Miracle Durian

Janelle 1st Birthday Celebration on Mother's Day

2009-05-21T10:13:00.000-07:00

It was Mother's day and Janelle celebrated her 1st birthday.
Janelle is our cousin's baby girl, and she is a twinkling smart angel.

The birthday girl just awoke from her nap and she is feeling grouchy....grrrr....

And Liewlian decide to make her smile by being silly and wearing her Hello Kitty hairband on his head.

And so Janelle got changed and played with Liewlian.

The cutesy birthday cake...

Janelle and her grandma... she look so indignant here..haha

Janelle with her grandpa.. Now Janelle wants her cake!!!

"I want my cake, why won't you all let me have it???"

Liewlian don understand what is the commotion about...

Peekatures time with the birthday star..

Janelle to Liewlian : "Tell you what, you go grab the cake, i'll give u 2 angbaos"

And Liewlian reached for the cake..He thinks no one knows..
Mission failed

Take pictures la... both babies only want the cake... oh my

And finally they looked up

Janelle is looking at Mommy Liewlian cos her dress resembles her cake... hmmmm..

And Liewlian tot it was his birthday yet agian... so happy!

Such a sweetie pie... she is so damn smart i tell you.. she can kiss u goodbye, she can clap her hands and she can shake her bon bon very well indeed.

Let Liewlian teach you how to behave

2009-05-13T09:19:00.000-07:00

NOTE: Narration below are all from Liewlian's point of view.

A well behaved toddler like me will surely know how to behave in front of the camera.
As you know, nowadays with those spanking digi cams, my crocodile auntie cant wait to use any excuse to snap and snap... pictures of me.

Well, how do i start.... hmmmmm

Putting your fingers in the mouth while people are snapping a pic of you is cute... And this pose had to be natural alright??

Never act too eager to take a pic.. Your head will look BIG like in this pic.

Now, the perfect picture as below:

Place your hands neatly in front of you and put on your sweetest smile! And wait.
Do not fidget, wait perfectly still till the flash comes.

Crocodile auntie, i waited far too long and now my mouth needs something to bite...

If you are taking a pic with someone else, remember to always smile gaily, like you are so amused like the pics below..
Adults love it when you laugh at every silly thing they do to make you smile.

And if you notice why i never smile its cos i am so pissed with the photographer for not knowing how to capture a good angle .. like the pics below

Cant you see that i am enjoying my toy? leave me alone!!!

I look too fat here ok!!! Bad photography.. How can you snap a baby who had just drunk his milk?

Alright lesson ends here... Mommy is bringing me out and i get to snuggle up to her...

Bye everyone...

Liewlian's VERY OVERDUE birthday pics

2009-05-05T09:28:00.000-07:00

Oh well, i am so late in posting these pics... almost a month since Liewlian's 1st year birthday!
Anyway, enjoy the pics below:

All July babies and their mommies gather for a celebration at the Liu residence

Poppy and Liewlian...

Proud parents of Liewlian

"Small fish" and her nephew

Uncle and auntie and grandma and mommy of Liewlian

The ever doting grand auntie of Janelle and Liewlian...
Liewlian like not happy to be taking pic while eating his fave biscuit

Both eating Liewlian's favorite biscuit

Obviously Liewlian enjoy it more...

Look at his satiated expression... :P

Whassup whassup...

Liewlian's Actual Birthday - April 8th

2009-04-15T00:15:00.001-07:00

Ok ok, i know i am a week late for this post but sorry peeps, had been busy to blog la...
Anyway i do not have all the photos because i forgot to charge my camera and the cam died on me after a few pictures....

April 8th was Liewlian's actual birthday, albeit 3 months earlier than he was supposed to be born.
I can still remember over a yr ago the incident in ICU, where mommy liewlian was fighting for her and her baby's life.... but let's not reminisce the past now... Liewlian is a godsend, healthy and looking cuter as each day pass.

So on that day, Mommy Liewlian invited a lot of mommies and their July babies (Liewlian was supposed to be a July baby ya...) for a birthday party.
Nothing fanciful, just nice home cooked food and a deli cake from Patisserie... (is that how you spell it?)

I expected to be savaged by throngs of wailing babies, but no... all the babies are so well behaved and they are excruciating cute cute cute!!!!

This is Poppy and she has the biggest soulful eyes ever.

Binz was taken in by her as well cos she reminds us of Ava, our half french half chinese baby cousin.
But Ava is a little girl now.

This is Ava... i never say look alike, it just reminds me....

OK, i am out of point now....

More pictures of Liewlian

Binz refused to let me hold Liewlian...

With doting grandpa, Liewlian LOVES my dad... he would abandon anyone else just to be "bao bao" by his grandpa....

Alright, that's about all the pictures i have...

I am awaiting the rest of the pictures from Mommy Liewlian.

The rest of the pics

Liewlian's Birthday Pictures

2009-04-01T04:40:00.000-07:00

It was a bash for Liewlian... so many uncles and aunties fighting for his attention... so many toys... so much food!

