A year older again...

Why does it seems like with each passing year, birthdays are no longer something I'm greatly looking forward to. It's not about getting older, but just don't feel the excitement that it's a special occasion anymore. hmmmm....

But of course, since it's my birthday, I deserve some good food. And good food does not mean expensive food. Found this restaurant at Serene Centre that serves good and cheap French food (with no GST and service charge some more), just that I think the aircon there is not working and the smell of food is a bit too strong if you sit indoors.)

Posing with my yummy duck confit. Credits to my skillful photographer for not making me look bloated here.

And that's the boy I want to spend all my birthdays with!! (btw he has a special love for ducks, I'll show you why later)

There you go, ducks again!!!! 

Took a short stroll at botanical gardens, cos the weather was unbearably hot before heading down to Orchard for some shopping and walking and tadaaa.....

My present from my most beloved! Yay! Another Tiffany to my collection! Muacks!

And before that, cake-cutting at home with the 3 lil monsters. Yummy durian cake and I guess there'll be no more durian for me because little cheeks is getting too chubby!!! She grew 300g in a week and still show no signs of wanting to come out! Damn, I'm feeding her too well. 10 more days to her EDD, little cheeks, you better come out soon or you'll be forced to come out. Mummy and daddy can't wait to see you already....

The waiting game starts..

With little cheeks at 37+ weeks now, she's already full-term, aka ready to pop anytime. But this naughty little girl is so comfortably playing around in my tummy that I doubt she'll greet the world on the same day as I did. Now that the baby cot is here, all her clothes are washed, all packed and admission letter on standby, it's just waiting for her to make her grand appearance.

Excited and anxious at the same time, I've heard so many stories of childbirth and babies, including many horror stories, can't wait to experience it for myself and write my own story. Me being me, I'm hoping for a au-naturale delivery, no epidural, no inducing. But of course, at the end of it all, I just want a healthy and cute baby. Little cheeks, you've been a good little girl so far, continue being that way...

Now for some photo and video entertainment...

That's 6,7,8 and 9th month. Look how much she's grown in the last month!!

I think I'm really going to miss moments like this when she kicks and plays like nobody's business in my tummy.

5 more days of work before officially going for ML, and also 5 more days before blowing 27 candles. Hmm, don't feel any excitement for my birthday at all, and really can't think of anything I want. Well, I guess I'm really contented with everything that I have now :)

And then comes September...

With little cheeky now at 35+ weeks, I'm now counting down by days till her arrival!!

Took leave on Friday for our much awaited maternity photoshoot. After discussing with our photographer, we decided to try out something different - instead of the usual indoor shots, we decided to do it outdoors, and in water!

As part of my birthday present this year, cheeky sponsored a 1-night staycation at Amara Sanctuary to do the shoot and to enjoy ourselves. Now here's some photos of the room at the pool right outside our backdoor!

Initially we scheduled for a 3-hour shot, including pool and beach photos, but guess what, we took the whole afternoon! Gosh, I think it was more tiring than taking wedding photos, especially when we had to do our own planning, bring our own clothes, do my own makeup and stuffing my nose with swimming pool water, haha. But, it was indeed a memorable experience, posing underwater was super hard la. but little cheeks had a lot of fun I guess, she can't stop moving during the shot. 

Now here's just 2 of the photos we have, can't wait for the rest!

1 more thing striked off our list of things to do before her arrival. Now I've finally started to pack my hospital bag and getting down to washing some of the baby clothes. Next is waiting for the baby cot to be delivered before finally her grand arrival.

Little cheeks, little cheeks, will you be mommy's birthday present this year? haha

Why do weekends always feel so short?

4 days of much anticipated long weekend just passed like that? What?!?!?!
And how sucky is it to fall sick on weekends?! Been down with flu and cough since Friday, not bad enough to cause me to lie in bed whole day, but it's still sucky to have a perpetually blocked nose and dead taste buds (I think it's because of the durians)

Went for my checkup yesterday, little cheeks is 32+ weeks already, another 1 month and she will be full term!!! She's a good little girl, still in her head down position and moving and kicking playfully. She's abt 1.7kg now though I've put on 10kg! Haha. Dr says she's growing well just that her tummy is on the small side. Which means I'm licensed to eat!!! More milk, more eggs, and more durians!! Haha. Oh little cheeky, please eat more and grow chubbier ok?

Looking forward to Monday

for the first time ever, because Cheeky is coming back!!
How i miss that cheeky face...

hahahahaha

Weekends without hubby is boring to the max!! 

And what do I do when I get bored? Shopping!! Went to taka baby fair on Friday after work to grab some essential stuff for little cheeks and bought some clothes for Cheeky yesterday cos uniqlo is having sale! Oh man, buying baby clothes is so addictive. I know they will grow out of it very soon but they're so cute!! and not expensive. Nvm, I can keep them for the 2nd, 3rd and 4th one hahahaha!!

Last but not least, some unglam photos of me..

haha, I am so round now la!

Lonely, I am so lonely...

Because my cheeky is away for the next 5 day and I'm back to mom's place for the time being. I remember I used to love being at home alone, having the whole house to myself, doing whatever I wanted to do. But after a whole day of meeting in office today, for the first time I wasn't looking forward to taking mrt and going back to an empty house. Now I know why there are so many workaholics who can stay in office everyday, even weekends because at least there's company and most importantly satisfaction in working. Sorry, but that's definitely not going to be me! How I look forward to the end of each day to pick Cheeky and weekends where I can spent quality time with my dearest hubby, even if its just lazing around at home.

Well, at least I've little cheeky to accompany me wherever I go. She's so playful now, kicking and moving around. Just measured myself the other day, 36-36-36! Omg! I'm officially round now! Haha

2 more months before the end of our 二人世界!

Counting up and down...

There's only one word to explain the lack of updates - laziness.

Actually life has been more relaxed after the wedding and honeymoon, other than the usual work from Monday to Friday, and the usual sleep-till-noon weekends, my other days are pretty free actually. Yes, life's quite a breeze now and it's good.

Now that I've lived as Mrs Chong for more than a year, time flies doesn't it. Nothing much has changed actually, we're still enjoying each other's company as much as the times we were dating, probably more so since we now have a common goal and direction, and that is to set up our own family. It's not about the bouquets of flowers, expensive gifts or meals that he gives me, but it's the simple things like queuing for n95 masks when the psi is 400 that never fails to touch me.

Major updates since we were back from honeymoon? Cut my hair short (and then even shorter), visited S.E.A Aquarium (foc thanks to the ns45 vouchers), and our house is almost done!!!

And of course the most exciting of it all, watching little cheeky grow slowly in my tummy, and here's some tummy shots for 2,3,4 and 5 months...

2 and a half months more to go, can't wait!