I Love this!

Oh I love this! The burst of colors, the prints on the fabric. Imagine Janice dressed in this, the best part of having daugthers :) There is something about the oriental look of this that makes it so cute! Check out all the little outfits here and enjoy the happy little outfits. And I am so hoping to win this raffle!

3 years and on

It's been 3 years since we made our vows to each other. Many things have changed over the years, one thing for sure, our sizes! and of course an addition of Janice to our lives, and because of that, each day continues to evolve as we learn to adapt and grow. Growing as parents and as the best cheerleader, friend and lover towards each other.

Marriage is exciting. Like an adventure ride. I no longer need anything else to feed into my adrenalin, being a wife and a mother is more than adequate. In fact some sedatives occasionally could be helpful :) 3 years, we have figured each others' strengths and weakness, sometimes applauding our differences and of course there will be times when we had many hair pulling frustrating occasions. Through it all, I am glad to say love has been deepened and bond strengthened. I'd never want this journey to be with another because despite our imperfections, we are perfect for each other.

3 years. Very insignificant as I chatted with my colleague who celebrated her 30th anniversary. I wonder how we'd be like then. We both share the sentiments of how we hope to be like, and I feel terribly loved to know that we're walking there hand in hand.

A good laugh, a good cry, a friendly hug, a passionate time. Words of kindness, words of love. a tight squeeze of the hand, a hug.These are some of my favorite things in the marriage. Most of all, I love the husband because without him, all these would be some random ingredients, but he made it come to reality for me, and to that I am super blessed.

Thank you dear, for you have been so loving and so giving. Thank you for trying in the most impossible time, thank you for standing by. Thank you for bringing me that bottle of water each night no matter how sleepy you are. Thank you for staying up so that I can fall asleep before the symphony starts, and for showering earlier in the morning so that I could sleep in that teeny bit more.Thank you for accepting me and because of that, it's given me so much strength to face what's ahead.

One of the biggest thing I've learnt is to love with God's love and to give with God's strength. May I continue to honour God and this marriage (and family) through LOVING in His way:

Love is patient, Love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no records of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil, but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails.

Oh, we celebrated the day in such a relaxing way. Dropped Janice off at Childcare, we headed for a leisurely breakfast. Shopped around, had a massage (for the 1st time in my life), dinner and back. Nice, such days are rare when you have a kid! :)

18 Months old Janice

Dear Janice,

This is you, taken in Hong Kong a couple of days after you've turned 18 months. Each time I find clothes that you've outgrown, I just can't help feeling nostalgic. It seems like yesterday, but yet memories of your little'ness seem some what vague too. There has been just so much to absorb since the day you came into our life, and everyday and the talking point at the end of each day has always been what you've learnt/grown that very day.

Though there has been so much changes and so many phases in just this short 18 months, there are many things that hasn't changed.

Stuffs like how much I love the smell of you hair, how I love to smother you with kisses and hugs, how you melt my heart each time you break into lovely smiles, how I love to fiddle and hold you little fingers.

I wonder when I will live beyond the Parenting 101. I thank God each day that you're still thriving and often wonder why God would entrust someone so precious into our hands. How to discipline, how to love, how to nurture, what to do, what to feed, what to say? such questions are almost perpetual. 18 months, I've loved, smothered, encouraged, praised, scolded, threathened, yelled at you. I've felt guilty, overwhelmed, frustrated and angry. But above all, I've felt blessed, sometimes so overwhelmed (in a good way) that I can almost melt into a blob of jelly, and very privilege to have this opportunity to be called a mom.

Thank you love, the way you've grown each day reminds me daily that God is faithful and always at work. When dusk fall and when all is silent and peaceful, I would hear a small still voice saying "I'm in control".

This 18 months have been an amazing journey.Look at you! How much you've grown!

I love you precious, May you continue to have this larger than life attitude and pursue God to the fullest.

Love, Mummy