An Unforgettable Christmas

Initially, it was just a casual family outing with Ying, the children and I spending over the night at Ying's place. However, it was the spur of the moment that Ying uttered something about getting to stay at the HR hotel with cheaper rate that transformed my holiday into a memorable one. Of course the happiest ones are the children as they get to play in the pool, horse riding and play with sea water. Well, for me it was exceptionally wonderful because this is my 1st Christmas with Derrick. Below photos are self explanatory as a picture tells a thousand words. Thanks Ying for her spontaneous suggestion and her hospitality. I can feel that she really loves Derrick a lot even though she doest get to see my angel often. Moving forward, I'll try to get them together more often to 'capture' those wonderful moment that we get to spend together as family. My instinct is telling me that my next Christmas will be just as much fun as this round :)

Restless Derrick, Sleepless Mommy...

Lately Derrick has developed another sleeping pose which ended up with him crying in the middle of the night. He used to sleep on his tummy from new born until recently, he will subconciously switch his positon from facing down to facing up position. Of course, this will leave him with 'empty' feeling as he has nothing else to grasp on with both his legs and hands searching wildly in the air for things to grap. The frantic search often ended up in cries as this tend to wake him up, and followed by poor mommy having to wake up several times just to coax him and put him back to his 'tummy' position. To add on, my little 5 months ol' is super mobile even during his sleep. He will always knock his head against the side of the crib and the effect will wake him up at times. I was wondering if the crib is too small for him, and therefore decided to place him next to me as my bed is definitely more spacious than the cramped crib. Results? Even worse as he will continuously turn his body/head from left to right and to left again for sometime before he finally falls deep into sleep. Some of you may wonder, how do I cope with my ever energized baby even when he sleeps? The answer is, I would sleep early , as early as 9:30pm when my baby dozez off. Then by the time he was awaken up by his own head knocking, waving arms/legs or searching for pacifier, it would be half past mid night and I've already gained some 'light sleep' by then :).

What a bad day to begin with.. Dec21

What have I done wrong lately? Bad lucks trailed me no matter what I do. When I say bad luck, its real bad. First of all, the never ending hoo haas come bouncing again even after numerous peace settlement. Worst of all, all these always has to happen before I start my brand new working day :(. Secondly, today is suppose to be chrismas gift exchange party for my dept. And guess what, the person who was suppose to give me present is absent on MC today. I ended up being the only person in the dept without a pressie. OK, I am still cool... but the another stupid event followed up which totally dampen my spirit for the day. My lower left dental filling broke (fall out of place) when I am in the midst of enjoying pizza partly sponsored by me somemore for the dept christmas party. I should label myself as the most UNLUCKY person in the planet at the moment. I gotto pay a visit to the temple tonight so as to chase away whatever evil spirit that is dragging me down. How on earth can I convince myself that this is just my overly sensitive mindstate when all these dark event dont happen to anyone else but ME!

What a year...2009

Year 2009, what a year it has been for me. Getting married, pregnant, delivered Derrick, raising up Derrick, losing weights, going thru ridiculous hoo haas... and the list goes on. To summarize, it has been a roller coaster ride for me .. almost 11 months by now and I hope next year promises a smooth sailing year ahead for me. This is all I wish for Christmas this year.

On the other hand, my boy is growing up day by day, from a fragile newborn to a super duper powered 5 month ol.. Oh, how I wish that he would always stay the same state, never grow up as I really enjoy his current stage..treating me as his NO 1 in this entire universe. Watching him laughing and squeeling with joy at every funny expression that I made really bright up my life, as if I never lived before in this life. Cuddling him in my arms is the most wonderful moment that I would love to spend daily.

I hope Santa will bring my family and I lots of smiles, joys, happiness and health in coming year :). Merry Christmas to everyone !

Derrick's Hand Print at Month#4

Hehe, finally mommy managed to accomplish her mission on the clay artwork brought by Aunt Shawn 1 month back. Mommy decided to give it 1 shot (no 2nd trial) as mommy think that Derrick's little hands are too delicate to be covered by those clay. The only missing part is Derrick's photo that Mommy promised to develop one of these days... Thanks again Aunt Shawn for her gift, this is a special and memorable gift for both Derrick and mommy to remember as Derrick grow up.

For remembrance ...

These ultrasounds were taken when I was pregnant with Derrick. Just wanted to upload and keep sake it in my blog to remind me that how lucky I am to have Derrick in my life...

Derrick just luv it when mommy kisses him!

My lil' darling juz luv it so much when mommy kisses him on his cheeks. I wouldnt want to miss a single second with Derrick. I wanted to be the ONE beside him when he first say out MOMMY!, when he puts his first step forward, and when he did his rollover, when he lies on his tummy doing mini push ups, when he deliberately cries just to catch mommy's attention. He and I went thru the thick and thin together for 10 months, and my Derrick never fails to console or amuse me whenever I feel that my world has fallen apart. Oh, I just love him sooooo much. I cant wait to bring him back for 2010 CNY gathering. In fact I am starting to count down by now just for Derrick to meet his Wai Po, Wai Gong and Yi Yi's for the first time. I will devote my 100% to Derrick and spend the rest of my life watching and enjoying Derrick's growth..I will smile and celebrate his happiness and success, while weep with him when he cries. I will be the one who help him up when he falls down... this is the promise mommy gave Derrick..

From new born to month-4

I spent the first 1 month plus breasfeeding extensively and thanks to the effect, I trimmed down from 70kg (weight taken right before delivery) to 56kg successfully. Of course having to take care of Derrick 100% on my own helps to get rid of my excess fats faster as he really drained out every ounce of my energy. I am lucky as Derrick sleeps thru the night (which is quite uncommon among newborn) from month-2 onwards. I pratically spent every waking moment watching this little life grow bigger every day. I always dreaded having to take care of baby as I will lose all my freedom once my baby is born, until Derrick came into my life. I found myself falling in love with him more and more. I would surrender my whole life to him, watching him saying his very first baby words.. Anku...and waking up only to find him smiling at you as if telling his mommy that everything will be wonderful with him around.

The day when I first met Derrick

I was reborn on the day I delivered Derrick. It was 10:43am when the docs cut across my lower abd to let my little Darling out from his mommy's womb. My eyes were filled with tears when I hear his first ever cry in this world.. The first sentence that I was able to hear was the midwife saying " here is your baby boy '... and I was still subcouncious as the effect from the aneasthetic..

I was immediately transferred to the ward after my C-section and the nurse only brought Derrick to me in the afternoon, when I started to regain full conciousness. The first time I met Derrick after carrying him around, talking and singing to him for 7 months... I will always remember the wonderful moment of seeing him for the first time.