11 days and counting

It's been 11 days since Natalie arrived on the scene and she's been poked and prodded so many times for blood samples to monitor her jaundice, poor gal. But she's very brave because she doesn't cry when they prick her. 2 days after birth, her bilirubin level was 131, then it went up to 204 on day 5. 2 days later, it was down to 198 and yesterday it was 188. So it's going down, but slowly. Next blood test is next Thursday. Am so familiar with the SGH polyclinic already!

After yesterday's test, me and Ma brought her along to Tanjong Pagar to run some errands. I needed POSB to endorse my Baby Bonus form so at the same time I opened a bank account for her, her first deposit is made up of CNY angpows!

I have also been buying lots of 4D numbers related to her birth and birth certificate, which she received on Saturday. Prior to registering her birth, I had to pay 4 times the consultation fees at the polyclinic cos' she was considered a foreigner! Usual child price is $4 something, but foreigner is $18! Anyway, she has a nice birth cert number...easy to remember and she has an official identity.

Of late have noticed that her left eye appears lazier than the right i.e. she opens one wider than the other. Read somewhere that it's normal and will usually correct itself after a few months and is not noticeable when kids grow, only when they're sleepy or tired. Oh well, will keep an 'eye' on it...pun intended! Check out the one-eyed Jack below.

Anyways, it's the weekend and I'm gonna be stuck at home. Ma is off duty for the next couple of days so me and Nick get to play house by ourselves...hope it isn't as disastrous as I expect it to be! In the meantime, here's a pix taken a couple of days ago...I love how she looks so grumpy and like a little primate! She's probably thinking, "Oh, the indignity of it all!"