tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-138417432024-03-14T01:36:47.501+08:00.: Lil' Patchee :.Memory.. Little threads that hold life's patches of meaning together.
~ Mark TwainLil Patcheehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00223637415269114053noreply@blogger.comBlogger347125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13841743.post-71011185555127709092008-06-11T23:55:00.004+08:002008-10-08T09:21:27.848+08:00The Birth<span style="font-family:arial;"><em>[updated on 8th October 2008] It's taken me this long to finally update the blog!</em></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">As it was left on my previous entry, <strong><em><span style="color:#ffcc99;">Kuchee-Rat</span></em></strong> had indeed decided to arrive much earlier than expected.. 15 days early, to be precise!</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">At 1.30am, I woke up, needing to pee. When I thought I was done, I found that I was still leaking and my sanitary pad was soaking wet! This was it, my water bag broke! I immediately rang <strong><em><span style="color:#ffcc99;">Doc</span></em></strong> (felt darn guilty for interrupting his sleep) and he asked me to time my contractions, if they were 20 minutes apart, it'd meant that I was in active labor. </span><span style="font-family:Arial;">I timed my contractions and they were already 20 minutes apart! I hurriedly woke <strong><em><span style="color:#ffcc99;">Hubby</span></em></strong> and oh boy, his eyes were wide open when I told him <em><span style="color:#ffcccc;">"I think my water bag broke"</span></em>. I had time to take a quick shower and did some last minute packing for the hospital bag. Hehe..</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">By 2.30am, we arrived at the hospital. Contacted <strong><em><span style="color:#ffcc99;">Doc</span></em></strong> while I was being wheeled straight to the delivery suite. I changed into the hospital gown, got propped onto the bed, strapped on the fetal monitoring system (heard Kuchee-Rat's heartbeat throughout the time) and was given an internal examination. I had already dilated to 4cm. <strong><em><span style="color:#ffcc99;">Hubby</span></em></strong> did the necessary registration and then joined me in the room. He had the privilege of lying on a recliner, watching the Euro '08 match between Greece and Sweden on the telly while I endured the contractions and more internal examinations. Ouch!</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">The contractions kicked in at shorter intervals and I kept asking the nurse how much worse off will the delivery pain be. <em><span style="color:#ffcccc;">"10 kali lebih sakit!"</span></em> (10 times more painful than this!). I had to decide if I'd want any pain relief. After considering the options, we decided to go with Pedithine (short injection on the buttocks to make me slightly drowsy) and Ethonox (laughing gas). Even though they're only 30% effective (where as Epidural is 100% pain-free), and despite remembering <strong><em><span style="color:#ffcc99;">Doc</span></em></strong> repeatedly suggested during the checkups that I should take Epidural coz I couldn't withstand the pain of doing blood test and vaginal examination, die die also I did not go for it just coz of the long needle. It's expensive too! Then again, I think I have this rebelling attitude of proving a point that I can do what people say I can't. <em><span style="color:#ccccff;">*lol*</span></em></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">So there, Pedithine was administered and I slowly started feeling drowsy. </span><span style="font-family:Arial;">There was one point of time where I think I dozed off for a while (and so did <strong><em><span style="color:#ffcc99;">Hubby</span></em></strong>!)..... Until I felt as if I wanted to poo big time. It was a sign that the baby was ready to come out! But I had to abstain from pushing coz at that time, I have dilated to 8cm but I had to wait until it's 10cm, otherwise there will be tearing and boy, it won't look very nice! That was when I was given the gas - when the contraction kicks in, I had to immediately inhale as deep as possible (must be able to hear the sound), and when contraction stops, I had to exhale. It was reaaaaaaaaaaaally bad. <strong><em><span style="color:#ffcc99;">Hubby</span></em></strong> even asked if I was already laughing but I just practically ignored him coz it was extremely painful resisting the urge to push and kept concentrating on inhaling and exhaling the gas.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">The moments after that were very vague. I didn't remember the nurses telling me to push when I had dilated to 10cm. I didn't remember seeing <strong><em><span style="color:#ffcc99;">Doc</span></em></strong> walked into the room. I also didn't remember him telling <strong><em><span style="color:#ffcc99;">Hubby</span></em></strong> that I had been in the second stage of labor for more than an hour, that if nothing happens within the next 10-15 minutes, he would have to cut me. But what I remembered was that I was still feeling very drowsy. The nurses placed my feet onto the stirrups and adjusted my body. <strong><em><span style="color:#ffcc99;">Doc</span></em></strong> was already standing in front of me. Then I heard them telling me to inhale as deeply as I could the moment I feel the contraction, and push without exhaling. It took me some time to get the hang of it. I pushed and pushed again. I remembered <strong><em><span style="color:#ffcc99;">Doc</span></em></strong> telling me to push harder, that he would assist me and everyone was just encouraging me. So I pushed harder and then, I felt the baby's head coming out. With all my might, I gave a final push, screaming my lungs out. <strong><em><span style="color:#ffcc99;">Doc</span></em></strong> immediately did an episiotomy (he had warned me about this before, it's better to have a clean cut than having a bad tearing which will be harder to stitch up after that) and pulled the baby out using Wrigleys' Forceps. I heard the baby wailing and then I cried with relief. The nurses cleaned him up before bringing him to me and asked me to give him a kiss on his cheeks while <strong><em><span style="color:#ffcc99;">Doc</span></em></strong> stitched me up.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"><strong><em><span style="color:#ffcc99;">Kuchee-Rat</span></em></strong> arrived into our lives shortly before 8am, weighing at 2.46kg. He's a small one, so scrawny and so fragile. But what was more important was that he was healthy. <em><span style="color:#ccccff;">*Smile*</span></em> And I did it! Without epidural! Woo hoo!!!!!! To think that I was actually more afraid of needles than contraction pain. <em><span style="color:#ccccff;">*lol*</span></em></span>Lil Patcheehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00223637415269114053noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13841743.post-53002114322246490222008-06-10T23:21:00.001+08:002008-06-25T16:06:34.615+08:00Contractions?<span style="font-family:arial;">Slightly more than 2 weeks to the EDD.. My belly is drastically huge now as compared to the previous weeks, but I still try to walk a lot. It scares my colleagues. They expect a pregnant woman to walk reaaaaaaaaaaaally slowly and rest a lot. Hehe..</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">They are more anxious than I am. Everyday they'd ask, <em><span style="color:#ffcccc;">"Eh, still working ah?"</span></em>, <em><span style="color:#ffcccc;">"You haven't applied leave yet ah??"</span></em>, <em><span style="color:#ffcccc;">"No need to stay at home and wait ah??"