Britax car seat - a gift from June, Mo, Ailin, Pam & Mich!
Saturday 28 June 2008
Tuesday 24 June 2008
Wish you happiness
A very close friend of mine just told me she got attached. That's wonderful news & I'm truly elated for her. We both have come a long way, especially in the area of relationships. She's been through good ones & bad ones & since the last blow about 7 years back, she has more or less given up on men. Somehow when we try to hitch her up with one, she always dismisses the opportunities to incompatibility of characters or lack of time to date due to work commitments.
Nevertheless, she has been one great friend. She has always been encouraging about the relationships that her friends have. She was excited about my wedding and about my pregnancy. She has given me (and the other girls) all her support for all these happy occasions, despite not having a partner herself. She just wasn't keen on getting hitched any more and has resigned herself to establishing her career instead.
After so many years, we were all pleasantly surprised that she has finally decided to give herself ( & her partner) a chance. It was wonderful listening to how she gushed about him, how she had never expected to be able to meet someone so similar to her and whom she can share common conversational topics with.
Well.. Babe, from the bottom of my heart, I am very happy for you & I hope that you have finally found the one whom you will be able to spend the rest of your life with.
As I've always believed, be happy for others and happiness will bestow itself upon you. You go girl!
Nevertheless, she has been one great friend. She has always been encouraging about the relationships that her friends have. She was excited about my wedding and about my pregnancy. She has given me (and the other girls) all her support for all these happy occasions, despite not having a partner herself. She just wasn't keen on getting hitched any more and has resigned herself to establishing her career instead.
After so many years, we were all pleasantly surprised that she has finally decided to give herself ( & her partner) a chance. It was wonderful listening to how she gushed about him, how she had never expected to be able to meet someone so similar to her and whom she can share common conversational topics with.
Well.. Babe, from the bottom of my heart, I am very happy for you & I hope that you have finally found the one whom you will be able to spend the rest of your life with.
As I've always believed, be happy for others and happiness will bestow itself upon you. You go girl!
Friday 20 June 2008
Cramps
I hate leg cramps. They make me feel totally helpless :(
Last night was bad. It hit me once at 11.30pm and the second time at 5am. This is the 1st time that it happened twice in the same night and I'm really grateful to DW for being there, at such ungodly hours, to bend back my toes and massage my right calf. I broke out in cold sweat & was shivering & just wished someone could knock me out there & then. There was nothing I could do to help myself, except to ask Jesus, Mary & Joseph to stop the pain. At that point, I was reminded of my childhood days when I would pray for help and try to strike a bargain with God, like.. pls take away my pain & I promise I will never be naughty again..
Since the start of the 2nd trimester, leg cramps have been an often occurence in the night. Recently, the fear has been interrupting my sleep to the point that I've grown afraid to sleep. After the 5am awakening this morning, I chose to sit up on the bed instead of lying down. I remember reading somewhere before that as delivery date draws nearer, sleeping at night may be alot easier by simply sitting up. How do I get a good rest in this manner? It's almost like sleeping in the aeroplane where somehow sleeping ain't sleeping at all.
I dread to think of the many days when DW will be away in July & August & where I'll be left alone to save myself.... September, pls come soon...
Last night was bad. It hit me once at 11.30pm and the second time at 5am. This is the 1st time that it happened twice in the same night and I'm really grateful to DW for being there, at such ungodly hours, to bend back my toes and massage my right calf. I broke out in cold sweat & was shivering & just wished someone could knock me out there & then. There was nothing I could do to help myself, except to ask Jesus, Mary & Joseph to stop the pain. At that point, I was reminded of my childhood days when I would pray for help and try to strike a bargain with God, like.. pls take away my pain & I promise I will never be naughty again..
Since the start of the 2nd trimester, leg cramps have been an often occurence in the night. Recently, the fear has been interrupting my sleep to the point that I've grown afraid to sleep. After the 5am awakening this morning, I chose to sit up on the bed instead of lying down. I remember reading somewhere before that as delivery date draws nearer, sleeping at night may be alot easier by simply sitting up. How do I get a good rest in this manner? It's almost like sleeping in the aeroplane where somehow sleeping ain't sleeping at all.
I dread to think of the many days when DW will be away in July & August & where I'll be left alone to save myself.... September, pls come soon...
