Time really flies.. just another 3 days, I will be in my 31st week of pregnancy. Just 9 weeks more to my delivery and only 7 weeks more to start my maternity leaves!
Oh gosh~~ I start to have mixed feelings in some ways.. Everything of my life got to 'restart' again. I'm gonna be a 'new mum' all over again after 4 years. The thoughts of having to carry, to feed, to bathe, to look after a newborn suddenly seems so unfamiliar to me.
In summary, I'm scare yet excited...
I'm afraid I won't be able to handle it, I'm afraid I will cry even for just a very minor thing. I'm afraid I will neglect Fayth. There's just so many things that I'm afraid I can't do it, I can't handle the upcoming stress.
While I'm excited in another way... this will be another new journey of my life. My new life will consist of Hubby, Fayth and baby. It's no longer just the 3 of us but 4. I'm a mum of 2 at the age of 27!!
That means, I will need to do alot of beauty regime in order not to look haggard and old! I don't want to look like age 37 yet I'm only in my 27! I HAVE to gain back my weight and waist to pre-pregnancy figure of 44kg, waistline of 24". I want to fit back into my jeans and dresses!! No saggy breast and no excess fats please... It's horrible and scary and it will definitely bring down my self esteem and confidence. I want to be a modern, pretty mama, not an auntie that you will see in those wet market cause I don't go market, I only frequent to NTUC and Cold Storage!
Gosh~~ seems like I'm suffering pre-natal depression??!! Hahaha~~~~ no la, I'm not. :)
Anyway, I will think more of the positive and happy things. I will enjoy my final trimester of pregnancy to the fullest. As much as I wanted to enjoy, I'm getting heavier each passing days... Anything that requires me to bend down or lift up my legs like getting up from bed/floor, bending down to pick up Fayth's toys, using a squatted toilet bowl, bathing Fayth, wearing my short has become an uneasy task for me now. Much less to say wash my feet properly when I bathe or to cut my toe nails! So, this is 1 of a good excuse for me to go pedicure every 2 weeks.
I just had my pedicure done last Sunday. I told the lady: 'Pls help me wash my feet and clean my inner nails properly as I haven't been able to clean them for 3 weeks...' Guess that lady must be feeling gross by just looking at my feet! Hahahaha~~~~
Think more or less I've decided on baby's name. It will be either Mikayle or Kayle, meaning 'Gift From God'. Chinese name will decide after baby is born but we've come up a few list.. Jia Xin, Jia Xuan, Jia Le.
There are just so many things I need to do and think before and after delivery which I had ended up with a 'To do list', 'To buy list' and 'To bring list' in order not to miss out anything important especially so IF I were to deliver early without having my hospital bag pack, my hubby will know what to bring according to my list.
Another few updates: Baby has been moving and turning more and more violently recently, maybe of the 'lack of space' in my cute little tummy. 1 of my colleague even seen the 'war' coming from my tummy. Once, I put hubby's hand onto my tummy while he was reading paper and he suddenly go: "wa! what is she doing inside?!" So now hubby know why I'm always awake in wee hours....
And to date, No stretch marks, yet (touchwood!). Occasionally do have some itchiness and I controlled myself not to scratch, just a little hand rubbing do helps a little but better then nothing!
To pen it off, I'm going for my monthly check up next Tuesday. Shall see how much weight gain!!
Till then~~~
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
My date with LFC (1)
As mentioned, Sunday was the long waited 8 years that Liverpool had last visited Singapore.
Set off to the stadium at 4.30pm, hoping to get a good seat with good view BUT when we were there, the car parks is almost 80% FULL not to said any good seats inside....with the match start at 7pm.
Mr Sun was still shinning strongly onto my right face, lucky I've applied my dearest SPF 30+ Sun block cream. Took lots of photos with my Sony 10mp camera BUT with my very-good-seat-view and fully zoom function of the camera still makes the photos..........
Don't say so much, let my photos do the talking. Hahaha~~~ will upload the photos SOON.
Set off to the stadium at 4.30pm, hoping to get a good seat with good view BUT when we were there, the car parks is almost 80% FULL not to said any good seats inside....with the match start at 7pm.
Mr Sun was still shinning strongly onto my right face, lucky I've applied my dearest SPF 30+ Sun block cream. Took lots of photos with my Sony 10mp camera BUT with my very-good-seat-view and fully zoom function of the camera still makes the photos..........
