Stupid handphone is down again...

I am getting so frustrated with my nokia N82. This is my first time encountering such faulty handphone man. Just few months back I sent it for repair. Now my stupid phone will suddenly hang on its own! It is so frustrating when I am messaging halfway and then it hangs...

Some good news...

Congrats to Moonlight....

Received her sms one day after she delivered on 28th October...
I sure hope she is feeling all well.

Then today, I received another sms from cookies&cream that she is due to be induced this afternoon after having show. And it so happen the moonlight and cookie&creams are sec sch friends and are both at TMC as well. And now their bbs are just 1 day old apart...just like riesia and fabian(gin's son).

Up next will be gin then followed by blur liao....then we will have another gathering with all the babies in tow....right girls?

Bad news bad news...

This morning, I woke up early at 730am. So damn tired. I went to bed at 1230, woke up at 230 for feeding, then 530 for feeding again and then 730am...

Had to head to the TPY polyclinic for boy's jaundice check. It was my first time there and I really didnt know what to expect. We arrived there and got a priority Q number. But even with that Q number, we still had to wait.

First to Room 49 for registration. We took boy's weight, checked his umb. cord and answered some queries. The place was non-airconditioned, so it was really very stuffy and warm for the 3 of us. Plus, he was hungry and I had to bf him. Oh yeah, btw, if moonlight, summer and cookies&cream or any mum to be reading my blog, I wanna highly recommend the nursing cover to you girls. There are quite a variety of nursing covers that are being sold on the forum now. I bought the busybaby one, which comes in solid colour only. The other brand I know of has pretty pattern details at the edges, which I thought is very nice. Plus is much cheaper slightly, too bad I had already ordered the busybaby one.

The nursing cover is really really very useful to me. I can just slip on and then walk around while nursing or just sit down and nurse. Those ah peks and ah mas at the polyclinic, really dont even give a hook to what I was doing either. So discreet. They probably think my baby is sleeping...

Okay, then after the registration, we went to ground floor for blood test. Heng didnt have to wait. We then went up again to see dr. I was hoping the level would come down below 244, but horror. it shot up to 265 instead. I was so shocked and I didnt know what to do. I was so worried that we have to phototheraphy bb liao. the dr told us the danger zone is 300 for a 11 day old baby, so we are to repeat the test tomorrow morning again, just in case it hits 300.

How how how..Many told us to sun bathe bb, but the KK dr told us the sun's UV ray is too strong for newborn. Nonetheless, we did that for Riesia the last time and still the level didnt come down. Although it did kind of stayed constant lah.

I sure hope tomorrow we will get a better result....

Let's just keep our finger crossed...

This morning, we went down to KK to check boy's bilirubin level.
Hb and I didnt have a good feeling. I cried last night again.

I called mum and they strongly adviced me to admit boy in Gleneagles instead of KK, since we have a PD there and plus, the nurses in Gleneagles knows us and will care for boy boy too. They didnt have a good impression of KK since my first niece was admitted there. My SIL insisted on staying there to bf my niece after seeing how rough the nurses handled her and didnt even bother her when she was hungry and kept on crying. My SIL nearly went into depression during that period of time...

I told hb about it, he of course flared up lah. He has been mentioning why my parents are poking their noses into our own affair. Like asking us to get a maid, asking us to reconsider admitting boy to KK etc etc. To me, cost is little as compared to my own child's comfort. My child is my first priority. Money can always be earned back. Besides, boy boy is just few days old only, I dont want him to suffer more. But he just doesnt understands. How many days can boy boy stay if admitted? at most 1-2 days right? At most the amt comes up to $800. Then once he is fine, then all is well right? I just cant get the message across to him.

Anyhow, we went with a heavy heart to KK. There wasnt much people around and we had priority Q for newborn. The Dr checked boy for his arm rashes and took his blood test.

Weight as of 27th Oct : 3.82gm

We really dont know what causes the angry rashes over his arm. We suspect Cl bath him in the ABC stout and he had sensitive skin. But then, if allergy, his whole body should have rashes right?

Then Cl told us, she suspect is because hb sun him yesterday morning and the air was dirty. Boy was wearing sleeveless top and long pants and hence only his arms were exposed. Aiyah, I dont know lah. Dr said to leave it alone and if it gets worst, then return to check.

Meanwhile, we went to visit my gf who just delivered on 25th Oct to a really cute bb girl. She is a very steady girl. She was induced at 1am and she did not take the epidural. By the time they checked her, she was already 6-7cm dilated. Wah, make me so no face leh. Thinking back, I should have tried to save that sum of money for the epi. I had epi for only say 25mins? KNS. And I was already 7cm dilated by then, another 3cm more and I will have pop liao. Damn, why cannot ren har..

(yeah, now talk so ya-ya, but I was really dying inside the delivery ward)

Bb girl has SOOOOO much black hair, should have taken a photo of her. She looks like the precious moment girl.

Boy boy's blood test result came back. It dropped down to 244. We were so relieved to hear that. We are being referred to polyclinic for the blood test again this wed. I sure hope all will go well. I was being assured by the dr to continue bf boy. Now that his level came down, I'm more relieved that I can continue bf him.

Photos...

This is the delivery ward. Hubby took these photos while I was excusing myself to pass motion....Time as recorded was 5 : 35am...Boy boy...after his shower...This is the newly revovated ward on the 6th Floor. I am very impressed with the new furnish and the LCD Tv....Plus this time I got single bedded, 100% privacy, shiok! And I managed to have peaceful sleep. Pity I didnt get to enjoy this when I delivered riesia...

Mum was equally impressed too when she dropped by to visit me...But har, I want to complain is hor, this ward I have is a corner ward, so it seems smaller than the other wards leh...hmpf.Cool TV.....
Riesia and me...I was very upset when my parents dropped by with riesia and she couldnt recognize me!!! Yes, I mean it! She just refuse to enter the room and kept asking dad to bring her out. And when they asked her where mama, she just looked past me and said she wanted to go out..I was so sad, I nearly cried leh. I missed her so much and was so worried for her.


In fact, I cried in the delivery ward when I called dad to ask how was riesia's fever. Dad said she woke up crying at 530am not long after we left the house. Then near to my delivery time about 650am, she cried terribly and had to be coax by dad to sleep. It seem as if she knows I'm delivering soon. When I heard this, I cried and quickly passed the phone to hb to talk. I missed her...


I got up from the bed and sat at the chair near the door, and dad tried to calm riesia down and get her used to the environment and told her to see didi. Then after 20mins, wah, she just suddenly turned around and called me "mama" and came hugging me! Wah, I was sooooooooo happy leh....That moment hor, really cannot explain one.


When we went to fetch boy boy out on 21st oct, and we walked past the ward, riesia actually told me that is mama's room....she sure can remember.


