Howard Tangs Life Journey

Hey! I'm back with some videos

2007-10-22T22:54:00.000+08:00

Sorry I didn't post for 2 months plus. To make it up to you guys, I have some footage from day 1 till today. Have fun.

I tried to embed all the vids on this page but only the last one can play. So I might as well send you the direct page link at google video with all the footage.
Howards vids

In the world of Ceilings

2007-08-10T17:05:00.000+08:00

I didn't realize this. All Howard sees is the ceiling in every room he goes. He doesn't look front yet. We brought him shopping and to the saloon yesterday and he just starts to memorize them ceilings. Hahaahaaa. When he sees an interesting ceiling, he would just stare at it and examine them with his round big eyes. So cute.

I wanted to upload some videos today but still can't. Internet problem lah.

Back in KL finally

2007-08-07T03:23:00.000+08:00

I missed last weeks post. My internet went bonkers and the connection is slow so no pics this time.

I brought the mother and child back home today. We had a smooth journey but I had to carry the car load of stuff up 5 stories by myself. Shirley decorated the baby room with pink bedsheets and a soft tungsten light to creat a comfort feel in the room. I'm gonna sleep there too because the lights really creates those effects on you.

Howard is not used to this house yet. It's 3am and he's still screaming his throat till he cracked his voice. I feel hopeless again. I think he has a bad stomach because he poops right after every meal. Must be some gas in the belly that's giving him pain. I got the idea from Mark that it's colic. Thanks for the valuble information.

I'm planning my working hours so that I can bring him home from the 'Lai Ma' everyday. The LaiMa is in Happy Garden. A wonderful women with 2 working children and one still in form six. She only looks after one at at time just to pass time. That means we get the LaiMas full attention all the time.

2 Weeks and Growing.

2007-07-24T02:34:00.000+08:00

Another week has passed and I couldn't wait to see Howard and my wife Shirley. I rushed back to Segamat on Friday night right after work at 9pm. Arrived at midninght and went in to see them. Hey, my little boy grew a little.

Howard just won't sleep and kept crying. We were helpless and tried all sorts of ways to make him sleep. We tried carrying him and tried feeding him a little more. It was 5am and I just went nuts. I went outside and turn the modem on. I went online to check for solutions. I found a site that warned people not to resolve into violence when this happens. I thought for a while. "Yeah man". That's child abuse. That site also warned us not to over-feed. OOOPPSSS!! Found something and asked Shirley to try. Carry him outside and walk around till he sleeps. It worked and we went to sleep 10 minutes later.

2 weeks old and 200gms heavier. His face and eyes got bigger already.

Being a first time mother and lack of experience, she can't process milk anymore because we didn't know that pumping breast milk into the bottle will stop milk production. Now we know. No harm done. Just have to spend more money and do our best to protect Howard from falling sick due to lack of anti-bodies from the mother.

Is he going to be a good boy?

Babies sleep like this when they're in their mothers womb and still sleeps like this a few months old.

A very special gift from Shirleys ex-classmate specially made from Indonesia. We went wows over this gift because his names on it. Cute elephant.

Raised toe. A little birth defect due to the viral attack when he was only a few cells and 2 weeks old without a mothers womb. Shirley was infected with Chicken Pocks. That wasn't bad at all. Worst could happen. Atleast he won't feel different.

1 Week already!

2007-07-18T00:07:00.000+08:00

I was back at Segamat during the weekends. Wah. I really missed my wife and son. I brought my mother along with my brother and family. Finally got a name on Sunday night.

Went to make his birth Cert and MyKid. You are not gonna believe what his IC number is. You already know 070707 right. The full number is 070707-01-1007. What are the chances of getting this number? Super hard and I got it. His chinese name is Tang Zhe Yu.

My first photo together with Howard

He just stares at me because his vision is no clear yet. I think he can't see colour and has a view of only one feet.

Look at his long fingers. Another sign that he's gonna be tall.

He likes to narrow his lips like that. Just cute eh..

His naval cord came off on 14th. One week after birth. It's all dried up and smells like salted fish.

Happy Grandma! Next to Howard is his 14 months old cousin sister. She loves him a lot but is camera shy lah. She loves to rub her head with his because that's how my brother shows her love. Forehead to forehead.

3rd day and back home. Finally.

2007-07-10T00:17:00.000+08:00

Finally came home at the third day. I was tired and took a rest. I don't need to travel to the hospital anymore. The family had a weird custom to come home from the back door. They couldn't tell me why but they just followed.

He just sleeeps and sleeeps and sleeeeeeepps.

These are the hospital tags for mother and son

Moms factory still not working. Have to drink it from the bottle. Shirley was angry at the old nurses in Ward 10 because they insist that my wife breast feed him even though she doesn't have any milk yet and refused to feed Howard. They said Shirley was trying to cheat their milk. Sigh. Old nurses. Few hours past midnight a younger nurse came in and took howard for his meal. Poor boy. He was starved for 10 hours two nights in a row. Stupid old nurses.

Weird though, Malay patients have milk few hours after birth.

Those white spots were there since birth. It'll go away after 5 days. He got hairy at the tip of the ears too. That will also go away.

macam cacing eh.

Baby in the hood. This photo gave me an idea. I'm going to dress him up with really cute costumes and post them photos here.

Howard is born Today.

2007-07-07T20:25:00.000+08:00

Hi! I'm Leslie. What a special day for me for I witnessed the birth of my son today, on the 7th July 2007. Born at 8:36am. Missed 7am by 1 hour 36 mins. If not, we would have quadruple 7s. His IC number will be 070707-01-xxxx. Hahaa.. so easy to remember.

I was in the ward holding my wifes hand when my son first saw light. I was shocked because he was purple. I was wondering if he was alright, but the sound of his cry assured me that he is. The nursed asked my if I was shocked and I asked "kenapa purple ah"? The nurse laughed saying it's like that.

The first thing my wife Shirley asked was "is he alright"? Which he was. She was worried because the first week she was pregnent, she had chicken pocks. My son was wide open for virul attack because there was no womb yet.

Shirley had the worst 8 hours of her life. She had to bear 8 hours of labour pain. After the labour, she cried a lot and said "I'm not going to do it anymore. That was hell". It hurts me to see my wife in tears. I went outside after that because she needs to be cleaned.

Here is the first picture of Howard. Just a few hours old. He's got big eyes with double eye lids. weighing 3.3 kilos and 50cm in length. He's going to be taller than me in 18 years time.

Shirley still watery eyed with Howard next to her.

Dinner for the happy mom

First Poop

Justice Bao

Naval Cord still attached.

Wrapping up the Naval Cord to prevent from pulling it.

Input input!

Hi there cutie.