Mummy & Ivy's birthday....and I miss my hubby

We had a simple celebration of Mummy and Ivy's birthday on Saturday. Actually it's quite in advance as Dear was going away on business trip. We all had lunch out, but dinner was at home followed by a simple cake cutting session. Then after that, it was back home to finish packing up luggage for Dear. As his flight was a late night one, I did not send him to the airport. But gosh, once it was time for bed, I could feel the rush of sadness overcome me!! Boo hoo...I miss my hubby.....:(

Anyway, maybe it's more because this time he has to travel much further and there would be a more significant time difference, hence communication opportunities would not be as easy as when he was in KL. Trying not to countdown too much, just want to get through this week at work first, which will be pretty busy again!

Miss you dar!

Another busy weekend

Seem to find the week passing by faster and faster. This weekend Dear and I went to have a haircut and we also attended our second antenatal class at Mt. A hospital. This session focused on sitting and standing postures, as well as some simple exercises that I could do to improve abdominal, pelvic and calf strength. Then at night, we attended our friend's wedding dinner. Another good time to catch up with our old friends again. They were kidding that at the next person's wedding, they will have to cater a child seat for me and Dear and who knows who else? Ha ha....

Then while shopping today, Dear and I spotted this baby romper which he could not resist buying! Yeh, Dear likes Pikachu and so we thought this romper would just look so cute on our baby next time. So even though the tag says it's for a 1 year old, we still bought it first. As you can see, the top is a hat which is Pikachu's face and actually behind, there's even a tail. He He... Could not help laughing to myself when trying to imagine how baby will look like wearing it :)

In loving memory of Toffy

Well, my second hamster, Toffy died this week on Monday. It did not really come as a surprise to us as she was already looking very old and thin. Despite her old age, she was still a rather active hamster, always eating and also running in the wheel. I was just telling my sis-in-law on Sunday that Toffy's days should be numbered. And then the next day, Toffy died. Dear was the one that discovered her not moving when he came home early from work that day. He realised that she seemed stiff and suspected she was dead and indeed she was. In a way, glad I was not at home at that time it was discovered, as I might feel a bit 'eeky'. Anyway, that leaves us with 2 more hamsters left. Hope they continue to live well like Toffy did.

On another note, the chest of drawers we ordered to put in our baby room was delivered some time this week too. On the weekend, we packed some of the stuff that we have bought so far into the drawers and took the chance to verify what we have against our checklist of baby items needed. Guess we still have quite a bit more on our list to buy!

My Flower Day

Dear Dear sent flowers to my work place this week on the actual day of our 6 year anniversary. Though I ever mentioned about flowers to him some time back, but it already slipped my mind and this took me by surprise! Thanks Dar...for everything! This flower day certainly brightened up my day at work when things have not been going that great at times.

At the end of the week, we also attended our first antenatal class that we signed up at MAH. It's a 6 lesson course on childbirth and the first session was combined session for all the 3 classes held on weekdays and weekends. So there we were, in a seminar room full of expectant mothers and fathers to be. The first session was on nutrition, so quite a useful information session. Though some things I have already read before in books, it still helps to hear tips directly from a nutritionist. After the session, suddenly became more cautious of the food I'm eating. Haha...but sometimes still can't resist temptation to eat a bit more 'unhealthy food'. Anyway, hope the to pick up more tips and antenatal knowledge in the next few sessions.

Fragility of Life

Some other news that I received this weekend also reminded me how life can be fragile sometimes as anything can happen to anyone of us. I think the one thing that always frightens me is the fact that some bad thing may happen to people that we care for and love. As such, I always believed the being blessed with good health is the most important of all. Right now, I can only pray that this relative of mine will be fine and that the operation that she will go through will be smooth without complications. Cherish your loved ones always....

Hubby's back this weekend

This week at work passed quite quickly as it was fairly busy with the usual month end presentations. In the nights, Dear and I would do video-conference chatting over MSN so it was nice to still be able to communicate with him each day and chat about stuff. Then had a long weekend as I took leave on Friday to pick Dear from the airport. Glad to have him home again! Hehe... and thanks to dear dear who bought me a few gifts from KL.... :P

We had a simple celebration meal that evening for his return and also to celebrate our 'dating anniversary' in advance. Yup, 6 years ago we decided to 'try it out' and start dating. And now, here we are, growing and enjoying the friendship and love that we have. Looking forward to more years ahead!

This weekend, we also awaited the delivery of some baby items that we bought recently...so here's the baby cot, baby stroller and baby car seat! With a bit more shopping, we will also likely settle on a particular chest of drawers to add on to the room for keeping baby stuff. We should be getting that pretty soon too.

