It's the final countdown !!!

Time flies and we are now towards the finale ... :-)

We are currently at Week 36 and 5 days, which means by this Sunday, we will be at Week 37 and little precious is considered full-term .. how excited we are waiting for his arrival :-)

Went for the Week 36 check-up last Sunday and doc has informed that we shall be seeing him on weekly basis now till I deliver. Little precious is progressing well, been pretty active 'playing' in the womb ... hehe ... and like many mothers told me that "you will sure miss his action in the womb when he is out" ... and thinking about it, oh yeah, little precious has been accompanying me for 24hrs a day since day 1, for sure I will miss little precious terribly especially when I need to get back to work after the 2 months maternity .. *sob sob*

I have been occasionally having back pain, and most often it happens in the middle of the night. This caused me waking up in the middle of the night and ended up sitting up and sleep. Other than that, I am glad to say that God has blessed me with a stress-free pregnancy ... Thank you so much :)

Till then ... have a great weekend ahead !! .. xoxo ....

Just for comparison purposes ... hahaha .. difference of my bump's size btw Week 24 and Week 36 

Our 1st miracle ~ Our precious moments in our final trimester ... xoxo

Time flies and we are now at Week 34 ... another 6 more weeks or even less before the arrival of our little precious. How excited !!

How has our final trimester been going through ? Well, darling and myself went to attend the Pre-Natal class in Sunway Medical Centre. The class held on 3 Saturdays, and we attended the September class. It was a good exposure especially to 1st time parents and it is good that all the daddy-to-be were allowed to join in the class too. Well, at least, they are aware what will be their responsibilities and how can they be our labour coach ... Hehehe ... Yesterday was our last class and yes, we "graduated". In the last class, we were all taught how to take care of new born, and I was so proud that darling did try to get himself hand-on practise in handling little precious .. xoxo.

Look at this proud daddy-to be .... 

As time getting closer, we are going for our bi-weekly check-up and we just got back from our Week 34 check-up. Everything looking good. Little precious's in good position and heartbeat is normal ... :). We managed to get a good 3D/4D scan of little precious's face today and it seems like he is having daddy's nose. Haha .. Big nose huh .... LoL .... Little precious's weight is fine and we are hoping that he will continues growth steadily at this rate, then he shall be an average size baby, which *finger cross* will be easier for labour later.

My pregnancy has been good so far. Thank God for the blessing that I do not have much morning sickness, just slight nausea. Except for now as little precious is growing bigger, I have started to have backache occasionally and the nerve pain can even wake me up in the middle of the night. At times, I can't lie down and sleep, that I have to sit down with good back support and sleep. But, I am telling myself that all this is worth sacrifice when the little precious arrives in good health. 

We are still busy preparing the stuffs for the little precious's arrival. Most of the things are in-placed, but I have yet to wash little precious's clothing yet and friends have been pressuring me to pack ready my hospital bag .... :p .. and, yet, I am still dragging my feet to do that ... Haha ... 

Alright, shall 'pen' off now and continue my weekend job in housekeeping my house :)

We went visiting to Pureen Warehouse Sales

One of the longest brand in the market, Pureen, which I guess my mom had been using it on us when we were still young, had warehouse sales last weekend, 14 & 15 July.

So, on Sunday morning, I told hb that I would like to check out the Pureen warehouse sales in PJ. He asked me what do I wanna get there .. and I told him, maybe some baby's napkins as both my mom and mom-in-law been telling me to get some, so I was just thinking whether I was thinking whether I will use it or not, that will be another story, just listen to old folks first :)

Therefore, we got ourselves ready, went out for a quick brunch before heading to PJ. We reached there at about noon, and the road was pretty congested. As hb was hunting for parking, I was looking here and there and noticed that many parents and family were walking towards the Summit building to check out the warehouse sales. And, when we finally passed by the main entrance, I actually noticed that some parents bought in cartons .. not sure what is that, but it could be baby's diapers.