</span></em>. Sometimes it does get a little bit annoying. I myself don't even know when will I give birth, right? My usual answer would be <em><span style="color:#ffcccc;">"Tomorrow, tomorrow"</span></em> or <em><span style="color:#ffcccc;">"If I give birth in the office, you boil water for me, ok?"</span></em></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">The truth is, I have not applied to go on leave earlier. As much as I myself am terrified at the fact that I might possibly begin labor while at the office, I wouldn't want to waste my annual leave just to pot around at home and wait for <strong><em><span style="color:#ffcc99;">Baby</span></em></strong> to come out. Besides, <strong><em><span style="color:#ffcc99;">Doc</span></em></strong> had mentioned before that even if my water bag breaks while at the office, I'll still have ample time to go home, take a shower before heading to the hospital.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">Somehow, lately, I've been feeling lke as if I'm having period pain.. I really don't know if they're just Braxton Hicks contractions or the real thing. Tonight's are exceptionally stronger. But I don't see any tinge of blood (they call it the mucous plug) or water leakage. I'm probably just scaring myself..</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">Maybe I should just go sleep it off... Ta!</span>Lil Patcheehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00223637415269114053noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13841743.post-75225101481477515772008-06-06T21:06:00.000+08:002008-06-25T15:21:17.435+08:00Not Time Yet<span style="font-family:arial;">Today's checkup has shown that I've gained yet another 0.8kg. Am now 50.8kgs. WOW! Seriously lifetime achievement, man!! I have never, ever touched the 50kgs mark at all!! Woo hoo!!</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"><strong><em><span style="color:#ffcc99;">Doc</span></em></strong> however, expected me to lose a bit of weight coz the amniotic fluid should be reducing now that we're approaching the EDD. Somehow, in my case, it's not. So I guess <strong><em><span style="color:#ffcc99;">Baby</span></em></strong>'s still happily moving about in his 'swimming pool'.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"><strong><em><span style="color:#ffcc99;">Doc</span></em></strong> did the internal examination (I sooooo have to get used to it!) and said that my cervix is still closed but because <strong><em><span style="color:#ffcc99;">Baby</span></em></strong>'s head is already engaged in the pelvic from the previous <a href="http://lilpatchee.blogspot.com/2008/05/25ths-in.html">checkup</a>, he is still very certain that I wll probably give birth way, way earlier than the EDD. <strong><em><span style="color:#ffcc99;">Doc</span></em></strong> also still strongly suggested that I take epidural.. <em><span style="color:#ccccff;">*Sighz*</span></em> Let's just see how it goes on the day itself, ok?</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">We're scheduled for another checkup next week.. I wonder when will the actual day <strong><em><span style="color:#ffcc99;">Baby</span></em></strong> wanna come out and play.. Hhhm....</span>Lil Patcheehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00223637415269114053noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13841743.post-9173134982080594222008-06-04T14:18:00.000+08:002008-06-25T14:54:06.462+08:0037 Weeks<span style="font-family:arial;"><strong><em><span style="color:#ffcc99;">Baby</span></em></strong> is 'fully baked' today!!!</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">He is safe to be born anytime now. It's down to 21 more days till he arrives. Scary when you come to think of it.. But I'm really excited to be able to finally meet <strong><em><span style="color:#ffcc99;">Baby</span></em></strong>!</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">I know I'm gonna miss having him inside me. I will miss al his kicks, turns, stretches, hiccups.. Oh boy, suddenly am feeling so melodramatic now. On the other hand, I'll get to hug, kiss, cuddle, touch and play with him!! <em><span style="color:#ccccff;">*Huge, huge grin*</span></em></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">We're going for our checkup tomorrow. And then the next day, we will be going for a tummy-filling buffet dinner in conjunction with our belated wedding anniversary as well as <strong><em><span style="color:#ffcc99;">Daddy</span></em></strong> and <strong><em><span style="color:#ffcc99;">Mummy</span></em></strong>'s. 30 years for both of them! 2 years for us! Hehe..</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">Let's just hope that <strong><em><span style="color:#ffcc99;">Baby</span></em></strong> doesn't decide to come out while we're at the buffet!</span>Lil Patcheehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00223637415269114053noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13841743.post-20285727709817616842008-06-03T22:39:00.002+08:002008-06-25T14:47:54.653+08:00Better Car<span style="font-family:arial;">I <a href="http://lilpatchee.blogspot.com/2008/04/babys-little-car.html">wrote</a> before about us getting a stroller from the recent MJ warehouse sale. However, when <strong><em><span style="color:#ffcc99;">MJ Ah Yi</span></em></strong> called the supplier the other day, she found out that the stroller was missing from the store. It had probably been sold off to someone else!!</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">It was so upsetting.. We were so excited at the thought of using a Cosco stroller! <em><span style="color:#ccccff;">*Sighz*</span></em> It wasn't meant to be. Thank goodness <strong><em><span style="color:#ffcc99;">MJ Ah Yi</span></em></strong> did not put in any advanced payment for it. There's barely a month before <strong><em><span style="color:#ffcc99;">Baby</span></em></strong> is out, so <strong><em><span style="color:#ffcc99;">Hubby</span></em></strong> and I had to go hunt for a stroller as soon as we could.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">We finally found one that we were both really happy about.. Hauck Shop N Drive travel system from Toys R Us. A stroller that comes along with an infant carrier seat, just as sturdy as Maclaren's or Peg Perego, and best of all, it fitted our budget!!</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">The moment we brought it back home and assembled it, we were both practically wheeling the stroller around the living room, imagining our little baby sitting in it.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">I guess it was a good thing that we lost out on the Cosco stroller. Everything happens for a reason, eh? <em><span style="color:#ccccff;">*Grin*</span></em></span>Lil Patcheehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00223637415269114053noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13841743.post-86021742096411940902008-06-01T22:33:00.000+08:002008-06-05T10:49:41.077+08:00Baby Journal<span style="font-family:arial;">Another wonderful momento for us, this one was given by one of <strong><em><span style="color:#ffcc99;">Baby</span></em></strong>'s godparents-to-be, <strong><em><span style="color:#ffcc99;">Chef</span></em></strong> and <strong><em><span style="color:#ffcc99;">Xiao Ping</span></em></strong>.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><em><a title="Baby Journal by Lil' Patchee, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/60887259@N00/2551743885/"><img height="347" alt="Baby Journal" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3032/2551743885_02ed52704d_o.jpg" width="450" /></a></em></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><em>Baby journal</em></span></div><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">It's for us to document everything from the moment we discovered that we're expecting a little bundle of joy until <strong><em><span style="color:#ffcc99;">Baby</span></em></strong> is a few years old.