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One of my 2011 resolution is to start posting my blog again...........before I totally lose momentum.

Yes !

Cz our memory is short term......... need to lock them up in the blog.

Hee..... this is my dream cake.... lady bug !

And so I dropped hints to my 2 darlings....... what I want for my birthday.....or rather, birthdays.

Together with a single stalk of sunflower. Why single? Cz sunflower looks the best in a simple, single stalk.

My personal slogan is " I want it fast and good !"

As such, one would always hear me saying this to.....

 * wink*

SSSF : Marice, I want this done when I come back, fast and good.

          : Pipi, I want you to keep your toys fast and good now.

Yesterday, I was pleased when Nutty packed up her bookscraping material without me telling her to and she went....

Nutty : Mummy, you see, fast and good !

I took a look at the bookscraping boxes she had kept her stuffs back in and was pleasantly surprised to see that my little gal has finally got it ingrained in her to always do things fast and efficiently.

Am proud of you, Pipi !

It's true.... no time, no energy. That's how I am feeling now.

Every minute committed to my 2 gals......

It's fulfilling though, and I have no complaint.

I'm suffering from blog-stipation...cz' there are so much I have to blog , but each time, it's either there is no time, or I will be so tired.

Good thing is my fats is coming off..... half a kg per week. And at this rate I am going, it will be soon I get back my pre-pregnancy weight. ( Provided Mr CC doesn't " dote" on me too much by buying food to fatten me up) No regrets about eating my fill during my pregnacy cz' Jelly is a chubby baby and I did enjoy the food...hee.... only thing is when I see the number on the weighing scale, I can faint. But all thanks to BF.... and if I continue to be disciplined with my diet, as in eating healthily and no snacking, I will be able to fit into my clothes. Counting down to it.

These days, life is so packed with ferrying Nutty to school and then for her afternoon enrichment lessons. Then there is the milk pumping..... yup, I am doing latched on, but I am also pumping to make sure the flow is maintained. Can take quite some time.

Life is busy, but fulfilling as I see my 2 darlings growing up. Especially their smiles, they brighten up CC and my day!

But for now, I will just have to build up my stamina ... yup, that's exactly what I need to stay active all day long.

Effort, everything needs effort, without it, things can't be done.

Maybe this post doesn't make much sense, but it's exactly what is going on in my mind now.

Effort to spring clean the rooms and every corner, without it clutter and mess would build up.

Effort to maintain family ties and friendships, without it distance would breed.

Effort to change baby's diaper every few hours, without it rashes would appear.

Effort to go through 9 months of pregnancy and not to mention the excruciating pain, without it there will be no cute baby.

Effort to upkeep marriage, without it marital relationship might be put at risk.

Effort to eat right and well, without it there will be no weight lost.

Effort to wake up and pump my milk ( or do latch-on) , without it baby will have no milk.

Effort to go marketing, without it there will be no fresh food in the fridge.

Effort to top up on grocery, without it the house will be empty.

Effort to take care of my appearance, without it the youthfulness will be gone.

Gosh..... there are just simply so much efforts in life, sometimes, I do feel tired. Yet, a moment of slack or laziness will cause the lost in momentum and I hate to have to pick myself up after that.

That's explains why I am on the run these days..... Efforts!

Well, ever since Aunty Ann left on the 4th July.... my life has been on a roller coaster ride. Really, it's no joke and no fun to take care of an infant 24/7. I can't complain much cz' I have been very thankful to have abundant help and attention showered upon. CC, Aunty Ann, my maid, my parents and CC's family. Everyone is all so eager to help and it kind of give me the warmth and encouragement which I needed at this moment.

Seriously, even with the much needed attention from my loved ones, I still feel a tint of hormonal blue now and then. Why hormonal blue? Cz' it's something we cannot control as it's from the pregnancy hormones. The feeling is analogous to one taking a roller coaster ride.... u know, the " sinking" feeling when the ride is going down hill.

Luckily, I have kind of gain some control over how I feel each time the hormones strike. I tell myself I am feeling this way not cz' I am unhappy, but cz' I am at the mercy of the hormones still. My gaene told me it will take around 3-6 months for the hormones to clear. I am counting down.

Well, on the whole, life is pretty back to normal after 1.5 months. I am getting used to the night routine of waking up every 2 hours for Jelly Bean night feed.Though I am still looking forward to the time when she would cut down on the waking hours.

