While I was still pregnant friends kept asking whether I could handle being a full time mum and my answer was always YES! Why Not? Perhaps judging from my character where I must say I'm not entirely a homely person... girlfriends of mine have doubts that I will be able to handle it. Some said I will be bored.. while some said I will just go outright crazy and my husband thinks I will be a typical 'Aunty' being out of the society.
Well, this whole week I've been taking care of Aston alone while hubby went to work and as days goes by I feel more reluctant to return to work. The satisfaction of taking care of my son there's just no words to describe it. Of course there are hours where I felt helpless but the moment I overcome it I felt tired but with a great deal of satisfaction.
I must say life is pretty much a routine day in day out. Although I must say till date I've yet to bath him and cut his fingernails. I've left this two precious moments for daddy to have some man to man bonding.
8am Change diapers & feed & put him to sleep
10am Change diapers & bath (if daddy can wake up early) & feed & put him to sleep
1230pm Change diapers & tummy time (if Aston's in the mood) & feed & put him to sleep
430pm Change diapers & tummy time (if earlier didn't manage to) & feed & put him to sleep
730pm Change diapers & play & feed & put him to sleep
Usually around 7.30 -8.00 when he wakes up from his sleep things will be a bit cuckoo in the house. After going through the same routine ie. change & feed he will refused to sleep and not in the mood to play. At times he will sleep for one hour or so and wakes up cranky and he will maintain he's foul mood till midnight most of the days. Usually when daddy comes home around 9-ish, after he freshen up he will take over and try put him to sleep while I'll try to catch up on my sleep and express breast milk. Then the routine will start again depending on what time is the last feed. A typical routine will be
3am Change diapers & feed
5am Change diapers & feed
And the cycle continues again at 8am. Well, as for mummy's time I'll freshen up after I put him to sleep at 10am while daddy will also go out to get us brunch and my dinner. After that, I'll switch on the radio to relax and logged into facebook and MSN while google-ing to see what better ways I can handle Aston especially when he's cranky or what is Aston's development etc. At about 4.00pm I'll express milk and by 5.30pm I'll start to heat up my dinner and eat while watching TVB. Ahhh what a life until I hear a cry and reality sets in again!
Well, judging from the above the only drawback is when will I ever get my Chai Latte from Coffee Bean and gossip sessions??? What happen to having dinner with friends follow by drinks? Will my social life be like before? I certainly hope so as I seriously do not want to lose that part of me but if perhaps I have a helper to take care of Aston then perhaps I can still have my social life back but if I have a helper and I am able to go out why not continue work?? So the question remains as full time mama or working mama?
Friday, April 22, 2011
Saturday, April 9, 2011
Confinement is Tough!
Traditionally, chinese believes that after giving birth you need to go through a month of confinement which personally some of the "rules" of confinement I find it quite ridiculous. Having said that, I was lucky enough to have my mum as my "confinement" lady which means I am able to break some of the rules. Anyway, even during my pregnancy I tried to mentally prepared myself to go through it however in reality is tougher that I thought.
