Shopping spree

It was a hectic weekend! Our little precious is 28-week on Sat and we celebrated it with many mummies @ First Mum's Congress organised by Abbott & MediaCorp. So surprise that they had real babies for demo on bathing & massage! Zoe Tay & Ivy Lee shared their real life experience with us -- Zoe's secret to abundant breast milk is her diet of papaya stuff!

Weight control
Have been monitoring my weight gain... managed to maintain 0.5kg for 2 weeks! Same food intake but increase exercise like long walks after dinner, yoga on Sat and swam 8-laps on Sun.

Baby movement
Our little princess is "kicking" up a storm lately! While watching the movie "The World Stood Still" at home, my tummy was "changing shape" with her hard kicks! For once, TK witnessed it with his own eyes! Haha, TK sayang her and reassure her that it's juz movie and dun get too excited :P Oh, our little princess can sense daddy's presence -- she will play with daddy by stop moving when TK put his hand on my tummy :P

Shopping Spree
Armed with a list of essential things to buy, we went on a shopping spree. First stop was Kidzloft warehouse sale @ Tagore Lane, followed by a shop that sells baby stuff at AMK central and final stop at NTUC Fairprice Extra @ AMK Hub. Here's what we bought :-

Little lightbulb

Our little precious is 27-week on Valentines' Day. This Valentine's Day is very special as our princess is the little "lightbulb" :) Like the previous years, we enjoyed a sumptous and romantic dinner at NUS Guild House. Instead of KRGH, we chose the newly opened BTGH at Botanic Gardens. The service was exceptionally good! Upon seeing that I am pregnant, the waiter immediately offered to check with the chef to change one of the appetizers which contains port wine to something else.

Weight control

After our gynae warned me to watch my weight gain, I managed to control weight gain to 0.5kg this week. I swam 2 more laps than my usual 4 laps on our once-a-week swimming session every Sunday morning. We began to take long walks around our neighbourhood after dinner.

Baby shopping

We went back to Robinson Centrepoint to return the AVENT sterilizer and warmer that we bought earlier. No question asked and they refund us with credit vouchers valid for 1 year. Will continue our shopping after we complete our shopping list.

Gathering with May09 MTB

Met up with 5 other MTBs from a mummy's forum at Fish & Co. Park Mall. Very fun exchanging info on what to buy and some 2nd-time mummies shared their birth experience with us. The waiters/waitresses were fascinated by the sight of a group of preggies having dinner together :)

Life's little joy

My darling nieces, Hui & Ying, called me on Valentine's Day.

Hui & Ying : Ah Yee, what are you doing now?

Ah Yee : Am having lunch with Uncle TK @ Orchard

Hui & Ying : Did Uncle TK give you flowers?

Ah Yee : Nope, coz Ah Yee asked Uncle TK not to buy. But we give each other a hand-made card :) Did papa give mummy flowers?

Ying : Yes! Yes!

Ah Yee : Did u receive any flowers?

Ying : YES, jiejie & me received balloon flowers -- special treat for having breakfast at MacDonald on Valentine's Day :)

Ah Yee : So nice! Oohh, Uncle TK wanna to have breakfast at MacDonald but we didn't go. Else will have ballong flowers, too.

Hui & Ying : No no, they only give to children. Next year, you bring Nicole(she named our little princess) there :)

Ah Yee : Yah, next year YuanYuan will be the lightbulb when we celebrate Valentine's Day :)

Hui & Ying : Nevermind, we are lightbulb for papa and mummy, too!

Growth spurst

Finally waited 5 weeks to see our gynae -- we are so eager to know how our little precious is doing at 26-week. Our gynae cautioned me to watch my weight gain -- averaging abt 1kg per week over the last 5 weeks. Erhm, my total weight gain is 7kg to-date (normal range is 11-14kg) and I didn't increase my food intake *wacko* Haiz, must be the CNY goodies! Our little princess is actively kicking while the gynae take measurements for head, stomach n thigh -- estimated weight is 873g :) Our next appointment will be 4 weeks time.

Tonic soups
TK started to make tonic soup for me -- to increase blood flow as I am slightly anaemic (fainting spell).

Shopping
We bought 3 new sets of new-born clothes (complete with hat, mitten & bootie) for our princess :) And received a bag full of clothes from my nieces -- some are presents from me previously! Went to IKEA to buy wardrobe organiser to put in our cupboard and a table for our baby's shower time. Oh, saw a computer table on sale and bought one for TK -- to put in baby's room so that he can work and look after baby at the same time (hmm, on second thought, is it a good idea??!!)

Antenatal Class

Our little precious is 25-week last Sat and we began the 1st lesson of our antenatal class at KKH. The class is for MTB from 16-week gestation but we were unable to get a slot for earlier batch (weekend class is very popular). The last lesson will be 1 mth before my EDD -- guess what is being taught will be still fresh in our minds :) Oh, I thot I will be the MTB with the biggest tummy -- nope, there were a number of MTB will bigger tummy than mine!

Shopping
Finally, we went on our 1st shopping spree last Fri - bought baby cot, stroller, sterliser & milk warmer :) We shopped till both of my legs were cramped and I had to "hug" a shelf to stretch *haha* When we reached home, I KO for two hours on the sofa -- too tired to move to the bedroom! Thanks to TK for cooking dinner while I zzzz :)

Weight gain
To date, my total weight gain is abt 6kg. Feels hungry most of the time and has been munching on CNY goodies *guilty*

Baby movement
Can feel our active darling's movement everyday :) Though I wish she will quiet down at nite, it is a blessing that she is active. If I cannot feel her movement, will worry this and that. Typical first-time parent anxiety :)

Craving
To satisfy my craving for wan gao 碗糕, TK bought the ingredients and try making it. Wow, he was successful at first try *clap clap* But he followed the recipe to the dot and made 8 portions *wacko* Think I have wan gao overdose -- will stay off it for a while *haha*