hello from SA

Daddy says hello from South Africa.
Here are some new friends I met who want to see you.

a guy thing

 

Hugh met his uncle for the first time today. Uncle and nephew hit it off right away despite little boy displaying symptoms of colic. Well, Uncle Ken managed to soothe him by rocking and cradling him. Then it's all smiles again!

lunch with mummy's crew friends

Aunty Jenny came to pick us up and we went to Din Tai Fung & Crystal Jade at Junction 8 for lunch on 12 Jan; that's Aunty Jenny's birthday. Aunty Dewi was late so Mummy and Aunty Jenny ate at Din Tai Fung first. Then they realised there were too many pork dishes served at the restaurant so when Aunty Dewi arrived, we adjourned to Crystal Jade where we had dim sum...of course when I say We, I meant the ladies :)

perfect passenger

There was a slight delay on ground due to airport congestion and Hugh started to get a bit fidgety while the pilots were awaiting the clearance. Mummy tried giving him milk, water and breast to suckle on; rotating all 3 and he finally fell asleep when the plane leveled at 35,000 feet.

The crew fixed the bassinet soon after and Mummy had time to have her lunch in peace and even managed to watch the entire "Journey to the Center of the Earth" while little bub slept soundly for the next 3 hours! Whoopee!

The second half of the flight was more challenging as he was a chameleon of personalities: happy, active, sulky, cranky, bored, etc. Mummy spent that time playing with him, entertaining him, singing to him, walking him up and down the aisles. Pretty tiring but she couldn't have asked for a better first flight for Hugh.

wheel deal!

Luckily strollers are on loan at the new Terminal 3. Hugh seems pretty comfortable in it.

ready for flight

This is Hugh all strapped into his carseat on 10 Jan, waiting for the Emirates driver to send us to the airport.

happy new year!

Goodbye 2008 and Hello 2009! I am really excited about the new year ahead and wish everybody a great 2009. By the way, I am 4 months old today; 59cm long and weigh 6.2kg!