Getting to this day with our two little darlings has not been easy. In fact, it has been the toughest time of my life thus far.
Thank God for many supportive loved ones who have been surounding us with practical help, prayers and advice;
- Mom
- Auntie Amy
- Lindee and Johnson
- Ben and Glen
- and many many more
We would never have done so well without all of you!
Today marked the new beginning of a new joy with Lucas in the family.
We are so happy that many of our relatives and closed ones can share this beautiful moment. Check out the pics taken!
Luc can stand on his own (for half a min or so while being distracted) for awhile already.
I could not capture it in time today during his play time.
HE WALKED HIS FIRST STEPS twice!
Can't wait for his next milestone. :)
Will definitely want to keep the precious moment!
Finally borned after Lizzy's week long contractions, here he is at 3.28 kgs!
It is our disappointment not able to visit and spend Christmas with the Lius this December as intended... Hope we can meet the newly arrived little one next year!
I got an email healing testimony on 周初明 (Chew Chor Meng). Remembering watching him crying over his physical condition earlier this year during the annual Star Awards, I got interested and listened to it. And I got some background info on him from Wikipedia: Chew began attending a Charismatic church, Renewal Centre from 2007 and was baptized in late November 2008.
Since the illness was revealed, Chew became a member of the local disabled sports club, and has been taking swimming lessons to strengthen his body.
Chew is a contracted artiste for MediaCorp and the contract is set to expire in October 2010. Chew has said he does not expect his contract to be renewed, on the account of his debilitating illness. Currently, he is planning to enter the restaurant business after his artiste contract expires. This will be Chew's second foray into the eatery business.
Here is the link to the 48min audio testimony online; Healing Testimony of 周初明
Having been written off (medically), he is now fully recovered and back to work.
JESUS HEALS. AMEN!
I was soooo touched.
A few weeks ago, she volunteered to pray for hub, ah boy and I after we prayed our daily prayer over her before she went to bed.
We were so proud of her!
Tonite, we said our usual prayers and we were waiting for her to say,'Pray for mummy.'
Instead she said,'Leianne pray for mummy.'
Surprised, we said OK.
And she said in her limited vocab on her own (almost exactly as how we led her to pray for the past weeks):
Dear Jesus, thank you for mummy, (because she) feed me, play with me, bathe me... bless mummy, (that she will) sleep well, sleep through the night, (so she will) wake up a happy mummy.
Similarly, she did it for daddy and di di as well.
Tears just welled up hearing her pray.
Goosh, nothing we do is in vain!
It's a milestone I want to keep! :)
I have the fancy for shoes; interesting shoes.
I do not have many pairs- compared to many others. But my collection is not too little as well.
Since I became home bound, buying shoes became unnecessary for the obvious reason that I will require very little of them. And the economics between buying shoes and other desires is more apparent without a direct income.
I forgo my usual fav brands and found a more price-decent shoes dealer located in SK Compass Point, where for the same amount of money, I could buy a few pairs!
The itch for new shoes came again last week.
Sadly, the visit to my new fav was disappointing, for the lousy customer service.
It is unlikely I will go there again, just like the few stores which I have already boycott there for the same reason.
The trip was saved by the 20% METRO sale where I bought a decent pair of sandals for about $20!
The weekend ended with a sweet pleasant surprise when Pris bought me a pair of loafers which I eyed some time ago at TANGS, but had resisted the temptation.
Well, for all I know, new shoes sure makes me happy! :)
I CAN'T BELIEVE IT! (I guess knowing me, you will not believe it too!)
I am not a fan of any artiste.
But last Thursday afternoon, while doing the clothes as usual, I happened to watch Jay Chou's first directed movie, 不能說的秘密 (SECRET) on the Mio TV channel.
I was so mesmerised!
It is a romantic film (not surprisingly). But it was well-made! I love all the piano pieces in the show.
Even after the movie, I was still thinking about it since I did not catch it from beginning. And I noted the name of the movie and year of production. (I bet it would have been a well-known fact for many people).
So on Saturday, my dear hub, found the DVD pretty easily (I presume it was cos it's JAY CHOU).
Sacrificing my usual Sunday afternoon nap, I watched it the next day- TWICE!
And my dear hub with me... who will watch it a thousand times with me if I would like to! Thanks dear!
Guess what, he did not need to wait long! We caught it again on Sunday night on Channel U.
And, I watched it again on Monday afternoon. heh heh...
I saw the making of the film and found that most of the pieces in the movie were composed by him, and played not by any music in the background, but he was really playing every piece! Hearing all the positive remarks about him from the crew and artistes, I am impressed!
Goosh, seems like I am becoming a fan already!
Here's a mini slot from the show which I like!
...And the other two sitting right beside them!
He woke up with a fever on Sunday.
Eating was even more fussy than usual...
Not mentioning about the routine- SUPER OFF!
Did he catch a cold (due to his newly shaved hair)? Or he caught LA's cold virus (she woke up with runny nose and cough that morning as well).
We realised his fever was pretty random; as high as 39 plus to almost normal around 37.
Nevertheless, his appetite grew worse by the week; barely eating and drinking his milk! But doubled his water intake- surprisingly!
Then, he even fussed being put down for naps... and cranky even at play.
Just when I almost have had enough, thank God for my dear observant hub, who saw the more than usual drooling and rejecting the milk bottle, on top of all those unusual symptoms, and we concluded that our dear boy could be teething.
The most feared hurdle for parents with boys I have heard so far... wake up screaming in the middle of the night, knowing totally how many teeth the child has had (without counting the teeth but the number of increased fussiness periods) etc.
Looks like the boy's third and fourth teeth on the upper jaw are breaking forth!
Gear up Daddy and Mummy!
But thank God that through it all, he still slept pretty well through the night- God's grace and mercy for us!
We deliberated on this issue for the longest time- sending LA to play group.
Parents nagged us. Friends asked why.
One reason why we decided that I stay at home is to be able to teach and bring the kids up myself- not merely education, but moral values as well- which we hold more firmly in. Exposing her too early into the world may mean a whole baggage of trashy values and habits to clean up later.
The delay in sending her there is also due to the worry of various transmitting diseases that her young body may not be able to fight off- we may end up paying both the school and the doc, spending what we will be saving if she stays at home and less heart ache and trouble nursing her back to health.
To Ad, she will have a lifetime of schooling to do, and he want to spare her of this agony as late as possible.
And lastly, for myself, I will miss her.
But seeing the need to prepare her for school and also spending more concentrated time with Lucas, we finally made the first payment for school in Jan next year.
She always replies 'Yes' when we ask her if she would like to go school. But I reckon that she probably saw the kids playing toys in the few schools which we visited during some of our morning walks.
For now, it's more preparation to do; build up her immune system with the necessary jabs, supplements, toilet training, double up on keeping her hygiene practices etc.
And mommy letting go when the time comes.
