He's finally heeeeeeeeere! First, I know you guys must be wondering what's up with his name. I know that in my previous post we were going to name him 'Lorenzo Bryson' and we had our minds set on calling him Bryson. But while Mommy was busy surfing the net during labour (see last post) she got bored and checked out babynames.com to see if the name "Bryson" existed and if it had a meaning. Well, it just so happens that 'Bien' was also listed under the letter "B" and I fell madly in love with the name and its meaning.
Apparently 'Bien' is a Spanish-Filipino name which means "good". And it also has a meaning in Vietnamese which is "ocean/sea". The name fits perfectly because he's been nothing but a good little angel since he has arrived into this world. And the Vietnamese meaning is such a coincidence (or perhaps fate?) because as a child I grew up near the ocean and have grown to love the sea. I love beaches, I love staring at the water, I love being around it...just like how I love staring and being around Bien. Asides to that, he's still L.BO!
He is five days old now and the public health nurse said he's already overweight 0_o. Lol. Nothing bad or wrong with that, just that he is rapidly gaining weight for someone his age. Maybe that's because he's already drinking four ounces of breast milk! I'm not joking. I honestly thought that I had some sort of freak baby in my hands over here because I don't ever remember Chei drinking this much when she was a newborn. But apparently it's normal for some babies.
I am breastfeeding via pump and bottle. I tried doing straight breast, but that didn't work out too well. I'd go into details, but I'd rather you keep your dinner down. I wanted to soooooooooo badly breastfeed, but after the third day it was just too painful for me to the point where I would literally grit my teeth and force myself from crying! But in the end I let out a long cry because I honestly wanted to continue breastfeeding. I gave up too easily with Chei when she was a baby. I think I lasted three months before I finally gave up on breastfeeding with her, and even then I often cheated with a bottle of formula until I decided to just give in and bottle feed her. This time around, I really want it to be different. I want all the benefits of breastfeeding for Bien. I'm not saying that Chei was not worth it, but seeing that she is my first child...you just learn these things.
So although I am not breastfeeding straight from the breast I am happy that he's still getting breast milk. Thank God for the inventors of breast pumps! It sucks that I have to pump like every 3-4 hours, but I don't care. I'm doing it for him. And he's worth every effort.
Man, I can't believe how attached I am to him already. It's the greatest feeling in the world having him near me. And I thought I wasn't going to like him! Haha. Pathetic I know. But I really wanted a little sister for Chei. But now I don't care. He's so precious. I love staring at him. I'm greedy, too. I don't let Jun or other people get too close to him. Lol. My sister's told me to stop hogging him. Too bad, he's mine.
Anyway, thanks for all the kind comments in my last posts guys! Oh and the birthday wishes, too! I can't believe Bien's birthday is only two days before mine, which is awesome. When he's much older, he can take Mommy out to a dinner date =)
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Apparently 'Bien' is a Spanish-Filipino name which means "good". And it also has a meaning in Vietnamese which is "ocean/sea". The name fits perfectly because he's been nothing but a good little angel since he has arrived into this world. And the Vietnamese meaning is such a coincidence (or perhaps fate?) because as a child I grew up near the ocean and have grown to love the sea. I love beaches, I love staring at the water, I love being around it...just like how I love staring and being around Bien. Asides to that, he's still L.BO!
He is five days old now and the public health nurse said he's already overweight 0_o. Lol. Nothing bad or wrong with that, just that he is rapidly gaining weight for someone his age. Maybe that's because he's already drinking four ounces of breast milk! I'm not joking. I honestly thought that I had some sort of freak baby in my hands over here because I don't ever remember Chei drinking this much when she was a newborn. But apparently it's normal for some babies.
I am breastfeeding via pump and bottle. I tried doing straight breast, but that didn't work out too well. I'd go into details, but I'd rather you keep your dinner down. I wanted to soooooooooo badly breastfeed, but after the third day it was just too painful for me to the point where I would literally grit my teeth and force myself from crying! But in the end I let out a long cry because I honestly wanted to continue breastfeeding. I gave up too easily with Chei when she was a baby. I think I lasted three months before I finally gave up on breastfeeding with her, and even then I often cheated with a bottle of formula until I decided to just give in and bottle feed her. This time around, I really want it to be different. I want all the benefits of breastfeeding for Bien. I'm not saying that Chei was not worth it, but seeing that she is my first child...you just learn these things.
So although I am not breastfeeding straight from the breast I am happy that he's still getting breast milk. Thank God for the inventors of breast pumps! It sucks that I have to pump like every 3-4 hours, but I don't care. I'm doing it for him. And he's worth every effort.
Man, I can't believe how attached I am to him already. It's the greatest feeling in the world having him near me. And I thought I wasn't going to like him! Haha. Pathetic I know. But I really wanted a little sister for Chei. But now I don't care. He's so precious. I love staring at him. I'm greedy, too. I don't let Jun or other people get too close to him. Lol. My sister's told me to stop hogging him. Too bad, he's mine.
Anyway, thanks for all the kind comments in my last posts guys! Oh and the birthday wishes, too! I can't believe Bien's birthday is only two days before mine, which is awesome. When he's much older, he can take Mommy out to a dinner date =)
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