tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9030822690259282422Thu, 05 Sep 2024 18:04:22 +0000Due-DateContestDoctor's VisitCountdownAnnouncementDoctorsDown SyndromePicturesUltrasoundBaby's HeartbeatVideoWalkingBabymoonBleedingGenderGift IdeasHospital VisitPollsPregnancy TestAbdominal PainBreastfeedingClothingGlucose ToleranceKnowledgeNewsParentingTest ResultTwitterUpdatesAmniocentesisBaby ProductsBackacheBest ParentsBirthdayBondingBreast MilkBumbo SeatCVSCalendarCar SeatsClassesCostsDonationDriving DirectionsFarewellFerrariG6PDGoogle TalkGuest ListHospitalLFCLaborLittle PiggyLiverpoolNameNavigateNewborn ScreeningPackingPediatricianPorscheProgressRedondo BeachRegistrySacrificesSmokingStreet DancingStrollersSwimmingT-ShirtsTummyVisitors UpdateWeddingY-ChromosomeYear of PigThink of this as the Home Page of our pregnancy. A Blog on our first experience of this 40-week long life changing event of Amy and Anthony.http://goldenlittlepiggy.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)Blogger108125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9030822690259282422.post-4865489727649850668Mon, 21 Jan 2008 22:06:00 +00002008-01-21T14:12:39.367-08:00PicturesI didn't expect myself to post on this site either, except for that way-past-due doctor's evaluation. But when I came across this picture, I thought it is more appropriate for it to appear on this site, rather than Addison's site. Before you click on the link below, let me warn you the picture you are about to see might not be suitable for everyone, especially those first time Mom-to-be, and http://goldenlittlepiggy.blogspot.com/2008/01/are-you-ready-to-carry-triplets.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9030822690259282422.post-5491433430149152479Thu, 22 Nov 2007 06:04:00 +00002007-11-21T23:08:26.907-08:00FarewellFolks! I'm proud to announce that, this 'This Little Piggy...' site is coming to an end. After all, just like it was mentioned in the introduction above, this blog is supposed to be a journal of our 40-week pregnancy journey. It is only appropriate that I stick to the original intent, and limit our content to focus on this pregnancy only.In the next few days/weeks, there will be significantly http://goldenlittlepiggy.blogspot.com/2007/11/end-and-new-beginning.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9030822690259282422.post-6850804437864346501Sat, 17 Nov 2007 07:02:00 +00002007-11-16T23:05:49.989-08:00PicturesMy thought is... I'm beginning to wonder if Addison operates on Hong Kong's Time Zone. I had 2 hours of sleep last night. Although I did catch some rest this afternoon. Midnight is approaching as I'm typing this post. I wonder how fussy is he going to be tonight. http://goldenlittlepiggy.blogspot.com/2007/11/more-pictures-and-thought.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9030822690259282422.post-3526051649222223127Fri, 16 Nov 2007 00:15:00 +00002007-11-15T16:50:04.230-08:00VideoAmy and I both had 4 hours of uninterrupted sleep last night! This is totally something to get excited over! I mean FOUR hours straight! No crying, no hiccups, no diaper change, no feeding! That's like... Christmas comes early in November this year! I totally feel like I do not deserve this... NOT! To pass on this reward onto our loyal Readers, here are a few more videos...This video below http://goldenlittlepiggy.blogspot.com/2007/11/well-rested-today.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9030822690259282422.post-7582098863486076362Wed, 14 Nov 2007 10:51:00 +00002007-11-14T03:16:59.884-08:00PicturesVideoFolks,I'm too tired to type an detail update to what had happened in the past 7 days! But here's a quick rundown...Today is Addison's 1 Week Birthday! Instead of celebrating Addison's 1 week milestone, I think it should be Amy and Myself who are congratulating each other for surviving this first 7 days! Amy's wound was bleeding heavily at 3am last night! I had to wake up the doctor in the http://goldenlittlepiggy.blogspot.com/2007/11/second-round-of-pictures-and-video-too.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9030822690259282422.post-1720431094441285937Fri, 09 Nov 2007 09:27:00 +00002007-11-09T01:31:05.965-08:00PicturesClick below to begin slide show...There's a good chance that we'll get discharged from the hospital tomorrow.Otherwise, everything is good so far.http://goldenlittlepiggy.blogspot.com/2007/11/little-piggys-first-round-of-pictures.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9030822690259282422.post-2468857549265621630Thu, 08 Nov 2007 21:48:00 +00002007-11-08T14:23:47.823-08:00Okay, okay, okay!!! I'll post some pictures here only if my Boy can stop shitting 3 times a day... only if the nurses stop finding stupid reasons to enter our room to check ME out (hoping that I happen to be changing clothes or something! Come on, I knew that those blood tests and hearing tests for the Baby were all lame excuses!), or only if my cell phone stop ringing! (Yes, the Press has http://goldenlittlepiggy.blogspot.com/2007/11/only-if.