小米一岁了! Surrounded by all the loved ones, our boy turned one year old. He is a blessed boy. He has been showered with love every moment in the past 365 days. It is his birthday, so of course the limelight is on him. But we all know how much sacrifices and hardship my dear wife, Hailin, has gone through to make this special day possible.

It all started even before he was conceived. Putting up her legs for almost half an hour everytime after the love seeds were implanted to the numerous bitter chinese medicine she took to condition her body, Hailin did everything possible to increase Eric’s chance of coming into existence. All of that helped the champion love seed to reach the finishing line and kissed the egg of life in March 2019.

When Eric was just a foetus in her womb, she made sure he had the best nest to grow and thrive in. When she was diagnosed with gestational diabetes, she tested her blood sugar level after every meal to ensure the blood sugar level was under control and Eric was not affected. The pricking of fingers to ooze out the blood was painful, but she didn’t complain. And, of course, she avoided all the yummy food. Hailin loves eating. So, we all know how much agony she was in to avoid those sweet delicacies.

Then, as time went by, and the tummy grew in size, simple movements such as sitting down and lying flat on bed became challenging. And, to add on to that, Eric liked to kick at the stomach wall at night when we were trying to sleep. Instead of being angry at him, though, Hailin was always excited to see his little footprint protruding out from the tummy and 2 of us would try to catch it.

Now, Eric is one! Looking forward to many many more years of fun and laughter with honey and him.