Aaron is here!

Say hi to Aaron, my lovely baby nephew! Sis and BIL have been really productive, having two cutie boys in two years. And can you believe that she did it without epidural?! I can't imagine the pain she went through. Good job, Gaga!

I wish with all my heart that I could be back in Singapore, celebrating the arrival of Aaron and helping with whatever I can. But it's ok, a few more months and we will be back.

Wait for yee yee, Aaron! I will do many song-and-dance for you and gor gor when I'm back! ^ ^

Baby O, the super girl

Thanks Wini for the first photo of me and baby O!

I want to share this photo of me with baby O, who is perhaps the most determined baby I've seen. She was born a couple of months early due to my friend's pre-existing health conditions. When I first met her in the hospital in January two weeks after she was born, her head was so tiny that it barely covered my palm (even with her oversized wool beanie on); she lay in an incubator most of the time. Still, she had the funniest expressions and could afford dreamy baby smiles.

 

Yesterday, I popped by Wini's house again to get some books from her and to visit them again. Baby O has grown so much from that tiny baby I first saw. At six months, you could already tell that she loves company, wants to talk ("ah gar gar gar"), and can't wait to crawl and walk (her kicks were pretty strong!)  

 

Wini shared that O is still considered small compared to her peers since her corrected age is 4 months. But what's important is that she can eat and sleep well, and stays healthy and happy. It's a joy to sense her cheerful disposition and to see her become a healthy growing baby just like any other.

 

I thought back on the circumstances in which baby O came into this world. God gives that breathe of life to babies, and plants in them that strong will to live. I think it's really, really awesome.



Just an update

These days it seems like I haven't been blogging... but I have. Just on another platform to note down the events that's happening in our life in USA. I've created a link to the US blog Dancing in California's Sunshine on the side bar. Read on if you want to find out what we've been up to.

On a separate note, happy birthday to my dear baby nephew who has just turned one year old. We love you!



BIL and Sis with baby Jovan, whose sole attention was on the giant cake.

Home trip

Since I was already in Hong Kong, I figured that I might as well make a trip back to Singapore to see how everyone's doing, and mainly to keep Mom company because she was having a series of health check-ups. Mom has always been there for me for major medical events - wisdom tooth extraction, facial cyst removal - and I want to do the same for her knowing how much it means for the patient.

It felt weird to be home at first because I have sort of gotten used to the life in USA. I was practically melting the whole week - it was too hot! But it's priceless when you get to spend time with friends and family. I swam with little Jovan twice (I think he's a fish; he's happiest in the water) and had many breakfasts and high teas with Mom.

It's totally a family bonding time. In fact, this one week in Singapore was worth so much more than my being physically there but working my life away. God really bless me by providing me with a different perspective. Thank you for taking me out of the work force temporarily and making me see.

Jovan was leaning so happily into the water, we had to hold on to the mushroom in case he flips over. 

My chocolate tartlette at Paul

Just a simply croissant for Mom

The happy hairy boy

Angel boy

"Out 0128." BIL WhatsApp-ed us.

A short sentence to announce the birth of J, one of the most adorable babies we've ever seen two and a half weeks ago.

At 2.94kg J appeared tiny and wrinkled when we visited him first thing in the morning. Like all babies, he was fast asleep but I couldn't resist poking him (like how I used to poke Sis' tummy). I couldn't believe I have a nephew and Sis couldn't believe that she is a mother now. "That thing that was in my tummy," she said when she pointed to J.

Fast forward to today, it's been a short 15 days since J's arrival and already he is the apple of our eyes. A quiet baby who only cries when he is hungry or when he has pooed, he appears to be one of the easiest babies to handle. He is already learning how to smile, and that is the sweetest thing that I've ever seen.

People always say that newborns are the cutest because they are at their most innocent state. As the days go by they will grow to become more "scheming" as they pick up tricks to manipulate the adults.

I do hope J will stay a sweet, innocent baby longer. He would really look like a tiny angel boy if given a pair of baby wings.