My other Holiday Pictures.....

Here's some pictures of us on Holiday... Next time.. the babies will be joining us!

In Melbourne at the 12 Great Apostles site



Skiing on Mt Buller in Melbourne (my first experience on the Snowboard... wicked!)



Here's where we had our Honeymoon - Tokyo Japan!




And almost the whole Aw family in Taipei...



And recently.. in Bali...




If you want to see more, here's the Slideshow of the Holidayz set

Cheers!

Mommy and Daddy goes for a holiday!!! (short one tho...)

Yup.. Sharon and I took some time off everything and packed out bags to Bali. We stayed at Hard Rock Hotel Bali which is located right in front of the beach and next to Kuta shopping area. Not a bad location to be in and the hotel was decent.

Here's a picture of the pool at HRHB


Here we are at the beach... quite a nice beach if you can get past all the people hassling you to buy something..


Here we are again.. posing by the poolside before we head out shopping at Kuta.


One of the more famous things to do while in Bali is to catch the sunset. You can really do that in Singapore due to the locaton of the beaches and the direction of where you are looking into.



Of course, while in Bali, you should also enjoy their traditional balinese massages and we did that over in Ubud (about an hour drive from Kuta). I did not manage to take a picture of ubud except for the entrance into Bodywork Spa.


We pretty much just took the time to relax and we slept alot.. so much so that we actually fell asleep by the pool and got a bit sunburned. hahaha...We did miss the babies while we were there and we very religiously called back home twice a day to check on the kids. Thanks again to Sharon's parents for covering for us during out trip. It was indeed a good holiday and we look forward to bring the kids out the next time. ;-) (except for the particular airline that we took.... which I will NEVER ever take again... everything else is pretty ok)

Here's another picture of us at the famous Bali beach...


More pix here on Flickr.

Love,
Mommy & Daddy

Here's some pics from last week of the Triplets.

Here's a group shot of them just before we all set out for Church on Sunday. Usually after that, we all head on back to my grandparent's place over in Bedok.


Here's one of Jillian wearing a bandanna. A friend gave us a whole bag of clothes and Jillian was so happy when mommy was looking thru them.



Love,
Mommy and Daddy

Jared.... being very tired. bwhahahah

Jared was scheduled to be cleaned-up before he sleeps but he kept nodding off. hahaha

more pictures..less talk.

Here's one of Joanne on her belly... Belly belly nice!















Here's one of Jared and Jillian... watching TV... abeit.. Upside down















Here's one where Mommy is carrying Jillian.















Finally.. one of all 3 of them on the mattress.

Mommy's Thots.....

I've been wondering and thinking .... ....now that I'm back to work for about a month... ... I still miss the babies quite a bit everyday, given a choice I would rather be home with them more than anything else. I long for weekdays to pass faster, so that the weekends arrive sooner. And when weekend comes I wish time pass slower so that I have more time with them. I guess every working mom will understand how I feel... ... =) but anyhow, 3 babies at a time, it's triple the joy.

People at work always ask me how I cope, I'll just say, you need all the help you can get, so thankfully, grandma(my mom) & 2 maids are around to look after them; (yes, I've got to hire 2 domestic helpers).Grandpa comes home early from work too everyday to help out... =) Me & Gene, we drop by to see the babies every Monday & Wednesday, we pick them up on Friday and come Sunday, we bring them back. So technically, Gene & I have Tuesday & Thursday nites to ourselves. It's a nice break for us to spend some couple time together, do the laundry, do some shopping, watch TV/DVDs...etc =)

2 of 3 Jabs

They went for their 2nd installment of their Jabs. First up was Jared. He didn't even show any signs of pain.. he was too distracted by the nice toys that Dr Tan had in the clinic. Next up was Jillian..as soon as the needle went in.... Waaaaahhhhhhhhhhhh...then Gong-Gong had to try and please her and brought her out for a short walk. Finally it was Joanne. The jab went in.... Cry Cry Cry...like for 3 seconds, then stopped. They may get fever.. they may not. The mommy took leave to stay by their side.... nonetheless.

Their personality is really showing... you can see who is the more "siao-jie" and who is the "I'm down with that..." Will try and post some recent pics.. as you have noticed.. they have more hair now!!

Love,
Mama & Dada

Triplets update... 2 of 3 (Jared & Joanne)

Just had to put it in the title.. to update those new the the blog
site.

