Exhaustive work - full time mom

20 minutes to 2008, I am now on bed, typing this entry with my handy notebook.

We cannot join any count down party, how can you sneak to Time Square and leaving your 1 1/2 old baby alone in his crib? However, I enjoy this cozy moment with my little family much more than with a bunch of gorgeous people in any party.

Jeff and I are being full time parents more than one week, we cannot describe how psychically exhausted we are. I really appreciate all those moms and dads who devote their time totally to babies. This is really a 24x7 work, you cannot take a 3 minutes nap or coffee break simply because you are tired. It is because, kids are most demanding bosses in the world.

However, a little smile on Lucas's face can melt our heart immediately and we will never refuse his need of our attention.

I am at 29th week of pregnancy. I do not know where is the fear of premature delivery come from, I always worry little baby will come out anytime. Last night I felt some pain and my womb seems to contract quite heavily. I was scared but I was really too tired to`feel scared. I decided not to wake up and everything would be fine. Thanks god nothing strange happens today.

Almost 7 minutes to 2008, I wish you all happy new year!!!!

Yuen's family had a very Merry Christmas!!!

We just had many celebrations in the past few days:

Dec 23 - X'mas party in Tin's home. Lucas was very shy, but Jeff said it's normal, he was also a bit scared by a houseful of girls that night. He wondered why we have so many girls in our company. We all have this same question actually.

Dec 24 - Opened souvenirs from USA, bought by grandparents. BBQ with friends at home place. Lucas was also shy, as usual.

Dec 25 - Beach time at Gold Coast, not Australia, but Tuen Mun. Then had a Christmas Dinner in Element shopping mall.

Dec 26 - A nice afternoon at Lion Nature Education Centre, Sai Kung, followed up with a delicious seafood dinner.

Dec 27 - Picnic at Tai Po Park, we brought Isaac and Ching with us. The theme of this picnic is Healthy Food. We had juice, chocolate milk, raisins, crackers and bread. Issac had no interest in all these.

What a busy holiday, we still have more than a week of holiday ahead!!!!

Mamei

Lucas is calling me 'Mamei' a lot these few days.

He called me 'Ma' or 'Mama' before but not always, because in Cantonese, Grandma also sounds 'Mama' but in lower tone, which confused him. When he called me 'Mama', Grandma would misunderstand it and said 'Long Long, you call me a lot, you are a nice baby.'

Therefore, he chose not to say 'Mama' to me much, and replaced my title by 'Ah', 'Yee' etc.

Now Lucas knows how to pronounce 'Mamei' and understands it is exclusive to me. He speaks it confidently and loudly.

My heart melts down everytime when he says 'Mamei' in his sweet voice.

Before I become a mom, I couldn't imagine someone will call me Mom one day. I always felt it is so remoted to me, and this word associates with the image of typical moms who are not so cool. However, 'Mom' emerges as the most important word in my vocabulary now.

Life changes totally once you become a parent.

A little reader of The Economist

When Lucas is having a bathroom visit, he loves reading The Economist to kill time.

Wish me good luck

My unborn baby is growing in a steady speed. Luckily I still look neat in my 6.5 months pregnancy.

This restless baby kicks me always, especially in the mid night, and the strength is not small, sometimes surprises me a little.

The pregnancy this time is not as easy as the previous one... difficult 1st trimester, then the shock of CPC and kidney dilation (thanks god it is getter better), then the serious vomit, and finally the broken vessels in left eye... and actually I felt down three time in the past half year, once at the staircases at home, then in MTR station, and on last Saturday, in a shopping mall.

I think I am lucky that all these 'incidents' won't cause any big hurt to me and my baby actually.

Wish me good luck.

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Lack of Maternity Beds at Crisis Point (from SCMP)

A news from SCMP today shakes all local expecting mothers' legs. A mother in the 2nd trimester was informed she lost the booking of maternity bed in Adventist Hospital, despite the reservation had already made.

Many private doctors and pregnant women complaint that the influx of mainland mothers occupy local private hospital service and reached the level of compromising local residents' benefit.

