Bria is 32 Weeks!

Bria is now 32 weeks.. and growing.. Everyone says i look very small for a mom with a 32 weeks baby inside me.. At first, that got me worried, until Dr Lim told me Bria is growing at a healthy size.  It's true that from the back, i don't look like i am pregnant at all.  There's a good and bad side of it i guess.  Bad side being that i get irritated people over taking me from behind when i walk on the streets.  Irritated because they don't know i am pregnant and probably thinks i am just walking really slowly to hog the streets and cause human jams.. haha.. = )

Every passing day brings with it increased anticipation, as well as anxiety for me.  I've been trying to tidy up the house and completing my baby shopping these few weeks.. Both are more or less 80-90% done.  Just need to wait for the baby cot to come next week.  And for the maid to arrive so i can finish up packing my house.  I actually went crazy several times trying to prepare the house for both the baby and the maid.  Till now, K and I are still trying to decide on a maid to bring home with us.  I need someone to start end November.  The new ones are all still in their home countries and their passports would take a long time to prepare. And the experienced ones are already in Singapore, so they need to start ASAP.  So we are kinda stuck now.

Plus, I am growing more and more weary and tired these days.. Even a 1 hour dinner outside makes me very tired.  I have also been experiencing this stitch-like pain in the lower right of my tummy for the past few days, and it makes walking and getting up from a sitting position really painful.  Mom and Sis commented that Bria will most probably be born early, cause I look really tired for someone who is 32 weeks pregnant, plus the fact that my feet have swelled for the second time.  Mom says labor will start soon after my feet swells for the 3rd time.. Interesting.. = )

Sigh.. i feel as if i am already in confinement. Life is so monotonous at home, but yet i am too tired to go out.  I've 4 story books to complete, but yet i don't have time.  Time just seems to fly by and nothing much gets achieved.  And yet so much is happening.  The baby is coming, the maid is coming,  plus we're getting a car, and moving house.. K and I are still trying to decide which car to buy. We have also been viewing plenty of properties recently with his parents.  Crazy as it may sound, but I'm actually quite excited at the prospect of moving in with my in-laws.. = )

This weekend i will be staying over at Dad's place for one night.  The maid has been sent back, and Mom's going for a weekend Batam trip, so Sis and I are taking turns to look after Dad.  I just hope everything will be okay, cause we are both kinda "handicapped" now, so the two of us aren't really the best combination to take care of each other! = )

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The Beginning of Sleepless Nights

I haven't been sleeping well for the past few days.. I can't sleep on my back, which is the most comfortable position for me, cause i will wake up with a horrible back ache.  But i can't sleep on my left side, or my right side either, cause it is very uncomfortable, and i always end up rolling back on my back.

So i end up awaking several times throughout the night, and feeling really tired in the morning when i do wake up.  Yesterday, i woke up with such a bad backache that i couldn't walk, so i just stood there in my room for a few minutes before i dragged myself to the bathroom... Sigh.. Plus, i dropped the air con remote control in the middle of the night into the little space behind my bedframe, and it got stuck there.  So I ended up really cold at night cause i couldn't turn off the air con, cause i didn't want to wake up and dig up the remote control.

Then at night, when i sit on my sofa while watching TV, i have difficulty getting up from the sofa after that.  I had to pull on my own pants to lift myself up.. It's so irritating that i don't feel like watching TV any more on my sofa.  haha..

Arghhh.. I cannot sit, and I cannot sleep.. I want my hubby!!

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One more day!

1:18 AM by Adeline Woo 1 comments


K is finally coming back tomorrow!!  Sigh.. i miss him so much for the past 5 days.. = (

Yesterday, Mom and Dad came over to my place with the maid to help me do some housework.  Mom bought mee pok noodles for lunch from the coffee shop below my place and it was yummy!  Didn't know they had such delicious noodles near my place.. haha.. Mom said the stall even appeared on Channel U.. Interesting..

