My Very First Encounter with Eavia

Mummy and daddy brought me along for mummy's routine check with Dr SC Quek last Thursday (07/04/11) evening. I was all excited and looked forward to the scan as i've always been getting updates of the scan through mummy after her gynae visits. Mummy and daddy were impressed that i could clearly visualize how the scan goes by after mummy's description coz i would ask related questions and got all interested. For example, mummy told me that there's a screen in gynae's consult room to view 妹妹; gynae put gel on mummy's tummy before commencing the scan; 妹妹 receives food and oxygen from mummy via umbilical cord (yes, i could pronounce umbilical cord clearly when mummy showed me a photo of an application on her iphone once when she was barely 5 weeks preggy). Knowing i'm interested in 妹妹's development, mummy bought an easy to read pictorial book on pregnancy from the bookstore for me. Mummy went through the stages of 妹妹's monthly growth with me and i explained to 奶奶 in mandarin what mummy told me on the following day. I even requested mummy not to scold me too loudly coz 妹妹 can hear it:(

But nothing beats the hands-on experience. Dr SC Quek chatted with me for the longest time during my 1st visit to his clinic. He asked me my name, age, school, whether i'm aware that mummy is expecting a baby, the mosquitoe bite on my forehead, toyed around with my balloon sword, etc. He totally neglected mummy, which of course mummy didn't mind coz that's what she wanted - to get me totally involved and enjoy the experience. Dr Quek asked if i wanted to see my 妹妹, i nodded and he held my hand and led me to the examination couch. Dr Quek asked me to help him activate the button on the machine, i did as told. He even passed me the gel and held my hand to spell out my name on mummy's tummy. Yes, a huge E A G A N was spelt on mummy's tummy. Can you imagine the amount of gel used? The gel was flowing down from the sides of mummy's tummy. Poor mummy had to use lotsa tissue to wipe away the excess before she got herself soaked in gel. Hee hee...

We began the scan with me activating the button again. Here's the conversation between Dr Quek and i during the scan:

Dr Quek: "Eagan, what's this thing that's round and hard?"
Me: "That's my 妹妹's head!"
Dr Quek: "Good!"

Dr Quek: "What's this thing that's moving"
Me: "Oh, that's my 妹妹's heart!"
Dr Quek: "Oh your 妹妹 (noticed that i kept emphasizing my 妹妹) Correct."

Dr Quek: "Now tell me, what's this thing that's long and straight?"
Me: "That's my 妹妹's umbilical cord."
Dr Quek: "Hmm...you're close. But it's her hand actually."
Me: "Ohhh..."

It was such a wonderful experience and i'm sure i'll remember it for as long as i could. And now, i've been asking mummy when's her next gynae visit:-)

For the record, i used to refer to the baby in mummy's tummy as "your baby" when mummy first updated me that she was pregnant. Mummy corrected me and said it's not "her baby" but "our baby". From then on i realised i've a "share" in this baby which is great. I've been talking to 妹妹 few times per day ever since mummy's pregnancy. I will "make milk" and "feed" 妹妹 in the train every morning on our journey from home to school. I also told mummy that i want 妹妹 to have long hair just like Rapunzel, pretty and sweet. I tend to nag at mummy for taking spicy food and cold drinks because those things will pass through the umbilical cord and cause 妹妹 to cough. I'll 'scold' mummy for being forgettful that she is not supposed to carry me whenever she stretches her arm wanting to carry me. Such a nag, i know. But for the seek of my 妹妹, mummy has to sacrifice. Haha...mummy is getting a taste of her own medicine for always disallowing me to eat/do this and that.

I hug and kiss 妹妹 everyday and never fail to emphasize i love 妹妹 sooooo sooooo sooooo much. Mummy and daddy are certianly happy about my reaction and the amount of love i have for 妹妹 on the nitty gritty day to day stuff i say and do. They are worried that i've all along been getting 100% attention from everyone in the family for the past 3.5 years and that i would feel neglected after 妹妹 comes along. They've been telling me that their time and attention will be divided between 妹妹 and i but reassured me that they will love us both equally. I told them ok but no one's gonna be certain what's going to happen in future. For now, i will just enjoy the undivided bonding with them:-)

I Gave Her A Name

As some of you might be aware, i've been promoted to be a big brother. Mummy is expecting a girl and is 25 weeks plus into her pregnancy. Mummy didn't want to announce the news until her detailed scan on 03/03/11 when she was 20 weeks pregger.

Mummy was having a conversation with 奶奶 a day after her detailed scan while walking me to the bus stop after school. They mentioned 妹妹(referring to my cousin mei mei Renise) and i asked which 妹妹 were they referring to because there's so many 妹妹. Then 奶奶 casually asked me to give my very own 妹妹 a name for easy differentiation. Mummy thought it's weird to ask me since she herself has been having problem short listing a suitable name for 妹妹. But to their surprise, i told them 妹妹's name should start with letter "E" just like me, mummy and daddy. I also told them that there should be a "v" in her name. Before mummy could ask why the need for a "v", i came out with a name - Eavia (pronounced as A-Via). Eagan (pronounced as A-Gan) and Eavia. Not bad, i thought and 奶奶 thought the name is easy to pronouce too, even for old folks. Mummy asked how i came out with that name and if i've any friend by the name of Eavia? I told her no and cheekily told her Eavia is my 妹妹 lor. Before boarding the bus, instead of saying bye bye to mummy, i waved goodbye at mummy's tummy and say "Bye bye Eavia".

Mummy was so excited and called daddy to tell him about the name and he too agreed that it's an unique and easy name to pronouce. I am so proud that i'm the one who gave 妹妹 a name. Since then, we've been to referring to my 妹妹 as Eavia which is so much easier:-)