On the weight loss side, things look good. For the first month, I lost a total of 8 kgs, including the water retention. Subsequent weeks, from BF, around 500g per week. I am definitely looking forward to hitting back my M-size clothes in 6 months' time, if I do not give in to my gluttony with food. Yup, for vanity and health sake, I will try not to, or rather, I will not !

Great ! Now that I am slowly adjusting to life with a second child, I am looking forward to doing things I used to enjoy.......shopping after dropping Nutty Gal off school, drinking tea at Ikano Ikea, book scraping and of course, blogging.

6 months back at my hair salon.....

SSSF : Rose eh, can trim my bob higher up or not, I can't see the bob leh?

Rose : Better don't, very difficult to keep back ur long hair if I trim the bob too high.

SSSF : Don't worry, I won't be keeping my hair long anymore, just go ahead and trim it

            higher.

Sign... see, even my hair stylist seems to know me better than myself. Cz' despite lamenting about it at the initial stage, about the bob not being high enough... I am beginning to see the light to it now.

Thanks to Rose, my hair is slowing growing back to my shoulder length. All cz' she has refused to snip it short bob for me. And to think I was still whining at the salon about the bob not being chic enough 6 months back.

In 2 weeks' time, I will be visting my darling stylist for my hair grooming and yup, looking forward to seeing my hair all long and shiny again.

Gosh.... each minute seems to be passing by so fast.... and I can't seem to be as laid-back as I want. Even with the confinement aunty around, I am feeling this way... imagine when she goes back on the 4th July !

Anyway, I am contemplating the following beside she hits back hometown.... get my hair done properly, as in colouring and some treatment. Need a total of 3-4 hours, so I better do it fast before aunty goes back and I have no time to do any of these.

Damn it.... I can feel my breast milk flowing out again.....need to go and pump after this.

Sign... Nutty just came in demanding me to spend time with her. Gosh! Multi-tasking is no joke man !

Hopefully, with a proper time table, I would be able fit everything smoothly. Have not come up with one yet. Alsa.... why do I have a feeling I am sitting for my major exams all over again? With all the time table and what not.

Have to come up with Nutty's curriculum for next term too....the list is still on her notice board dangling away.

With so many things on my mind, why am I still typing away on the keyboard?

Dunno leh.... just feel it very stress releasing to click and click away on my board.

Okie..... am going to go attend my tasks now.

p.s Marice is cleaning up the room and washing the bathroom..... for a moment, she is one

     angel to me. Without her, my load will definitely double up.

From Nutty as she was staring at Bean on the bed....

Nutty : Mummy, when will mei mei grow up?

SSSF : u mean as in run and play with you?

Nutty nodded.

SSSF : Hmmm..... another 2 years!

Nutty : Hurray!

Okie, I know she must have misunderstood as 2 days, that's why so happy.

SSSF : No, not 2 days,huh ! It's 2 years.... in 2009 !

Nutty pout....

Nutty : Eh.... why so long?

Well...well...just too bad lor, like it or not, u still have to wait Nutty Gal. Meanwhile, mei mei can only do 5 things daily. Poo, drink milk, cry and sleep !

I am ready to start blogging..... the pumping and expressing scehdule is on task now.

But damn it..... after searching 3 days for my camera wire , I stll can't find it.....arghhhh !!!

Whatever happens to it? Usually will place it inside the rattan basket, but cz' CC has shifted his work station to the home, so there is some changes here and there.

Okie, let me go and search for it now...... and will download all the pictures of the delivery room and etc....once I get hold of it. Of course, not forgetting cutie Jelly Bean!

Dear all,

I have finally delivered on the 5th June..... Tuesday !

Jelly Bean came out at 1244pm and weighs 3.18kg. Her agar score is good.... full 9 !

My labour is short, 4 hours..... around the same time as Nutty Gal. Will share the experience later on. But, no regrets about using epidural.

Am doing my 1st day of confinement...still adjusting to the new life pace.

Have taken lots of photos .... will share with u guys when I have settled down in a few days.

Off to pump milk now......Moo.....Moo...

I really can't stand female drivers who horn at their own species !

I mean, as women, haven't we been discriminated enough on the road by the opposite sex?

So why turn against your own species?

Was driving along the road today when I witnessed a lady driver horning impatiently at another who was apparently trying her best to do the reverse parking. Usually when I encounter such incident, I would wait for the driver till she gets into the lot.