I've made the reservation but now I have a little worry about the situation in March next year. Honestly, resources are really scared. Even I am guaranteed to have a shelter after birth, but can the facilities support the flood of demand?

Pregnancy alone brings lot of worries, please do not add one more in our list. Please!!!

Do you want your kid be a boss or working bee?

Had read an article in current Time Asia. Nowadays parents have extremely high expectation on their kid and greatly concern about the pre-school education. There are lots of super-intensive language and maths training for children even starting from 3 years old.

Many parents and educational experts believe the early trainings ensure their academic success in the future.

However, some researchers discovered that these can-food study courses will bring negative impact, especially for those younger than 3 years old. Their creativity would be spoiled.

Then the article raised a question 'Do you want your kid be a boss or working bee?'

What a good question!

Good signs

Hi Little one in my tummy,

Dad and me went for check up last Friday, your brother also came along. In the ultrasound scanning, we cannot see the cyst inside your brain anymore, and the doc told us your kidneys are getting smaller. We are so happy for you, you must be a very smart baby.

When Lucas looked at your ultrasound scanning in the monitor, he sat on Daddy's laps, speechlessly, he was stunned by the images, but I am sure he knew it was you .

I think you will love him a lot, he is also a good kid, you two will be good friends!!!!!

Happy 1.5 year Birthday Lucas and happy 6-month pregnancy

Hi Lucas, do you love the two mini bus toys I bought you last night? I am so impressed that you shared one with me when playing them at night. You are a very good and considerate kid.

And Little one in my tummy, do you know I have already carried you for 6-months? How do you feel? Should be very comfortable. Mommy heard that many babies cry a lot in their first 3 months after born because they miss the security feeling inside mommy's tummy so much.

I will have a roomful for boys soon - two little angels and one big kidult. Wow...

朗朗今日歲半啦!

祝朗朗身體健康,快高長大!

Cutie Pie Lucas

Lucas is almost 1.5 year old, he is always a cutie pie and I miss him always, even I am just 10 footsteps apart from him.

He picks up many vocabularies in these few months. We are searching for play group for him, we believe he would love singing songs and dancing with other kids.

Sometimes, he shakes his hip when there is music, even those ad songs from TV.

Little brother will come out in less than 4 months. Hope they will stay along well. =)

One day Jeff asked me how to distribute my love to all three handsome boys (the two baby and himself). I told him I will try to issue more. (similar to money supply and money demand theory)!!

Creativity

Look at this. Lucas is holding the silver bracelet of Auntie. He opens it up and saying 'Don-do' (Donald) loudly - He associates this funny shape to 'M', and for him, 'M' equals to 'McDonald', and 'Don-do' is 'McDonald' in his current language.

When he closes the bracelet, he tells us it is 'sum' - a heart shape.

Baby Traveller

Cece, Grace's baby is very lucky, her parents had already travelled with him in several European countries in his first few months (they live in Italy).

We are much more conservative and Jeff always believes we can have oversea trip with Lucas only when he reaches 2. Now, another baby boy is coming, our planning should be further postponed.

Okay, save more money in these few years first...

Lovely weather!!

We are stepping into the Fall and Winter, the weather is nice here.

We just had a wonderful weekends - Tai Po Park & Halloween Party on Saturday, the Peak & my mom's home on Sunday. I got enough exercise, and it should be good for my baby in tummy also.

Lucas was very cheerful especially when he was on a high chair and having meal with us. He shaked his legs all the time.

BTW, Lucas looked so handsome in the Wizard (actually it was Witch) costume.

We get a good news finally

Since our doc found a chyroid plexus cyst (CPC) and kidney dilation of our unborn baby, we were anxious and worrying. Luckily we got the result of amniocentesis this evening, Chromosome T13, 18 and 21 of baby are normal. That means most likely these two soft markers will be resolved in the coming 4-8 weeks.

This is really a challenge for me!! To wait for a critical result in 5 days. I still remember the feeling of doing amniocentesis. It was not painful at all, but was just scary, came along with the soberness after receiving such a shocking news.