Jared has started to learn to turn from his back to the front..
problem is that his arm is often stuck beneath his body so he tries and tries to
get it out till he gets angry with himself. Jillian is also showing signs of
trying to turn but not Joanne. The mommy think she maybe on the more advanced
side that she will skip turning and jump straight into crawling. Don't know how
that is gonna happen... will let you all know if it does. As usual, the weekend
with the babies has been great and a little chaotic when one of the maids are
not around when they go for their Off. I was telling friends that we need to
have n+1 if anyone is to have some breather space.. if not, very challenging.

Here's a pic of Jared and Joanne in the "cage".


Love,
Mommy & Daddy.

Five months a coming...

The triplets are coming to 5 months now and they sure are growing up fast. Compare them to as when they first entered the world, you would never guess that were were delivered at 34 weeks. Leading the pack in-terms of weight is Jared followed by Joanne and Jillian. If you recall, Joanne was the heavier one with Jared as the lightest.. he has since caught up and overtook Joanne in the weight and size. With each passing month, the clothes that were given to them or on-loan are beginning to get lesser and lesser. Clothes for girls are still doing ok but for Jared, not so. So lucky for him, mommy is more than happy to go on a shopping spree.

We recently also got quite a few BabyGap clothes from Sharon's uncle over in Thailand. Apparently, he owns one of the factories that makes the Gap clothing so he got us some of them. hoooooooooooo!Here's a pic of the babies with my sister and Gevin.

















From Left: Jillian, Jared and Joanne

Lov,
mommy and daddy

The babies are little under the weather...

This was bound to happen sooner or later... I was hoping for much later.

Over the weekend, all of them caught the cough. The severity varies between them with Joanne coughing the most and Jared closely behind. Jillian is fairing much better but we fear that the cough might spread to her.. so we need to be extra careful when feeding them and to ensure that they do not share milk bottles and all.

All along, I was trying to avoid crowded places and if friends had children that were sick or recovering.. I tried to see if we could manage that as well. But as the saying goes.. not matter how prepared or how worried you are, they are bound to get sick one day.

Sharon was pretty worried as well so much so that she slept with the babies last nite before we took them to the PD today.

Some good news though, Jared was previously thought to have a slight heart murmur and if it was true, it could be bad as it would mean that there is a hole in his heart. After checks today at the clinic, we are glad to announce that all the babies are fine and we can finally get them covered in the insurance policies that we have bought them. ;-)

Hope the cough they are having is just a passing phase and that they recover quick. Pray for them.

Luv,
Mum & Dad

Back to work for Mommy...

Yup.. Sharon is back at work and we are trying out the arrangements that we've planned. In case you don't know.. here's how things work.

1. Babies are with Sharon's parents. (Thanks to them for helping)
2. The maids assist Sharon's mother with the day-to-day baby things.
3. We (Mom & Dad) go back to Sharon's parent's place to look at the babies and have dinner as well. (not everyday... )
    3a. Either I pick Sharon up at Suntec OR
    3b. Pick her up at Queensway MRT (whichever suits the situation that day)
4. We take the babies home every Friday and bring them back Sunday evening for sunset Mass.
5. Sat we bring the babies back to my parent's place for my parents to see the babies.

As you can see, the schedule is pretty tight and does not leave much room for anything else. Will see how long this arrangement goes before we have to make changes again... stay tuned. ;-)

FV aka DaDa
 

As promised.. babies and their new hairdo...

Here's Jillian. She must be wondering... does this blouse makes me look fat? hmmmm Million dollar question.




















Here's Joanne..... Who turned up the A/C? Sure is cool around here!



















Here's Jared...What's with all the talking.. time to get dressed and GO GO GO!















Luv,
Mommy & Daddy

Baby Updates....

Jillain, Joanne & Jared, will be 4 months old this weekend. How time flies.... =) especially when I have 3 babies to look after at one go. They're all growing well. They're approximately 6kgs. Joanne & Jared are catching up with Jillian, both are longer than her now. All have learnt to suck their tumbs quite well, especially Joanne, she can do it with both hands ....kekeke =)..... Their necks have also began to strengthen quite a bit. I think the next milestone will be for them to roll over and sit up.

We should be seeing Dr. Tan (their PD) in August for their next dose of 6 in 1 jab, by then they should be 5 months old. Hopefully, this time they won't get any fever.

Pray for all of us.

More Pics ..... coming soon....

Love, mommy.

Going back to work...........