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9030822690259282422.post-4254836720797042662Wed, 07 Nov 2007 16:15:00 +00002008-11-19T03:05:14.768-08:00AnnouncementNameNewsOkay, the hospital is not supposed to release the name of my Baby Boy to the media! I should have known that I cannot trust the hospital personnel to save guard my boy's name from the news agencies. Don't they understand that this is a matter of personal safety? After all, I already took numerous pictures with those nurses, with their hands all over my body! (One of them even tried to kiss mehttp://goldenlittlepiggy.blogspot.com/2007/11/and-baby-boys-name-is.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9030822690259282422.post-344341068216156894Tue, 06 Nov 2007 13:07:00 +00002008-11-19T03:05:15.270-08:00AnnouncementBoth Mom and Baby are healthy!This is what the media is reporting so far:The Los Angeles Times...Our Local Gas Station...The Family Entertainment Industry...The Wall Street Journal...More pictures and details to follow. Stay tuned!http://goldenlittlepiggy.blogspot.com/2007/11/its-boy.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9030822690259282422.post-503783953763795549Tue, 06 Nov 2007 03:28:00 +00002008-11-19T03:05:15.690-08:00LaborAmy's water broke! We're in the hospital since noon today. It's 8:00pm now, and Amy is injected with Pitocin at 48 ml per hour to speed up the contractions.When we were at Dr. Chen's office this morning, Amy's cervix was dilated at 2cm. Dr. Chen told us that we were not progressing, and scheduled us to for a NST for tomorrow at 2:30pm, and an induction on Wednesday at 8pm. We left the http://goldenlittlepiggy.blogspot.com/2007/11/due-date-4-update.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9030822690259282422.post-6264887092023159362Mon, 05 Nov 2007 07:39:00 +00002007-11-04T23:39:37.730-08:00CountdownDue-DateWalkingAfter Dim Sum this afternoon, Amy and I continued our daily walk!  Today, we decided to go to Old Town Pasadena.  We walked up and down Colorado Blvd. and then we had afternoon tea at Mi Piace Restaurant.  Unfortunately, we didn't bring our camera with us today.  Otherwise, we would have taken a few shots of the Double Chocolate Cheesecake and the Tiramisu that we had today!&#http://goldenlittlepiggy.blogspot.com/2007/11/due-date-3-evening-update.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9030822690259282422.post-2609046075018775909Sun, 04 Nov 2007 18:21:00 +00002007-11-04T10:27:12.258-08:00CountdownDue-DateThere were some contractions last night, all night, but the pattern was very irregular. We had a few as close as 10 minutes apart, while some are hours apart. We are heading out to Dim Sum with Piggy's Grandma and Great Grandma. Maybe some more walking later today. I'll post another update later this evening. Thanks for reading! For those who are in the U.S., have a wonderful Sunday http://goldenlittlepiggy.blogspot.com/2007/11/due-date-3-morning-update.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9030822690259282422.post-8330520756151405100Sun, 04 Nov 2007 05:44:00 +00002007-11-03T22:51:21.662-07:00CountdownDue-DateWe didn't go to the mall, nor the beach today. To get our share of walking, all we did was to walk around our gated complex. We did a couple laps; although not as many 'miles' as yesterday's walk, it was still a bit of walking.Throughout the day, Amy has been feeling contractions with interval as little as 10 minutes apart. But sometimes they were as much as an hour apart. Although within thehttp://goldenlittlepiggy.blogspot.com/2007/11/due-date-2-evening-update.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9030822690259282422.post-615587097453404200Sat, 03 Nov 2007 21:30:00 +00002007-11-03T14:33:17.344-07:00CountdownDue-Date2 Contractions reported from last nightAnother 2 more from all of this morningThere was just another 1 reported at 2:30pm. Let's see when will the next one be!Meanwhile, I'm trying to come up with places where I can take Amy for a walkMore update later this evening.http://goldenlittlepiggy.blogspot.com/2007/11/due-date-2-morning-update.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9030822690259282422.post-9189187631443177200Sat, 03 Nov 2007 04:27:00 +00002007-11-02T22:45:13.669-07:00CountdownDue-DateRedondo BeachWalkingWe have officially past the Due Date! Not a big deal, of course. After all, most books and articles that I've read all claim that statistics have shown the first baby is usually a bit late. However, did I mention to our Readers that my personal preferred birth date is November 3? The reason is because Amy's birth date is January 13. So 113 and 113... got it!? Although Blackburn is hosting http://goldenlittlepiggy.blogspot.com/2007/11/due-date-1.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9030822690259282422.post-8082306492588636535Fri, 02 Nov 2007 02:39:00 +00002008-11-19T03:05:16.770-08:00Hospital VisitPicturesUltrasoundThroughout last night and this morning, Amy has been experiencing contractions once every 5-6 hours. And every contraction would yield some light brown color discharge. So when Amy woke up this morning, we decided to give Dr. Chen a call.We called the office and told the Nurse what was going on. The nurse immediately told us that it is normal... to calm us down. Then the nurse said she will http://goldenlittlepiggy.blogspot.com/2007/11/hospital-visit-3-piggys-final-photo.