active baby

baby kicked me last night at 1230am (i was online buying diaper bag for my sis and baby stuff for my little one).. figured that he was either telling me that he was expecting a bedtime story, or that i need to sleep because it's too late!!

haha, it's amazing what makes me smile these days.

looking forward to seeing dr chan this friday :)

Week 25 and a half

times have been exciting with lots of movement from my little baby!!
the moves are getting more frequent and stronger, with strong pulses felt especially at night when kenneth tells the bedtime story.
in fact recently it's become more exciting because baby appears to be RESPONDING to kenneth's questions and comments!!!
it's amazing to just see that God has breathed LIFE into the baby inside me.
am anxiously counting down the last 10-15 weeks of pregnancy in the meantime.. and starting to finally stock up baby stuff.
clearly i was ignorant last time. because besides the pram and the cot, there are more than a dozen things to stock up, like diapers, milk bottles, storage bottles, cleaning accessories, breastmilk pump, accessories together with the pump, thermometer, nail clipper, clothes (day/night/ cardi), mittens, towels, wraps and the list goes on.
quite overwhelmed initially.. now it's becoming exciting just stacking up stuff and clearing a cupboard just for him!! i havent got down to decorating the room for him cos i dont really think that's necessary.. but who knows, maybe i'll change my mind soon? haha.
counting down is fun. but in the meantime let me try to get a good night's rest.. before the wailing comes.

19 weeks!

Yeah I'm almost at the half way mark!!!

It's quite exciting as I think about what will happen in the next 4 months.

In fact it has always been exciting.

At 6 weeks he was just a blob - like literally just a spot.

At 10 weeks he was a tiny 4cm and kicking away when we saw the ultrasound graphics. The heartbeat was very clear this time and pumping real excitedly.

Then he went with me to Israel for 10days.

Then at 14 weeks he was 10cm!! And moving arms and legs this time as we witnessed his growth. Took the blood test at this stage too. The normal one I mean. Kenneth & I decided not to go for the triple blood test, which will indicate any likely deformities with our baby. We decided bravely and prayerfully that the baby will be ours regardless of the state. The baby was confirmed to be a boy and this time we could also see his legs, toes, hands, fingers and the spine.

At 19 weeks + 1 day (yesterday, also kenneth's 30th birthday), there was a more detailed measurement of the size of his head, length of his arms and legs. And that result was compared against national average just to track his growth. Head and arms were average, but legs were on the long side (like kenneth's!). That was quite exciting to know :)) And once again we could see every part of him, this time even his heart! Like the 4 ventricles in the heart! The fingers and spine were much clearer now and snapped into the pics too!

I'm really excited as the baby grows. And thank God mother & baby have been well. OK, except that I'm not supposed to put on so much weight. To date I've put on about 5kg.. which the doc thinks it's a wee bit too much. Sigh.

Baby in me!

14+ weeks pregnant now and I can't believe it!
I'm going to be a mum by Christmas this year (God willing of course)!!!!!
It's a great feeling to be honest, besides the fatigue, aches and effects of raging hormones.
Thankfully morning sickness hasnt been a problem for me.

And oh, it's a boy. Since I don't have a brother, I think this will be quite a an experience.

And what's more, my niece/ nephew will be born around the same time too. I wonder how the 2 cousins will get along in future.
The east meets the west.

In the last 1 month

This last one was yesterday's lunch. Cant see much from here but it's actually teriyaki chicken udon (i did not use the instant sauce hence the colour is brown instead of black), with jap salad (sadly all the other veggie were too heavy so they sank to the bottom of the bowl). First time we used our new salad bowl! :)))

This was HK last week. Basically just running between the hospital & the bed.

This was during CNY. My mum in law is a fantastic cook. We had shark's fin soup, steamed fish with ginger & minced pork, seafood steamboat, and garlic cereal prawn!!! She did this all by herself!

No more blogs?

Seems like facebook is the way to communicate now... from snail mails to emails to blogs.. now if you need to know what is happening to a person, just to go facebook!!! It's amazing how powerful the internet is now.


Anyway, i'm also guilty of it. Have not updated this site for 2 months now... and many things have changed.. the biggest thing of course is that I've moved into my new home at Simei! Absolutely love it.


It's not so much the freedom.. but rather the change, a new life, a new responsibility. A feeling of ownership I guess.


It's almost time for me to prepare dinner now anyway... cooking seems like it's one of the things that kenneth & i both like to do a lot. We're less excited about washing up but that hasnt been a problem so far due to very manageable size of our kitchen. :)) Anyway here's what we had for dinner last night. Beef steak medium. I did the portobello mushrooms. The wine was very delicious, just got it from the airport last week. Oh by the way, I have a mini wine cellar in my home which I had asked the contractor to build and fit only 12 slots cos I thought we wouldnt have more than that at any one time. But guess what, 7 weeks after moving in, it's full to the max. Partly presents from friends and partly our own collection.. not good not good.. time to stop!.. but it goes really well with steak. Simple dinner we had but delicious and cost efficient!!!

Talking about the airport.. i guess i'll be going back again in the next 2-3 weeks for the teary good bye session. That's life I guess.. something that everyone has to go through.

Anyway, will update more again.. hopefully in less than 2 months! :))

December!

Woo hoo! The last month of the year has arrived!

I am soooo looking forward to my new home.

Completed the last (almost) of purchases last weekend with homeware and kitchenware, knives, utensils, containers for: rice, sugar, salt, flour, corn flour, spices, oil, sesame oil etc etc.. Very happy now! The reno is also proceeding smoothly. Heard that it can be completed by christmas!

Finally had time to relax last saturday - went cycling in the morning with jo & co!! Nice sunny morning! Followed by a sumptous dim sum lunch. That's a good start to a weekend isnt it? This weekend there's a wedding lunch to attend, and we've to pay up for the rest of the furniture that will be delivered soon. So some running around to do. And on sunday, church, followed by another sumptous dim sum lunch at dong hai (east sea) at shaw. Quite obvious that I have cantonese in laws.. but dim sum is one of my fav, so not a problem with me.

Talking about weddings, I counted.. I already have 9 to attend next yr.

1 in Jan

2 in July

2 in Oct

2 in Dec

2 dates not revealed

Think this garden looks good for a summer garden wedding :-)