I'll be going back to work in 3 weeks time. It was a difficult decision to make. I guess having had triplets, I didn't really have a choice, I have 3 mouths to feed, clothe & diaper. 3 times the medical bills, 3 times the innoculations. Initially, I thot with 3 of them i could justify giving up my career to look after them, not wanting to miss out on any of their developments, their 1st smile, 1st gurgling, 1st roll over, 1st crawl, 1st step etc.... many many 1sts, 2nds & 3rds...... with 3 of them, everything is triple times over. So in order to provide for them better and to save up as much as I can, I have to go back to work, until such time when they're a little older (maybe 2 or 3 years old), I'll consider staying at home to look after them. As for now, the grand-parents will be taking over.

I realised this is the most difficult decision to make. To leave my darlings at home with my parents on weekdays and only taking them home on weekends. I will miss them dearly, having spent so much time with them day in & day out. When I go back to work, weekends will be very precious. I think only working moms will understand how I feel.... =( I'm so reluctant to go back to work.......arh...arhhh...

Babies on Four Millian Smiles website...

Have you submitted your BIG Singapore smile yet? If not, go do it now! :-) The triplets have done it.. and here's the link to their mural.

Jillian - http://www.smiles2006.com/module/mural&int_cur_position=9048&h=12880
Joanne - http://www.smiles2006.com/module/mural&int_cur_position=9164&h=12885
Jared - http://www.smiles2006.com/module/mural&int_cur_position=9164&h=12886

Here's the info and link to submit your pics.

Requirements
Your picture should be square, no less than 200 pixels in width and no more than 1MB in size.

Face the camera straight-on and flash thatgorgeous smile!

A full facial shot is always preferred. We like tosee you smile.

Each person may submit only one entry. Each picture may only be submitted once.Any subsequent submissions will override the first.

Submit - http://www.smiles2006.com/module/submitpic

The Triplets 1st MTV!!!

Video updated!! This video has gone thru about 7 revisions on different video editors and it's finally redone again using Adobe Premiere Pro v2.0 (Eval). It's a little better than the native MS Movie Maker as it offers more encoding options. Other changes made was to the background sound and the storyboarding of the video. Enuff talk, here's the newly released video! Check it out!!!

The babies had their hair cut...

pictures would be up soon... stay connected!

A visit to the PD for their 6 in 1 jab (1st dose)

Jillian ..... waiting patiently, where's everyone, I thot we're going shopping....=)














This is Joanne, all dressed to go shopping.......

Jared fell asleep while waiting for his 2 Jie Jies to get dress..... sigh girls are so slow....or is it mommy..... kekekeke=)

The babies are 12 weeks old, they weigh about 5 kg now. Joanne is the tallest, followed by Jared & Jillian. They had their 6 in 1 jab yesterday... Baby Jillian cried the loudest..... Joanne & Jared were more brave, they only cried for a short spell. As Dr Tan has not seen them for a month, he says they all look different and they are growing very well... they don't look like premies anymore..... they are also developing well. Only Jared has alittle heart mur mur (maybe due to his rapid growth or there's a hole in the heart; I pray that it's due to his growth & not a hole in the heart)..... he is given iron supplements now, there's very little Dr Tan can do now for him, but wait & see if this condition persist till Jared's 6 months old... then his condition can be accessed. Hopefully, Jared will out grow this heart mur mur.......(dear frens, pray for him ok) other then that all of them are happy babies, feeding & sleeping well.... soon they'll be sitting up and turning...... can't wait =)

Some Baptism Photos........

Mervin, Debbie, Mommy & a crying Joanne...... =)
Grandma & Jillian...... Grandpa & Joanne.....
A group photo of Babies, Godparents, Grandparents, Mommy & Daddy......

Like Gene mentioned, most of the photos are lost, and these are the only few good ones found in Grandpa's camera..... Grandpa had shakey hands (carry grandkids too much..... ;-)), most pictures were blur.....

Sorry Leonard & Celest, couldn't find a nice picture of you guys with Jillian..... all of them turned out blur......

Lucky we have a group photo..... =)

The Triplets got Baptised on Sunday!! (11 June 2006)

Yes.. they got their entry tickets into God's kingdom. :-)

Here's the breakdown on who is who's Godparents.

Jillian Sarah Aw
Godparents: Leonard and Celest Chong

Joanne Sophie Aw
Godparents: Mervin and Debbie Siow

Jared Samuel Aw
Godparent: George and Amelia (sorry... what's George surname again? heheh)

p/s Bold names are the Baptism names.

There was going to be a few pictures of the ceremony BUT my damn SD card got corrupted!!! aaarrrrgggghhhhh!!!!!! Will just get another one that is MORE reliable. Damn SDcard.

