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The meaning of Christmas

I was very lazy in blog writing in recent few months. The key reason is I was terribly busy at home. (Yesterday Lucas did not allow me to go washroom because he did not want me to be out of his radar, when I was really having the urge). Having two babies is difficult to having your own time.

Christmas is all around and I have bought two cartoon DVDs for the babies. One is Peanut, another one is Little Einstein.

Four of us watched the Peanut DVD altogether. The babies were not very interest though. I always feel Peanut comic fits adults more.

It is about Charile Brown, the pessimistic boy who is feeling isolated and miserable during the Christmas time. He feels Christmas is just an enormous commercial activity which give excuse to merchants to encourage customers to have extravagant spending. He craves to know the true meaning of Christmas. At that moment, he is nominated to be the director of a Christmas drama, and everyone is wondering this would be the lousiest Christmas performance ever, because Charlie Brown has picked a small and weak Christmas tree with falling leaves and for the performance…

When Charlie feels hopeless and everyone is frustrated, Linus tells Charlie Brown the true meaning of Christmas is wishing the world full of joy, bliss and peace. Charlie brings this humble tree to his backyard; he doesn’t notice the kids are following him. When he goes back home desperately, the kids work together and beautify the tree, it becomes as attractive and fabulous as other metallic big ones.

Charlie hears the noise and he runs out from his house. He cannot believe what in front of his eyes. The kids hold him tight and sing songs together.

This is the meaning of Christmas!

This is the sweetest Christmas story I have ever heard.

"Dad Dad"

Yesterday Linus said the second word "Dad", he had already known the word "Ba" last month.

I brought him for a walk around the estate yesterday. Jeff came down, when Linus saw Daddy, he spoke "Ba Ba", then opened his arms and tended to Daddy. Jeff melted down instantly.

I am really jealous!! =p

First phase

Linus speaks his first phase finally, it is "Ah Ba"!

Little brother

Someone asks me if I love any one of my babies more than another. I don't think I would be, because each of them are unique to me.

Lucas and Linus are totally different, they are not look identical, and their personalities are not the alike. However, I am sure they can be good friends, the life-long type.

One day, I was asking Jeff what he would think they would be when they grow up. Actually I think we can hardly answer it correctly. We can never know how the world would be in the coming 20 years. Look at ourselves, our parents can never tell their children would become something called "programmer" and "researcher", they even had no idea about what they are, right?

I just wish them can devote themselves to something they enjoy and are proud of. What we should do is to provide opportunities for them to explore their talents and interest.

Kiss Axx

One morning Daddy wanted to stir up Lucas's jealousy, he said "I want to kiss Mamei" to Lucas.

Then Lucas replied, "Daddy kiss ass!!!!!", sweetly.

I burst into a big big laugh.

I asked Lucas, "did you learn it from your cousin (a boy in primary 2, it is the time kids picking up some foul language."

"No!" he said.

"Then you think of it by yourself?" I asked.

He didn't answer.

Is there really some ideas or concepts that already programed in human mind, which is universal?

Offer

By the way, Lucas received an offer from the kindergarten last week. It is the only kindergarten we applied. We are very unusual because many Hong Kong parents apply at least 5-6 schools for their kids.

We are really a pair of lazy parents, hahah.

Hurray!!! Lucas will start to receive the "institutionalized education" (I learnt this term of sociology) next year! We may accept the offer of early intake in April 09, to let him experience this "institutionalized education" earlier...

Sky

We moved to our own cozy net finally.

Lucas loves the new place, he wanders around the flat everyday and pushing bean bags and boxes everywhere.

Unlike his elder brother, little Linus needs more time to get used of the new environment, but he is still as cheerful as usual.

People comment their room is extraordinarily beautiful. It is like a lovely corner of a pair of little princes.

I love the view outside also. You can see a hill from the windows. If they lie on the floor, they can stare at a large piece of non-fragmented sky, and to study the movement of clouds, or simply to day dream.

This is the most precious thing we can give them.

I hope when they grow bigger, they will know how to appreciate the sky, which would allow them to stretch their imagination beyond any boundaries.

Interview

Lucas will have his first interview, an interview of the kindergarten.

I would accompany with him.  It is an international school, which focuses more on talent exploration, instead of squeezing kids into a shape based on social expectation, such as knowing two thousands words at two years old, etc.

The principal told me it would not really be an interview of the child, but more like a chat with the parents, to see if they go for the same goal as the school.

I am a bit nervous, hahah.

Turtle

Tonight we chatted with Lucas and asked if he would like to dress up in Halloween. He said yes, then when we asked him what he would want to dress like, he said....

TURTLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

We burst into laugh. Then we asked him what Daddy should dress like, he said....

TOOTHPASTE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I am so lucky that he had made up his mind what I should dress like.

We are thinking Linus can be a pumpkin that night!

