最后的三人行

恩恩，

爸爸妈妈决定延迟到星期一才让妹妹出来，主要是我们要让你有有一个难忘的三人行周末。

而且妹妹璇璇也是非常合作，在周末时没有急着出来，而是等到星期一在妈妈肚子里足足呆了四十个星期后才出生。

本来我们周末有两天可以一起好好渡过的，可惜星期六爸爸临时医院里有事必须回去，等会开完后到外婆家接你和妈妈时已经是接近下午五点。

结果周六的傍晚我们只能在家附近运动场的日本餐厅用餐，然后爸爸妈妈带你到运动场散步。

那天我们发现你原来你喜欢在运动场红色跑道上跑步。

星期天一早起身，爸爸帮你冲完凉后，就载你了和妈妈一起去植物园，妈妈喜欢那间称为Casa Verde的餐厅，食物不错，气氛也不错。

虽然星期天早上的天气有点炎热，我们还是非常开心地用完了早餐。

让爸爸妈妈感到贴心和感动的是每次爸爸妈妈喂你吃你喜爱吃的饼干时，你总是拔下一大块，递给爸爸或妈妈，说:"give papa/ give mama"（给爸爸/给妈妈），要爸爸妈妈也一起分享你喜欢吃的“点心”。

早餐后，我们一家三口在植物园散布看流水和飞鸟，你的心情一直非常愉快。

离开了植物园，爸爸带你到乌节路购物广场散步吹冷气，爸爸在纪伊国书店看书时，你很忙碌地站在爸爸旁边，一边把书架上的书一本又一本地抽出来交给爸爸，一边说：“很好玩，很好玩”。

爸爸听了又好笑，又好奇，因为不懂你是从那里学到这些词汇的。

爸爸帮你选了两本书后要抱你，你不要爸爸抱拉着妈妈跑开了，你在一排又一排的书架快步穿梭，朗朗的笑声在书架中出现又消失，原来你是要爸爸追你。

爸爸快追到你时，你就跑向妈妈，紧紧地抓着妈妈大腿，非常开心地看着爸爸。

结果那天午后回到家后，妈妈喂你喝奶喝到一半，你自己先呼呼地睡着了。

你睡醒后不久，祖父就过来我们家，我们就再去了运动场一次，爸爸妈妈祖父陪你在运动场的操场及草场上奔驰，陪你抓停留在草场上的鸟只。

让爸爸感到开心的是，每次即将接近鸟只时你就会竖起手指要爸爸妈妈安静；虽然如此，我们毕竟还是一只鸟也没抓到 。

离开运动场后，爸爸带了大家去你喜欢吃的“老街”咖啡厅用晚餐，心情特别好的你和咖啡店正在忙碌的阿姨叔叔们打招呼聊天，很甜很甜地唤他们“uncle”或“aunty”，果然是懂得甜言蜜语啊。

美丽温馨的周末毕竟还是会过去了，星期天晚上爸爸妈妈陪你度过了我们一起三人行的晚上。

星期一早上妈妈九点多看医生，不懂是不是舍不得的关系，我们到了接近九点才出门载你去外婆家。

现在妹妹出来了，想起那段周末的三人行，爸爸心里有的只是温馨；爸爸问妈妈她是否也是感觉如此，妈妈也是点头。

生命中有了你之后，真好。

爸爸

Lovely sister :)

Precious sweetheart,

It's been exactly a week since the birth of your lil' sister, Chloe.. And I must say, you have been a very sweet sister! :)

Darling's 1st encounter with Chloe was through Skype.. Mummy was still in hospital then.. and your sister was just a day old when you 2 met.. That wasn't how we planned to let you 2 meet for the 1st time though.. But daddy and mummy missed you.. and we thought we could also let your 外公,外婆 and 阿姨s meet lil' Chloe since they couldn't come to the hospital to visit mummy cos they had to take care of you..

But things didn't go too well that day.. Darling was not your usual self that evening.. You were exceptionally quiet when we introduced lil' Chloe to you.. Normally when we talked to you about your lil' sister, you'd either display affection by kissing mummy's tummy or you'd raise your hand as though you want to hit her when you are in a bad mood..



You were neither that evening.. Darling was so listless and just stared at the computer quietly.. Daddy and mummy got so worried after that.. We were worried that darling was feeling hurt and sad.. Mummy's heart ached to see darling like that..

So mummy was really looking forward to seeing you the next day when mummy and Chloe could be discharged.. 外公 and 外婆 brought you back home.. Thank goodness, darling was back to your usual cheerful self and even requested repeatedly that you want to see your lil' sister.. And not just that, darling would always stretch out your hands and attempt to hug and kiss your sister.. :)

That was such a moving and beautiful sight.. :)



Daddy and mummy also finally presented you with the big carebear that we've been saving for this day! (Took mummy lots of effort to refrain from giving it to you before your sister was born!) And its meant to be a gift from your sister to you.. Well, this was supposed to reduce jealousy, if any was actually brewing within you..



