Introducing Yap Bao Xuan, Edric

Finally.. we have decided on the name for Baby 2, and even had a glimpse of his face and features at the recent scan..

Introducing Yap Bao - 3 Xuan-1, Edric, on the left, little brother of Baby En.. Well, after going thru the many "Baos" and fitting almost every word in the Chinese dictionary with the word "Bao", we concur that Bao Xuan is not too obiang a name, and quite meaningful.. It was a close and tough fight with other Baos, such as Bao Kai-3 and Bao Kun-1...

Xuan is typically associated with books and literacy, and in one of the dictionaries, Xuan also refers to having a charismatic quality.

Since baby is due to arrive in early Jan, he will be a Capricorn, a star sign typically associated with leadership and ambition, so we have also named him Edric, which means "Properous Ruler" in Gaelic.

At about the same time, 31 weeks, Baby En also showed us a glimpse of his facial features (scan on the right), and comparing the 2 scans, we find that Bao Xuan seems to have taken after En's features, except for the stubby chin... and perhaps not as smiley as En seems to look in his scan..

Now what's left is to think of a nickname for Bao Xuan..
From the beginning, we have called Bao En Baby En or En-En for short, which suits him fine..

Xuan Xuan, however, sounds a tad too girlish... though I have a good mind to call him Xiao Bao (little precious) !

Time flies so fast... We have about 8 more weeks to go before Bao Xuan will reveal himself..

As for whether I should re-vamp the blog, I am still thinking how to go about it, and how the "air-space" will be shared by the 2 brothers..