on the same day he was born. After all the formalities, we finally arrived home with Jerald around midnight.


[Jerald and Mummy]


[Jianna eager to have a photo with Jerald]


[Julian carries Jerald]


[Justin having a go]


[Jianna all excited about carrying Jerald]

We prepared presents for Jerald to "present" to Julian, Justin, and Jianna. They were all very happy and excited!


[Jerald: Here are some books for you Julian kor kor]


[Jerald: Hope you like your Angry Birds Space set Justin kor kor]


[Jerald: A doll for you Jianna jie jie]

So far, Jerald has been feeding and sleeping well.

Jerald's Arrival

We are happy to announce the birth of our fourth child - Jerald, on 28 January 2016. Jerald weighed 2.7kg or about 6lb. He is 48cm in length with a head circumference of 32cm. He was delivered spontaneously at 38 weeks (about 1 1/2 weeks early).

Baby Jerald and Mummy Angie are doing fine, both were discharged from the Penang Hospital's maternity ward on the same day.

Jerald is the fourth grandchild for Angie's parents, and the sixth for my parents (4 boys and 2 girls).


[Jerald]

We're Pregnant with Number Four!

We're expecting our fourth baby! Angie is now 34 weeks along and baby is due on Chinese New Year's day.

From recent ultrasound scans, baby is a boy.


[Baby at 34 weeks: Measuring the head]


[Baby at 34 weeks: Measuring the femur]

Justin at 77 Months

Justin turned 77 months old on 25 December 2015. Here's a photo update.


[Justin's pressed hair look]


[Justin loves Ninja Turtles]


[Justin]

Jianna at 44 Months

Jianna turned 44 months old on 30 November 2015.

We learnt this month that Jianna can fasten the button on her dress by herself. Jianna credits Teacher O at her kindy with teaching her this skill.


[Our Little Princess]


[Cookies For Sale!]


[All groggy... almost made it to the room...]


[Jianna with Daddy]

Julian at 102 Months Old

Julian turned 102 months old on 28 November 2015. Here's a photo update.


[Julian distracted...]


[Julian's pressed-down hair]


[Wefie with Mummy!]

Justin at 76 Months

Justin turned 76 months old on 25 November 2015. Here's a photo update.


[The Stare]


[Distracted with the TV again]


[Justin riding on his broncho stack of cushions]


[Crossed Legs Version 1]


[Crossed Legs Version 2]

Jianna at 43 Months

Jianna turned 43 months old on 30 October 2015.

Currently into playing doctor, Jianna would get either Daddy or Mummy to be the patient and 'stay' in her hospital. On a particular occasion, Daddy finally managed to convince her that she could use her soft toys as patients. "Yes, they are sicking!" she announced.

Since the kids were preparing for their kindy concert, Daddy decided to download videos of the songs they would be singing during the concert. Jianna had the part of a camel and there was a dance for them. After watching the video she asked, "Why the camel in the computer never shake the bum-bum?"


[Jianna on a pregnancy simulation... tyring to be like Mummy]


[Jianna having a rest]


[Jianna loves ice-cream]


[Jianna]

Julian at 101 Months Old

Julian turned 101 months old on 28 October 2015. Here's a photo update.


[Easy does it...]


[Julian at USM]


[Julian and Mummy on the train]

Justin at 75 Months

Justin turned 75 months old on 25 October 2015.

Justin has been doing some critical thinking during storytime:

Story#1 The Little Red Hen: The little red hen cut down each stalk of golden wheat with her little scythe.
Justin: How can the little red hen hold the scythe? She doesn't have any hands!

Story#2 The Magic Porridge Pot: When the girl was first given the pot in the woods, she immediately asked the pot to cook. When the porridge was ready, the girl ate up every last bit!
Justin: How did she eat all the porridge? She had no spoon!


[Justin on a bench]


[Justin and his long bean]

Jianna at 42 Months

Jianna turned 42 months old on 30 September 2015. Here's a photo update.


[Jianna]


[Jianna taking her Barney friends for a ride]


[Jianna's message to her Tua Ee and Jee Ee (first and second maternal aunties)]


[Jianna in the cassia seed pit]


[Jianna asleep]