Update on baby no. 2

Guilty as charged, I haven't been spewing out as much as I ought to for baby no.2. Life's alot more hectic with a kid & there's juz not enough time to really sit down & pen all your thoughts.

Nonetheless I'm now on my way to work & since I've got a nice little seat on the bus this morning, I figured it'll be perfect to translate some feelings into words .. ie abt baby no.2, preps & all.

As I was changing into my workwear this morning, it suddenly dawned on me that I have yet to spend a single cent on maternity wear! & i'm hitting 32 wks in a couple of days! Granted, I had some pretty hand me downs from dear June but I'm still pretty impressed with myself for my self restraint! Cash does seem to still disappear rather quickly & beats me where it all went :p Prob to my daily doses of barcook bread, esp my new found favourite, custard milky!

We've yet to fix a name for baby no. 2. Dw's initial choice of Joshua dylan has somewhat drifted off. His favorite of the moment is Jenson, after F1's Jenson Button. I'm cool with that, just that we can't seem to decide if it should be spelt as Jensen instead. Then there's the other name.. Should it be Darius, so the initials will still be JD but then would that cause any confusion with the real McCoy? I would have gone with Taylor Jensen, afterall Taylor Lautner is sooooo charming & TJ Wu sounds hip but the meaning of Taylor totally sucks. It means... tailor... literally. So we're still trawling books & the web, hoping for some inspiration soon! Btw ask JD what name does she want to give didi, and her reply will be "House", with a big grin flashed across her face :P

Then there are baby clothes... Who on earth said there's nothing to buy for boys! I went nuts at the Fox sale recently, the little men's shirts hanging on the racks were just too cute to resist! & thanks to Eve who passed me little E's clothes..

Weight gain is limited this round & I attribute it to the 1st nasty 5 months of nausea & loss of appetite & also to the twice weekly swimming sessions that I embarked myself on. And somehow I think the old wives' tale of different tummy shapes whilst expecting a girl or boy holds true! I'm not as wide as I was with jd but I'm definitely more protruding in front & the belly button turned into an outsy very early, prob mid 5th month.

That's my quick update & next up will be my decision on which hospital to deliver at... Mt E or back to Mt Alv... Will need to decide soon, after my maternity tour of Mt E next week :)

Japanese Soft Cotton Cheesecake

With DW on the road to recovery & JD having recovered fully from her fever, I feel alot more relaxed and am up to baking again! Last weekend, I tried baking another cheesecake, this time Jap style.

Overall I thought the texture was slightly harder than what we usually buy from the shops. Gotta research & try to find a way to get around this.. but definitely I will only go the au naturel way, no chemicals, no essence. Only the best, the purest ingredients!

Choc Chip Cheesecake

Tried my 2nd cheesecake last weekend as DW had requested me to bake one for his birthday. It turned out pretty ok, not as heavy & sweet as my 1st one as I had searched for a different recipe with less cheese & sugar content.

But because of me trying to prevent too much air from entering during the mixing process, I may not have whipped the mixture long enough and this may have resulted in a "not as soft as it should be" cheesecake.

Oh well, as what my mom says, you will need many many tries to bake the perfect cake. Can't doubt her on that... she IS the master of baking...

AND, because it had chocolate chips, JD refused to eat it :( I know my little girl hates chocolate but I had assumed that little dots of brown would still be acceptable to her but apparently NOT! Sigh, At least I still had my dad & dw devouring it!

Next up, strawberry cheesecake! :) JD loves strawberries, so I'm sure she's gonna enjoy this one!