Strangely enough, I have no idea who took this photo! I know it was taken in our temporary apartment in Singapore a few days after Mhairi was born. She was a tiny toot (2.2 kilos) and we had to wait until she put on some weight before she could get her vaccinations. We were also worried about getting back to Indonesia, where we were living at the time, as our visa was running out at the end of December. However, we managed to fatten her up, get her vaccinations and travel back to Balikpapan in time to get our visas renewed. She was a determined little warrior then, and still is! Happy Birthday to our lovely lass.
What a lovely memory! Our boy was half that weight, born at 29 weeks. I keep finding more things we have in common! I think 2024 ought to be the year I make it to Scotland and meet you for a laugh and a chat, eh? Love this photo and sending happy birthday wishes to your darling adventurer with her brave heart and brilliant sense of fun.
Look at that tiny foot that’s been treading the decks over the last few weeks! Who would ever have guessed! Happy birthday Mhairi,
So good to look back on these precious early years. A lovely photo of you two new parents!
@christophercox They have lots of rules. But you do (or at least did) get in to have a baby, (perhaps Company sponsorship required?) but you have to sign paperwork (before you get in, if pregnant) to say that you accept that the baby has no right to Singapore nationality. And of course you have to leave once baby is born. Interestingly, we transited through Singapore in 2006, en route to a holiday in Australia, and were grilled at passport control - something to do with paperwork not completed when we left Singapore 13 years previously! They weren't keen to let us back in, even in transit, but we worked it out.
Such a wonderful photo!
Traveling with young , very young children can be a challenge. We took our daughter a little everywhere when we were traveling for work. Fortunately we only have great memories of it.
Happy Birthday to your daughter!
That is some fab pic......such memories......my smallest lad was born at 31 weeks and weighed just 1lb 13 oz........he was in hospital for nearly 12 weeks.......he's a builder now !
What a lovely shot and memory. Happy birthday Mhari.
I was a premmie baby and weighed in at 3 lb 2 oz. I think the thing that saved me 75 years ago was the introduction of the NHS, penicillin and great nursing care.
@cutekitty Oh my goodness. But it just shows you that a tricky start in life doesn't mean anything at all ... as long as you get through those first weeks! Thank goodness for everything that the medical profession and technology can do these days to help.
What a wonderful family portrait! I remembered the time my son was born. In Poland it was martial law and an economic crisis. And I gave birth to a baby weighing 4,850 kg. All the clothes I managed to collect before giving birth were too small.
Our #2 Granddaughter turned 20 today..
So good to look back on these precious early years. A lovely photo of you two new parents!
That's a very tiny baby. Our no 1 was 3.7kilos, ten days late....
I have a similar photo from 24 years ago when our eldest was born in Kuala Lumpur
Traveling with young , very young children can be a challenge. We took our daughter a little everywhere when we were traveling for work. Fortunately we only have great memories of it.
Happy Birthday to your daughter!
I was a premmie baby and weighed in at 3 lb 2 oz. I think the thing that saved me 75 years ago was the introduction of the NHS, penicillin and great nursing care.
All my children were around 4kg born, I cant imagine having such a tiny baby.
Happy Birthday Mhairi!