Last sat, baby cot arrive.. but yet to buy toys to decorate her cot.. as we need to rush down for my checkup.
As usual long queue, and I almost forgotten last week I took the culture test. The test came back positive, though I do not know what test is for and how it will affect the baby, only knowing Dr Tan say I have to eat antibotics else when give birth will affect the baby when on her way out. I didn't ask much though, just be a good mama to eat the medicine.. Quickly rush back to let Mr to wash and sterilise the baby's clothes while I took a nappie. Hehe...

It's one more week plus which is until next Fri my last working day before I go on maternity leave! So excited!! Don't have to work.. but the scariest experience of life is coming... :(

Last Friday was the second time Mr couldn't accompany me to the medical checkup as he was on course. But is fine, being independant I can go to the hospital myself.. LOL. Was pretty crowded waiting for the ultrasound to be done. After a wait of 45 mins at last is my turn to see Dr Chang. He is always very gentle speaking kind of man, and keeps saying "No worries, you are fine." Anyway the scan turned out to be fine as what he assured, the cyst in her brain fluid has disappear, the only thing is she is smaller than an average baby by 250g. So now she is 2.26Kg, when 40weeks due date, the max she can go to is 3kg. I wonder is this good news or bad news? Being a small baby though easier to deliver as mentioned by many, but will she be a Xiao Pu Dian? I want her to be as tall as her daddy and not like me.. LOL.

Anyway after this scan, I have to wait to see Dr Tan. Today she did a test but I not sure what test is that.. Hehe.. and also to feel if there is signs of baby coming out. Luckily NO. So she too mentioned that the baby is small, and she suspect I was a small baby myself, and true, my mummy told me I was small when delivered.. So no choice.. Baby has to follow Mummy. I asked Dr Tan anything I should eat to make the baby bigger, she mentioned DURIANS. In forum, I do heard of eating durians will make a baby grow bigger, but on the other hand, the bus uncle which I took to office every morning told me now the durians not very good as they are sprayed with artificial chemicals. So better don't eat so much. Hmm.. I really wondered how.. maybe natural take its course will be better.. 3 more weeks of work.. YAY!!!

Yesterday something funny happened, during dinner with my in-laws, and suddenly Sis asked me, is my ring very tight.. of cos it is, cos can see that my fingers have grown fatter due to water retention and thus the ring looks so small.. And they all say must take out if not no good for the blood flow.. So when we got home, mum told me to wash with alot of soap and twist and turn, but the ring JUST WON'T COME OUT! Super funny! Then Mr's turn to twist and turn. Very soon, everyone start to come to the kitchen and see.. Imagine 6 people watching me to take out a ring out of my fat fingers! But all also no use!! Haiz.. I guess the ring has to been to on my finger always! Dad even suggest to put my whole hand in a bowl of ice... But end up we didn't do it.. Wait till when I get back to office with aircon and try to take out... Sob.. I got fat fingers!! And not to mention, TOES!

Awaiting for this sat for the baby's cot to arrive so we can start decorating it... :0) With a little x'mas sock!

5th prenatal class..

On Sat was the last lesson that we will be going at TMC. The last lesson will be tomorrow night a seminar talk at Singapore Girl's School. I still thought the last lesson we can see Mrs Wong but no, is her staff nurse again who taught us, and this time is an Aussie lady, Margaret. Sometimes she talked, I couldnt hear her much, sometimes soft sometimes loud.. but she is humourous at sometimes, other times, I almost fall asleep and cannot concentrate. This lesson was abit boring as it is only on breastfeeding, how to make formula milk, breast massaging, how to relieve sore nipples and guess what is by using CHILLED CABBAGES! Lol!

Class ended earlier like 5 mins, also good, cos I really feel super sleepy. Went back to JE and take a rest before setting off to my mum's home for dinner. Yawn..

Yesterday, I went for my maternity makeover, I was quite nervous and excited on Sat, wondering what will happen on Sun. And I kept telling Mr will my stomach look ugly ornot, cos recently has developed stretchmarks, don't know why, maybe cos baby keep stretching and kicking inside! After lunch with family at Japanese restarant, my dad fetch us all the way to bugis and luckily not much customers on Sun, quickly chose the clothes, but the clothes not all very nice, ended up wearing one white tube with green cardigan and one white pants, revealing my tummy! That's the purpose of the photo shoot is to reveal my tummy! Hehe.. The studio is called deCharacter and all are women, including the photographer so I abit shocked, wondering she can take nice pictures, keke.. but end up still OK though Mr said her skills so-so, as some pics she took was like head chop off and or hand chop off, but I think is purposedly to see a different feel. But at last everything is over, and we get to see the photos and choose. In my heart, I hope the pictures don't turn out well, else wait end up have to buy extra photos, so I tell myself to shortlist only a few, so out of 70, I shortlist about 13. 3 used for the photos to print based on the package and the rest of the 10 burn into a CD ROM with the price of $100 rather than a $300. Haiz.. spend money again but I guess is only one-time thing.. Can't wait to get the pictures in 3 weeks time to show everyone.. hehe.. vain mummy right...

