Letter to Immanuel and Reiko #218 Ariel is here! Father Son Camp. Outing with Kate and Tyler
Hi kiddos,
This May was an eventful month for us.. we spent a public holiday going to blading at Lakeside Gardens... and we had hope that we can have a chance to play at the playgrounds... but it was soooo hot! We did take a walk and both of you bladed around the park. Now you are so good at blading!
Imm is much more confident and is rather fast.. ko, you are picking up very well too and having more confidence!
Both of you looked really cool! :)
And after that family session, which Mummy tried to have as many as possible... here comes the other happening event...... waiting for Ariel's arrival!!! Mummy didn't expect it to be so soon but we were rather prepared for it.. since Ko arrived at 37 wks and 1 day. Sooo Mummy had contractions on 37 wks 1 day but Ariel took almost 9 hrs to be born so she was out in 37 wks 2 days. It was a rather tough labour again... in comparison, Ko was the easiest and Imm was the hardest.... but gd that Daddy was with me this time!
And baby is here!
We named her Ariel Danielle. Ariel means Lion of God while Danielle means "God is my judge" - it is a female variant of Daniel, who survived the night in the den of lions too... when she first came out, Mummy and Daddy thought she looked like Imm but after that, felt that she really looked like Ko as a baby!
Dagu came to visit us the next day and bought us some soup. Mama, gong gong, uncle Justin, Auntie Rina, a couple of Mummy's colleagues also came. Mummy was not keen on visitors because it is just so painful and both Daddy and I were badly deprived of sleep.zzzz Mummy had forgotten how difficult this time can be since Ko is now 6 yrs old. hehe.. and both Daddy and Mummy is older..
Daddy's tired face says it all!
Imm has been really eager to hold Ariel.. kissing Ariel in mummy's tummy all the time. Now he gets to kiss the actual baby.
Just before discharge! wee!
Both of you are such loving siblings to Bb Ariel. Ariel is so blessed to have both of you. Ko will pranced to see baby right after school daily too!
Imm will ask to carry Ariel baby XXXX times a day... gee.. Mummy is so afraid of germs passing to Ariel because it is quite disastrous when babies are sick... Mummy remembered that Ko was sick last time cos Imm had flu. Thus she couldn't well in the night. Mummy was so afraid. Daddy was in London at that time. Daddy was telling Mummy to suck the mucus out from the nose.... Mummy didn't do that because frankly I don't know how to.... and it really sounded gross. But if need be, there is no choice, I will do it.. :)
Ko is also loving too and will feed at times... she will keep sayin baby is ssooooo cute and go "awwww" just like people do in the movies.
The presents that Ariel has gifted both of you when she arrived. One is magnetic poo slime (no it will not attract her poo) and the other is UV hyper reactive slime. It was really fun because there is a UV light that will change the slime from white to purple..
More pics of Ariel!!!
Oh yes and that weekend when Ariel was born, Imm and Daddy went for father and son camp. Mummy and Daddy were in 2 minds actually of whether to go or not because Mummy was sooo tired as I couldn't sleep the night before cos of baby. And Daddy was also worried if everything will be ok. But in the end, we couldn't bear to disappoint Imm and thus we decided that Daddy should still go... And indeed from the photos, look like there was so much fun and memories for Imm...
Imm also get to enjoy with his bestfriend Elliot .:) Imm just loves spending time with his friends!
Love this photo with sunny bright smiles!
Daddy was saying that the sch gave out this icecream before you finished your dinner and Daddy insisted that you had to finish the food first. Seemed like you didn't like the food very much... hehe..
This was the letter that Daddy wrote to you during the camp. When he sent the pic of the letter to Mummy, Mummy cried, probably cos I was also feeling very emotional then. I am glad that we always try our best to make our boy happy... :)
Imm's letter to Daddy!
Mummy was also very thankful that Auntie Meijing brought Ko out to scoot and play. Ko even stayed over that her place. It was probably the best gesture that anyone can do, cos Mummy was really too busy to take care of Ko and Ko will be bored at home. So Mummy was really grateful! Mummy wanted Ko to enjoy herself too :) When Ko came back, you were so full of interesting stories, esp sleeping with Kate and Tyler in the tent together :)
And here we are, at a new chapter of our lives cos of Ariel. We will continue to build happy memories as a family. Mummy has also decided to write letters to both of you and personalised ones once a month to capture your growth. With 3 kids, there is really a lot more to do and a lot less time. But Mummy will continue trying my best to encapsulate these memories for you as both of you grow.. as memories make us... :)
