Jump!★

You arrived in the early early early morning of Saturday when I was still in Singapore. Before that I even joked about you coming out when I'm gone. In my head, I was already imagining that I will be with your Aunty Joey (who is working in Singapore) when you are on the way. True enough, I was with her when we got news that your Mom went into the hospital to prepare for your birth. I don't know how many times I prayed for you and Mom to be safe and surrounded by loved ones, and for everyone to stay strong. It has been a rocky few months and I can only hope that you, Baby, will grow up in a loving and accepting environment.

When I first met you, I knew right away that we will love and protect you. I love your littlest pair of eyes, puckered lips and the peace on your face that occasionally scrunches up when you twist and turn in your sleep. When you whined, I would pat your chest and sshhh sshhh sshhh until you calm down. You are so tiny that I'm afraid to lift you. Heck, I never lifted a baby before, I usually wait for adults to put them in my arms. Wait, I'm an ~adult~ now.

But since you couldn't stop crying yesterday while your parents were eating, I had to carry you (as I was on babysitting duties hahaha). Almost immediately you stopped crying when you were cuddled up in my arms. All sorts of thoughts ran through my brain like did I break your bones, is your neck comfortable, are you breathing comfortably, are you hot why are your cheeks turning red, do you like it here, are you hungry, anything else Sir???

Your Mom then told me you missed your feeding time and that I have to wake you up to feed you milk but you were sleeping so serenely, how dare I commit such crime? Your mouth wasn't opening when I touched the bottle tip to your lips and you looked so comfortable dozing off, I almost felt bad to wake you up if not for the fact that you have to bath in a while so you need to drink it now. When you finally sucked on the bottle with eyes still closed, you drank in a hurry. You were really hungry! I could notice that you're slowly but surely gaining strength as the day before you couldn't even drink fast enough with your small sips.

For this two weeks before I start my full time job, I decided to stay with Popo to help her with anything since we live just a house away. I'm glad even if I can help with small things like looking after the baby while Pei San is eating or bathing, or helping Popo peel potatoes, buy groceries and carry buckets of herbal water to Pei San's house. Besides, I got to play with Teddy!


I'm trying to psycho her into following me everywhere by playing with her a lot. XD Teddy loves belly and head rubs. She doesn't bark unless someone is at the front door and is generally docile which is great by me since I'm afraid of active dogs.