Dedicated to my secondborn. This sweet, doe-eyed girl is my rainbow baby who came at a turbulent period in my life after experiencing a loss in Sweden.
I remember it was one of the most nerve-racking moments when I went for her first ultrasound, hoping with every ounce of my being that I could see a flickering dot and hear her heartbeat. Thankfully, I did and it was truly one of the best feelings holding her in my arms the moment she was born. Three years later, she became a big sister and it warmed my heart seeing her gentle ways and loving heart.
This is the child who dispelt my worries and proved that middle child theories do not always hold true. She is boisterous, vivacious, animated, filled with joie de vivre and has a zest for life. She didn't kick up a fuss when she had to suffer six stitches after a fall, and didn't even whine when the nurses told her she had to go into the room on her own without me. She is the sporty one who loves to swim, dance, be out under the sun and just run around.
Unlike her siblings who sometimes say that they wished they were not the eldest or youngest, she is instead the one who never complains about her birth order and sees it as a blessing to have a big sister to look up to and a little brother to dote on.
Her joy was infectious when she first knew about baby #4 and she proudly declared "I'm going to be the best babysitter for Xiaodi." And I have no doubt she will be. After all, she is the sweet, sensitive daughter who helps me carry the groceries, holds my hand and tells me she can carry my backpack when we go out because she says Mama is pregnant and shouldn't carry heavy stuff.
2021 got off to a good start for her as she received her Character Award, got appointed to be a School Captain and has started on her leadership training sessions. Way to go, Ariel! Can't wait to see you shine even more on your stage in life and you can be sure that I will always be here cheering and rooting for you. Remember that you are special and will always hold a unique place in my heart, my dear.
Looking forward to seeing you become a big sister all over again. ❤
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7.
At the age of seven, this girl amazes me in more ways than one.
Like how she learns to play the piano faster than I can keep up, how she skipped the first three stages of her SwimSafer Test and went straight to bronze, how she loves to cook and is good at using knives to chop, how she loves to watch zombie shows with her and is so composed and chill, and how she draws cute comics and writes sweet messages in her cards to us.
Much more importantly, she has the biggest heart and that is easily seen from how she dotes on her little brother and cares for her elder sister. In fact, she is often the mediator when it comes to resolving conflicts and helps to break up fights between the other two. She will try to reason with both, pacify them, calm them down and when that fails, she brings one party, usually the boy, to another corner and suggests games to play together so everyone is happy.
I always thought being the middle child would be hard because she has big shoes to fill and doesn't enjoy get out of jail free cards as much since she is not the baby of the family anymore. It is definitely not easy and I see her struggling from time to time too. However, she also showed me how it can be an amazing journey too because you get the best of both worlds, an elder sibling to learn from and do advanced activities with and a younger one to play with and still enjoy doing the kiddy things.
That said, we still have a few things to work on, like how she has a tendency to roll eyes, do facepalms or make snappy remarks at times. But then again, so do I. Haha. As far as I know, we are in a good place for now and a lot of credit goes to this little one.
May you always have that sparkle in your eyes, that infectious laughter and that willingness to give more than you receive. I ❤ you, dear Ariel!
P.S. Love this solo shot of her by @bloomphotographysg looking lovely in the hand me down dress from Jiejie. Yup, that's another thing about being a secondborn. Her smile always warms my heart and cheers me up, and she is definitely my ray of sunshine. 3 more days till our photoshoot giveaway ends, hop over to join in now, yeah?
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Presenting my animated and frisky little BUTTERFLY!
This girl has the funniest facial expressions and the most infectious laughter in our home, which is why it always makes me smile seeing her just being her bubbly self and finding joy in the little things around her.
Anyway, she came home earlier this month saying that there is a parent-and-child assignment where we need to come up with a DIY costume of an animal book character using only recyled materials. We flipped through many of her storybooks and went through a list of shortlisted characters before she eventually decided that she wants to be a pink butterfly. Yup, so pink butterfly it is.
What we used for the costume: Pink and black felt, ribbons, pompoms, pipe cleaners, press studs, cardboard, newspaper and stickers.
Yup, you might recognise her cardboard wings from a previous #Creativity521 project. Phew, so glad we still kept it intact all these years! Other than that, we did everything from scratch and it took me a few nights of sewing before everything was put together - the six legs took me the longest time. I didn't wanna use glue or tape for fear that the pieces will come off easily since she is going to wear the costume on her own in school, so everything was sewn by hand.
I know there are many areas for improvement, for instance the wings can be much bigger, the legs should be bent and so on. But, that huge beam on her face when she put it on and started to 'fly' showed how much she ❤ it and that's all I need to know.
Cherishing these opportunities to make memories that will last us for a lifetime. It doesn't matter if she wins or not because from all the smiles, joy and thank you hugs, we are already victorious.
May you continue to fly up high, believe in miracles and never give up when the end seems near - for it is just a brand new beginning of all things wonderful.
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