Christmas Day and Boxing Day 一些事。

12/24
跟往年一樣，買的Christmas cards總是沒有來得及在Christmas Eve寄完，也許自己做的會比較有動力寫/寄吧。但還是寄出了幾張拖了好幾天的"改造"卡片（拆掉太厚的部份免得郵局強迫我們用包裹的價錢寄出）。

我們出發去多倫多吃大餐 :D 慣例吃了餃子樓，買一個燒肉飯，一個燒鴨飯，又多切了5元的叉燒肉帶走。還有去新開的麥香麵包店買了很多麵包。心得: 下次去燒臘店買叉燒肉/切燒鴨就好，飯還是自己煮的好吃，這樣也比較划算:) 去麥香麵包店千萬不要買老婆餅類的 包子/蛋糕好吃。

另外一個目的地是mississaga的大統華(T&T)，總共買了122大洋的食物 :D 包括了太陽餅，寧記麻辣臭豆腐，類似甜燒餅的餅，台灣的柑仔，大罐的沙茶醬，有點貴的桂冠花枝餃魚餃奇美熟水餃，媽咪交代要吃的小魚乾跟黑芝麻糊，小媽叫我們買生完寶寶可以吃{淺嘗}的麻油跟米酒，米酒盡量蒸發（記得Stephanie說喝完酒等兩個小時代謝後再餵母乳）。

Christmas Eve與當當, ian, 臭豆腐湯一起幸福渡過。

12/25
昨天當當很用心的說要帶我跟ian 出去走走。這是我們結婚以後第一個一起過的耶誕節:) 花了一些時間準備，穿了很多衣服，出門去湖上走走。也是憑著當當絕佳的方向感找到了每次在高速公路上看到的湖。湖上有些人在溜冰了，雖然沒有走很遠（因為我們聽到一個怪聲，很怕是湖要裂開了...)，但還是很有趣，以後有機會也想穿冰刀鞋在湖上溜冰。

這是唯一一張有下巴的照片...。

[少了下巴，多了凸肚臍的Christmas]
i am very grateful about what i have.
even though most friends and families are far away,
we're blessed to be here pursuing our dreams,
to have our little one in belly,
and much more.

12/26 Boxing day
據說Boxing day (week) 是加拿大最便宜的shopping時候。於是，我們去了Ancaster那個方向的mall，ikea, costco。在mall裡逛了the bay, crabtree, children's place, home outfitters, 2nd cup.

收穫是，
The bay: 一條特價的bath towel - 柔軟耐看的金黃色 made in India. $9 after tax

Home outfitters: 一根沒有特價的curtain rod - 平凡的made in china的桿子。$8 after tax

Crabtree: 四個特價的香皂 - 懷孕的咪咪洗了身體不會很癢的椰子奶油皂 60% off。$18 after tax in total.

2nd cup: 大杯沒有特價的咖啡 - 當當跟小姐說一半decaf，結果小姐只倒半杯給他...還好發現了。

ikea: 沒有特價的可愛/氣質寶寶窗簾 - 當當選的，$25 before tax，巴基斯坦製。晚上姑姑睡覺可以比較自在，我們來來回回去浴室比較不會打擾到她。

ikea: 有特價$9.99（但不是因為boxing day)的被套 - 當當選的綠色圈圈，很舒服，比當當現在被套($39-49?)上的圈圈整齊一點，巴基斯坦製。

ikea: 不知道有沒有特價的砧板 - $3.99 當當提議要買的砧板，稍微大一點，適合我們與日俱增的食量，made in India。

costco: 沒有boxing day特價。當當走到床墊區，盯著寶寶床墊，很迅速的搬下來測試。我們發現真的是有差別的firm。於是當當決定要買給ian :) 給他的背/脊椎有個好的開始 :D 真是個體貼的好爸爸。Safety 1st。crib/ toddler mattress。made in Canada。$69.99 +10 after tax。
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回到家以後，替crib裝上輪子(很穩而且有煞車），媽咪買的小狗bed skirt，mattress上套著兩層fitting sheets，再加上小狗圖案的fitting sheet，Baby的床真是PERFECT! 感覺非常安全，跟原來的mattress比起來，新床墊大小安全多了，跟床欄沒有間隙，也更穩更硬一點了。好棒唷！今天買的東西裡面最喜歡的 :D

