Sun Oct 14th : MeiLee's Day Out & Meeting Uncle Dave

We went to church ( planned to ),but when we tried to get into another highway,Ronnie saw a very long lane ( abt 100 feet ) queque. Ronnie said,” goodness,hun.We won’t make it.We’ve been late already,and seems there’s an accident there.” He turned his car and drove to other direction. We ended up having bfast at Perkin’s. MeiLee was still sleeping nicely. I called my family. When she woke up, Ronnie gave her bottled milk ( from mine ).

That’s MeiLee’s day out … She’s been taken around by us. ^___^. Once Mami knows abt it,she didn’t like.She wants me to stay at home and have lots of rest. I know, Mami… My stiches are still bad.I can’t walk well now. It’s getting worse. Last nite,I cried and told Ronnie how hurt and sore they are. Ronnie and others do warn me not to do much thing and walk around. I am asked to stay in bed. Duh…mana bisa ????????? Malah pengen balik kerja :P

At noon, Dave and the kids came to see MeiLee. The kids wanted to wake MeiLee up,but she kept sleeping. :P . Tukang tidur kyk emaknya nih :P

Ronnie went to the bar,playing music. I had him buy me beef stew ( wanted to cook rendang ). :D

Jadilah selama 1 mgg ini makan rendang muluuuuuuuuuuuuuu ^_______________^.

My “ Begadang Time “ has just started. I must awake everytime MeiLee’s awaken. Duh…sengsara benerrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr… But, I love to see her face,and my tiredness’ gone. Even Ronnie,he always spends time with MeiLee.

Hello from Baby Ries aka MeiLee ^___^

 

Hello all,

 

I wanna introduce myself. I was born Wed, 10/10/2007. As my fussy Mommy told you, I was 2 weeks earlier.Mommy almost made a history at The Federal Building, Downtown.

It's because she couldn't stop walking and working around, like Daddy said.Daddy and other family had hard time to make her stop.Bet she still wanted me come out on Oct 26th .

Mommy and Daddy had hard time to pick up my 1st name,too.Mommy herself had picked the name months ago,but Daddy didn't like them. Daddy said those names didn't click on his brain.He picked other name,Mommy didn't like it. 

Till the unexpected delivery happened,they still didn't have the name.Mommy was worried.Cos the lady from hospital came and picked up the paper.Mommy asked her to come back the next day,cos Mommy still wanted to discuss with Daddy.

Daddy kept wanting name " Anna ".Mommy said it's a common name.Daddy said," it's an american name.It sounds good in my ear." Mommy wanted to put " Baby", would be spelt differently as " Beby " ( Mommy's eldest sister ) or Bebie. But,Daddy rather has " Babie". Mommy said," It can't be happen.If you skip "e", it'll be "pig" in Indonesian.Mommy didn't wanna her daughter be mocked in the future.

 

An hour before we left the hospital,the lady came back again.Mommy hasn't written any 1st name.Mommy tried to wake Daddy up,but Daddy seemed enjoying me.He put me on top of his chest and we slept. Daddy snored....

Mommy tried to wake him up again and said," Hun,so what it will be ??? Anne or Anna? Or something else??" Daddy just said," Huh????? Yeahhhh.." and then slept again. Mommy gave up and wrote Anna as my 1st name.

When the paper was taken away,Mommy thought she wanted to change the name.Daddy said,"  it's too late,hun.You wrote Anna there." Mommy blamed Daddy cos Daddy kept wanting Anna.

Then,Mommy thought," Ok.. let Daddy win." . Daddy said," Next time,you can give the name." Mommy said,' Oh no... one is enough for now. It hurts so bad. Between life and death." Daddy laughed.  . Mommy and Daddy kissed me.

 

So... Mommy and Daddy had picked up the names.

Anna MeiLee Ries

Wed, Oct 10th 2007

Chris Hospital

3.44 pm -  6.3 lbs, 19 inches

Meaning of my names :

1st name : ANNA   - The meaning of the name Ana is Gracious, Merciful

 

The origin of the name Ana is Spanish

 

Info on this name: Form of Anne.

Besides, it's taken from Oma's name, Susiana, and grandma's middle name " Ann ".

2nd name : MEILEE  means Beautiful in Chinese ( Mei Li )

it's taken from Mommy's name, Mei and great grandma's ( grandma's mom's ) middle name " Mae ".

Lee is taken from Daddy's middle name.

So... you can combine the name.I have rich names taken from both sides of my family.Exactly like Daddy really wanted,collected names to remember the family root. * What a wonderful idea!!! Even Mommy said she didn't think abt it *.

 

Anna MeiLee Ries = Gracious beautiful girl

As soon as Mommy knows this, she said to Daddy," I like the names,hun.They do have meanings." . Daddy replied," I told you "

 

But,still Daddy always teases me and calls me," Haleluya Girl ".He always lifts up my hands and says," Haleluya!!!". He said to Mommy," I should have named her Haleluya ".

Mommy was surprised .Mommy said," Sorry,it's too late now."