Weekend without hubby

Spent this weekend without Dear Dear. Feels strange to be away from him after so long as his last business trip was almost a year ago. But going forward, I might just have to get used to a bit more of his business travelling. Anyway, my mum helped me out at my home this weekend. She stayed over with me on Friday night so that on Saturday, she could help me with some of my housework. Really thankful for that, though there were also moments of irritation and disagreements in how we do things!!

So my weekend was spent mostly with my family, going shopping with them and hanging out at my old home, having meals at my granny's place and also celebrating my cousin's birthday. At nights, I look forward to chatting with Dear over MSN. Thanks to technology, we're able to have free conversation via MSN's video conferencing since I have a headphone with a mic. Hehe...every night I look like some customer service operator talking to the pc... :P

Well, just look forward to end of week where Dear and I can be together again!

Xiaoling's Birthday

Dear and I both had a busy week at work and it was great to have the weekend come by. But even with the weekends, we seem to be in and out of our home many times!! Anyway, I had my monthly checkup at my gynae this Saturday and we were given our report from the detailed scan that we did at Mt. A hospital about 2 weeks back. My doctor went through the report with us and I'm glad to say that all's fine in my baby's development. Then he did the usual ultrasound scan for me and again, another chance to look at baby!! Too bad we can't get to take an ultrasound picture anymore already, as baby is growing bigger and it can't be captured in 1 full shot. At least we have the films from the detailed scan to keep.

Dear's cousin also celebrated her 21st birthday this weekend, so we went with the family to the rented bungalow at NSRCC, which is all the way at Changi Coast Road. All the uncles, aunts and cousins of Dear Dear's were there but we entertained ourselves by going to the clubhouse area to play pool. Hehe, yup, I can still manage to play some pool with my bump at this stage ;P

Changes in Life

This week marks another set of change in our lives. Dear has been posted out to work in another Ministry for the next 2 years and he started work at the new place on Monday. The first week was not much of a 'honeymoon' as it required Dear to quickly settle in and get up to speed. As a result, he will probably end up a lot more busy than me! But no matter what, I will support him in his new role and hopefully it will turn out fruitful for him. It just means quite a bit of changes in our working lives I guess. I also had a new colleague join my team on Monday. She turned out to be quite a pleasant and cheerful gal who is much easier to chat with. However, it's still too early to tell if she can perform in terms of work yet. Have to guide her along the way and hope that she too picks up speed!

Over the weekend, we went to my ex-colleague's housewarming party as well and it was yet another good time to catch up with some old friends to see how's everyone doing. For most of them, it was the first time too that they have seen me since knowing that I'm preggie. The most common comments I have heard at the moment is that my tummy is still not that big. Well, I guess it's fairly proportionate to my frame at the moment. Can't imagine having such a big tummy at this stage, as it will only get bigger later and more tiring! Already once in a while now it can get quite uncomfortable!

Dear and I also did a bit of scouting around for our chest of drawers to be put in our spare room, in preparation for our baby's arrival. We have not really decided on which to get yet, but we have eyed some possible models from IKEA or VHive or even those HDB furniture shop. Anyway, the shopping around this afternoon certainly tired me out as I feel super zonked out even right now and I'm going right to bed after this! Ok...it will be another busy week ahead, so got to rest well and charge on!

Long weekend

Had a slightly longer weekend this week as I took leave on Friday. Part of the reason was to go for my detailed ultrasound scan at Mt. A hospital, and also to go 'par tor' with Dear Dear :P For our detailed scan, it was an interesting experience to be able to see baby in more details. The radiographer pointed out to us the bladder, kidneys, spine, limbs, nose, mouth, brain, etc as part of the checks to ensure that the baby is developing well. Glad that all is fine and yes, confirm it's boy boy indeed - pretty obvious from the detailed scan as baby was not shy at all! Anyway, now we are starting to think of names already...think that will take us a while to decide.

Dear then checked out COMEX to get us some stuff, after which we watched the movie Ratatouille. Well, it's a nice and feel good Disney movie, so quite worth it. It was also the first time that we went to CENTRAL shopping centre at Clarke Quay. I think the whole day of shopping around led me to spend quite a bit of money on getting some big tops! :P

Also celebrated my mum's birthday in advance this weekend by having lunch with my parents. It was Jap food this time, but too bad I could not really enjoy eating sashimi :( WIll have to wait long long before I can dig into my salmon sashimi again! Happy Birthday to my Mummy!