And who am I that HE'D entrust me with 2 of HIS precious creations to raise?
I am in awe.
(Below are 2 photos of Sean sleeping with his stuffed toy, Doggie).
Tuesday, November 29, 2005
Oh My Sleeping Child
There are few things in this world more awesome than watching your child sleep. Really. It's hard to describe how I feel when I watch Sean when he's asleep. His long eyelashes. Round, smooth cheeks. That small, cute pucker (lips). Steady, soft breathing. A perfect picture of peace. It's totally awesome - a baby - life - God's ultimate creation.
And who am I that HE'D entrust me with 2 of HIS precious creations to raise?
I am in awe.
(Below are 2 photos of Sean sleeping with his stuffed toy, Doggie).
And who am I that HE'D entrust me with 2 of HIS precious creations to raise?
I am in awe.
(Below are 2 photos of Sean sleeping with his stuffed toy, Doggie).
Saturday, November 19, 2005
The BIG news
I mentioned BIG things happened. Well, the biggest has got to be....the impending arrival of our second child. Yes, you read that right, I'm PREGNANT. Again. So soon after Sean. Actually, I was already pregnant at Sean's birthday party but had no idea. No wonder I was extra tired! We found out soon after.
I cannot begin to describe the gamut of emotions I felt when I found out. To be honest, I wasn't elated. I was in TOTAL SHOCK. It took us 2-3 years to conceive Sean. Those years were filled with frustration, longing, lots of prayers and visits to the doctors. So imagine my shock when I got pregnant "so easily" this time. Well, it took a long time for the shock to wear off.
This pregnancy has been a difficult one. So different than my first. The first four months, I endured terrible nausea and giddiness. And then there was abdominal pains, body aches, insomnia, gastric...SIGH. It was really tough for me especially with caring for Sean. My mum has been a tremendous help. Without her, I wouldn't have made it. She stepped in to help me with Sean.
The baby's due 31 December 2005 (haha!) I wanted a baby girl but the scans show another boy. We haven't decided on a name for the baby yet.
This baby's been really active. Of late, it feels like football season in my tummy. Really hard kicks and turns/movements. Quite a lot of them painful.
We've been trying to prepare Sean for the arrival of his sibling but really, how do you tell a 19 month old that he'll have a baby brother next month? We tell him anyway and pray that God will help Sean adjust well.
I cannot begin to describe the gamut of emotions I felt when I found out. To be honest, I wasn't elated. I was in TOTAL SHOCK. It took us 2-3 years to conceive Sean. Those years were filled with frustration, longing, lots of prayers and visits to the doctors. So imagine my shock when I got pregnant "so easily" this time. Well, it took a long time for the shock to wear off.
This pregnancy has been a difficult one. So different than my first. The first four months, I endured terrible nausea and giddiness. And then there was abdominal pains, body aches, insomnia, gastric...SIGH. It was really tough for me especially with caring for Sean. My mum has been a tremendous help. Without her, I wouldn't have made it. She stepped in to help me with Sean.
The baby's due 31 December 2005 (haha!) I wanted a baby girl but the scans show another boy. We haven't decided on a name for the baby yet.
This baby's been really active. Of late, it feels like football season in my tummy. Really hard kicks and turns/movements. Quite a lot of them painful.
We've been trying to prepare Sean for the arrival of his sibling but really, how do you tell a 19 month old that he'll have a baby brother next month? We tell him anyway and pray that God will help Sean adjust well.
After a long silence...Sean's birthday do
Wow! It's been 7 months since my last entry. So much has happened since. BIG things and the mundane every day stuff that keeps one busy, busy, busy.
I promised news on Sean's birthday party (and photos). Let's see what I can recall.
First - the birthday cake. Jason & I wanted something special (as most parents are wont to do for their firstborn's 1st birthday bash). Since Sean loved aeroplanes we decided to get a cake shaped like one. We tried a few bakeries but was surprised to find out that they don't custom make cakes like that anymore and the ones available are the usual round or square ones with cartoons like Garfiels, Power Puff girls, Doraemon - aaarggghhh!!. Finally, we found a bakery willing to oblige us but they have never made an "aeroplane cake" before and have no sample. So, Jason searched the net for samples, found a nice, yellow plane and passed the photo to the bakery. We were quite happy with the cake la (it wasn't super delicious - plain chocolate cake - but design-wise it turned out ok) but it did cost us a bomb. Anyway, there was so much of it left, it stayed in our fridge for months! haha!
Then there was the weather. The party was held at night but because there were so many of those irritating insects - the kind attracted to light - we had no choice but to close the door. Suffice to say it was really stiffling and hot. I'm thankful no one fainted! We opened the doors after a while but it was still rather hot.
The birthday boy was garbed in his first pair of jeans and shirt. He was really excited that there were so many people in his home though I bet he had no idea what the fuss was all about. He enjoyed ripping the presents open and his cousin Chloe (2 months younger than him) enjoyed having rides on the lil bike his grandma got him. :)
Overall, I'd say we all had fun. Cleaning up was really tiring though!
(Kudos to Allan - Jason's bro - for this lovely, eye-catching "banner". I wanted something simple and nice and this pretty much fits the bill. He used crepe paper. We left it on the wall for months after the party!)
(Sean and his grandparents. My parents on the right, Jason's on the left.)
(Sean's first pair of shoes. Cute eh? He wore it at the party.)
I promised news on Sean's birthday party (and photos). Let's see what I can recall.
First - the birthday cake. Jason & I wanted something special (as most parents are wont to do for their firstborn's 1st birthday bash). Since Sean loved aeroplanes we decided to get a cake shaped like one. We tried a few bakeries but was surprised to find out that they don't custom make cakes like that anymore and the ones available are the usual round or square ones with cartoons like Garfiels, Power Puff girls, Doraemon - aaarggghhh!!. Finally, we found a bakery willing to oblige us but they have never made an "aeroplane cake" before and have no sample. So, Jason searched the net for samples, found a nice, yellow plane and passed the photo to the bakery. We were quite happy with the cake la (it wasn't super delicious - plain chocolate cake - but design-wise it turned out ok) but it did cost us a bomb. Anyway, there was so much of it left, it stayed in our fridge for months! haha!
Then there was the weather. The party was held at night but because there were so many of those irritating insects - the kind attracted to light - we had no choice but to close the door. Suffice to say it was really stiffling and hot. I'm thankful no one fainted! We opened the doors after a while but it was still rather hot.
The birthday boy was garbed in his first pair of jeans and shirt. He was really excited that there were so many people in his home though I bet he had no idea what the fuss was all about. He enjoyed ripping the presents open and his cousin Chloe (2 months younger than him) enjoyed having rides on the lil bike his grandma got him. :)
Overall, I'd say we all had fun. Cleaning up was really tiring though!
(Kudos to Allan - Jason's bro - for this lovely, eye-catching "banner". I wanted something simple and nice and this pretty much fits the bill. He used crepe paper. We left it on the wall for months after the party!)
(Sean and his grandparents. My parents on the right, Jason's on the left.)
(Sean's first pair of shoes. Cute eh? He wore it at the party.)
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