Xuan xuan is 1kg!

Precious darling,

Mummy can't quite believe that in less than 3 months, we're going to meet. And.. *guiltily*... this is only mummy's 2nd entry for you..

Somehow, this pregnancy seems to pass by so much faster than when mummy was expecting your sister. Before daddy and mummy knew, darling's already wat.. like 28wks old??!! And we haven't bought a single thing for you.. haven't started preparing anything for you... worse of all, mummy still can't decide on your christian name..

Sigh...

Sorry darling.. It's almost as if you really do know that daddy and mummy haven't been as attentive towards preparing for your arrival than when mummy was expecting your sister.. So day in day out, you've been serving up all your punches and kicks.. without any reservations, if I may say so.. These days, daddy doesn't even have to place his palms on mummy's tummy to feel your kicks.. All he needs is eyepower! Daddy can actually see the 'tsunami tummy waves' created by you! Just imagine that..

Well, I guess darling's running out of space ya? But then again, by the end of 2nd trimester, mummy has already been mistaken twice to be about to deliver.. -_-" Just imagine how big mummy's tummy is.. But apparently that still isn't enough space for you huh?

Just this thur, daddy and mummy went to see Dr Tan again.. When Dr Tan took a snapshot of darling's head and did some measurements, he went like "Wow, not bad huh! 你很厉害啊!" Erm.. it's probably a good thing thar darling is developing well or a bit ahead of well.. But after going through one delivery, mummy knows better than to be ignorantly happy.. Cos darling's big head means mummy's gonna need more energy to push you out (alternatively get cut a bit more).. *shudders*

But there's something else which mummy's definitely happy about.. Darling is 1kg now! Barely 2 weeks ago, darling was only 600g.. Mummy's glad you're gaining weight so fast now.. for 2 reasons.. The first obvious one is definitely cos darling is growing healthily and hopefully as chubby as your sister was when she was born.. The 2nd reason.. ahem.. is cos, mummy's glad I can attribute that 1kg of weight gain to you! Looking at my kilos pile on is getting quite scary... I wonder how some other mummies can put on only half as much weight as mummy at the time of delivery!

Anyway, just keep on gaining weight, won't you darling? :)

Love,
mummy

璇璇的名字

小宝贝，

今天和妈妈商量后，我们终于决定了你的名字：林睿璇。

其实这个名字在两年多前爸爸妈妈帮姐姐想名字时，已经顺便想好了。当时想了名字后，我们也顺便想了下一个孩子的名字。

当时我们想了一个男孩子和女孩子的名字。

对了，那时候爸爸妈妈晚上正坐在滨海湾那边看海，夜晚的海风凉凉的，凉爽的空气也让爸爸妈妈心情比较舒坦，想名字时也比较有灵感。

只是这阵子，妈妈说她朋友说“璇璇”叫起来不大顺口，似乎是“萱萱”比较顺口。

前几天爸爸妈妈又问了外公和阿姨，他们觉得“璇璇”的名字比较优雅。

早上爸爸又搬出了书房的几本取名秘笈，比较了“璇”和“萱”的含义。

根据爸爸的秘笈，“璇”带有高贵、自尊的意思，执着于自己的个性、风格、信仰和观念；有才华、能力、魄力、好动、勤快、善良、温情、念旧、擅长思考和逻辑推演、有自己的原则与规矩、临危不乱、学习力强等等。

