my colligs hv been pointing out dat my tummy is getting bigger n noticeable... 1 even asked for my permission to touch my tummy! hee!last nite, Dearie n me were researching on english names for our little one... more or less decided on 1 for ger n boy... but decided to continue searching for 1 more each... Dearie was saying in case our little one, whn born, dun look like our 1st choice of name, @ least stil can hv another name to fall back on... heehee! we oso thot of some chinese names, but wil stil bring the name for suan4 bi3 hua4 =)so excited! can feel our little one moving inside my tummy! whn sleeping, oso can feel tummy sorta weighing down cos nid to sleep on one side (best on left side, fr wat me read in pregnancy books)... can b a bit uncomfy thou... nxt appt wif Dr Lui is 18 Jan, in the morning b4 we go 4our short cruise on Virgo in the evening =) mus remember to ask Dr Lui to write me a letter in case the cruise ppl wanna c... they actualli hv a policy of nt allowing pregnant ladies 24 weeks into pregnancy on board... me actualli nt 24 weeks yet on 18 Jan but jus in case lah... *touch wood*
hee.. this came a bit too late... oredi 2daes past xmas liao... =)had numerous xmas gatherings dis yr n received several gifts too... Dearie n me were telling our little one that nxt yr, he/she can join us liao! hee!had steamboat dinner wif Cheongling, Weipei & Jovian on 14 Dec, Fri =) wanted to try out the highly recommended steamboat place ("Xian De Lai") by CL, but it was fully booked by the time we reached there... walked around looking for alternative eateries b4 deciding on another steamboat place ("Parklane"). nt bad too... CL oso noted down the tel no. of Xian De Lai so dat she can make reservations next time, which is 28 Dec, gathering cum xmas xchg for PA gers =) as Jo is unable to join us on 28 Dec, she gave us our xmas pressies on 14 Dec, v cute towels shaped into a cake =)15 Dec noon was another xmas xchg @ our lovenest =) been 3rd yr since we moved in in 2005 =) hee! oso been using the same xmas tree we bot from ikea 4 our xmas gatherings... we had potluck @ ard lunch time. Dearie n me bot a mocha logcake fr Meritus Mandarin n oso ordered 2 pizzas fr Oiishi Pizza; Jieying n Sean got a chicken pie fr DON; Shuling n Alex got sushi; Joyce n Ronghua got fruit tarts; Janice n Ivan got tarts fr Coffeebean; n Michelle got drinks (sparkling juices)... so in all, we had a v full thou sinful lunch =) itz gift xchg 4us gers while the guys jus sat around @ the dining table (lucky can squeeze in 11 ppl!) me got a pregnancy planner fr JY; an electric fragrance dispenser fr SL; a pair of Hush Puppies boxers (which hopefully, me can wear aft giving birth) fr Janice; a set of chopsticks n table cloth fr Joyce; n a cute soft toy bear fr Michelle =) Dearie oso bot USB fragrance thingies as "door gifts" for them =Pevening was another xmas xchg @ May's place... dis time was wif my ex-colligs fr SMRT. itz BBQ... May was v thotful n asked whether any food me cant eat... hee... told her some but asked her nt to wori too much as me wil jus selectively pick the food me can eat =) got a health charm fr Jerlene as a souvenir fr her recent trip n it was a real coincidence too dat we oso picked each other during the gift xchg! me got pink Hello Kitty thermal flask which they said wil cm useful 2me whn feeding our little one =P gennie is oso v helpful upon learning me preggers =) she gave me alot of tips during pregnancy, during confinement, stretch mark cream, milk powder samples, amongst other samples =) thanks! ^.^/~16 Dec was another xmas xchg, but dis time, it was Dearie wif his sec sch frenz =) we booked a function room @ The Caribbean n bot some titbits (Mamee, potato chips, assorted nuts), drinks (Decaffeinated Root Beer, Coke, 7-Up, Peach Tea) n Chicken (Black Pepper, Honey Baked) ( fr Giant @ Vivocity while Ong Wei bot real food of San Lao, Fried Rice, Chestnut Beancurd... Dearie oso got a Chocolate Mousse logcake fr Meritus Mandarin... there was a promotion by Meritus Mandarin, among other hotels @ MINDEF n Dearie took a sample of the logcake n found it nice, so immediately ordered 2. Onli after ordering did he realise he might b able to get it cheaper if he asked Amelia to order as she is working @ Meritus Mandarin