Nice place - Villa RainTree Glass House

Last sunday(2nd Dec), we went to Villa RainTree Glass House @ labrador Nature Reserve for my friend(Soon Yeow) ROM ceremony. It was a lovely evening with nice weather, ambience, decoration & yummy food too! Of cos not forgetting the bride & groom to complete the whole picture in the glass house! :) Soon Yeow put a lot of efforts to do up the garden theme ceremony which we took some pics to share here. The trishaw pics are not part of the garden theme. We went to the chinese restaurant above the glass house to take pics. There is another couple in the pic here - Yuan Shan & Yong Chee (Debbie's uni frens) & their bb will be due in Feb 2008 so she will be Adelle first fren! ;) After Yuan Shan's bb, will be Adelle cousin(boy) and Janice & Gideon bb(gender dunno) & Debbie's cousin bb(gender dunno) More details & ceremony pics can be viewed from http://www.greymatterphotography.blogspot.com/

9th checkup - 24th Nov 2007

Make a guess how heavy is baby adelle now?? :)

The answer is .........she is 2.193kg at 32weeks! Dr Adrian say she is a bit over-weight liao so told mummy no need to drink milk else bb will grow very big & may be difficult for natural birth wor. Anyway, mummy put on 3kg this month so gotta control diet again cos mummy on course last week & everyday eat 8 course buffet lunch until fat fat liao... hehehee.... :p

Over the weekend, mummy & daddy collected the baby cot from someone.... condition is still quite good but need to buy mattress & 1 more set of beddings set cos mummy only bought 1 set during Taka sale so dunno enough or not.... It's already dismantle so no pic to share here.

Okie... here is pic of adelle but hor, i dunno is it head or tummy or butt this time....

Karate Kid or Kungfu Junior?

Sigh..... dunno where did Adelle learn her karate or kungfu from?!?!.... I didn't watch Karate or kungfu show leh but I have been kicked by karate kid for the past few days...... Real tough & powerful punches!!!

It's either she is angry that she got no space to move already or she is not happy or whatever the reason it could be..... Just feel so pain & ouch it hurts when i got punched.... *sob sob*..... :-(

Different Stages of Pregnancy - Pics

Recently was told by someone that it's good to take pictures of mummy "growth" so that can see the extension of weight/size during pregnancy & show bb nxt time how much weight that mummy has put on becos of her... hehehe...

Well, i'm kinda a bit late but not too late too... cos i did take some pics here & there but not monthly....

Don't worry... nothing obscene in my blog.... so no NC16 required. :-p

Here are some pics to share :

Left pic : 1+ mth pregnant during mummy birthday(May)... Still quite slim
Right pic : 1-2 months pregnant during the complimentary coverlook with daddy(June)... Can see mummy a bit chubby on face

Left pic : 2-3 months pregnant during Aunty Esther & Uncle Royy ROM day(July).. Mummy can still squeeze into one of her dresses. Some people say mummy nose become bigger during this period so everyone except aunty meiying guess bb is a boy?!?! ;-) Only aunty meiying got it right!
Right pic : 3+ months pregnant during daddy birthday(July).... mummy getting chubby liao....

6 months pregnant... Can see the "Road hump" even when mummy lie down.

7 months pregnant.... a few pics here cos started to diligently take pics

7.5 months pregnant during Aunty Karen wedding.... mummy very round liao...

8.5 months pregnant... Counting down 6 weeks to go!!

Stay tune in this posting as Mummy & Daddy will be taking wedding anniversary photo (complimentary from Sophia Bridal) in Dec.... :-) Next yr bb Adelle will get a pic too when mummy & daddy go for the annual anniversary pic!!

Adelle first christmas present

Yeah.... Christmas is coming!! Another 40+ days will be christmas day!

Before the crazy christmas shopping starts, mummy bought a cute baby pooh for Adelle & that will be her first present! Seeeeeee nice??? It's pink color & wearing a bib like a baby loh! hahahaa.... :-p Lately mummy is getting heavier so walk also slower & cannot go shopping as often now.... :-(

Princess New Clothes & New Stuffs

Stock Take Time!!

