Omega for Me

All my watches have gone bust on me and since I always have this need to tell the time, I felt quite naked without a watch for the past few weeks! Was asking Hubby if I should get a classic watch like an Omega instead of getting a normal watch which will probably have a less than 2yr lifespan.  So Hubby getting the hint from me agreed to sponsor it as an anniversary cum baby gift for me! Hee so sweet since he hardly splurge on anything for himself. Decided on the constellation series and since I was looking for something practical to wear for everyday, ended up with the brushed quartz range with steel straps and white mother-of-pearl dial w/o any bling blings.

Thanks Dear for the watch, I'll treasure it and make sure it lasts me a lifetime.

Nicely wrapped up with a Red Bow!

My First Omega Watch

Close-up of the watch

Maternity Photoshoot

2 years back we did our family studio shots with Benjamin of Foto-u and recently he had a casting call for studio maternity portraits to update his portfolio- mummies volunteer as his model and in return get a free 1 hr photo shoot session along with 10 high resolution/touch up photos and the rest in low res.

I thought it would be meaningful to take some shots of myself while pregnant, since for no.1 I hardly took any photos of myself while preggie, and plus it's free! So I took the chance to book a session with him, and fixed the photo shoot on 13 August morning - crossing my fingers that I was not going to pop before that since I'm already in wk 37.  The session was to last for 1 hr or so but we overran the time to 2 hrs allowing him to take time to experiment with the lighting as well as various different shots. It was an enjoyable session and I can't wait to see the photos and share with hubby.

More pics to come...

Late Nite Snack

Last night hubby brought me to have Rochor Beancurd, while my mum help to babysit No.1.  It's been awhile since we had this and I just lurve the smooth texture of the their beancurd-In fact I don't really take other beancurds except Rochor's :P We each had a bowl of hot beancurd, a cup of soy milk + 1 peanut/sesame ball and 1 butterfly fritter. What can I say but... Burps...

Baby @ 37 weeks

The Boy is finally full term at 37 weeks and he's nearing the 3kg mark (But I'm pretty sure it's not accurate)!  At yesterday's check I had to do a VE to check my cervix. Apparently Gynae says my cervix is open already and giving  us 1 more week. Although baby is still growing and placenta is fine, Gynae was rather concerned as my weight dropped about 400g, he told me to wear the same clothes each time I come for check up from now on.  Anyway, I suspect it's because I didn't have a heavy lunch that day plus my water retention has miraculously disappeared.  Gynae also instructed me to count baby's movements - at least 20 movements/kicks each day and inform him if there's anything less than that. Oh I also need to watch out for the 3 signs of labour -1) Bloody show/discharge; 2) Water Bag burst/leak; and 3) Contractions.

His Vital Stats @ 37 wks:

BPD: 92mm

AC: 320mm

Weight: 2994 grams

National Day Long Weekend

Finally the National Day long weekend is here and I'm sooo looking forward to it! Cos I don't have to go to work - well I don't detest work but I guess it's been rather tiring to move around at work given that my legs are swollen and my tummy is getting heavy.

On Saturday I was craving for some dim sum and heard Taste Paradise - Ion Orchard has some nice dim sum so we met my sister and her hubby for lunch as we manage to get squeezed into the reservation list. The Dim Sum was nice but portion was a bit on the small side, over all their dishes were quite special with a bit of fusion touch. We even tried the home-made foie gras and I enjoyed their herbal fish soup! Anyway lunch was not exactly very filling yet pricey, but it's a pretty nice place with good service.

Later this evening we have our annual family gathering at my cousin Valerie's place, so that's more makan and meet ups before I pop!

On National Day I've made reservations for Hubbs and me to celebrate our 5th wedding anniversary at The Fullerton - it's a month early but I'll probably be in confinement on our actual anniversary day so heck, celebrate first! We'll be bringing No. 1 along this time round as we would like to spend some more time together as a family and since it's a National Day Package, we have access to view the fireworks.

Anyways I still have like a list of stuff I would like to do/eat before I go deliver, I'm also feeling abit excited as our due date comes closer... But lately I've also been losing my temper and patience on everyone at home, I try to remain silent but somehow I just explode after awhile! Think it's the tiredness and the uncertainty that makes me irritable. Gosh... must really remind myself to remain calm and shut up!

Baby @ 36 weeks

It's 36 weeks already and so far he is still growing. Got our Strep B test results today and we're negative!! Just some slight fungal infection so have to take some medication for that. We asked Gynae about circumcision for the boy and was told we could do it immediately after birth either by Gynae or by the PD probably cost around $400 but we can claim medisave.  Also asked him about e-c sect and the various options in case we need to go through that.  He told us most likely I'll be able to deliver naturally since no. 1 was natural birth. Anyway now is just the waiting game according to the Dr. I'm telling the boy not so soon maybe after week 37 will be good.

His Vital Stats @ 36 wks:

BPD: 90mm

AC: 304mm

HC: 307mm

Weight: 2653 grams

Oh ya my feet has started to swell as of yesterday, sigh...

Urgh... Swollen Feet. Can't see my ankles!

My Lovely Babes

Here's me carrying no.2 at the end of 35 weeks and my sweetpea hugging us so affectionately!