Firsts

It was a memorable weekend.

Glory went to the zoo for the first time. 

If you asked her, she wouldn't know. See, she fell asleep just as we neared the zoo. So we put her in the stroller and looked at the animals on her behalf.

She did get up in time to see some monkeys chase each other right over her head though, and was suitably intrigued. However most of the other exhibits failed to capture her interest. When we pointed out the huge hippos swimming right past her face, she stared ardently at the wee little fishes swimming alongside. When we peered at the WORLD'S MOST VENOMOUS SNAKE, she couldn't quite understand it wasn't a rock/branch. When we excitedly showed her three strolling giraffes, she looked at the picture of the giraffe on the signboard. When we showed her various other animals, she excitedly gushed over the waterfall and other landscaping details. And sometimes at dead leaves blown around by the wind. 

Well, she did look at the majestic and imposing white tigers though. But i think she said, "meow" under her breath. 

We'll try again in June. 

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Saturday morning was spent with peck, jean, sarah and their husbands and babies. =) I like. 

Then it was off to a couple of Baby First Month Parties. 

Ha, first we were swamped with wedding events weeks after weeks, now we've progressed to baby showers.... gosh. =O

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On Sunday, I had my first foodcourt breakfast date with Glory! 

Florencia was on leave, Munch had to report at 8am, so Glory and i  2+ hours to ourselves at SPC in the morning. 

it was a little hard trying to get a baby seat for her with one hand while carrying her and my bag at the same time, but we managed. When Glory fussed about being left at the table on her own while i tried to collect the food, a kind lady helped to bring our breakfast over. =)

We (Glory & i; not the kind lady) shared a breakfast set -tea, kaya toast, hotdogs & scrambled eggs. Well, glory only had the scrambled egg and some toast with no kaya and plain water- ha, yeah, adults get the better deal sometimes.

We had the most wonderful time chatting over our breakfast, though it was mainly me talking. She nodded, smiled, gurgled and clapped at the appropriate time though. And when i talked too much and forgot that it's her turn to get some scrambled egg, she tugged at my hand to remind me.

She's such a darling, this girl. 

I'm still amazed how God can design and create a girl as beautiful and charming and lovely as my little Glory.

<3

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Next was the most amazing of the firsts. 

In-laws came to church for the first time!!! Yeah, after sooo many years... and if you know them, you'd agree it's AMAZING. a miracle, really. =) 

My parents came too, despite saying they couldn't make it. It was quite an amazing thing, to have both sets of parents there in church with us ( the only other time it happened was on our wedding of coz). 

When Daddy walked into the auditorium, they were playing "his song" =) He looked at me and smiled and sang a few lines. =) 

They sat near the front/ centre, coz daddy wanted to film munch acting. 

They didn't stand throughout the worship, i suspect out of deference to each other. 

But they did clap along.

After the drama, Glory was still awake and i didn't want either grandmas to use her as an excuse to leave the auditorium, so i brought her out, saying i needed to change her. 

We (glory n i) prayed as we went to the car to get a change of diaper... Extremely amazed that they turned up in church, yet wanting more.

I hoped, yet i didn't dare to hope. i still remember all too clearly the last time my parents were here for easter service. The certainty of the hope i felt, how they sang along at the response-song, how my daddy raised his arm, how i thought he was responding God-  only to see him rub his tummy. i still remember how bitterly i cried as i hid at the back of the auditorium when they didn't walk down, as throngs of people streamed down, receiving salvation, healing, comfort...

anyway, i changed glory, and because she was being rather chatty, we couldn't go back to the auditorium, so we went to the nursing area.

by the time the sermon ended, i found out that my in-laws had left (they needed to go pick up some relatives for qingming) and my parents walked them out *roll eyes*, so i suppose they missed the altar call too. 

haiz. At least they came. 

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Been waiting for 12 years already....

When, when, when???

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