For the past 3 months mummy & daddy have been busy going to shopping malls every other weekend to see what's there to buy for princesss!! ;-)

Finally, almost all the basic necessity stuffs are bought. All other stuffs that are not mentioned in this website means mummy & daddy didn't buy loh.... so it will be Adelle wish list! *hint hint* ;-) Some stuffs that mummy got/borrowed from friends are medela single electric pump, moms-in-mind sling baby carrier, mittens & botties.

Okie here are the pictures & stuffs that meant for Adelle (from left to right):

1. Clothes/hankies hanger

2. Sample diapers of different brand

3. Diapers that were bought during sale

4. Small towels(15 pieces), 5 pairs of sock, Baby pooh shoe & Fox baby sock(Gift from mummy sis-in-law)
5. Hair clips - A neighbourhood shop uncle give this to daddy cos daddy bought some stuffs from him
6. Baby clip fans - Well Singapore is really hot u know..

7. Bedding accessories - The red pillow & boosters are handmade by daddy's sister.
8. Pink bath robe - A Gift from Aunty Karen Pan! Thank U! :D
9. Adelle first piece of clothes - Pink Dress from Bobdog

10. Baby hat - A Gift from mummy sister
11. Hooded receiving blanket/bath towel, Cot sheet, photo frame(From birth to 1 year old)
12. Pink kitty dress - Mummy & Daddy bought during the JB shopping trip

13. Baby toilettries - Powder, Powder Container, Showel gel, Baby detergent, Baby bottles detergent
14. Baby Sterilizer, New born kit, Food warmer, Baby bottles
15. Baby piggy banks - Gift from Daddy! So uncle & aunty, u know what to do... fill up the piggy! hehee...

16. Princess Romper for New born
17. Romper with Mummy & Daddy print
18. Baby wipes

19. Baby mini mouse top & panty skirt
20. Baby winnie pooh romper & long overall
21. Baby Clothes & Pink suit from Baby Fox

22 - 26 - Baby clothes - Gifts from Daddy's brother-in-law

Eighth checkup - 30th Oct 2007

Today b4 going for the checkup, we went to see Aunty florann's new born baby boy call Eden @ KK hospital. :-) Then we rush for our checkup and reach Sengkang at 8.30pm & thank god, Dr Adrian still around.. hehehe.. and we get to go in to see Dr Adrian b4 9pm. Today visit was rather fast cos mummy & baby are healthy and got a nice photo of baby Adelle too! :-p See the head is on the left and eyes too!

Our princess is now 29 weeks old & her weight is 1.498kg and seems like the estimated due date based on the size of bb is now back to original due date which is 14th Jan... So mummy dieting plan do works & control adelle weight well although mummy put on 2 kg within a mth..... Also very happy that the blood pressure & urine test are all normal... Thank GOD!

Seventh checkup - 6th Oct 2007

Mummy has been sick(with bad flu) for the past 1 week but thank god, our princess is healthy inside the womb as she is still busy moving inside mummy daily. At 25+ weeks, she is already 1.1kg leh!! Oh mine... is she big?? We think so.... See the average weight at 25-26 wks should be 660 to 780 grams. U can read more from http://www.babycenter.com/average-fetal-length-weight-chart?Ad=com.bc.common.AdInfo%40764d59d9

Also because of the weight, the estimated due date is between 30th Dec & 10th Jan so the system average out to be 4th Jan 08?!?! Hmm..... seems like there is a possibility that adelle may be born earlier? Better put her on "diet" before she become overweight ah... :-p

Other interesting observation that we have is mummy tummy is smaller in the morning & it grows double at nite. We wonder why it is so but guess after dinner, adelle is stretching inside so need more space? Anyway daddy say it's better that bb adelle is born in the morning so that she is smaller & easier to deliver via natural birth ya?