Jeff always told me baby is very strong and is a smart kid, I will take more care of myself.

Waiting...

What we're waiting for, is just one phone call. It will come anytime in these few days. Ahhhhhhhh....

Hope I can get the result soon. Waiting is not a good feeling, sometimes.

Little baby, work hard, mama will give you strength, and nutrients, please get as much as you want.

He's a boy!

And... we are waiting for a news, then we will know what should do.

Give us strengths!!

等待

昨晚睡得很差，今天老早便醒來，心有點兒緊張。

今天要作詳細的超聲波檢查，很大機會知道肚中BB是龍或是鳳。

BB也像在緊張，整晚也在動。

Having Fun in Ocean Park

Last Saturday we went to Ocean Park with Lucas. It was his second visit of the amusement park. His first time was in his 6 months. In the last trip, he still looked like a 'rice ball' and didn't understand what we were doing.

Surely he is no longer a 'rice ball' now. He was so excited and waved to many people walked by. He loves pandas a lot and we bought him a mini panda stuff toy.

See how nice he looks in this photos, seems he was modelling in Ocean Park!!

Artistic Lucas

Lucas's drawing is so beautiful!! He is always my talented baby!!!

Drop-dead-gorgeous

Hohoho, I've bought this sexy maternity dress online. This is the second time I did online shopping.

Who say pregnant woman should sacrifice their fashion taste?? Hohoho!!!

This shop is called Sono Vaso, for more information, you can visit this website: http://www.sonovaso.com/maternita.php

I really couldn't wait. I just got a reply that it would be delivered to me by tomorrow. This SIENNA dress is just stunning!!

Pic from http://www.sonovaso.com/maternita.php

Are you a boy or a girl

Dear little BB,

Are you a boy or a girl? Mama had the check up last week but you refused to show us your gender.

People around us wanna know it desperately. Daddy said you looks like a boy, but I think you are a girl, because you are more gentle than Lucas when he was in my tummy.

Anyway, no matter you are a boy or a girl, I only wish you are happy and healthy.

Diarrhea and vomiting

Lucas was suffering from Diarrhea and vomiting last weekend. We worried about him so much. Luckily he is getting well now.

Diarrhea and vomiting cause dehydration and it could be dangerous to babies. When he threw up suddenly on Saturday night after the congee dinner, Jeff and I had the same thought immediately - rush to the clinic ASAP. We made the reservation in our nearest clinic moved in 5 minutes. It is just great to have a partner who thinks the same direction as yours.

Things got smooth, the medicine stopped vomiting and healing the diarrhea bit by bit.

We missed my colleague's wedding banquet last night, I felt sorry about that but I think Lucas needed us more. He was so moody and was even screaming when he saw some raisins in a piece of bread. (He loves raisins a lot in the normal days).

He lost around one pound over last two days but we believe he will gain back the losing stones asap.

Scanner

It happened last time, and it happens again.

Since my belly is expanding but not big enough to look like an expecting mother, I get bored about how people look at me in MTR and KCR.

They just stare at my belly than 'scan' me from head to toes by eyes, but they wouldn't move their ass out of the seats, or just rush to occupy a seat that in front of me, with their eyes still on my belly.

I do want to scream to them, or simply take their eyeballs out. It is absolutely fine for not offering me a seat, but please move their eyes off me, can they??

He really knows

Today when I asked Lucas where the new baby is, he ran to me and touched my belly!!

Me and Jeff stunned. I covered my eyes by my hands because it is so touching, I could not help to cry.

Lucas is really a smart kid.

