buybuybuybuybuy

Since the start of September, i started buying dresses, tops for baby R and fewer pieces for baby #2... I was happy to find matching pieces that the 2 gals can be in... When i say matching its not totally SAME! Matching for me is in terms of colour or pattern. I have their CNY clothings kind of settled and my kind frens all excitedly told me they have bought baby #2 gifts and some told me they bot a few pieces of clothings! how lucky my new born is! Lucky for me too... i am blessed to have very nice people around me. Its not only the gifts i am refering to but they had kind tots and showered me with love and concern!

Since last week, my buy switched to books and this week i continued to find good books online! Gx was asking what should baby R give baby #2... i had already got a bunny rabbit ready for her to give to her little baby sister... and Gx asked what should baby #2 give jiejie... I told him no toys cos baby R has many soft toys and we might still receive more hand downs or new toys at the end of the year/xmas. I prefer to get her books and i got some titles that will surely excite her! think i have enough books to give her each week when she is a good jiejie till xmas! 

Xmas shopping is due for me in Nov! i had ordered my stuff months ago and i am pretty excited to pick the stuff up, it will be my 1st shopping after confinement... Soon it will be Dec, Cousin K is getting married and we have to attend Gx's fren wedding, then comes Xmas! We have 2 new members for xmas this year my little nephew and my own little baby gal! 

The thought of my own little family has grown from 3 to 4 sounds very warm... but the truth is i have many fears  within me right now... i am so afraid to face any obstructions... i want to do things my way... i am worried about baby #2 cos i ate less healthy stuff than my 1st pregnancy... will baby #2 be fine? Yesterday i jus told Gx incase anything happens to me thru the pregnancy, he must look after the 2 gals well and bring them to see my mum every weekend... i can't help it cos i am the worried sort and after all i am gog thru an op and anything can  happen... i rather have the chance to make things clear... i have even started buying socks for baby R to go to school... preparing a box for her school bags! i even listed what can she bring to school for her 15mins snacktime! 

I spotted a dress i like and sure hope when i can get it, it will still be there for me... plan to wear for my sil's wedding which is next year Dec! haha... i really like that dress and i would rather get it then i can't find anything for her wedding next year! What i really want to buy isnt an iphone or ipad... but i decided i needed a better lappy cos the quality of the burner i am using now sucks! but with the birth of a new life = $. We now have extra diapers to get, milk powder to supplement but sure hope i can fully breastfeed but i am not banking on it cos i know i can't get full support... pretty sure cos my mil will sure stand in... the older generation doesnt understand... my mum stood by my sis cos mum had once clashed with me over milk issue... thru the 1st time, mil wasnt very supportive and always questioning me if baby is full. I dun want to feel pessimistic but i can't help it and seriously i am not looking forward to address all these issues... 

Will i get blues? Haha... i want to stay strong for my gals... but my mood kinda dipped way down these days... troubled by the flu bug, my tired body so want to give in and really i wish i can have proper rest... before the big day comes so i can be in the best to receive my gal and not feel so troubled... 

the only thing that can get me all excited now is buybuybuybuybuy and waiting for the parcel to come!

thursday to next thursday = 7 days left

counting down! today i started a project that i have wanted to start ... baby R's 2nd year pics slide... i am now half way thru to October 2010... hope tomolo i can complete the slide with one more year of pics to put up! too many pics and i need to cut down the pics that are up! so after i cooked, got baby R to nap, i sat at the com to work on it... now i am  waiting for the project to save and i need to lie down! 

Called my gynae cos mum was worried what happens if i dun get well before the op! Doc told me to rest and REST is the last thing!

Last CookOff

29th Sept11, Thursday. Exactly a week away... i decided to cook all the minced meat there is in the freezer! I wanted to cook on Tuesday but i drag it till later afternoon and when mum was popping by tpy, i invited her to dinner thus i pushed it t Wednesday! Yesterday i was feeling so sick, so stuffed up and really tired... and i had a good chat with a friend thus no cooking. Today is the day! Tried out something new with baby R and she did well helping with the the washing of the brown mushrooms (chosen by baby R over white mushrooms) and tomatoes, while i do the slicing!

heated up the italian sausages in the toaster oven to make it easier to slice them up! got the spag cooked while i slice up the mushrooms, tomatoes, cooked sausages and onions. When i asked baby R Penne pasta or Spag... she has already chosen spag and i asked her again - Mimi, i chose spag already! cos mummy wanted penne pasta but my gal was pretty sure what she wanted!

the bacon bits were good cos i didnt have to spend time slicing... cos i really had a hard time being on my feet for too long! Once the onion was soften, the rest of the veg and then minced meat and lastly sausage with a bottle of spag sauce went into the pot with some seasoning. 

my gal told me its DELICIOUS! she didnt say yummy but kept repeating This is Delicious! 

