So far, i haven't post much about how Baby A behaves inside my womb.. maybe, now i will do it.. before i forget..
He has been a strong baby.. resilient (= no early bleeding) and has been giving me a relatively hassle-free pregnancy (i was walking about and rushing all over the place for work, study and time with Jadelle) and am non the worst for it.
Juz drove my BMW again today as i had no choice but to go up to sembawang for a meeting.. the bmw makes driving with a huge tummy relatively painfree, bump free and easy cruising.. of course, i kept to the speed limit and dun drive like my normal self.. ah.. almost lah.. keke..
last time with Jadelle, i stopped driving the Marchie @ week 28...
Baby A, he loves to play in the evenings and at night.. hope he can reverse this.. and he love the sound of his sister.. cos he kicks whenever she is talking to him or when i am talking to her. hmm.. maybe fighting for attention?
Jadelle is getting aware of baby A's pending arrival.. I am trying to put things in a positive note to her.. like how didi when he comes out, no strength hold milk bottle, so mummy gotta help, jadelle can help also..and teach didi how to drink milk from mummy.. also telling jadelle that soon she will have her own baby brother to play with and no have to wait to go out to see other babies.. which she fully agree with me..
Am also preparing her for her N1 classes.. am talking to her positively about it.. gotta prepare her Barney bag, her mickey mouse water bottle.. and some comfort stuff like her mickey pillow, her favorite rabbit pampers (drypantz pull ups).. and likely i will put in stuff that she can opt to share with her new friends.. like biscuits in her barney lunchbox?
Am sad that i am unlikely to go with her. Will get Daddy to bring her on her first day with Grandma.. My girl going to school ALONE, UNACOMPANIED.. will i get used to that??
next round, when she go N2 and K1, i'll make sure i will be able to make it.
As i am typing this, she is sleeping soundly.. on my bed.. when will she be out of my bed? probably when i can get over my addiction to her? keke.. it is more mummy & daddy who are reluctant to give up cosleeping.. looks like i should have bought a KING size bed instead..
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
Saturday, December 27, 2008
Monday, December 22, 2008
Exam results out!!
Academic Year
Semester
Module Code
Module Title
Grade
2008/2009
RE5001
REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT
A-
RE5002
LEGAL & INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK
B-
RE5003
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT ANALYSIS
A
Passed everything!! Yah!! Really surprised at the results, as Real Estate Investment Analysis was my preeve.. the study group really helps.. am grateful for such support from my classmates when AK was down with dengue etc...
ver pleased with my 2As..
Semester
Module Code
Module Title
Grade
2008/2009
RE5001
REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT
A-
RE5002
LEGAL & INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK
B-
RE5003
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT ANALYSIS
A
Passed everything!! Yah!! Really surprised at the results, as Real Estate Investment Analysis was my preeve.. the study group really helps.. am grateful for such support from my classmates when AK was down with dengue etc...
ver pleased with my 2As..
Baby A is 2.3kg, very low down, but anot yet engaged..
At 34 weeks plus.. Baby A is quite on par with jadelle's weight @ similar timing.. the only diff? He is not in OB position, so delivery this round likely to be easier.. and he is much lower then expected, so Dr. Chandras expect him to arrive earlier.. latest is 1 week before EDD.. but since i am 10 more days to week 36.. he say, anytime also ok.. gotta prepare everything liaoz.. this means that Baby A will be lighter then Jadelle..
I hope he can latch on well, i can pump out more milk this round, he will be a guai guai bb boy and dun keep crying so that i can cope better with jadelle's transition to a big jie jie..
oh dear.. the chinese medical stuff.. i super blur what to prepare leh..
Haven't got the prezzie for jadelle ready... what to get her?
kitchen playset? mickey mouse watch? if watch, digital or clock face?
next check up will be on 5th Jan..
meantime, unsure what to do about my work. Do i start my maternity earlier? how much earlier?
I hope he can latch on well, i can pump out more milk this round, he will be a guai guai bb boy and dun keep crying so that i can cope better with jadelle's transition to a big jie jie..
oh dear.. the chinese medical stuff.. i super blur what to prepare leh..
Haven't got the prezzie for jadelle ready... what to get her?
kitchen playset? mickey mouse watch? if watch, digital or clock face?
next check up will be on 5th Jan..
meantime, unsure what to do about my work. Do i start my maternity earlier? how much earlier?
Sunday, December 14, 2008
week 34.. and back from a well deserved 2D1N break with AK @ Batam Turi Beach..