Monday 16 June 2008
Me @ 28 weeks
I did my diabetes test last Saturday @ 28 weeks. It was really tiring. I had to fast from 12am the night before, took my 1st urine & blood test at 9am, drank the really sweet drink (which I thought & hoped would be similar to fanta orange but it was some lemon barley tasting thingy instead) and went for my 2nd urine & blood test at 10.30am. My last test was at 11.30am and by then I was super famished. The moment I could leave my gynae's clinic, I went to Soup spoon & gobbled down the whole bowl of mushroom soup.. delicious! I just received a call from my gynae by the way, and I do not have gestational diabetes! YAY!
This comes as a huge relief for me, praise the LORD! I was really worried as my baby was 200g overweight as of last Saturday and I myself had put on more than 2 kg. Apart from that, I was constantly thirsty. All these signs seem to point to the possibility of gestational diabetes. I'm so glad and I promise I will cut down on my ice cream intake. I mean it! Moreover, from now till my next gynae appt at 32 wks, I've been advised to put on a max of 1.5kg only. Now, that's not going to be very difficult isit? All I need is determination to curb unnecessary cravings!
This comes as a huge relief for me, praise the LORD! I was really worried as my baby was 200g overweight as of last Saturday and I myself had put on more than 2 kg. Apart from that, I was constantly thirsty. All these signs seem to point to the possibility of gestational diabetes. I'm so glad and I promise I will cut down on my ice cream intake. I mean it! Moreover, from now till my next gynae appt at 32 wks, I've been advised to put on a max of 1.5kg only. Now, that's not going to be very difficult isit? All I need is determination to curb unnecessary cravings!
Thursday 12 June 2008
JD = ?
Oh yes.. got this bloomers online for JD as well!! Isn't it cute? Should have gotten a size bigger thou :P
Wednesday 11 June 2008
Online Shopping
I never realised how addictive shopping online is till I actually did one myself. It's scary when everything you see is just so cute & pretty & more often than not, they're cheaper than what you can get in the shops itself. Otherwise, it's something which you can't get locally. I used to diss this idea in the past. Pam was nuts about online shopping whilst I couldn't get the hang of it. To me, it was like, why shop online when I can go the shops to see & feel for myself before parting with my money. Well, I still don't purchase my clothes online. I'm not exactly the slimest of people so sizing may be questionable. But that certainly doesn't apply to baby items & adult items that do not require any fitting.
It came to a point when I just had to tell myself, STOP, the bank account is depleting at an amazing speed. So I stopped. But the abstinence lasts for at most a couple of days before I hit the websites again. This time round, I'm smarter. Just a little. I will write down all my intended purchases in my trusty little notebook with the prices. Over the next few days, I will constantly review the list, striking off what I do not need. This helps, as being the fickle person I am, eventually the desire to buy a particular item will wane as each day passes.
My 1st online purchase was thru e-bay. I was searching high & low for nice wall decals for JD's room but the ones I've come across just didn't hit the right note with me. After searching online, I finally managed to find this set which was only sold in Australia. Well, made that all important call to Pam to help buy it as I didn't have a paypal account. And
It came to a point when I just had to tell myself, STOP, the bank account is depleting at an amazing speed. So I stopped. But the abstinence lasts for at most a couple of days before I hit the websites again. This time round, I'm smarter. Just a little. I will write down all my intended purchases in my trusty little notebook with the prices. Over the next few days, I will constantly review the list, striking off what I do not need. This helps, as being the fickle person I am, eventually the desire to buy a particular item will wane as each day passes.
My 1st online purchase was thru e-bay. I was searching high & low for nice wall decals for JD's room but the ones I've come across just didn't hit the right note with me. After searching online, I finally managed to find this set which was only sold in Australia. Well, made that all important call to Pam to help buy it as I didn't have a paypal account. And
that's how it all began..
Monday 9 June 2008
Baby's stroller & playpen
We finally settled on JD's stroller.. we ordered the orange Cappella Compact Sense stroller. This is lightweight and slightly cheaper than Combi, which was what we originally wanted to buy. My most important requirement is that the stroller had to be lightweight. I didn't require those fancy features like reversible handles or those huge 4WD look alike ones.A tinge of regret also hit me when I found out that the playpen we had aimed about a month back is more expensive now. So we changed our mind and got a slightly different one. Not that cheap as we upgraded the mattress to the latex one, but overall I guess it's better for a peace of mind. I don't have a picture of the Dreamy Baby playpen though. It may be an expensive toy but I guess we would need it for easy shuffling between DW's place & mine. It can be easily packed up to bring around. Han also brings it along when they travel. At least JD will not be confined to only the cot in the bedroom which could get really hot & stuffy at times.
Well, that's 2 items down! But the list doesn't seem to end, there're the diapers, the high chair, the teats etc.... baby oh baby!
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