4 pounds!

YES, I've finally gained 4 pounds (probably about 2 kg)! Although I'm still short of 2 pounds to my pre-pregnancy weight, it's an achievement... and I've 20 pounds more to go. Are you the "eat to live or live to eat" type of person? I must say that for me, eating in order to pile on the pounds is quite tedious. I'm persevering... and the baby bulge (or is it more fats?) is probably the best witness to my hard work... haha.

I thank God for the daily grace and strength that He gives, much more than I asked for. I'm almost half-way there. As Charis says... mummy's tummy is growing fat and she can't wait for baby to come out so that she will get to see what he/she looks like. Feeling the little flutters and bounces in my belly certainly brings me closer to the little one and encourages me to hang in there. :)

Storywalk once again!

An annual children's event in Pittsburgh... story booths, activities and craft, lots of fun and walking in the park :) Just a pity that the weather was a little unkind. But as always, Charis enjoyed it! She has grown to love nature... running on the grass, picking little fallen acorns and leaves and even playing on the sand.

One of the most popular amongst the children...
"Tattoo" that took days to go away...
Contributing to the huge poster...
Making a kite...

PAIN! PAIN! PAIN!

Dug up a photo that was taken about 2 months back, during our wedding anniversary... Trying to take a family photo is such a pain, physically.

Managed to get another photo when Charis was in a better mood....


We are still one happy family....

Thinking back now, we really didn't expect the physical testings that started about 2 days after our anniversary.... testings that went on for the next 10 weeks... it's really by God's grace that we survived.

c h a r i s

Random shots

milk an elephant???

The photo says it all!

Since being stuck at home with me, Charis has lots of time for her imagination and creativity to flow. Am I glad that she has these toys to keep her company while I snooze and TK work! I'm thankful that she is so understanding despite the lesser attention on her... well, quite often allowing me to rest and TK to work.

On a cool Sunday evening

It has been a long time since we went out, posted a blog, etc - in fact, a long time since we did anything much. Today we decided to brave it out and made a trip to Schenley Park - there were some activities going on there, and the highlight was a movie showing in the park. However, the highlight didn't materialized due to bad weather. Nevertheless, it was good for us, especially Charis, to enjoy the outdoors for 2 hours.

The park - it was cloudy and we were hoping that the weather would hold.

The fire, police, and a few other departments held a "road-show". Kids could get in the vehicle... try the air-horn, etc.

There were also some craft, and giving out of books and stuff. Here, Charis was choosing a book from a stall manned by some police officers.

We got struck at a stall when Charis was doing her coloring. She is very into drawing and coloring lately, and we must say that she is doing quite well at it. (Maybe will try to post some of her masterpieces up...)

A closer look at the Cathedral of Learning.