Being Thankful

Not complaining is an impossible task. But after reading this today, I shall remind myself of all the things I am blessed with and not complain.

Proverbs 3

Wisdom Bestows Well-Being

¹ My son, do not forget my teaching,
but keep my commands in your heart,
² for they will prolong your life many years
and bring you peace and prosperity.

³ Let love and faithfulness never leave you;
bind them around your neck,
write them on the tablet of your heart.
⁴ Then you will win favor and a good name
in the sight of God and man.

⁵ Trust in the LORD with all your heart
and lean not on your own understanding;
⁶ in all your ways submit to him,
and he will make your paths straight.^[a]

⁷ Do not be wise in your own eyes;
fear the LORD and shun evil.
⁸ This will bring health to your body
and nourishment to your bones.

⁹ Honor the LORD with your wealth,
with the firstfruits of all your crops;
¹⁰ then your barns will be filled to overflowing,
and your vats will brim over with new wine.

¹¹ My son, do not despise the LORD’s discipline,
and do not resent his rebuke,
¹² because the LORD disciplines those he loves,
as a father the son he delights in.^[b]

Happy Belated Birthday

Dear Kieran

Slightly over a year ago, you decided it was time to let us know you were ready to meet us (at 4am in the morning no less). It was exciting and scary (for mummy cos mummy doesn't really like pain very much) at the same time. We finally got to hold you at 7.12pm on 28 August 2009. You were so cute, blowing little spit bubbles within minutes!

Learning to take care of you was a steep learning curve, even with Grandma's help, but we soon learnt. Watching you grow everyday was fun. Discovering new things about you, seeing you learn and explore, encouraging you to try doing all the big boy stuff... it was wonderful! We also took you along on a few trips. KL, Genting and Taiwan. You're a born traveller and plane rides didn't give you any problems!

We saw you getting chubbier, then becoming leaner as you got more active and drank less formula (but more breastmilk). You attended your first lesson in Shichida. It took you almost a term to not cry when we had to give back an item after each activity. But it's okay.

You then attended Playnest at Julia Gabriel. You had loads of fun! Mummy say you pick up heaps of new skills in those 10 weeks - learning how to crawl, pulling to stand, climbing stairs, cruising, walking with support, and even sliding down a slide all by yourself (on your stomach)! You really blossomed in the last two months before your birthday, and in the three weeks after!

You had your first two teeth at 7 months. Then we waited. And waited. Then waited some more. And finally, you got your next two teeth a few days shy of your first birthday! Two weeks later, your 5th and 6th tooth came out. Which is right on time as most 1-year-olds have 6 teeth. :) Now you can bite chunks off a whole banana with your new teeth!

You also developed separation anxiety. Mummy can't go to the toilet without you wanting to come along as well at times! And when you grab mummy's legs and bury your head in because you want to be carried and mummy is busy with something, it's so adorable and funny. Mummy loves it most when she comes home from work and you are so happy to see her.

You're officially not a baby any more. Mummy will miss those baby days, but mummy is excited to see you continue to learn and grow. Mummy loves seeing you learn how to talk, figure things out and try out standing on your own, walking... Mummy can't wait to try out so many things with you in the next year!

Hugs and kisses,
Mummy

Scan 7: 21 April 2009

Patch's mugshot for the day!

Now if only the ultrasound machine doesn't show his eye socket all the time, maybe he would look more like a baby.

Patch didn't have his length measured today but according to the books and websites, he's about 23cm or so. Right now he weighs.... 373g (13 oz). Which is about there I think. Have put on another 1.6kg so it was sort of a relief to me (cos that means I put on about 2.4kg to 2.6kg in total at 5 months).

Patch is proving himself to be a very active baby. Not only has he been kicking up a storm, he also refuses to lie still for his mug shots. His hands keep getting in the way of his face. I also deduced that he likes to be in an upright position, and perfers the right side of my belly.

Oh, and yeah, he definitely wasn't shy enough to proclaim he was a BOY to everyone.



So, based on Patch's size/weight, he's measuring slightly bigger (like only a little over the 50th percentile). Which is good.

The EDD on the result slip says 31 August but according to the doc, we will still follow the 4 Sept EDD set earlier.

So it looks like Patch MAY or MAY NOT share the same birthday as his grandma. Heh heh.



It's pretty clear what's what. Though it looks as though he has huge lips here. Heh.

Patch's head looks a little squashed in these photos (as in it looks as if there's not enough space).



Patch's jaw line is clearly defined.



I don't really know what the first one is. But the second one's the thorax (breathing tube).



So, from the scan, it clearly shows Patch has an oval shaped head when seen from the top.

I don't think he got that from me. :p



Actually I can't really tell that that's Patch's thigh bone on the right. But we'll take the expert's word for it. Hah.



Patch's Spine. After 20 minutes, he decided to turn in such a way that his spine shows up very clearly, resulting in a very delighted radiologist.



Patch's cute little feet. One on top of the other, then side-by-side.

Yep. He has five toes. Now I just hope he's doesn't have flat feet.



This baby clearly doesn't like to show off his fingers. Not once have I seen him open his hands for more than 1 second!



Bladder check. Two kidneys check. Stomach, heart, etc etc etc, all check.

Looks like Patch's organs are all in place. So yay!