My first home cooked brunch

 

Running out of ideas what to cook for lunch on last Saturday and I ransacked my fridge and kitchen cabinet to see what do I have.

And i decided to cook an American Brunch!

 

And  I have a very happy audience! 

Half way through…

Time really flies and so fast, I already past the midway mark of the pregnancy. Somehow, this pregnancy feels much faster than the first one…. maybe because I am so busy at work every single day. So each day just passes by without me realising much.

In any case, I am still thankful to God for a relatively good pregnancy so far, minus away all the horrid morning sickness, which seems to be able hit me at any time of the day and worsen when I ate too greasy food. This baby has a way to remind me to eat healthy most of the time.

Ever since the 16 weeks, Dr Chin, my gynae, has been trying to scan for the gender of this small one. But the small one has been mysterious and always not allowing us to see the important part!!!Tried a few times and we never succeed.

And finally, 3 weeks ago when we went to do the 20th detailed scan, this little one finally decide to reveal the truth to us!! Check out the picture below for the answer! :)

Dr Chin says that he seems much more active and naughty than the brother.. hahaha… i won’t want to imagine that for now!!! But indeed, he kicks me more and move relatively more than Justin when Justin was inside me.

Being able to feel the baby’s movement inside is always one of the greatest moments of the pregnancy and I really can feel that this active is much more active than last round when Justin was inside.  Almost every day at the same timing, I can feel the small one wriggling inside and I always wonder what is he doing inside!!

23 weeks now and another 17 or less to go….. time to really plan out my leave cover plans at work, help at home during maternity and many many preparation that need to be done before the lil one arrives.

Too many things, too little time! OMG!

20th week

Time flies and i am now already half way through the pregnancy journey.

It has not been the best, but i am glad that it is improving and at least for now, i can sleep better at night. But i am still feeling the fatigue everyday no matter how much i sleep. And I realise this pregnancy, I have taken much lesser pictures of my bump. Still thinking whether to go for those maternity family studio shots.. something that i have been thinking since the first pregnancy and never materialise. Still thinking and looking out for good lobangs.
Many people have been asking me, boy or girl? I really dont have the answer cos this one is very naughty la! Don’t want to show us… everytime we go for the scanning, he/she will close the legs whenever my gynae is going to take the picture or try to position the scan in the position to spot for the little thing!!! Haha…. super naughty!! Now we hope that when we go for the detailed scan this week, we will have some light!! Like what my sister told me, tell baby that if still so naughty, come out no clothes to wear ah!! cos we don’t know what to buy.. :p
On the happier note, i have finally finished my taxation exam and now, its to wait for the results in one month’s time. Really need Lots of God’s grace. haha… not asking for too much, just 61 marks to pass the paper and get my certification!! Hehehe.
Going to be end of Nov soon and we have not gone for our family trip this year. sigh. Think most likely will end up with a staycation again in December and i really hope that next June / July, we can go for a family trip, although its going to be a very challenging one with a 3.5year old and a 3 month old infant! LOL!
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Second trimester…. finally

Finally, reached the second trimester and God has been awesomely good!!!
My morning sickness is finally slowly fading away behind the scene!!! No joke after puking non-stop for 2 months in a row and i am proclaiming by faith in Jesus’ name that this will leave me totally for the rest of the 6 months of pregnancy!!! Amen and Amen!
This week is week 17 and soon, it will be the halfway mark of the pregnancy. Time really passes super duber fast every single day. Work is crazy and the fatigue that piles up does not really help me to be more efficient. Everyday, I pray for new strength and new mercies of God to help me last through the day. Like what Pastor tweeted this week, Living one day at a time. Exactly what i am doing now.
Looking forward to my short study break in November. Even though I will be spending a large portion of the time studying for my upcoming exam, but I am also hoping to get some rest and spend some time with my precious son! :-)

A new chapter

Well, yes, i know i been missing from blogging for months! Apart from being overly busy at work, somehow lost the momentum to blog. Too much things and did not know how to express them in words. So decided not to write anything.
But well, now that a new chapter is going to unfold, I feel that its only fair that I start to blog about it again. For all I know, this could be my last pregnancy experience, so I really want to document down the journey as much as I can.
As I am writing this entry, I am in my 12.5weeks of the first trimester. Really praying for the first trimester to be over soon. Purely because I want the horrible morning sickness to be GONE in JESUS’ NAME!

The whole episode started since I was in Shanghai and every night was a nightmare for me. I was totally exhausted by 7pm and all my food never stayed in my stomach  for the night. The food and air there did not help and I think not worth reminiscing the experience again.

Anyway, after I came back to Singapore, the first thing was to do a test and dada! Hit Jackpot ah! We were extremely happy because our wish finally came true and I was totally grateful to Father God for his timeliness. Like what we always know, God is never early never late. He comes on time. He gave us this little life only now because I have already fulfilled all the major trips that I need to go this year and now is probably the best timing. Praise the Lord!

Fast forward the story, since August till now, every night I got to spend at least 30 mins in the toilet and it is no fun at all. I struggled everyday with a bloated stomach , indigestion, gaseousness and puking starting from 3-4pm and all the way till bedtime. That explains for the sumptuous breakfast that I must have every morning.  :p

Really very thankful and grateful for very supporting husband, in laws and parents who accommodated to my changes and try to help me look after Justin as much as possible so that i can more time to rest as needed.
Now the only wish is that this morning sickness leaves me soon in 1 or 2 weeks time so that i can truly start to enjoy my second trimester, and of cos, I want to regain my energy level as before to play with my precious son!

 

28 weeks to go! yay!

A little stressed…

 

Exactly how I am feeling this minute, as I am typing this post.

A zillion things to be done, and my deadline is just 1 week.

In the midst of all these, I am reminded that I should be thankful for the opportunities that my finance director is creating for me at this stage of my career. Not everyone has the chance to go through what I am put through, and this is another season of my life that I have to go through.

Believe that I will come out stronger at the end of the day. At least, in terms of knowledge and experience that I can carry with me.

Meanwhile, I am asking God every single day to give me greater portion of wisdom and capacity.

I don’t know if I can, but i know my God surely can.

Thankful

Bible says, be thankful for everything in life.

I believe, when we become thankful persons, our life becomes happier.

Even though every day, it does seem that we are going through battles and s***, but as we look around and take a step back, there are definitely things everyday that we can give thanks to God for.

If you really can't think of anything, thank God that you are still alive today!!!

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In the twinkle of an eye, another quarter is going to finish in less than 2 days time and we are already stepping into the second quarter of 2012. So far, it has been a busy and frantic quarter, with presentations and lots of problems to solve due to the corporate integration exercise.

Work wise, I can foresee it will just get more, as my manager and director are preparing for the end of their assignement and they be going back in May and July respectively. How time has passed so fast that they are already finishing their 2 years expat assignment in Singapore.

Justin also started school in March since 2 weeks ago. And I am really proud of this little boy. I had expected him to react to the change, but he has somehow adapted to the change quite well and most importantly, he is enjoying school!! Everyday after work, when I ask him about school, he is always excited and happy and he can even tell me that he wants to go school!!!

Thank God and Praise his Goodness!!

So many things are happening and lots more are going to happen in the months ahead.

I also started a secret diary that I started to write down at least 1 thing that I thank God for everyday. I personally think that's a good way for myself to really keep track of the fast paced life and changes happening around me which sometimes, I may overlooked easily due to busy-ness.

One year later, i am going to read again what I have went through this one year and I believe that there are going to be WOWs.