I have arrived!

Thank you sweet Jesus for bringing me into this world!

My name is Joanna Yeo Min.
I was born on 3 November 2007 at 0805am in Mount Alvernia Hospital.
Dad created my personal blog as a gift for my 3rd Birthday on 3 Nov 2010. He said is a gift to induct me as a digital native. (Yes, I think he is intending to send me to the next Future School)

Here's my little history:
Daddy and mummy said I am a very special gift from God. Dad said that mum was an exceptionally strong woman when she decided to abort my elder sibling when doctor Gordon Tan said that he/she did not have a heart beat for 2 months. Dad was awed by mum's courage. They prayed hard and they knew God would provide me to comfort their hearts. Mum knew that I was conceived a few months shortly. I know God loves my parents very much cos The Creator answered their prayers. They were even more delighted that I was a GIRL. In Chinese, it was a symbol of perfection as a boy and a girl together makes up the word- Good!

I was supposed to arrive only on 9 Nov- a special date for dad and mum cos it was their fifth wedding anniversary. Nonetheless, they sure are glad that I arrived safe and sound! It was quite comical how dad and mum behaved (and perhaps showed a great deal of how different they are) In the morning of 2 Nov, Friday, they visited Dr Tan, whom said I was ready to arrive, but my parents thought 9 Nov would be a more meaningful day. When Mum called Dad at 4pm, she announced that her water bag was burst. Dad was so surprised, he went berserk for a while. He first jumped for joy and even kissed Simon on the cheeks! Then in a state of shock, he ran around his office wondering what he should pack so that he could do some work in the hospital... (yes, daddy really loves his job very much) Mum on the other hand, was so cool about it. She made arrangements for grandma to send Joshua home first so that we would pretend nothing happened and let brother go to sleep in peace... before they sneaked away to the hospital. However, dad arrived home by 6pm and mum was not even back yet. Dad was worried shit cos he did not dare to call mum, in case she was driving or in pain... Mmmy only got home by 9pm- why? She was finishing up some last minute work. Good Lord!

Dad said Joshua had Auntie Yan Hui as his special angel. She actually arrived at the hospital ONE WEEK before his arrival. Mine was Uncle Edmund- this man was the first who came to be by their side, just on time!

God said that I was an extraordinary gift from God also because the week that I was about to arrive, something happened to my grandparents. Grandpa wanted to take a silent retreat abroad. Dad wanted grandpa to be one of the first to welcome me but for days, no one knew his whereabouts. Amazingly, grandpa returned the night that mum was admitted to the hospital. Grandpa said that he felt something amiss and decided to shorten his retreat... and he arrived just on time too. And yes, God really answered dad's prayers. Its something Dad wants me to remember for life- that God is so faithful!