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">We are indeed very blessed to have our very supportive families, friends and colleagues share in this wonderful journey as we prepare ourselves to parenthood. <em><span style="color:#ccccff;">*Sniff*</span></em></span>Lil Patcheehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00223637415269114053noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13841743.post-88425323186796423022008-05-30T22:57:00.000+08:002008-06-10T08:17:24.326+08:002/5ths In!<span style="font-family:arial;">A fortnight ago, <strong><em><span style="color:#ffcc99;">Doc</span></em></strong> <a href="http://lilpatchee.blogspot.com/2008/05/baby-is-engaged.html">said</a> that <strong><em><span style="color:#ffcc99;">Baby</span></em></strong>'s head is already "locked" within the pelvic.. Today, he said that <strong><em><span style="color:#ffcc99;">Baby</span></em></strong>'s head is 2/5ths engaged.. Which is almost half deep in the birth canal.. Apparently, usually around this time for first pregnancies, babies' head would still be floating around, trying to get engaged. Looks like <strong><em><span style="color:#ffcc99;">Baby</span></em></strong>'s an eager beaver, eh?</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">We can hardly see the full head during ultrasound scan now.. <strong><em><span style="color:#ffcc99;">Doc</span></em></strong> did an internal examination and could feel <strong><em><span style="color:#ffcc99;">Baby</span></em></strong>'s head but the cervix has not dilated. If it has, <strong><em><span style="color:#ffcc99;">Doc</span></em></strong> should be able to feel <strong><em><span style="color:#ffcc99;">Baby</span></em></strong>'s hair and that means, labor is due to happen within hours or days. It's scary at the thought of that, but it's exciting. <strong><em><span style="color:#ffcc99;">Baby</span></em></strong> still has lots of amniotic fluid around him to move about. His heartbeat rate is normal. My blood pressure is normal too. I've now touched 50kgs, almost 1.1kgs gain, which <strong><em><span style="color:#ffcc99;">Doc</span></em></strong> was really pleased about.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">Because of the fact that <strong><em><span style="color:#ffcc99;">Baby</span></em></strong>'s head is already 2/5ths in, <strong><em><span style="color:#ffcc99;">Doc</span></em></strong> warned that I could most probably go on early labor, 1-2 weeks before the estimated due date. Gee... Is <strong><em><span style="color:#ffcc99;">Baby</span></em></strong> trying to come out early for Father's Day celebration??? <strong><em><span style="color:#ffcc99;">Hubby</span></em></strong>'s banking for 16th June, coz it coincide with the birthday of his favourite singer, Tupac. <em><span style="color:#ccccff;">*shakes head*</span></em></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">But yeah.. I've got to be ready.. I need to pack my hospital bag!</span>Lil Patcheehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00223637415269114053noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13841743.post-12205828329595732592008-05-28T21:40:00.001+08:002008-06-05T10:32:48.307+08:00Goodies From Down Under<span style="font-family:arial;">Was expecting a parcel of jig board (for jewelry-making) from <strong><em><span style="color:#ffcc99;">Lily</span></em></strong> but I'd never thought I'd get anything more than that! Imagine my suprise when I saw a huge box waiting for me at my doorstep today!</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><em><a title="Goodies from Down Under! by Lil' Patchee, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/60887259@N00/2552566358/"><img height="349" alt="Goodies from Down Under!" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3182/2552566358_01a4f2898b_o.jpg" width="438" /></a></em></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><em>Down Under goodies!</em></span></div><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">* Deluxe Thing-a-Ma-Jig</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">Bringing my jewelry-making hobby to a higher level by forming loops with wires. I have something to do during my confinement period, well.. Besides the boxes of TVB and Korean drama series that <strong><em><span style="color:#ffcc99;">Sis</span></em></strong> and <strong><em><span style="color:#ffcc99;">Footitie</span></em></strong> will be loaning me. Tee hee hee!</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">* Card</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">"It's a boy" with a personalized message from <strong><em><span style="color:#ffcc99;">Lily</span></em></strong> and husband. Thank you so much!!! <em><span style="color:#ccccff;">*Hugz*</span></em></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">* 2 pairs of onesies, a.k.a. bodysuits</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">The joy of having a baby boy - 'Lock Up Your Daughters' and 'PIMP - Poo In My Pants'. <em><span style="color:#ccccff;">*lol*</span></em> Why aren't there any locally-made baby clothes that come with cute captions like these? <strong><em><span style="color:#ffcc99;">Hubby</span></em></strong> and I couldn't stop smiling about the PIMP one. Very excited to have <strong><em><span style="color:#ffcc99;">Baby</span></em></strong> wear them!</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">* Baby Owner's Starter Kit</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">The most hilarious yet informative manual I've ever seen.. Describing babies in product terminology.. The kit comes with a darn cool manual (troubleshooting baby's audio cues, and checking with the service provider if there are any missing parts), an instructional poster, growth chart and stickers for marking baby's progress, babysitter's memo pad, a crawling baby magnet and oh, hardcover keepsake box. Niceeeeeee!!!</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">Thanks a bunch, <strong><em><span style="color:#ffcc99;">Lily</span></em></strong> and husband!! You've already given your share of gifts from the <a href="http://lilpatchee.blogspot.com/2008/05/baby-shower-suprise.html">baby shower</a> last weekend and yet there are more with these goodies. Thank you, thank you!!! And yes, the manual is definitely gonna be very handy for us. Hehe... Thanks again!!! Bless you both!!! <em><span style="color:#ccccff;">*Hugz*</span></em></span>Lil Patcheehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00223637415269114053noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13841743.post-76424519076485260292008-05-28T13:28:00.000+08:002008-06-05T13:38:07.626+08:0036 Weeks<span style="font-family:arial;">4 more weeks to go! <em><span style="color:#ccccff;">*Gasp*</span></em></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">From <a href="http://www.3dpregnancy.com/">3dPregnancy</a>..</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#99ff99;"><em>"I am getting a white oily vernix all over my body; that feels nice and soft".</em></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#99ff99;"><em>"Being pregnant is wonderful. It is for a good cause and it will not last much longer! Be glad that you can still enjoy your belly and that you have your baby happily inside. Once the baby is born, you will think back with a bit of melancholy on that wonderful feeling of being pregnant. A feeling that is hard to describe but that is so beautiful and overwhelming, you have to experience it to understand. Enjoy it while you can!"