Alright, you people! I don't care how many times my brother posted his bathing videos on the internet, you are not going to see as many bathing videos from me! I'm a pretty girl, and he's not! How difficult is that to understand?
Later in the evening, after Addison has gone to bed, I finally had an opportunity to spend some time with Daddy. That jealous brother of mine just won't let Daddy hold me, when he's around. What logic is that? But you know what? He can't stay awake 24/7! That's why Daddy got to record this video while spending some time with ME!
It bucks me that every time when Daddy put me down to change diaper, I get an hic-ups. I don't know why and I wish I could control it. But when Mommy is changing my diaper, the hic-ups don't appear. Something must be wrong with Daddy's diaper changing routine.
The video below is taken shortly after diaper changing. As you can see, the hic-ups was still there. The good thing was, I've been upgraded to sit up straight a little, and I am allowed to chill in Mommy's bed instead.
It's been a bit more than 24 hours since I was discharged from the hospital. Other than Mommy and Daddy complaining that I still look 'yellow,' I'm doing just fine settling in my new home.
In terms of entertainment, there is none whatsoever, other than watching how jealous my brother, Addison, gets when he sees Mommy or Daddy holding me. Don't let this video below fool you. He's giving me a kiss only because I'm back in my bassinet, and Daddy was holding him. Had I been in Mommy's arms, he would go as far as trying to pull me away from Mommy.
Instead, I rather be known as the Home Coming Princess instead. Yes, you've guessed it right! I get to go home today. Mommy's doctor had already signed the discharge papers yesterday. I couldn't believe that it was me who is holding up the process. My Doctor said I looked 'yellow.' I kept (trying to) telling her that it's the lighting, along with my outfit, that made me look yellow-ish. But they won't listen! So what did they do? They pinched me with a needle just to get some blood for testing! How could they do that to a Princess? That's my blood! And if it were my Uncle Chris, he would have asked them for some money back, for the blood that he gave up.
Anyway, it wasn't until noon, that the test result came back and I also got discharged from the hospital. I told them that everything is fine 3 hours ago, but they won't listen. What could I do?
Below is a video of Mommy holding me in her arms, getting escorted out of the hospital. Although I looked a bit dis-interested, I was actually extremely excited about going home. It's just that getting wrapped in Mommy's arms are just too comfortable to not fall asleep!
When I got home, Addison was already there waiting for me. Looking at his eyes told me that he didn't think the hospital would ever let me leave. He must have thought that I'm forever locked-up in the hospital, and that he gets to see me whenever he wants to, or feel like it. Well, Brother, in case no one has told you yet... Life is full of surprises!
Here's is my first video taken from home...
Last but not least, here are some pictures that were taken from today. There were not a lot as both Mommy and Daddy were busy getting me settled in... at home!
First of all, where are all the cute Doctors? The one that comes to visit Mommy every morning looks to be old enough to be my Daddy’s Grandpa. And the nurses, what kind of outfit is that? Those nurses are not even close to making a fashion statement, because the clothes that they are wearing cannot be described in a statement to begin with! Please tell me this is not home, so that someone can tell me that I can go home soon! Please help! (And if you look closer in the video below, you can tell that I was trying to say the word ‘help,’ even when I’m asleep.)
Here are some pictures that Mommy and Daddy took today.
Can someone tell me that those hair on my back will be gone by the time I have my first bikini?
Can someone tell me how many days do I have to stay in this room? It's small, it's warm, and the linen and bedding are not top notch. Although they offered some complimentary jewelry for my ankle, they are really not my style. Thankfully, Grandma bought me a balloon to 'spice up' the room for a bit. Otherwise, this is a really dull room.
My Name is Alicia. I was born just a few hours ago, and here’s a picture of my Daddy getting dressed up for the occasion.
Did he look like he only had 4 hours of sleep the night before? I didn’t think so. But that’s what Addison, my brother, told me. Nice shoes, by the way!
Here’s a picture of Mommy’s Doctor in actions by around 0745hrs. (Yes, Daddy had the entire procedure on tape Memory Stick.)
At precisely 0753hrs PST, here I am! (I’ve told you! Daddy recorded the entire procedure… in HD!)
Due to the graphical content of the video, Daddy didn’t release the video footage to me for broadcasting. Instead, Daddy provided these pictures (above), and covered some portion of the picture with this stupid horse logo (with an F-word underneath it). But those who dare to see the beast, may simply click on the picture itself!
Shortly after I was pulled from my Mommy’s tummy, Daddy escorted me to the Recovery Room. Once there, Daddy immediately gave me some lectures on what I’m allowed/not-allowed to do. No, I wasn’t listening to him, in case you wonder. Shortly after, Mommy returned from the Operating Room, and I got to spend more time in Mommy’s arms.
By around 0900hrs, it was time for my first bath. Yup, can you believe it? They only wiped me off after pulling me out of Mommy’s tummy. it wasn’t until almost an hour later, that the nurse decided to give me a bath. And it wasn’t even a real bath! She just used a wet towel to pad me down!