我在一間叫麻酸樂的餐廳見証"婆孫樂"

婆婆自得其樂，孫仔吃得快樂！

朗朗的好"鞋"子

雖然是貴了一點，但一對好的鞋對小孩子腳部發展很重要。

朗朗也很喜歡這對好"鞋"子。

人月兩團圓

昨晚中秋夜，本來我們相約了謝菲的大學同學到來燒烤，可惜天氣不穩，最後要取消了。這樣讓我們一家三口渡過一個寧靜温馨的中秋節。

我們在家吃火煱，BB很愛吃魚蛋及粟米。飯後我們到公園湊熱鬧，BB提著燈籠，不久就倦了。回到家時己睡在我的懷中。

五星級大廚B

朗朗愛玩煮飯仔，尤其是在吃飯的時候，愛Mix & Match不同的食物。

有見及此，我們買了一套煮飯仔給他。

Lucas in Musuem

SIDE KICK

The little creature inside my tummy starts to practise its side kick. I can feel the tiny and funny movements under my skin.

I feel very dizzy today and have serious headache, I think I do not have enough energy, I should eat more and resume the prenatal yoga practice.

The mid autumn festival is on next Tue but I already feel festive!!!

100 days of pregnancy

HURRAY TODAY IS MY 100 DAYS OF PREGNANCY!!!!!

I find that I look a bit older, some fine lines on my forehead and under eyes... Hope it is just an illusion...

Lanterns

Lucas had already got 3 lanterns - 1 from my mom and 2 from Jeff's mom.

Frankly, one kid only needs one lantern, I do hope to donate two to some charity or orphanage, I think many poor children are wising to receive one.

Sometimes I do think we give too much to babies. Once you have too much, you will not treasure what you have. This is a simple economics theory.

Lucas loves raisins

He shouldn't be a shopping mall baby

This weekend, we planned to go beach or country park with Long Long, he is an outdoor boy, he loves tree and sunshine.

However, I started to wonder if Hong Kong is still a nice habitat for human... the air is seriously polluted, a layer of supending particles blocks our vision. What you can see is grey colour.

Since I am having blocking nose and sore throat, and Jeffrey uses to have allergic nose, we felt extremely unbearable.

On Saturday, we had a bus tour with baby, we didn't drive to reduce the emission of gas. We know that it helps just extremely small, but at least we try to save our environment.

Long Long was very exciting and felt asleep in the bus when we were commuting to Causeway Bay. Well, you can imagine how polluted it was.

Luckily we all did not faint in the smog, but we did not dare to go Victoria Park, we only stayed in shopping mall.

Sigh~~ where is our blue sky??

Hope the weather will be getting better next week.

Take turns

Someone compliant that I have not not updated Manki's Matrix for a long time, but he forgets he is also one of the authors of this blog, supposingly.

Well, Lucas and us had great time last week, but was sick since last Sunday. He got cough at first, and then fever for a few days. Luckily he recovers so well and the high temperature has gone.

This morning he was in very good mood and made funny faces to me. I don't know why he picks all those interesting facial expressions suddenly. Someone says kids grow much faster when they are sick. It sounds very contradicting, but just imagine, once a person has gone through some difficulties, he made some breakthrough and will become a bit different.

The theory seems unconvincing but quite makes sense to me, haha!

Well, it's my turn to have running nose, arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.

A roomful of happiness

Hello readers,

Welcome to my' room, is it lovely and colourful? I spend much time here everyday. All my favourite toys are in toy boxes and I love that World poster a lot. Everyday I ask mom and dad how to pronounce those stuff and buildings in the poster.

I love my wallpaper especially because I can imagine myself flying in the sky!

Come and visit me anytime!!!

Luke

My tummy in 12-week pregnancy

STUNNING!!!!! A PERFECT CURVE!

Spice baby

Did I tell you my taste changing dramatically during this pregnancy?

I love spicy food suddenly, this is what I seldom touched before...

My most favourite soup is spicy and sour soup, a very popular soup in Northern China.

Most of my friend bet that I will have a baby girl this time, then, logically, my new baby will be a spice girl.

Well, nowadays girls have to be a bit spicy to survive in this brutal world. A little bit is okay, too much will become bitchy. Although most successful women especially in career place are extremely bitchy, I still believe being a gentle and wise lady is smarter.

