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.