Jan was supposed to come on 20 Jun, but she couldn't wait to see daddy's & mummy's face, so she broke the waterbag and sent them running to the hospital at 4am... =)Left: Mummy waiting in the labour ward for the doctor to arrive. Also one last look at her with the big stomach!
We got to the hospital about 10 minutes before 5am, and in less than 4 hours, baby Jan was delivered! So baby Jan's birthday is 15th Jun, 8:10am. She was middle-weight at 2.955kg, but tall measuring 53cm.
Above: Daddy waiting eagerly outside the operating room
Left: Baby Jan!
Seeing baby Jan was an amazing feeling. I was overwhelmed by the realisation that this baby was my own child! Even though she had been in pt's tummy for 9+ months...somehow that realisation still struck me hard. I was also overwhelmed by the thought that this baby is very closely related to me...in a way that is different from that with my parents or siblings...but she's a new life that miraculously bears some of my resemblances.
Jan's chinese name is "Jia En", meaning excellent grace. We gave her that name as we saw her as God's amazing grace towards our family--a blessing from God. And for the christian name, we wanted one that sounds and means similar to the chinese name. We played with names such as Jean, Jayne, Grace, etc. Eventually, we settled for Jan, which means "the Lord is gracious".
The following few days were introduction to parenting classes for me and pt. Well...I guess it was more for me than for pt, 'cos she was already pretty good with babies. =)
After a few days at the hospital, we were finally ready to bring Jan back home! A larger task awaits us at home--to rework our lives and schedules so that we can take care of this new member of our family. It definitely feels daunting, so we will need all the advice and support we can get.Left: A useful photo for answering the classic question-who does the baby looks like?
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