Boy boy was admitted for a day for phototherapy, so I discharged alone. On the day to fetch boy boy home, I actually didnt bring my wallet and the nurses didnt want to release boy boy to me leh...Wah piangz. I then told her to call dr Gong to verify and heng ah, a senior nurse discharged boy boy later...phew. Otherwise, I think we may have to go back to get my wallet and come down again.

2 women = trouble, make it 3 = chaos...

Since I got discharged, FIL, SIL and MIL have been popping by.

Today, MIL dropped by unexpectedly during lunch time. Each time they come, they always bring alot of groceries, and I always fear she bring nonsense to dump at my house. But I was glad hb will actually tell them to bring back If we didnt need them.

MIL bought fresh meat, fish and small ikan bilis over. I was actually abit unhappy. I did tell hb we will buy the fresh items from our market. Why so? Because MIL refuse to take cab to our place which is just 15 mins. She chooses to take the bus which is about 45 mins to 1 hour. And with those food unfrozen, under the hot sun, in the bus, and that long journey, would the item still be as fresh? I fear to think of it. I told hb about it, but he chooses to say it is just a small thought from his mum and that she buy immediately and came to our house.

I doubt so. Mil goes to market early. Imagine going to market early, bringing the meat home, leaving it on the table and then only frozen at noon over at our place. Sigh..I tried to bring across the message to hb, but he doesnt seem to get it.

The thing I dislike about MIL and SIL coming over is that, each time they come, they will ALWAYS want to "rest" at our place. Not that I am very what lah, but then you go to people's house, then you sleep or rest, very not nice right??? If you are really that tired, then what for come my house? So MIL today rested on the floor. Yeah lah, she is old etc etc, but she come only for 2 hrs plus what. Then tired, dont come lah.

The 2 women = CL and my MIL. MIL told Cl to fry a fish for her darling son to eat.
(Well, end up when we woke up from our afternoon nap, the whole kitchen was sosooooooo oily and there was oil on the floor. My god..)
Both women yak and yak in the kitchen, aiyo, I cannot tahan. I feed riesia noodles, they also want to chap one leg. I bath for riesia, also chap one leg. I want to bath riesia, MIL say feed riesia first. Kaoz, I insisted.

Then riesia threw her hat out of the window. luckily it landed on the ledge and we were able to retrieve it. She threw my nursing cream out, and I cant save it in time. Then MIL asked me to close the window. I told her 4 times. yes, F-O-U-R times that by closing the window, there is no air circulation. And she had to keep nagging and nagging and complain to my hb I refuse to close the window. Argh, I nearly lost my temper.

Then, we noticed that boy boy's umblical cord had some bleeding and there was a foul smell. We suspected that it wasnt dry before boy boy is dressed up after shower each time. I told Cl about it and she said it is going to drop off soon. But to what I see, it probably takes another few days more. But well, it dropped off right after his evening shower. I told Cl and hb not to use the cord spirit to clean his cord, coz each time Cl does that, boy boy cries so loudly. I tested it on hb's wound and he said it sting. Of course it did lah! and that's why boy boy cries what.

Right now, I just hope it will dry up fast...

I was so pek chek with more women around. My face was so black the whole day. And it didnt help that hb kept telling me he is very tired, when I think I should be the one more tired than him. Say want to help me and yet, end up also most things I have to do it myself. I wish I am a super woman.

Updates....

Here's some photo of riesia and boy boy...If you are wondering why I am still calling him boy boy, that's because we have yet to come to a decision for his name...

And yes, I am not wearing any long sleeve or tee-shirt for my confinement. Except during bedtime lah. muahahaha...

Boy boy had his first review at Kinderclinic on 23rd October.

The result wasnt good. His jaundice level shot up by 20 points to 243 from 227 on the 3rd day. Dr Gong explained that if his level shoots up to 250 and above, he would have to be admitted for phototherapy again. I was so sad deep down. I really cannot bear to put him through all these again. I asked Dr Gong if I should continue breastfeeding, he gave the green light. But then, I've also heard and tested before that by giving formula, the baby's jaundice would come down faster.

I'm abit reluctant to do that, coz I did that for riesia and because of my infrequent pumping and latching of riesia, my milk supply wasnt as much and I had so much problem in sustaining my supply for the first 6 months. Hence, this time I am very determined to keep latching boy boy especially the crucial 6 months.

We went back for his 2nd review on Sat, 18th October. Level shot up to 251. I was expecting Dr Gong to admit boy boy, but surprised, he told us to return next Tuesday 28th October for the test again.

The weather isnt on our side. It has been rainy and so cloudy that there is hardly any sunray entering our house and I cannot sun bath boy. Of course, being rainy and cloudy benefits me, since I am only showering once a day and I perspire 24 hrs....

Tomorrow, we are bringing boy to KK to prick his heel again. I am praying hard that his level will not continue to shoot up but remain constant. If it shoots up, I really dont know what to do if he has to be admitted. He has already lost so much weight, my poor boy....

Riesia is still trying to cope with didi being around and I am trying hard to cope dealing with her tantrums too. It is really not easy, given that at this age now, she can understand us, can show jealousy, can throw BIG HUGE tantrums. I hardly catch any 8 hrs, not even 4 hrs sleep since I discharged. Riesia goes to bed really late and last few nights, my god, hubby and I really gave up on her. She is starting on her milk strike again and just kept fussing and crying, refusing to go to bed. I was really really dead tired and just wanted to die. We left her alone, she sat at the toilet door kerb and yawn and yawn. At certain times, she walks to me and asks me to open the door for her. I refuse and she starts to cry again. I finally relented and carried her on my shoulder to sleep.

I was told that I still cant carry heavy things. But what to do? I am already thinking hard, TWICE hard how am I gonna cope with 2 kids at home. Even with my Cl and hb around for this whole week, I am already showing signs of going crazy. Imagine breastfeeding boy, then riesia is beside me. Then if she runs out of sight, I have to go after her to see where she is.

At times, she wants me to help her get something while I'm bf. How to? Must I really get a maid? Is it a must???

Post natal blues????

I thought I would be well, happy to have a new member in our family. But it seems this isnt the case.


Maybe I'm thinking too much. I am starting to feel very vulnerable and would just break down very easily, and I mean VERY easily. I cry whenver I start to feel overwhelmed and upset.


I am having problems with my confinement. Complicated. I've got a temp CL for these few days and my hb likes her alot and wants her to continue to help us out for the next 3 weeks. But this means I have to turn down my original CL who was scheduled to arrive this Sat, after permission was granted by the lady boss to release her 3 days early over to my place. CL was suppose to stay till 28th Oct, before coming over. But this temp Cl told me she had to leave on Friday to return home on Sat.


After much persuading, the temp CL said she will stay for us, so comes the problem to turn my original Cl down. I had paid a deposit of $300. After checking around, I realise the market deposit is actually just $200. I dont know why, maybe different CL request for different amount of deposit which range from $200-$300. Was being told the chances to get back the deposit is very slim.