Confinement rules include:-
1. Only red dates drink is allowed as a replacement of water
2. No shower & hair wash is allowed
3. Do not carry heavy items (inclusive of pouring a cup of red dates water from the flask)
4. Do not touch water direct from tap. (only boiled water is allowed)
5. No fan is allowed
6. No chicken and eggs allowed (only applicable to C-Sect)
Well, I actually observed the above rules for 10days and that 10 days was a very tough 10 days. I felt so disgusted with myself because I was dirty and smelly with bad breath! Even though, I was allowed to just "wipe" my body as a form of cleansing it wasn't good enough. The first time, my mum boiled me some herbs to wipe...I regretted it. It made my body sweat even more and I felt so hot after that and I got really frustrated all the time. After that, I just use boiled water and the more I take my "wipe" the more frustrated I got in the bathroom because it just doesn't do any good at the end of the day! At the same time, my head felt like there's a huge rock sitting on it because it felt so heavy. My hair was oily and smelly. It came to a point where I don't even bother combing my hair! As for my bad breath... because I cannot touch tap water I had to rely on my hubby to pour me some boiled water into a mineral water bottle for me to brush my teeth. It was very torturing because I had to ration the water to make sure it's enough for the whole ordeal ie to rinse my mouth, wash my toothbrush and my mouth and hands! Needless to say with that I didn't even bother washing my face as how clean can it get without splashes of water on it! This rule really hit me hard. I mean can you imagine every time after using the toilet I had to pour boiled water over my hand as form of cleaning! Honestly, I didn't even use any soap because there's only so much boiled water one can get in a day. At the end of the day, I had to rely on hand sanitiser to clean my hands before touching my baby. With all this negativity in me plus the stuffiness of my house because all the windows were closed plus the heat I was one frustrated and depressed mama!
Around the 8th day or so I beginning to feel really down and depressed. At times, I will just cry for no reason and this lasted for a few days. I will give excuses to friends who wanted to visit me saying that I'm tired or about to sleep so that they will not come over to see me. All I did was just lie on my bed and went online when my baby is asleep. At times when it gets really bad I will just cry my heart out silently without anyone knowing. This went on for a few days until one day hubby found out because I couldn't control my emotions anymore. Hubby was very supportive and consoled me. I also decided to confide in a friend through SMS because I just couldn't make myself talk on the phone.
I finally get to shower and go on with life as a normal human being ie I no longer need to use boiled water to wash my hands! Hooray! I felt much better after things gradually turn back to normal. Although, I still feel sticky and hot all the time at the very least I manage to wash my hair not daily but better than nothing.
Today is 23rd day of my confinement. I told myself that I will only observe 28days. I can't wait for all this to be over. Honestly, I will definitely think twice whether to have another child or not as I seriously do not want to go through this terrible experience again.
Confinement rules include:-
1. Only red dates drink is allowed as a replacement of water
2. No shower & hair wash is allowed
3. Do not carry heavy items (inclusive of pouring a cup of red dates water from the flask)
4. Do not touch water direct from tap. (only boiled water is allowed)
5. No fan is allowed
6. No chicken and eggs allowed (only applicable to C-Sect)
Well, I actually observed the above rules for 10days and that 10 days was a very tough 10 days. I felt so disgusted with myself because I was dirty and smelly with bad breath! Even though, I was allowed to just "wipe" my body as a form of cleansing it wasn't good enough. The first time, my mum boiled me some herbs to wipe...I regretted it. It made my body sweat even more and I felt so hot after that and I got really frustrated all the time. After that, I just use boiled water and the more I take my "wipe" the more frustrated I got in the bathroom because it just doesn't do any good at the end of the day! At the same time, my head felt like there's a huge rock sitting on it because it felt so heavy. My hair was oily and smelly. It came to a point where I don't even bother combing my hair! As for my bad breath... because I cannot touch tap water I had to rely on my hubby to pour me some boiled water into a mineral water bottle for me to brush my teeth. It was very torturing because I had to ration the water to make sure it's enough for the whole ordeal ie to rinse my mouth, wash my toothbrush and my mouth and hands! Needless to say with that I didn't even bother washing my face as how clean can it get without splashes of water on it! This rule really hit me hard. I mean can you imagine every time after using the toilet I had to pour boiled water over my hand as form of cleaning! Honestly, I didn't even use any soap because there's only so much boiled water one can get in a day. At the end of the day, I had to rely on hand sanitiser to clean my hands before touching my baby. With all this negativity in me plus the stuffiness of my house because all the windows were closed plus the heat I was one frustrated and depressed mama!