Mommy says I have lots of nicknames. Since I've been called Baby Ries before I was born,Mommy still wanna that name. She calls me " MeiLee"

Daddy sometimes calls me " Cutie Pie "

Tony calls me, " Anna Mei " sounds like " Anime "

Others call me " Anna ".

But,mostly I liked to be called " Baby Ries or MeiLee ".

I am grateful for everything Mommy and Daddy had done for me. Mostly Thank Lord that I am here now, could see Mommy and Daddy finally.

 I'd like thank you to you all who had supported my mommy  during her pregancy , and to those  who  sent me lots of gifts.

Finally ,nighty nite.I've been drinking milk all day long.Mommy has lots of milk.

God bless you all!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Regards,

Baby Ries aka MeiLee

 

 

 

PS: Just found out from Grandma,that Anna was her aunt's name,too!!! And,  Lee was taken from Nanny ( Daddy's french grandma, Leena ).

Daddy said I have lots of heritages in my blood.

Dutch, French,  German Irish ( Daddy ) - Bataknese Chinese ( Mommy ).

 See if I will eat spicy stuff like Mommy does .

Mommy just went to kitchen and cooked Rendang just 2 days after discharged from the hospital.

 Dasar, lidah kampung

Sat 13th : Baby Ries' Baby Shower ( 2nd one ),Club Evolution

Show must go on,since Mom had spread the invitation for a baby shower on Sat. Thnks to Joyce ( my sister in law and her friend ) who had been working hard to make it happen. Thnks to Pam who had helped us with ideas.

I didn't expect many people to come ( just only family and close friends ). I didn't expect gifts,either.Ronnie told our customers not to be bothered by bringing gifts.That's why I kept telling them not to bother.As long as they came,I would be happy.


Tbis time was awesome. I have the baby and we canceled the Belly Measurement - Game. Ha ha ha ha ha.

Stephanie Turner gave me lots of stuff ( she gave me another car seat ).Now I have 3 car seats. Alecia, my karaoke lady,she did spoil Baby Ries. She bought bunch of clothes and other stuff. I felt so bad. But,Alecia said she liked shopping for babies. :P

Others gave me lots lots lots lots of stuff,too.My sisters in law ( Mary,Joyce n Pam ), they bought Baby Ries cute stuff. MeiLee is so very lucky,she's spoiled by the family :P

Thnks for coming,Sybelle,Alecia,Marce,Cie Lusy,Stephanie + Laura, Pam + Cristie, Joyce + Linda, Matt + Mary.

Baby shower was over around 5 pm.I went home and took some rest. My milk was so full and I had to pump so often. Once I pump, I have 4 oz!! Goodness…banjir bangetttttttttttt,mana sakit lagi .


I called my family.They celebrated MeiLee’s arrival by buying chicken and cooked it traditionally ( Manuk Ni Atur kah,Papi ? ) :P .

Anyway,thanks for all the lovely gifts. God bless you all!!!!!!!!!





Thnk you for the lovely gifts. May God bless you!!!!!

Oct 6th : Baby Ries' Baby Shower, Batavia,OH

Cindy,Nia,Marce,Atik,Mom,Cie Ira,Herlina,Mami,Fang2 ( below),Dewi,Ling2 n Ria.

Minus Novi ( left at 4 pm ), and Dae Bee ( didn't know where she was )

Sat morning....

Mom,me,Lizzy n Brian picked up Maria and drove to Batavia to attend my babyshower at The Normans.

Since I haven't done the Eggrolls yet, we went to Nia's house earlier.The party was scheduled at 1 pm,but we had arrived around 12.15 pm.

We're lost.Dennis came to guide us. He he he he. The 1st thing he asked," Dude, where's my egg rolls ?" Ha ha ha ha ha. Duhh.....suaminya Nia ini demen banget makan egg rolls. I told him," Don't worry,Dennis.I got lots of here." He laughed.

Nia cooked some noddles,bought a big box of chicken.Duh... bener2 gak enak hati,sampe ngeluarin banyak biaya buat babyshower.

Friends started showing around 1 pm. We got lots of food. Herlina brought Lontong Isi,Fang2 brought something,I cooked Rendang,Lumpia n Pudding ( brought Jengkol n Pete for Cie Ira n Herlina ). ^__^

Dewi brought a new friend,Dae Bee ( korean lady ) with her 2 kids.They're so nice.

goodness...there's so much to tell here,but I'm exhausted. ^___^

I am so glad that everybody came to my babyshower. Nia n Cindy did fantastic job!!! Mom and I were impressed to see how it worked so great.

Dennis went to pick up Mpok Atik.He said,"Don't forget my egg rolls,Man.Keep some for me." Iyalah, dennis.. Jangan takut :P

As he came back, he saw me standing next to the egg rolls.He said," Man,what are you doing with my egg rolls ?" I said," Here they are. Ok..I better stay away from them. All are yours. " ha ha ha ha ha. Takut banget doi egg rollsnya abis :D

Dennis showed me the lovely couches they bought. Dae Bee,Ria n Dewi were eating in a dining room.Dewi asked," So, it this Mei2's husband?" HUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. Sorryyyyyyyyy.. numpang ketawa dulu ah...

