In-dependence...

I will be flying to Hong Kong tomorrow night for 2 nights with ZX. It will be the 1st time Daniel is sleeping without mummy by his side. Gulp! I hope all things go well for him. So I have come out with "soothing" measures by sending him and Choy Che to my in-law's place for those 2 nights. And of course, how can we forget his "yao lan" (or simply known as "sarong") where he can be soothed to dreamland without being nursed. Oh, did I mention, Daniel actually BROKE the yaolan! Thank God Choy Che was holding it when it broke so Daniel didn't hit the ground. ZX and I got a thicker material this time.

God, please be with him when I am not around... Sigh... I guess it's a process every parent would have to go through, that is allowing your child to grow... independently. With my office table acting like a shrine for Daniel, I am constantly reminded our 1st gaze at one another (taken on his arrival day) and his dependence on his parents.

Surprisingly, after my in laws came back from a 4-day trip to Macau, he refuses to be carried by his granny! As we all know, he loves his granny more than his mummy (sometimes) because granny can bring him "kai-kai". But these days, he is just refusing her to carry him. I wonder why... Will he do that to me if he doesn't see me for 2 days?

Anyway, Daniel is especially clingy now, making it real hard for me to get to work. Sigh, baby baby... I need to let you grow... but at the same time, in the secret corner of my heart, I wish you'll always be my li'l baby who always screams in excitement whenever I reach the door after a frustrating jam at Causeway. Definitely lights up my evening. :)

So off to Hong Kong...! Time for me to be... independent.