I finally got down to clearing some drawer space to keep all the baby clothes.  After washing all the baby clothes, i realized that the mittens and booties were too small (and troublesome) to be hung individually on the bamboo poles.  So i went downstairs to purchase one of those plastic thingie with little clothes pegs to hang up all the baby booties and mittens.. Everything is so tiny that i couldn't help smiling when i finally finished hanging everything up.  They just look sooo cute!! = )



In the evening, i went to My Humble House at the Esplanade for Ilane's wedding. There, i met up with some of my uni friends. The last time i met some of them was like more than a year ago so we had plenty to catch up on.. I really liked the whole ambience of the wedding. Very unique and not like the normal traditional Chinese wedding at all. First of all, the restaurant had a dark colored theme, so when i went in, i felt like i was going to a posh pub rather than a chinese restaurant. And the food is good too, with inidividual servings for each guest so there was no need for a lazy susan.. I totally love that cause it means i don't have to stretch and take the food myself.. haha..  Plus, the theme of the wedding was Alice In Wonderland.  Although none of the guests dressed according to the theme, the bride had a really interesting outfit for her evening gown that fitted the theme.  And i like that the table numbers were displayed using poker cards. = )

After the dinner, I was supposed to have supper / ice cream with Xia and Mok.  But in the end, we decided against it, cause that would mean that we would stay past midnight, and i would have to take a cab back, cause nobody could send me home.  Plus, Xia said she was on a diet.  So in the end, we decided to meet tomorrow instead for pizza dinner at my place.  Su and Hyder gave me a lift back after the dinner. 

Sigh.. this Xia is still the same old girl.. no change at all.. Still smoking a lot, and drinking so much wine at the wedding and talking nonsense.  She actually went for a makeover.  I was quite surprised when i first saw her all made up and hair done up nicely .. = P

I met up with Gary and Pui this afternoon to test drive another car.. K found a better car, same model but much lower mileage. In the end, 4 others from the MX5 club joined us.. haha.. so pai seh leh, one person want to buy car but so many people come along. = )  Anyway, after testing the car, the men said it was a "okay", so i have already made the offer.. hopefully the dealer will agree to our price.

After the test drive, Gary, Pui and I headed to Indoor Stadium for the live basketball game: Singapore vs. Philippines.  Critics have predicted the latter to be the ABL champion this year, so i was expecting Singapore to be trashed.  Plus, when we arrived at the stadium, there was a HUGE mass of Filippinos there supporting and cheering their fellow players.. It was a really exciting match, with lotsa shouting and cheering. Much more exciting than the Brunei match last week.. The game got really rough in the last quarter, BUT Singapore WON!!!!  We were the underdogs!! I am so happy!!  I think i shouted and cheered too much that i felt really uncomfortable after that..  I felt as if my tummy got tighter and heavier.  Think Bria got frightened by all my cheering... = P

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Home Alone

I am home alone again.. K left for his Tokyo trip on Thursday morning, and will only be back on Monday. I have been thinking of asking somebody to stay over with me, just in case, but in the end still decided against it. I figured it won't be much help also, cause whoever stays will be working in the day, so it's only at night that i will have company. Plus i have activities on Thursday and Saturday night so that leaves only 2 nights free.

It's ironic how K and I seem to be taking turns travelling. Now that i've stopped (or rather i got no choice) travelling, it's K's turn. Really worried that he won't be around when baby is born! Think i will freak out.

Yesterday, I met up with a reporter from Today to comment on this article he wrote about how the government's various policies to help the female workforce with work life balance is not working. The article touched on the new baby bonus and maternity package. So i decided to share with him about my story. Of how i have been treated unfairly by my company, and deprived of my full 4 months paid maternity leave (i'm only gonna get 2 months). We chatted for over an hour over coffee bean breakfast, after which i popped over to mom's office for a brief chat.