Energizer Bunny

Didn't know where the strength came from, last Sunday we went to many places with Lucas in one day. Here is our route:

10:40am From home to Shatin for my violin lesson
12:00noon From Shatin to Victoria Peak, to experience the polluted air in this most crowded Causeway Bay
2:00pm Lunch in a CWB local noodle food stall, yummy.
3:00pm From CWB to Cyberport, left a high density place to a low density place.
6:00pm From Cyberport to Pacific Place, Admiralty for dinner
8:15pm From Admiralty back home

Lucas was maintaining in natural high status for the whole day, until 11:30pm that night, with the new toy bus we bought for him that day.

小小的改變

今夜我跟謝菲談天時，回想起我成為朗朗媽媽的一個小改變，就是不再常做惡夢。

謝菲更跟我說，我現在的甜夢很多是有關朗朗，不過惡夢仍然大多圍繞工作。

他如何知道？從我的夢囈得知......在夢中我曾經很温柔喚著朗朗，又試過惡形惡相地解釋report不能從做的原因。

相信Sigmund Freud的信徒可以為我作大量心理分析。

What I want to do today?

What I wanna do in office are:

1. Sleeping
2. Sneaking back home
3. Throw up the Korean lunch set I bought back and ate alone inside my 1m x 1m cubicle.

Poorly, all three things cannot be done before I stepped my feet in home. What I vomited in office toilet is just air.

Interesting!!! A really great highlight on Monday.

Pilot Lucas

SO COOL!!!

Spending a whole night with Lucas

Last night Lucas rushed to our room after his late night milk. Jeff carried him onto our bed and asked whether he wanted to stay with us.

Then this little baby lied down immediately between us.

We brought him his little pillow, cushions and blanket, then he slept quietly with us... until 2 something in the midnight.

Then he crawled between us restlessly, kept changing positions and poses the whole night.

We couldn't sleep thoroughly, but when I looked at this little angel sleeping carefree and peacefully, I smiled gently and kissed his chubby little cheek.

Morning Sickness at night

Last night, I had no appetite for a proper dinner, I had just swallowed 3/4 of a hamburger, and a bunch of french fries.

Then I threw up half of the french fries afterward.

Then I felt extremely thirsty during sleep, and also woke up to have bathroom visit for several time. Not to mention some nightmares came as a package.

A headache since last evening still accompanies me today. Thanks morning sickness, you 'brighten' my life.

Ahhhhhhhh.....

Fatigue

Thanks Jeff for sending this announcement.

Frankly, these first few week is pretty suffering. I experience morning sickness (a misleading term, because the sickness can happen any moment, like what in my case right now), nausea and sore bones.

I guess I had lost several pounds, thanks to the pregnancy in these weeks.

Every morning, I want someone sticks me on the bed then I can call my office that I cannot go for work for this reason.

At one moment, I am starving, but in the next moment, I feel full and want to throw up.

Yawning is the most frequent action I take everyday, apart from breathing.

Usually, all these symptoms will only exist in the first 12 weeks for pregnancy, I am in the 9th week, still have 3 weeks to go.....

Frankly, I do not even have strength to take bath, not to mention to do all those reporting, presentation and analyzing data? Even myself is skeptical about my work quality, in such condition.

Gosh, Jelly just informed we have a new project for several countries, thanks God!!!!!

Matrix Reloaded

各位 Manki's Matrix 出版都差不多兩年! 第一集好受歡迎. 我同Manki現在宣佈第二集Matrix Reloaded正式開始製作,現在已踏入8星期. 預料會於明年3月15號完成! 辛苦曬Manki la!

Happy moment with Lucas

Every morning, Lucas wakes up around 8 something, I let him sit on my laps, and shares my breakfast when I groom up myself in front of the beauty parlor.

He then eats a piece of bread with satisfaction, with a light grin across his chubby face, playing the stuff on my desk, then watching the news on TV, and smiles to those pretty anchors because he thinks the girls are talking to him.

This is the happy moment for me every morning. The drive for me to face everyday challenge.

Doddle Pro - Lucas's new favourite

Now Lucas loves playing Doodle Pro, he always writes and draws in his special ways.

Thanks God he also loves reading, I am sure this will make his life more interesting.

When he is tried after reading or drawing, he likes to lie on your laps or belly for sleeping. Very sweet.