</em></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">Indeed I am enjoying the moments.. More so now that the big day is getting nearer and nearer. The more I think about it, the more I know I'm gonna miss having <strong><em><span style="color:#ffcc99;">Baby</span></em></strong> inside me - kicks, hiccups, turns and all.. <em><span style="color:#ccccff;">*Sniff*</span></em></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">But on the other hand, in 4 weeks time, we will be welcoming a new member to our little family.. And yes, I'm very, very excited!! <em><span style="color:#ccccff;">*Grin*</span></em></span>Lil Patcheehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00223637415269114053noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13841743.post-51225939183503322542008-05-25T14:40:00.000+08:002008-06-02T14:56:35.244+08:00What Are You Looking At???<span style="font-family:arial;">The one thing about being pregnant is that people tend to stare at you or rather, your bulging tummy.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">When my bump started showing, I was pretty oblivious about the stares. At least until someone mentioned about them. And when the bump got much bigger, the stares got even worse and longer.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">Whenever <strong><em><span style="color:#ffcc99;">Hubby</span></em></strong> and I walk around the shopping complexes, strangers would just stare at me. They'd whisper to the person beside them to tell them to look at me. I'd be wondering if there was something on my head, a stain on my face, did I look weird to them or was I walking funnily. Had they just take a short glimpse, smile a bit or something, then I'm fine with it. But this is downright annoying.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">Once, my colleagues and I returned from lunch and we took the lift up to our floor. There was this other lady in the lift with us. My colleagues noticed that she was practically staring at me from head to toe the entire ride. They were so annoyed that they stared back at her. I of course, did not take notice of this until they told me.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">One of the afternoons, <strong><em><span style="color:#ffcc99;">Hubby</span></em></strong> and I had dim sum for lunch. A lady sitting opposite me was staring at me. When she left, she passed by our table and she just looked towards my bump.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">What the heck! All these people just seemed as if they've never seen a pregnant woman before! It is coz I look too young my age to be pregnant, that you need to search for the wedding ring on my finger??? That I look too small size and thin to be pregnant? Have you not seen a pregnant belly at all??? Must you stare at me like as if I'm some kind of an exhibit?? And for sure I don't wear any tight fitting clothes.. I have nothing to flaunt, really. </span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"><strong>YES, IT IS POSSIBLE! YES, I AM PREGNANT!</strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">Please give us pregnant women some respect. It's already stressful having to cope with the pregnancy blues, cramps and all. We do not need any added stress by you staring at us like aliens!</span>Lil Patcheehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00223637415269114053noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13841743.post-81750282586419092112008-05-21T09:01:00.002+08:002008-06-05T13:26:54.589+08:0035 Weeks<span style="font-family:arial;">From <a href="http://www.3dpregnancy.com/">3dPregnancy</a>..</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#99ff99;"><em>"There is a good chance that he will not have to go in the incubator if he is born now. After all, he is completely ready, except for his lungs! If he were born today, the neonatologist will check to see if the baby is premature. If his lungs are not fully developed, he may need to spend time in a special care nursery with medication. If he's healthy, though, he can even go home soon, despite his small size."</em></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">Noooo.. <strong><em><span style="color:#ffcc99;">Bab</span><span style="color:#ffcc99;">y</span></em></strong>'s not 'fully baked' yet.. Don't come out so soon!</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#99ff99;"><em>"Breastfeeding is very important for premature babies, because their immune system can still be underdeveloped. The chance of infections is greatly reduced through breastfeeding. The first milk, colostrum, is extraordinarily rich in antibodies and is an outstanding precaution against infections."</em></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">I do intend to breastfeed <strong><em><span style="color:#ffcc99;">Baby</span></em></strong> for at least 6 months, if it's possible. Good for <strong><em><span style="color:#ffcc99;">Baby</span></em></strong>. Good for me. And good for our pockets too, save on milk powders. <em><span style="color:#ccccff;">*lol*</span></em></span>Lil Patcheehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00223637415269114053noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13841743.post-59061161082489245002008-05-19T22:02:00.000+08:002008-06-02T14:18:49.097+08:00A Walk In The Park<span style="font-family:arial;"><strong><em><span style="color:#ffcc99;">Chef</span></em></strong> and <strong><em><span style="color:#ffcc99;">Xiao Ping</span></em></strong> are on a hunt for an outdoor location for their bridal photography. We suggested the Bukit Jalil park coz they have those gardens from all around the world.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">So today being a public holiday for Wesak Day, we took the opportunity to make a visit to the park. Besides I need some exercise to ease my upcoming delivery. We took a long walk along the tracks, passed the ponds, to the gardens and then back to the car.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">It was quite tiring, having to carry almost 2kg load in front of me. Despite all the huffing and puffing, I had a slow but really goodwalk. I'm really glad I managed to conquer it without fainting. And <strong><em><span style="color:#ffcc99;">Hubby</span></em></strong> gave me an ice-cream treat after that! Yay! <em><span style="color:#ccccff;">*Grin*</span></em> </span>Lil Patcheehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00223637415269114053noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13841743.post-10532053416009222322008-05-18T22:14:00.001+08:002008-06-02T13:59:33.230+08:00Baby Shower Suprise<span style="font-family:arial;">The girls, along with <strong><em><span style="color:#ffcc99;">Hubby</span></em></strong>, threw a baby shower suprise at Italiannies, The Curve!<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">I</span><span style="font-family:arial;">t was truly an unexpected one.. Today started off like any usual Sunday, doing some simple housechores before we head off to The Curve/Ikano to do our grocery shopping. <strong><em><span style="color:#ffcc99;">Hubby</span></em></strong> said that he felt like having pasta for lunch, which was, I thought, kind of odd coz he's not so much of a pasta fan (fattening and expensive) but then again, I thought it was probably one of his craving moments (see.. I'm the pregnant one but he's having the cravings instead. Not kidding here! Hehe!). After throwing in a few suggestions on where to have pasta, <strong><em><span style="color:#ffcc99;">Hubby</span></em></strong> said to go to Italiannies. I immediately went, <em><span style="color:#ffcccc;">"Wuah.. Sure?? Very expensive woh!!!"</span></em> But oh well.. Since he's the one having cravings.. Hehehe..