Baby Christian

Introducing my son’s future playmate… Baby Christian!

He was born 23 July 2010 and weighed 3.6 kg.

And here’s his happy mum Esther together with him.

Esther was induced and went through 24 hours of labour and 3 doses of epidural!!!

After visiting them, I really felt that my turn is coming soon! I have mixed feelings of excitement, anticipation to see Baby but yet feeling v uncertain about the delivery process. I am praying for a smooth smooth delivery!

But in the meantime, I am ‘suffering’ from tiredness, constant backacheS and my elephant legs are back! “Ok Jerb, it’s all worth it and will be over soon!!!”

Anyway, I stumbled across some of mine and Jared’s child photos used for our wedding montage. I honestly think… we were both quite cute. HAHAHA!

Here’s Jared! I like his toddler hairstyle! Cool!

Here’s me!

Photo collages created by Photovisi… Nice and easy to do! I will definitely try more templates in my future blogposts.

So instead of wondering how Baby J will look like, do pray together with me for him:

1. Big beautiful eyes and long eye lashes

2. Handsome features

3. Lots of nice hair on his head

4. Good-looking overall (I think one can have nice features but not so good looking on the whole… right?)

5. No allergies

6. No blemish

7. Favor with people

8. Easy to look after

9. Doesn’t cry easily

10. Happy!

11. Sleep regular hours (Ps Yong told me I got to pray for this!)

12. Healthy and strong

Thanks for praying! :)

 

Thank You Cards

Remember I mentioned about wanting to do scrapbooking? Well, I did a few more pretty things recently.

Here’s the birthday card I made for Minghui last week. I felt it was very ‘raw’ though… Can be greatly improved!

And here, I made some simple Thank You cards for some of my friends who will be transferring out of the cell-group. I so enjoyed myself doing art & craft that I finished these 5 cards at one go… till 3am last night! Poor Baby J. I hope he doesn’t get dark eye rings! :p

The following are made with ribbons. I love ribbons!

I really enjoy doing pretty things…. :)

Warehouse Sale of a VERY Different Kind

Last Saturday, Jared went for a PIGEON warehouse sale WITHOUT ME the Shopping Queen.

Yes, it’s NOT LV nor COACH nor ADIDAS BUT PIGEON. For the uninitiated, PIGEON is a leading Japanese babycare brand.

The rainy weather coupled with the cool and lush SERTA bed of ours essentially swallowed the very pregnant me up. Jared too wasn’t very keen to go especially when he had only 5 hours of sleep the previous night + the last time he drove in heavy rain, Goldie was slammed into at a cross junction and ended up in “hospital” for 2 over weeks! But thank God for His protection and all the prayers many of you all rendered, I and baby J escaped unscathed.

Badly damaged Goldie being towed to workshop

Nonetheless at the thought of a once in 5 years PIGEON sale offering great savings, Jared drove down safely to this industrial building in Genting Lane.

Pigeon warehouse in Genting Lane

Don’t let the deserted and quiet surroundings deceive you, the 5th floor was buzzing with a huge crowd waiting to get into a cramped, not more than 150sqm of warehouse space to grab some bargains.

Check out the queue at 11am, 1 hour after the start of the sale.

Many preggies + infants in prams + grandparents in tow (kinda dangerous for them with all the human crush!)

You will notice no more pictures of the sale because Jared was TOO busy sifting around for good deals… He was a tad disappointed because all the famous PIGEON wipes + detergents and nursing pads were sold out. But nonetheless there were lotsa good buys like (featuring only some of the items he bought)………

Manual Breast Pump

Original price: $79.90, Sale price: $10!

Breastmilk Cooler Bag

Original price: $59.90, Sale price: $10!

Insulated Bottle Holder (double)

Original price: $15, Sale price: $4!

Baby Napkins (aka cloth diapers)

Original price: $25.90 (!!!), Sale price: $7!

Diaper Liner

Original price: $10.90, Sale price: $2!

Hand & mouth wipes & Moisturizing cloths

Original price: $3.50 & $4.50 respectively, Sale price: $1!

Dish and Plate Set (For 1 yo and above)

Original price: $22.90, Sale price: $5!

Milk storage bags

Original price: $17.90 for 20, Sale price: $4!

Milk powder dispenser

Original price: $7.90, Sale price: $2!

Teether sets, refrigerator lock, safety pins + various cups were all at either $1 or $2!!!

Jared doesn’t know what exactly we need but he figured that he would rather spend the very little now then to regret later when he needs to buy those stuffs at a much higher price! He spent $139 on 55 items.

So, here’s our loot.

And now, everything Pigeon say ‘CHEESE’!

Jared wants to thank Jun’er for her wonderful lobang and Jiahui for all her wise inputs! Jared has truly been uncle-fied!!! And baby J is very blessed! :)

32 weeks and counting down

And everyone says “Time flies”… How true. Looking back, I really thank God for a smooth journey thus far. Even though there was a slight bump (our unfortunate car accident) but we are really grateful to God that everything went back to normal so quickly and baby had been growing steadily. :)

In fact, as of the last ultrascan that I did 2 days ago, Baby J weighed 1.9kg! Gosh, that explains my fatigue and the difficulty I have been experiencing when tossing and turning in bed! I have to literally lift my stomach up before I turn my body. Boy, I think I wake up at every change in position at night. However, Doc said baby’s weight is at the 50-55th percentile so… keep it up Baby!

