Let There Be Life!
2 Jul
It’s time to let the whole world know that… *drum roll*… I’m gonna be a dad! In approximately 6 more months, a new life is going be born into this world. It never really dawned on me before how wonderful and amazing seeing life emerge out of nothing can be. How beautiful God has designed everything, including us infinitely complex human beings, don’t you think? 
“Behold, children are a heritage from the LORD, The fruit of the womb is a reward.” Psalms 127:3
Here’s a picture of Zhiyi’s 4th scan taken on 6th June. This was the first time in as many scans that we could actually see something. All previous 3 scans showed an empty womb and we were very worried that the pregnancy could be an ectopic one. In ectopic pregnancies, the baby grows outside the womb (usually in the fallopian tubes, and these need to be operated on before they grow too big and rupture the tubes). Indeed, God was merciful, and one week after the 3rd scan, I saw what was probably one of the most amazing things I had ever seen – a tiny 1.27cm baby growing inside my wife with a microscopic heart beating increadibly fast.
We were not out of the woods yet though. According to the doctor, Zhiyi had abnormally low progesterone levels (progesterone is a hormone that helps the body sustain the pregnancy and aids in the baby’s growth) – half of the minimum quantity that the body should be producing to be exact! Zhiyi was promptly given medication to help boost her hormone levels. However, the undesirable side-effects are extreme drowsiness and fatigue.
On 28th June, we returned for another scan, and there it was – baby was growing healthily in the womb. In fact, not only was it growing (now 3.3cm), it actually bounced in the womb and twirled round and round. It was so active! My prediction that our baby could be a girl was further strengthened when it stopped moving and posed for us when it was time to take a picture. 
I’m now looking forward to Zhiyi’s next scan on 26th July where, hopefully, the baby’s gender will be revealed (but then again only if he or she coorperates and “poses” properly)!
said before, will say again… CONGRATS !!!!CONGRATS !!!!CONGRATS !!!!CONGRATS !!!!CONGRATS !!!!CONGRATS !!!!CONGRATS !!!!CONGRATS !!!!CONGRATS !!!!CONGRATS !!!!CONGRATS !!!!CONGRATS !!!!CONGRATS !!!!CONGRATS !!!!CONGRATS !!!!CONGRATS !!!!CONGRATS !!!!CONGRATS !!!!CONGRATS !!!!CONGRATS !!!!CONGRATS !!!!CONGRATS !!!!CONGRATS !!!!CONGRATS !!!!CONGRATS !!!!CONGRATS !!!!CONGRATS !!!!CONGRATS !!!!CONGRATS !!!!CONGRATS !!!!CONGRATS !!!!CONGRATS !!!!CONGRATS !!!!CONGRATS !!!!CONGRATS !!!!CONGRATS !!!!CONGRATS !!!!CONGRATS !!!!CONGRATS !!!!CONGRATS !!!!CONGRATS !!!!CONGRATS !!!!CONGRATS !!!!
can’t wait for the D-day
OH wow!!!
You can actually see the form of a human being in the latest scan… so exciting! Praise God! Congratulations!
WOW! Thank you guys! I’m really overwhelmed by your well wishes! If you guys think of any unique names, do lemme know coz I’m having a headache thinking of names.
Evelyn, Elaine, Eve, Esther, Angela, Rachael, Diana, Diane,Catherine, Cecilia, Charlotte, Charlene, Christina, Claire, Elena, Eva, Faith, Hope, Isabel, Joanna, Joy, Juliana, Katherine, Marilyn, Natalie, Patience, Serena, Sophia, Valerie, Vera, Vivian, Zoe.
oh, yeah, tt’s assuming if its a girl. If its a boy, I’ll write again. If you want to know meaning of the names, let me know
Hehe… Patience can be a name too? Never thought about that! I actually like Faith and Hope (and I’ll name my 3rd daughter Love). Unfortunately, my cousin’s name is Faith. I might go with Hope. Zoe is nice too! How bout guys names?
How about a combined name of yours and your wife – Tze Ing? Can be for boy or gal… =)
err… dude, i bet when Ink was asking, its about christian names. Ty and their parents will probably suggest a chinese (and therefore dialect name) for the child. “Ing”??
Patience – Originated from a Latin word meaning stamina.
guys name, in a while..
Someone actually suggested Tze Ing before… who was it arh? Haha… Anyway, hope my parents can come up with a nice Chinese name man considering how pathetic my Chinese is! =P
As i mentioned, this is just for fun, and on ink’s request:
Aaron (this is a joke, pls don’t), Benjamin, Bernard, Benedict (It means
‘blesses by God’ and it is Latin in Origin. This name is bore by more than 20 saints), Daniel, David, Isaac, James, Jason, Jed (=>God’s friend), Jesse, Joel, Jonathan, Jordan, Joshua, Justin, Luke, Luther, Matthew, Nicholas, Noel, Owen, Robert, Ronald, Samuel, Thomas, Valentine, William.
Lots of consideration, how it matches with ink’s surname “kowk”, how my experiences with people with same name, etc…how cool or uncool it sounds in today’s context, etc =P
Congratulations!
Indeed the first scan is always the most magical moment and definitely one that brings tears to your eyes.
Do you need Jap names and Thai names for you lil one too?
Thanks Tiger for all the cool names!!! Definitely have a lot of names to choose from especially Christian names.
Hey Alvin, what good Jap names do you have in mind? I was actually thinking of Jap names too although it has to go with “Kwok”.
Congratulations!
If you want Thai names, ask me.
I think Pris was the one who came up with Tze Ving sometime ago to call us. Jon, thanks for your suggestion, but I will feel like I’m calling myself hehehe.
Kasem – Keep the suggestions coming!
Ming – Your female names sound suspiciously familiar….but thanks for the brain juice. Last time i spoke to INK, he was thinking of the name Catlyn — talk abt cat lover man!