Called my gf Ser to ask her to recommend some reading materials to stop me from throwing quick shouts at my gal... esp since Tuesday... i am so easily worked up that i can really shout so loud at my gal and when she teared up and say sorry to me.. i felt so bad but i was still mad inside cos she really pushing her luck... baby R kept doing things i told her not to and she would not listen to me when i try so hard to control my temper and telling her nicely doesnt work till i burst out, she would pay attention and stop her nonsence! but she melts my heart whenever she thanks me, kisses me, hugs me and esp when she say sorry to make up with me... i hope this shouting stops... i need to work on it!

i need 2 computers

yup she had 2 lappy and she played with both at the same time!

German almost Oct Feast

Tuesday nite, Gx was gog to be late... he have entertainment session for work so i was jus lucky enough to have German Sausage for dinner! I was looking for my honey mustard but failed to find them last Friday but in the end i decided to try this German Mustard in a long tube. 

It says its medium hot... but it wasnt really maybe i am jus too stuffed up with my blocked nose to taste anything right! cos the sausages i could only taste salty nothing else... i sure hope i get well way before the op!

thankful to have help

thanks to mil's thoughtfulness, she packed these shuijiao the nite before and it sure came in handy cos i am finding it so difficult to move about on my own that these solve my hungry pangs yesterday!

thanks to my dearest nice neighbour who allowed us to use her dryer 

to get all these clothings ready for baby #2!

while i was folding and packing the tiny clothings, my dear baby R looked thru her library books!

baby R pretty much left me to do what i needed to but when she needed attention,

i was of cos dragged away and left these till she napped to complete the task... 

RACHEL cake for tea

my proud little gal showed off her the cake she decorated to her grandparents.

A simple but pretty nice soft sponge cream cake for tea on Monday!

appreciate and appreciated!

Today i received a chat from a friend who kindly asked if she could use my idea. i really appreciate her thoughtfulness! First she is polite enough to give me credit cos she really liked the idea and wanted to use it for her gal's party! I said go ahead and shared with her the details of how i set up the party... i sure hope she dun mind me typing this out cos i really am happy and thrilled someone loved the idea and is kind enough to inform me! Thanks! thats when i gladly share my projects with others...

Me and my dear fren "I" always chat about how much effort we put into projects we start..."I" puts super lots of time reading and planning each of her trips! She sets her trip the way she likes and covers everything that interest her hubby and herself. Alot of effort cos she reads, calls to book and gets her stuff ready way in months before she sets off! She gets rather pissed when she is jus asked to pass her whole package details she did when friends jus stretches out their hands... instead of appreciating her efforts by asking her how she did it, where she finds info and how much time put in!

For me, she sure knows i spend lots of time sketching, brainstorming, browsing internet for ideas for each of my party... i do not have the dough for huge parties but i sure want to set up something decent and pretty for my gals! At this point, i have already planned my little dessert table for my full month party for baby #2! more or less the things i need for the party is bought and jus playing the waiting game for the little one to arrive! yes i started planning way long before prob when baby is only 3months old in my belly! its not something major i am gog to create for my gal's full mth party but its something i like to do in my FreeTime, when baby R is napping and when i lying down on the sofa to rest... i brainstorm and jus want something special beside jus having a buffet table for the event. Please dun expect too much cos dough is limited but i put my heart into doing it even if its something simple.

So thank you for liking my creation which meant alot to me and i sure hope what i shared with you can help you create your own little garden party for your gal! i look forward to see your pics and of cos the happy face of your little gal! 

10, 9 then 8 more days to go...

26th Sept11, Monday. 10 ore days to go. Down with flu. Slept thru after lunch till evening! I completely left baby R to the grandparents. I had a tough Sunday nite cos i was awaken up by a bad dream... then i couldnt sleep and was easily disturb thru the wee hours with gx's turning, my tired gal's rumble and cries and my baby in my belly moving... The nap did me good but i was still not well. My gal didnt nap at all and by 7+pm, when she was on her new hand-down rocking chair from L yiyi... with sil's bf helping to make the chair rock with a consistent speed... baby R actually fell asleep... then i stayed home with her while the rest took the chance to have a peaceful dinner with her and me. Told Gx in another weeks time, everyone will prob eat in on Mondays to stay in with me and the new baby... so better go out for dinner!