Am in the holiday mood.... and also brooding over the pending arrival of Baby A and the changes he will bring along to us..
Took a well deserved 2D 1N break with AK.. it was a good choice.. selected Turi Beach resort.. and upgraded to their new rooms.. which AK likes alot.. and less mosquitoes.. (he is fearful of mosquitoes now!).
It was the 15th of the Lunar Month and the moon was bright and gives a nice romantic sheen to the short holiday.
We deposited Jadelle with MIL on Friday morning.. and told her she will be spending her night with grandma, which she understood.. we then decided to drive straight to the ferry terminal @ tanah merah, and parked our car overnight (cost us 23 bucks, equal to taking taxi to & fro!)
Ferry ride was uneventful and we sat in aircon area for 25 min. Arrived at hotel by 11am Indonesian Time. We were given our rooms early.. it was a standard room in the Riani wing.. hmm.. very very basic.. and dim and there is this strong insect repellent smell..
we decided to explore this resort first.. and discovered a new Tirta wing, which is soooo nice.. fell in love with the view and the room's design.. we enquired and just have to top up 60 sgd to upgrade.. after some discussion with AK, we decided to take the upgrade.. and while the rooms are being prepared, we decided to take a taxi to Batam Centre (90,000rupiah = ~14 sgd ) to explore one of the shopping centres called mega mall.
Being Friday, it was very quiet and business was poor.. We bought a rootbeer float from A&W (We really missed that!) and went up to check out the movies in the cineplex.. and got a pleasant when we realise that they were showing the latest movie: the day the earth stood still/ keanu reeves. and best part? it cost only 2+sgd per pax! We immediately bought tickets! after the show, we went to grab a twin personal pan pizza set from pizza hut.. (6 sgd), 6 J Co. donuts (6 for 4 +sgd) and bought some cheap cartoon dvds for jadelle and bought 1 packet of fishballs.
Went back to the resort. checked into our new room (we got a further complimentary upgrade to pool view, which gives us a seaview plus nearer to the pool), and had our dinner in the room..
Chit chatting was like such a treasured time, we didn't have to rush through dinner, and we both mutually discovered that it has been 2 years + since our last trip to Hong Kong/ Macau since we travelled alone!
Eversince, we never travelled without Jadelle! Of course, after that, i did make solo trips to Shanghai, Australia etc.. for work & with Joyce.. but not together with AK.
It was a full & satisfying dinner, with sea breeze, moonlit night etc. After dinner, we decided to take a walk to the boardwalk/ jetty. had the sense to grab my cardigan.. the night was nice and breezy and under the moon, it wasn't that dark.. saw the local hotel staff fishing off the end of the jetty..
Finally turned in at close to midnight.. we had an uninterrupted sleep (no Jadelle whining to us to pat her or give her milk!) and woke up for breakfast..nothing special, but they had omelette.. and coffee was nice.. overate.:(
decided to go for a swim at the pool.. there are 2 pools.. we decided to take the one closer to our room, what i called the honeymoon pool as it is more picturesque and deeper and no kids.. and to my surprise, they have piped music surrounding that pool! That made alot of diff!
The sun was out, it was not as cloudy as yesterday.. and we spend like ~1 hr there.. the view was nice.. and basically, my brain stopped working.... it has been so busy over the last few months!!
Can see that AK also was enjoying the break from routine.. especially after his bout with dengue.. he has been stressed up with workload also..
Well, at least we are fair to Baby A, cos we did go to Hyatt JB when i was pregnant with Jadelle..
People at the resort are pleasantly surprised at me being pregnant.. some initially did not realise that i am pregnant..
oh.. after our breakfast and swim, we showered and packed our stuff and checked out.. Wandered around and realise that the spa in the hotel is actually reasonable ( SG rates, like 58 sgd for a 1 hr body massage?), definitely cheaper then Bintan!
But of course, Batam Centre offers cheaper rates for manicure & pedicure (4 sgd each?) and am sure that massage is half this price! No.. we didn't have time to do massage, and no way, AK will let me do it!
Next trip, will bring jadelle when baby A is older..:) missed her alot when we were there.. if i ain't heavily pregnant, would have brought her along..
Took the ferry back and decided to sit out at the top to enjoy the seabreeze and sunshine back on the ride back home.. It was less choppy, but of course, i had to climb to the top of the flight of stairs on the ferry. but it was a good end to the short holiday.
