《 Snap snap snap... 》

baobei is trying to learn this haha
snapping her fingers~

she likes to see this

the night before, I was playing with her and
she kept looking @ my fingers as I snap.

after which, she help out her fingers and started
using her thumb to rub against her 2nd and 3rd fingers,
just like snapping!~ so amazing~
she's so observant now...

better watch what we do :p

she's more stable in her turning over, and v fast too.
and she knows how to turn back (sometimes) haha...
other times, she just "shouted" for help when she's
tired on her tummy...

ohhh and last week, when she accidentally knocked her
head on my mum's chest bone, she cried and when my mum
told us, we sayang her, saying "ke lian hor"... then~
immediately, she pout her mouth and narrowed her eyes!
hahaa...then when we laughed, she turned around (back facing us)
and laughed too... diao~ haha we did it a few times and she did it
again and again~ soooo cute haaa.... where did she learn this?
so funny... so cute... my baby :)

Lau gong has been carrying her to fetch me @ the
bus stop when I reach the bus stop these days :)
felt tired @ work, but when I see her, all my
tiredness just vanished...

I love you my baby...

Love you too my smelly :)

《 对不起... 》

宝贝mummy好没用

Sorry 宝贝
你一直不要喝奶， 又那么难哄你睡。。。
看了实在心痛。

Mummy发了好大的脾气
自己气自己，
为什么不能做个好妈妈，
让你吃得饱，睡得好?

Mummy was so stressed this AM
(you kept waking up when I tried to feed you...
不喂你，又不行。 一天喝那么少。, 这样怎么会长大??)
you didn't slp, mummy also didn't slp...
when you're asleep, mummy has to quickly
bottle feed you... so in the end, I didn't sleep @ all :(

This AM Mummy was soo stressed that I broke
down while feeding you (WHEN you suddenly woke up
from your sleep - meaning, you don't wana drink anymore)
Mummy felt sooo frustrated that I cried so hard...

Maybe also due to the lack of sleep :(

Finally Daddy called Grandma and Grandpa for help.
and they came over to feed and make you sleep
(Granny is used to your pattern, but Mummy is still
getting used to it - must make you sleep then feed you)
By then, Mummy finally can sleep thru till afternoon, skipping bfast.

Mummy really have to thank Granny for the help,
else, I'll really collapse. When can I get used to your weird pattern?
Why you don't like to drink milk milk? How will you grow like that?
Sigh...

I just let you drank some just now...
drink ard 30ml each hour... yes.. when you are awake...
you don't like us to carry you to drink anymore when you are
awake... you'll want to jerk urself into sitting position...
we can only feed you when you lie down (let you lie on higher pillow).
why so naughty?? then when lying down, your hands will be
wiping and moving everywhere, taking off the bottle lah,
head turning to and fro lah... in the end, only drank like 50ml
you tell me, what you want us to do ley??

see, just now, 7pm feed you 30ml
then you don't want liao... then 8pm, feed you 20ml...
then you wana sleep... after you slept (and STILL sleeping) @
9pm, then I can happily feed you the rest of 60ml...
the whole of mummy's sat is gone liao ley... sigh...

Mummy shld be sleeping with you now... but
I really don't wana waste all those time I'd wasted this afternoon
just feeding and putting you to sleep... sigh

Mummy 真的搞不懂，
为什么你醒着的时候不要喝奶呢??
只有在你睡的时候才能喂你。
你知道这有多辛苦吗??

宝贝啊宝贝， 你到底要Mummy
怎么样呢? Tell me what to do pls??

《 STILL... 》

no sign of anything :p
now I really dono when BB's coming out liao...

hopefully by tomorrow loh... tomorrow will be
her FULL term!~ 40 weeks!~ woooo

the amazing lump haha...

when i sleep to the left/ right, the tummy will become like this
loop sided!~ see, BB is on the left,
hiding there comfortably


she's dancing the whole evening after my nap
look @ these videos

kicking hard~

is that her feet?

《 Almost FULL... 》

almost full term loh!~
40 weeks!!!

