Monday, April 9, 2001

A little smart boy is born - Feb 7, 10 (from my memory)

Deon, this little stubborn baby is finally born on April 7, 2001!!!!  Why do I say stubborn?  He gave Amy the a few days contraction before he wanted to come see the world.  

Amy first had her contract in the evening of April 3.  She went to BC Women's with Stephen.  They were sent back as doctor said she was not ready.  She went home and waited.  She had contractions again the following date.  She thought it must be today since she was only in labour for a few hours for both Kelvin and Jody.  Too bad.....she was sent home again!!!  We both hoped that the baby wouldn't be born on the next day April 5.  This is the Chinese "Ching Ming Festival"  or Tombs Sweeping Day.  It may be odd to celebrate birthday on such date.  Sooooo, Amy's strategy was not to have too much big movements that would cause her contractions.  

Well, I guessed Deon listened to his mom and waited!!  Amy had contractions again in the evening of April 6.  Yeah, she had contractions for a few days.  Stephen took her to the hospital.  Oh boy!  She started to feel the pain.  She was in labour for over 1 day.  Deon was born late in the evening of April 7.  My goodness!!!  It must be a record for her for the long labour she had.

She called me the next day (April 8) and told me on the phone the baby looked so ugly.  SHE MEANT IT.  She didn't say it because of the old chinese custom taught us to say the opposite things on the kids.  She really meant it.  She said the baby had single eye-lid, flat nose, no hair and blah blah blah...... I told her the baby couldn't be that ugly!!!  I went to the hospital to visit them.  Good thing I didn't believe Amy.  Deon was actually born with a nice looking nose, not flat at all!!!  I said Deon may have his double eye-lid when he grows older.  It's hard to tell with a one day old baby.  For hair, well, not much we could do.  He wasn't that bad at all.  

As Deon grows up. we all see that Deon has double eye-lid that made Amy happy.  If not, she was going to get Deon a double eye-lid job done by Dr. Carr.  That is the thought she had before she was integrated by all the ESP courses she took and the coaching sessions she had with Christine.   :)))