那些都是爸爸妈妈都希望你以后会拥有的个性；虽然有了名字并不意味着你会拥有，但是至少会一直提醒爸爸妈妈要如何努力帮你成为那样子的人。

决定了中文名后，接下来就轮到妈妈要伤脑筋了；妈妈现在还在努力地帮你想英文名。

这几个星期你越来越好动，每天不是在妈妈肚子里表演马戏团就是努力在洗衣，难道这就是所谓的“魄力”和“好动”？=）

爸爸


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与小宝贝在海上

小宝贝，

那是你第一次陪爸爸妈妈一起出游，虽然只是几天的海上游，但是对于我们来说这也是一种纪念。

这阵子你不是在妈妈肚子里做马戏团表演，就是模仿洗衣机在妈妈肚子里洗衣，爸爸陪着妈妈时如果手靠近妈妈肚子的话，还会感觉到肚子里面的震动。=）

在海上的日子，我们全家人多数时间都在甲板上散步和吃点心喝茶；妈妈说在船上的那几天由于不时吃点心，也不需要常常吃糖果来解除口中干涩的感觉了。

在船上，爸爸妈妈也帮你选了一只毛绒玩具当作纪念，希望以后你也会喜欢；爸爸想当我们看到你紧紧地抱着那只玩具时，我们心中一定会非常开心的。

爸爸妈妈都喜欢海，不知你以后也会喜欢吗？

算算一下，我们还有四个多月就可以见面了，爸爸妈妈心里可是充满着期待。

爸爸

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小宝贝，

爸爸妈妈谈话时，把你称为小宝，姐姐呢爸爸妈妈就称大宝。

一个多月前，你就开始在妈妈肚子里手舞足蹈。其实我们在做超音扫描时还看过你翻筋斗几次。

妈妈说你比姐姐更会动，尤其是这两个星期。

这个星期，如果到了吃东西时间妈妈还没去吃的话，你就会在妈妈肚子里面大翻筋斗。

以前姐姐只是有手这里抓抓，那里踢踢而已，而你呢，却是在妈妈肚子里面大翻筋斗，有几次还弄到妈妈非常不舒服。

昨晚妈妈临睡前告诉爸爸小宝你又在翻筋斗了；爸爸把手放在妈妈肚皮上时，你果然是很努力地大翻筋斗，爸爸可以感觉到你在妈妈肚子里翻筋斗的力度。

今天傍晚接妈妈下班时，妈妈告诉爸爸你也像过去几天一样在妈妈肚子里面像马戏团一样表演。

爸爸突然想起了这个名词：小宝马戏团。

爸爸


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第一份礼物

Life story...

Hello there, mummy's precious lil' one..



This is mummy's very first entry for you.. After a long long wait.. But finally, mummy's 'nausea-free' time is long enough for me to sit in front of the laptop to pen down my thoughts and feelings for you..

18 weeks and 6 days... That's exactly how long you've been with me and these 18 weeks and 6 days have been fraught with so much ups and downs. Both physically and emotionally.

Well, get yourself ready and gear up for a long, long story... :)



~27th June 2009~
Daddy bought a pregnancy test kit for mummy cos mummy had been unwell for the past few weeks and more importantly, mummy's menses was a week late. But, the kit showed a negative result.

~2nd July 2009~
Mummy's menses was still late. So daddy bought mummy another test kit. We wanted to be sure cos mummy had to go for a medical check-up and we did not want to risk having darling go through the X-ray. And...ta dah! This time round, 2 blue lines finally showed up. =)



~7th July 2009~
Daddy and mummy went to see Dr Tan, the same gynae who delievered your sister... Theoretically speaking, darling should be about 6 weeks old already.. Our main concern now was, your viability. i.e. whether your heartbeat was present. Unfortunately, Dr Tan couldn't see your heartbeat. However, he explained that darling was probably only about 4 weeks plus then & that we would have to wait for another week to have another ultrasound done to check on your viability... To top it off, Dr Tan added that there's a cyst beneath the placenta. Though Dr Tan said that before 12 weeks, it is usually not an issue cos it was probably due to the hormones raging inside mummy's body. Even with his reassurance, mummy was still worried. Not so much for myself, but how it might affect darling's growth. That day, daddy and mummy went home with a heavy heart.... Worrying and worrying and worrying... Worrying that we might not be blessed with precious lil' you afterall..

~13th July 2009~
Mummy started spotting.. Day after day, the spotting increased.. Mummy and daddy were so worried that we were losing you...



~18th July 2009~
Time to go back for the scan. Thank goodness! Mummy saw your lil' heart beating away furiously! You have no idea how relieved daddy and mummy were... To see your lil' heart beating, that was a gift from heaven... And so, at 6.3 weeks old, darling had your very first picture taken... =)

~20th July 2009~
This marked the start of mummy's much dreaded morning-sickness... Or I should say, all-day-sickness... Sigh... Vomit, vomit, vomit... Retching, retching, retching... (Whoever promised that the 2nd pregnancy would be better huh?!)



~27th August 2009~
2nd photoshoot time! :) Daddy missed this one. What a waste! Cos mummy's precious lil' gem had grown so much since the last time we met! And whoa... was that you waving at mummy?? Haahaa... Indeed, darling was actually dancing away and waving at mummy!

~11th September 2009~
That fateful night, mummy received a letter from the hospital asking mummy to go back to the hospital ahead of our scheduled appointment to see Dr Tan. Bad news. Daddy and mummy knew this meant something must be wrong. We could not digest the news. When mummy went for the last scan, Dr Tan had given mummy the all-clear. Darling was perfectly fine. And now, what could it be that they found from the blood test that would prompt such a call back? Deep down, daddy and mummy knew what we were going to be told. Darling is not doing well. Yet... Mummy still prayed.. prayed that it was something to do with mummy. And just mummy alone. Let it be something about mummy's health but yet would not affect darling. Mummy couldn't sleep that night.. I silently prayed and prayed... Prayed that the bad news only referred to mummy.. Prayed that only I alone had to bear the consequences of whatever it was...

