Babies En, Xuan & Rui's Antics

Friday, April 28, 2006

Sit and REACH -For the Gems

Much as I am often skeptical of the fulfillment derived from childbearing and parenting, (and many of my friends can attest to this), I have recently been v. pleasantly surprised by the amount of satisfaction derived from seeing En go through the various key stages of development..

His first flip, his first, and the numerous subsequent, attempt to crawl, him being able to support himself as he sat.. these tiny but significant stages gave me great excitement and courage..

Many mums use "joy & happiness" to describe such feelings, for me it is more complex than that.. it is almost as if I learn the power of life through every little growing stage that En goes through.. for a jaded cynic like me, who kinda believe one goes thru more woes & hardship than bliss in life, these little surprises gave me the stength to keep going.. as if little gifts or gems thrown in one's life waiting to be discovered...

Its amazing the strength one derives from the desire to discover these nuggets along the journey.. and for these, I thank Baby En...

The Social En?

According to the Scorpion horoscope, Scorpions are magnetic and charismatic beings. A friend also mentioned that her ex-boyfren who is a Scorpion, is also very attractive.. Hence, her conclusion that most Scorpions tend to be attractive in looks and personality..

En's babysitter told us that he charms the aunties at the RC with his smile.. does that make him attrractive and charismatic? I have no idea.. but for my sanity, I sure hope he turns on his charm for us, I love to see him smile than to have to suffer through his wails!

Wednesday, April 19, 2006

Blessed En En is Series - Male Bonding

I think I can honestly say that i have not been too much of an *evil* Preggie during the 9 mths of pregnancy.. no midnight runs required of my hubby, limited leg rub requests (unless i was having cramps) and seriously not much of tanturms (a little short on the fuse perhaps).. so En's Daddy had a relatively easy 9 mths..

However, pay back time came after En arrived, with En's super short fuse, fiery tantrums and the nightly wailing colicky fits, it requires a great deal of patience to deal and manage baby En..

Through it all, my hubby has demonstrated infinite patience (now, i can safely say I am not the ultimate test of his patience, haks!) and tender loving care towards Baby En... No matter how loud the screams were, how long the wailing went on, my hubby has the patience to outlast Baby En. Cocooning En tightly in his arms, my hubby would relief me of these stressful moments and tend to En till En dropped off to sleep. It is no wonder baby En adores him on sight - always gurgling with laughter when he sees my hubby..

Jealous I am not, proud of the 2 men in my life I am, indeed.. and En is really blessed to have such a dad, who possesses the depths of patience to put up with en's antics, and a dad ever ready to take on more than his fair share of parenting.. from waking up in the middle of the night to tend to En to the tough experience of feeding En when En started to pull stunts such as blowing bubbles into his milk bottle ..

through it all, I see unrelentless patience, steely resolve in putting up with the difficult moments, and unconditional love for his little boy.. and grateful I am to have such a great partner to steer through these challenging months... through his deeds and actions, my hubby has challenged me to strive to be a better mum to En! For that, En and I have much to be thankful for!!

Wednesday, April 05, 2006

Blessed Baby, En En is Series - Super Nannies

Difficult as En is since birth (with his ferocious tantrums and impatience), he has been blessed to meet with great nannies - from the confinement auntie to the baby sitter - who shower him with loving care and patience.

Our confinement auntie took real good care of En post birth, and En's transition from a wrinkly baby to his chubby self during the 1st month had been quite smooth..

And the current babysitter dotes on him lots.. she ensures he is will taken care of in all aspects, from his physical needs to his developmental needs, and even goes the extra mile for stuff such as helping us bring en to barber and even buying him caps (one of which en wears above) to hide his stark botak-head.

To these great care takers of En, we are really grateful as they give us lots of reassurance and support as newbie parents. And it is great to have peace of mind knowing that En is left in very good and capable hands when I am at work!! These super-nannies are really god-send!!!

Thursday, March 30, 2006

Blessed Baby, En En is Series - A French Affair

I attribute Baby En's health and his feisty temperament to Aunty Zhongqiang's yummy cooking and the arty French culture... I really believe the trip to France has done wonders to Baby En's development albeit while he was only 5 mths in my womb!

To date, we are eternally grateful to Aunty for not only hosting us, but also her efforts in ensuring we are well fed and comfortable. Every night, we would go back to her home in anticipation of steaming, yummy food, and the congenial conversations where she dosed out bits & pieces of advice to heed as parents.. Hmm, not sure if Uncle's artistic talent in oil painting had rub off on En, or Xiaomei's fluent grasp of the French language, but I sure like to think En's temperament may 've been somewhat influenced by the French - fiery and passionate! haks!

For all that Baby En is today, we thank Aunty Zhongqiang and her family!

Blessed Baby, En En is Series - From the Beginning

While some parents may attribute their kids' looks to themselves, in my case,I really attribute Baby En's cute looks to the very many people that we have been blessed to meet and know.. and the thoughtful & kind deeds they have done for Baby En..

One of these people is Huilin, who bought us this ubber cute baby pic early on in the pregnancy. I attribute much of En's looks to this pic!

The dark round eyes, the chubby cheeks, the snubby nose, the fluffy brown hair, and most precocious of all, the expressive grin, all bear much resemblance to the Baby En i see today..

I have never much believe that looking at cute baby pics will be of much help, so except for this poster she bought me, I do not have any others at all.. and *sheepishly*, I did not even put the poster up till the last trimester.. only when i began to wonder how Baby En would look, i hasten to put this poster near my bed as looking at this impish baby made me brought much smiles to my face..

Hence, I believe, from the Beginning, that these little but infinitely kind touch have left its print on Baby En, and for this Baby En and us have many people to thank, and for his looks, much thanks to Huilin and the poster baby!

Tuesday, March 28, 2006

Botak En (21 Mar 06)

Straight after the Photoshoot, we decide to trim En's hair, as it was getting tangled with all his grabbing of his own hair..

However, it turned out that En got his head all shaved instead, as trimming was out of the question (according to the babysitter, he looks awful with bits of short hair!!)

So this is how dear En looks like now - shiningly BALD!! haha!

Catch Baby En and other cute Kiehl's babies' pics at the new Kiehl's counter in Robinson, Raffles City.

En's Photoshoot

It was a hilarious and exuberant day.. and I remembered 4 yrs ago when Eric did our wedding photo shoot, it had been just as fun and exhilirating. It had seemed just like yesterday when i was posing in my wedding gown na hubby in his suit..

But for the shoot this time round, with the wailing baby in my arms, it all seems surreal.. and watching En as he giggled and laughed brought a funny feeling in my chest .. But what had me feeling real proud was seeing hubby with the baby en.. that sense of bonding was simply beyond words!!!

More than the beautiful pictures is this sense of experience... Many thanks to Eric, who has captured many of such important moments in our life.. with these photos, all our feelings, experiences are immortalised within them..

The photos bespeak a journey.... and the one we share with Baby En - It has really just begun!