We tried our luck, and my Cl said she can return me half. But then within 5mins, she called back to say she cant return us as she lost out a job which she had to turned down after accepting mine. That means she is making a loss of $1.9+. But that sum of money means alot to me, given that I am not working and hb is the sole breadwinner and we have an extra mouth now.


I hid in the room while putting rie to bed. My mind went wild, I started to anyhow think and then I broke down. The night before, I just broke down all of sudden. Hubby was very shocked. I told him, my rabbit is sick, no one can feed her medication and apply medication and it pains me so much to see her like that. I see them without hay, I feel sad, and I have no one to help me feed them, except hb and yet he doesnt seem willing to help me feed them hay, even though he washes the cages daily.


I told him riesia is starting to be very clingy to me and very notti. And no one can feed her meals except me and I cannot sit on the floor. So end up I have to sit on my float on the sofa with riesia next to me. And she cannot sit still and I get very fed up very easily and vent my anger at her. Then I get all upset why I did that, why I smack her, why i shouted at her. She needs my attention as much now too. I felt guilty.


Then boy boy isnt latching well, and I am not patient. I get very frustrated whenever he starts to cry and get grumpy coz he cannot latch. At night, I want to bf him directly, but over the 2 nights, my cl has been warming the EBM to feed him. By the time I wake up, the EBm is already in the warmer and by the time I bf him, he was too full to finish up and end up Cl threw all away. Hey, it wasnt easy to pump out that 80ml of milk leh. I was so heartpain....


Mrs wong mentioned that only at night our milk supply increases the most, so we should bf directly at night. But the problem is, our Cl often ask us to sleep at night and they would bottle feed. I actually also dont want to let boy get use to using the bottle for the first month, especially now is only a few days old and he is already using the bottle. I have to tell Cl....


But har, if he latch and is not full, Cl ends up feeding the formula which I brought home from hospital..haiyah...I really dont know what to do.

Some photos...

Boy boy just out....fresh from my womb...(disgusting )

Here's me in the delivery ward waiting for my room..We had to stay in the delivery ward until 130pm before there is room for me to move up...
This was the revenge I took on hubby...It is actually worst than as seen in the photo.

But this was already considered very mild liao lor, as compared to when I delivered riesia...At a point of time, I nearly wanted to bite him
Here's boy boy day 2....Pls excuse the mitten wording "princess". ahaha...I didnt get any "prince" mitten.
Here's boy boy on 22nd Oct, sun tanning....Nice shades har! They are actually my push up bra padding which mum used it to make the sun shades...hee hee..

Saturday 18th Oct...

Riesia went to bed at 1am. I woke up at 245pm, was suppose to feed her fever medication. But I was just too tired and I felt her forehead wasnt as warm already, so I just went back to sleep. She did wake up few times to make noise, but went back to sleep after that.


In my half sleep mode, I felt a slight cramp at my lower abdominal, like menses cramp. I thought I was having stomachache due to too much food intake. I brushed it aside, coz I was too tired...


Then at 430am, I woke up, feeling that my short was wet. Thought I had pee my bed leh..kaoz, but then another thought occur, could my water bag have burst???


When I tried to get up from bed, my right leg muscle suddenly cramped and I almost went into a fit man. I shouted " SHIT" and woke hubby up.


He really jumped up from the bed! And then I told him to push my feet...And when he did that, I felt lots of water dripping out liao...it is my water bag...I then told him calmly, my water bag burst liao....


I was so afraid to disturb rie up from her sleep, so we did everything very quietly. Hubby call dad immediately while I'm bathing. I took a really quick shower, my very last shower man....and got myself prepared...


Dad arrive within 15mins and the moment he stepped into the house, I heard him chiding hubby "You call taxi already?" Then hubby said not yet and he got scolding liao lor..then I have to help him by saying I'm not ready yet, still got things to pack...


Then after confirming several times the things I wanted to bring, I gave the green light to hubby to cal taxi liao. Dad seems worried and anxious for me, coz he kept asking me to hurry go already, dont wait..


We left the house and I was already starting to feel contractions..It wasnt a good feeling. While waiting for the taxi, I felt a major contraction and I couldnt really bear it...The ride was very smooth, coz no traffic mah. I was breathing in and out in and out whenever my contraction came...

We finally arrived at Gleneagles at 508am. I was hoping the concerige guy was around, so that I can sit on the wheelchair, but he was inside..So hubby had to run in to get a wheelchair for me. But while waiting, more water came flowing out even more!!! And my contraction got worst till I couldnt stand up and had to grab the metal pole to support...


The guy pushed me up to level 6 delivery ward VERY slowly. I was hoping he can push me up faster...When I arrived, wah, got this midwife greet me, "good morning, is this your first or second child?" Good service har....


I was pushed into room 2. Was told to change into my gown. Done it and got up the bed. While walking, water flow out again...I so paisay. got up the bed quickly. She posted some questions to me while filling up a form.


Questions like :
First or Second child?
When I deliver my first?
How heavy was my first?
Any allergies etc..


Then hubby said, he has already requested for the epidural form to be signed first. Haha, got experience liao mah. He also asked if we want epidural, how fast can the Aesthetician arrive. Was told about half an hour. Okay, then I agree...and the midwife will call the Dr.


Hubby then left to make the deposit downstairs and I was left alone with the midwife. She asked if I have cleared my bowels and was given the enema. By then hubby was back and I was having contractions every 4 mins...still bearable, but I had to squeeze hubby's hands liao...


I was actually quite mad with him, coz he was damn calm and act so ya ya leh. He said like

"Breath in, breath out. (while breathing in and out with me too), then say, aiyah, not pain one lah...."Kaoz, so angry, I told him off and I took my revenge later...haha. You shall see the evidence...


I got off the bed to clear my bowels. I took my time this time and really managed to poo out. The last time with riesia, I rushed, coz my contractions was so pain.


Then the midwife said, she wants to check my cervix. This is the worst part of all, coz I was in pain liao and she still want to check and when she went in, I scream like mad. I wanted to just kick her in her face leh. She stopped moving and said to me

"XXX, I am not moving. You are too tense, i cannot check."


Ta ma de. I cried like hell, I cried like a crybaby. I screamed and screamed, I didnt care. I wanted to die there. I told her I dont want to check, I wanted her to remove her damn fingers from me. But she remained there for that few minutes which seems like hours to me. Then finally she removed and told hubby I'm not even a fingertip dilated. Damn.


I stopped crying and asked for epi liao. I thought I would have a long labour, since I'm not even dilated. The midwife left and another midwife came. She was the one who stayed with me during riesia's delivery. She was very very nice, patient with me. I like her alot. She also kind of remembered us too. Seeing me in great pain, she suggested me to use the laughing gas. It was a slight relief for me man. Totally high...so shiok....But my nose didnt feel good lah and everything started to be s..l...o...w.....so slow....


My contractions became stronger, but I was still sane. The Aesthetician finally arrived at 615am and started to prepare. They had to do another cervix check for me. This time, I didnt bother much, I told myself dont think and just breathe the gas. I heard mumbles that I was already 7cm dilated and everyone was in shocked. My labour is damn fast and I dilated so fast within an hour. Even the Aesthetician was surprised too.