This is Tingting, Liewlian's future girlfriend....

Yummy Birthday Cake and cupcakes....

Happy Family

Its the crown prince birthday!!!!! hear him coo!

and dance....

Ending with a picture of Liewlian, Binz and me!!!

It's Kayden's birthday!

2009-03-24T20:56:00.001-07:00

The Shopping Day

2009-02-18T17:15:00.000-08:00

It was Valentine's day and Liewlian was taken shopping at AMK hub by Mommy Liewlian, Grandma Liewlian, Lao Yi and Er Yi (me!).

A bit apprehensive... All the aunties seemingly want to devour me!!!
Hmmm.... all the crowd and lights..... Liewlian like!

Inside Fox - Liewlian is gonna get new shoes and cap courtesy from Lao Yi... So sweet of her.

So happy....

He's got big feet

"Do you think i look good with the cap?"

"it's too big la....."

"Sheeesh.... i am tired of the shopping... ahhh... sucking my thumb is more interesting"

Then the aunties got really tired of carrying Liewlian -never even brought the pram. Liewlian is a big boy now.. He is heavy.

So we went to NTUC and get him to sit in a "stroller"

"Look at my face. I hate this steely ugly big stroller. Where's my mercedes?"

After awhile, it seems quite fun! He was holding the side of the trolley like his life depended on it.

Liewlian still can't sit properly on his own so still need support.

But

Clever Mommy Liewlian kope 2 cushions and put it at his sides to make him comfortable as well as to support him.

He got many curious looks though... Luckily we didn't get reprimanded by NTUC staff. hehehe

Maybe this won't suffice as a Mercedes, but a ride like this is definitely an eye opener for Liewlian.

Babies Galore

2009-02-09T21:51:00.000-08:00

Hail all mummies and babies!
Greatest occupation and cutest human in the world

Liewlian's CNY

2009-02-09T21:46:00.000-08:00

Liewlian had a busy CNY, rushing from house to house for visits.
The chinese new year for him - he was a HOT favorite among all the aunties and uncles.

Liewlian donned in traditional CNY clothes with yours truly.
What an unflattering pic of both of us.... hrrrmmmp

With Grandma Liewlian

Basically thats all the pictures i have.

Waiting for Mommy Durian to charge her camera so she can pass me all the outdated photos ya....

The Outing Day

2009-01-12T17:19:00.000-08:00

The Christmas outing with Mommy Durian and friends at Terminal 3.

Here are some pics.

The beanie is too big!

What's up with this look, liewlian?

Muscle Baby!

Looking at Mommy...

Liewlian: Mommy seems to be more interested in taking pictures than me

The teething is irritating Liewlian immensely

Liewlian: Whassup whassup....

Liewlian shows his talent - cockeye

All the July Babies

2008-12-17T16:48:00.002-08:00

Can you spot Liewlian??

Well, he's supposed to be a July baby.
Apparently he cannot wait and prefer to be an April baby!

Kayden - Hip Hop

2008-12-10T23:11:00.000-08:00

Liewlian came over to stay for the weekend and boy, was he dressed in hip hop gear!
Paul Frank beanie with diamante!
Poney muscle tee

You be surprised, at the rate he is jumping right now, he will be break dancing at the age of 1.

Grandma Durian propped him against the sofa and he looks uncomfortable.

Looking blur.....

His mouth a bit tweety-like... hehehe

Liewlian - Little Big Shot

2008-12-10T22:50:00.000-08:00

Mommy Liewlian brought Baby Liewlian to have some pictures taken at a photo studio.
He was crying throughout the shoot but still did smile towards the end.
And the photographer managed to capture those precious moments

He looks just like those poster babies for Guess kids...
Sweetness overload!

Family Portrait

Happy in a dustbin

Looking grouchy -_-

Liewlian must be thinking why mommy never give him any shirt to wear ;<

Liewlian cry also cute...

He seems like he really wanna walk...

He looks like he's watching some funny cartoons.
Isn't it amazing how cute he can smile?

My favorite picture of all.
He looks like a cherub; an angel...

Lastly, Merry Christmas!!!

A series of events

2008-11-16T18:22:00.000-08:00

Mommy Durian's birthday was in Oct 2nd.
And throughout her celebration, Liewlian slept through no matter how they tried to wake him up.

Zzzzzz

On Oct 7, its the Small Auntie Durian birthday chalet and Mommy Durian thought it was funny to "decorate" liewlian as well.

And liewlian gladly pose for the picture.

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There was a July babies gathering and here are some pics.

If you notice Liewlian seems to be wearing the same romper all the time, that's a very good question that i would like to ask Mommy Durian too! :P

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Liewlian has a new toy!.

Nope, it's not just a float....

It's a mini swimming pool!

He just loves the water

That explain why he seems to look satiated each time he bathed.

Recent pics finally

2008-10-30T20:55:00.000-07:00

As promised, here are some recent pics of Liewlian..