One more month to go and I will be on maternity leave and can see my baby come to this world.. hopefully all turns well for this friday's checkup as well!

4th Prenatal class..

Last Sat, woke up at 6am, to go with Mr to register for his Subaru Challenge, my heart feels so heavy. I still remember the night before, thinking if he entered the challenge, I will be alone for days and suddenly I wanna cry, but lucky Mr didn't notice. But I also don't want Mr to regret if I told him I didn't want him to go, so I kept quiet and wish him Good Luck. Sat morning, I kept having the idea of going there late and register late, queue up late, so he will be behind the queue, though it is very bad of me, but I thought, I cannot never change fate, even if he is fated to get in, no matter where he queue, he will get in. So I gave up the thought and went along with FATE.

We reached there at 7.10am, of cos there was already long queue for registration, but funny thing was when we queued, I still can joke with Mr and laughed.. Looking around if I am the only preggie lining up with husband. Keke.. Queuing for an hour plus, was his turn, I didn't want to queue with him when he reached nearer the counter cos there are cameras everywhere, so I sat at one corner.. hehe.. we went to buy a little breakfast and sat at the chairs outside Taka by the road and wait for 9.30am for them to choose the ball to decide their fate if they are eligible. 9.30am came and Mr saw everyone was moving to queue so he ran there, and I continue to sit here, thinking if I should go infront of the stage to see if he picked the ball, but I chose to sit here and wait for him to bring me the news, cos I was scared.. Nearing his turn he was 125th person to go up, I felt a strong sense that he will get in, as 125th out of 200th is quite a high chance, I already ready to send SMS to Mat to tell her I am leaving Taka alone... I saw Mr go up the stage through a hole from where I sat. And I heard "YOU GOT IN, No. 166" I thought OH, He got in. Then who knows, he called me and said he didn't get in, and I saw him walking out. I couldn't believe and I tot he lied. But truely, he didn't. I felt a moment of Happiness! But I can see he quite sad. But he also told me he go up stage also anyhow choose a ball and had mixed feelings again. But whatever it is, I am not alone! And I don't need to worry about him getting sick or whatever if he gets in! Hurray! But he told me next yr he gonna try again and I cannot follow so he can concentrate on getting the ball, without him worrying I leaving alone back home. :(

Went to see Dr Tan first before going for the class.. Phew! I gained only 1.1 kg.. I was super happy lo, cos Mr don't believe I ate very little nowadays and kept saying he got feeling I will shoot up to 60Kg. But now I was only 56.7Kg. Yay! And my baby surprisingly shot up to 2.39Kg. Good job baby! Everything was fine, except next friday have to do the last ultrasound scan for placenta location and foetal growth to see if she is growing fine and if the brain cyst in her has gone away. The only shocking news I heard from Dr Tan was my placenta previously was low-lying, and this checkup was improving a little and she said might change to a higher position soon, my god! If it doesn't move, means I have to go for C-section! :(

Went for the prenatal class, mentioned in the last blog, Mrs Wong is not here to teach but her Nurse Chong. Saw her face, like not so friendly and jokable like Mrs Wong type. But surprisingly the time passed quite fast, on watching a video how to bathe a baby, breastfeeding. And also hands-on on how to bathe a baby using a toy, and also folding the napkins. I went up to do the hands-on as well quite fun with toy but I doubt it won't be so easy with a real-life baby. :( but I will try.

After the lessons, was touring to the labour ward and observation ward. Observation ward was to admit there in early stage before pushing you to the labour ward. The labour ward was like a small room, with a bed for the mothers, and a sofa seat for daddies, a TV, a radio, a baby "tray", many cabinets where things are stored, and a operation light for stitching. Nurse Chong went through every details with us, what equipment when to use.. The more she said, the more I felt my legs wobbly. I told Mr when we are out of the ward, he also agreed she like scarying us.. The only thing I really afraid is the stitching.. :( Wanna cry already..

Now I have left 1 month to go before I go into labour.. The more I tot of it, the more scary it is.. It was like she has been inside me for 7months plus, and time really flies and very soon she will be out into this world.. Many things ran through my mind, the labour pains, the stitching, will I be a good mummy? So many things... I hope everything will be fine and goes smoothly when she is out.. Who knows, after she is out, I would miss her kicking in my tummy.. keke :)