Monday, 28 February 2011

I am ready, so ready to meet my baby girl. It's been a rough ride, from feelings of nausea, to tiredness, insomnia, mood swings and the final stages of waddling like a duck. But it's worth it and I look forward to holding her in my arms.

Monday, 14 February 2011

My firstborn has been throwing terrible tantrums for the last few weeks. She screams, cries and stamps her little feet when she does not get her way. She attempts to jump up and down on me and my very pregnant belly, while I try to reason with her. Just last week, when we were at the doctor to get some medicine for her cough, she cried so loudly, the doctor let us skip the long queue, haha, just to get rid of us quickly. I wonder whether her recent behaviour has anything to do with mei mei's impending arrival. Or if she is just going through a phase?

Yet, in so many ways, she is still my funny little girl. Last weekend, we brought the kids to the zoo. I told nat that there may be a lion dance at the zoo, just like at the bird park (where she was totally freaked out over the lion dance performance). This girl has always had some kind of phobia against puppet-like things. In all seriousness, she told me "Mummy, I love you very much, but please do not say such things." Haha, I did a double-take and chuckled to myself. I use that very same phrase on her all the time, telling her that I love her very much but please can she be a good little girl. Better watch what I say next time, this girl has the memory of an elephant.

Tuesday, 8 February 2011

Some of the things that have made me feel warm and fuzzy recently:

1. Seeing the twinkle in my little boy's eyes when I pick him up from school, that smile and happiness that I see in his eyes is worth the hassle of fighting through the early morning traffic jam just to get them to school.

2. Having my little boy hug me tightly at 3am in the morning as he falls asleep after his milk feed. Feeling his heartbeat and knowing he feels safe and secure enough to fall asleep.

3. When my little boy's teacher tells me he is settling well in school, in terms of participating in activities and socialising with friends. It's just something small and insignificant, but hearing it makes me burst with pride anywayz.

4. Seeing my baby girl smile as she slowly begins to make out words in early readers on her own.

5. Hearing the words "I love you, mummy" from my baby girl, who alternates between wanting to be called baby girl one minute and big sister the next minute.

Of course, there are a long list of complains, mainly due to this being the last month of pregnancy, such as intense backaches, stretching of the skin, clumsiness and waddling, and frequent trips (and i mean super frequent) to the loo. But well, let's just focus on the joys for now, shall we?

Saturday, 5 February 2011

Happy Birthday, baby girl! We love you as much as we did the day you were born.

Friday, 4 February 2011

Happy Lunar New Year from my babies :) Time just flies, I can't believe Nat is going to be 4 this year and Lucas, 3. Come CNY 2012, I will have another mei mei to add to the growing brood. Wow, I just can't believe I have 3 kids before the age of 35!

Wei and I celebrated Natalie's birthday today at St James with all her classmates, a spiffy cake, birthday song (with candles blown out in advance by an overly eager brother), and goodie bags for all the kids. Jolly good fun.

4 years old - and still brighter, faster, and more precocious than I would have ever imagined. And full of unexpected surprises - sometimes delightful, sometimes not - but never a dull moment.

My birthday wishes to Nat:

Happy Birthday To A Daughter
Who couldn't be loved more.
You are loved for

The little girl you are,
The special woman you will be,
And the precious daughter you will always be