We parked our car in one of the nearby parking, rather than continuing hunting for parking by the roadside, and walked towards the building. Luckily that it wasn't that crowded, although there were many people. The warehouse sales covers a few brand such as Pureen, Pureen Pride 'N' Joy, Pureen basic, Tracia and also Dr Mist.

We went straight to get what we are keen on. What have I whacked .... hehehe ....

• 2 dozens of baby's napkin
• 2 boxes of nappy liner
• 2 big packets of wet wipes
• 1 bottle of baby's detergent (get 1 first, in case it is not suitable)
• 20 packets of cotton bud (only RM 1 per packet)
• 2 sets of mittens & booties
• 1 set of pillow and bolster for the little one

All all the above costs us about RM 128.00. In actual fact, there are quite a bit of baby's clothes which ranged from RM 5 - 10, and some were at RM 15 per set. I didn't get those as my sis-in-law has passed down 2 boxes of baby's clothing to me, so I guess I have more than enough of baby's clothing :)

First buy for our little precious ... xoxo

Gap is having sales!! Everything is at 30% and with purchase of minimum 5 pcs, you will be entitle for additional 20% .. which is on average, you will be able to get about 45%.

Waste no time, since it is a Friday and I have 2 hrs lunch break, therefore, after 'makan', I immediately head towards Baby Gap, KLCC to check out anything that I could get for my little precious. Spent like almost 30 - 40 minutes in there, I managed to grab 4 rompers for little precious, and I combined the bill with the other friend and we managed to get the additional discount. Hence, on average, each of the romper cost about RM 32 per pc, which I felt it is a great buy (at least it is branded, right :p). 

The 4 rompers that I got, nice or not ? :p

Our 1st miracle ~ Beginning of our 2nd trimester ... xoxo

Say goodbye to 1st trimester, and yes, we are almost nearing half of the journey .. :) .. We are now almost Week 20 ...


Went to the gynae this morning for the 5th check-up (which supposed to be only due on this coming Wednesday, but ...  as I was down with flu and cough, hb kept pressuring me to see doc .. been dragging this since last Fri, as I hope that I will not need get medication and let it cure by itself. Well, I don't know, as eventhough doc assured that the medicine is safe for pregnancy consumption, I am still not comfortable, just worried that my little baby cant take it ... :p .. so, I hope that my flu and cough can recover soonest possible so that I can quickly stop the medication.


What about our 2nd trimester journey so far ?

• At our Week 16's check-up, my weight finally increased instead of dropping .. haha. During the ultrasound, doc managed to show us our little baby's spine, and he said, beautiful spine ... :) .. Baby's weight was good, of about 135gm, which is average size .. *phew* .. good to hear that, as I am pretty worried that baby will be too big at later stage and I might have difficulties in delivering. Lovely heartbeat, according to doc and everything is normal. Doc also took some of my blood for lab test, to test for mommy's blood count and also to test on baby's risk of Down syndrome. And, there it goes, see you in 4 weeks time :)

• One week later, the nurse called me and informed that the lab test's result is out and all is normal .. another great great relief !!

• My appetite is slowly coming back and I am beginning to enjoy my pregnancy. I am also beginning to feel the movement of my little baby :) .. Such a great and amazing feeling :) .. and of course, daddy is starting to feel jealous as he couldn't feel it as much yet.

My little bump @ Week 17 ~ still pretty small and not so obvious

• Went for our 5th check-up at about Week 19+, baby's weight has increased to about 303gm and doc said that baby looks well :). And, yes, we know our baby's gender already ... :) .. Hb asked doc about my weight, and doc said that my weight has not been increasing much, but no worries, as more importantly is that baby is growing well inside :) ... and, we shall see you again in 4 weeks time ... 

Will "Bird Nest" be our weekly consumption during this moment in time ?