But by the looks of it, we had worried needlessly.. On friday, after daddy and mummy brought lil' Chloe for jaundice check, we dropped by to see darling.. And darling was so happy to see us too.. Especially your lil' sister.. Darling's love for your sister was so overwhelming that we had to try and restrain you! Cos you kept attempting to hug your sister and carry her away from mummy.. Pat her all over and kissing her.. Offering her your fav yakult... and placing your fav handphone to her face asking lil' Chloe to 'Hello'! :) That really amused all of us.. Cos darling used to place your handphone to mummy's tummy asking your sister to say 'Hello'..

Precious lil' sweetheart, you've been an exceptionally big-hearted and loving sister.. and daddy and mummy are so touched by your love for your sister.. :) Sweetheart, daddy and mummy are really proud of you!:)

Love,
Mummy

Our last three-some outing..

Hey lil' darling,

Had fun today? :p Mummy certainly had lots of fun! And mummy has seriously lost count of how many times darling said "好玩" today.. And I really hope you had a fantastic and memorable day! =) Cos daddy and mummy agreed that today, we shall let darling have as much fun as you can possibly have.. Cos today is likely to be our last three-some outing.. Daddy-darling-mummy...

Our day started with yummy brunch at the Botanical Garden's Casa Verde cafe..Darling shared with mummy the All-day-gourmet breakfast.. while daddy had seafood mee goreng.. Once done with our brunch, we didn't hang around for long cos the weather was simply too unfriendly...

And so we decided to head for shopping malls! SO off we went to Takashimaya.. Thank goodness it wasn't too crowded, so daddy and mummy could let darling roam about.. And that's all it takes to make darling's day! :)

Running around the toys department.. running around Kinokuniya pretending to look for daddy.. Busy taking out books from the shelves while daddy and mummy are busy choosing books for you.. :)

And to reward your excellent behavior today, daddy and mummy got you another carebear & darling got a treat to Hokkaido Azabo Black Sesame ice-cream! Yummy yummy! Darling totally enjoyed the ice-cream and got so high that on the way home, daddy and mummy were so amused by your antics and babbling!

But all that running around must have exhausted darling.. Cos once home, darling actually fell asleep while still drinking milk in mummy's arms.. :) Sigh.. looking at darling so soundly asleep in mummy's arms, I wished time would just stop still.. And mummy's precious lil' Raeanne will stay this sweet and never grow up..

Haa.. Mummy knows this sounds silly.. & if it really happens, mummy would be freaking out! But darling is just so sweet and adorable that mummy just can't resist such silly thoughts.. :)

Anyway, by the time darling woke up, it was about 5pm.. So we had a quick tea-break before we headed out for the stadium! Well, this was what daddy and mummy had promised you yesterday ya.. Darling had so much fun running on the track that daddy and mummy promised to bring you back today.. And so we kept our promise! :)

And indeed, setting darling 'free' on the soccer field was the right move! Darling started running around chasing the mynahs and sparrows! And everytime the birds fly away as darling approached, darling would start laughing.. as though you know your efforts are futile but simply enjoying running after them.. :)

Seeing darling enjoy the freedom of running around.. and the absolutely lovely smile on your face.. darling really melt mummy's heart.. I wished I could hug you tightly and never let you go..

Precious lil' princess, mummy really had a great time with you and daddy today.. Your laughter and smiles took away all my worries and warmed my heart.. Your hugs and kisses made me wish darling could stay by mummy's side forever and ever..

Darling Raeanne, mummy loves you.. Sweet dreams.. :)

Walking down memory lane...

Precious lil' darling,

Time really flies... As mummy counts down to the arrival of your baby sister, memories of your arrival came flooding back.. Sweet memories :)

Though your arrival was pretty much unexpected and well, quite dramatic (in mummy's opinion), mummy still can't forget the 1st time I held you in my arms.. A beautiful angel... MY beautiful lil' angel :) That feeling is beyond words..

Strangely, as we count down to the arrival of your baby sister, mummy's been experiencing contradicting feelings.. Looking forward to meeting lil' Chloe, yet feeling a lil' sad.. Cos it means mummy won't be able to devote all my time to you.. Much as mummy would like to give 100% of myself to you and your sister each, that is not quite possible technically...

And mummy knows daddy's feeling the same too.. Cos when mummy asked daddy, if Dr Tan gave us a choice of when to deliver your baby sister, what date should we choose? Daddy's answer was next mon.. And the reason being so that daddy and mummy could have another weekend with our precious lil' princess, you.. :)

So precious lil' one, when you are old enough to understand all these, mummy and daddy hope that you'll come to understand.. understand that though we may not be able to devote as much time to you as before once your lil' sister is born, our love for you will never become any less than before... Daddy and mummy's love for you will only grow with each passing day...

Darling Raeanne, thank you for bringing so much love and joy to daddy, mummy and everyone around you for these past 20 months.. Your sweet smile never fails to brighten our days.. Almost everyday, you'll surprise us with your new vocabs.. Your lil' antics never fail to amuse us... Your singing always gets us humming along.. And most of all, your hugs never fail to melt mummy's heart.. :)

Precious lil' darling, mummy love you...