</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><br />The other odd thing was that we walked around, even hung out at one of the bakeries for a bite or two (and I thought we were supposed to have pasta for lunch) before <strong><em><span style="color:#ffcc99;">Hubby</span></em></strong> told me that <strong><em><span style="color:#ffcc99;">Chef</span></em></strong> and <strong><em><span style="color:#ffcc99;">Xiao Ping</span></em></strong> would meet us for lunch.<br /><br />Once we've arrived at Italiannies, we asked for a table of 4 and the waitress was about to show us a vacant table. Somehow <strong><em><span style="color:#ffcc99;">Hubby</span></em></strong> insisted that he wanted to sit at the upper deck, to the extent that he was almost whispering to the waitress that he must sit up there. Odd observation #3! The waitress of course, looked confused but she brought us up to the upper deck anyway. I looked for a nice vacant table ant noticed that the bigger table at the center of the deck was decorated with balloons. I wanted to tell <strong><em><span style="color:#ffcc99;">Hubby</span></em></strong> that maybe there was a party going on there! Then at a corner, I saw a very familar face.. <strong><em><span style="color:#ffcc99;">Gummy</span></em></strong>! Wow! It had been months since we've met up and it was such a coincidence to bump into her there! I was so excited that I wanted to tell <strong><em><span style="color:#ffcc99;">Hubby</span></em></strong>. Then odd observation #4.. <strong><em><span style="color:#ffcc99;">Moorish</span></em></strong> was sitting beside <strong><em><span style="color:#ffcc99;">Gummy</span></em></strong>.. They're both my very close friends but they're not very close to each other, I've not seen them being in the same room together since my wedding 2 years ago and now they're having lunch together? Hhhm.... I was really suprised.. And suddenly, the rest of them came out from their hiding places.. Only then, it hit me.. The party was for us!!<em><span style="color:#ccccff;"> *lol*</span></em> How very, very sneaky of them!!!<br /><br />I couldn't believe it! I mean, we did however throw a <a href="http://lilpatchee.blogspot.com/2007/12/jewels-baby-shower.html">shower</a> for <strong><em><span style="color:#ffcc99;">Jewel </span></em></strong>but I'd never in a million years, expected to receive one as well. And I couldn't believe that <strong><em><span style="color:#ffcc99;">Hubby</span></em></strong> kept this away from me!!!<br /><br />It was nevertheless, a truly wonderful suprise and a very fun reunion! <em><span style="color:#ccccff;">*Grin*</span></em> We've had so much of talk about pregnancy and babies, especially from the experienced mummy <strong><em><span style="color:#ffcc99;">Jewel</span></em></strong>.. And ooh.. Those lovely, lovely gifts and those yummy cupcakes!! We can't be grateful enough for their kindness and generosity!!<br /><br /><div align="center"><em><a title="Baby Shower suprise! by Lil' Patchee, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/60887259@N00/2544328018/"><img height="403" alt="Baby Shower suprise!" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3037/2544328018_94c01ec629.jpg" width="444" /></a></em></div><div align="center"><em>Baby shower goodies!</em></div><br /><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><em></em></div><div align="center"><em><a title="Cute onesies by Lil' Patchee, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/60887259@N00/2544328236/"><img height="348" alt="Cute onesies" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3188/2544328236_615070d78b.jpg" width="439" /></a></em></div><div align="center"><em>Personal sets of onesies from <strong><span style="color:#ffcc99;">Moorish</span></strong> during her time in Houston</em></div><br />To the girls - <strong><em><span style="color:#ffcc99;">Moorish</span></em></strong>, <strong><em><span style="color:#ffcc99;">Sue</span></em></strong>, <strong><em><span style="color:#ffcc99;">Mei</span></em></strong> (who came up from Singapore!), <strong><em><span style="color:#ffcc99;">Gummy</span></em></strong>, <strong><em><span style="color:#ffcc99;">Jewel</span></em></strong> and <strong><em><span style="color:#ffcc99;">Lily</span></em></strong> (your presence was felt even though you're far away in Sydney).. Thank you very, very much for the gifts, for throwing this wonderful shower for us. You've been the girlfriends I never thought I would have all these years.. 22 years with <strong><em><span style="color:#ffcc99;">Gummy</span></em></strong> and 13 years with the rest. Here's to many more years of friendship between us!! Cheers!!<br /><br /><strong><em><span style="color:#ffcc99;">Chef</span></em></strong> and <strong><em><span style="color:#ffcc99;">Xiao Ping</span></em></strong> - Thank you so much for being there at the shower. <strong><em><span style="color:#ffcc99;">Baby</span></em></strong> is truly blessed to have both of you as his godparents (apart from 2 other godfathers.. And he's not even out yet!!). Wishing both of you great happiness as you unite as one in a few months time. We'll make sure <strong><em><span style="color:#ffcc99;">Baby</span></em></strong> is ever ready to roll on your marital bed when the time comes! <em><span style="color:#ccccff;">*Grin*</span></em><br /><br /><strong><em><span style="color:#ffcc99;">Wan Nei</span></em></strong> and <strong><em><span style="color:#ffcc99;">Bubble</span></em></strong> - Was told that you girls couldn't make it for the party, It's alright, we can arrange to meet up soon before <strong><em><span style="color:#ffcc99;">Baby</span></em></strong> is out, yeah? <em><span style="color:#ccccff;">*Hugz*</span></em> Hhm.. <strong><em><span style="color:#ffcc99;">Wan Nei</span></em></strong>, now I understood why you called last evening and asked if I was at The Curve with my friends and then later on said that you called <em><span style="color:#ffcccc;">"for fun"</span></em>. <em><span style="color:#ccccff;">*lol*</span></em><br /><br /><strong><em><span style="color:#ffcc99;">Hubby</span></em></strong> dearest - You really got me there this time. Hehe.. Very cheeky of you!! Am very excited to look forward to welcoming our little monsterous man, a mini you, in a month's time. :) <em><span style="color:#ccccff;">*Muakz*</span></em><br /><br />It definitely had been a delightful and an unforgettable event, to be blessed with having them in my life and now to share the arrival of our forthcoming bundle of joy. Love you, girls!!! <em><span style="color:#ccccff;">*Group hugz*</span></em></span>Lil Patcheehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00223637415269114053noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13841743.post-27437770157240045062008-05-17T21:04:00.004+08:002008-06-02T14:16:34.740+08:00Baby Is Engaged!<span style="font-family:arial;">Today's checkup was a very happy and exciting one.<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">I had mentioned to <strong><em><span style="color:#ffcc99;">Doc</span></em></strong> that my appetite has been reducing lately, that I couldn't eat as much as before at one sitting. He said that it's common because as the uterus expands, the stomach gets shrunk. But when we did the routine weight measurement, we found out that I have gained 2kgs.. Which brings me to 48.9kgs now. I have gained 9.1kgs in total so far and <strong><em><span style="color:#ffcc99;">Doc</span></em></strong> was very pleased with it!! Yay!!</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">We did the ultrasound scan.. <strong><em><span style="color:#ffcc99;">Doc</span></em></strong> told us that <strong><em><span style="color:#ffcc99;">Baby</span></em></strong> is already "in" because he couldn't quite see the top part of the head now. This showed that <strong><em><span style="color:#ffcc99;">Baby</span></em></strong> is already "engaged" which means <strong><em><span style="color:#ffcc99;">Baby</span></em></strong>'s head is "locked" between the pelvis, ready at the birth canal. It is likely that I will deliver 1-2 weeks earlier than estimated! That's like, in 4 weeks time!!