Now that it is over, it is time to get down to work and prepare for Baby A's arrival.
Took a well deserved 2D 1N break with AK.. it was a good choice.. selected Turi Beach resort.. and upgraded to their new rooms.. which AK likes alot.. and less mosquitoes.. (he is fearful of mosquitoes now!).
It was the 15th of the Lunar Month and the moon was bright and gives a nice romantic sheen to the short holiday.
We deposited Jadelle with MIL on Friday morning.. and told her she will be spending her night with grandma, which she understood.. we then decided to drive straight to the ferry terminal @ tanah merah, and parked our car overnight (cost us 23 bucks, equal to taking taxi to & fro!)
Ferry ride was uneventful and we sat in aircon area for 25 min. Arrived at hotel by 11am Indonesian Time. We were given our rooms early.. it was a standard room in the Riani wing.. hmm.. very very basic.. and dim and there is this strong insect repellent smell..
we decided to explore this resort first.. and discovered a new Tirta wing, which is soooo nice.. fell in love with the view and the room's design.. we enquired and just have to top up 60 sgd to upgrade.. after some discussion with AK, we decided to take the upgrade.. and while the rooms are being prepared, we decided to take a taxi to Batam Centre (90,000rupiah = ~14 sgd ) to explore one of the shopping centres called mega mall.
Being Friday, it was very quiet and business was poor.. We bought a rootbeer float from A&W (We really missed that!) and went up to check out the movies in the cineplex.. and got a pleasant when we realise that they were showing the latest movie: the day the earth stood still/ keanu reeves. and best part? it cost only 2+sgd per pax! We immediately bought tickets! after the show, we went to grab a twin personal pan pizza set from pizza hut.. (6 sgd), 6 J Co. donuts (6 for 4 +sgd) and bought some cheap cartoon dvds for jadelle and bought 1 packet of fishballs.
Went back to the resort. checked into our new room (we got a further complimentary upgrade to pool view, which gives us a seaview plus nearer to the pool), and had our dinner in the room..
Chit chatting was like such a treasured time, we didn't have to rush through dinner, and we both mutually discovered that it has been 2 years + since our last trip to Hong Kong/ Macau since we travelled alone!
Eversince, we never travelled without Jadelle! Of course, after that, i did make solo trips to Shanghai, Australia etc.. for work & with Joyce.. but not together with AK.
It was a full & satisfying dinner, with sea breeze, moonlit night etc. After dinner, we decided to take a walk to the boardwalk/ jetty. had the sense to grab my cardigan.. the night was nice and breezy and under the moon, it wasn't that dark.. saw the local hotel staff fishing off the end of the jetty..
Finally turned in at close to midnight.. we had an uninterrupted sleep (no Jadelle whining to us to pat her or give her milk!) and woke up for breakfast..nothing special, but they had omelette.. and coffee was nice.. overate.:(
decided to go for a swim at the pool.. there are 2 pools.. we decided to take the one closer to our room, what i called the honeymoon pool as it is more picturesque and deeper and no kids.. and to my surprise, they have piped music surrounding that pool! That made alot of diff!
The sun was out, it was not as cloudy as yesterday.. and we spend like ~1 hr there.. the view was nice.. and basically, my brain stopped working.... it has been so busy over the last few months!!
Can see that AK also was enjoying the break from routine.. especially after his bout with dengue.. he has been stressed up with workload also..
Well, at least we are fair to Baby A, cos we did go to Hyatt JB when i was pregnant with Jadelle..
People at the resort are pleasantly surprised at me being pregnant.. some initially did not realise that i am pregnant..
oh.. after our breakfast and swim, we showered and packed our stuff and checked out.. Wandered around and realise that the spa in the hotel is actually reasonable ( SG rates, like 58 sgd for a 1 hr body massage?), definitely cheaper then Bintan!
But of course, Batam Centre offers cheaper rates for manicure & pedicure (4 sgd each?) and am sure that massage is half this price! No.. we didn't have time to do massage, and no way, AK will let me do it!
Next trip, will bring jadelle when baby A is older..:) missed her alot when we were there.. if i ain't heavily pregnant, would have brought her along..
Took the ferry back and decided to sit out at the top to enjoy the seabreeze and sunshine back on the ride back home.. It was less choppy, but of course, i had to climb to the top of the flight of stairs on the ferry. but it was a good end to the short holiday.
Now that it is over, it is time to get down to work and prepare for Baby A's arrival.