Love and Jealousy

I feel there is a bonding between the brothers. They find each other interesting and love to stay together, but at the same time they are jealous with each other, especially when I am hugging one of them.

I was a believer of dualism, that means I think everything/ everyone can be distinguished into black or white, good or bad, love or hatre. Jeff always teases it is "Manki's logic". However, from Lucas and Linus, I find a person can love and be jealous on another person at the same time. Love and jealousy seems in the extreme ends of a spectrum, but they can exist concurrently.

I am sure the boys will be best friends when they are getting older. Lucas and Linus, you know what, I love both of you, and each of you is unique to me.

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今個月係Linus!

Linus 呢個笑容好熟識.

My two little angels

I should count my blessings everyday. I am so lucky to have two angel-like babies, they are god sent gifts.

The brothers have totally different personality. Lucas is sensitive, Linus is straight forward. Lucas is delicate, Linus is more sturdy. I feel it is amazing.

I love to cuddle both of them while watching TV in sofa or in bed, the babies will stay quietly and enjoy such cozy moment. I do hope such comfortable feeling can imprint in their mind. When they grow up, they may face a lot challenges and difficulties, I hope they will recall such homey feeling, and remember that no matter what, their mommy also thinks they are the best, and support them unconditionally.

This is what mommy should be, and love to be!!

Plum and Bum

Yesterday we asked Lucas to pass us some grapes and plums. Lucas took me some green grapes and a big purple plum. He pointed to the plum and said 'Mamei, this is a big grape!'

Then I replied him it was actually a plum, not a grape. Then he said, 'Mamei, this is bum bum...' He was pointing to the centre line of the fruit.

I explained, 'No this is not a bum bum, this is a plum.'

And then he further commented, 'mamei, this is gu gu (a slang of penis in Cantonese).

I couldn't reply anymore......

Happy face

Linus is always cheerful. When he smiles, he opens his mouth wide, and squeezes his huge eyes into lines.

I always feel this is one of the most rewarding moment to see babies' happy faces. This is a 'prestige' to be a parent.

When I feel upset, I always remind myself to learn from Linus, to be happy and carefree anytime.

It is a bless that he grows into a strong baby, you cannot imagine how tiny he was after birth. I could still remember the hard feeling when I was standing in front of his incurbator.

Work hard boy, I am proud of yourself.

A letter I wrote long time ago

I am tidying up files in my computer, then I 'fished' out this one. A letter I wrote to unborn Lucas when I was in my first pregnancy.

Being a working mom?!

Dear baby,

You know, I am planning to be a working mom. A lot of friends suggested me to be a full-time mom, and someone ( I won’t count this person as a friend) even attacked me verbally as he thinks stay-home mom is the only way a mother should behave.

However, I do believe all decisions have merits and drawbacks. I am sure I love you devotedly since the first time I saw you in your first ultrasound picture. However, having a career in the same time doesn’t make me I love you lesser.

In an on-line forum of a group of working moms, some of the ladies do feel guilty to leave their new born baby at home, and feel jealous when they see their kids develop the intimate bonding with the maids. However, they stress that QUALITY TIME to stay with the baby is much more important. And impressively, they believe that their working life could also provide a positive model for the kids. Financially speaking, some of them are the main bread winners, and that is why they would not consider to quit the jobs, and other claimed that working hard to gain money is also for the good sake of their children, they want to save the education funds for their future.

For me, I would not limit my decisions; I plan to be a working mom because I want to connect to the outside world, and to continue my social personal growth. I do believe this will bring you and me a positive effect. And I can further safeguard our family financial security and provide you more opportunities for the future education.
Striving balance means that I have to choose, but the decision is not all-or-nothing. Since the first moment you appear in my life, I should face the fact that my career development will be slow down a bit, but I don’t care, I love you!!

It is really sweet.. and I am really lazy in my work.... How can I type such a long letter during working hours?

Linus can lie on his tummy and head up

What a great achievement. Linus can now lie on his tummy and raise up his head!!

We believe he can crawl soon!!

It is not easy to be a mother....

Lucas loves tunnel, but he was scared to go into this tunnel by himself, so I squeezed into the tunnel with him, which actually big enough for kids only....

Little brother love to eat solid food

Every evening I love to hold Linus while having dinner at home. (This is the secret tip of getting slim, as you cannot concentrate on eating anymore, haha). It is funny that he keeps moving up and down and tears off the plastic table cover. (now you know why I cannot be laid back and eat). Sometimes he even screams, then we know actually he wants to eat our food also.

Since last week we had tried to feed him baby cereal. He did not really know how to swallow the food, but you can tell he is learning.

This morning we had breakfast in Pacific Coffee, I fed Linus little pieces of bread (it is like feeding bird). He tried hard to keep the bread in his mouth and then spitting out and sucking in. He was satisfied and showing cheerful smile.

Did I tell you playing saliva is Linus's recent hobby? He does this when he is happy, also after eating.