Preparations

Not preparations for my #2, but rather preparations for the arrival of another addition to our family – our domestic helper, Yvonne.

When the housework has become a rare chore and you are always late for appointments as you have to prepare for yourself and baby, leaving the entire house in a whirlwind mess when you leave, and now there will be another baby on the way soon, YOU KNOW YOU GOTTA GET A HELPER.

These days, you won’t be spotting me at shopping centres. Instead you would be able to spot me at supermarkets and warehouse sales i.e. if you can recognize me with my unkempt hair and without makeup!

Well, we had been stocking up on foodstuffs and daily necessities for our new member. And we have been coming up with manuals and cleaning schedules. It’s really hard work and quite a bit of $ spent there…

We hope she turns out well – diligent, pleasant, obedient, treats us like her family. I hope she likes my sons.

I mean #1 has been very good so far. Give him a balloon and he’s happy.

And he’s uber adorable now… I can’t imagine anyone hating him….!

Well, please pray together with us and for us that our domestic helper will turn out to be an angel sent from Heaven and that our lives WILL become better!

Last of all, to end of with a picture of my humongous tummy at 30 weeks…

10 more or less weeks to go!

Dinner with the Buddies

Had dinner with our Buddies a few weeks ago at Big Fish at Upper East Coast Road.

Quiet place on a Tuesday night… Our group generated the most noise and no, we were not very noisy!

Here’s the appetizers.

I liked the gravy that came with the soft shell crab!

Main courses…

The fish in our dishes were fresh. But pardon me…. Perhaps I am not a fish connoisseur? I think I prefer Manhattan Fish Market! The bill didn’t come cheap too and the worse thing was WE WERE STILL HUNGRY!

So off we went, next door….

*SCREAMS!!!*

Yes, 2 flavours caught my eye! Snickers Mars & Mao Shan Wang Durian! SINFUL!

Look at all that we ordered….

We ordered the Rum and Raisin flavour. Interestingly, you need to be above 18 years old to be able to order the flavours made with wine. True enough, when the rest ate the flavour, it was the strongest rum-tasting Rum and Raisin ice-cream they had ever eaten.

What can we say about the ice-cream here?

Deliciously rich, but not too much!

U.d.d.e.r.s @ Siglap

87 Upper East Coast Road, Singapore 455223

An update at Week 27

I can’t believe I just typed ‘27’. I mean… if you’ve seen my stomach now, you would have thought I am due anytime soon!

And as you can tell from my lack of updates to my blog, I have been extremely busy at work.

Julien has also become very sticky to me these days. When I am alone with him especially, he wants to be carried almost all the time. Otherwise, he would throw terrible tantrums. And then, I will have a kicking baby or rather 2 kicking babies -  1 outside and 1 inside of me (#2 is very reactive and active… much more so than when I was carrying Julien. I can’t imagine when #1 meets #2!). Anyway, carrying a 22-pounder at this time of my pregnancy is certainly no joke!

Someone told me that the little kiddos know when their mums are pregnant and become more attention-seeking. Is that true??

As a result of the mental and physical stress and tiredness, I think my stomach has been feeling really taut? Or is it #2 who has been practicing too much karate inside that’s been causing the tightness? Any suggestions on relaxing a pregnant belly? Besides the option of quitting my job and/or hiring a full-time nanny..