<em><span style="color:#ccccff;"> *Gasp*</span></em></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"><strong><span style="color:#ffcc99;"><em>Baby</em></span></strong> is growing well.. He's now weighing almost 2kgs! <strong><em><span style="color:#ffcc99;">Doc</span></em></strong> said that although <strong><em><span style="color:#ffcc99;">Baby</span></em></strong>'s head is "locked", <strong><em><span style="color:#ffcc99;">Baby</span></em></strong> still has plenty of room to move his body, arms and legs. That explains why <strong><em><span style="color:#ffcc99;">Baby</span></em></strong>'s growing at the correct pace, not too fast, not too slow, but his legs are growing 2 weeks faster! Must have been all those kicks!! </span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Speaking of kicks, <strong><em><span style="color:#ffcc99;">Baby</span></em></strong> was moving a lot during the scan. <strong><em><span style="color:#ffcc99;">Doc</span></em></strong> was pressing the tummy quite hard with the scanner and I think <strong><em><span style="color:#ffcc99;">Baby</span></em></strong> really didn't like it. <strong><em><span style="color:#ffcc99;">Baby</span></em></strong> tried to squirm to move the scanner away whereas<strong><em><span style="color:#ffcc99;">Doc</span></em></strong> kept pressing the scanner deeper. It was reaaaaaally uncomfortable. I had so wanted to tell <strong><em><span style="color:#ffcc99;">Doc</span></em></strong> to remove his scanner. Hehe.. Baby was doing that <em>"body bulging on the right side of my tummy and a lump on the left side of the tummy"</em> thingy and I immediately asked <strong><em><span style="color:#ffcc99;">Doc</span></em></strong> to place his scanner at where the lump was.<strong><em><span style="color:#ffcc99;"> Doc</span></em></strong> did so and said <em><span style="color:#ffcccc;">"That's his foot"</span></em>. Haha! Naughty <strong><em><span style="color:#ffcc99;">Baby</span></em></strong>!</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">And yes, <strong><em><span style="color:#ffcc99;">Baby</span></em></strong> is indeed a boy. <strong><em><span style="color:#ffcc99;">Doc</span></em></strong> showed us <strong><em><span style="color:#ffcc99;">Baby</span></em></strong>'s scrotums.. <em><span style="color:#ccccff;">*lol*</span></em> We've definitely come to terms of having a boy.. And I must say, I love <strong><em><span style="color:#ffcc99;">Baby</span></em></strong> more and more as each day pass by. Can't wait to see him next month!!!</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">Our next checkup is in a fortnight's time. So exciting!!</span>Lil Patcheehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00223637415269114053noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13841743.post-65990440187766798932008-05-14T08:31:00.000+08:002008-05-30T09:03:58.108+08:0034 Weeks<span style="font-family:arial;">From <a href="http://www.3dpregnancy.com/">3dPregnancy</a>..</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;color:#99ff99;"><em>"This week I am going to turn my head downwards because that feels best to me."</em></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">I know for sure that <strong><em><span style="color:#ffcc99;">Baby</span></em></strong> is already in that position since the <a href="http://lilpatchee.blogspot.com/2008/04/big-boy.html">last checkup</a>, so it's a good sign. :)</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#99ff99;"><em>"In the coming weeks his head will go down further behind the pubic bone. The pressure of the growing baby and your loosening pelvis will allow the baby to descend lower and lower in your pelvic region."</em></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">Hmm... So maybe that was what happened <a href="http://lilpatchee.blogspot.com/2008/05/tummy-dropped.html">yesterday</a>!</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#99ff99;"><em>"Lying on your back is not so good because then the weight of your uterus presses on the major abdominal artery and the lower vein as a result of which your baby can get less blood supply. Your baby will let you know if you are reducing his blood supply by squirming, kicking, and generally letting you know you should move!"</em></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">Darnn... All these while, I thought that was amusing to watch <strong><em><span style="color:#ffcc99;">Baby</span></em></strong> move! Sorry, <strong><em><span style="color:#ffcc99;">Baby</span></em></strong>.. Mummy won't do that again..</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#99ff99;"><em>"If you notice a pattern to the contractions, if they are longer than 45 seconds to a minute, if they command your attention and you can't talk or move through them, and if they are getting closer and closer together, these are signs of early labor contractions."</em></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">So I've got to watch out for this!</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">Anyhow, 6 more weeks till <strong><em><span style="color:#ffcc99;">Baby</span></em></strong> arrives!!! Wheeeeeeeeeeeeee!!</span>Lil Patcheehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00223637415269114053noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13841743.post-66389173760831657602008-05-13T09:36:00.003+08:002008-05-30T08:26:41.245+08:00Tummy Dropped<span style="font-family:arial;">I don't know if I'm seeing things.. But I felt like as if my tummy is much lower today..</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">I wonder if <strong><em><span style="color:#ffcc99;">Baby</span></em></strong>'s much heavier now.. I'd probably might need to hold my tummy to keep it from dropping. <em><span style="color:#ccccff;">*lol*</span></em></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">By the way, I've got a new activity to do now.. Watering the plants using a small water container.. Haha! It's a good exercise for me, lots of walking from where the tap is to the plants. :)</span>Lil Patcheehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00223637415269114053noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13841743.post-61420615728995451332008-05-10T10:01:00.001+08:002008-06-02T10:34:00.848+08:00Happy Mummy's Day<span style="font-family:arial;">I shall only be able to celebrate Mother's Day next year..</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">This year, <strong><em><span style="color:#ffcc99;">Hubby</span></em></strong> and I brought my parents out for a buffet dinner treat at Eastin Hotel. We celebrated a day earlier to avoid crowds and well.. It's much more expensive to dine out on the day itself.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">We also bought a small American cheesecake from Bakerzin for <strong><em><span style="color:#ffcc99;">Mummy</span></em></strong>.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><em><a title="Mother's Day 2008 by Lil' Patchee, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/60887259@N00/2543781870/"><img height="199" alt="Mother's Day 2008" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3030/2543781870_dd176e135d_m.jpg" width="240" /></a></em></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><em>To my <strong><span style="color:#ffcc99;">Mummy</span></strong> dearest</em></span><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></div><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">Can't believe it.. I will be a mother soon.. Wow..