Mother Farm Visit

Over the weekend, we decided to bring Gabe to this animal farm since he knew quite a handful of animals. And we brought along his bicycle so he could roam freely. It was a beautiful day with loads of sunshine yet not too hot. We reached the farm at about 3pm and Gabe had a blast, though he hated sitting on the grass at first. But he loved the animals and kept smiling.

Father n Son bonding over IPAD after a nice day...i suggest they do it every weekend

So....Yeah Baby #2 is OTW

Yes, we`re expecting rascal #2 in early January 2014...nothing planned about this one...pure accidental due to a one night stand..with the Hubby of course. Caught me by surprise and i think whe i told Hubs, he was shocked...ahah but very happy since he has been mentioning about having a sibling for Gabe.

Anyway, we recently confirmed the gender...and, tah-dah, lucky me, it`s a baby brother for Gabe to share his toys with and torture Mummy....3 against 1...sad...i will have practically no voting power unless i can bribe my sons. I`m happy, thrilled actually, but i have to say it was super scary during the first few months. I was bleeding slightly and alot of emotions ran through my head. Most of all, would i be able to cope. I mean sure, Gabe has turned 2, but he`s in many many ways still like a baby. Thankfully he is starting to walk alot and i hope by the time lil bro is here he can walk steadily. But again, i know that Gabe will always be a kid somehow, even when he`s an adult. And so it makes it quite a challenge to have to 2 boys even with a 2.5 year gap.

But somehow i know i will manage. I just hope that Gabe can adjust happily and not feel rejected. I hope they can be there for each other and be each other`s best friend. Obviously when the baby is born I`ll have my hands full, so we`re planning to send Gabe to a full day daycare twice a week and the remaining 3 days to his current special kids daycare. At least then i will have some time (hopefully) to bond with baby.

And if it goes really well..ahah....perhaps just perhaps, we can consider baby #3 and it`s a girl? If it`s another boy, well, we will live, but i am sure we`re gonna get pitiful stares. Then again, when you have 3, you`re probably numb by then, so the decision to have #4 won`t be that hard...maybe the Hubby will need some convincing...

So....i guess that`s that.....and now may i introduce baby #2 aka Lucas On....

We can`t wait to see you Lucas...

All About Gabe

Just to share some pics that i love.

P/S: Note, i have not grown FAT...I`m pregnant...more on this in next post

Ok, this is not a freshly inked tattoo...it`s a bite from Gabe. I can only guess that since he did call RPatz DadDad once before, he was quite ready to test the possibility if it were true and he was a baby vampire...yup it hurt like mad and even stung...we are still trying to get him to stop, but so far he`s still at it which makes it scary when he comes for hugs and kisses..

Long Overdue Update

Okayyy, so it`s been ages since any updates....good news is that Gabe recovered very quickly and was out of the hospital in 1.5 weeks. Even better news was that we went back to Singapore on August 4th for 5 weeks and we`re just back in Tokyo.

We got to see the whole family and boy was it fun. I think Gabe will miss Singapore alot...so will I...unfortunately, i do not think the idea of having him around much longer was what Grandma would consider absolut joy:)...you see, Gabe was mostly quite the horror, often whining at nights and being a fuss pot outside. What more, Grandma`s home became like a tornado-hit area...we tried to play around the idea of having him there for say 2 months alone with Grandma & Grandpa, but it wasn`t welcomed..oh well....then we`ll just have to plan our next visit..

We`ve unpacked and Gabe has settled back here comfortably, with all his toys and daily torturing of Mummy....yup, just me and my boy...swell...

Oh yah, I`m planning to start Gabe back at daycare twice a week starting October 1st.....i need some ME time till the next rascal....

Post Op Days 2 and 3

Everyone...Gabe is awake!! Fully awake...when we visited him yesterday evening, they had removed his oxy tube and the lil rascal was watching anpaman dvd...when he saw us he started crying...but soon he was ok and we kept him occupied with songs and talking to him. According to the doc he is doing really well. Wow...this boy is amazing, super amazing...

And today, we saw him again in the evening. He smiled and made funny faces..but after awhile I think he got really hungry and kept telling me `nana` which means food or water....pooor boy...the doc said too much liquid isn`t good for him now, he is better taking abit of solids like banana or yogurt...so Daddy went downstairs to get him the banana, but Gabe was already screaming and whining and it took awhile to calm him down.

So to start off the nurse fed him his banana, but only a little bit and of course it wasn`t enough for him andhe wasn`t too happy.

But the good news is that he can be transferred to the normal ward tomorrow morning and start eating his meals!! yippe....this is way way fast to be transferred,but it means that Gabe is really recovering well and I`m so happy my baby will get to go home soon.

So here are some photos of the lil boy

P?s* note his feet..the toenail color..it is pinky pink...it used to be blue...and ssee his lips??? Huge huge difference...

I`m so proud of this lil boy..my son...

Post Op

Gabe`s operation went smoothly, and he is now in PICU recovering. Everything looks good for now, but we will have to wait for the next week or so to see if there are any infections. Already we went to see him and he does look good, the surgeon pointed out to us that his lips are now a healthy looking color...yay!!!

So we`ve crossed the big hurdle, and now we`ll have to wait and see on his recovery. If all is well, he will stay at the hospital for the next 2-3 weeks and then go home. I can`t wait..

Thank you to all for your loving prayers and kind words...I`m just glad we have a lil mighty warrior...

Pre-Op Admission

The day is finally arriving...Yup, GAbe`s big surgery.　So right now, we`re in the hospital, we checked-in yesterday morning and went foran ECG and chest X-Ray. Today, they did some blood tests and basically we`re done till tomorrow morning. Gabe will be going into the PICU at abou 8am, and the operation will start at about 9,30-10.00am. It will last for 6 hours if all is OK and yes it`s super scary coz this is a major surgery, even more so then the one Gabe had when he was 17 days old.

So, yes I`m anxious and worried, how could i not be. I still remember very clearly the last round when his surgery was supposed to be only 4hours but instead it took up to 7hours. I nearly had a full on panick attack. And to top it off, timing sucks coz i can`t stay overnight with him during his hospital stay this round, whereby recovery period is about 3 weeks. I wish i could, but I`m not up to it this round. I feel so so guilty and even a lil angry that i can`t.

Timing sucks bad and to be honest it wasn`t even entirely my choice to end up like this. I was robbed of that decision. Just sucks.

So i just hope baby is OK and sleep well through the night. I will try my best to come in the mornings earlier and leave only after he has fallen asleep otherwise i think the nurses will not be able to handle him.

I`ll try to update any information when i can, but i hope you can all pray for him to be safe.

See ya all soon.