Wednesday, December 29, 2010

Christmas 2010: Bud's First

In a not too distant past, Pa would always ask us what we wanted for Christmas so he could pass on the message to Santa. On Christmas morning, we'd inevitably find our gifts under the tree.

I'd received some of the best gifts ever from under that tree...gifts I'd wish I'd kept.

Bud is not too young to know about Christmas.

I sang to him Christmas hymns, placed him on my lap amidst studying while Corrinne May crooned in the background about The Gift, pasted Christmas jelly stickers in places where he'd gaze. My happiest contribution yet was to bring him to church to welcome the birth of The Emmanuel. There'll be more Christmas traditions to be embraced as he gets older.

We took Bud to the restaurant where Wei & I spent our last Christmas as a DINK (double income no kids).


Pre-Bud


He was a sweetheart and slept through most of our dinner and made an appearance for a special family shot.

This Christmas he got to see his cousins from Hong Kong for the first time. There's no greater love and joy than time spent with family. I put him in silly festive costumes which will make great pictures for the album. And the gifts.....so many nice gifts from the people who cares for him.

I do hope I made his first Christmas a special one.

Our Christmas sure has been magical with him around.



**See our Christmas in stills here.**

Good Morning You 2

I woke up one morning to see my fave boys pouring over something interesting on the net in their best outfit yet.

What a great way to kick start the day.

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Sunday, December 26, 2010

Letters To Bud: Guilt

Dearest Bud

I'm sorry Mummy hasn't spent much time with you since she's started work.

Mummy will like to think that she's giving you a better future with this new job but all she's doing is providing you greater material comfort.....which means squat to you if she's not there, mentally.

With the limited time we have with each other in the evenings, my mind is distracted, my eyes -- not on you. You get curious over Mummy's text book and the number of tears and crumpled pages were testiment to how Mummy tried to marry her 2 priorities together.

You shouldn't have to be embroiled in my struggle.

On weekends, Daddy has had to step it up to just so that Mummy had the time to study in the next room. I hated to be so near yet so far away.

You know what? After 3 unsuccessful tries, Mummy finally made it!!!

Mummy got on the phone with Daddy and we were both laughing and crying at the same time. We did it, Buddy.....the 3 of us. It was your sacrifice as much as it was Daddy's.

Now I feel like a dark cloud has lifted and blown away...life could go on as we all knew it.

Mummy's back. No more distractions, no more sneaking away... Mummy can pick up her reading on parenting books and we can spend solid time together.

We're gonna have a great year ahead!

Saturday, December 25, 2010

Happy Christmas!

Do you remember me?
I sat upon your knee
I wrote to you with childhood fantasies
Well, I'm all grown-up now
Can you still help somehow?
I'm not a child, but my start still can dream

So here's my lifelong wish
My grown-up Christmas list
Not for myself, but for a world in need

No more lives torn apart
That wars would never start
And time would heal all hearts
Every man would have a friend
That right would always win
And love would never end
This is my grown-up Christmas list

What is this illusion called the innocence of youth?
Maybe only in that blind belief can we ever find the truth

No more lives torn apart
That wars would never start
And time would heal our hearts
Every man would have a friend
That right would always win
And love would never end

This is my grown-up Christmas list
This is my only lifelong wish
This is my grown-up Christmas list


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Happy Christmas to the child in you, Love from the Linsters.

Friday, December 24, 2010

Hair Apparent

Ta Dah!

I present to you the cut of the year, literally for this little guy.

Maybe not much of a diff but there's so much of his face now, instead of being blocked by the 'shroom hair.

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Sunday, December 19, 2010

First Cut

For the first time in 8.5 months, Bud gets his first cut.

If it wasn't his little tuft of hair getting in the way of his eyes, we would have been pretty comfortable to let the rest of his hair grow out.




The "Before"

And so, his first hair cut was quite a poignant moment for this mummy and will not go down without being documented.




Bribery


Dodger


**Watch this space to see his new haircut. **

Thursday, December 16, 2010

Where I Stood

I don't know what i've done
Or if i like what i've begun
But something told me to run
And honey you know me it's all or none


There were sounds in my head
Little voices whispering
That i should go and this should end
Oh and i found myself listening


'cause i don't know who i am who i am without you
All i know is that i should
And i don't know if i could stand another hand upon you
All i know is that i should

Monday, December 6, 2010

New Challenges for This Mummy Brain

I thought that if I could tolerate labour pain (30 hours of it no less) and give birth to a baby ....I could do anything.....anything I want as long as I put my heart and mind to it.

Well.

Almost anything.

Never mind the lack of sleep, the challenges in the new job, juggling relationships ....

Passing this d@mn exam is such an uphill battle. The tunnel seems too long, the light too dim.

I think it takes a miracle to happen....

Bud has waited far too long.

He wants his Mummy back.

Saturday, December 4, 2010

A Friend From Before

I was sitting across Wei during lunch and somehow, I thought he resembled a friend from long ago.



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