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9030822690259282422.post-1436451328233030349Thu, 01 Nov 2007 07:12:00 +00002008-11-19T03:05:16.902-08:00ContestCountdownDue-DateIt's 11:30pm on a Halloween night! I've made it! We've made it! The Little Piggy has made it! Chris has made it too! I am confident to say that... we have a winner! Our Little Piggy is going to be born on or after November 1, 2007! And the Little Piggy's first best friend turns out to be his/her own Uncle Chris! You guys have no idea how many times Chris has called me today. And every http://goldenlittlepiggy.blogspot.com/2007/11/mission-accomplished-see-ya-halloween.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9030822690259282422.post-6378146531376087221Wed, 31 Oct 2007 21:32:00 +00002007-10-31T14:36:08.617-07:00LiverpoolVideoI don't care if the Little Piggy is going to be a boy or a girl, one thing I know for sure is... this Little Piggy will be a loyal Liverpool supporter! (I hope!)http://goldenlittlepiggy.blogspot.com/2007/10/liverpool-fan-in-training.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9030822690259282422.post-4394540906824573845Wed, 31 Oct 2007 19:14:00 +00002007-10-31T14:28:40.093-07:00ContestCountdownDue-DateGoogle TalkTwitterFear of what Jae would do to me after reading last night's post, I decided to avoid showing up at work, and work from home instead. My guess is... my cubicle at work is already completely trashed by now. The letter 'A', 'B', and 'C' on my keyboard are probably popped out by a screwdriver! But fear not! Halloween will be over in about 10 more hours!Our phones have been ringing non-stop in thehttp://goldenlittlepiggy.blogspot.com/2007/10/morning-update-and-communications.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9030822690259282422.post-2787283903756382139Wed, 31 Oct 2007 04:19:00 +00002008-11-19T03:05:17.071-08:00ContestCountdownDue-DateIt's almost 9pm as I'm typing this post and Kevan's bet on October 30 doesn't look all that good as we speak! With Kevan's bet almost out of the picture, we are now down to only 2 warriors battling out for the jackpot! But before I provide a brief introduction of these 2 final contestants, please allow me to tell our Readers something... "I DO NOT WANT A HALLOWEEN BABY!!" That is, of http://goldenlittlepiggy.blogspot.com/2007/10/3-more-hours-before-big-heads-up-match.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9030822690259282422.post-1722931944174735559Tue, 30 Oct 2007 23:21:00 +00002007-10-30T16:21:33.177-07:00Newborn ScreeningIt's a rather lengthy article.  It talks about newborn screening and how the screening test - process can be improved.  http://goldenlittlepiggy.blogspot.com/2007/10/newborn-screening.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9030822690259282422.post-4738924605270919983Tue, 30 Oct 2007 07:24:00 +00002007-10-30T00:26:25.227-07:00ContestCountdownDue-DateWe have finally come down to the final 3 contestants!  On Tuesday, October 30, we have a single bet from Lori and Kevan Kwan.  Kevan is Amy's cousin, who lives here in Los Angeles.  I want to take this opportunity to also thank Kevan for giving us everything that he has, from his 2 kids, to our Little Piggy.  It certainly saved us a lot of money! My Mom told me today that http://goldenlittlepiggy.blogspot.com/2007/10/3-left-in-contest-with-2-days-or-more.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9030822690259282422.post-6505612082637383886Tue, 30 Oct 2007 00:01:00 +00002007-10-29T17:01:39.502-07:00Doctor's VisitSeeing that lady filling out her form at Dr. Chen's office reminded me the first day when we step into his office.  It felt like it all just happened last month! We arrived at 10am, our usual appointment time, and we waited a while before we got called-in.  The same routine took place, and a few minutes later, Dr. Chen came in.  As soon as he found out that our Due-Date is Nov. 1,http://goldenlittlepiggy.blogspot.com/2007/10/doctor-visit-final-one-before-birth.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9030822690259282422.post-3461814749747857500Mon, 29 Oct 2007 06:58:00 +00002007-10-29T00:57:05.786-07:00ContestCountdownDue-DateWalkingLiverpool vs. ArsenalI started my day watching Liverpool vs. Arsenal. It was a 1-1 draw. We led for 80 minutes, and Arsenal finally pulled one back to earn a point. :-(Shopping MallAfter the game, we had breakfast and then we headed out to the Beverly Center. We chose Beverly Center, to fulfill Amy's 2-3 hour walk as prescribed by Dr. Chan, because neither Amy and I has been there for more http://goldenlittlepiggy.blogspot.com/2007/10/12-gone-5-left-liverpool-drew-and-final.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9030822690259282422.post-6125503210650417079Sun, 28 Oct 2007 20:12:00 +00002007-10-28T13:12:30.247-07:00Breast MilkBreastfeedingDonationMy first thought was... how do they know the donor-Mom wasn't doing drugs, alcohol, or even infected with some strange diseases or viruses, right before pumping?  If I didn't miss-read anything, all it mention is some kind of screening 'questionnaire.'  I didn't see it mentioning in the article on any scientific test on the donated breast milk.  Then, as I was reading this news http://goldenlittlepiggy.blogspot.com/2007/10/breast-milk-donation-business-in.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0