In the evening, i met up with J for my birthday dinner treat. She kept asking me what i want for my present, but i really can't think of anything i want.. everything i want to buy is for baby.. so it won't really be for myself, so in the end, i just asked her to treat me to dinner loh. We went window shopping after that and headed home around 8plus. J said she will come over and stay tomorrow night, and probably cook dinner for me on Sunday.. so sweet right! B will be back from Rome tomorrow morning, so maybe the 3 of us can spend Sunday evening together and play mahjong! = )

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Bria is 30 weeks young !!

Bria is now 30 weeks. 10 more weeks to go!! I am stuck between feeling overwhelmed with excitement at her pending arrival, and feeling overwhelmed with anxiety thinking about how my labor and delivery will be like.

Every night during my talking and singing sessions with Bria, i always ask for her help to cooperate with me, so that i can have a quick and easy labour and a natural birth in order for us to meet each other immediately. Hopefully she understands.. These days, i am also singing the ABC song to her, talk about being kiasu right! = P

Yesterday, K and I went for my monthly check up at Thomson. As usual, despite calling to get a queue number in the morning, i still had to wait 1.5 hours in the clinic. The bad part was i felt really grouchy for some reason yesterday, so i got really frustrated waiting that i think everyone in the clinic could feel i was pissed off. I got up several times to ask the receptionist how long more i had to wait. Sigh..

We finally got our turn to see Dr Lim close to 5pm. I asked him questions about my weight gain, cause i only gained 1kg over the past 1 month, and my tummy seemed pretty small for a 30 weeks baby. Dr Lim did the ultrasound scan, and i saw Bria again after 1 long month.. = ) She's 1.7kg now, and her head has turned towards my pelvic area. She actually gave me a little punch during the ultrasound and my heart just melted.. = ) Dr Lim says she's doing well, but just lying in a different diagonal position that makes my tummy looks small, but wide. haha.. my Bria is so considerate, she knows that if my tummy is too big, it will be very heavy for me, so she lie in a diagonal position to make my tummy "smaller".. = )

After 2 weeks of car shopping, K finalized the deal for our new car yesterday.. Now the next challenge is to try and find a buyer for our little MX5. Hai... actually we are very reluctant to sell, cause we love that car! Plus it's our wedding car!! But it's really not practical with my big tummy and the baby coming and all.. No choice lah..

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Toto Winner

11:25 PM by Adeline Woo 0 comments
K struck toto! I was helping him validate all his toto tickets on Tuesday, and one of the tickets actually had 4 winning numbers. I was so excited when i keyed in the numbers into the prize calculator, only to find out that we only won $90.. haha.. so stupid! But better than nothing i guess!

C and I met up with 2 ladies from Capitaland on Tuesday morning, and was asked to pitch for their Christmas and Chinese New Year projects. Really hope we will get the deal this time, so i can get my commission. These days i have been busy sending out quotations but none of them have turned into purchase orders yet.. Sigh.. I really need something to happen soon so i will have some some income!!

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Mom's Birthday

11:18 PM by Adeline Woo 1 comments
Monday was Mom's 55th birthday. I brought her for high tea at Marriott and was surprised to see so many people on a Monday afternoon.. Didn't know so many people didn't have to work on a weekday.. = )

Anyway, it wasn't as good as all the reviews said.. In fact, i didn't think Mom really enjoyed it. She kept saying there was no staple (like rice or noodles) so it's not a proper meal.. Sigh.. to her, rice and noodles is the only thing that will make any meal proper!

After high tea, we went shopping, and i exchanged the dress that she and Sis bought for me (for my birthday) for another much nicer design.. Haha... i really think there is a generation gap between us. The dress they picked for me made me look like a penguin cause it had these black and white stripes in front from the neck dodown to the hem. I really couldn't bring myself to wear it, so i had to be honest with them and change the dress. = P

Mom and I headed to her place after our shopping, and joined Dad and K for a home cooked dinner. It's been more than a month since i last went to my parents' place. It was as if nothing had happened.. Sigh..

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