My baby boy turns exactly 4 today.
Unlike Kyra, I have not blogged about his birth story, so here goes:
My EDD was 31st Jan 2005. On the morning of 26th Jan 2005, about 10.15am I woke up, and was going to get ready to go to work (I had taken morning leave). But I felt really sharp pains on my lower back area, on and off every few minutes. I also felt like going to the toilet to do the 'big business', although nothing came out of it.
Everyone had already gone to work during that time, so I was alone at home and did not know what to do. Instinctively I called my mum 1st and told her what I was experiencing and asked her whether it is time. She confirmed that I was already experiencing contractions and ask me to call my hubby to come home quickly and send me to hospital.
While waiting for hubby, I smsed my boss to tell him I am not coming to work and I was due to give birth anytime! I was really excited. Took a shower, ate my breakfast and waited for hubby in the living room with my cat Lilo cuddling up beside me. She seemed to know that the baby was going to come out soon. The contractions were getting stronger and I was already having trouble walking without wincing in pain.
We arrived at the hospital at about noon. After registration, Hubby and me waited in the ward awaiting my gynae to arrive, but I was already crying in pain. It was unbearable and I could not even walk properly. My back was hurting so much and the contractions were coming so fast. The nurses, seeing me in so much pain, quickly put me in a wheelchair and pushed me to the delivery ward.
I was given gas for the pain, but it was useless. Poor Hubby, I squeezed his hand so hard and I was screaming at him for making me feel so awful. A male gynae came and help to break my water bag. I felt a gush of water flowing out. What got them worried was that instead of just water flowing out, there was also blood. I was only 3cm dilated and I really do not know whether I can last long.
When the midwife asked me whether I wanted epidural, I did not think twice. The anestician made me curl up like a baby and injected it into my spine. After 10 minutes I still did not feel any effect and the pain was still there. So they injected another dosage. Right after that the pain miraculously went away and I was in heaven :)
While waiting for my cervix to dilate to 10cm, I watched TV while hubby slept beside me. My gynae also dropped by and I was so happy to see her. She reassured me that everything was going on smoothly although she was kind of worried about the blood that came out when my water bag burst.
At about 6pm, the midwife detected that my baby's heartbeat had dropped. She quickly made an emergency call to the ward gynaes and nurses. I was suddenly surrounded by many strange faces and they were analyzing the heart rate printout. My baby's heartbeat was dropping at an alarming rate and my gynae made a decision to have an emergency c-section done. At that point, I burst into tears. I was already 8cm dilated.
The midwives consoled me, encouraging me to pray to calm my nerves. One of them gave me a strange liquid to drink, while caused me to vomit out my stomach contents. I changed into the operation gown and cap and was wheeled into the operating theatre. My tears flowed seeing my hubby left outside the operating theatre. I suddenly felt so alone.
I was already numb from my waist down and the midwives secured my arms to prevent them from moving around during the op. A green cloth was put in front of me so that I was unable to see the whole procedure. My gynae was talking to me like nothing was happening when she was actually making a slit at my bikini line. Suddenly she said ok we are going to press your stomach a few times. She did just that and I felt a slight pressure and then my baby was out! Kyle was born at 7.19pm. He was 3.20kg and measured 50cm.
I was very drowsy and shivering due to the (over) dose of epidural, and I suddenly felt my shoulders aching badly. So I started to cry and struggle out of my position while my gynae was trying to stitch me up. Immediately my gynae announced,"Patient in distress mode". One of the anaethesian injected a liquid into my drip and that was the last thing I remembered.
I woke up back at my ward to this joyful sight. 
I could not believe this handsome fella was mine, all mine :)
Kyle at 1 year.JPG)
Kyle at 2 years
Kyle at 3 years
Presently
Dearest Abang, Mama, Ayah and Adik love you so much and we are very proud of you. May you grow happy, healthy and smart!
He played the water bumper cars
He went around on the racing car track
Even though now he is 4, he can still ask me whether he can come back into my stomach :)
Cutting his cake
Family pic
The Queen and her Prince Uwaez
Playing the slides
Catching bubbles
Kyra playing on the swing
Cutting cake time!
Exhausted and hungry