They put the drip on for me and told me to lie on my side. Another ta ma de lor. Coz this midwife ask me to turn to my right. So to turn right, I turn to my right hand side correct? But she actually meant to turn to my left hand side. Then the tone she spoke to me like shit. I was in so pain, still ask me turn here turn there. Then I heard the Dr say, is okay, she can also do it the other side. See, dr so nice. All the midwives scare of dr...By then the time was 636am.


The dr told me step by step of the things she do and got herself prepared. I was hoping the first jab wont be painful to numb my area...But who knows! I jerked the min she poke the needle into my spine..It was like a reflex action and I was being chided jerking. She told me to stay very still and if is pain, just tell her, dont jerk. But I cant control my body one mah. BUt that jab, made my hair stood up. I thought I had paralysed, coz I moved and I felt this nerve jerk. I was so afraid...I didnt dare to move thereafter...


I was breathing the laughing gas throughout, asking hubby to press harder and harder to prevent the gas from escaping. The dr admister the epi dose by dose and kept on testing if I can feel any pain. I felt much better when I had the laughing gas on, but who knows, they had actually turn the gas off!!! I can actually feel the gas was not on and told hubby to on the gas.

And you know what? The dr actually said this to me :
" The gas is on the wall, it is always on." Ahaha...liars....then only after I had delivered, hubby told me, the dr had actually instructed the midwives to turn the gas off and when I told him to turn on, the dr actually waved a "No" to hubby and told all the midwives to keep quiet about it.


I had my eyes shut throughout, so I didnt know. Come to think of it, so funny that they actually come up to bluff me. hee hee..


So anyway, when the dr admister the epi hor, kaoz, it was quite painful also leh, I didnt feel totally numb when the epi went in. She had to actually "shake" the tube gently behind to get the medication flowing down my legs. I can actually feel the coldness of the liquid....Shudder....

For every few minutes, the Dr would test to see if I can feel any coldness on my tummy, my feet and my thighs. I could still feel pain right below and I kept telling the Dr I want to be totally numb through out. I told her I was totally numb when I delivered my girl. But this Dr actually give me higher dosage bit by bit and just kept on testing. And throughout, I kept telling hb to push the mask tighter onto my face so that I can breathe in the laughing gas. ( of course, the gas has already been switched off lah)

At a point of time, I could actually feel that I want to poo! And that the "shit"(which is actually the bb's head) is coming out. Wah liao, that feeling was so horrendous, coz I remember that I cannot push yet until Dr is here. So I had to ren and kept telling dr to give me more.

I had started the side effect of shivering when the dosage was increased, to a certain point of time, I was stumbering liao. And near delivery, I finally felt totally relaxed, at peace, coz I was 100% numb and I cannot feel anything. Shiok man, at least I was in a sense mind. I can actually rest a little while.

Not long, my dr came. He looked very fresh and was surprised that my water bag had actually burst. We were planning to be induced on that night. He spoke to the aesthetician and I heard them talking about me dilating really very fast within an hour. And so, he got dressed up and I got myself prepared.

My legs were so numbed that I cannot even lift them up. The midwives had to help me put my legs up on the stir-ups. Okay, time for action...hb got ready the camera that he charged at the side table(we didnt have time to charge at home, coz it was totally unexpected)

Then, Dr gave me the Q to start pushing...I cant even feel anything, so I had to imagine that I can feel and breathe in and push and push. But I dont know if I really am pushing or not in fact. haha...After less than 10 pushes, baby is out..Hubby was so excited, he kept saying " coming out already coming out already.." And I heard bb crying...

He was being laid on my tummy while Dr snip off the umbilical cord. Then the midwives took over and clean bb up, cleared his nostrils and throat, took his weight, measured his height.

Then we all noticed that bb seem to be grunting and had difficulties breathing. My heart nearly stopped at that point of time. No PD was around and so Dr gave instructions to give some oxygen to bb and cleared his nostrils. I was so worried deep down that he would stop breathing, coz sometimes, bb just go all quiet after a loud cry and just stayed very still. I had to keep asking hb if he was breathing.

They assisted bb for nearly 30 mins before pushing him up to the nursery. This time hb didnt snap any photos of my placenta, so I didnt get a chance to see.

I was being told there are no rooms on the 6th floor which had recently been renovated. So we had to wait till some mummies discharged at 11-12noon. Sigh...hb came back, telling me the ward is like hotel style, very nice..I cant wait to check in.

We rested in the delivery ward until close to 130pm. We both nap, but I cant nap well. I start to feel pain below as the epidural wear off. Then I had the urge to pee and I really hate the first pee after delivery. I remembered my first pee after delivering riesia was horrible, painful and argh. You just want to pee and yet dont dare to pee and dilly dally. I wanted to go to the toilet to pee, but when I tried to walk, I cried like hell. It was so painful, end up the midwife asked me to use bed pan. Oh man...I had never use a bed pan before...but bo bian leh.

I asked hb to wait outside for me. It took me a good 15mins before I finally finally cleared. Like a kid, had to psycho myself to pee, hb so funny, he went to flush the toilet bowl hoping that the sound of the running water would help me.

So after that, I was being wheeled chaired up to my ward. I was initially given a bigger ward, but then that mummy just didnt want to discharge herself and I was being warded into the first ward, a corner one 633, furthest from the nursery...so sad.

Continue part 2 later...

Friday 17th Oct checkup

Hubby took half day leave last Friday the 17th of Oct to accompany me for my last check up.

Baby weighs at 3463gm and had only put on 82gm over the 1 week.
Baby head still remains high and Dr seng did the VE check. I was 0cm dilated!!! Surprisingly.
The cervix check was damn awful, but this time I didnt cry...haha.
My placenta is showing signs of aging, there were 2 major white spots.
I asked about induction and was more or less wanting to go ahead with inducing on Sat night 18th Oct at 9pm. Thereafter the next morning 19th Oct at 9am, Dr Seng would prick my water bag and by afternoon, I should be able to deliver boy boy liao.

This was my plan. Dr was fine with it. But I was abit hesistant to be induced. I was told it is going to be very painful....But something pissed me off. When I told the nurse, who knows my whole family (coz Dr seng's father was my mum's gynae years back), she told me to come in to be induced only on 19th Oct, then 20th deliver which I didnt want. I wanted 19th mah, then she told me lots of excuses like there will be surcharge over the weekend lah, short handed on Sunday lah etc etc. Oh come on, I thought to be induced, the parents can have a choice of the date they want to deliver?? Even Dr Seng was fine coming in on Sat and Sunday for me.

So we left the clinic with me feeling damn grouchy and fed up with her. I went back home, discussed with mum about it. Wah, mum asked me why i didnt insist to be induce on that day 17th Oct, then 18th I will deliver. She was worried about boy boy, coz we told her, it seems he is not intaking much nutrients already and is very big.

