laundry begins...

first wash: cloth nappies

hey baby,
mummy finally bought the kodomo laundry detergent & softener and started the first load tonight...
and daddy says this is the beginning of our laundry journey... :)

from taka baby fair...

hey baby,
these are what daddy mummy got for you from taka baby fair.
was kinda disappointed that most of the things sold there are more of miscellaneous and not much on necessities... then again, maybe its because mummy have bought most of the stuffs already...
but anyhow, we still manage to get a number of things off the checklist.
1) pigeon wet wipes (9 packets at 82pcs/pack!!!)
2) pigeon thermometer
3) pigeon bottle detergent
4) pigeon disposable breast pads
5) pigeon nursing bra
6) pigeon bottle brush
7) pigeon bottle tongs
8) pigeon cotton buds
9) pigeon cotton wool
10) pigeon rubber mat
11) stroller mini fan
12) additonal bath towels

next will be robinsons nursery fair, tangs 12% rebate sale and kiddy palace...

33weeks...

hey baby,
gosh, time flies... we're in our 33weeks.
You now weighs about 4.2 pounds /2 kilograms and measures approximately 17 inches /44 centimeters from head to toe. You should already be getting ready for birth by turning upside-down - your head should be pointing down. Doctor will be paying careful attention to your position in the coming weeks - some babies do decide to turn back round again. Your skull is still quite pliable and not completely joined, so youcan ease out of the relatively narrow birth canal. But the bones in the rest of your body are hardening. Your skin is also gradually becoming less red and wrinkled.

Mummy's feet and ankles are quite swollen throughout the day now. Water retention is often worse in warm weather and late in the day. Surprisingly, keeping hydrated helps reduce water retention. Mummy's body - particularly the kidneys - and you need plenty of fluids, so drink up. But if the face or hands suddenly feel swollen or puffy, it may be a sign of pre-eclmpsia (high BP), so got to call up the doctor immediately...

baby you be good and stay head down until you're ready ok? we've only about 5~6 weeks to go!!! yippie...

daddy & mummy love you lots...

sale sale sale...

Takashimaya Baby Fair Thu 27 Aug to Sun 13 Sept

Enjoy 12% rebate* for CITIBANK and TANGS Cardmembers from 1 Sep (Tue) till 3 Sep (Thu) ’09.

Robinsons Nursery Fair till 30th Aug

hey baby,

look at all the baby/nursery fairs & sale going around the malls currently!!!

mummy is determine to get all the outstanding items settled within this weekend, except for the stroller, where we'll wait for Tangs 12% rebate...

hopefully this round, we won't blow the budget again... :p

new found buddies...

hey baby,
what intended as a little harmless trip to ikea to get you a bath tub ends up daddy and mummy getting some friends for you as well...
Here we have the red hippo rattler (black, white and red are the only colors you'll be able to see initially after birth), a white duckie rattler, a bunny comfort blankie cum hand puppet and a little teddy bear...
it'll be such an adorable sight to see you cuddle a teddy bear...
mummy is gonna give them a bath and have them sitting in your cot to welcome you home... :)

p.s: whenever mummy buy something for you, daddy will stroke mummy's tummy and say "you're such a lucky baby, must love mummy lots lots okie?"

bathing corner...

hey baby,
daddy and mummy went ikea (again) last night to get your bath tub...
and we've decided that this will be your little bathing corner for now, not a bad location as you can have the scenic full view of the bukit timah hill as you bath... :)
but of course when you've mastered the coordination of your limbs, we'll have to shift to the bathroom, else water will be splashed across the whole room... but that'll be fun though... :)

baby's progress at 32weeks...

hey baby,
mummy have been real busy with work for the whole of last week, hence the lack of posts...
went to Dr Ang last sat for the prenatal checkup. you are weighing 2kg now at week32. Unlike the previous visit (@week28), he did not comment on your weight this time round, so mummy presume that you're developing well within the range... :)
and yes, Dr assure daddy that everything is going well...
From now on, prenatal visit will be every bi-weekly... oh and we're issued the admission letter this time round, so reality is really setting in... :)