The mass started at 4pm and it was raining. (Blessings from Heaven!) The Chongs and the Siows were running late again (what's new? hehe) Good thing Celest came in time to pass Jared the Baptism gown..thx!!! The whole mass went on pretty well with the expectations of babies crying and all. This week in Church was also Holy Trinity Week which so happens to also be OLPS first infant baptism of Triplets! What a nice coincidence! *snaps* *snaps*

Will add more when i can now... with pics if I can.

Lov,
Mom and Dad

Triplets with Dr Suresh Nair (Sharon's Gyne)

Triplets with Dr Suresh Nair (Sharon's Gyne)
Originally uploaded by fixedvariable.

Today (Sat), we set off on a bold mission. To conquer Orchard Rd and do what no parent with triplets (not that I know of anyway).. Shopping and have lunch (together and at the same time). Alas, we tried and failed and only manage to get this great pic of the family with Dr Nair. All is not lost though. We did have lunch .... but not at the intended place... and we set off from home.. all tired.

Today's experience taught us NOT to plan. Net time, we just GO GO GO. Planning is for wimps! :-)

Lov,
Mom & Dad & Family.

Joanne - She's awake too!

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Originally uploaded by fixedvariable.

Yeah.. Jared and Joanne got up about the same time and I manage to capture them on "film".

Jared... Awake!

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Originally uploaded by fixedvariable.

Here's a pic of Jared... He just got up and he's taking in the sights.

Almost a week !!!

Short one today... It has been almost 7 days now since Sharon and the babies have moved back to stay with her parents. The family is coping with the changes and the babies are getting used to the different environment and childcare techniques. I would be heading in for my annual reservist soon (30/05 - 10/06) and I'm not too sure if I would be staying out.

Jared - Taking it easy...

Jared - Taking it easy...
Originally uploaded by fixedvariable.

Jared showing who is boss around the house...

Jillian - Happy Babe!

Jillian - Happy Babe!
Originally uploaded by fixedvariable.

Here's a pic of Jillian taken with Daddy's new mobile phone, Sony Ericsson w810i.

She's staying with Sharon's parents now.. so they are getting into the flow of how the Lee's do things. :-)

Jared.In.Arms

Jared.In.Arms
Originally uploaded by fixedvariable.

Jared...(03) In the wise words of Arnie -> "Who is your daddy and what does he do?" bwhahahahha

Jillian.In.Motion

Jillian.In.Motion
Originally uploaded by fixedvariable.

Jillian...(01) begin carried one morning after taking her shower. She's pretty grumpy and was moving alot hence the slightly blurred picture.

Joanne.Taking.It.Easy

Joanne.Taking.It.Easy
Originally uploaded by fixedvariable.

Joanne...(02) Hi hi.. my daddy took this picture of me while I was lying in bed. I don't want to sleep yet!!!! Can you see my hands waving behing? hiiiiiiiii

The long awaited updates... Sorrie guys!!!

As you all can imagine, it's been really tough with the 3 babies at home. It's been about a month now since we have been staying at my parent's place over at Bedok and things are about to change again. The current arrangement with my parent's is taxing out everyone and we need to get additional help to get through this period. Considering our options, Sharon's parents suggested that we hire another maid and move back to their place in Hume. This is also taking into consideration that Sharon is going back to work in July and the extra help and hand is needed. So it looks like it moving time again back to Hume. Hume is not very big so I might have to either sleep in the hall or with my Brother-in-Law. I could always sleep at my own home in SK or go back home to my own parent's place in JLB (Bedok). As with most things.. all this is rather fluid and WILL change as we go along. Pray for us to find a workable solution to this...

Some details on the babies now... the babies are growing well and they just started on their Vacination cycle.. they just got their BCG jab on Monday (8th May 2006) and the next jab is on the 12 of June. The follow up one could induce a fever in them so we need to be monitor them closely. Jared's crying is rather distinct with a lowly growl.. whenever he cries, you know it's him. Joanne is the fussy-pot. She take no nonsense from anyone and will scream her lungs out whenever she is taking a bath, feeling hungry or just not in the mood to sleep. Jillian is a bit milder but she is picking up on the 'attention-seeking' bit from her younger sister. She has been rather constipated so the PD recommended a new milk formula for her. She is on Dumex and the rest is still on Similac. Not the cheapest milk on the market but since it is for our children.. we have to try and give them the best.. as would any loving parent. :-)

Will post some updated pics of them when I can.. till then, take care and God Bless.

