she arrived at a time when we had no permanent abode nor a steady job. the single-storey house was rented from a GP who operated a clinic next door & i was near the end of registrar-rotation training in sheffield, england. the only asset of notable value to my name was a 13-year-old volkswagen which, thankfully, ran like clockwork. (proton - take note!)
she was due on apr 25 but, like a typical m'sian, she didn't inform us that she can't make it at the appointed day. no contraction, pain nor leaking - an emphatic no-show! another check with the obstetrician & she was given another 2 weeks to appear, or else!
at the end of that 2-week grace, she was to be "coaxed" to make her appearance. so on the morning of may 9, wifey was admitted to be induced, but even with the pitocin drip & epidural analgesia, she remain defiant till 8.18pm, british summer time, when she finally relented (thanks to the vacuum cup) & made her grand entrance (or was it exit??) at the northern general hospital. all 3.9 kg of baby cuteness.
it's so surreal. to be a 1st time parent. at a time when britain was still governed by john major & his embattled tory party, the british pound was worth only rm3.80, wet wet wet's "love is all around" has been top of the charts for several weeks, & malaysia was in the midst of the last bull run.
be that as it may, the girl was, & is, loved like no other.
ribbon & all, with the 3 (wax) bears
by Tower Bridge along the Thames
prize-giving day in school
as a prequel to her birthday, we spent sunday in KL. at kinokuniya, she only asked for this book....
(still in wraps, to be read after the mid-term exams)
....to be added to her existing collection....
i expect that her demands will get more intense for future birthdays. she wouldn't be a teenager if she didn't ask, & i wouldn't be a parent if i didn't give in (to some!!).
but today is hers, & tonite i shall share this with her in prayer :
If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him! So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets. matt 7:11,12
happy birthday, darling daughter!
6 comments:
the little girl is not so little anymore. =)
Happy Birthday to her
and Good Luck to you. ;)
anastasia,
thanks for your kind wishes.
granted she's not so little. in fact, she's almost as tall as the wife, & will probably outgrow me in a few years' time.
what do these kids eat for breakfast??
Happy birthday to your daughter! She's same age as my youngest sis. My youngest sis has also outgrow all her 3 elder sisters and her mum. Thank God it's vertically! haha.
lynnx,
thanks also for your kind wishes.
maybe your youngest sister can be friends with my daughter??
At 13, the girls ( my daughter too!) are really growing up!
My daughter just mentioned to me yesterday how one girl her age has grown so much ,compared to primary school, and also, how that girl used to wear so childish clothes then ( asking me why her mum made her dress like that)but no more now
just me,
it's amazing (or scary?) how little girls suddenly transform themselves into beautiful swans.
maybe it's not so sudden, but just that we parents were too busy with work & weren't paying enough attention to them while they were actually growing up.
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