I said," What????????? Nooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!! Dennis is Nia's husband,the hostess." Hi hi hi hi.

Dennis replied," Yeah.. she's my ex wife." ha ha ha ha ha. Dodol!!!!!!!!!!!
I replied," He's my 3rd ex huband." Ha ha ha ha ha ha.

Dewi said,"Aduh... sorry....sorry....sorryyyyyyyyyyyyy." he he he he he. I told Nia. She laughed out loudly. Goodness...it's so funny. Joke for the day. :D

Similar thing happened with Atik n Marce. Ira's Mom thought Marce is Atik's Mom. Ha ha ha ha ha ha. Marce said," Aduhhhhhhhh... Gmn nih,Tik.. Sungkemwati deh lu sama gua,diblg gua emak elu." ha ha ha ha ha. Mami felt bad.She said," Sorryyyyyyyyyy ..........sorryyyyyyyyyyy " . Ha ha ha ha ha. Atik with her big voice couldn't stop laughing. :D

We did have fun. Didn't realize it's already 5 pm. Wuih... long party!!!

Didn't have a chance to say thank you to Dennis,cos he had gone to work.

Nia said they would drop some of the gifts with their truck the next day ( Sunday ). Since Mom's trunk wasn't big enough for all the gifts.

We left The Norman's house around 5 pm. I am so blessed that it ran well,lots of friends came to attend the party. Love to be around them and spent time together. Duh... more than words I can say, that I love you all, guys!!!!

May God bless you and your family.More blessings..............


Thank you to The Normans who had willing to throw my babyshower on Sat noon at their lovely house,Batavia.

Thank you to Cindy who helped and coordinated the party. It's awesome!!!!!!!!!!

Cin, I pray that this year you'll be pregnant and have a baby.We had " rubbed " our bellies, hadn't we ? he he he he he.


Sorry to bother you a lot,ladies. I owe you big time!!!!!

God bless you all.

Thank you too,to :
Shinta n family who had came from Michigan ( jauh2 datang ke sini cuma buat babyshower .I am so flattered )
Novi ( Kenwood )
The Ellisons, ( Middletown )
Cie Ira,Mami & Gillian ( Union,KY)
Herlina,Fang2 ( Union & Erlangger,KY )
Ling2 n fam ( Milford )
Chiko n fam ( Columbus,OH )
Dewi n kids ( Hyde Park ) + Diva ( gak datang,but thnks for the gift )
Dae Bee ( Blue Ash )
Mpok Atik ( Amelia,OH )
Marce ( Cincy,OH )
The Cantwell,Mami Lina ( Toledo,OH )
The Lees , Rini,David & Arjuna ( Union,KY ), yg udh ksh hadiah duluan.,gak bisa datang,krn bsknya terbang ke Indo.Have a nice trip to Indo!!!
Dece, Angelia's Mom ( Fairfield,OH ). Dece just had a baby last week, so she's not strong enough to go for a long trip.
Keke Dudek ( MI ). Thnks,Ke.Salam buat lil Elizabeth. :D
Lilis ( Columbus,OH ). Hope Joe will get soon better.

Thnks to Michael ( cindy's husband ) and Michael ( Ling2's husband ) who attended the party,too ( Babyshower buat emak2, para pria juga datang ) :P

Love you ...love you...love you.. love you...love you all!!! You're the biggest supporters for me. We're family !!!!!

Pray for me that I'll be fine on my delivery day. Deg2an nih :P

God bless you all!!!!!!!!!


The warmest regards,

Ronnie, Mei - Mei & Baby Ries

Sept 29th : Happy Bday,Mami!!!!!!!!

Yay!!!! Joe sent me some pics of Mami's bday on last Sept.It's so sad that I wasn't there to celebrate. Indeed, I planned to stay in Indo till Mami's bday,but it's way too long ( Ronnie kelamaan ditinggal,ntar ekke dipulangin ke rmh ortu ). Ha ha ha ha ha. Emang pulang :P

Ko Cen and Cie Vie told Mami they couldn't come.But,suddenly they showed up!!!! Surprise!!!!!!!!! They went to Restaurant Jumbo and had nice dinner. Ko Cen was looking for Bebek Peking,but it's not available at that nite. Sayang deh :(

The next day,they went back to Medan.Mami celebrated her bday by inviting kids from primary school located behind our house. Wah... Mami menjamu tamu2 kecilnya :D

Joe sent me pics from the kitchen.When I left,the kitchen hasn't got the cabinet yet. We had a cousin to do it,but he didn't do a good job.Mami was disappointed.Mami called other people to do that ( our old friend ),fixed and built the rest for Mami.He did a good job!!!

I am glad finally Mami has a very nice cabinet!!!! Thinking to buy her a microwave,but she said she didn't need it rite now. Ok then.....guess I'll wait till Mami wants it.


Happy bday,Mami!!! Love you.. love you...love you... Long life.....