Around the 8th day or so I beginning to feel really down and depressed. At times, I will just cry for no reason and this lasted for a few days. I will give excuses to friends who wanted to visit me saying that I'm tired or about to sleep so that they will not come over to see me. All I did was just lie on my bed and went online when my baby is asleep. At times when it gets really bad I will just cry my heart out silently without anyone knowing. This went on for a few days until one day hubby found out because I couldn't control my emotions anymore. Hubby was very supportive and consoled me. I also decided to confide in a friend through SMS because I just couldn't make myself talk on the phone.
I finally get to shower and go on with life as a normal human being ie I no longer need to use boiled water to wash my hands! Hooray! I felt much better after things gradually turn back to normal. Although, I still feel sticky and hot all the time at the very least I manage to wash my hair not daily but better than nothing.
Today is 23rd day of my confinement. I told myself that I will only observe 28days. I can't wait for all this to be over. Honestly, I will definitely think twice whether to have another child or not as I seriously do not want to go through this terrible experience again.
Saturday, April 2, 2011
Easy Pregnancy = Hard Labour??
18 March 2011 is the most memorable day in my life. It started of just like any other day... where we've made plans to go down to Petaling Street for Dim Sum at Yuk Woo Hin. Didn't really fancy the dim sums there because they were a bit bland. I guess they do cater to the older generations in view of the history of this restaurant.
Anyway, after breakfast we went home and hubby went to work. I was contemplating whether to drive myself to Mid Valley to attend the Baby Fair or to get myself facial before I go into labour. While I was being indecisive and watching TV at the same time all of a sudden I felt a sudden gash of discharge expelled out from below. I quickly jumped out of bed hoping that I it will not leave any stain and quickly ran into the toilet only to realised that it wasn't the normal discharge. It was water! As I sat on the toilet bowl water was still coming out from below but I couldnt tell whether was it urine or my waterbag just broke!? Anyway, I decided to call hubby home and get to the hospital to check it out. I quickly get into the shower thinking that this could be my last shower for the month! Hubby reached home really quick! It was quite funny at that point where I was calm because I still don't know what to expect and for him could tell that he's adrenalin must be pumping real hard!
So we arrived at the hospital slightly before noon and went straight into the labour ward. The nurses got me changed to the hospital gown and they fasten the machine onto my belly to monitor baby's heartbeat and contractions. The midwife came in to check my below and it was painful!! She confirmed that my waterbag really broke. After lunch, the doctor came and I had to go through the same check up down below and I was practically biting the blanket! Anyway, the doctor said that he's still very high up and she don't forsee that he will be out anytime soon. She said to give it till tomorrow morning and we'll decide what to do. In the meantime she asked me to walk more hopefully baby will come down. So I got changed and started walking around the hospital with hubby. We even walked the staircase floor by floor. By evening, I started to feel some contractions. The pain was bearable and I thought this isn't so bad to start of with. Anyway, hubby was getting a bit worried and told me that I should consider C-Sect if baby is still not engaged when the doctor comes back to do her final rounds. He was explaining that if we wait till tomorrow and things are still not happening and end up performing C-Sect we might as well tell the doctor ahead rather than waiting till the last minute where things get even more complicated. I fully agreed with him...but deep down I was still hoping that I do not need to go under the knife....At about 6pm the doctor came and did her final check on me for the day and told me that baby is still not moving and she feels that the chances of him moving is very slim even if I wait till tomorrow as such the chances of me delivering him naturally is also very slim. Therefore, she suggested that I deliver him through C-Sect today.
The moment the doctor told me that my heart was racing. First, I was afraid of the epidural. Then I was afraid of the pain after the operation... the catheter...After that I was worried about removing stitches. Being under the knife is just outright scarry! Anyhow, the doctor manage to convince me. Well is not like I have a choice really! But since hubby is allow to be inside with me I just thought that I have him as my support.