Don't say so much, let my photos do the talking. Hahaha~~~ will upload the photos SOON.
Friday, July 24, 2009
I dreamt of my dear friend...
Yesterday, I dreamt of my dear friend. A friend who had just passed away recently.
This morning, I sms-ed my buddies...
Me --> Xiaomei, Joanna, Jianzhong & Thomas: I dreamt of Keng Teck ytd. V weird dream. In my dream I still asked myself: tot he died ald? Dun ask me wat is e dream abt coz I oso not sure..
Joanna --> Me: Actually few weeks ago I also dreamt of him and I oso know he ald died inside my dream. Dunno y we'r still with him.
Jianzhong --> Me: Hahaha, so lucky.
Me --> Jianzhong: He got leg pain is it? Coz seems like he's telling me his leg pain..
Jianzhong --> Me: Ya, I think he said before..
Thomas --> Me: O.. Really. Wa lau.. Keng Teck died liao still thinking of you. Dun even come talk to me. I his friend also leh.. Sigh..
Me --> Thomas: Hahaha... Jo oso got dream of him leh.
Thomas --> Me: Wa lau wa lau.. he passed away liao only thinking about girls but not boy friends...So sad. Next who turn? Xiaomei or Lilian to dream of him?
Me --> Thomas: Hahaha... ok ok I'll let Mei and Lian knw tat if they oso dream of him, ask him go find u la.. hahaha
Thomas --> Me: Dun wan la, I dun wan to see him again. Forget it.
This morning, I sms-ed my buddies...
Me --> Xiaomei, Joanna, Jianzhong & Thomas: I dreamt of Keng Teck ytd. V weird dream. In my dream I still asked myself: tot he died ald? Dun ask me wat is e dream abt coz I oso not sure..
Joanna --> Me: Actually few weeks ago I also dreamt of him and I oso know he ald died inside my dream. Dunno y we'r still with him.
Jianzhong --> Me: Hahaha, so lucky.
Me --> Jianzhong: He got leg pain is it? Coz seems like he's telling me his leg pain..
Jianzhong --> Me: Ya, I think he said before..
Thomas --> Me: O.. Really. Wa lau.. Keng Teck died liao still thinking of you. Dun even come talk to me. I his friend also leh.. Sigh..
Me --> Thomas: Hahaha... Jo oso got dream of him leh.
Thomas --> Me: Wa lau wa lau.. he passed away liao only thinking about girls but not boy friends...So sad. Next who turn? Xiaomei or Lilian to dream of him?
Me --> Thomas: Hahaha... ok ok I'll let Mei and Lian knw tat if they oso dream of him, ask him go find u la.. hahaha
Thomas --> Me: Dun wan la, I dun wan to see him again. Forget it.
I am....
EXCITED.
I am going to the National Stadium today.
I am going to watch the Liverpool having their Training Session.
I am going to..... get their autograph???
By right I should be meeting up with the ZPGY.... sorry!
*Wink*
Thursday, July 23, 2009
Fayth is unhappy...
I had a terrible morning on Tuesday. For the 1st time, Fayth was crying, hugging me so tight and keep telling me she doesn't want to go school.
The night before, my in law already told me Fayth doesn't want to attend school the next day. I find it strange as normally she loves to go school so I kept asking her what is wrong, did she had some arguments with her peers yet she just keep crying...
I dragged her to school, asked her Form teacher if she knows anything happened. Teacher said Fayth and her friends were fine, never heard or seen any arguments between themselves.
What teacher could think of that trigger her to throw tantrum might be because of a 'music and present' game. Children got to sit in a circle, teacher will then pass the present around. When the music stop and whoever was holding onto the present will get to bring the present home. Fayth was not the one so she might be upset due to this. If this is really the cause, then Fayth is someone who must WIN... haiz.. got to teach her there's ups and downs, win and loss already. Moreover, it's just a game.
Her teacher called me after the class ended. Informed me that Fayth doesn't seems to like her 'meimei' (unborn baby) because of some conversation between she and the teacher. Fayth seems to feel very jealous about the unborn.
From now onwards, whatever we say and do must be very careful about her feelings. Will try to involve her in choosing baby things or any other baby discussion.. It's sad to see Fayth behaving this way. She must have thought that we no longer love her.
Went to Ion Orchard in the evening, not because for the official opening of the mall but because Hubby wanted to change the LV Card Holder to wallet instead as he find the price is more practical to buy a wallet.
