One of the best things about having babies is that they are gift-magnets. I, for one, prior to having my own mini-me's was so drawn to baby stuff. There's something about those tiny clothes that screams buy me, buy me. I guess my friends must've felt that "urge" because I got packages from Singapore and Australia.
Abbie got me some sleepers and PJs for the girls.
Helene Feng, who came here in Canada and realized how big a country this is just mailed the gift from Montreal!
And from my ex-boss/mentor Kim and his wife Helayne who laboriously hand-knitted a jacket for the babies, they tossed in hooded towels too.
couldn't be more thankful.. its the thought that counts the most. I felt so blessed.
April 6, 2012, Good Friday, my Mama's birthday
We had been scouring for a double stroller that will not cost a dent in our wallet for the longest time but we were not lucky enough to find one. After Sophia and Emma arrived, I found one from Amazon.com-- had to order it from the States because it's not even available in Canada!
The weather was getting better, chilly but not as nasty as couple of months back. So one dreary friday afternoon, when Jesus was dead, we assembled the stroller and went for a ride...
The cosmos was against it.. (you catholic girl should've been fasting and reflecting), the babies were crying and screaming. Before our neighbourhood would release the kraken, we did a U-turn.
As they say, there's always a first time...
Babies have been smiling in their sleep since they were born. Although those smiles struck some heartstrings, my logical mind was saying that it's not a real smile but a reflex action.
We've been waiting for that one big toothless, gummy grin but it didn't turn out that big at all. In our current sleep-deprived state, even just a "grin' blew my breath away. Finally after weeks of crying, they rewarded us with their first smile. AND I thought to myself... wow, they know me. :)