n can get it @ staff rates.. oh well... next yr lor if she is stil working there... For dis gift xchg, Dearie got a Saboteur card game... in return, he received a box of chocolates... sighz... he was saying nxt yr, mebbe shld ban food items as gifts cos dis yr, 3 of them got chocolates as gift items!!!!!on 25 Dec, Xmas dae itself, we had a mini xmas dinner @ my in-laws'... instead of turkey, we replaced it wif roast duck n char siew (which my in-laws drove out to buy), oso shared marcaroni n cheese, potato salad n coleslaw bot fr Kenny Rogers... MIL oso got me a bottle of apple juice which me n Dearie shared =) after dines was gift xchg... Dearie got me a handphone chain of cute Pooh n frenz trinkets n 4-leaf clover (me thinking of converting it into a keychain cos oredi got 1 Pooh handphone chain on my hp currently) n a cute Chocobu huggie; MIL got me a Pooh bear huggie; MIL & Kristy shared a pair of pearl earrings fr Lee Hwa... me had hinted to Dearie dat me wanna look for pearl earrings, he smsed Kristy n she n MIL got me a gift fr Lee Hwa... felt guilty cos d gift mus b pretty ex! our budget was actualli $50 per gift but d pearl earrings mus b more than $50 lor!! Oops...4got to add me bot Dearie a Pierre Cardin pen as a xmas gift, it was given to him way b4 xmas n he chose it himself... he had wanted to get a pen which he can put in his shirt pocket n me decided to get it for him as a xmas pressie.There's another xmas xchg tmr wif my ex-colligs n frenz fr PA... oso steamboat dinner n CL is gonna book a table for 6 @ Xian De Lai... hope can eat there dis time! =)
Went for gynae checkup @ 9.30am todae... hvg blood tests (for diabetes n HIV) todae too n nid to hv brf 2 hrs b4 n no food in between.... Dearie woke up @ 6.30am to make french toast n sandwiches wif cheese n egg, wif hot milo for brf =) finished brf @ ard 7.30am, jus nice =) me went back to bed for some more sleep b4 leaving for the appointment...
So happi n excited to finalli get 2c our little one again, after 1 mth.... been feeling slight movements inside my tummy... mus b our little one moving abt, asked Dearie to try feeling my tummy wheneva me sensed movements, but he couldnt feel anything, gues movements r stil too slight nw 2b noticeable on the outside... tdy, our little one was v active! @ 1 point, it stretched its hand out n spread its tiny fingers! it oso arched its back a couple of times during the scan! so cute! =)) Dr Lui said if we r lucky tdy, may b able 2c its sex, but lady luck nt our side tdy, couldnt see cos it kept showing us its buttock... haha! nxt month lor... =))
But we r nt realli bothered by its sex, as long as it's healthy, we r happi liao... =))
Yesterdae woke up @ ard 4am... went for toilet break (which is quite frequent nowadays)... tossed n turned on bed cos couldnt sleep n hungry... woke Dearie up fr his deep sleep (he seemed 2b hvg nice dreams cos he was smiling)... told him couldnt sleep n hungry... asked whether me wanted to order McDelivery! hee... told him betta to drink milk... so he got up, went to kitchen to boil water n prepared half a cup of milk for me (cos oredi took 1 cup b4 gg to sleep)... after hvg the milk, slept v well til 7.30am dis morn... =) Oso got down to trimming my nails last nite =) Dearie helped me trim my toe nails cos a bit difficult for me... heheh... trimmed my own fingernails =) hope he wun find it too much of a chore... =P
wow! time realli flies during weekends, n the exact opposite jus happens during weekdaes... last weekend flies past w/o realising it...on sat morn, had wanted to hv breakfast king meal @ BK, but by the time aft seeing Jin Yi Shi (seeing both gynae Dr Lui & Chinese Sinseh dis time round, for maximum care =P), BK breakfast had turned into BK lunch liao... so, we had lunch (mushroom swiss meal for me n turkey bacon meal for Dearie) @ Raffles City BK... Dearie changed one of the fries to onion rings... so nice! aimed to hv it again later in the dae... =P after lunch, we went hm to relax... but Dearie did housework 1st, while me played Phoenix Wright on my Nintendo DS b4 falling asleep on bed... Thx again, Dearie, for taking over all housework!watched "Golden Compass" wif Dearie's buddies @ 8.15pm @ GV tiong bahru plaza... went there earli cos me wanted to hv BK onion