LV outlet at Ion is so big, a 2 storeys outlet with many designs being displayed out. Unlike the outlet in Ngee Ann City whereby we would need to refer to the catalogue.
Brought Fayth along with us since hubby is free in the noon to go home and fetch her out. She enjoyed playing the indoor playground at 5th floor paragon. After that, dinner at Crystal Jade.
Home Sweet Home at 9pm. Before Fayth went to bed, i made her promised me to attend school happily the next day. She agreed.
Yesterday morning while walking to the school with her.....
Fayth: Mummy, later when yeye come fetch me back, I go pluck flowers for you ok?
Me: Ok, but 1 small flower will do.
Fayth: No, I pluck 3 flowers.
Me: Why 3?
Fayth: 1 for mummy, 1 for papa and 1 for enen.
Me: *So sweet*
Was raining almost the whole day and when I reached home at night....
Fayth: Mummy, today I never pluck flowers for u.
Me: Why?
Fayth: Because is raining and yeye said cannot pluck so I never.
Me: Never mind, it's ok.
Fayth: Tomorrow I pluck for u.
Me: Ok. *smile*
This morning while walking to school with her...
Me: Are you going to give me flowers today?
Fayth: Yes, later when yeye come fetch me.
Me: If raining then don't go ok. But where is the place you pluck the flowers?
Fayth: Not here, is at the other side. The flowers here not nice.
Me: Ok, tonight mummy come back you give me.
So, is there any flowers tonight???
To be continue....
The night before, my in law already told me Fayth doesn't want to attend school the next day. I find it strange as normally she loves to go school so I kept asking her what is wrong, did she had some arguments with her peers yet she just keep crying...
I dragged her to school, asked her Form teacher if she knows anything happened. Teacher said Fayth and her friends were fine, never heard or seen any arguments between themselves.
What teacher could think of that trigger her to throw tantrum might be because of a 'music and present' game. Children got to sit in a circle, teacher will then pass the present around. When the music stop and whoever was holding onto the present will get to bring the present home. Fayth was not the one so she might be upset due to this. If this is really the cause, then Fayth is someone who must WIN... haiz.. got to teach her there's ups and downs, win and loss already. Moreover, it's just a game.
Her teacher called me after the class ended. Informed me that Fayth doesn't seems to like her 'meimei' (unborn baby) because of some conversation between she and the teacher. Fayth seems to feel very jealous about the unborn.
From now onwards, whatever we say and do must be very careful about her feelings. Will try to involve her in choosing baby things or any other baby discussion.. It's sad to see Fayth behaving this way. She must have thought that we no longer love her.
Went to Ion Orchard in the evening, not because for the official opening of the mall but because Hubby wanted to change the LV Card Holder to wallet instead as he find the price is more practical to buy a wallet.
LV outlet at Ion is so big, a 2 storeys outlet with many designs being displayed out. Unlike the outlet in Ngee Ann City whereby we would need to refer to the catalogue.
Brought Fayth along with us since hubby is free in the noon to go home and fetch her out. She enjoyed playing the indoor playground at 5th floor paragon. After that, dinner at Crystal Jade.
Home Sweet Home at 9pm. Before Fayth went to bed, i made her promised me to attend school happily the next day. She agreed.
Yesterday morning while walking to the school with her.....
Fayth: Mummy, later when yeye come fetch me back, I go pluck flowers for you ok?
Me: Ok, but 1 small flower will do.
Fayth: No, I pluck 3 flowers.
Me: Why 3?
Fayth: 1 for mummy, 1 for papa and 1 for enen.
Me: *So sweet*
Was raining almost the whole day and when I reached home at night....
Fayth: Mummy, today I never pluck flowers for u.
Me: Why?
Fayth: Because is raining and yeye said cannot pluck so I never.
Me: Never mind, it's ok.
Fayth: Tomorrow I pluck for u.
Me: Ok. *smile*
This morning while walking to school with her...
Me: Are you going to give me flowers today?
Fayth: Yes, later when yeye come fetch me.
Me: If raining then don't go ok. But where is the place you pluck the flowers?
Fayth: Not here, is at the other side. The flowers here not nice.
Me: Ok, tonight mummy come back you give me.
So, is there any flowers tonight???
To be continue....
Saturday, July 18, 2009
Last Trimester
Today, I'm in my 29 weeks/203 days of pregnancy.
Just 11 weeks/77 days to my delivery.
Just 9 weeks/66 days to start my Maternity Leaves on 22nd Sept.
