My family came from Canada to visit us over this Christmas. Of course they were very excited to see little Fiona. We also did some sightseeing and exploring around Taipei.
孟楷的爸媽和妹妹從加拿大飛到台北和我們一起共度聖誕節。當然他們對於第一次和他們的小孫女(姪女)孟田見面感到非常興奮。也帶了許多的禮物給她。當然免不了要去我家坐坐，交換禮物一番。
Fiona 最喜歡的兩件事：洗澡(包括洗頭，但不包括洗臉)和睡覺。聖誕樹前是她最喜愛睡著的地點。她可以在樹前安安靜靜地看著一閃一閃的燈 ，然後慢慢地閉上眼。對 Fiona 來說，洗臉似乎是一種折磨(清耳朵例外)。但洗頭和洗澡卻是享受。看到她兩隻小肥腿不停的踢水，我也跟著她快樂了起來，一天的辛苦都忘了。
What kind of baby is Fiona? Well, she seems to enjoy taking baths -- in particular having her ears washed! She also enjoys sleeping. :-)
When she is awake she likes looking at Mum and Dad, and quite often she will smile at us, when she's not making other funny faces.
More photos of Fiona at her grandparents' house... Vivian's Mum has been a great help to us, cooking for Vivian, doing laundry, bathing the babv, and so on. We are looking forward to getting back to our own house, but we really appreciate all the help provided here.
Fiona is becoming more and more alert and aware, but she still sleeps most of the time!
Here we are at Vivian's parents' house. It's a Chinese tradition for the mother to spend the first month of the baby's life under house arrest! Actually they say it is for the mother to regain her vitality, and also to have better health later in life. Vivian has been eating a lot of special nutritious Chinese food, and spending a lot of time lying down. Fiona is becoming cuter as the days go by.
Some people have been asking for more details about Fiona: She was born at 11:55 am on Thursday, November 3rd. She weighed 3190 grams at birth, and was 47 cm long. After a long and unproductive labor (over 30 hours), the doctor gave Vivian a c-section delivery.
Vivian checked out of the hospital on Monday November 7. She is now doing her "sitting month" to recover.
Here she is -- Fiona Tabitha Morgan was finally born on November 3rd, 2005.
Hallelujah! :-)