rings... so continued on my DS game while munching on the onion rings, fries, n minute maid orange juice... until Dearie received an sms from his buddy, Soh, who asked abt dinner... we were shocked cos dunno he's back from his training liao... so he quickly called Ongwei who confirmed dat Soh & Karina oso joining us for dinner n movie.. haha! nearli 4got to mention dat a little boy had suddenly came close to me while playing on the DS! got me shocked beyond words when he suddenly walked away from his mum n came to look @ wat me playing on the DS! Dearie was quite calm thou, he said the little boy had meant no harm... true but stil, u noe...found "Golden Compass" ok onli... hmm... think "Lord of the Ring" & "Stardust" hv spoilt me in terms of fantasy movies... nevertheless, gonna read the books too...on sun morn, we had breakfast @ United Sq Swensens... so nice n yummy! me ordered Florida Toast Set while Dearie ordered Tennessee Toast Set... was attracted by the cheesy sausages n french toast stuffed wif cheese n ham... realli nice! itz healthy too, coupled wif orange juice n 2 sunny side eggs (which were nt too raw luckily)... =) had alwiz wanted to try Swensens breakfast, glad able to try it ydae.aft breakfast, went my parents' for lunch, mum cooked yong tau foo soup, steamed fish n bot roasted duck.... nice! Dearie was bz wif picking bones outta the fish for me, Ger n Ah Bee... hee! mum oso gave us egg noodles as we gonna laze @ hm n cook dines.... on our way hm (hvg jus turned into Balestier Road), mum called me, saying dat my neighbour had cooked lotsa food, knowing dat me wil b hm on sun but b4 she finished preparing the food, we had left oredi... hmm... too bad, nxt week lor...for dinner, Dearie n me prepared tog... long time since we prepared meals @ hm... think onli time we cooked since me got pregnant was whn Dearie prepared cheese omelette for me whn me suddenly got hungry @ say 3/4pm on weekends... we stopped preparing meals @ hm cos my appetite n food cravings r realli erratic, sometimes want rice, sometimes noodles, sometimes sandwiches... till Dearie gave up... haha! =)
Ydae was my MIL's bdae... she had also invited Dearie's aunt n god-daughter to her bdae bbq... but it was raining (in fact, been raining non-stop since noon)... so the outdoor bbq was changed to indoor 'bbq' where MIL 'bbq' the pork chop, sausages, lamb chop, chicken chop n otah in her newly bot oven... =P jus as yummy n delicious as outdoor bbq! Parents-in-law oso bot satay to go along wif the 'bbq-ed' food. =) as me stil hvg cough, cant take the chicken n lamb chops... MIL purposely ordered pork satay, pork chop for me... she oso specially prepared the pork stuff 4me 1st b4 preparing the other food... hee!We shared a Swarovski crystal of a little cow ("Little Miss Moo") for her while Dearie's aunt n god-daughter gave her a tefal pan... she was delighted wif the gifts... she said the little cow would improve her relations wif rats... apparently horses dun get along well wif rats... but cos she wil b taking care of our little one (rat) nxt year, she wanna hv gd relations wif him/her i guess... we toking abt chinese zodiac signs here... hee!
hee... a few ppl hv been asking me whether me expecting... during the 1st trimester, me had jus smiled n din commit anything... =Pnw dat me into the 2nd trimester (13 weeks n counting), can share d good news oredi! yes yes, me expecting! =)) so excited to hv our little one growing inside me!! my body is creating a miracle, as dearie said! wonderful 2c my tummy growing everydae.... haha! been hvg morning sickness (or rather "every moment of the dae sickness" since 1.5mths) n it gets worse towards the evening! but discomfort aside, we are both v excited n looking forward to Jun 08! EDD cld b earli Jun, who noes may deliver close to or even on my bdae! hee! =)dearie has been reading bedtime stories to our little one b4 both of us go to sleep... we hv oso gone to Borders to purchase new storybooks, apart from the old books my siblings n i hv read whn we were young once.. hee! dis is our form of pre-natal education for our little one, hope we will b able to provide a great loving environment for him/her! =)our matchmaker, Jieying, is gonna b our little one's godma! she is veri excited too! =))
