Loopie - Joop

My daughter turned 9 months 4 days ago.  I hope you have enjoyed every minute and every second.  Mummy loves you to the moon and back.  May God bless you with good health, intelligence and loads of good people that can support and sustain you through your life.

Hello my happy baby!  Mummy will always remember the day I first laid eyes on you, just 2 weeks old, all swaddled up and crying for a bottle. Mummy can't always be there for you, so I pray that you be independent and resilient.  And please if you can, don't grow up so fast! May God surround you with lots of  people who love you, and bless you with good health, great wit and a passion for life!

Dressed you up for lunch at Chopsuey Cafe at Dempsey.  You were as usual in good spirits and an absolute angel and mummy and daddy could enjoy a drink during lunch.

Chilling on the sofa after a feed Romper is a bit too big for you, but thanks to the uncles and aunties in daddy's office, you have a romper with your name!  I hope you're always this cheery, my little sweet pea.

You grinned at mummy and daddy this morning!  My heart nearly burst with joy! Hope you can come back home soon!

This is the 9th day you are in Singapore, have you adjusted well? Please eat well, sleep well, and poop well.  Mummy, Daddy and big sister Chewy loves you.

In a little over a fortnight, we'll be seeing our baby girl again.  It's been so long, I hope she has some inkling of what's happening with her and is as excited as we are. There are still many hurdles we have to clear before you become our daughter. I hope you are eating, sleeping and growing well.  Sweet dreams, little one.

On Friday, 21st July 2017, at 1:54pm, I got a text from our agent regarding a one-week old infant girl in Medan.  She was born on Saturday, 15th July 2017, at 8:35am weighing 3.0kg. I glanced at the photos of the baby girl.  After numerous photos of babies, I was initially ambivalent. I tried looking at them logically without emotion. But really, there's no way you could look at this baby and not feel anything. In other words, she's precious.  She may be our baby girl.  OMG. We made plans to see her in Medan on Monday, 31st July 2017.  The plane ride there was marred by a noisy aircraft but we got there safe and on time.  Then came the bumpy, long ride to the agent's house.  Traffic was atrocious as it was a weekday but we had a skillful driver and he got us to where we had to go although you really had to trust him and all the other motorists on the road... Little baby girl was 2-weeks old when we saw her.  She's tiny. She yawned and fussed...