But in all, we decided that I will admit on 18th Oct and be induced to deliver on 19th Oct....

Riesia developed fever on that day too. Although she was in her happy mood, I worry for her. I will sure miss her. So that night, we played for quite long, past her bedtime in the bedroom together....

I've popped....

To those faithful readers of my blog...you may have notice that I havent been updating my blog since Friday...well, if you are smart enough, you would have guess that I have popped during the weekend, UNEXPECTEDLY!!!!

I'm trying to find time to back track my posting, so stay tune!!!

Friday 17th Oct...

Today is the end of the week liao..how fast...

Last night, dad brought us to Royal Plaza Hotel at City Hall for perhaps my last buffet dinner before I pop. They are gonna be closed for renovation from today onwards and hence, mum say go there give them support.

The supervisor and cooks all know us liao..And last night they had laksa, which riesia cant take and the cook was so nice to dishout chicken noodle soup just for riesia...Thumbs up!

You should try their food there next time, is quite nice, you get to enjoy songs from the lounge as well. I like the place.

I wasnt really pleased with mum yesterday..haiz...She suggested to hb to ask my SIL to look after riesia while I'm at hospital. I dont like it, coz she doesnt know that riesia is not very close to them and the important thing is, I doubt they can take care or riesia alone. Then while I was away to toilet, mum told hb that my dad cant take care of riesia the whole day while I deliver. Then who is gonna help me if she say this???? She like hinting to hb that he has to look after riesia lor. Then whose gonna be by my side while I'm at hospital? alone???? It's just 2 days only, why cant they just help me look after for 2 days? That's what I dont understand.

Then, we told mum that we hope bb will come out on 19th Oct, sunday, but sunday is dad's golf day and I thought he would actually miss this sunday's golf incase i pop. But no! Mum said he already went ahead to book and in fact, this HK business man is coming dwn just to play golf with dad and they will play from morning till night. WTH!!!! Then what? Expect us to bring rie to the delivery ward meh??? Ridiculous right?

I was so pissed off that I didnt talk to mum after that. I'm not sure what my dad thinks, but most of the time dad always try to help me. Like today, I will be having my checkup at 330pm and I didnt want to bring riesia along. Reason being, hb ALWAYS smack her at the clinic and create a scene, which I dont like. Kids are kids what, you cant expect them to be quiet, sitting down etc like an adult. And I am so tired and I asked hb to look after riesia and he just smack her whenever he didnt like what she was doing. End up, who look after again? ME! I had to bring her out to walk about, distract her until it was my turn.

So I complained big time to mum yesterday and I can tell hb wasnt pleased. But so what? So dad said he will come fetch riesia at 230pm. At least I know riesia is in good hands with my dad and she follows him.

I worry about riesia the most..Hubby said if come to no choice, we have to look after riesia at the hospital and stay over together with me.

Thursday..15th Oct

I was so glad that dad called me in the afternoon, to pick riesia up to office. I decided to head together so that I dont have to walk to mum's house later in the evening. Really no more energy to walk.

The night before we walked to NTUC to buy some grocery, kaoz, it was so tiring and for every few steps I took, I felt my tummy contract and had to slow down. It didnt help that riesia wanted me to carry her and didnt want hb at all. Sigh....

So anyhow, last evening, we went to Rendezvous for their buffet. They had just renovated the straits cafe. I didnt like their new deco. The spotlights was way too bright for a romantic dinner with your loved ones. Food wise was okay, nothing very special. I still prefer marriott's buffet anytime and plus the soft drinks and fruit juice was a big plus.

Halfway through, I thought I felt my pants wet wet...So worried, I asked hubby to check for me, he said it wasnt wet. I am getting very freaky now especially nearer to due date and when I'm outside..I dont dare to step out of the house alone for these few days in case water bag burst, or my tummy cramp and I need help how? So rather stay at home to rest rest rest...

Yesterday, mum bought 4D number 4418. Scarly the first prize was 0418...and she asked dad to buy $5 somemore...aiyo....

Sickening...

Okay for this posting, I have 2 sickening stories to tell:

You know somehow, you used to have best friends in primary school, then you start to drift apart when you guys are separated to different secondary school and then you start puberty and mix around differently and then all of sudden, you met up during the 21st birthday party and then for some other reason, you lost contact again and then had misunderstandings and on and on...

And yeah, I decided to dis-friend this friend of mine for some apparent reason. She is just not worthy of my time to be known as a friend anymore. But somehow, as years goes by, this irritating friend of yours just keep finding means and ways to contact you, like via friendster, and now the facebook and then there's this who lives near you and then just recently, another used to be good friend of mine JM happen to find out that we have a common friend Bam and tried asking Bam if she can have my msn or not.

I'm actually quite okay to give her my msn, but then the next moment Bam told me that that irritating friend of mine also wants, I immediately told Bam to pretend not to be in contact with me. I just want to cut off all contacts with this irritating friend. So PLSSSS for goodness sake, stop trying to find me.

Then on to the 2nd story. Last night while having dinner, hubby received a call from this guy Clement, who is a financial advisor, who does not take "NO" as an answer. Hubby pretended to be okay okay to meet up on this this date and then didnt turn up. This guy just keep calling to rearrange timing and even sent sms to him cordially inviting hubby and his wife or friends to come along for the session.

So I told hubby, IF he ever calls again, I will speak to him. HUbby just doesnt know hw to say No. So I spoke to him, told him very politely that we are not interested in making any investments blah blah, coz hubby is the sole breadwinner now and we have upcoming 2nd child etc etc. He said he understands, then went on saying if we have considerations for our childs education investment. I told him straight No. And then he went on and on and on, I had to repeat myself several time that we are not interested now then he finaly get the idea and hangs up. Oh man, why does such person exists in this world?????

New supermarket...

Last week, I finally get the chance to drop by the newly opened NTUC at Whampoa Drive...So exicted and have been looking forward to their opening. Coz this means if we need to get something, we dont have to travel to the nearest NTUC which is at TPY anymore liao...

The provision shops are gonna lose their business.....

And plus plus, If we head to market to makan and so hot and sweaty, we can just pop by NTUC to enjoy the free aircon...muahahahahahah

14th Oct Tuesday...

Not sure what's with rie, but she woke up at 915am this morning...Haiz...Thought I can sleep abit more, since I cant sleep well at night nowadays..

I am exceptionally tired today. Could I be delivering soon? The feeling is very different, it is not just plain tired, but really no energy to do anything. I just want to lie down on the bed and rest. But with rie, I cant...and I'm a bad mummy today. I let her watch tv through the hours, so that I can just lie there and rest.

I wished hubby can start taking leaves now to be at home to help me pei rie. I put rie to bed for her afternoon nap at 130pm and she woke up at 3pm..haiz...Time is so hard to pass by....

