Hair-cut, Dim Sum & More Goodies

Finally went for my trim today, actually, no, more like a chopping session as my hair had grown so long and thick!! Actually didn't want to fall into the category where preggies chop their hair off in anticipation of confinement.

But really had no choice, I can't afford to spend more than 30 mins just to dry my hair during confinement! And the heat now is killing me! I feel so light and 'botak' now - feels so good!!

After my cut, met up with the forum mummies for buffet dim-sum at Tea House where we exchanged all of our Bulk Purchases that we had collected for each other. Can you imagine a table of 8 advanced stage preggies attacking all the dim sum? We were an amusing sight!

Look at my bumper harvest today :

(Above - Red, B&W Flash Cards for babies & Carter's Diaper Bag)

(Left - First Things First Cloth Book - cover & inside)












(Left - My Quiet Book Cloth Book - cover & inside - teaches baby how to tie shoelaces, using zip, unbutton, etc)

(Left - On The Farm Sound Cloth Book cover & inside)

(Left - Soft Pillow Book)






(Below - Soft Foam Wall Decor that can glow in the dark and plays music)

(Left - Soft Foam Books)

X'mas - It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year!

YES!! X'mas, its the most wonderful time of the year! Also part of the lyrics of my fave xmas song, don't you agree?

Told Hb that I want to put up the Xmas decor earlier this year as it makes me happy and help to lift my spirits - of course he never refused anything to make me happy! So yesterday we went to IKEA to buy the live Xmas tree... I LOVE LIVE XMAS TREES!! It gives out this lovely fresh scent and makes your little corner come alive, literally!

So, which do u like best? The day or night setting? It looks even more lovely here at my home! Soon I gotta get some lovely xmas candles to infuse and bring out the Xmas cheer even more - I love the cinnamon-y, frankincense, gingerbread smells! Yum!

Xmas and CNY are both of my favourite times of the year as it is so festive and also a time for family to come together - both festivals make me so happy!

Although today's check-up with Dr Gordon didn't go so well as my BP has gone up again and I have to be back on medication, I have decided that I will keep my spirits up for the sake of our baby. At least, most importantly, he is growing and placenta is still doing well. So, I shall not dwell on unhappy stuff here, enjoy the Xmas tree folks!!


(Left to right) - Day, Night

My Wish List Musical Mobiles!

Just spoke to Julie on Skype and she showed me the 2 musical mobiles that I had asked her to help me buy for Kimi.

These 2 are not only cute but have soothing music of both nature and classical pieces. It's also good for baby's sensory development as it stimulates and enhances their eyes, auditory senses and hand/leg movements.

So happy we managed to get them! Try out their demo on this web-site, it's really cool! I especially love the Rainforest nature sounds. Can't wait for them to get to Singapore so I can lull myself and Kimi to sleep! Keke!

Rainforest™ Peek-a-Boo Leaves Musical Mobile™

http://www.fisher-price.com/fp.aspx?st=2341&e=detail&pcat=rainforest&pid=38346

Ocean Wonders™ Aquarium
http://www.fisher-price.com/fp.aspx?st=2341&e=detail&pcat=buocean&pid=33157

Washing Kimi's Clothes & Packing Hospital Bag

Going into my 33rd week and I've yet to pack my hospital bag - getting 'kan-cheong' already.

Sorted some of Kimi's most essential clothes today for washing ... those that he will need for discharge till 2-3 months old. Also, all mittens, socks, blankies and wraps. The rest I packed them and store in wardrobe till later.

At last, my hospital bag is almost ready ... still got some more stuff to put in like CDs, essence (?), etc... at least the bulk is done - am at peace now! Keke!

















(1st left - rompers for home use)
(2nd left - Kimi's pyjamas)







(Bottom) - Hats, mittens, booties & Tops for home-use

Kimi's Going Home Suit

As promised earlier, this is the suit & receiving blanket that we have chosen for Kimi to use when he comes home.

I Love Hand Me Downs!

Starting to sort and clean these hand-me-downs, look at all the stuff I've accumulated!

I love hand-me-downs as they are pre-loved and special.

Hand-me-downs from Jen - books, toys, changing tub, some blankies/wraps and my favourite on-loan Peter Rabbit Classic Nursery Rhymes Sound Book :























And then there is this pile of clothes from Charmaine! Wow! Look :-

Kimi Tuominen Ng - Our Baby's Name

After so many rounds of choosing and eliminating, we have decided to name our son Kimi Tuominen Ng.

Kimi, being more easier to pronounce than most other Finnish names and hopefully he can be as famous, handsome or as skillful as Kimi Raikonnen! Keke!

Wu Bai + Osmanthus (Gui Hua) = Sweet

HB came back from Taipei this evening and brought back 2 of my favourite things :

1) Wu Bai latest CD with his signature, &
2) Osmanthus (Gui Hua) Mochi

How is Wu Bai in anyway connected to this dessert?

