My Story at Home

The Niels Train

A yawn, a cry and a hiccup

We are home!!!

Papa came from his Brussels meeting to bring Mama and me home for the first time...so sweet

Balloons, Flags and Stork

Thank you Papa for the welcome decoration at home!

Papa carrying me

Sleeping in my park

Awake...

Celeste and Me

Sleeping on Papa's tummy

When I have tummy ache, Papa puts me on his belly...feels so comfortable

Just finished feeding

Again, sleeping..that is one of the major activity that fills my day

Voila! Me, Mama, Hannelore and Lieke

Awake and ready for the NIELS Dance!

Till Next time!!!

Continuation of My Story

My Card

This is the card Mama and Papa sent to all the family and friends outside of Belgium.

Our Family Photo

This is our first family picture...Papa, me and Mama...who do I look like? Dilemma dilemma...neither Mama nor Papa does not know who I look like...anybody?

Papa and Me

My first picture alone with my Papa...Papa stayed with me while we were waiting for Mama to recover from the operation. Papa told me he cant stop staring at me...did not feel a single tiredness during our moment alone together.

Mama and Me

Mama just came back from the recovery room...this is the first time I lay beside Mama in bed...very nice feeling.

Oma and Me
My photo with Oma

Opa, Papa and Me

Look at us...the three Janssens...all in BLUE :-)

Meter Vicky
My photo with Meter Vicky, she is Papa's sister and Celeste's mommy..she will be my great Meter Vicky!

The Disney Couple...Peter Pan and Tinkerbel

Yes Yes Yes...officially, Peter Danny asked me to call him Peter Pan and Veerle to be Tinkerbel.

With Meter Vicky and Celeste

Celeste and I will be great playmates!

The Story of My Babyhood by Niels Janssens

Hi I'm Niels Janssens. The most recent baby of the Janssens and Palacio Family. I was born last 06 January 2008 (it was sunday of the Three Kings). Anyway, I am here to tell you the story of my babyhood...if there is such a term.

This picture above was my first picture ever...I was just 12 weeks then in my Mama's tummy. I still look weird in this picture but a lot has changed since then.

Mama and Papa were so proud when they saw me in the echo...Papa said he immediately knew that I am going to be a boy...I guess there starts our Father-Son relationship. But Mama said she also felt the same way.

Two weeks passed and its time for my next photo shoot...I was a little bit bigger then...got even a close up from Dr. Vandecruys. Days, weeks and months passed till that day in August that finally my parents will get a confirmation of my gender...and yeah I am a boy and I'm proud of it. I can already imagine playing ball in our big lawn with Papa and Mama or running around with Celeste (she is my cousin by the way, 3 years older than me) during a summer day. I grew fast and big...making Mama's tummy sooo big as well.

I was expected to be born on 05 January 2008...

During Christmas and New Year, family and friends were asking if I wasn't born yet. But just like what Papa said, I am a punctual baby. I let Mama and Papa celebrate the holidays the way it should be. Dinner with Oma and Opa went well during Christmas eve. Lunch with Meter Vicky, Celeste, Nonkel Danny, Oma and Opa also went on as planned.

Dinner at Tante Nicole was also a blast! Hannelore and Joerie were also there (they are the parents of Lieke, the newest baby in the Elsen family, if you want to know more about her, please visit her web at http://elchasjo.wordpress.com

Here in this photo you will see Lieke's mama Hannelore, my Mama and Celeste. Both Hannelore and Mama were still pregnant then waiting for us to come :-)

I wanted to go out already last 05 January but Mama and Papa were out that day and I don't want to disturb their last peaceful day together (he he he)...

However, I did not really wait longer than a few hours. By around 1:25am of 06 January, I gave my sign to Mama that I want to come out. By 2am, Papa and Mama left home to go to the hospital in Hasselt. They were in the Labor room by 2:30am. Mama already had 4cm opening.

Here are the rest of the details:
4:50am : Mama had 6 cm opening and asked for Epidoral
6:25am : Mama had already 9 cm opening...normally by 10cm babies are ready to come out but I was still too high by that time.
8:30am : Mama and the doctor tried to press me out for the first time...did not work, I was looking up and I was still quite high
9:00am : Mama tried pressing for the second time but still could not get me out...so they prepared Mama for Ceasarean Cut
9:37am: I was born! Not my best picture but this moment made my Mama and Papa so happy the way they have never felt before...Mama got tears in her eyes while Papa held me in his warm protective arms. I am soooo loved!