Friends and relatives have been telling me to consider consuming bird nest as it is good for the little one. Chinese say, bird nest is "yun" .. and consuming it during pregnancy will also help in improving the immunity of the baby and of course, the mommy will be able to recover faster after giving birth. Apparently, it will also help the baby to have better skin condition :)


A friend of mine who was pregnant last year, according to her, she consumed it on weekly basis, and apparently her baby has good complexion. Even, my mom told me that her friend's grandson has pretty good skin complexion, pinky pinky in color, and her friend told her that the mother of the boy consumed bird nest frequently during her pregnancy. So, based on the few true stories that you have heard, will you believe this ?


As for me, as long as it doesn't harm the little one, and whether it is beneficial as proven by few true stories, if it is affordable, then I found no harm in trying it :)


So, this week, nearing Week 19, it will be our 1st bowl of bird nest :) ... I boiled a piece of the bird nest together with some rock sugar, and here is the boiled bird nest, ready to be eaten ... Hehe ... :)

Our 1st miracle ~ Moments of our 1st trimester

Guess I should jot down every single moment of the our 1st miracle as a special dedication to the little life that is accompanying me every single moment :)

Day 1 : Hb was super excited the moment the test kit shown positive result. He immediately drove out to buy more test kits to re-confirm. We actually tested 3 tests.

Day 2 : After work, I actually left office sharp sharp, took train and hb pick me up from the LRT station. And, immediately, drove to the gynae. We waited for almost 1 1/2 hr before we could see the gynae. Did 1st ultrasound and doc confirmed that I am pregnant :), but doc said that we would need to be back in 2 weeks time to confirm on the baby's heartbeat. P/S : Baby was about Week 5.

2 weeks later ....

We went to the gynae, and baby was at Week 7, waited anxiously for almost an hour, and finally, our turn :). And, thank God that doc confirmed that baby's heartbeat is normal ... and we will be seeing baby in 4 weeks time.

Another 4 weeks later ...

At Week 11,  our 3rd check-up and it was such a great moment when we could actually see our little baby moving inside .. how adorable that little baby showed us a very strong kick ... :) Hb screamed so excitedly and re-confirmed with doc " is the baby kicking? " .. haha ... Everything was normal and it was such an unforgettable moment ... xoxo ... P/S, I was sick during this time, having bad headache and flu .. :(

Well, my overall experiences throughout the 1st trimester, not much of appetite (in total I dropped 6kg), always very sleepy & tired. I was such a good girl that I didn't go out shopping / jalan-jalan at all, and hb was so surprised, but at the same time, he said it is good also, have more rest ... hahaha ...

But, I was grateful that I didn't have terrible vomiting moment ... Thank God again for this wonderful moment :)

What we get for our little precious .. xoxo

Hubby and I went out to Sunway Pyramid yesterday for movie and as we were walking around the complex, Popular Bookstore was having some Book / Music Fair in the centre court over at the new wing. So, I told hubby that I would like to check out what they have.


In fact, hubby was stuck in one of the section, guess what .. he was stuck in the oldies corner, asking the promoter to play some of the music before deciding which to buy. While, for myself, I walked around and I saw this ... Maternity Melodies. Immediately, I took it and walked back to hubby and told him that I would like to get this :)

Well, I don't know how true / effective is this, but, from the pregnancy books / magazines that I have been reading, it did mentioned that it is good to play classical music while the baby is still in the belly. So, since week 15, I have been playing some classical music of Mozart and Beethoven to my little precious .. hopefully, it does benefit to the little baby who is still growing inside :)

Our 1st Miracle, Our precious gift, Our new beginning ... xoxo

Friends and relatives have been consistently asking us when are we going to have our little junior for many many years. And, everytime we were prompted with this question, we will just either smile or reply, soon soon :) ... Well, not because that we don't want any but we would like to enjoy life as two before we commit ourselves as a parents.

Finally, after the 4th year of our marriage, we decided to give a try and we were truly blessed with the precious gift from God. Thank God for the miracle.

And, our new bundle is expected to arrive somewhere around early Nov 2012 ... we are all so excited and can't wait for the special moment.