32weeks...

hey baby,
You now weighs approximately 3.75 pounds/ 1.7 kilograms and is about 17 inches/ 42 centimeters long from head to toe. Although your lungs won't be fully developed until just before birth, you are inhaling amniotic fluid to exercise your lungs and practice breathing. Some babies have a head of hair already, others have only a few wisps. Thick hair at birth doesn't necessarily mean thick hair later on but children with fine hair in childhood usually have thinner hair in adulthood.
Daddy and mummy loves you and can't wait to see you soon, we'e officially counting down to 6~8 more weeks to go... :)

nursery corner setup...

hey baby,

daddy got your cot assembled today... :)

we're almost all ready setting up your little nursey corner.

meanwhile, mummy will wash all the bed linens, but not before getting the baby detergent...
hmm got to do some research again on which brand to buy...

ta da!!! overall view of your nursery corner

daddy sleeping on the left, mummy on the right, baby in the cot

more spree...

hey baby,these are what mummy (chooses) and daddy (pays) got for you last week... :)

carter's 3pieces set of 1 romper, 1 long pants & 1 bib

carter's green blouse

dwell studio for target infant bodysuit

m wonder sleepsuit

easy wrap swaddler, just 2 steps to swaddle you instead of the conventional 5 steps

carter's white snoozysnag blankie

gap jumpers

carter's 5pieces bodysuit

carter's 3pieces duckie set

31weeks...

hey baby,

you're 31weeks today.

Your arms, legs and body continue to fill out - and they are finally proportional in size to your head. You weigh about 3.3 pounds/ 1.5 kilograms and looks more like a newborn and measures about 16 inches/ 41 centimeters from crown to toe. Mummy notice you are not moving around as much, but no to worry; you're just running out of space in mummy's uterus. As long as mummy can feel you squirming, I'll know you're just fine. Believe it or not, you still has plenty of growing to do. You are expected to gain at least two more pounds/ 900 grams before birth. Your organs are continuing to mature and you're passing water from your bladder: good practice for the urinating you'll do after you're born.

its really time for daddy and mummy to gear up and get ready soon... :)

p.s: daddy is snoring away in lala land now. mummy is sleeping soon too.

good night baby, love you lots...

the sun has risen...

The sun has risen

To warm up the earth

Welcome sun to the earth

Good morning Baby

p.s: mummy's gonna missed these moment where its just you and me, enjoying a quiet ride to work while we chat about almost everything under the sun...

when's it due...

hey baby,
last weekend during the nartional day bbq session at daddy's office rooftop, all people who sees mummy's tummy will ask: "boy or girl?" & "when is she due?"
as mummy checked with dr. ang during the last visit, the due date stays at 15th oct, "but most likely will be earlier", he added...
ah ma and daddy have been "nagging" constantly at mummy recently, asking when mummy will stop driving to work and when mummy intend to stop working? reason being the long drive daily to and fro and alone in a foreign land for almost 12hours per day...
you've been a good girl all these while and mummy is very sure you'll give a cue when you're ready to see this world, right?
official countdown is 66days as of today... :)

daddy's spree...

hey baby,
mummy was showing daddy this cute milk romper that day from one of the BP thread. as the price is rather steep, mummy decided to seek daddy for his opinion on whether we should get i t. The moment daddy saw this, he exclaimed that we HAVE to get this for you. :)
and mr postman went knocking on daddy's office door yet again...
so here you are, another piece to add to your wardrobe.