</span>Lil Patcheehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00223637415269114053noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13841743.post-15154852546075547542008-05-07T11:35:00.000+08:002008-05-27T11:50:27.586+08:0033 Weeks<span style="font-family:arial;">.. And 49 more days to go!</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">The Pregnancy Countdown Book says...</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#99ff99;"><em>"All of her bones are still hardening, except for her skull, which remains soft and pliable and will not completely join, enabling her to journey through the birth canal".</em></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#99ff99;"><em></em></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#99ff99;"><em>"Just surrender to your nesting instinct. "Nesting" - The desire to clean, redo and renew one's home - is real. Nesting is a primal instinct among all pregnant animals. It often hits the human ones during the third trimester (In fact, a strong nesting urge at your due date week can even signal the onset of labor)."</em></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="http://www.3dpregnancy.com/">3dPregnancy</a> says..</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#99ff99;"><em>"You waddle like Mother Goose".</em></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">To think that I'm already walking like a penguin now... Now I'm like a Mother Goose... <em><span style="color:#ccccff;">*Sighz*</span></em></span>Lil Patcheehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00223637415269114053noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13841743.post-37475753170384365592008-05-04T21:55:00.004+08:002008-06-02T14:01:46.955+08:00Onesies<span style="font-family:arial;">Oh by the way.. We bought 2 bodysuits a.k.a. onesies from Brands Outlet.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">They're so darn cute, branded items yet so cheap!!! Couldn't resist them!</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;"><em><a title="Ladies Man by Lil' Patchee, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/60887259@N00/2543751786/"><img height="180" alt="Ladies Man" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2232/2543751786_1cb285d655_m.jpg" width="240" /></a></em></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;"><em>The joy of expecting a baby boy.. Tee hee hee!</em></span></div><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;"><em></em></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;"><em><a title="Trouble Is My Middle Name by Lil' Patchee, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/60887259@N00/2543751926/"><img height="187" alt="Trouble Is My Middle Name" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3161/2543751926_2254cec7b0_m.jpg" width="240" /></a></em></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;"><em>We love this so much!</em></span></div><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">We will let <strong><em><span style="color:#ffcc99;">Baby</span></em></strong> wear the latter one during his full moon celebration.. If the grandparents allow us to! <em><span style="color:#ccccff;">*Grin*</span></em></span>Lil Patcheehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00223637415269114053noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13841743.post-3206958027875972652008-05-04T15:56:00.002+08:002008-05-27T11:34:55.408+08:00Baby's Chinese Name<span style="font-family:arial;">It's really tough having to think of a name for <strong><em><span style="color:#ffcc99;">Baby</span></em></strong>.. So far we've only managed to decide on the English name and we're very happy with it!</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">We've came up with a Chinese character name.. I'll save you from telling how we've come to decide on that. Hehehe... You will really knock your head on the table or wall. Anyway, yet somehow our families don't quite approve it. One said it's very Tibetan. One said it's very old-fashioned. One thinks it's very religious. One just felt that it doesn't sound nice at all. <em><span style="color:#ccccff;">*Sighz*</span></em></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">Eventually I guess it will just be up to the both of us to decide on a full Chinese name. The problem is, it is tough to think of one coz we're both Chinese illiterate, and we're relying heavily on this Chinese name book we <a href="http://lilpatchee.blogspot.com/2008/01/baby-names.html">bought</a> some time ago, Internet or friends. We did ask <strong><em><span style="color:#ffcc99;">Mummy</span></em></strong> coz she can read and write Chinese. The problem is that she thought of ONE and only ONE Chinese name for <strong><em><span style="color:#ffcc99;">Baby</span></em></strong> and had been persistent with it, refusing to find other suggestions. How are we to accept the name if we ourselves don't even like the pronounciation nor the meaning?</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">We've got 2 more months to come up with a full name.. We will find the best name we can give for <strong><em><span style="color:#ffcc99;">Baby</span></em></strong>.. Ever since we've decided on the English name, we've been calling <strong><em><span style="color:#ffcc99;">Baby</span></em></strong> by that name. I wonder if he knows that we're calling him. Hehe..</span>Lil Patcheehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00223637415269114053noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13841743.post-53344169072784483172008-04-30T11:59:00.000+08:002008-05-22T12:05:48.071+08:0032 Weeks<span style="font-family:Arial;">According to The Pregnancy Countdown Book...</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#99ff99;"><em>"From head to toe, your baby is about 18.5 inches (47 cm) long. This explains why you feel like there's a foot up around your ribcage. There probably is a foot or another body part in your ribcage.</em></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#99ff99;"><em></em></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#99ff99;"><em>Your baby is running out of room, and you're running out of patience (big sigh). You still have 56 days to go - or more. The end of your third trimester is when life in Pregnancy Land can get really hard again. You may still be working and anxiously awaiting your maternity leave. You may not have shooting pains down your legs during the day and bad leg cramps at night. Many women experience fatigue and PMS-like symptoms. To make matters worse, sleeping comfortably is difficult, if not impossible. By now, your significant other is either in the guest room, on the couch, or being smothered by your boyfriend Bob, the full body pillow, and a host of other pillows."</em></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">8 more weeks.... 8 MORE WEEKS! <em><span style="color:#ccccff;">*Gah*</span></em></span>Lil Patcheehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00223637415269114053noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13841743.post-35429022463003536832008-04-26T22:59:00.000+08:002008-05-21T17:45:13.820+08:00Baby Shopping Spree<span style="font-family:arial;">It has been a day of shopping and shopping.. Just for <strong><em><span style="color:#ffcc99;">Baby</span></em></strong>'s stuffs!!</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">In the morning, we dropped by at Isetan, The Gardens for the babywear clearance sale. We bought a pair of Baby Tiny Toons inner wear, with this cute little logo of Baby Bugs Bunny and the caption <em><span style="color:#ffcccc;">"What's up Doc?"</span></em> below it.. Only for RM16 after 70% discount! So blue and so cute!!