Whoa!!
Mummy sneaked in some tummy time just before bath.
Andre on po po's lap. See the Michelin baby?Today is Andre's 100th day birthday. While this tradition is not typically celebrated in Singapore (the focus is more on the full month party), nevertheless we had a mini cake to celebrate baby's good health so far. Thank God!
Baby tried his first semi-solid food today. A morsel of cheesecake. Blech! >_<
the cake looks yummy! But what's the point? Not as if i'm going to be the one eating it.. hehe...
.. Nevertheless, a pretty cake is always nice to pose with ..
.. My favourite people :)
Daddy and Mummy presented a red packet to Andre for good health, happiness and all the good things we can think of.Some 100th day birthday trivia:
1. Beak-il
Another birthday celebration is Baek-il or the 100th day celebration. During this celebration the family worships Samshin. They give her offerings of rice and soup for having cared for the infant and the mother, and for having helped them live through a difficult period. They give thanks to Samshin and they also pray for jae-ak (wealth), longevity, and cho-bok (original luck). After the prayer the family, relatives and friends then celebrate with rice cakes, wine, and other delicacies such as red and black bean cakes sweetened with sugar or honey. In order to protect the child the red bean rice cakes were placed at the four compass points of the house. This did not only bring protection but was also believed to bring good fortune and happiness. It is widely believed by the Korean people that if one hundred people shared the rice cakes the child will live a long life. So the family would also send rice cakes to neighbors and other folk. Those who receive rice cakes return the vessels with skeins of thread, expressing the hope of longevity, and rice and money, symbolizing future wealth.
1. Beak-il
Another birthday celebration is Baek-il or the 100th day celebration. During this celebration the family worships Samshin. They give her offerings of rice and soup for having cared for the infant and the mother, and for having helped them live through a difficult period. They give thanks to Samshin and they also pray for jae-ak (wealth), longevity, and cho-bok (original luck). After the prayer the family, relatives and friends then celebrate with rice cakes, wine, and other delicacies such as red and black bean cakes sweetened with sugar or honey. In order to protect the child the red bean rice cakes were placed at the four compass points of the house. This did not only bring protection but was also believed to bring good fortune and happiness. It is widely believed by the Korean people that if one hundred people shared the rice cakes the child will live a long life. So the family would also send rice cakes to neighbors and other folk. Those who receive rice cakes return the vessels with skeins of thread, expressing the hope of longevity, and rice and money, symbolizing future wealth.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_Birthday_Celebrations
2. Coincidentally, the 100th day of a child's birth is close to 1 year of baby's conception. So logically speaking, it is also celebration of the child's one year of life. How uncannily true cos the 1st day of my last period is on the 12th of January 2009; my egg was released 2 weeks later. (Although Andre's 100th day birthday is on the 14th Jan 2010, but then he was born 2 weeks earlier. If he was born on his EDD, it would be exactly 1 year!) Cool yah!
2. Coincidentally, the 100th day of a child's birth is close to 1 year of baby's conception. So logically speaking, it is also celebration of the child's one year of life. How uncannily true cos the 1st day of my last period is on the 12th of January 2009; my egg was released 2 weeks later. (Although Andre's 100th day birthday is on the 14th Jan 2010, but then he was born 2 weeks earlier. If he was born on his EDD, it would be exactly 1 year!) Cool yah!
Last but not least, we need to mention that today also happened to be gong gong and po po's 43rd wedding anniversary! We wish gong gong and po po happiness, joy and love forever =)
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