Tin Tin has gone

Lucas is the happiest one.

I think this decision is fair to Lucas also.

Jealous

I guess Lucas does not hang along with Tin Tin well.

Lucas became very moody tonight because he saw I played with Tin Tin and trained him to sit down.

He kept staring at me for quite a long time, but when my eyes reached him, he yelled loudly.

And when he saw we scolded the dog because it chewed fruit shell and seed, his face showed a cunning broad smile.

I think I should not attach myself too much to the puppy. We have so many family members to be close friends with Tin Tin.

We then rushed back to our room and announced to Lucas that it is the mommy-baby exclusive session, no puppy is allowed.

Disneyland Visit

Imagine we went to Disneyland under the fierce sun on July 13-14, three times - July13 morning, July 13 evening, and July 14 afternoon.

Actually we stayed in Disnelyland Hollywood hotel overnight, and we had the unlimited access pass in those two days.

Okay, it is lucky all of us remained in solid form under too much of sunshine exposure, Lucas also got sun-tanned after the two days.

After all, this is still a nice 'trip', Lucas is the happiest person among us, he ate the most (in proportion, of course), sweated the most and ran the most.

But he did not like the water-splasking parade much.

Tip toes

Guess what is the latest game Lucas likes to play? TIP TOES

He has such a pair of strong legs, he always squats and stands up suddenly and walks with tip toes. His little technique is - try to extend all the toes as wide as possible, thanks to those long toes inherited from his mom.

Lucas, you are just one year old

BB, you are just one year old, you don't have to look like a model, with those Calvin Kieln's models' eyes, staring at the camera in this way.

帶著三個小孩的一天

其實我倆已有帶著三個小孩上街的經驗，但今天仍有點吃力。幸好有我家及菲傭姐姐幫忙，而且跟這麼多小朋友一起是很愉快的事。

今天，我們一行九人到Pizza Hut吃飯，包括我爸媽妹，謝菲，麗斯，以及三位可愛小孩─朗朗，樂樂及晴晴。旁邊的人也向我們投以奇怪或好奇的目光，有幾位師奶的眼神更像說：嘩生那麼多幹嗎？不用說，全世界也以為這三個人仔是由我及謝菲所出。

吃飯時他們尚算安靜。朗朗很簡單，只要有得吃，又可以拿著匙餵自己，已經很滿足。

飯後到了我爸媽家。很女孩子的晴晴對我妹的護膚品及手飾很有興趣，幾瓶潤膚露也可令她樂上半天。朗朗則到處跑。樂樂就畫畫，他畫了一幅商場畫，內有糖果店、日本城、黃埔商場、德福商場、沙田新城市廣場、蠟燭店、保鈴球場等。

之後我們到咖啡店High tea，朗朗不想呆坐，在咖啡店內外到處碰。幸好妹妹幫手追著小馬騮，不然我這副雖然不太老的骨頭也會散。

五時多我們便回家，朗朗在車上睡著，現在已七時，他仍在睡。

Lucas babbles

Lucas picks up lots of single words and sounds in these few weeks, such as:

• A (this is the first word he speaks when he sees any text, including Chinese)
• C or Si
• Shoe
• zi (purple in Mandarin, learnt from a picture card)
• S (well... or ass... surely this is not a good moment to teach him hole)
• Boo Boo (we don't know what it means, but sometimes he says this when pointing to a ball)

Dragon Boat Festival

Lucas and we went to Shatin Shing Mun River bank to see dragon boat competition yesterday. However, he was not very interested because the weather was quite hot and not comfortable.

See the little cute hat Lucas was wearing? Actually he is very repulsive to wear anythings on his head, including this one. When we put it on, he took it off, we had done this put-on-take-off 'game' for 10 times, he only gave up when I held his hand and explained to him why he should wear a hat...And then after 15 minutes, he pulled it up and threw on the ground finally.

Swimming Baby

I am talking about Lucas.

He is a fearless baby, having natural high when surrounding by water.

