Amplify Families: November 2008

"David has hit the 6-month mark, and still growing!"

Time really flies when you have a little one in your life.

By now, David has gathered quite a bag of tricks- he can roll over (and back), sit upright (all by himself!), stand (while holding onto mummy's fingers for his dear life), and fly above his playpen (just kidding).

He sure keeps me busy- so you should keep your fingers crossed that this won't be my first, and last, post ha. My life as a stay-home mom is far from that of a tai tai's- think dirty diapers galore (esp when it's diarrhoea season) and rice cereal landing on my lap (we just started solids this week!). How do I keep the house tidy and the piling laundry clean at the same time? I wonder.

But I can say for the past 6 months, God has indeed provided- when the time comes. I have learnt that as a parent- His Grace is always sufficient, and more than I can ever provide for David on my own. Praise God. [Daph]

The following story is inspired by a series of separate but related events. I brought David out one day. He was dressed in a "baby" blue top, with the words, "Chick Magnet" plastered across his Samson-like chest, with denim shorts, the classic dress code for a masculine, male baby boy. A stranger comes up to David, irresistably attracted to his winsome gurgles and charming smile, tries to play with him, then turns to me to say, "So Cute, your baby ... girl?" I was close to replying, "yeah, she loves to cross-dress", but refrained from doing so given that I had just emerged from Sunday mass wherein the gospel was probably, "woe on you, you lawyers" (p.s. that's my day job :) The moral of this story is: David has a pretty face! [Dom]

Anyway, here is a series of captioned pictures of David, our little smiley king!