I keep LS since yesteday...Not sure is it I ate something wrong or is it I'm gonna deliver soon and keep having loose stool. Tummy also keep contracting and it is really not a good feeling. Argh....labour pain, all over again..

Finally...

Finally after dragging for weeks, hubby sets up the playpen in the bedroom and also cleaned up the baby cot that has been sitting in our master bedroom for months....

I have also packed up boy boy's stuffs into the toyogo drawer. Now I've gotta clear the whole pile of riesia's pink clothings that she has outgrown...argh....

Tummy is feeling tighter and I keep getting contractions now and then. Also, I keep poo-ing!!!! I poo-ed twice today liao..kaoz...

Just now I made a phone call to dad at 1115pm..Bro answered and when he passed the phone to dad, dad muttered to bro : "要生了。"

I had to contain my laughter man before I asked dad if I can still keep the black bean soup for tomorrow's lunch...Hahaha. When I told hubby about it, he laughed it off and then chided me for scaring them. Sigh...If I were to seriously pop tonight, dad's gonna miss his golf section tomorrow that he has been looking for man...

Besides, I want boy boy to arrive on 19th leh..So pray hard that he will arrive on 19th okay???

Monday 13th Oct...

I was hoping dad would call us out for dinner, so that I need not think how to spend my evening with rie.

She was a good girl. Woke up at 930am, exceptionally early, considering her wake up time is normally 11-12noon. I think morning time is easier to pass as compared to if she wakes up later. I managed to put her to bed easily at 245pm. She actually dragged me to the room and told me to give her normal dosage of delrosa water to sleep!!! I guess she is tired..

Both of us slept from 245pm till 615pm! Can really sleep hor..hee hee..Better sleep more now before I can not even have that few hour rest man...

So dad brought us out to Marriott Hotel for their dinner buffet. I've been wanting to drop by there to try out their buffet, but each time we call their reservation number, we are being told to leave our number down and they will call us back. And when they do call, it is an hour later liao. But this time round, they returned dad's call within 5mins! So at least I get the chance to try out before I pop..

I must say I am very impressed with the ambience and service. Alas, I should have snap some photos...The guy brought me a cushion, seeing that I was pregnant with a drum. Thumbs up.

The food was delicious, they had crabs, cheesecakes yummy, and many many other food. I didnt get to try all though, cant stomach all. It did fulfil my craving for cream cake...yummy...

Plus, the cafe includes fruit juice and soft drinks in their buffet too! Most of the hotels that we visited, only offer coffee and tea. So another thumbs up!

I would definitely head there again.

False Alarm

Last night after we returned home, I kept feeling my tummy contracting at regular intervals of say 10-15mins. I told hb about it and he was so gan cheong. even said he's got a feeling I'm gonna deliver last night!! Xiao bo...

Then I told him, I have yet to charge my camera leh, he faster went to charge the camera. heng the contractions stopped after few hours later and I had a good sleep throughout....

Cant imagine I have to go through labour pain again. And the sleepless nights...just when I start to enjoy sleeping through the night since rie now sleeps through till morning...sigh...

Updates..

Friday 10th Oct..

It was a very sunny weather and we brought riesia to RTC for a swim.

She was very excited when we said we are bringing her for a swim and she asked me to blow up her float...

heres a pix of her with her float, hiding in our wardrobe..She loves to hide in there and she would at times close the door and keep very quiet inside which worries me. Didnt take photos of her at the pool, coz by the time we arrived, it was already 7pm....Had dinner at RTC and headed back home tired....

Sat 11th Oct
Went for my check up. Probably is my 2nd last check up before I pop.
I insisted not doing any VE(Vagina examination). Thought it is still early, since I'm only 38 weeks +.

I asked Dr Seng, why is there a need to check the cervix. He explained that he would normally conduct a VE around 38-39 weeks to start the whole labour process, to stretch the cervix a little. Boy boy is still not engaged. Dr Seng said still can wait till this week Friday for another check up, by then I will be 39 weeks 1 day.

Boy will be much bigger and heavier as compared to Rie according to the estimated weight by the scanning machine. He weighs at 3.4kg now. I delivered rie 3.4kg, so boy hopefully will be around this weight...Starting to feel heavy...

Sun 12th Oct
Dad brought us out to Red House at ECP. Is probably my last seafood delicious dinner before my confinement starts...Yummy food....cant wait to go there again soon.

Bunny & Bowie are back...

Sat 11th Oct...

Bunny and Bowie are back home after 2 weeks...

We plan to scatter their ashes around Mian mian at the park behind our flat, so that the 3 of them can be together....

But then what are we to do with the urn after the ashes have been scattered? I dont know how to dispose them off....

Mum asked us not to scatter their ashes, say so poor thing to like disperse their soul like that. She asked us to bury together with Mian, but then what if the plot of land starts some future constructions then how? Headache....

Minty has been very lonely ever since Bunny and Bowie left. I'm trying to switch her diet to more hay and vegs to reduce her salt intake from the pellets. She seems to adapt fine, just that I feel she is very lonely now...

Friday....

I will try to blog daily from now on until my water bag burst...So that next time I can read back and see what my daily activities were prior to birth of boy boy...

Here are some photos taken this month..

This was taken last weekend staying over at mum's place

while hubby was away to Perak. This was taken on Wednesday when dad brought rie home and set up this HUGE HUGE water float tub for her to swim...He had bought a smaller version and thought rie would fit in, but alas when she lie down, the circumference was just nice her length. Hence, dad went out to buy this huge water float...rie sure enjoyed herself alot and kept on saying " swimming swimming"

Can tell she is really the apple of my dad's eye man...

I went to collect the photos that I have developed to 8R yesterday and got the photo frames as well. It was disappointing lah. I developed glossy and the photo stucked to the glass frame, ruining the photo...grrrrr.....so end up I have to redevelop again to matt.

This was one of the photo that we blown up...

I took quite alot of maternity shots, but didnt post them up..Think I look very plump and ugly lor...Took some "artistic" shots towards the end too. I thought since this might jolly well be my last pregnancy photoshoot, so just go all out for it. haha, was glad hubby was okay about it and he joined in as well...

This week marks my 38th weeks....

Going for a swim at RTC later....good weather.

CL problem...

Well...I was blogging few weeks back about my CL. Well, the girl has delivered in Sept, but then my CL fell ill and only came out on 1st Oct. That means she will work till 28th Oct, before dropping by my place to help me with my confinement.

That means I have to deal myself if I pop early. I had initially gotten li feng to help me, but alas, she was afraid she cannot chop her passport too many times and hence have gotten her friend ah eng to help me. That is provided I need her service for at least 7 days till 28th Oct. So I am keeping my finger crossed that boy boy will pop on 19th Oct, so that Auntie can come on 21st oct and work till 28th Oct...

Counting down...

Want cheap = XXX service.

Well, I had wanted to find time to blog, but just didnt have time. Was so dead tired and plus hubby was at home, so thought spent more time with him and riesia.

Anyhow, as hubby was away during the weekend, I managed to sneak in a home based manicure/pedicure at TPY on Sunday morning.