Interview with God

I don't like those 'Chicken soup of heart' things, but this one is exception. Quite inspiring. Wanna share with you...and also with Lucas.

http://www.reata.org/chinese.html (Chinese version)
http://www.reata.org/interview2.html (English version)

香港始終有你

Walk your own road baby!

A big fat sashimi feast

Don't worry, Lucas could only look, not taste the raw fish.

But he DID try to eat wasabi, he used his hand to smash the wasabi paste and intended to put it into his mouth. We stopped him in the right time.

Otherwise the stimulation of wasabi will cause two possible outcomes: 1. He is scared of all spicy food or green paste or Japanese restaurant, or 2. He falls in love in it and wants us to put it in all of his food, including milk... Wasabi milk, can you imagine?

Detachable

I feel heart broken last few days because Lucas did not attach to me... much.

He always wants to stick with Lisa, or even my mom-in-law, just not to me.

I am silly but I did cry a lot because of that.

However, when I left home for work this morning, he was looking at me by a pair of tearful eyes, stretching his little hand out to try to touch me.

But what can I do? I should get back to work...

I am feeling very hurt, but the rational me always reminds me not to be that obsessive, it will make Lucas uneasy.

Arrrrrrr, what can I do????? He is just one year old, but it seems my emotion is so moved by him...

A childish mom - it's me

Seems I was happier than Lucas.

A good reader and listener

Lucas can almost totally understand our daily conversation and have interaction with us. He can react to both Cantonese and English.

As a book lover, I also encourage my kid to read. We buy him several 'touchy-feely' books - those books with pictures in different textures and eye-catching colour which arouse children's interest to read. He loves them a lot and always says 'A' loudly when he opens the first page, no matter what is showing there.

What a cute little angel.

Fashion show S/S

Hot baby Lucas was performing a captivating fashion show on last Saturday, Grand dad's home. He received non-stopping applause from audiences.

Photographer: Prudence L.

If we have a second child...

I have a discussion about having a second child with Jeff last night (Actually he raises this discussion all the time)...

If I have a second child and she is a baby girl, I will give her a name 'LUNA'.

Luna means moon, moon bean, god of moon...... This name matches 'LUCAS' perfectly as 'LUCAS' which means light.

Except 'Luna', I had also considered the name 'Lelia', because in Star War, the hero and heroine - the twins are called Luke Skywalker and Lelia Skywalker..... Hahahahahahha!!!

Lucas recovers well

Thanks god that Lucas is getting better and better. The red colour in eyes is fading out also, and he has no more fever.

What a great relief when you see his chubby face is coming back.

Lucas, once you get totally well, we will celebrate your birthday with you again, only three of us!!!

Kiss!!!

Yuen's String Trio

朗朗好番,決定組成一支新穎的絃樂三重奏,成員有
小提琴手:琪
鋼琴:遠
結他手:朗
呢隊三重奏的vision and mission係打破樂器的限制,發揮人類的多餘智能,達致人人喜愛音樂,個個B有"ED"* 嘅目的.
終有一日可能會起紐約的卡耐基及香港的文化中心有mini concert,到時一眾樂迷有耳福la.


*詳解見"1 year old"

7X24 Fever

朗朗經歷左7x24小時發燒後,今曰足於退燒!
醫生話佢好有可能係中左腺病毒(adenovirus),尼隻病毒會襲擊身體結膜,所以朗朗喉嚨發炎同眼仔紅左.
小朋友發燒感冒常有,最重要睇佢肯唔肯食同玩.
朗朗希你以後更加強壯.

Roseola

Jeff brought Lucas for a medical consultation again this morning.

The doctor said he may infect Roseola, a common illness among infants from 3 months to 1 years.

For further information, please visit this link: http://www.healthline.com/adamcontent/roseola

He is still having fever, but doctor said it will not cause any big harm to him. Once rashes come out, the temperature will drop dramatically.

I do wish the red spots will come out very soon and Lucas will be recovered.

I am in office, just finished several rushing works, but my heart is already with my kid. It is so difficult to be a working mom.