Yeah~~ I'll be taking my Maternity Leaves 10 days before my due date on 3rd Oct.
I want to spend some precious time with Fayth.
I want to rest more before baby is born.
I need to pack and get prepare for the delivery.
I'm counting down and time just flies!
Just 11 weeks/77 days to my delivery.
Just 9 weeks/66 days to start my Maternity Leaves on 22nd Sept.
Yeah~~ I'll be taking my Maternity Leaves 10 days before my due date on 3rd Oct.
I want to spend some precious time with Fayth.
I want to rest more before baby is born.
I need to pack and get prepare for the delivery.
I'm counting down and time just flies!
Baby Movements
Interesting article.
Head, Elbows, Knees and Toes??
Sometime during the second trimester you will begin feeling your baby move. The first movements will feel more like butterflies in your tummy, or light tickling coming from the inside. As your baby gets bigger you will start feeling light taps and kicks letting you know that your baby is awake and is playing inside his little world.
As you go through the third trimester, the movements become more definite and more detectable. You are able to detect a kick from a punch as well as feel your baby flip and roll. As the baby gets bigger you start to guess what it is you see moving along your belly. Is it an elbow? Is it your babies foot?
Eventually the baby gets too big to do the flips and rolls, so he tried to stretch and play in other ways. He may start head butting you in your bladder, making you have to visit the bathroom constantly and find that nothing is coming out. He may stick out his elbow, poking you in the side as to say, “Mommy, I am here!”
If he is head down you might feel him stretching into your ribs, using his feet to push against your bones and muscles. You might feel pressure at the top of your uterus from the baby pushing on the inside. If you put your hand and push back you may feel a little ball. It makes you have to ask, is that his knee or his heel? You can start playing a game with your baby because he will probably move this body part to another position in your belly, which you can follow him and gently push back. You will be telling your baby, “I know you are there, I am here too.”
The movements of your baby are definitely the best part of pregnancy and as they get stronger in the third trimester, they make up for all the aches and pains you may have had in the first trimester from the morning sickness and fatigue you probably felt. The movements are normally the first thing a woman says that she MISSES about being pregnant, if not the only thing.
Head, Elbows, Knees and Toes??
Sometime during the second trimester you will begin feeling your baby move. The first movements will feel more like butterflies in your tummy, or light tickling coming from the inside. As your baby gets bigger you will start feeling light taps and kicks letting you know that your baby is awake and is playing inside his little world.
As you go through the third trimester, the movements become more definite and more detectable. You are able to detect a kick from a punch as well as feel your baby flip and roll. As the baby gets bigger you start to guess what it is you see moving along your belly. Is it an elbow? Is it your babies foot?
Eventually the baby gets too big to do the flips and rolls, so he tried to stretch and play in other ways. He may start head butting you in your bladder, making you have to visit the bathroom constantly and find that nothing is coming out. He may stick out his elbow, poking you in the side as to say, “Mommy, I am here!”
If he is head down you might feel him stretching into your ribs, using his feet to push against your bones and muscles. You might feel pressure at the top of your uterus from the baby pushing on the inside. If you put your hand and push back you may feel a little ball. It makes you have to ask, is that his knee or his heel? You can start playing a game with your baby because he will probably move this body part to another position in your belly, which you can follow him and gently push back. You will be telling your baby, “I know you are there, I am here too.”
The movements of your baby are definitely the best part of pregnancy and as they get stronger in the third trimester, they make up for all the aches and pains you may have had in the first trimester from the morning sickness and fatigue you probably felt. The movements are normally the first thing a woman says that she MISSES about being pregnant, if not the only thing.
Friday, July 17, 2009
The Queen
*Happy*
Hb finally completed his reservist for this year and will be coming home tonight!
I've been sleeping alone in the room, occupying the whole bed by myself for the past... 15 days as my naughty Fayth wanted to sleep with her granny.
Me: Baobei, tonight want to sleep with mummy?
Fayth: Don't want.
Me: Why?
Fayth: I want to sleep with mama (granny), don't want sleep with you.
Me: If at night monster come and catch mummy or got thunder how?
Fayth: You come and sleep inside mama's room also lor.
Me: No space for me to sleep leh.
Fayth: Have, mama and me sleep on the bed, yeye (grandfather) sleep on the mattress, you sleep on the floor lor.
Me: -.-"""
Once, I 'complaint' to hb that Fayth doesn't want to sleep with mummy...
