Taiwan Without Him

We finally made the decision to go Taiwan....sans baby.

It wasn't an easy one for me to make. Mums constantly feel responsible for their children's well being in every aspect. And Ian always prefers me over everyone else (which I secretly enjoy! Haha) so I feel even more compelled to consider bringing him there. My gynae Dr Ang told me it's worth the trouble cos "you'll have lots of memories of that first trip"....

However for my husband, it was a straightforward decision. It was from one Sunday when we brought Ian to church with us and he couldnt sit still for even half a minute. And another time when we brought Ian to dinner with friends at Seafood Paradise, and he couldnt sit still for even half a minute, where Ian also sucked Glenn's iPhone and where Ian dipped his hand into the mango pudding, spilling half of it and smearing the residue on his clothes. Glenn concluded that Ian will be staying put in Singapore with his grandparents.

Actually, the most important consideration was that I know Ian will be well taken care of for that 3 days. By his doting grandparents, by my responsible helper, and most of all, by God Himself who is the One behind the scenes even when I'm around. This blessed and comprehensive support we have really freed us to go ahead.

Of course, every night we end up missing Ian, scrolling through our iPhones' photo albums and videos from 1st to last. Rarely do I look forward to heading home from a holiday. I kept imagining how Ian will react seeing me after 3 days' absence - will he squeal in delight or will he cry and chide me for leaving him behind?

That night, settling to bed back at home, I spoke into my little darling's ear "Mummy's back home, missed you so much...Muak." The following morning, he awoke to find both of us back on his left and right, snoozing away as usual. He poked at my back till I woke and upon turning around to face him, he just smiled his wide cheeky Mummy-I-love-you smile. He did the same to Glenn.

And thus we were reunited and life immediately went back to our normal and mundane, but tremendously sweet and blessed routine.