Both have an icy exterior yet inside it hides a rich & unforgettable persona. For the dessert, it has a crunchy & flavourful (winter-melon & sesame seeds) filling that engulfs your taste buds. It also has a whiff of osmanthus tea in its snow skin exterior and it's drizzled with a sour-salty sticky, osmanthus tea syrup on top. But am not sure what Wu Bai whiffs of! Haha!



(left - yummy osmanthus mochi)

More goodies for baby & moi

Collected more stuff from the Bulk Purchases I participated for myself and baby. Mostly educational stuff for baby and some confinement toilettries for myself. Look at the cute caterpillar from Leapfrog Counting Pal, am sure baby will enjoy playing, learning and listening to the music. Also hope he will have lots of fun tweaking his left & right brain and have a splashing time in the bath.

Wah.. the warming bath gel and shampoo are really small but smells good, hope it really 'warms me up' ... hahah!

Anxious Check-up

Got up yesterday and felt a bad sore throat and a little feverish.. darn! Gargled and downed salt-water to try to relieve the pain. I hate getting sick.

Today is our scheduled routine check-up and I'm having the jitters as the last check-up 2 weeks back, I had put on 1kg but baby only gained 100g! I wonder how heavy he is now.

I've been eating like a machine, packing up on beef and fish and carbo so hopefully he'll be heavier. Although Dr Gordon have said that he is of average weight, we, as parents are nonetheless worried and always hope and pray that baby is growing faster, bigger and heavier.

How ironic right? Big baby also headache as it can be a sign of GD (gestational diabetes) and also difficult to birth. Ah well, we women are complicated creatures who enjoy contradicting ourselves!

Ok, update on check-up :
Baby @ 30 weeks 2 days
Weight = 1.5kg
CRL = 78mm

Baby has turned down ... no wonder the last few days I have been feeling kicks at my breast-bone area and increasing pressure on my bladder!

However, I have to see Dr Gordon every week henceforth due to my BP condition although I've been monitoring my BP at home twice a day. So far reading is ok but when I'm at his clinic, it just goes up! White Coat Syndrome! haha!

He has also commented that I am not resting enough so next few days have to hibernate liao.

Busy but satisfying weekend

Saturday 11/11/06
Went to the Pigeon warehouse sale today. Was upset that I was late as most of the ' good' items were snapped up within the first 15mins! Met Sherl there, she was early so she managed to get the goodies! So envy!

Wished I could have gotten the cloth nappies as heard it was only $10! Shucks! Nevermind lah, I still had a very very good bargain.. what more, they reduced many of the items from $3 to $2 and $2 to $1 so it was really well worth all the sweat. Imagine 1 romper for only $3.

I think the Mag Mag Cup Series was the best. Although it's going to be phased out, I've gotten all the spares to last Kimi till he's 4 I think, haha!! Also bought some for the girls... how not to buy? Only $1 per cup and $1 for 2 accessories!!

Look at the stuff I bought and all for only $36! Baby, mummy is getting good at bargains! Some of the items I bought :-

From the warehouse sale, I went to OG (which was having a 20% sale) and Robinson's to check out the Pigeon Steam Steriliser which I was eyeing. No luck at OG.

But, guess what? The $129 Pigeon bundles of Steriliser, warmer and newborn starter kit is still available. Hmm, so I'm going to return the warmer I bought earlier and get this bundle instead so that means I have to make a trip to town again tomorrow.

On the way home, I went to pick up the 2 cloth crib ' bumper' which Iceblue has so kindly helped me to buy.









Sunday 12/11/06
After yesterday's whirlwind of activities, today was also another one! So tired after such a busy weekend. But I've never felt happier as things which I've ordered are starting to come in and I'm beginning to see all the baby stuffs, so exciting!

Went to JL to return the warmer and bought the $129 bundle. Also went to OG to pick up these stuff (20% discount) :
1) 1 MIM Cotton Sateen Sling
2) Pureen Powder Detergent
3) Pureen Liquid Detergent
4) Tollyjoy cloth nappies
5) 1 Pigeon baby pillow
6) 1 mama-love bed-sheet
7) Black school shoes for Claire & Sarah

After lugging all these to the car, I proceeded to Chinatown where I bought 3 sets of materials so that Charmaine's MIL can sew the bedding sets for me.

What made me even happier was that I stumbled upon my fave J&J baby lotion which has been phased out. But the shop had some left so I bought 5 bottles. If I could carry more, I would have bought more lotion but I was really too tired already.

Was so hungry so I grabbed a Mac's Chix Wrap and ate in the car. Dropped the shoes off for the girls and by the time I reached home it was 9 plus!

Skyped with HB and showed him all the goodies I got! I'm so tired but so very happy! Also HB coming home tomorrow night, this time he will have 4 off days to spend with me!

Mummy needs to learn how to play!

Such a cute book isn't it? Bought this Gymboree Baby Play book at the basement of Seiyu where there was a book-fair. It's the old edition but still good enough. Paid only $9.90 for it.

The book is very interesting and informative and teaches you activities which you can play with even a newborn. Besides, the cute rhymes, lullabies and songs' lyrics inside, it also shows you which activities are best for visual, motor or sensory stimulation, etc. I'd say this is a good buy!

Left - That's the new cover though!