... time since we've blogged. Indeed we've got our hands full since we've been back from church camp... and we've not gotten the chance to have our both hands free to type anything much at all, and have only been able to do mouse clicking and photo uploads.
Emma was down for about 1.5 weeks since we returned from church camp in early june. It was such a heartwrenching time to see Emma sniffing and sneezing then, but despite all that, she was still so full of JOY and playful. We thank God for that! well, when we named her Emma JOY, we did pray that she'll be a filled with God's joy, that'll strengthen her through it all. Thank you Lord! Well, she did recover soon enough. I think other than the sniffing and sneezing and slight fever, I think she prob didn't know she was under the weather. hahaha.... only stressed ones were Ade and I.
Emma's has been crawling around... a LOT.. we got a playyard fencing to place around her bumper playmat. That took Emma a little while to get used to, cos she's pretty much a free-spirited baby (like mommy's personality.. hehe), and doesn't like being cooped up, or "caged up". =) we thank God she's able to play with her toys alone, albeit for short periods. At least we get to rest a little from carrying her, tending to her, and trying to make sure she doesn't venture to "dangerous" parts of the house... I can't wait to see her start walking though.. =P
Ade's really tired out. She's happy and enjoying every moment of caring for Emma everyday, but being a stay-at-home mom does sap up a LOT of energy. I'm drained mentally too, from the demands at work place. Work seems endless, and I wonder when work tempo will ever slow down, even if it's just a little bit. That seems unlikely considering the way civil service culture is. Well, gotta look beyond my issues (work), and busyness, and look up to the hills and know where my help comes from... GOD! (Psalm 121). Well, thank God for this timely word and reminder during worship practice last night. Really needed to hear it, even though it's already in my head, I know my spirit needs that reminder.
well, half a year gone.. almost a year to Emma's bday!! =) time flies, and Ade and I were just reminiscing how a year back, Emma was still kicking in Ade's womb.. and now she's kicking, rolling, crawling, and leaving her saliva trails all over the playyard, the playmat, the toys.. hahaha... We love hearing her sing, and she's beginning to enjoy worship practices as well, singing "aaaaaahhhhh.. aaahhhh" along with the songs we're practising. Each morning's a joy to see her, cos though she looks super sleepy, that sweet smile she flashes in the morning just makes us feel so warm and fuzzy..
oh, emma just had her first makeover photoshoot. Many thanks to Choon Shing and LingLing who blessed her with this photoshoot, as her early bday present. That was one of Emma's firsts.. her first time putting on makeup! hahaha....
ok.. i shall pen off now.. thanks to all friends who've been reading our reflections/ventilations (haha).. and for praying for us... we can never thank u enough! =) God bless!
