That's my boy

3 weeks old and already giving people the finger.

catch some Z's

Just after a 2:00 AM feeding. H is wide awake while mommy and daddy are tired.

Me and my baby

Terrible (week) Twos

My friend sent me an email telling me to watch out. That the second week is worse than the first. It was like a self-fulfilling prophecy. H is all fussy but when we go to feed him he falls asleep. When we try to put him down he starts crying. This better be a passing phase or he's going to be grounded. I'm serious.

Oh, and he peed on mommy again.

Pee on Mommy count

4. Got auntie Q too. That's my boy.

Things I've learned in 6 days

1. Make sure the penis isn't pointing up out of the top of the diaper. Luckily mommy learned the lesson, not daddy.
2. Make sure the diapers are snug against the legs. Again, mommy was the one who discovered this.

Day 6

I know every parent thinks their child is the most beautiful, but come on, this guy is pretty cute.

Things a Vietnamese mother can't eat for the first two weeks

(as gathered from my mother-in-law).

1. Nothing cold: ice water, ice cream, etc.
2. No salt-water fish. Fresh water fish are OK.
3. No rice noodles. But cooked rice is OK.

That's all I've been able to figure out so far. No doubt I'll learn more when I try to feed T something.

Pee on Mommy count

2. At least I know he isn't only picking on me.

Go see the Dr.

On the way to his first check up.

Pee on daddy count

3. I swear he's waiting until I'm distracted before letting loose.

Pee on daddy count

2

First of many I'm sure

My son just peed on me for the first time. And I'm ok with that.

First Bath

Just gave H his first bath. It was a little comedy of errors, indeed. Baby's squeeky clean and fresh as a rose- until the next poopy diaper.

For those of you keeping track

Daddy changed another wet nappy.

Hieu's story

T woke up Saturday morning feeling mild contractions. They were pretty mild so we went about our daily business. It wasn't until after dinner that the contractions began to get a little stronger and more consistent. By 9 or so the contractions were between 4-8 minutes apart but it wasn't until Sunday morning around 3 when T's contractions were about 4 minutes apart that we headed into the hospital. She was only dilated 2 cms so they sent us home. Thankfully they gave her a shot of morphine/vistaril and she was able to sleep until around 11:00. Determined not to go to the hospital only to be sent home again, T gutted it out through ever stronger contractions until she was brought to tears and her legs were giving way. We went back around 3:30 and the triage nurse said she was dilated to 4 so we were admitted. Epidural was in around 4:30. Once the epidural kicked in T, pretty much slept for the next 5 hours.

Dr. K was on call and had a patient who was pushing for 3 hours before needing a C-section so we were left to hang out and wait for the C-section to finish. Some time around 10:00 the nurse said we were 10 cms and started walking T through pushing. The baby's head was already visible when Dr. K came in and delivered H. According to our OB, T was only pushing for about 30 minutes.

Things you never thought would happen until you become a daddy

I think I've washed my hands more times in the last three days than I used to in a week. I wash my hands after touching the faucet after washing my hands. Germs now lurk everywhere. I may seriously spray everyone who enters the house with a bleach/water solution so be fore warned.

Update

11:46 AM: Poopy diaper.

Do you see the similarities?

I found this photo of me when I was born. If there was any question whether or not he is my son, I think we can safely squash them now.

The focus of this blog is no longer me

It's probably going to be a long time until you see another poker-related post here. I've got something more precious than the WSOP Main Event bracelet. Of course, the bracelet doesn't poop, burp, cry and scream, but it isn't halfway as cute.

Baby Hieu was born on Sunday, November 4. Mommy likes to say that like his father, he arrived a few minutes early than his appointed time (his due date was the 5th). I don't see anything wrong with that.

So this post will now be the official baby blog. Check back here for pictures and stories about the adventures of baby H.