Here are some of the reasons why I am keen on staying strong, living my life to the fullest,
he’s so tiny, and cute.
she makes bland food look good, and giving birth a breeze.
and she made everything possible.
The Reason For Happyness has arrived!
Fresh like a clear day, our little baby boy was born on the 3rd of June.
I’ve posted mini shoutouts all over the Internet, because that’s all I can manage at the moment, because I would be rushing back to hospital to accompany Hwei Min, but he is so beautiful! Having someone so dependent on you land in your arms really changes your perspective, no matter how much you feel you are “prepared” for the moment.
I promise you will be seeing more of him soon, so hang tight! 🙂
The Baby Comes… Month 4
Not quiet anymore! The baby’s coming!
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It’s been a while since I’ve updated, but at least now, it’s not so quiet any more!
We’ve announced about a month back, when at the end of the first trimester, we
went for a scan, and the baby is healthy!
Also we’ve completed the Oscar test, OSCAR stands for “One-Stop Clinic for
Assessment of Risk”, and this is a 90% accurate test for evidence of Down Syndrome,
and came out negative too.
As we are fairly young parents, the risk of having a child with Down Syndrome is
pretty low, but it helps to be prepared anyhow.
We have asked ourselves seriously… IF our child really had Down Syndrome, what
would we do?
We both agreed that it would not be right to give up on our child even if he/she had
down syndrome, as it is not a condition where the child has to suffer after birth.
The child would need a little more time to learn, that’s all. The gift of life is still a gift
of life.
In discussing this, and realizing our common stand, it affirms our relationship even
more. I suppose we both have very different ways of explaining why we decide
this way, she would mention about God, and I would mention about the Wheel of Life,
but our respect for life is there, and something we hold in common.
Quietly… The Baby Comes… Part 3
3rd November 2008
14:19 HRS
Visited the gynaecologist today at Thomson Medical Centre.
It was so tough to find! Our doctor, Dr Lawrence Ang is based
at Sun Plaza, but comes in to a temporary clinic at TMC every
morning. That temporary clinic was in a corner somewhere
without a sign to indicate it’s location…
Anyway, everyone was very gentle about it, and treating us
very nice as we were first timers. However both the nurse and
the doctor were so quick about doing everything, anxious at
doing things quickly, yet wary about spoiling our experience
and scaring us, so it’s quite amusing.
My first impression of Dr Ang? Thumper from Bambi. 😀
His feet were thumping so quickly, it’s quite funny. I think
he was going to rush off to his other clinic soon.
Sorry… 😛 I observe people… Can’t help it! Occupational
hazard, I guess.
Anyway, Dr Ang gently reminded us, after congratulating
us first, that 1 in 5 mother’s lose their child in the first
trimester, so he asked that we take care.
He moved into a few don’ts for the first trimester…
- Don’t take raw food
Don’t take caffeine
Don’t take alcohol
Don’t have SEX!
The last point was a surprise, actually.
And he moved us to the scan. Ultrasound, if I am not
wrong. It was quite unexpected. We had no idea we
would do an ultrasound so early, but the doctor said
we could check on the baby’s condition on the first
test.
I saw the little bean of Baby Tham on the screen
straight away. And there was a blinking spot, and
I knew without the Dr telling me that that was it’s
little heart, beating.
It was quite emotional for me. It was the first
acknowledgement that all this was very real.
There’s a new life taking form in Hwei Min.
The doctor measured Baby Tham, with a simple drag
and drop tool like it came out of Google Earth.
- 1.41 cm!
And here’s the totally amazing thing. Based on the
measurement, the computer hums to generate the
estimated age of Baby Tham. 7 weeks 5 days. Estimated
arrival…
- 17 June 2009!!!!
We were talking about planning for our baby to be
born on my birthday, which is also our Legally Married
Anniversary, and it came true! Oh My Goodness… Is
this the Law of Attraction, or what!!??
Of course, it’s an estimation, by no means an accurate
figure, but seeing it appear on the screen was enough
for us!
Why Keen? The Meaning of Life as we see it
Have you noticed the change in the title of the blog?
I’ve recently realised my true calling. I feel that Hwei Min and I have
been truly blessed to be who we are today, and everything that happened,
everyone that we’ve met had brought us to where we are today.
We have sort of taken things for granted, but speaking to colleagues
and friends made us realised that not all have been as fortunate as us.
There are still a lot of unfulfilled people out there, unsuccessful marriages,
and unhappy lives.
What does it take to be happy? To have a successful relationship?
There isn’t a single answer, and change does take time. But I hope in
sharing what we’ve learnt about OURSELVES, we can help YOU learn
about yourself.