At this point in time, Baby’s movement is even more obvious. It seems he has been kicking, stretching and running threadmills on my ribs! But the funny thing is when Daddy or whoever tries to place their hand on my stomach, he seems to be aware and stop moving. I think he will like the game of ‘Hide & Seek’ when he grows up!

So as I am approaching my delivery date, here are some stuffs I have been trying to take as recommended by friends, aunties and MIL.

Thanks to friends who got me lots of yummy birds’ nest during my hospital stay. I am starting to take a bottle every alternate day. Heard it’s good for baby’s (and mine?) complexion! We’ll see…

I order this whenever I can. It’s believed to be a ‘cleansing agent’ for baby when he comes out. Cleans the vernix off (a white, cheese like protective material which covers the skin of the foetus).

The latest drink that I’ve been ordering. Avocado! Ewww… I take a long time to finish this drink. Nutty and milky…. I think it’s an acquired taste and I have not acquired it yet. My MIL told me it helps the growth of my baby’s hair. We’ll see…. O baby baby, I really pray you have a luscious crown of hair when you come out! That my efforts will not be in vain!

Lastly, I realized that I am starting to lose sight of my feet when I am walking. Let me show you from my point of view:

Now, if you are wondering what animal this is or if you are smarter and are wondering which part of my body this is, it’s my tummy! And see!? No feet! *Sob sob. Come back soon feet….

So, here am I at 32 weeks

Aren’t I BIG now? For my records and future reference, I have officially put on TEN kilos of pregnancy weight today. Can’t wait to pop! 54 more days at max!

Food + conversations @ Fish & Co

A few days ago, my hubby came to Suntec to look for me to have dinner at Fish & Co. There was a Citibank promotion – Get any set meal and then get a fish & chips with a drink at $10.

Jared liked this fried calamari.

Seafood chowder…. creamy and tasty with generous ingredients.

This was my New York fish & chips. It was a very BIG portion. I found it a tad too oily especially with a generous amount of cheese oozing out. I could only conquer half of this.

Now, I was very puzzled with my hubby’s conversations with the Fish & Co waiter that night.

Conversation #1

Hubby: Hi, could you help us to take away the remainders?

Waiter: Sure!

H: Yup, thanks. My wife is pregnant you see….

Me: *Hmmm…?**

Conversation #2

Waiter brings out the bill with 2 mints.

H: Do you guys sell these mints?

W: Yes sir. 1 packet costs $16.

H to me: Oh I see… Dear do you want?

Me: It’s ok, no.

H to W: Could you get us some more of these mints? My wife is pregnant.

W: Sure!

Me: *Hmmmmm…..**

I guess my hubby is getting increasingly excited about seeing Baby J??!

My first wearable purchase for Baby J

… is a pair of booties. In fact 2 pairs of booties and 2 pairs of socks! They were so adorable when I sighted them sitting on the pushcart. They were irresistibly cute!

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This pair melted my heart…. mehh…..

This pair is just so boyish and adorable… Future tennis player?

And this pair is cute! Mr. Penguin :)

I really can’t wait to meet Baby J. Yesterday I had this revelation…. That I might pop anytime in 1.5-2 months’ time at max! So fast!

Of Ravi’s 21st birthday * Scrapbooking?! * And me @ 31 weeks!

First of all…. A BIG HAPPY 21st BIRTHDAY to RAVI!

Wow, I almost couldn’t remember when I turned 21. Haha! JUST KIDDING!

Anyway, i am going to side-track for awhile… Did I ever tell u I had been toying with the idea of doing scrapbooking for my son’s photos? Yeah… It’s that SUDDEN inspiration to want to do something more motherly and homely. And so, yesterday, I went down to get some paper supplies and decided to try out my skills on Ravi!

It’s been 9 years since I did birthday cards I think. I used to be CG card-maker. Yeah, that’s the creative part of me. I think I am alittle above average in handicraft?

Ok, enough bragging.

Here’s the end result of Ravi’s birthday card….

I used black paper, card stock, ribbon, puffy letterings, cut out designs from magazines and of course Ravi’s photo. Well, I thought it’s NOT BAD. A bit rusty, BUT NOT BAD still right? :]

Now, here’s some pictures from his birthday party. His mum singlehandedly cooked for his party of EIGHTY pax! Kudos to Ravi mummy!

The beautiful leaders!

Now, if you had agreed with me that my first scrapbooking attempt was not bad…. wait till you see the below….. I felt like digging a hole and burying my card! HAHAHA!

AWESOME scrapbook made by Trudy! Isn’t it pretty???

(The difference between the above picture and the picture above it is the KEY. Rumors had it that the KEY was the KEY to Ravi’s heart. Seemed like it was a very hot key up for grabs….)

 

More group pics!

More beautiful leaders!

Finally the birthday boy… on the right obviously…

Do you know Ravi’s bro (extreme left) used to be Hugo Boss’ model!? Sorry gals, he’s taken. But Ravi is still SINGLE & AVAILABLE & of course A VERY GOOD GUY. And no, Ravi did not pay me to say this!

All those present who were ever from E99 aka dinosaur cell-group!

And below, current E99.

Me with the handsome birthday boy :]

The guys from ET zone.

 

And finally, before I go, here’s my tummy at 31 weeks!

Am I considered BIG? Some friends had commented that I looked ready to pop!

BTW, thanks to my sis for buying this lovely tie-dyed maxi dress from Hongkong. I love the blue color! Beats getting normal maternity wear!

So ciao for now! May God multiply your sleep if you are going to watch the World Cup finals at 2.30 a.m. soon!