'Outing therapy'

This is the fourth day of Lucas's fever. We read some articles and knows it is not common for baby to have high temperature for several days, my mom said it would happen especially he is having sore throat.

I really want to cry when seeing him suffering.

However, his mood and condition will totally changes once we bring him out, he will suddenly become very lively and cheerful, even shaking his body like dancing. But once you step into the car to get back home, he will shift to the upset 'mode' again.

We call this 'treatment' of desperation during sickness the 'Outing therapy'.

We bathed him three times today to reduce his temperature, and went out twice. I wish that he will have a sound sleep tonight!!

Birthday Fever

I mean it literally. Poor Lucas have been having fever since his birthday. Now is already the third day. We have brought him seeing a doctor and he had to prescribe antibiotic to him, as the fever had not gone in the first two days.

It really tears my heart apart I tell him I should get back to work everyday, he bursts into cry and trying to grab my shoulders.

Thanks god tomorrow is a public holiday and I can spend more time with him.

生日會的幕後花絮

媽打07年最新髮型 - balloon head...我擔心將有一日我也會成被整對象。

寶寶摔了一跤，令他T-shirt上的領帶Print圖案更有動感。

1 year old

Tomorrow will be Lucas's birthday. I am still proud of what I had done one year ago - had given birth to a 7.8 lbs little human.

Not sure what birthday wishes Lucas had made in birthday parties - one with my parental family and another with Jeff's family. Everyone was having great time.

Hope I can get home early to have one more celebration event with Lucas tomorrow, only Jeff, me and him, we do not have to do anything, just hugging each others and singing birthday song.

BTW, Lucas gives a new name to his pacifiers, he calls them 'E-D'!!

朗朗學行2之總有跌倒時

**片段中有危險動作,請有心理準備**

大家唔駛擔心2分鍾後朗朗已繼續學行,只係額頭紅咗少少.

朗朗識行啦!

唔好講咁多,睇片!

My first Mother's Day

Still remember last year I was expecting Lucas would have been born on or before the Mother's Day and we could celebrate together.. Then God sent him to me about one week later, on May 21.

This year, I am being a REAL mother, with a little creature literally in my arms, I celebrated a sunny Mother's Day with him and my family. We spent our morning in Sai Kung, we 'yum Cha' there and had fun at the beach next to that restaurant. I could tell Lucas enjoyed the beach time - he even licked sand in his palms...

How can something be sweeter if you baby comes to you and kisses you cheerfully suddenly? The is what Lucas does to me always.

I am really a lucky mom. Yes, it is a difficult task to be someone's mother, but the joy your baby gives you in indescribable.

Grace, hope you enjoy your third trimester. Happy mother's day!!

細說嬰兒話

路卡斯近日常說的字／詞:

1. 以不同方法演譯的「媽」、「媽咪」
2. 「爹」，在謝菲用電腦之的，尤其叫得長氣
3. 「哎呀」 - 意思是他在扭脾氣
4. 「叻」- 多在玩車仔或磁石的時候說

還有，有時他笑得太興奮會變成喊，很可愛。

Milestones reached in the 11th month

Several new things Lucas picks up this month:

1. Standing and walking - Progressively improves day by day. (Jeff impressed so much when BB was walking towards him wobbly last night).
2. Blowing kiss (most Hong Kong parents say fly kiss though... direct translation), only sends to me exclusively.
3. Understanding much more vocabularies.
4. Mimicking the sound of car engine when he plays with his toy cars or watching cars in TV.

Lucas can stand firmly and walk

Just a few little steps, but Lucas has already started the wonderful life-long adventure by his small feet.



See how strong his toes rooted on the floor?

Lucas, Daddy Mama wish you can walk your own path. Believe yourself, you are always our brave wise kid.

兩個愛鬥氣的小傢伙

這兩位小朋友，每天一塊兒玩耍，但又喜歡互相爭奪別人手上的玩具。

鏡頭前看似友好，鏡頭後敵取我取，敵棄我棄！

The newest Starbucks endorsor!!

Lucas Yuen, 11 months old, the latest Starbucks endorsor.