Since the this blog is normally arranged in reverse chronological order with the most recent posts at the top, we'll post the pictures also from most recent to least recent as well.
Hannah has been gaining steady weight. As of November 28, 2006, we guesstimate her weight to be just above 15lbs. It's hard to believe how chubby she has become. When daddy has to give Hannah a bath, he actually has to lift away the flabs of fat to clean between the folds. Just a few days ago, daddy and mommy looked at some of the older videos of Hannah (who we normally refer to as "Cutie") shortly after she was born. We couldn't help but laugh when we saw how small and frail Cutie was. She looked like an alien---big head, big eyes, big mouth, and tiny body. How things have changed!
Overall, Cutie has been a good girl. We are truly blessed. On most days, daddy and mommy get at least 7-8 hours of uninterrupted peace. Getting Cutie to bed, however, is always a challenge. Sometimes, she makes the Energizer Bunny seem out of shape with her persistence in staying awake. At one point, we had decided to lead Cutie cry herself to sleep but after she lost her voice (at around week six), we decided not to let her do that. Since then we've only let her cry at bed time a few times.
Cutie laughs and giggles now. She clearly knows who mom and dad are. There are few things in life that feel as good as going home and seeing Cutie all happy and excited to see daddy come home. Cutie spends quite a bit of time on the various toys that we have received as gifts from our many generous friends. We are now realizing that Cutie doesn't always want to be held. She's actually sometimes happier just being put down to look at her toys. Go figure! She's also on the virge of being able to turn now which means mom and dad have to be extra careful when changing nappies.
A couple of months ago, Cutie stopped taking the bottle. We tried hard to give it to her but her tongue and lungs were just too powerful and we saw little point in forcing her to take the bottle. How ironic it is given that we could not get her to take the breast at the beginning. For a while, we lived in the land of bliss with Cutie taking whatever we gave her. Alas, mommy doesn't seem to mind and it means that daddy is absolved of the responsibility of getting up to feed the baby.
Birthday Party for CJ
On November 26th, we had a chance to go over to Peter and Megan's house to celebrate CJ's first birthday. Wow! The house was filled with little babies! It was a fun party and we got to meeting quite a few people. Cutie got to meet someone special, too!
Two lovely ladies!
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| Here are some pictures of Hannah with her new friend, Jordan. The new friends were totally unabashed and felt right at home holding hands together in front of their stunned parents. | |||
All the kids are looking down. Maybe they're looking for Cutie's daddy!! |  | ||
| Happy mothers with some Kranky Kids. These pictures were made into black and white because daddy doesn't know how to expose properly with his camera. Post-processing couldn't fix the problem without introducing a lot of noise and so the image was turned into B&W. The final result doesn't seem too bad, though. | |||
At Henry and Ann's
After CJ's party, mom and dad had a fellowship committee meeting at Henry and Ann's.
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| Cutie seems to have no problems being held by Rev. Ko. Cutie even cracked a smile looking at mommy! Daddy smiles when he sees mommy, too! | |||
Miscellaneous Photos
These photos are shown from most recent to least recent.
A more recent family photo. |  |  | |||
| Jolly jumper joy! Hannah loves her new Jolly Jumper. Courtesy of Hannah's uncle and aunt. | |||||
Exersaucer. Baby gets a work out while mom and dad get a break!
Cutie loves the bathroom! She especially loves the big mirror and the lights in there.
Sleeping in the sling. It looks so comfortable...but daddy's concerned about improper spine development.
Cutie loves her bath and the grooming she gets afterwards. She's so happy she thinks she can fly.
Hannah sits with a bit of assistance.
Look Ma! I Can Sit! Sitting with no assistance...well, no visible assistance, that is. You can guess where the hands are!
Hey Cutie! Hannah in the bathroom in the morning. Perfect formula for happiness!
Hannah enjoying her tummy time! Good progress on neck strength.
I don't feel like doing anything today!
Daddy and mommy love it when Cutie puckers her lips after a feeding.
One of the last times Hannah was willing to take the bottle.
Hannah makes some yogurt and is happy about it.
Grandma and Cutie
Hannah with her new Roots tank top courtesy of granduncle and grandauntie Yeung (our neighbours)
Yeeeeeeah! |  | ||
| Cutie and daddy in the office. | |||
