Jan 08 MTB Forum gathering on 12-12-07

This was the second gathering that was organised by Mei (one of the Jan 08 MTB aka Mother-To-Be) but i didn't attend the first gathering because of my project launch. Did i mentioned in my earlier posting that i have join http://www.singaporemotherhood.com/ since i was pregnant? :-p Well, i was reading the Jan 08 MTB thread since then to learn from the new & experience MTB. I enjoyed reading it & tried to recommend preggy friends to join forum too but guess some of them don't like to participate in forum bah...

Anyway, i went for the gathering @ Pearl River Palace (Suntec Convention Centre level 3) for dinner at 7pm. Prior to the start of dinner, Mei(organiser) prepared door gifts for us! So nice of her.... she also got some sample cakes from Sweetest Moment for us to try! :-) Oh ya, we also had a xmas gift exchange for our little one. I received a book from Kitsune but hor guess Adelle wont be reading it till she is 3 years or older.

Okie back to the food, it was ala carte chinese dinner so each of us get a mini buddha jump over wall soup & Peking roast duck for 1 serving. Well, the remainding of the dishes is up to us to decide how many times we want to eat. Total headcount for this gathering was 15 pax(including 5 hubbies) & 1 table cannot fit us so we have 2 circle table join together but we didn't get to talk much to the next table as it is not nice to shout across the table ya. My table has more preggy MTBs so we ordered several servings of fried beancurd, wasabi prawn, oat prawns & prawn paste chicken wings! There are also other nice dishes which i have forgotton what else i eat that day.... :p Overall i find the food not bad leh & can go back to eat again. It cost us each $38.70. Our dinner ended at around 9.45pm and i enjoyed the dinner session to meet the MTB in real person & talking about our experiences with gynae, child birth, milk powder, etc etc....

Okie here are some pictures (taken from QQ website) :

Standing from left to right: Yen's hubby, Yen, fishia's hubby, fishia, kitsune, kitsune's hubby, violetice, violetice's hubby, QQ

Sitting from left to right: Superbee(ME), Evonne(mrs piggy), Joan (babeship), Valencia, Sassy, Sassy's hubby

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...