Direct from the airport @ 0700 hrs

Lucas, Vinc and myself will be boarding the plane in another 30 mins and since I have some time on hands, thought I'll do a quick entry.

The 3 of us will be heading to Hong Kong for a 4 day fun-filled tour of Ocean Park and Disney Land. The trip is meant to allow us some private time with Lucas. With the arrival of Lyra, it is inevitable that Lucas might feel a bit neglected so this trip will allow him some undivided attention.

Since Lyra is only 6 weeks, I had thought it wouldn't pose much of a problem to leave her with my mum, and a big storage of BMilk. At 6 weeks, babies generally do not have any attachment or recognition of their main care givers. I was wrong.

Last night, Lyra had a tough time adjusting. She obviously knows granny is not mummy and cried very pitifully. She also rejected the milk bottle. After almost 2 hours of crying, she drifted off to sleep, only to wake up 1 hour later. Again, she rejected attempts to bottle feed her. Sigh... we had assumed that since she is okay with the bottle in the day, she would be okay at night. :( I felt horrible. Every cry tug at me and I had to control my tears.

Then my mom had an idea. She tossed one of my well-worn t-shirt over her shoulder and immediately, Lyra calmed down. The smell must have been familiar and soothed her.

Anyway, I hope and pray that she will adjust well. More updates again when I'm back.