Mystery revealed..

its amazing how technology nowadays can reveal wats not possible during our parents time.. we will keep it as a suspense.. but here is a tip, our bb has the following sex chromosomes... One X and One Y chromosome... :) will post the scan pic or more details later let the shoppin begin!!

Parentcraft courses...

for the benefit of those expecting mums into their 20th week of gestation n considerin a Parentcraft course... tis is wat TMC provides.. some of the classes are conducted by a very experienced Mrs. Wong, whom has also written some books too.. http://www.thomsonmedical.com/PS_ante.htm i will get tis done by end week when we are down there for our detailed scan..

Pix of our pretty niece, Ranae Sam

pic of our niece Ranae, sleeping in my arms.. she is droolin cos got stuffy nose lor.. so pretty..

So near, yet so far....

i think must make it a discpline n a point to update tis blog more often.. anyway, been super busy lately.. as the title says it... so near yet, so far..

• there has been round n rounds of discussion on the opportunity i've spoke about, the CEO, the investor, the directors... hope to seal it soon
• if the first one doesnt' work out, already have secured the other opportunity n waiting for the contract, n will am still loving tis!
• n most importantly, the long awaited time we all been waiting for, we meeting our GYNAE tonight!!! and yeah can see BB again!!! N we will know if bb is boy or girl lor...

SO EXCITING! we can then start shoppin for bb stuff liao n redecorate the bb room.... haha, n best of all, it conincide w the GREAT SINGAPORE SALES!!! :)

Reminder:

Will ask gynae for following:

1. More frequent visits so tat we can follow up the progress of bb closely
2. Which supplement is best at tis stage to add to the current dosage of multivitamins n "bird nests", thinking take some DHA supplements as well

Striking of one item from the list to do...

think mummy would hv enough clothes for now to last for at least 1 to 2 months liao

Next important thing to do as i have been reminded"

Sign up for the pre natal class soon..

tats all for now folks, will keep u all posted of the great news n great days ahead!! somehow or rather i think bb is goin to b bring us lotsa of luck!

but i always pray to buddha tat wats most important instead is for all us to b healthy n will have things done smoothly, including to our coming bb... if luck comes, its a bonus... :)

Adjustment to lifestyle..

As the title says it, it seems tat both of us are goin thru a transition where we start thinkin as parents, wats best to do for bb when he/she is out, for now n for future ... nowadays, it seems watever we r buyin or spendin, we need to carefully plan for it.. n most of the time when we r buyin things, its either for the house, mummy or bb only, n of course for wifey's maternity clothes n the medical bills for check up n all... its not to say tat we were spendthrift before this, but its just tat we r "more careful" in our spendings now. wat has happened in the past week plus? well... my sis gave birth to my 2nd niece, her name is Ranae... she was born slightly on a smaller frame, but she is very active. In fact she started tossing around on her own in the 2nd day itself! The pic as above. She was an angel, at times when we hear her cry it kinda of like prepared us for wat to expect when its our turn .. :) but guess tats the joy of bein a parent uh! so far, being kiasu, we have also started reading to bb of stories, we have bought alphabet flash cards, we bought some instrumental music CDs (5th onwards month, bb would hv developed hearing n can already pick all these up), we have also gone to check out the "cars" and "bed"for bb (can u believe it tat a "pram/car" can cost upto SGD$799 and a "baby cot/bed" can cost SGD$1,899! wow!.. we also gone to library to borrow some nursery rhymes book (english n mandarin).. will read more of these n maybe will slip in some easy to read motivational books also uh, "Who Moved My Cheese?, "Fish!", "Poor Dad, Rich Dad"... :P well, a week plus more we will be going for the detailed scan, we should b able to tell if bb is confirmed a boy or girl, we can then start lookin at how to decorate the bb's room n also clothes to buy, cant wait. am excited! as for us, weekends nowadays r like spending time restin cos wifey startin to get tired out easily.. but one thing good her appetite is back, she eats non stop! HA! her tummy can now see is protruding liao n growing by the day.. in fact only yesterday, she could feel bb turnin inside her tummy.. :) so interesting, cos i heard u can only feel tat 6th month onwards.. looks like bb is goin to b very active.. :) as for myself, the huntin for somethin new to do was great last week, a Japanese company has just set up an office in Singapore funded by govt., n they need people to run the business here, v good session i had w the CEO n look forward to hopefully seal it tis week. The main thing is tis job is v cool n i believe the business growth can fly.. told the CEO, at times work being work, its not all about pay, but believe n passion in the service/product potential and business growth itself is v important! pray pray for me hor for those readin tis blog.. k, when i get tis job which i believe should b quite likely, will open champagne cos its very rare to being able to do something tat u r so passionate about n yet being paid well.. :)