And just when I thought not getting a real bath was bad, you should see what the nurse did to me next!
About an hour later, I finally got to meet my lifetime partner in crime!
Yup, that’s Addison, my older Brother. Can’t you tell that he wasn’t too thrill to see me!? Considering that it was this moment that he realized that he’s longer the center of attention, I think he held up pretty well!
Yup, he’s much nicer! Just in case you wonder, the reason why they had to visit me separately (one at a time), was because Mommy and I were still being held up in the Recovery Room. While in the Recovery Room, only 2 Visitors are allowed at any given moment. That’s why they took turn to visit me.
After the first round of visiting, Mommy and I were released from the Recovery Room, and off we went to our own private room. Meanwhile, Grandma and Grandpa took Addison back home for his afternoon nap. it was not until then, Mommy, Daddy, and Myself were able to get some much needed rest.
A few hours later, Addison returned!
And here is his first attempt to touch me, and to give me a kiss…
Take it easy with your touching and kicking, Brother!
Later that evening, Grandma (Tong) arrived and here’s a video of Grandma seeing me for the first time.
Noticed that Addison is still everywhere? Obviously, he was still trying to be the center of attention!
Our final Guest of the day is Grandpa (Tong), who arrived later that evening…
It’s been a long day and I am glad to see that Grandma is staying here with us at the hospital tonight. But before I go, here are some pictures taken from today.
Before I release any picture, I want to remind you that, that ‘oh-so-handsome-and-good-looking-Addison’ brother of mine actually looked like this when he was born.
So stop comparing me against my brother, Addison. To do so… would be so unfair… to him!
Oh, also, those who are busy looking for unauthorized pictures of mine in the black market (i.e. facebook, orkut, myspace, etc.), I just want to say… Good Luck!
I know, the Doctor told Daddy that he's only 97% certain that the baby, who is still currently kicking inside Mommy's tummy, is going to be girl! But hey, even though I've only been in this world for 19 months, I've already learned that nothing is guaranteed! But it doesn't mean that the world is going to stop spinning, right? So in the past few days, the Chan Family held a summit with all the major leaders in the Chan's Family to determine which name is best fit for my Sister. I told Daddy that 97% is already a fairly good certainty, and we shouldn't wait any longer to decide on my Sister's name. Besides, Daddy had also released a poll on 'The 4th A' site, and I've heard that the responses were extraordinary.
So after many hours of debate and questioning, The Chan Family has finally came to a conclusion. My Sister's name is going to be Alicia. It will be pronounced as 'uh-lee-sha.' Although I'm certain that there will be boys who will try to ask her out by calling her 'uh-lee-cee-ah.' I guess it won't matter because my Sister is going to use me as a baseline standard. If you boys are not better looking than I am, which will probably be the case, sadly, my Sister won't even give you a chance to call her name.
Back to this blog! So now that you have arrived at my Sister's blog, what shall you do next? If you are no stranger to my Families of Blogs and Websites, you should know very well that the first thing that you need to do is to sign up for an automatic update. If you know, or familiar, with RSS, you can subscribe to the feed of this blog via the link provided on the sidebar to the left, under the section header of 'Subscribe To.'
If you still do not care to know/learn what is RSS, you can still sign-up for the traditional email update that served your so well on my blog. The email sign-up is also located in the sidebar to the left of this page, about half way down. Remember, once you have entered your email address, you will receive an email to the address you provided. From that email, you MUST click on the provided link to CONFIRM that you agree to subscribe to Alicia's email update. Otherwise, you will NOT receive any email update from this blog.
Once the email sign-up process is done, it's time to try something new! Immediately to the left of this post, you will see a section in the sidebar listed as 'Follwers.' You can show some love to my sister my 'Following' her blog. (You see my photo there? I'm a Follower too!) To 'follow' this blog, all you need to do is to click on the 'Follow' button and use your Gmail account credentials to sign up/in. If you don't have a Gmail account, a Yahoo, Twitter, AOL, Orkut, or Plaxo can also be used. If you still do not have an account with any of these Portals/Service Providers, I suggest you to just sign-up for a GMail account.
Once you have 'Followed' this blog, you may also leave a nice little comment for my Sister. In addition to the traditional commenting that appears at the end of each post, I have added another cool gadget on the sidebar to allow our Readers to leave a comment. If you are familiar with 'The Wall' in Facebook, this Comment feature in the sidebar is very similar to that. The Comment box is located right underneath the 'Follow' section.
As you can see, I've put in some significat amount of time to develop my Sister's blog. It means that this baby who is currently still hiding inside Mommy's tummy, better turn out to be a girl. Otherwise, you and I are meant to be in fighting since Day 1!
Last but not least, posting on this blog will probably be light until Alicia is born. Once she has arrived, I'm just going to hand over this blog to her. I have a busy schedule and I cannot take care of my blog, and her blog, at the same time!
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