Chamu's Last Trip inside Mamu

Chamu, Dadu and Mamu are in Taiwan this weekend. We finally made it back to Hong Kong three weeks ago but Mamu was working around the clock to try to get a deal signed up. This weekend is the first weekend that she is able to get some rest. Since Mamu is already almost 32 weeks and it seems like this is the last weekend she can fly with Chamu inside, we decided to take a mini vacation to come to Taiwan to visit Great Grandma and Grandparents.

They were all very happy to see Chamu, Dadu and Mamu. We were stuck in the US for so long so they haven't really seen us since December. Mamu's belly has grown more than twice as big as last time. Great Grandma saw Mamu's belly and asked (with a very worried expression) if Mamu were already married. She was able to relax again when she saw Dadu standing next to Mamu, whose presence reassured her that Chamu would be not be a baby born out of wedlock...
Grandpa still has not quit smoking! Mamu bought him a lot of nicotine patches and his assignment is to quit smoking before Chamu is born. He also has not lost much weight. I guess nagging from Mamu alone is not enough... We also went to pick out Chamu's stroller. After hours of careful examination, Dadu finally made up his mind and bought a very hip stroller that is light enough for Mamu to carry Chamu and stroller at the same time.
We also went around and satisfied Mamu's craving for authentic Taiwanese food which is very important since it will be a while before Mamu comes back to Taiwan.
Everyone is looking forward to meeting little Chamu. He is less than 8 weeks away from being on his own. He is already a very big boy (2.1kg to be exact and on track to exceed 4kg by birth). His head measurement indicates that he is four weeks larger than where his peers are (just like his parents, both of which were born with large round head!). He is getting chubbier and cheekier, with Dadu's nose and Mamu's lips... Can't wait to see him and hold him!

We also finally found a nanny for Chamu and applied for her visa. Hopefully she will be joining us soon. We still have to pick out Chamu's crib, car seat, changing table and set up Chamu's little room... It's going to be a very busy eight weeks to come...

Feb 27, 2008


March 20, 2008