Happy 1st Bday - Udelle

We were at God Ma Tricia & God Pa Sam's house today. It's Baby Udelle's 1st birthday party! Chloe is excited this morning & woke me up hurrying me to get ready.

It's a fun-filled day for Chloe today. We got to the Sunhaven condo function room @ 1pm. Chloe was actually looking forward for the swim instead of the birthday party today. She has been deprived of her regular swim session since last year cos of her bad bout of ezcema. Naturally when she knows we are going to god ma's house, the only thing on her mind is the pool :P

The party venue was decked in a pastel shade of pink & white balloons & photos of Udelle taken from her 1st to 12 months. God ma Tricia really made a tremendous effort in organizing the perfect birthday party for baby Udelle.

New Blog? Combined Blog? What now...

I have thought about this for awhile. Do I have a separate blog for Ethan or do I have one only for both of them? How do i transfer my existing posts to a new blog? Will I even have time to blog after Ethan's arrival?

35th Week

It's still best to take a morning slot for my monthly check ups. At least, I dun waste precious time spent sitting at the doc idling away.

During the routine ultrasound scan this morning, I can see Ethan moving his mouth as if he is munching away. This is not the 1st time the scan caught him doing this.

After only 2 wks, he is at 2.37kg today. Perhaps, he is really digesting the durians I had last week! 3 more weeks... this is how long I have to wait to greet my little boy. His birthday is set on 15 May 2010 as I will be going for my c-sect anyway.

I did not shop alot for this second pregnancy possibly due to the fact that boys have less things to buy? :P or that I've already got some neccessities like breast pump, rocker, sterilizer etc either passed down from friends or relatives or from my first pregnancy.

Nevertheless, date set, room booked. I am all set to welcome Ethan to this world for my 4D 3N stay at TMC :)

Dunch You Underestimate Me

Since birth, Pete & I have been speaking English with Chloe. We do speak the occasional Mandarin with her. As for me & Pete, we communicate mainly in Mandarin. I guess this is how Chloe got to understand what we are telling each other especially so that she is taught Chinese in childcare.

Just after dinner, while sitted on the sofa, I was having a conversation with Pete.

Me: 今晚宝宝睡那里？
(Chloe is supposed to be sleeping with Wati before Ethan's arrival)But we failed quite miserably for the past 2 days as Chloe will wake up & request maid to bring her back to my room.
Pete: 跟wati睡咯
Me：她昨天睡到半夜又爬起来你知道吗？不如今晚就不把冷气关掉， 看她会睡到天亮吗。
Chloe sitted between us replied: DON'T WANT. I want to sleep on mummy's bed.

This nearly threw me off my seat laughing out loud! Wahahaha..

My Mini Salon

This mini vanity table is a birthday gift from Andrew 叔叔 & Fiona 婶婶. Chloe has been playing with this with aunty wati during weekend mornings.

Look at her having fun with her hair dryer & new hair style!

Durian Treat

Before I pop, I told pete I want to try some durians.. maybe Ethan can be a chubbier baby? So on Sunday night, we headed for Geylang for some durians.

Chloe was not really interested in these thorny fruits. Initially she told papa she wants to eat durians with so much zest, after she tasted a small bite, she shook her head n lamented she is FULL!

So while we were savouring the durians, Chloe was doodling on a piece of paper.
Below is her artistic version of DURIAN :)

Pregnancy - 33 weeks

I am due for another appointment with Doc Wong next Tuesday..By then, I should finalised on the date of my c-section. The frequency of my monthly check ups is on a bi-monthly basis now. Ethan is approximately 1.8kg, average size baby I must say.

I am feeling more lethargic especially after work. At times, I feel breathless possibly to the lack of space in my ballooning bulge. The numerous sleepless nights, frequent visits to the toilet somehow made me want Ethan to be born soon yet part of me still wants to spend more time with Chloe before she officially sleeps with aunty wati (my newly engaged housemaid) at night while I take care of little one.

What will happen next in another few months time is still a big question mark in my head. Will I survive the dreaded breastfeeding stage? Will I have painful engorgement like my first pregnancy? Will Chloe be well behaved without my constant supervision or will she get jealous of her newly arrived sibling?

I guess I will only know when the time comes!

Conversation With Chloe

I was patting Chloe during her afternoon nap just now..

Me: Chloe, didi Ethan is coming out soon from mummy's tummy you know?
Chloe: (drinking her milk & nodding her head in agreement)
Me: Do u want to visit mummy & ethan in hospital?
Chloe: Yes & get my sunglasses?
Me: (pretty surprised she still remembers that didi might have a surprise for her) Yes maybe u will really get your surprise
Chloe: Ok i go hospital visit mama, dun scratch your tummy k? doctor will give you injection.