Okie here is princess adelle picture but can't see much of her this time except her tummy which Dr adrian took the estimated weight measurement...

"Baby mercedes" for Adelle

1st Oct - First children day present & most expensive one for baby Adelle

Over the last weekend, we went shopping at OG & Seiyu Bugis to see if we can buy anything for princess Adelle. Daddy was reminding mummy to see if there is any good buy for stroller cause that is Daddy favourite item to see whenever we are the children dept. While mummy loves to see the cute clothes that she can buy for our princess! ;-)

Daddy was very excited when he saw one stroller + baby car seat from Capella! The price was quite attractive - $239 for both items & entitled to 15% discount too! We are very tempted but was hesisting whether it is really good buy or not. But we didn't buy on the spot & went back home to do some research. However, we did not left empty handed. Mummy bought 2 pooh bear clothes, 1 mini mouse top with a skirt cum panty & an air filled cot bubble sheet that can be used as a changing cover or place under the bedsheet to give extra cushion to bb.

The next day sunday, mummy surf the net(http://www.babystudio.com.sg/index.php?act=viewCat&catId=57) & found the model selling at Bugis - Capella Stroller S217(http://www.babystudio.com.sg/index.php?act=viewProd&productId=264) cost $183 & baby car seat S1100 (http://www.babystudio.com.sg/index.php?act=viewProd&productId=267) cost $132. Total will be $315 leh!!!

Wow, imagine Seiyu is selling that for $239 & with discount some more but the trade-off is only 1 color available - RED. Well, guess don't have much choices if we want to save $100+ loh..... :p We also did considered other brands like Peg perego & combi. However, we conclude that Peg perego is good but expensive & heavy leh... As for combi, it is cheaper than Peg preggo but the design & structure aint fits our requirements as it's look kind of flimsy.

Anyway today(1st Oct), after much consideration & price comparision, we decided to proceed to buy it! Hehehee... It cost us $203.15 after discount & we bought a yellow-blue clip fan for our princess too!! Baby Adelle is very happy the whole night as she was busying bouncing inside!! :)

Our New Flat @ Kallang - Selection of Unit

20th Sep 2007 - The long awaited day

Yesh! We went to HDB that day & managed to secure a unit @ our desire flat location, ie Upper Boon Keng Road, next to Kallang MRT station! So happy!! :-)

It's been our prayers since the day(May 2006) when we saw the new flats there. Looking back at the amount of hard work & time that we spent to buy the enbloc flat @ Sims Drive, we thank God for his provision & making our desire possible!

Just to share a little bit more about the flat selection process. On 1st Sep, we received the invitation letter from HBD & our queue is 738 on the 15th day of the entire exercise. Well, we are little skeptical about whether we still stand a chance to get a flat so we did some projection & monitor closely via the internet daily. After a week of study, we think there is a chance to get the flats there but maybe we will not get a good view & low flow too.

Thus, we come up with an agreement that our selection criteria will first be the layout & 90sqm. Basically, there are 2 types of layout for the 4 rooms flat, 2 type of floor size - 85 & 90 sqm & finally 2 types of facing - either facing outside or inside. We went to do a site visit on one saturday & there are 2 kind souls that let us in to take a look at our prefered layout. It was indeed the kind of layout that we want coz it's much spacious. Then we also look at how we can re-engineer the kitchen door to make it more spacious. :-) It was a good trip & also we agree that we dont want to stay too high coz Airrence find it scary! heheee...

So on the day before our selection, we are left with 15 units of the prefered layout flats. Thus, we came up with our top 30 unit numbers in the order of preference & prayed that God will keep one of the top 15units for us.

God is good. On the day of our selection, only the top choice was taken though our appointment is at 3.30pm. We get to choose our flat at 4pm and yes, we got Blk 3B #16-624!! YipEE our second choice for that day!!

On the following sunday, we went to take a look at our flat & just realise that there is a playground below so our baby adelle is very happy loh!! :p