It has been 1.5 years since my last post here. Not that my life has been boring. Within these 1.5 years, we visited Nagoya, Swatou, Copenhagen and Stockholm, where we experienced the most wonderful, snowy winter. And guess what, we are going to become proud parents in another six months!

The little fellow, now at 12 weeks, was seen dancing and swimming when the nurse was scanning. So active — totally unlike the parents. We heard the heartbeats, which were like double the speed of my own.

The foetus is growing well, and looks healthy.

That is a life, small but alive and energetic, so amazingly bestowed upon us, making the world a much better place…

Cheesy words and rosy dreams aside, we both know the challenges ahead. We are not young as new parents, and our health is not at its prime time. We have many hats to wear, none of which pretty. How about the child’s health? Education? And don’t forget to plan our finance.

There are concerns and worries, but we are happy.

We will know the child’s gender in 4 weeks. What will be the child’s name? What are the things that we need to put in the shopping list to prepare for the baby? Should we find a nanny or baby care centre? These are happy questions to ponder.

Our little one shall go into Mother Nature frequently, find happiness and humour in little things, enjoy our love and company, and become a gracious, loving, healthy individual. These are happy wishes to make.