Happy Birthday to my beautiful wife…

Family

my lovely mom

and

my best friend.

4.

4 years ago today, we said “I do” to each other. 4 years on, sometimes it still feel like it was just yesterday and I wish I can wake up everyday for the next days to come and say “I do” to you again, and again.

Love you, husband.

(Guess nowadays it will be more “He wants…”)

NS45 – “From Father to Son”

Love this new TVC produced to celebrate 45 years of National Service. Titled From Father to Son, it showed how some parts of National Service had changed over the 45 years, and other parts remained the same. It also definitely brought back some memories of my National Service, more than 20 years ago.

The first time – I cut his finger

Was cutting his nails last night when I accidentally cut too close to his skin and nick his flesh. He cried. No. He screamed in pain. It took us almost 20 minutes to stop the bleeding and his crying – soothing and holding his little hand while trying to stop the bleeding and Yann feeding him hoping it will calm him down.

It was painful for him. And for me.

Dear Dad, I want to sleep.

Well that wasn’t exactly what Aidan said to me, but this evening, like any other evenings, we first started to give him his 7pm bath. After which, Yann will give him a baby massage before feeding him dinner, aka the-B-juice. After that, I’ll take over and hold and pet him to sleep.

Tonight it was slightly different. He cried when I held him up. He cried when I swaddled him and held him up. He cried when I held him up and pet him, while swaying side to side. He cried when I try to give him his pacifier while holding him up.

I put him back down on the bed just to adjust his swaddle. He stopped crying. I picked him up and he started bawling again. I took him to his cot, and gently put him down, still with his eyes wide opened. He stopped crying.

He looked around, adjusted himself, and slowly look at me while I pat his tummy. Then he fell asleep.

Let’s see if it happens again tomorrow.

Happy Mother’s Day

I think my son has the best Mom in the world.

Hello, Aidan

Hello Aidan

World, meet Aidan.

Aidan couldn’t wait to exit Mommy’s womb and popped out to say hello on Monday, March 5, at 4am.

He’s a teeny tiny 2.5kg at 37 weeks + 3 days, and we are thrilled that he is here with us, safe and sound. Both mama and baby are fine.

There will be more stories, and photos but in the meantime, we are basking in the sweetness of our baby and trying to stay awake.