The incessant horning irritated me to the core.......and my irritation was worsen when I saw the female culprit.

Feel like telling her off..." Hey bitch! Don't you know we shouldn't bite our own species?"

Then again, maybe different people have differing experiences with their female counterparts. For my case, I have always been more a girl-girl person. You know what I mean? It's either the female species like you, or they don't. Could be cz' I am an average-looker, or maybe of my easy-going nature.... or my non-bitchy nature, I can click with most of my kind quite easily. And hence over the years, my first instinct is to take sides with my own species. That could be the reason why I am blessed with many sincere female friends over the years cz' being women, we can easily sniff the real ones from the superficial ones.

As the big D-day draws nearer, my nesting instinct is becoming stronger and stronger.

Today, CC opened our wardrobe door and let out a big " Wau!!!"..... followed by, " Eeee, you trying to run a grocery shop business, is it huh?"

Hahahaha, can't blame him, cz' I have been doing the strangest things these days..... from doing last minute midnight supermarket shopping at Shop N Save..... to asking maid to literally wipe and clean the entire house.

 Toiletries enough to last me half a year!  
Not forgetting tissue paper, wipe tissues and cotton buds.   Hmmm, I have not taken photos of my dried food stock yet.... but they are all lined up abundantly in the kitchen cabinent.   Oh..... that reminds me, I have to arrange for a hair cut appointment to trim Nutty Gal's hair...... before I deliver. Her bi-monthly hair cut is due next week.   What else ????   Oh yes, must help CC to set up the home office in our study room. He is transferring his stuffs from the current office to our home. I like the idea of him working from home. Good to strike a clear family cum work balance. As for me, I would be setting up my own haven in Nutty Gal's extension room. Which means I might have to make another trip down to Ikea to order the shelves and drawers.    

 

At 33 week with a big tummy , the folks at Eunos market place are pleasantly surprised to see me faithfully making my weekly trip for fresh purchases still.

I was so touched when the fish monger aunty offered to do home delivery for me during my confinement. " Just give me a call, list down all the things you need, including stuffs from the pork and fish stalls. We will drop by  your place since it's on the way", aunty told me.

Call it chemistry, but I have a special liking for this fish monger aunty..... feel very comfortable with her.

I enjoy going to the market place, and I make it a point to be there as early as 6.30am. It's not crowded at all during this time and I find it easier to chit-chat and foster relationships with the market folks. They are really very nice and simple folks...... a cheerful and diligent bunch of people.

Their concerns range from asking when I am due, making sure I don't carry heavy stuffs........to constantly reminding me that the floor is slippery.

It's a very heart-warming feeling, really.

Of course, I love being addressed as " Xiao mei" affectionately by most of them too..... hee..... imagine being called " xiao mei" at this ripe age of 32.... quite shiok leh, the feeling.

Went for my monthly gaene last visit and Jelly Bean now weighs a healthy weight of 1.8kg.  Dr H said Jelly Bean is estimated to weigh around 3 - 3.5kg upon her arrival.....and frankly speaking, I can't wait for that day to come.

The end of 3rd trimester is bringing back all the nausea which I have experienced during trimester 1, and to top it off, heart burn and legs cramp. I can also feel my energy dropping as the EDD draws closer. These days, especially the beginning of last week onwards, I can't walk or shop without a break for a roll of 2 hours. In fact, the zoo visit last Saturday was considered quite a victory cz' we actually strolled the entire compound without any ride on the tram !

Most of the bits and pieces for the big day have already been bought and stocked up, except for the confinement aunty's bed and baby's drawers. Guess these have to be settled by the end of the week cz' I have a nagging feeling Jelly Bean might arrive in mid-May, which is about 2 weeks from now.

It's a mixed feeling, on one hand, I hope to deliver fast, but on the other hand, if she were to come out in mid-May, that would mean 2 weeks earlier than the EDD. She would be in her 35th week then.

Guess for the sake of my baby gal, I would rather choose to bear with the heaviness for another 2 weeks till she reaches her 37 week.

Hmmmm..... can't wait to sleep on my belly once she pops.... these days, sleeping itself can be quite a strain.

Am counting down..... now I am in the 31st week going to 32nd... if I really deliver on the 37th - 38 th week, that would mean another 1.5 month to go.

Can't wait !