Recent pics finally

As promised, here are some recent pics of Liewlian..

Ultra cute i promise...


1st time in car seat



Daddy and son sleeping... awwww... such sweetness...



awwww......

Updates

Here are a few more older cutesy pics of Liewlian before i start posting all the recent pics.
He is super cute now and i can't wait to show you all his pictures.


Mommy Liewlian trying to do some educational activity with Liewlian but his attention span only last 3 pages.



Daddy Liewlian and son



"huh"



Ultra cute!

David Beckham has got Liewlian tattooed on his body

Liewlian is such a cute baby that David Beckham has a tattoo on him..
WOW!

Some Random Pictures

Some random photos to share - when Liewlian was still in ICU...


Conditional Learning - Liewlian is learning how to suck from a bottle... He was supposed to learn while in mommy durian's tummy...


That device on the nose is a breathing apparatus supplying oxygen to help Liewlian breathe better.




Premature babies like Liewlian tend to get apnea attacks - forgetting how to breathe.
Thus must monitor closely and make sure he remembers to breathe...


Liewlian gets better and better as each day goes by.
His breathing improve by leaps and bounds and soon there is no need to use the breathing apparatus anymore.
The tube in his mouth is a feeding tube.

Liewlian has got another minor problem - hernia.
There is a hole near the stomach i think that cause leakages. It needs a day operation to solve the problem but at that point of time, operation is not considered as Liewlian's breathing is rather unstable.
Thus he cannot over strain and had to reduce the amount of feeding intake - feed lesser but at increased intervals.


Liewlian had a new look! A red headband!
The breathing apparatus is back on - cos he suffer from another apnea attack :(
Its quite frightening actually...



Doc thinks Liewlian is better and off goes the breathing device again.
And another new headband for Liewlian...

Till the next post then...

Tata ~

The 1st time

Liewlian was born at around 800 grams and was really a tiny baby.
My mom (aka Liewlian's grandma) saw the birth (cos she just went to the labor ward without anyone knowing) and saw Liewlian wheeled towards ICU.
She described his eyes as really huge and emotional and was fixated on her while being wheeled away.
The 1st few weeks was a turmoil with emotions riding on a rollercoaster.
However, it seems that Liewlian is doing well except for the breathing part.
He was expected to stay in the ICU for 5 months or must weigh at least 2kg to be out of ICU..


In this pic, Liewlian should be around 2 or 3 months old (corrected age 8 or 9 months)


For the 1st time, my sis aka Mommy Durian finally get to carry her darling - MUST take picture
Look at how Liewlian was peering intently at her.


My brother-in-law aka Daddy Durian carrying his darling as well.
But Liewlian was not looking at him lei. Must have fell asleep cos Daddy Durian must have been a gigantic pillow for him...


My auntie who was really concerned went to see Liewlian each chance she got.
And of cos must carry him too.



I think Mummy Durian should contribute to this blog ya....

Why the name liew lian?

My sister told me that while she is pregnant, she had very sudden cravings for durians - something that she would rather not eat normally.

And while she was deciding on names for her unborn boy, we were telling her what about "liu lian" since his surname is Liu.

It was a funny episode, so we are stuck to calling her baby Liu Lian aka liewlian.... whatever.
He is Miracle Durian because it is so seldom that premmies survived so well despite the circumstances he was faced with.

My poor nephew, he is gonna have durian cakes for his every birthday.

He had Stage I or II brain bleeding, had a hole at the heart valve, had some eye problems, but all these issues were resolved promptly naturally. This boy sure have superb will power to live.

This is a clip showing Kayden awake and my sis comforting him.
He seems so helpless here....sigh...
At that moment, no one is allowed to carry him yet as he is still very tiny and vulnerable..

The 1st entry

Dear all,


This is a dedicated blog to Kayden Liu Jiehua, son of Joycelyn and Andy Liu, whom is my elder sister and brother in law

Kayden is a special baby boy.
He was born into this world at the age of 25 weeks - and this blog will dictate his journey into this world.

As a premmie, Kayden was only given very minimal chances of survival. But he proved to be a fighter (hence the name Kayden).


Kayden in ICU - with all the tubes attached to help with his breathing.
Look at how he constantly moved his hands and legs.

His mummy said that while she was pregnant, she could feel that Kayden was a very active baby, constantly kicking and nudging her tummy. Little did she know that Kayden could not wait to see the world and out he comes to say hello on 8th April 2008, almost midnight.

It had been a tough journey of endless heartaches and worries.
But so glad to say now that Kayden has survived all odds and is back at home for almost a month now.

The next entries will see really cute pictures of my darling nephew; but it's tough uploading so many pictures.

Till then `