Luv,
Mom & Dad

Just over a month...

Yupz.. the babies just celebrated their 1-month. Alot of relatives and friends came to share in the fun. Thanks goes out to all who came and thank you for the gifts. :-)

Here are some pics of the babies.
Dr Nair with us.




















Here's them on show... during the 1-month celebrations.

Parenthood.. 26 days in.

This parenting thing is not as easy and with 3 at a go, the effort required is three fold. As mentioned by Sharon, we need all the help we can get and it's not easy getting them. Current arrangement as it stands, Sharon's mom stays in with us most of the days.. except for the weekends and my mother swings by daily from Bedok and leaves at around 6pm. My mother is with us everyday but only during the days as she has to rush back home and look after my younger sister (16yrs old). My mother does not drive and so she has to either gets a lift from my retired dad or take a 1hr 30mins journey to my place in Sengkang. She has to do this almost everyday. :-(

So when night comes around, with Sharon's mother not around, we are left alone to fend for ourselves. We do have a maid with us, but she is there mainly to do the housework and to cook for us. The maid has alot of catching up to do before we are pleased with her performance. So with that, you know we can't depend on her for anything major unless we have to.

Also mentioned by Sharon, I have a day job and it's not easy working in the day and not getting enough rest at home. So far since the babies are back, I haven't had any decent sleep and I don't think Sharon has either. What I worry is if one of us falls ill, then we are in trouble as it means we would be down a pair of helping hands.

With Sharon's mother taking a 1 month holiday to China in April, we have to seriously consider how we can manage with just the two of us. Yes, my mother will still be around, but how can they handle 3 babies and still expect Sharon to rest in the day (since she tries and cover the night feeds). Not many options left and one of them is to consider moving back to my parent's place in Bedok. This would help as my mother will always be around and to add to the goodness of this, we have very nice neighbours.. the Chongs! who we can call for help if required. (I hope! :-) )

Pray for us to get thruogh this period. We need all the help we can get.

Love and hugz,
Mommy & Daddy.

Jared is home..... i.e. All the Babies are home =)

Hi, all the babies are finally home.... Jared came home on Wednesday when we brought Joanne for her 1st check up with her PD. Joanne weighs approx. 2.27kg, Jilllian wweighs approx. 2.02kg now..... Jared will be catching up with big sisters soon..... =)

And as expected, it's a "mad house", with millk feeds, crying, sleeping & lastly clearing of soiled diapers. And trust me, these babies "poo" alot......lots of help is required, both grandmas have been mobilised to help out as much in the day, while I usually cover the night feeding with Gene. It's a tuff job man....!!!! =) I'm sleep deprived. I usually try not to disturb Gene unless I really need his help, but he hears their cry too.... so I guess we have to sacrifice some of our sleep and we understand what most parents go thru now, but ours is triple the effect all at one go..... So here's what Gene and I have worked out, he'll go to bed earlier and then he can try to cover their early morning feeds while I'll stay up late to cover their wee hour feeds.... so lets see if this pattern works for both of us. =) hahaha..... I'll keep all posted.... maybe other triplet parents can use our arrangements as well.....

We'll post more photos as we go along and when we can afford the time.... stay tuned.....

Luv,
Dad & Mom.

Jillian is back home!!!

*snaps* *snaps*

Guess who called in the morning.. the PD! Yupz... he gave his green light on Jillian and she was back home with us in the afternoon. With them together, it still hard to tell who is who. Ha! Features aside, you can still tell who is who by their size... as Joanne is a bit bigger.

Jared should be back home soon so this week things are set to be exciting. Stay tuned! ;-p

Love and Hugs,
M & D

Sleepless Nites... and tots

Hahaha.. as expected, we haven't been getting enough sleep at night. The first nite was bad cause whenever Joanne made any noise, I would wake up. Not good. Second night is better and now, I'm getting used to it. Whenever Joanne requires a feed or changing, Sharon would wake up and do the required. Sounds bad for the husband not to do anything right? Well, I try to offer help if I can but I would be really tired out the next day.

With the rest of them coming back next week, it's gonna get even tougher and with how things are happening around here. We might need extra help and might consider shifting back to my parent's place. There are pro and cons with doing that, but I guess, there would be more pros than cons.

Joanne has been eating well and her habits are pretty predictable. It's either "feed me" or "clean me". I don't about the other two.. I just pray we can manage them.

Today at church during homily, Father talked about persistence and to look forward towards the goal/target. hmm..... Something to think about as I end today's blog entry.

Lov,
Mum & Dad