Happy 5th mths!

 

Happy 5 mths old my dear Joash ! I love your smile! 

At 5mths old, you have started to sleep for longer hours and on good days, you can zzz from 8pm-7am. I pray that we will see more of such good days happening. You love to show us yr newfound flipping skills and would keep flipping once we put u on yr playmat. 

Your all time favourite teether is still this Mushie ball despite mama having bought so many other cute ones to try. 

You are drinking on average abt 150ml per feed though there are some feeds where u like to drink in installments. You love going to yr infant care, for which I’m so thankful for. Coz your teachers say you drink and nap v well in school. Could we also get to see those skills when u r home too? 

Being the youngest in the family has its perks too. My mama has allowed me to sleep on her bed whenever I want to; watch TV with my sisters (even when I’m feeding) as well as being loved and doted by my 3 wonderful sisters. 

I love you my dear son and I pray that you will always be reminded of our love to you. I pray that we will have the patience and energy to guide you thru every step of ur learning journey and that you will grow up to be a man for God ! 

You are a gift from God and we pray that you will grow up to be a healthy and useful man for God. 

My birthday celebration

My birthday came and pass.. faster than i thought. I've decided to blog abt my special day/special occasions since last year in an attempt to remember it when the yrs passed.

02.07.17
This yr, I told mr choo specifically that I would like to do a bbq for my bday. I've decided Since the result of last yr,that it would b better to b specific rather to leave it to surprises..hahah.. Anyway I also figured that I only see the 🐔 every 12 yrs so it make sense to do what I want. Lol.. but the guests for the bbq, I had a hard time deciding. Do i want to invite a lot of people , or juz specific clicks and chill out or juz my family? In the end I decided to call my family this yr mainly bcoz I don't feel like socialising on my bday..lol.. I know I'm weird but yes I was lazy to wear the social hat, esp on my special day. Was also concerned that if I invited too many people, Mr choo would have difficulties organizing the whole thing given how big our fridge is currently. Lol..

It was nice to have the family come , and though there were hiccups here n there, it was nice.. to juz sit by the pool and chat and gossip .. the kids could swim and eat and repeat that the whole night..

My extended family, kids not in sight..

My pretty mama and little sista who's going to start work the next day, thereby embarking on adulthood.

I did have a cake this year! Yeah! Not sure if it was bcoz of the bbq or bcoz of my outburst last yr.. this yr he did something safe! Lol.. chocolate banana mousse cake, with strawberries on top and kit Kat around the circumference. My fav cake. Haha.. the kids nv like this combi but I hardly cared..it was my cake.. hahahah.. only for the queen.

03.07.17
On my actual day, it was mama duties. We brought the kids out since it was the school hols coz it's youth day ! Haha.. Anyway, we visited the national gallery.

The man and his princess

It's hard to try and make everyone look picture perfect.. 

My best friend, soul mate, father of my girls..

Trying hard to balance on the motorcycle..

When everyone was still in happier moods..

Almost the end of the National Gallery tour.. educational and fulfilling. Probably will go there again before it ends..

Everyone enjoyed themselves and it was an eye opener too.. we continued with gardens by the bay but guess we were too ambitious.. the girls were too tired by then and both Vera and Grace had breakdowns at diff times at the end.

Battery running flat for the twins...lol....


Had to cut short the outing and head home. Everyone was tired I guess.. went home for shower before going for swensens for dinner.. simple dinner plus there's the free ice cream if it's yr actual day. Yes, the Choos take all these little things into consideration, in making our dining experience as pleasurable as possible.lol.. cheap thrills for short.

My wish this year is for everyone to be healthy. I know it sounds cliche, but having seen many incidents have made me realise that with only with gd health, are we able to accomplish the dreams we want to achieve. Thankful for all the beautiful moments I have on earth, may God grant me the chance to touch the lives of others while I'm here.

幸福是什么?

幸福是什么?在我眼里，幸福就是当我忙碌地在跑我的 appts 时，看到一盒热腾腾的晚餐在车上。对我来说，这就是幸福。虽然意大利面很简单，可是我还是很感动。知道他现在是忙到连睡觉的时间都没有，可是还会怕我又因为没时间而没吃晚餐。感恩。

While trying to gobble down my dinner before the next appt, I heard this song over the radio 。
It's by Sandy Lam : 

《至少还有你》

我怕來不及 我要抱著你 直到感覺你的皺紋 有了歲月的痕跡 

直到肯定你是真的 直到失去力氣 為了你 我願意 
動也不能動 也要看著你 直到感覺你的髮線 有了白雪的痕跡 
直到視線變得模糊 直到不能呼吸 讓我們 形影不離 

如果 全世界我也可以放棄 
至少還有你 值得我去珍惜 
而你在這裡 就是生命的奇跡 
也許 全世界我也可以忘記 
就是不願意 失去你的消息 
你掌心的痣 我總記得在那裡 

Just find this song so suitable to express how I feel at this moment. A lot of friends have been asking us how are we coping, be it if it's because of the big shift, the smaller space or being maidless. And my reply would be "actually not too bad". To be honest, we are coping much better than what I had expected; even when the floor is always littered with hair every now and then; or when our dog has been having pee accidents almost every day or when on some days, there's mountains of clothes waiting to wash>dry>fold/iron>store.

To me, all these didn't matter.. as long as we are staying together as a family, healthily. Ever so thankful for all the blessings in life, big or small; as long as we are together. Amen !