Baobei~ when are you coming out?
Daddy can kiss you every night (on the tummy)
but I cannot ley~ come out loh, let mummy kiss kiss loh haha

see you in 2 days time!!!! (hopefully)

there's a big and comfy bed bed waiting for you to sleep in,
nice clothes for you to wear~ come out loh come out loh~~

《 Count down... 》

6 - 10 more days

6 days to 6th Jul
10 days to 10 Jul
weew.... WEEW~
getting near!~

weekly checkup now...
Sat just went checkup, Baobei's head not engaged yet ley
too comfy inside?? hmmm

The scan shows Baobei's chubby face again,

with her left arm covering her face haha... like those
"alamak" reaction haha... shy shy huh...

you'd been kicking REAL hard!~
no space inside liao hor? wan come out soon? hiak hiak
yesterday kicked my ribs eh... so pain... ate too much liao you haha

Sat's scan shows that you're ard 3kg liao :)
with my weight gaining 0.3kg -- 68.3kg :p
I think by the time you come out, I'll be hitting 70kg!~ gosh...

had been eating alot ley~
Sat night went LG's friend's wedding dinner,
Yesterday went LG's NPC function, eat again
today, go celebrate our anniversary, go eat again...
wooooohhhh... better control :p

Baobei!!!~ we'll be seeing you soon!~ real soon!~
Daddy counting down the date for you every night,
did you hear? hehe

I called you "fatty boom boom" now...
It's actually me myself getting fatty boom boom~
see, the fatty mummy keke

《 hmmmm... 》

I reminded myself to input some stuff here
BUT~ I FORGOT what I wana input~
duh~ haha

Anyways, 3rd day lazing @ home...
went SK home yday and bought stuff on the way,
for breakfast today, have to think of what to eat tomorrow morning haa..

had planned to clean kitchen, BB room and bathroom
over these days :) and had started to read all the bb mags again
and jotting down notes haha... and trying to nap while I can :)
enjoy while it lasts~ wooooohoooo~

my baobei's room

《 my big tummy... 》

hoho...

i'm as heavy as the smelly Daddy liao
ard 67kg!! and 42.5 inch :p
55 more days to go~

* ur Daddy recorded my snoring yesterday night haha
loud and clear!!~ aiyooo~





the belly button's became like
VOLCANO~ mauhaaha










oh~ oh~~~
got stretch marks below tummy liao

hands feeling numb lately
feet more swollen
face also "bloated"
getting "fat"!!~ wahaha

* ohhh had already taken off the wedding rings
i tink 2 mths ago haha... finger too big liao...
very tight :p

as the "date" gets nearer...
I'm getting more nervous :p

jia you jia you

《 head go down... 》

8 mths 4 days~ weew
counting down

did u hear Mummy talking to u everyday,

asking ur head to go down? haha

and ur daddy telling u we'll be seeing u v soon :)

your Ah yi saw you "swimming" in the tummy
and kept "eeee-ing"... keke...

must come out near to EDD hor~
not too early, not too late k?
head muz go down~ hohoo

《 HAHA... 》

i found myself laughing (secretly)

as I felt Baobei "swimming" from left to right,

to and fro hahaa...

it's not itchy.. but i can see something
moving left to right, left to right haah... very funny,
imagine something petruding out from your tummy
and moving from left to right~ mauhahaa

i look down and i just laughed (a blessful one),
I don't know why... i still find it amazing :)

《 gimi some space... 》

i think bao bei has been too "cramped"
in the tummy haha...

too little space for ya?

these few days, i can really feel you moving and
shifting alot... can also see "something poking" up...
either it's your little hand/ feet/ head mauahahaa
but still no toes/ fingers~

had not post the video i recorded you "swimming" around :p

《 Happy Mother's Day... 》

next year, 2nd Sunday of May,
Baobei will be "celebrating" with me ha...

went for checkup yesterday...
all is well and I really had mixed feelings welcoming
this new comer... almost 2 mths from now...
i saw ur beautiful face from the scan... ur eyelids, ur nose, ur lips:)
i tink i saw u open and close ur eyes @ one moment hehe...
you're sleeping away and turning away~ we can't see you properly!~
I forgot to wake you up and ask you to show us your kicking skills before
i went into the gyne's room.. haha... too bad... till next time :)

ohhh she's 1.7kg and thigh bone is long long...
hope u'll be tall like daddy haha...but features must be like me!~
biggy eyes, chubby chubby mauahaa
and I'm now 65kg!~ gosh...

gyne says "BB is abit big hor~ don't eat too much ah,
eat as per normal" hinting hinting... oops...
last month you're 1.1kg... one mth gained approx 0.6kg...
okok still ok hehe...

next mth, another checkup... then subsequently
once every 2 weeks... weew... coming close!!~

had bought all the major stuff...
have to start packing my bag and set up ur plastic drawer
for your clothings and stuff... what more do we need? hmmmm
my list of stuff almost all ticked :) now to finish buying those circled ones.
Nappies, pails, thermometer blah blah... all small stuff :)

* went for the last Antenatal class on Fri
-- 2nd stage of labour and delivery procedure
-- breathing techniques all those stuff

i hope i can remember all those on THAT day :p
must practice!~

gonna go sign up for the admission package soon...


baobei baobei, you must move your head down
and prepare to see the world k? :)

baobei baobei, if you can, come out in July 6th ok? hahaa
6/7/08 hopefully hiak hiak...

