Birth Mark

Many people asked if there are any birth marks on my munchkins to differentiate them. As a matter of fact, Xuan has a small grey one on her left arm. En has strawberry veins (known as strawberry hemangioma in medical terms) on her left wrist which has faded very substantially over the months. We believe it'll disappear in no time. As for Xuan, her birth mark may fade someday or perhaps lighten as she grows older.

Here's a pix of En's fading strawberry veins at 4 month and now.
















But, me too has a permanent mark resulting from the birth of my bundle of joy. And contrary to that of my little ones, mine grew quite substantially and its color darken over the months. It has a name - one which I prefer not to have known - KELOID.

Alas... After months of wishing it would disappear totally, then praying hard it would subside a little and finally hoping it would at least be less obvious, I now resigned myself to "fate". Or should I say I've been consoling myself by claiming it as "a daily reminder of my munchkins' glorious entry from my womb right into my arms". Hahaha...

Anyway, I took a photo of it since I consider it a souvenir of that victorious night I delivered my twins who were carried to term. There you go...





Above is an obscure little pix which I'd like to label it "Parental Guidance" recommended for all viewers below 12 years of age. ^.^ In case you can't read the fine prints on the pix, it says "Keloid measures 13.5cm (approx. 5.5 inches)".

I'm not sure if the kids will appreciate this pix when they chanced upon it later on in life. But I know Di does. And that's good enough...