one family finally ....

so after such a long silence .... well - papi had been filling in the space while i was not here ... but i was totally exhausted and no chance to write anything .. or even read the blog - only til someone called and told me that recent blogs by papi were very touching - then i got online to read those mushy words!

but yes .. off to hongkong we went - 1 mummy and 1 baby and 1 boy .... the journey there was alright ... iggie was behaving and nick had cat naps during the flight ... i was actually feeling ok about the whole ride ... til we got to hongkong and then the "holiday" began ...

days that papi goes to work - i was like a stayhome mum - taking care of the needs for nick and iggie - showers, changes, potty times, food & drinks... naps .... sleep... (though not for me!!)

nick didnt want to be put down at all - so had to carry him 90% of the time he was awake ... and for the first two days i tot of letting him cry it out as i had to take care of iggie (potty stuff .... shower stuff.... cooking lunch for iggie) ... and by the third day - nick lost his voice!!!!

it became very husky and at one point - no sound from that big open mouth, tears down the cheeks and tensed up body!!! and i felt so bad for him .. ended up the following days i carried nick with my left hand and chopped veg, meat and cook rice with my right hand!!!

i brought along a couple of trendy bags and clothes to go out .... but i never got the chance ... stayed home 90% of the time - the only times out were to Disneyland!!! even going downstairs required a lot of prep work - iggie and his pee bags, apple juice .... nick for his diapers, extra change and other small stuff .... and iggie not wanting to walk but wants either carry or stroller!!! i made it once to the 7-11 downstairs and back in 5 mins!!! that was exhausting!!!!

and now iggie is going through a phase of not wanting to take pictures ... so here is the ONLY family picture we have (other than one taken with pooh bear but you cant see nick) ... but of course ... looking at the expressions of the adults versus the kids .... you wonder who was having the better time!!??

but overall - it was a wonderful 16 days in hongkong - time for papi with iggie especially .... time for all of us together....

the return journey was more challenging ... not about saying goodbye ... didnt have time to think about that til i reached home in singapore ... but both kids were a little cranky and refusing to sleep ... and nick had to poo twice on the flight and dirty his clothes ... and finally when we arrived, iggie was too tired to walk and wanted carry .... so i ended up carrying nick in front with the baby carrier (thank god i bought the babybjorn air!!! saved my life!!) ... carrying my bag sling across my body .... and piggyback iggie as he refused to walk anymore.... i was a walking christmas tree and lots of people were staring at me ... and my guess was they most prob were thinking this is either one brave mum or one mad mum!!!!

but after all that exhausting work - would i do this again ???? ....... YES i will ..... not because i am mad or crazy ... but all this work is worth it for the time we spent as a family .... complete family

would i give up singapore for its space and greenery to go to the small hongkong home ... YES i will ... not because there is less to clean up ... but for our little own space in Sai Wan Ho (or as iggie calls it - Number Four - his interpretation from listening to papi tell taxi drivers the address in cantonese) .... little space that we really call our own ...

i miss our family unit ... i miss our little home in watten ... the times there and our lifes there ... if going to hongkong is the only way to get that again ... i will exchange it anyday.....