mummy will jia you!~ endure endure~
wana endure the "pain" -- trying not to think abt this :p
and endure breastfeeding you all the way till 6 mths!!~
i really hope i can "challenge" myself on this...
hope everything is smooth, shun shun...
JIA YOU!!!~

《 Countdown... 》

approx. 10 more weeks to go~
looking @ the date... ohhh making me nervous
reading up, getting prepared and experiencing THE thing itself
is rather different

i mean i know what to expect... the norm
but what really awaits me, i don't know :p
different ppl, different situations
i really hope mine goes smoothly :)

anyway, some changes:

>> weight increased definitely
-- i think I hit the 65 mark haha... yesh... 13kg gain!~ OMG

>> bloated
-- i feel bloated... my legs, my hands... blame it on water retention
-- a red patch lingers when i pressed on my thigh - water retention
-- gastric acid, yicks... need to sit up straight after a meal... and
not able to eat too full... sitting up to sleep is no joke~

>> less active
-- used to walk more the last 2 trimesters... now, feet will get
swollen just after a while of walking... but I still enjoy walking ard :)
i think baobei enjoys it too haha.. read fr somewhere that BB likes the
"swaying" motion when in the tummy as mum walks.
-- i can still go kite flying... literally standing there and not running lah haha

>> Waist
-- had not been measuring.. but I think i'll hit the 44 mark :p
the last time i measured... like 1 mth ago? was 101cm...
* update... juz measured hehe... 107 cm liao (42inch!~)

>> Sleep
-- i think i don't have much problem in sleeping...
as in positioning wise... still quite comfy, but tends to slp on
the back instead of sideways... dono why... I used to like slping sideways previously
-- besides getting up to go toilet, there's only ONE particular night
i think end Apr, that I woke up feeling super hungry (4am!~) and
went searched for food haa... no more of these pls~

>> look, no feet
-- can't see my legs while going down stairs hahaa

>> snacking more
-- i'm indulging more on sweet stuff lately... hmmm
dono why... must control~

>> hot
-- feeling the extra heat lately, plus the hot weather!~ weew...
bills gonna raise this month... on aircon every night!~

>> more active
-- referring to bao bei (self explanatory)

>> less cramp
-- maybe i stopped it before it triggers haha
-- or maybe the frequent walking around

《 narcissism ... 》

I think Baobei is NOT like me haha

She "don't like" to "take photoz"!~

whenever I feel her kick or move vigorously,
I'll quickly take my HP to record... but by then,
my baobei Alysha stopped!~ completely!~
hmmppphhhh~

when I gave up my video rec, she started moving again
"Baobei, let mummy take a video of u moving ley~"
I would "complain"... but baobei is stubborn...
don't want means don't want haha...

see, just like a moment ago... I can see my tummy
moving "up and down, left and right..."
then i quickly took my HP to record my "moving" tummy
BUT~ baobei stopped again~

then now, when I'm busy blogging, she happily
moved here and there again...
so naughty hor~ trick mummy hor~
*beat ur buttock*

~ i'm still waiting to see ur tiny fingers and toes
on my tummy eh .. hoho~

《 3rd Trimester... 》

i'm into the new stage :)
very soon, my baobei Alysha will be out to
see everyone :)

Yes, her name is Alysha (A-li-sher)
Alysha Nye, Lai Yu3 Xuan1
I like this name :) no matter how simple it is
but I just love the name :)

I love you my dear~

《 You are... 》

a PRINCESS~ :)
my bao bei is a girl~
yahooo! Finally got a confirmation~
hippy hippy~ so happy :)

can buy pinky clothes for my bao bei le
hehe...

when Gyne scanned, I asked him to reconfirm
and yes, he said it's confirmed a gal gal :)
he showed me the "hambuger" he said mauahaha...

went TPY Kiddy palace to buy baby cot
and bedding liao :)

《 today is the day... 》

i will see my bao bei again
hopefully~ will be giving baobei a name!~

Bao Bei ah bao bei, pls corporate loh
don't dance around loh
else mummy won't be able to buy
nice clothings for you loh~ :)

