Milestones

Ethan boy finally rolled over today! He was relaxing faced up on his mattress and I was just lying next to him. He turned his head to face me and as I spoke to him, he lifted his right leg over his left, used his arms to steady himself and *flipped* himself on his front!

I was ecstatic! Heh… it didn’t matter that Ethan did not know what to do now that he has rolled over. He seemed amused and surprised with the new view he had made himself see, and didn’t mind being on his front at all!

Well, I guess the next step is crawling (gasp!) but for now I will enjoy watching his manouevres while he rolls over every so often.

Here I go….uhhh…uhhh…….ummmph!!

Ta-daaa..!!!!!

In a simple, yet meaningful ceremony, Ethan was baptized today in the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit in the afternoon. Both his grandparents came to witness this special occasion, beaming with pride. We invited Ethan’s grand-uncle (our AKU a.k.a Uncle Calum) to be his godfather, so technically Ethan will need to address his godfather as “Kay-pah-koo-kong” (Godfather + Grand-uncle all-in-one)… what a mouthful huh?We were kinda worried that he would start crying during the baptism, but thankfully he sat through the entire hour patiently. God answers prayers 🙂

In a coincidental manner, there was another baby named Ethan being baptized at the same time too, so Father Francis Anthony had to say “Ethan Chua” every time he referred to our boy.

Before the baptism: Ethan (surprisingly) behaving himself

Ethan posing for a shot while being baptized with holy water…

…and one for the album…

After the baptism, we all adjourned to Cherry Sweet Thai Restaurant in town for dinner.

We had a nice lunch at Maple Gold Restaurant in town to commemorate Ethan’s Full Moon. There were 3 tables in total, comprising relatives from both Pete’s and my side.

When we arrived at the restaurant, all the invitees were already there and as expected, Ethan became the main attraction. We put Ethan in his infant car seat and placed the seat on a table in the room, in perfect full view of everyone.

We also ordered traditional full moon packages from Eaton, with angkoo, glutinous rice and curry chicken. Eaton? Coincidence? You bet.

Ethan sleeping at home before leaving for Maple Gold