後來裝窗簾的時候，當當站在椅子上，我往上看，一邊移動，肚子（肚臍的左邊）撞到餐椅的右邊 :( 希望ian沒事才好。 他過了一會兒又開始動來動去。我氣自己很不小心，也氣當當怪我。覺得又難過又委屈。還好後來我們一起假縫窗簾的下襬，心情才慢慢平復一些。

洗完澡，問ian要不要聽故事，他很配合的"動了一下說好"，聽故事也像平常一樣捧場的動著，應該是沒有生媽媽的氣。只是我肚子那塊還是有點酸酸的（是瘀青或心理作用呢?) 。還有我的右腳踝...。

希望新的一年有好運氣，凡事也更謹慎才好。
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其他留到下次買的商品 (ikea): 姑姑的棉被(50左右) 或我們的大棉被(60左右)，ian （床下或change table)整理箱，有蓋子的垃圾桶? laundry basket?

姑姑的其他東西: 床，drawers，＊可以掛手洗衣物的private地方。

二輪片

感覺好像 我們baby 很喜歡跟我們一起看電影

不知道是不是 喜歡電影的配樂

還是喜歡他爸媽看電影時候 喜歡吃很多東西

所以baby也可以吃很多東西

每當電影放下去

baby就很興奮

1/4 to go

差不多剩孕期的1/4啦。最近隔著肚皮推ian, 他都很配合的推/踢回來。真的很好玩。

有時候半夜醒來，他沒有動來動去，我還會有點擔心呢。昨晚夢見他出生，我抱著他的感覺好真實。夢裡，想起忘了餵他的焦慮，也很真實...。

突然回想起 1st trimester的時候，莫名的很想吃泡麵，想吃到不計郵資也顧不得麻煩麗如，幫我從台灣寄過來。現在回憶起來真是莫名其妙，就像後來2nd trimester我在媽寶版裡看到，孕吐的時候，想吃的都是寶寶的爸爸愛吃的東西...。

下次懷孕之前，當當你可以喜歡吃正常一點的東西嗎?

our gifts for ian

We've (and mi's parents and lily) collected some used cute baby clothes for ian, and washed them all with gentle care. we also got him a car seat and a crib! they, perhaps, aren't perfect, but i am thinking, they all come with the best gift we can give him -- love.

we will buy our house and live in it with little ian. we don't buy the most luxury toys or baby items but we will have quality time spent with him. even though we perhaps(or definitely) aren't the richest parents in materials, we can become the most thoughtful parents for him as he grows up. :)

Sometimes I wonder, if we should get new things for our new baby, even though we are using 2nd hand furniture ourselves? I guess, seeing our friends buy new things after their babies arrive somehow influences our decision? But anyway, we don't have the 一大筆錢
so we can (gladly?) keep the spirit we value.

random thought

I'm getting anxious about the breast lump. I thought I wouldn't worry. :( What if it's something bad? 30% of lamps found during pregnancy are cancer related...

$$$ another lesson about cards

加拿大真是個充滿金錢陷阱的國家。
譬如說，上次銀行是個例子。
其他，像是sending Christmas cards.
只是稍微澎一點，寄到台灣一張就要CAN $4。
We would have bought traditional regular boring cards or made our own...

Lisa Ono~ my boy

First time I saw my son, I knew I was in love
Because he was the gift I got from somewhere up above
O wow, o yes, o joy, so joy right here in my arms
He looks at me, I can see he's showing all his charms
Can't remember what I do before I saw his face
But now he's here and I can feel his amazing grace

Watching him play, somehow reminds me of myself
Once upon a different time when I was someone else
O me, o my, I feel so high every single day
O yes, o lay, my lord yea yea watching my son play
First time he'd walk detours I step in to a chance
I took his hand and then we start it likes dance
The first dance was so fine that I never will forget
He held my hand so tightly that I had start dancing yet

My love, my boy, my son, my joy always keep your glow
And know that love will be with you wherever you may go
And if something should fall apart somewhere down the line
Just tell me all about it and I will make it fine

I'd travel many roads before but somehow they were wrong
And sometime we find that life is just a simple song
Even the saddest songs ever human face
I will always keep my son in love's magic place