Our Supermen

Alex & Charlie turned 3 the day this photo was taken. The last 3 years must be the best years of my life. Because I fall in love at least twice a day. Because when I cuddle them and smell their smelly heads at the end of the day, nothing else matters. Because they are God's miracles, God's precious gifts for us. Because they are Alex and Charlie.

The Entertainer - Charlie

Our funny Charlie can melt any heart, cos when he smiles at you, you know that he means it a hundred percent and more.

My Little Sunshine Alex

Here is the sunshine of my life - easy going, charming, happy Alex. Our No.1 son :)

Here at 29 weeks!

Mummy couldn't hold on any longer...after 5 weeks in KK Hospital's labour ward, the water bag broke on 4th October just after midnight. Daddy was at Oktoberfest in Fort Canning Park when he received the panicky phonecall. I shivered involuntarily in fear till he arrived. The contractions got stronger and more painful, the doctors upped my IV sabultamol to 90ml/hr, injected another dose of steriods in me, pumped in all sorts of antibiotics and did 6-hrly blood tests to detect infection, as we struggled to delay the birth. Finally, after 32 hours of contractions (with no sleep, food, water, nor pain-relieving drugs) and an emergency c-section with spinal anesthetic, Alex arrived at 8.19am on 5th October, and Charlie followed 60 seconds later. 

Alex weighed in at 1.32Kg, 39cm long, and Charlie 1.15Kg, 38cm long. I didnt get to see them as they were rushed immediately to the Neonatal ICU. Stu snapped a few photos for me, 

but nothing could have prepared me for the flood of emotions that overcame me when I looked at our babies for the first time the following day.

Photos: Alex (top), Charlie (bottom) taken on 7th Oct

Our Little Boys Have Arrived - 5th October 2008

Babies Kicking

Week 22 - The first time that daddy felt babies kicking in mummy's tummy :)

Convertible Cots

Boori Country make really beautiful (and expensive) cotbeds. The first one converts to a King Single, and the 2nd grows from cot to junior bed to a double bed PLUS 2-seater sofa!