I had previously made a booking with this lady, but cancelled it as I was still having pkgs with Polished Divas. So I was really looking forward this time round. If she is good, then I can just go as and when I like since is near by and cheap at $45 for french mani/pedi.

Well, cheap is the thing lor. Sometimes cheap things are really good and up to your standard. But there are also times when people say "You pay $20, you want to see naked woman ah?"

I arrived on time after grabbing breakfast. Her flat is our dream flat, the 40 storeys high HDB. She stays on the 34th Floor and wow, what a view. It was quite breezy, not windy. I was perspiring and in my mind, I was expecting to be served in a room, air-conditioned, with aromatheraphy etc u know. But alas, the set up was just a table top in the living room.

There wasnt any coach or comfortable chair for me to sit. It was a FOLDABLE chair. The girl was afraid her foldable chair wasnt stable and suggested for me to sit on her dining table stool with no backing. I was like har, how can I rest my back then for that 2 hours? So I switched back to the foldable chair when she went to get water to soak my feet.

Another great disappointment arrived. She brought a round basin tub for my huge feets to be soaked in. Of course it wasnt comfortable at all, coz the basin was like JUST nice for my feet length and I was thinking if she is doing a home based business, why cant she just invest in those tub meant for feet? (I spotted the feet tub in her toilet when I visit her toilet. Wondering why she dont use that for me instead????Grrrr)

Anyhow, make do with that stupid miserable basin. She poured some duno what oil inside, then began to sanitize my feet. I was totally so not comfortable as I laid one feet on her knee while she did her work. Given my huge tummy and that miserable foldable chair, I had to try to balance myself and position myself well such that my pelvis bone will not hurt. Sigh..I wish time past by faster so that I can get out.

Everything was as per norm, but I was expecting the same standard as outside salon. She merely trimmed my nail cuticles but not the sideways. She said she doesnt know how to use the skin blade, so she only filed my dead skin for me for 3mins nia per feet!!! I could have done a better job scrubing myself. She used a scrub and I expected her to scrub up to my knee level, but she only did my feet area. She said given my condition, she cannot do feet massage for me. Polished Divas did massage for me. And so did the feet spa, they said as long as I'm 4 months preggie and above, can do massage. No feet cream was applied as well.

She was more worried about dirtying her floor area. Sigh...I was already 80% disappointed.
There wasnt any fan around and I had to request for her to bring out her fan, coz I really buay tahan perspiring liao.

Then come my hands. Same routine, skin around my nail bed wasnt trimmed neatly. No hand cream, no hand massage. After my nails were done, I sat for less than 30 mins for it to dry naturally infront of the fan. Thought she should invest in those hand drying machine after doing manicure right??? Haiz...

And I was actually being asked to leave in a nice way, coz she had to rush to her MIL house for lunch before coming back for another appointment. This is bad lor. But I cant say anything right? So I had to leave and be extra careful with my nails.

All in all, I would rather pay extra to enjoy better service. Think I'm too pampered at Polished Divas liao....

My protruding belly button....

My belly button is very protruding as compared to when I was expecting rie...

Love this simple shot. I did a measurement last night on my tummy. My god. It is measuring at 42" liao leh. When I delivered rie, my max was 40" nia..No wonder I feel so tight every night....sigh...

Our first studio photoshoot...

Today is a day that I have been anticipating anxiously. Well, it is riesia's first time taking professional shots at a studio and I really dont know how she will take it.

besides, I have brought lots of clothings for her to change and I'm not sure if she will allow me to help her change suits after suits. But thank god, she was co-operative and quite a natural infront of the camera. I think she is much better without me around. When I'm around, she kept asking me to come stay near her. Sigh...

The photos were very well taken by David Lim, of Foto-U. Alas, my maternity shots werent exactly pretty to my eyes lah. I think I'm way into my late stage of pregnancy and hence, look very clumsy and plump infront of the camera. Sigh...

I brought lots of clothings to change as well and had different poses in mind like holding onto the balloon lah, using a measuring tape lah etc...But seems like everything was overwhelm and ended up mostly were just portraits done up.

Here are some shots to share....




I love this shot of riesia listening to her didi. Been practicing for her to pose like this at home. And I'm glad it turned out so nice...

Fed up..

I just want to blog this last posting before I head to bed.

Today, we were taken for a ride by this taxi driver on the way to gleneagles. So damn fed up as I think about it now.

Normally, we would head to glens via whitley road, exit stevens road and towards botanic garden, which should not cost us more than $8.

But today, hubby was the one who told the driver to gleneagles, but did not state any direction. Hence, the taxi driver turned left instead of right and I asked hubby which way are we heading via? Hubby said let's see how he goes. My next thought was he might perhaps take the orchard road way. Okay, fine with me.

But then, we were stopped by so many traffic light and less than 10 mins from our hse, the fare already jumped up to $5+...I was like, damn, sure pay at least $10 by the time we arrive. The driver drove along the Bus 124 road towards United Square, headed to Newton Circus and instead of turning towards the direction of Orchard road, he turned towards the Bukit Timah Road, along Balmoral Plaza, and then up the PIE towards the Botanic Garden Exit!!!! I was so pissed and I told hubby, this driver made a HUGE BIG round and came back to the same place when it would take us just 15mins!

I was so fed up in the car, deep in my heart, I wanted to voice out to this uncle when we alight. I wanted to ask him, IF he knew that he could have turned right along Balestier road towards whitley road and still end up at the same exit from our house. I wanted to get a receipt from him and raise a complain. But looking at him, he didnt seem like someone who have an intention of cheating. He even turned on the aircondition higher when he notice me fanning myself and rie with the hanky. he even adjusted, so that the air would blow towards us.

But still, I feel a pinch to pay $2 more okay. Hubby as usual just shag and said never mind. End up the fare was $9.80. Damn. He even asked if we needed a receipt when we alight. IF I were to get hold of that receipt, that's it, I sure complain.

That's the thing about taking taxis. They think we dont own a car, we dont know the route. That's why each time I tell the driver which way I want them to go by. They normally listen, UNLESS they have a shorter route, then they will voice out. Feel so cheated today.

The driver is from Premier taxi. I forgot his name. Damn.

The driver who sent us back was much nicer. He asked us which route we would like to take and I was in the wrong to tell him exit via moulmein when I meant exit via the THomson road after POlice academy. Heng he didnt flare up and managed to change lane up the PIE. And the fare? $7.60 nia.

I wrote a complain to SBS sometime back, but to date, as expected, NO REPLIES. I complained about waiting 45mins for bus 125 and that resulted me late for my manicure appointment. 45mins is really no excuse. Nearly half of the commuters waiting left to walk out to the main road. I should have made that choice.

And they still want to increase our bus fare. Tsk tsk...

Home alone with rie...

Well, i'm not exactly home alone with rie only. I'm right now at my parents place. Staying over for the night.