30weeks...

hey baby,
wow, you're 30weeks today!!!

we just 10 weeks (or less) away from welcoming you to this world... :)
Your lungs and digestive tract are almost fully developed. While you may soon slow up growing in length, (you measures about 15.7 inches/ 40 centimeters from crown to toe by now), you'll continue to gain weight until you're born. This week you continues to open and shut your eyes. You can probably see what's going on in utero, distinguish light from dark and even track a light source. If we shine a light on mummy's stomach, you may move your head to follow the light or even reach out to touch the moving glow. Some researchers think baring the stomach to light stimulates visual development. But don't expect 20/20 vision when baby is born - newborns can see a distance of only about 8 to 12 inches/ 20 to 30 centimeters. (Children with normal vision don't reach 20/20 vision until about age 7 to 9.) To complete the picture, you baby now has eyebrows and eyelashes.

we're just 10weeks (or less) away from welcoming you to this world... :)

chocolate craving...

hey baby,
conversation last night in the car, on the way home...

mummy: i feel like having a chocolate cake
daddy: ok, let's go coffeebean to get a piece
mummy: but i want to go home and do laundry first leh
daddy: ok, we go after that...

and after laundry done at 10.30pm and out of shower at 11.00pm, mummy is left with zero ounce of energy and was in bed snoozing off contentedly...
daddy got back after running some errand and got mummy a box of chocolate flavoured pocky, guess that's the best thing he can find at midnight as a substitute... :)

thanks daddy... :)

p.s: we'll try to get a lana chocolate fudge cake this weekend to satisfy the craving... :)

our breakfast...

hey baby,
look what mummy got us for breakfast this morning...
macdonalds "sausage macmuffin with egg" meal. yum yum... :)
for RM8.70, we can only get half a meal back home in singapore.

ikea ikea ikea...

an exhausted daddy with 2 trolleys of stuffs

hey baby,

daddy and mummy headed down to ikea alexandra to get the chest of drawers as we reckoned time is really running short, and also every corner of the room is almost bursting with storing your stuffs... while browsing through the drawers in the showroom, mummy saw that drawer we intended to get tagged "temporarily oversold". mummy almost hyperventiliated and the ever-cool daddy simply took down the item description and headed towards the service counter to check. The kind lady staff checked the system and confirmed that stock will only come in 2~3 weeks later and offered us the article number and phone number so that we can call to check. but mummy doesn't want the article number nor the phone number, mummy WANTS the chest of drawer!!! daddy lead mummy back to the section and try to offer alternatives, but most of the alternatives are over-sold as well!!! and mummy REALLY WANT that MALM chest of 4 drawers!!! turning to daddy, mummy said: "why don't we check if ikea tampines have stock?" so we headed back to the service counter and again, the kind lady called and enquired. all mummy could do at that time was to slam against the showroom bed weakly with crossed fingers while daddy went around testing the mattresses... after a while, the staff hang up the call and say: "sir, ikea tampines have 70 overs pcs of stock, and they are just racking them up, you can pick up at the self service." instantly, mummy's face lit up and within 5 minutes, we're out of the carpark heading towards tampines... :)

upon reaching tampines, and knowing that the drawers are safely tucked at the self serve shelf, we started to browse through the showroom with ease. along the way, we picked up

1) changing mat

2) changing mat cover

3) muslin cloths (2 packs)

4) teething rails 2x (for cot protection)

5) wall lamps / light bulbs

6) inserts for the drawers (2 packs of 6)

7) multi purpose box (can be hang next to the cot for storage/disposal)

8) drinking mug for daddy

9) glass bottles for cold water storage

10) LED red star decoration 3 sets (UP $12.90 now going for $2.90 per set)

after picking up the chest of drawers and while heading towards the check-out counter, mummy wanted to pick up some TROFAST boxes for additional storage, and daddy started exploring the TROFAST frame, which is not within the purchase plan. in the end, we ended up getting the frame + the storage boxes, which the cost added up ($157) to be almost the same as getting the MALM chest of drawers ($167). and yes, we busted the budget yet again.

from an innnocent expedition to get a chest of drawers with a budget of $250 max., we doubled that amount with a total spending of $450... :p

after mounting the loots inside the car, we headed home contently.

daddy: baby ah baby, next time when you start earning money, you must get daddy a iphone ok, and mummy a gucci bag...

mummy: ok lah, we just spent a bit more than budgeted and now the pocket got a small hole...

daddy: small hole??? the seam of the pocket is bursting already...

mummy: ...................................

nevertheless, baby, daddy and mummy loves you and will try to give you the best we can afford. don't forget daddy's iphone ok?