My baby has been with me for 5 months already! He was born on 19 September. Of course if we want to be exact, he is 21 weeks 6 days.

I cannot believe how fast he’s come along. And I cannot believe I’ve spent every single day with him since his birth. The longest time I’ve been away from him was for 5 hours when I went out to run errands. I wonder if I can cope with being apart with him for a day.

Elisha is blabbering a lot more, and is louder than ever. Today, we thought we heard him say the word ‘HUG’. He was probably playing around with all his newfound consonant and vowel sounds,  and accidenally blended  ‘h’ with ‘ug’ to make ‘HUG’. Nonetheless, being parents, we were thrilled. I squealed with glee and I whisked him off the bed to give him a great big hug.

A part of me wishes that he will grow up fast. But I know that once he does, there is no going back. So I really do relish this time I have with him. Sometimes, I just do nothing but sit and watch him. Quite unproductive, I know, but I can’t help it. It gives me great joy just to sit or lie near him just to admire or smell or cuddle him.

Yes, I LOVE ELISHA!