Hubby's worried that I may just pop when there is no one at home, so he insisted riesia and myself to stay over at mum's place. I was quite worried that rie would not get to sleep well, due to the different environment. But then again, she slept well at hotels during our getaway, EXCEPT the rasa sentosa one for the first night lah. She finally fell asleep at 12 midnight...phew..I hope she sleeps soundly through the night so that I can rest as well.

HUbby's on the bus to Perak. Mum made him bring a water bottle and noted down the list of things to ask the medium. After all, he's travelling that few hours all the way up to Perak, better ask more if he can right? Let's see what the medium will share when hubby is back tomorrow night.

Some updates about my check up. I'm now 37 weeks, and am feeling damn miserable, painful, aching. I dont recall feeling that bad when I was expecting riesia leh. Sigh...

Dr Seng had wanted to check my cervix today! I refused!!! I told him I didnt want any early labour to happen and that my confinement lady cant make it that early if I were to pop as well. Well, actually another reason is coz I am so afraid of the pain after Dr Chong checked my cervix the last time and I cried man. It was SOOOOOo damn painful. Imagine 2 huge fingers inserting you down there, HIGH up okay. It's not like what your hubby does. Eh-hem

So anyway, I am trying to delay the checking till perhaps next visit or even when I'm week 39. Or even better, skip the whole step! During my labour pain, when the nurse checked my cervix, I just couldnt give it a damn anymore, coz my labour pain was unexplainable pain that the cervix pain was nothing!

I lost 1 kg, but at least boy boy is putting on weight. He now weights 3071kg. I sure hope he will put on more weight when we see him next visit.

My lower abdominal area is extremely painful now, especially when I get up from sitting too long or squatting too long or even lying on the bed too long. Sigh...And my left side seems to hurt the whole day since Dr Seng tried checking if baby is engaged already. Right now, I really fear about labour pain all over again. Everyone is telling me, 2nd time labour is very short and fast. Fast and Furious is the word man. I wonder if I can tahan without epidural. I doubt I can...haha

I have finished washing all the baby clothings and am left with setting up the playpen and clearing the baby cot. But I've yet to start packing! Have to pack fast right after our photoshoot on Monday liao...

Okay, time to head to bed for now to rest....update more after photoshoot...

One..Two...Three...

Last night, riesia and myself amazed hubby....

I recited One, and rie recited Two.
So we went like this :

Me : One
Rie : Too
Me : Three
Rie : For
Me : Five
Rie : Six
Me : Seven
Rie : Nine
Me : No, eight comes after seven.
Rie : Eight
Me : Then what comes after eight?
Rie : Pause...eight
Me : No, Nine
Rie : Nine
Me : Then what comes after nine?
Rie : TEN!

We tried it a couple of times and rie ALWAYS forgets the "eight" and skips to the nine...haha. She loves "eating" up her eight.

Sometimes there are many words that I have never taught her and yet she can just speak out the word one day. I guess it due to listening to me repeating and repeating daily.

Last week, she tried to tell me how she spent her day at my mum's place. Dad bought her a mini swimming pool and filled it up with water for her to swim. As riesia had limited vocabulary words to describe, she had to action out to tell me.

She did this by lying on the floor with arms stretched out swimming....then said kick kick, then said pour. Coz my dad poured water over her back.

She has just recently learnt the word " no more" when her barny show ends and "finish" whenever she finishes up her milk or water. Life just gets more interesting as she picks up more words and we can start to have proper conversation....

Last night, I told hb, riesia is so close to me. I never feel that she would feel so attached to me until now when she can show her affection by kissing, hugging and sayang me. I guess this is what all mothers in the world longed for by their own child. We share many close times together, especially before bed time. I would have to sing songs to her and she would add in the last word of each sentence. And when she gets tired and want to sleep, she turns to her side and calls out " mama" for me to pat her to bed. If I doze off or stops patting, she would come close to my face to call "mama" again to wake me up.

Because of my pregnancy, I cannot carry rie for long and I sure do miss those sarong days time when I sarong her around the house and outside when she has yet to learn walking...I hope I will have spare time for her when boy boy arrives....

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October is here. I'm left with 2 more weeks to go before I pop. Getting anxious, wondering when will my water bag burst. I have yet to pack my bag! Gotta start packing after our photoshoot next Monday liao...I've yet to get the sofy pad, disposable panties. And I've yet to go and dig out my medela pump parts and bottles to sterilise them. Argh, so many things undone...

I feel very very heavy now and have to walk very slowly..I cant get to sleep well at night and hence resulted in panda eyes...boo hoo....

It's all mummy's fault....

Last night was a bad day for our family.

I was left home alone with rie, then I made the decision to do some packing of the storeroom and hence, rie noticed the fishing game toy.

You know those that goes round and round and you have these sticks to fish the fishes up? Okay, so I left her alone to play on the bumper mat. Then horror horror, 20 mins later, she started to shout "stuck stuck" and it got louder and she started to cry...I rushed out of the bombshelter and her right index finger was stucked in this small hole which was located underneath the moving thing.

I didnt know what to do, I started to panic, I thought I can just pull her hand out, but it was very tight and had sharp edges, she kept on crying and I panic.

Then I just pulled her finger out and my god, blood kept flowing non stop and the skin was badly peeled off her tiny finger. Her tears rolled down and I got so worried and I used a cold towel to wrap up. At that point of time, I really didnt know what to do. It was very painful for her....

After 15mins later, although she has stopped crying, but each time she felt a tingling sensation in her finger, she started to wail again and said "pain pain" and I have to blow her finger gently.

I applied some iodine solution for her and tried to put a handyplast, but she didnt want to. Sigh...So heartpain to see her like that and she is so helpless with her right hand now. She walks around with her index finger pointing out...

Then next horrible thing. I got stucked inside the bomb shelter! After the incident, I went back in to pack up. Then rie came behind me and closed the left door, then the bomb shelter door, then the right door. And I got stucked!!!! Coz the right door was stucked in between the bomb shelter handle and I cannot push myself out. I tried pushing it harder and I heard a crack. Xiao liao lor, there goes my mirror....

Rie started to panic this time seeing that mummy cannot get out. I told her to try grab my handphone on the dining table, but nothing seem to get into her mind. She started to pace around and kept calling me. I thought to myself die liao this time, what should I do? God knows what time is hubby coming home and if I dont get my handphone, I cant call for help.

Then I thought maybe I can try using the umbrella to push away the door behind, so that I can push open the bomb shelter. It worked after few tries. And I tell you I was just so relieved to get out of there.

I called hubby immediately to tell him about our cracked mirror. Hubby came home 20mins later. He told me he thought that our whole mirror had smashed onto the floor and I was injured or riesia got hurt. Heng the mirror didnt cracked much except for that tiny hole. So gotta get my contractor to come repair it..spend money again..haiz...

Seems like nothing is going well for our family for sept and oct leh. I sure hope our luck will change soon and that we will stop spending money unnecessarily....sigh...