~14 September 2009~
Daddy and mummy went back to the hospital to see Dr Tan.. And our worst fears were confirmed. We were told that darling might not be doing very well.. Yet, that was just a risk estimate, not definite. And so, daddy and mummy were given 2 weeks to decide whether we want to go for further testing.. Before we left the clinic, daddy and mummy's precious lil' gem again waved at us and danced around.. It was as though darling knew we were worried and was trying to say " Look, daddy mummy! I'm fine, don't worry. See how I can flip myself upside down!"... That sight was more than mummy could bear.. How can such an active lil' gem be unhealthy? How can I stand losing you, who is already so alive and happily swimming within me? I simply couldn't believe it...



~28th September 2009~
We decided to go for the test. Though it was invasive, daddy and mummy needed to know. When mummy was lying on the bed, I was overwhelmed with very bad thoughts. It was supposed to be only a test... Yet, to mummy, it felt as though darling and mummy would be separated after that.. That very moment, mummy knew very well that mummy wouldn't be able to go through the process of losing you... It was far too much to bear. Dr Tan probably saw mummy's anxiety.. So he told mummy to close my eyes during the procedure. But daddy witnessed it all.. The needle going in.. and seemingly within reach of darling.. As usual, our precious lil' gem was actively swimming at that time & daddy said you looked as though you might reach out for the needle that invaded your 'room'! It was probably a wise decision to close my eyes, or mummy would have freaked out at that sight of darling playing with the needle! Mummy opened my eyes only when it was over.. It was a beautiful sight that greeted me... Mummy's precious lil' gem waving at mummy from the screen... However hard I tried to control my tears, they just rolled off my cheeks... Dr Tan thought mummy was in pain where the needle went through. Indeed I was... But it wasn't where he poked. It was in my heart...

~7th October 2009~
After a painful week long wait, mummy could finally see the silver lining that I'd been waiting for.. Though not quite the way mummy had expected it to arrive... When mummy went for the test, we were told that if it's bad news, they will call to inform mummy personally. But if its good news, then they will simply post out the result by snail mail... So when mummy's handphone rang and registered the number 6326... Mummy's heart dropped. Cos I recognised that as the hospital's number.. Reluctantly, mummy answered the call... Heart sinking deeper and deeper by the second... So when the nurse told mummy the good news, mummy could barely register it! Mummy had to ask her to repeat.. And she explained that Dr Tan had asked her to call mummy so that mummy and daddy could set our mind at ease even before the letter arrives. :)

It was also then that she let on the news that mummy and daddy has another lil' princess on the way!! =)Mummy was so on top of the world that day! So much that I wish I could hug you in my arms right away..



That afternoon, mummy happened to be in town for a meeting and so mummy grabbed the chance to go shopping for a gift for lil' darling.. And when mummy saw, Twiggy... I just knew I had to buy that for you. =) So here you are darling Rui Xuan... Here's mummy's very 1st gift for you.. For being such a brave and strong lil' gal.. Hope you like it! (Cos your sister certainly does!;))

And yes, daddy and mummy had long decided on your name for you... Our precious lil' gem, Rui4 Xuan2... =)

Only 149 days more till we meet!:)

Love,
Mummy

第一份礼物

小宝贝，

昨天傍晚下班后，虽然身体还是不适，但是获知好消息的妈妈已经急不及待地去了乌节路帮你买了第一份礼物。

妈妈说是要纪念获知好消息的这一天。

结果妈妈帮你买了一只非常可爱毛绒动物玩具。

爸爸看着那只可爱的毛绒动物玩具，觉得它好斯文哦。

妈妈说这是因为感觉中你比姐姐好动，所以要让那只可爱斯文的毛绒玩具来影响你。

妈妈说周末有空的话可能会在你的部落留一些文字，所以爸爸就让妈妈帮你作记录吧。

昨晚妈妈还让那只毛绒动物玩具和你说了很多很多话，最后还让它睡在爸爸妈妈中间哩。=）

爸爸


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小宝贝，

折腾了接近一个月，你的最新报告已经出来了，爸爸妈妈总算松了一口气。

爸爸妈妈这一个月来不敢想太多和你有关的东西，一直担心会失去了你。

这两个星期，你在妈妈肚子里不安分地运动已经让妈妈感觉到你的招呼，让爸爸妈妈知道你是勇敢的。

但是爸爸妈妈却又不敢想太多，我们唯一能做的是让妈妈多进补多休息，希望妈妈肚子里的你也是能正常地成长。

勇敢的你以行动告诉了我们你的期待。

总算暂时告别了一系列的扫描和血验，妈妈总算可以比较放心地养胎和陪你。

报告说你是小女孩，爸爸妈妈的二女儿，恩恩姐姐的妹妹。=）

爸爸妈妈非常开心，也非常期待你的到来。=）

爸爸


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