Bittersweet parting Feb 2006

Three months have flown by and it's time for Mum and Pa to go home to KL... we're all sad but trying to keep a stiff upper lip

We enjoyed their stay very much, all that home cooking and catching up on family happenings back home in Malaysia, travelling around Nassau and showing them Harbour Island. We got to celebrate Patrick's birth,Christmas, Kev's birthday AND Chinese New YEar together and here are some pics to prove it

Here's my support team minutes before Patrick's arrival

And here's Patrick Ross 2 minutes post-womb!

Christmas was a smashing hit of course, we got presents all the way from Malaysia not to mention a Malaysian Christmas dinner!






We celebrated Kev's birthday on Jan 16 ... our present to him was to take Mum and Dad out for a scrumplicious dinner at Cafe Matisse our favourite restaurant

Chinese New Year January 2006

2006 began with a bang! Poh-poh and Kong-kong were still here and we were able to welcome the New Year of the Dog in style. Everyone's been enjoying the great food since Poh-poh and Kong-kong arrived in November to welcome yours truly, Patrick Ross to the family. I was still strictly on baby formula at this time so I'm looking forward to my trip to Malaysia next year to sample all the goodies. Mummy is looking rosy due to the good food and protective care of Poh-poh and Kong-kong during her confinement. It was so effective that she is still rosy a year later heh heh. We are all smiles because it's such a blessing to be with your family and we don't get to do this very often. Kon Hee Fatt Choy!




Look at that spread .. all home made and some hand-carried from Malaysia ... now THAT'S love... Thanks Poh-poh and Kong-kong



The kids paying their respects to the elders ...

Third ...

And last but not least ... we present Patrick Ross born to us on November 3 2005. He was a really calm baby, hardly ever crying when he was first born and truly patient. He looks exactly as baby Bernie did and is pretty laid back. We think he resembles Kong Kong Bernard most of all. Patrick has become much more outgoing and assertive (to put it mildly) as he approaches his first birthday. He is mostly smiley but can be very vocal and expressive when he isn't getting his way. His brothers love him very much and are forever kissing and hugging this bundle of joy. He was the littlest one at birth but the way he's going we think he will probably be the largest of them all when all is said and done.

Second ...

we had Ryan 8 years and 20 days later! He came into this world kicking and screaming on September 28 2002. Ryan was a very loud baby, and God help us if we didn't have his bottle ready and waiting when he opened his eyes. All our neighbours knew when he had to wait for his bottle. Ryan's babyhood was a pretty exhausting time for Wayne and me, what with us both being 8 years older and trying to cope with an intense baby who was very different from our calm Bernie. It was a hard time for Bernie also, trying to adjust to this new addition who was taking up all his parents' time and attention. Needless to say Ryan brought a lot of change and excitement to our family but we all survived him and he is our sweetboy

First ....

we had Bernie. It's hard to talk about Bernie without gushing so you have been warned. Bernie was born on September 8 1994 when Wayne and I were young :) He was a great baby, very healthy and calm. He didn't sleep very much until he was about 3! When he was about 1 1/2 years old he brought us a "B" from his toy set and said "B" and that's when we realised we had a genius in the family.

Greetings ....

Welcome to our Bahamian Malaysian blog ... yes, we're finally joining the rest of you in 21st century weblife. This past May, Wayne and I celebrated 12 years of wedded blips ... opps I mean bliss. 3 boys, 1 house, 3 cars, 2 dogs and numerous pet fish later, we are still alive and kicking. We're new to blogging so be patient ... we'll be updating this somewhat regularly. We'd love to hear from you and share our lives and our lovely Bahamaland with you
Lots of love Wayne, Trina, Bernie, Ryan and Patrick