《 Can I ?... 》

went for Antenatal Class on Fri

and class was on Labor and Delivery
was late but managed to enjoy the whole class :)
interesting topic... funny presenter
who shared her own delivery experience with us...
(she opt for gas as a pain reliever)

the delivery process, where BB will naturally (like they're trained)
tilt themselves to one side when they're coming out...
it's really "funny" and amazing...
nature~ truly an amazing thing

was thinking about what she said on natural birth...
yes, of coz if given the choice, I would want to :)
(cardio doc said I'll be ok to have natural birth too :))
hmmm now, the pain... can I endure? I was thinking...
* 1 thing for sure - i'll definitely CRY alot like nobody's business that day
mauahahaa... I'm a cry baby :p

i guess no one can describe the kind of pain unless you're the
one in that situation~ everyone has their own degree of pain endurance
I just hope I can endure the pain with no epidural ~ *fingers cross
i can only tell myself "I can do it!!~"
with Lau Gong's support and the anticipation to see Baobei,
I think that will be enough :)

and another thing - breastfeeding...
i hope i can too, but it also depends on individual...
was reading alot of magazines lately and read quite a few experiences...
worries about if it's enough for the baby, can I tahan, partial/ full?
what if when I went back to work, will I be lazy? the food I eat, are they suitable?
sigh.... alot of questions. saying is really such easy task!~
determination and perseverance is the word!~ :)

so I guess the key point is to have a positive mindset :)
加油!~

one/ two more weeks to third trimester~
alittle scary... so fast :) will start to buy stuff
on the 3rd week of April... to welcome our new love :)
looking @ the weeks as they passed... Bao bei kicking harder
each day (maybe due to the space constrain). I can feel baobei
kicking and moving (gliding pass the tummy!~) haha...
harder and harder now... in the mornings... afternoons, when
I'm sitting @ my workdesk, @ night when I turned to my side :)

a few more mths!~ you'll be out to see the world soon~
a whole new environment, your mummy and daddy :)
you must grow strong and healthy :) 加油宝贝~



some tummy updates:

(taken 2 Apr)

biggy biggy
had been feeling the backache lately
can't walk for long... need to rest every now and then...






Lau Gong has been very "automatic" with the housework
lately also :) impressed lah~ haha... thank you Lau gong...
I know you're very tired after your work and classes...
now even have to take care of this big tummy me and all the
housework~ thank you... you'd done a good job :)
love you :)

《 Disappointment... 》

sigh... tot today can go scan
and see Bao bei... but only went for regular checkup
and listen to BB's heartbeat...

Shld have arranged with the gyne lah...
got sooooo disappointed :( that I don't have mood
for everything today~ no choice but to wait 4 weeks again...
yesh... i got over it already, after a nap ha...
yesh yesh, as long as BB growing fine and healthy :)
ohhh my weight... i thought it'll shoot up fast, but still gradually :)
good...i think it went like 55kg to 57kg and now 59kg :)
still gd :)


got cream and some prescription fr gyne
for my rashes though... just hope it gets better
it actually became less itchy lately... but yday the
itchiness came back!~ sigh... started to apply the cream
from gyne... the redness subsided alittle

also bought some body wash and lotion for allergy skin
*fingers cross fingers cross* pls get better...

anticipating next month!!!!
the baby fair is coming @ expo,
going take a look and see what we can buy :)
shall buy the clothings aft next mth's scan and
just buy the necessities like BB cot etc 1st :)

《 scratch scratch... 》

tummy so itchy nowadays!~
i try not to scratch... and kept applying cream
last few days tried to put my pillow on tummy and
turn the other side when it gets warm... little slp :(

i think thus the flu bug attacked me again
got sore throat suddenly on Wed then became flu
2 days mc for Thur and Fri, more to avoid the cold aircon
in the office~ and REST...

woke up ard 9am today~ tummy itch last night till I can't take it.
coz don't wana scratch it... applied damp cloth on it and some bb oil.
Did felt better and I slpt thru aft 3am~ until i awake again @ 8plus
only to find myself scratching again... arghhh.... nvm... i'll just
hang on with it :)

Bao Bei was so active last night!~ still kicking @ 1am
Daddy ask u slp u still kick his face haha
(coz he put his ear to listen to BB in tummy) then every
10-15 sec, you kick and kick... hmmm maybe u punishing mummy,
coz mummy so late still don't wana slp :p

went for antenatal class @ KKH yesterday
the 3rd class - "caring for yourself during pregnancy"
then class will break for this whole mth and start the next mth again
ohhh looking forward to those upcoming ones :)
coz they'll intro wat to expect in stages of labour :)


pix we took yesterday:


preparing to go class






Daddy said I look like PENGUIN!!~ mauaaha



today, we sit on the floor and learn some
exercises which aids in decreasing back pain,
cramp, and thigh ache...
Daddy said he wana fall asleep looking
@ those pillows mauahaha




ok, time for breakfast!~
my bread, my cheese, yummmm

《 a new mth... 》

a new month,
March --> April --> May --> June or July!~
tummy will be getting bigger very soon again :)

used to be 27/28 waist, now became 36/37~ wooooooooo~
weight? hmmm i think i gained 6-7 kg liao hohooo
hopefully won't gain too much next few mths :p

taken 01 March
>> 18 more days to another scan :))