Full Moon Celebration...

18 Nov 2007, 6pm

Jun Lee & Jun Yen with Papa & Mommy...

Look at our presents!!!

Dressing up for the party...

Thank you all for taking the time to be with us on this joyous day. Thank you for all your gifts and kind wishes. Until I get around to uploading all the pictures which Simon so kindly took during the event, here are a few taken on the day. Babies were quite sleepy that day, and slept through most of it despite the comings and goings of family and friends.

More pics...

L-R Jun Yen, Jun Lee

This is our favourite picture so far. They were put very close to each other and that is Jun Yen's hand in between. Jun Yen was nibbling her mitten, and Jun Lee, seeing something in front of her, joined in! One of the rare times they are awake together.

Jun Lee

Jun Yen

Together again...

Jun Lee & Jun Yen

Most of the time when they're in the cot they're separated by some bolsters. The only times they're this close (since they were in the womb...) is when I'm trying to take pics of them together.

Today when I put them together Jun Yen was awake and moving about a lot, while Jun Lee was asleep, and occasionally opened one eye to look at her sister. Usually Jun Yen would start crying after a while when lifted out of the cot, but today when she began to cry, she would see Jun Lee, and stop for a while. It was as if she felt comforted by the close presence of her sister...

In the first pic you can see Jun Lee giving a cute expression that looks like she's smiling...

These two picture are my attempts at a different angle as opposed to the usual face up view. Very shallow depth of field though as the low light in the room dictated a large aperture.

They're different...

Jun Lee & Jun Yen

Many people have asked if Jun Lee and Jun Yen are identical or fraternal twins. The obgyn didn't want to say anything definite on the subject and remarked that the only sure way that we'd know was when they grew older and we could see if they look really alike (or not).

The nuchal scan we did in the 11th week with a different obgyn indicated they were fraternal. Don't ask me how they see lah, but she did mention something about the sacs, something or other...

At this point though I'd have to say they look and behave really differently. Jun Lee moves a lot, stretches a lot, makes a lot of noise (mostly gurglings and soft cries). Jun Yen on the other hand is more restful, but if disturbed, oh boy... will bawl with a volume totally disproportionate to her size! She also loves to be held.

Of course appearance wise they're also very different. Aside from the rather obvious difference in size, our family has come to be able to tell them apart from features (not always easy with babies, and twins at that...)

First Picture Together...

10 days old...

This is one of the first pictures I took of them together. The lighting was bad, and I couldn't use a flash... okay I'll stop whining...

I also tried getting pictures of them awake together, as they are so much more adorable then, but I gave up after sitting in front of the cot for an hour and still they slept... Waking them is not an option!

The prelude to this picture went like this... I lift Jun Yen and put her beside her sister, and whaddaya know, they decide to each face sideways! So I gently turn Jun Yen's head to face straight up, okay easy... now go on to turn Jun Lee's head in the same direction... Easy... Yes!!! ...And then both turn sideways again... Before I could even get my finger to the shutter release!!! And that my friends, was a problem anyone with only one kid would NEVER have experienced. :)

So if they look grumpy in these pics, it was the result of moving them around, which they clearly didn't like. My bad...

Welcome To The World...

Chan Jun Lee


Chan Jun Yen

Dear Family & Friends,

On 22nd October 2007, we have 2 new family members; twin girls Jun Lee and Jun Yen, born at 1034 and 1035, at 2.5kg and 2.2kg respectively. (on the left and right respectively)

Here are the first pictures I have taken of them, still in the hospital blankets.

We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for visiting the babies and mommy, and for all your good wishes!