Ultra cute i promise...

1st time in car seat

Daddy and son sleeping... awwww... such sweetness...

awwww......

Updates

2008-10-30T20:01:00.000-07:00

Here are a few more older cutesy pics of Liewlian before i start posting all the recent pics.
He is super cute now and i can't wait to show you all his pictures.

Mommy Liewlian trying to do some educational activity with Liewlian but his attention span only last 3 pages.

Daddy Liewlian and son

"huh"

Ultra cute!

David Beckham has got Liewlian tattooed on his body

2008-10-20T18:12:00.000-07:00

Liewlian is such a cute baby that David Beckham has a tattoo on him..
WOW!

Some Random Pictures

2008-10-14T19:04:00.000-07:00

Some random photos to share - when Liewlian was still in ICU...

Conditional Learning - Liewlian is learning how to suck from a bottle... He was supposed to learn while in mommy durian's tummy...

That device on the nose is a breathing apparatus supplying oxygen to help Liewlian breathe better.

Premature babies like Liewlian tend to get apnea attacks - forgetting how to breathe.
Thus must monitor closely and make sure he remembers to breathe...

Liewlian gets better and better as each day goes by.
His breathing improve by leaps and bounds and soon there is no need to use the breathing apparatus anymore.
The tube in his mouth is a feeding tube.

Liewlian has got another minor problem - hernia.
There is a hole near the stomach i think that cause leakages. It needs a day operation to solve the problem but at that point of time, operation is not considered as Liewlian's breathing is rather unstable.
Thus he cannot over strain and had to reduce the amount of feeding intake - feed lesser but at increased intervals.

Liewlian had a new look! A red headband!
The breathing apparatus is back on - cos he suffer from another apnea attack :(
Its quite frightening actually...

Doc thinks Liewlian is better and off goes the breathing device again.
And another new headband for Liewlian...

Till the next post then...

Tata ~

The 1st time

2008-10-07T17:50:00.000-07:00

Liewlian was born at around 800 grams and was really a tiny baby.
My mom (aka Liewlian's grandma) saw the birth (cos she just went to the labor ward without anyone knowing) and saw Liewlian wheeled towards ICU.
She described his eyes as really huge and emotional and was fixated on her while being wheeled away.
The 1st few weeks was a turmoil with emotions riding on a rollercoaster.
However, it seems that Liewlian is doing well except for the breathing part.
He was expected to stay in the ICU for 5 months or must weigh at least 2kg to be out of ICU..

In this pic, Liewlian should be around 2 or 3 months old (corrected age 8 or 9 months)

For the 1st time, my sis aka Mommy Durian finally get to carry her darling - MUST take picture
Look at how Liewlian was peering intently at her.

My brother-in-law aka Daddy Durian carrying his darling as well.
But Liewlian was not looking at him lei. Must have fell asleep cos Daddy Durian must have been a gigantic pillow for him...

My auntie who was really concerned went to see Liewlian each chance she got.
And of cos must carry him too.

I think Mummy Durian should contribute to this blog ya....

Why the name liew lian?

2008-10-06T20:26:00.000-07:00

My sister told me that while she is pregnant, she had very sudden cravings for durians - something that she would rather not eat normally.

And while she was deciding on names for her unborn boy, we were telling her what about "liu lian" since his surname is Liu.

It was a funny episode, so we are stuck to calling her baby Liu Lian aka liewlian.... whatever.
He is Miracle Durian because it is so seldom that premmies survived so well despite the circumstances he was faced with.

My poor nephew, he is gonna have durian cakes for his every birthday.

He had Stage I or II brain bleeding, had a hole at the heart valve, had some eye problems, but all these issues were resolved promptly naturally. This boy sure have superb will power to live.

This is a clip showing Kayden awake and my sis comforting him.
He seems so helpless here....sigh...
At that moment, no one is allowed to carry him yet as he is still very tiny and vulnerable..

The 1st entry

2008-10-06T19:57:00.000-07:00

Dear all,

This is a dedicated blog to Kayden Liu Jiehua, son of Joycelyn and Andy Liu, whom is my elder sister and brother in law

Kayden is a special baby boy.
He was born into this world at the age of 25 weeks - and this blog will dictate his journey into this world.

As a premmie, Kayden was only given very minimal chances of survival. But he proved to be a fighter (hence the name Kayden).

Kayden in ICU - with all the tubes attached to help with his breathing.
Look at how he constantly moved his hands and legs.

His mummy said that while she was pregnant, she could feel that Kayden was a very active baby, constantly kicking and nudging her tummy. Little did she know that Kayden could not wait to see the world and out he comes to say hello on 8th April 2008, almost midnight.

It had been a tough journey of endless heartaches and worries.
But so glad to say now that Kayden has survived all odds and is back at home for almost a month now.

The next entries will see really cute pictures of my darling nephew; but it's tough uploading so many pictures.

Till then `