New template

month of May, new template.. green supposed to b my lucky color.. also, i decided to remove little junior for the title... little n junior, wat kind of english is tat, kao! hope u all like tis template better, think the color is more soothin to read..

another week gone...

well, its another week gone.. bb growing well for sure cos mummy eating more nowadays. Tummy also starting to protrude liao.. think time for mummy to go do some shopping for "maternity" clothes.. 3 more weeks before goin for our check up again n will get to also see bb.. others, i got a job offer n i rejected it, omg! did i do the right decision? then again, employers just need to understand tat u need to pay "fair value" to get and keep a good staff.. there is no such thing as undercutting a person before even given the chance for the person to prove his worth.. if u hv doubt about it, no point, move on.. now back to "hunting".. my sis wil be also giving birth this week, ha, another niece coming... parents also will be here, so it will probably b a very bz weekend.. furkid taz had his "grooming" last week n he looks like a puppy now.. argh... mental block.. will write again soon... long weekend coming, to all visitors, enjoy!

Sunday, Labour Day, Tuesday, today Wednesday..

Sunday.. Let me recall... err... morning went out to do grocery shopping.. had brunch.. then back home to do some work.. Recipe for the day..

• Preserved mustard boiled with big bones, tomatoes, onions
• Cauliflower, brocolli and golden mushroom cooked in fresh milk
• Steamed red snapper in sauce

In evening, the residents had a bbq downstairs, so joined them. Was quite fun... we chatted n joked till the early wee hours..

Labour Day

At home for the day cause wifey not feelin too well.. did house work... wash tis, scrub tat n vacuum tis, mop tat kinda of stuff...

N not mising out, check emails n did some work..

Tuesday..

Wifey didnt feel well, so took leave. i had a meeting to discuss on an opportunity.. a small company needs someone to help them "revive" the business. Big title with not so fantastic package... question now, is it worth to take the risk now to make it happen first n claims wats deserved later or settle for something which is more assured?

Well, will know when meet the company' investor tomorrrow..

Evening, we went for our gynae follow up. It was a remarkable thing to witness, bb was actually kinda of like "swimming" in mummy's tummy... can even see bb waving to say ALO ALO!!

we told our gynae, hey, how about seeing if bb got "kangkang" the legs so tat we know the gender... bb play peek-a-boo lor... so keep us in suspense lor... guess we need to wait till nx detailed scan in early June..

as to some questions we asked..

cosmetics - All cosmetics sold in Singapore r approved n save for pregnant women. Except for stuff havein "retin A", a substance which is harmful but in Singapore u cant find tis in products sold on the shelf of reputable pharmacies or cosmetic counters. Retin A needs prescription.

Stretch cream - there are 10 brands in the mkt, n the best thing is none of them is actually tat effective, so don waste money lor.. its natural for mothers to hv stretch mark!

Cola, Sprite cause diabetes, humbug lor!

We hv a scan of bb's face, can see the features lor..

Now come June, we will know if bb is boy or girl n we can start shoppin liao lor... but overall most importantly bb n mummy is both healthy n doing just fine!

Wednesday

Which is today, now, updating tis blog now n soon be out of house.. will go meet the investor for the opportunity..

wish me all the luck ya!

oh btw, wifey is back to work today also...