boon's log 5206.02: Blessed Christmas and a Happy New Year

Christmas this year was rather simple and quiet. But even so, it was filled with a lot of quality time spent with IL and AB together with our families. Yeah, with the arrival of AB, and with IL still in confinement, we typically spent most of our times at home - other than times when we need to get supplies and groceries.


IL with AB

Really need to thank God for the confinement lady - she really did help out a lot in terms of taking care of the baby; well, that's her role anyways. We just fear it when the confinement period is up and she needs to take leave.


AB close-up with Pacifier

We were fore-warned about the bad side of the pacifier, being a bad habit and all. But we were also told that it does help provide the babe a sense of security and does help her sleep. After much thought and deliberation, we decided to give the pacifier a try, especially with the endless crying - it did not take us long to decide to get one (!!!). But to our surprise, AB did not take the pacifier well. She will suck on it a little at first, but when she discovers that there was no milk on the other end, she spits it out of her mouth! Ha ha!


AB playing a game of peek-a-boo (?)

After almost 3 weeks of confinement, we decided to give Queensbay Mall a try - yeah, IL's first outdoor activity after 3 weeks of house-arrest. :)



We were there on Christmas Eve - it was PACKED! Well, I guess QBM's packed all the time. We were just there for some laksa and walked around a little before heading home, since it was so packed with people anyways. All in all it's quite a big mall with many of the shops still yet to open. As with many Penangites, we just hope that QBM will be able to sustain and not turn out to be a white elephant in the future. Not sure if all Penangites are willing to pay RM7.90 for a bowl of asam laksa (if you know what I mean...)


Another shot of AB's cute lil' feet

As 2006 draws to a close, we've been reflecting on the past year - even in the cellgroup, we've spent one of the CG nights just looking back on 2006 and thank God for all that has happened. Some of us reflect on our 2006 resolutions - how many of 'em were realised and how many were still in the air, waiting to be brought forward to 2007 (!!!). Well, for 07, perhaps we wanna re-think on how realistic and how reach-able our New Year Resolutions are.

<click here if you wanna find out what we did for Christmas & New Year 05/06>

For IL and I, it's truly been an exciting year - 2006 - with our fruitful relocation / trip to the States and the successful project with our company, and now with the latest arrival into our family, our babe... among many other blessings and blessings-in-disguise. We owe it all to Him, who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us. To Him be glory forever and ever. Amen.

We look forward to a more fruitful year ahead, in 2007. As with most business update meetings, we hope for a YoY (Year over Year) improvement / growth. Here, we would like to wish all reading boonspot a productive and blessed year ahead! Hope you've had a very merry and blessed Christmas 2006 and a Happy New Year 2007! See you all next year...

Feliz Navidad and Feliz Año Nuevo

boon out...

boon's log 5006.06: The new arrival...

The Babe-mobile

It's been a busy, busy 2 weeks - juggling between our new arrival and work. Yup, the December Babe has finally arrived, and quite on time too! AB arrived on the 1st of Dec, weighing a healthy 3.09kg and in the pink of health as well, opening her eyes almost as soon as she came out - searching for mom and dad, I suppose (yeah right!).


AB taking a tan at Island "Tanning Saloon", Penang

We were in and out of the hospital for her check-up and as well as mom's check-up. Jaundice was finally down to a safe level after her first week and now all's well and full speed ahead to her very first month(!), what the Chinese calls it the Full Month.

AB's arrival has been a new major milestone for everyone in the family - us as parents and our parents as grandparents and our grandparents' promoted to become great-grandparents(!). It's truly an indescribable feeling, really. The moment she arrived, the moment when the midwife shouted her last "PUSH!" and when AB finally arrived, when we heard the first cry from our little baby, tears of joy just uncontrolably and automatically rolled down our cheeks. As what what one of my colleagues said before - those are the moments in life when you wish you could just bottled 'em up and keep them - and un-cap them later when your children are all grown up and when you feel like "strangling" them! Witnessing new life being brought in to the earth is truly amazing and miraculous.


10 months ago

And to imagine that just a few months ago, she was just this puny, little fellow inside mommy's "tummy", that we need the help of technology to monitor her growth and making sure that she's all well and healthy...


"How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!"

She's really a darling! I'm pretty sure that her grandparents are going to spoil her so much - as with most grandparents. I've heard of stories where my uncle brought her grand-daughter to McDonald's, even though her parents gave strict instructions not to do so! Ha ha! OHhhh... boy!

We've been asked how it's been so far for us - who takes the night shift and who takes the day shift, our standard reply was since she arrived, there's pretty much no night and no day. :) Our attention is constantly being redirected (no matter what we're doing) as soon as she cries. She's practically the focus of our lives right now, our time and attention is orbitting around AB. So much so that 2 weeks has passed without us really knowing it.

At times when the crying seems endless and when we did not know what else to do - we would wonder when would she would grow out of that, but at the same time, we also wish that she does not grow up that fast... sounds confusing, but I guess those parents out there would identify with us.

It's been great so far. We do not mind the sleepless nights and endless cries. Somehow, we find that our patience level has levitated - or maybe it is just with AB. Ha! More updates to come...

boon out...