Hb: Why you don't want sleep with mummy?
Fayth: Don't want, i want sleep with mama.
Hb: But papa go army, you must sleep with mummy if not mummy scare being alone.
Fayth: *fierce tone* Why you every time go army? Why you never come back and sleep?!
Hb: Because army need papa.
Fayth: Mummy need you to sleep with her also!
Hb: *Speechless*....
But when Hb was back during the weekend, she will come and sleep in between us during the night. Asked her go mama's room sleep as papa and mummy don't want sleep with her, she got very angry and scolded us!
Moral of the story? Fayth is the QUEEN in the family.
Hb finally completed his reservist for this year and will be coming home tonight!
I've been sleeping alone in the room, occupying the whole bed by myself for the past... 15 days as my naughty Fayth wanted to sleep with her granny.
Me: Baobei, tonight want to sleep with mummy?
Fayth: Don't want.
Me: Why?
Fayth: I want to sleep with mama (granny), don't want sleep with you.
Me: If at night monster come and catch mummy or got thunder how?
Fayth: You come and sleep inside mama's room also lor.
Me: No space for me to sleep leh.
Fayth: Have, mama and me sleep on the bed, yeye (grandfather) sleep on the mattress, you sleep on the floor lor.
Me: -.-"""
Once, I 'complaint' to hb that Fayth doesn't want to sleep with mummy...
Hb: Why you don't want sleep with mummy?
Fayth: Don't want, i want sleep with mama.
Hb: But papa go army, you must sleep with mummy if not mummy scare being alone.
Fayth: *fierce tone* Why you every time go army? Why you never come back and sleep?!
Hb: Because army need papa.
Fayth: Mummy need you to sleep with her also!
Hb: *Speechless*....
But when Hb was back during the weekend, she will come and sleep in between us during the night. Asked her go mama's room sleep as papa and mummy don't want sleep with her, she got very angry and scolded us!
Moral of the story? Fayth is the QUEEN in the family.
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Fayth is sick..
Back to work today...
Urgent leave on Friday and yesterday, my baobei Princess Fayth is down with fever and that stupid temperature keep clinging onto her at between 38 degree to 39.3 degree. I'm so worried as usually her temperature will go down during the day time.
So finally, the fever went down yesterday morning if not I'm going to bring her to KKH for a blood test which I really do not want to due to the H1N1 cases in KKH...
Anyway, she's now back to her healthy naughty little girl.
She was such a good girl that I've promised to bring her down to our neighbourhood bookshop for a walk and she's allow to choose either 1 toy or a story book.
She chooses a story book but after walking around the bookshop, noticed she owned most of the books.. be it is sticker book, colouring book, puzzle book, Princess, Barney, Thomas Train, Sesame Street... you name it, she has it (almost!). So, I asked her to choose a toy instead. Very unwillingly, she managed to 'anyhow' choose a Princess toy house which she played merely half hour and ignore it already!
Haiz, that's not exactly what she wanted. She just bought for the sake of buying it. Nevermind, Hubby and I will be buying her a Princess Castle (that's what she has been asking for!) as a misery gift on behalf from her new sister.
Urgent leave on Friday and yesterday, my baobei Princess Fayth is down with fever and that stupid temperature keep clinging onto her at between 38 degree to 39.3 degree. I'm so worried as usually her temperature will go down during the day time.
So finally, the fever went down yesterday morning if not I'm going to bring her to KKH for a blood test which I really do not want to due to the H1N1 cases in KKH...
Anyway, she's now back to her healthy naughty little girl.
She was such a good girl that I've promised to bring her down to our neighbourhood bookshop for a walk and she's allow to choose either 1 toy or a story book.
She chooses a story book but after walking around the bookshop, noticed she owned most of the books.. be it is sticker book, colouring book, puzzle book, Princess, Barney, Thomas Train, Sesame Street... you name it, she has it (almost!). So, I asked her to choose a toy instead. Very unwillingly, she managed to 'anyhow' choose a Princess toy house which she played merely half hour and ignore it already!
Haiz, that's not exactly what she wanted. She just bought for the sake of buying it. Nevermind, Hubby and I will be buying her a Princess Castle (that's what she has been asking for!) as a misery gift on behalf from her new sister.
Friday, July 10, 2009
Fever and Fayth
My Princess Fayth is down with fever today...
Temperature between 37.8 degree to 39.3 degree.
Must be the virus she got it from her school. -.-"
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