Wednesday, December 03, 2008
At week 32, i am so darn light @ 49kg!
Its been almost 2 months since my last posting.. life has been tough since.. with hubby down with dengue, at the worst possible timing ( i was rushing my masters' projects, my work projects, preparations for exams etc.).
And i managed to survive through all my examinable papers...1 was better then expected as i was initially soooo worried about it, the other was worse then i expected.. sigh..
Now 23rd dec, i will know if i get the min. CAP score of 3.0 or an equivalent of B-......... geez.. this is WAY WAY far off compared to undergraduate times when even a B+ doesn't satisfy me!
oh, i went for gynae check up last night.. Baby A is now 1.71kg.. average size.. he should not be a big baby when i pop.. hmm.. hopefully next visit @ 35 weeks, he can be close to 2.5kg.. likely he will be ~2.8kg when i pop.. lighter then jadelle who was 3.19kg..
so far, i gained 7kg.... we shall see..
Maternity shots coming up on December 20th... a good chance to document jadelle's growth too!
And, to take my break before the bedlam hits... will be finally going for an overnight trip to Turi Beach resort with AK alone on the 12th December...without Jadelle.. we both need a break..
Stuff that we have added on so far for baby A:
- maxi cosi infant car seat ( to clip onto the ZAPP)
- Stroller padding
- more polo ralph lauren clothing!
- Bedding sheets from IKEA (blue bubbles as selected by his big sister Jadelle)
- more cute rompers from Song & Song (3 sgd each!)
- disney rompers from Bendemeer factory outlets (8 sgd each!)
- milk bottles (NUK, Pigeon, AVENT)
- breastpump (PIS advanced & Avent Isis from USA @ 20% off.. i both both pumps @ 450 nett, inclusive of alot of other stuff also.. am not expecting to latch so often as may not have time!)
- pigeon pacifiers (yes.. decide to succumb, cos i dun want him to disturb jadelle's sleep!)
Gynae asked if we have any questions.. and checked that i have reserved my ward already.. i start to panic.. am i that close to popping? I was asked to stop driving by next gynae visit @ week 35.
Oh yes, took my urine test yesterday and my glucose shoot up, but since Baby A is average size and the amnio fluid is ok level, ain't in much danger yet of a super big baby.... i blame it on the coffee & durian ice kacang and curry puff and.. tapioca chips i snacked on that day!
And i managed to survive through all my examinable papers...1 was better then expected as i was initially soooo worried about it, the other was worse then i expected.. sigh..
Now 23rd dec, i will know if i get the min. CAP score of 3.0 or an equivalent of B-......... geez.. this is WAY WAY far off compared to undergraduate times when even a B+ doesn't satisfy me!
oh, i went for gynae check up last night.. Baby A is now 1.71kg.. average size.. he should not be a big baby when i pop.. hmm.. hopefully next visit @ 35 weeks, he can be close to 2.5kg.. likely he will be ~2.8kg when i pop.. lighter then jadelle who was 3.19kg..
so far, i gained 7kg.... we shall see..
Maternity shots coming up on December 20th... a good chance to document jadelle's growth too!
And, to take my break before the bedlam hits... will be finally going for an overnight trip to Turi Beach resort with AK alone on the 12th December...without Jadelle.. we both need a break..
Stuff that we have added on so far for baby A:
- maxi cosi infant car seat ( to clip onto the ZAPP)
- Stroller padding
- more polo ralph lauren clothing!
- Bedding sheets from IKEA (blue bubbles as selected by his big sister Jadelle)
- more cute rompers from Song & Song (3 sgd each!)
- disney rompers from Bendemeer factory outlets (8 sgd each!)
- milk bottles (NUK, Pigeon, AVENT)
- breastpump (PIS advanced & Avent Isis from USA @ 20% off.. i both both pumps @ 450 nett, inclusive of alot of other stuff also.. am not expecting to latch so often as may not have time!)
- pigeon pacifiers (yes.. decide to succumb, cos i dun want him to disturb jadelle's sleep!)
Gynae asked if we have any questions.. and checked that i have reserved my ward already.. i start to panic.. am i that close to popping? I was asked to stop driving by next gynae visit @ week 35.
Oh yes, took my urine test yesterday and my glucose shoot up, but since Baby A is average size and the amnio fluid is ok level, ain't in much danger yet of a super big baby.... i blame it on the coffee & durian ice kacang and curry puff and.. tapioca chips i snacked on that day!
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