27th Sept11, Tuesday. 9 more days to go... i had so much trouble loading pics on blog and FB and with Irene's suggestion, i switched and after loading google chrome, everything went smoothly... dazed from my snuffy nose, low on energy, i jus spent my day sitting infront of my lappy to rush out all my posts... i want to keep up to the weekend and then hopefully a least be able to post the good news on time on my blog from the hospital! almost did but baby R woke up and i had to bring my wet baby #2's laundry to my neighbour's house to spin dry in her dryer... i am so lucky to have the nicest neighbour on earth! she offered me months ago to help us dry our clothings if ever we need her dryer esp thru the rainy season! chatted with her and head home to prep baby R, fed her dinner but she threw up right into her bowl of porridge! so no choice, she ate dinner with mum, me and gx at Soup restaurant. Mum was in TPY to take her passport  for her elderly concession card... my mum has really aged. We first met up with mum at popular bookstore cos she was there to buy vouchers for the twins' bdae gift. Mum took baby R to pick a book and in the end i picked up a great nursery rhythm activity book which cost only $4.50! Dinner was ok cos maybe i am sick i can't taste much in what i eat but i was glad to be able to have dinner one time on our own before i go give birth next week! 

28th Sept11, Wednesday. 8 more days to go! Almost jus left a week to go! i didnt count Oct 6th in cos thats the final day and my op is in the morning! We will have to leave the house really early to go TMC to check in to get our room cos its subjected to availability and i am lucky my hubby is still gog to give me a one-bedded room. What do i still have on my list of things to do... Started washing the laundry yesterday and i was folding some of the clothings we had washed, i was half-way thru sorting the tiny pairs of socks and mittens and i took a break from sitting on the floor to type this entry. Still have a bag to bleach away some of those stains that will appear on white clothings when they are kept too long before wash, have a bag to handwash cos the material is delicate, room was packed on Saturday but there are still many things to clear and made neater... maternity bag still have to be filled but most items have to wait till the nite before like cameras... still not feeling well. I have to use up the mincemeat and i really have to push myself to cook the sauce for spaggeti! somehow baby R actually told me jus now I want to eat Spagetti not porridge... not sure how but this flu bug has to leave me alone asap! i need to gain back energy to use up my next 7days fruitfully! sure hope i can start and finish a project i plan for baby R within the next 2 days... kinda impossible but i try! 

toy opening ceremony

we head to Cousin L's house to deliver the presents to him!

Baby R gave L fufu a knights sword!

we gave Cousin L a racing control car!

my gal can't get enough of bouncing on the trampoline!

even when i asked her to finish up her afternoon milk, she had to lie down on the trampoline to do so!

arent these cute!!!

shared a papa smurf with daddy....oops!

arranged Cousin L's presents and got him to take a shot with his loot!

Daddy was actually resting his eyes, taking 5mins shuteye nap... but he was asked to wake up by not my gal but Cousin L to help him out with fixing his new toy! baby R was bored when her yiyi had to go for her tuition and she played with fufu's new sword while watching daddy and fufu at work!

gx thou tired but bet he had fun helping to fix up the race track!

Cousin L's After Party Activities

After sitting under the hot tentage, we moved to Pines library to cool down and thou its a library, the kids were in there to rascal! When the noise level was too much for me and Cousin A we head out of the library and we chanced upon the table set up at the lobby and there was a cake-decorating session for $14.95 per cake! Cousin A and I were interested and so were the twins. So we sat down to get to work and Cousin L and V came down to find us and they had to wait for their turn to have a go at decorating their own cake!

twins' creation

mummy + daughter masterpiecec

our 1st creation together

the 2 older ones had better creative juice for their cake!

jus before we left the table, L had an idea to surprise her mum with the cake she created... cos one week later it would be Aunt O's big day! Cos she had her name at the bottom, i suggested covering up her name with choc and L was cool about it and we cos V didnt use any of her gummy in decorating her cake, we place all to cover up the chocolate area and we did surprise Aunt O and when she asked who's idea was it, she was definitely touched when she knows its her own gal's kind tots! 

while the rest had left, our little family head to the playground for a quick play

jus 10mins had my gal sweat it all out... she was all sticky with perspiration!