</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">And then in the evening, we went over to my parents' place for our usual Saturday dinner. There was a huge bunch of stuffs at the living room - all the items that <strong><em><span style="color:#ffcc99;">MJ Ah Yi</span></em></strong> bought from the warehouse sale on <strong><em><span style="color:#ffcc99;">Mummy</span></em></strong>'s behalf - washcloths, extra pillowcase, extra crib sheet, sleep support, newborn pillow, mittens, stroller pad, receiving blanket.. All for only RM 107. So cheap!! The stroller is still wrapped and stored in the MJ warehouse, so we will only get to see it much later.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">After dinner, we went to Anakku and bought more stuffs like MamyPoko disposable diapers (for emergency use, coz we intend to let Baby wear cloth diapers instead.. Traditional-style!), nursing pads, mosquito net and stand, bath mat, and 2 pairs of Baby Disney clothes.. For a total of RM 175.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">Hehehe.. Sooooo many things for such a tiny little creature!!! More to come, that's for sure!!! <em><span style="color:#ccccff;">*Grin*</span></em></span>Lil Patcheehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00223637415269114053noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13841743.post-89690132838544964562008-04-25T15:23:00.001+08:002008-05-21T17:21:08.432+08:00Baby's Little Car<span style="font-family:arial;color:#ffcccc;"><em>"Ah Yi said got stroller on sale, from RM1+k now at RM300+, display set, you want or not?"</em></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"><strong><em><span style="color:#ffcc99;">MJ Ah Yi</span></em></strong> always alerts <strong><em><span style="color:#ffcc99;">Mummy</span></em></strong> whenever there's any promotions or sale going on in MJ. This time, it's the warehouse sale in Shah Alam. A Cosco stroller (from The States, apparently the design is equivalent to Maclaren's), comes along with an infant carrier, was on sale and was going out very, very fast. <strong><em><span style="color:#ffcc99;">MJ Ah Yi</span></em></strong> even bugged her supplier if they have anymore stock - they only have one display set left in one of the MJ stores.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">I was very hesitant coz <strong><em><span style="color:#ffcc99;">Princess</span></em></strong> had handed us <strong><em><span style="color:#ffcc99;">Bumblebee</span></em></strong>'s Sweet Cherry stroller. It wasn't in a very excellent condition. Sticker was half apart. The padding was quite worn out and dirty but it was still usable coz we could always buy a new stroller pad. Besides, I have not seen how does Cosco strollers look like and I wasn't sure if we would like it. I asked <strong><em><span style="color:#ffcc99;">Hubby</span></em></strong> about it and he said he's heard of the brand, as good as Maclaren's. Wuah!!!!</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">So after a few <em><span style="color:#ffcccc;">"No"</span></em>s and <em><span style="color:#ffcccc;">"Not sure woh"</span></em> to <strong><em><span style="color:#ffcc99;">Mummy</span></em></strong>, I finally told her that we want it. I could hear her tell <strong><em><span style="color:#ffcc99;">Daddy</span></em></strong>, <em><span style="color:#ffcccc;">"Now she want it"</span></em> at the background. Hehe.. But we would let <strong><em><span style="color:#ffcc99;">MJ Ah Yi</span></em></strong> decide if the display set is in good condition before buying it.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">In the end, we are indeed getting a new stroller for <strong><em><span style="color:#ffcc99;">Baby</span></em></strong> after all!!! And it's in blue!!! Woweeeeeeee!!!!! I wonder if this is the one from <a href="http://www.coscojuvenile.com/">Cosco Juvenile</a>..</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;"><em><a title="Cosco Juvenile stroller" href="http://www.coscojuvenile.com/uploads/products/medium/2670_1.jpg"><img height="240" alt="Cosco Juvenile Sprint Travel System" src="http://www.coscojuvenile.com/uploads/products/medium/2670_1.jpg" /></a></em></span></div>Lil Patcheehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00223637415269114053noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13841743.post-78190731987822603752008-04-24T14:30:00.000+08:002008-05-14T13:41:38.561+08:00First Trip To The Balai Polis<span style="font-family:arial;">I texted the lady who hit my little car last evening and told her how much would it cost to get the damage fixed.It was really a very reasonable amount considering the dents are really obvious from even afar.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">She, however, felt that I was exaggerating when they were only scratches (wow... A scratch and a dent is a huge difference, kay?!). She even got her husband to deal with me who <em>'clever-ly' </em>told me that it will be very troublesome for a pregnant woman like me to file a police report, and also suggested that I bring my car to his mechanic who apparently can <em>'kao tim'</em> for 10, 20 bux or so. No, thank you! They rather lose their NCB which is more than the amount I asked for. So be it then. Off to the police station <strong><em><span style="color:#ffcc99;">Hubby</span></em></strong> and I went.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">Being my first time filing a report, I found it pretty interesting having to type the report according to a sample format, like a story.. <em><span style="color:#ffcccc;">"On this so-and-so date, I was driving, car registration no. so-and-so, along Jalan so-and-so when suddenly a car registration no. so-and-so hit my car from behind."</span></em> And I got to draw out the location of the accident when we met the Sergeant. Hehe..</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">It was quite an experience. I know that I didn't have to do this, but at least now that I have, I will know what to do the next time <em><span style="color:#ccccff;">*touch wood!*</span></em>.</span>Lil Patcheehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00223637415269114053noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13841743.post-75544616914693033362008-04-23T22:44:00.000+08:002008-05-08T10:05:12.368+08:00Minor Car Accident @ 31 Weeks<span style="font-family:arial;">Was on my way home from work when my little car got hit from behind, even though the traffic light was red and cars weren't even moving! It was a very loud <em><span style="color:#ccccff;">*thud*</span></em>, there were dents here and there. But thank goodness <strong><em><span style="color:#ffcc99;">Baby</span></em></strong> is ok. Well, at least I kept poking on my tummy the entire night to make sure that he's still alive and kicking. <em><span style="color:#ccccff;">*Phew* </span></em></span><span style="font-family:Arial;">Although it's a minor accident, but it can still be a risk to <strong><em><span style="color:#ffcc99;">Baby</span></em></strong>.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">On a much happier news, <strong><em><span style="color:#ffcc99;">Baby</span></em></strong> is now 31 weeks. 63 more days to go! The Pregnancy Countdown Book says this,</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#99ff99;"><em>"Your baby's central nervous system is controlling more of her bodily functions now. If your baby is exposed to bright light, her irises will dilate, even in utero."</em></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">Hm.. Does this mean that I can play disco lights with <strong><em><span style="color:#ffcc99;">Baby</span></em></strong>? Tee hee hee!</span>Lil Patcheehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00223637415269114053noreply@blogger.com0