Once I confirm I wanted to deliver via C-Sect they did all the necessary preparation. They wheeled me to first floor where all the operation theaters are. Hubby was not with me at this point in time. First stop was to get my drips in which I also I thought it was going to be painful having a needle stuck in me all the time but it was not as bad as I thought it would be. Then it was the epidural I know it because the anaesthetist asked me to lie on my side and curled up like a prawn. I guess the nurse saw my frightened face and came to hold on to me while I close my eyes and hold on tight to the pillow and keep telling myself that everything will be OK. I won't feel a thing after this and I get to see my baby finally! I must say that feeling was one that I will never forget! The pain I would say is as painful as getting the local anaesthetic when I had my wisdom tooth removed but only the pain was much longer...well a minute or two longer. After that my feet start to get pins and needles and before I know it my bottom half was already numb and I was shivering really bad which is one of the side effects of epidural.
After that, they wheeled me to the operation theater and I still don't see my hubby! Doctor came and told me that after they set up everything they will get my hubby in. While they were setting up they insert the catheter which I didn't feel a thing. After that, I saw hubby and what a relief! Doctor then asked if I felt anything because apparently she was actually pinching me really hard. So the operation started... I don't even dare to look up because I could see the reflection on the light. I just had my eyes looking at hubby... first he was pretty reassuring then all of a sudden he's eyes got bigger and started to see the whole procedure instead!!! After about 10 minutes or so, my baby boy is out! Suddenly I felt relieved to the extend that I actually felt sleepy. Maybe because I know everything will be OK. Hubby then follow baby to the nursery while doctor stitched me up and I got so worried that I might doozed off I fight to stay awake throughout the whole procedure. At about 7.50pm I'm out of the operation theater while they did some observation. They put a heater on top of me because I felt so cold and was shivering uncontrollablly. Finally, they wheeled me back to the maternity ward still can't feel my legs. I had 3 blankets and I'm still shivering. After all that, I felt pretty tired and yet I can't sleep.
Hubby told me that baby's heartbeat is a little bit irregular and the pediatrician said to put him in the incubator for observation. The doctor suspect that he's body just not accustomed to the outside temperature. They place a heater in the incubator to keep him warm hopefully that will regulate his heartbeat. At about 3am hubby went to check on him and the nurse said that he's heartbeat is back to normal and will be transferred to the normal nursery after the doctor check on him.
So back to my topic of is it true that if you have an easy pregnancy means you will go through hard labour? I mean my pregnancy was really easy compared to my friends...no morning sickness... I went for a holiday in Hong Kong... not much water retention and my belly only got really big towards the last month which means I only had difficulty moving around in my last month. But then again, C-Sect wasn't that bad if I think about. I didn't have to endure long hours of contractions and pushing. The only drawback is that the wound takes longer to heal. Will I still want to go through natural birth for my next child ? I would think so. Hey.. at least I know what epidural feels like now!
Anyway, after breakfast we went home and hubby went to work. I was contemplating whether to drive myself to Mid Valley to attend the Baby Fair or to get myself facial before I go into labour. While I was being indecisive and watching TV at the same time all of a sudden I felt a sudden gash of discharge expelled out from below. I quickly jumped out of bed hoping that I it will not leave any stain and quickly ran into the toilet only to realised that it wasn't the normal discharge. It was water! As I sat on the toilet bowl water was still coming out from below but I couldnt tell whether was it urine or my waterbag just broke!? Anyway, I decided to call hubby home and get to the hospital to check it out. I quickly get into the shower thinking that this could be my last shower for the month! Hubby reached home really quick! It was quite funny at that point where I was calm because I still don't know what to expect and for him could tell that he's adrenalin must be pumping real hard!
So we arrived at the hospital slightly before noon and went straight into the labour ward. The nurses got me changed to the hospital gown and they fasten the machine onto my belly to monitor baby's heartbeat and contractions. The midwife came in to check my below and it was painful!! She confirmed that my waterbag really broke. After lunch, the doctor came and I had to go through the same check up down below and I was practically biting the blanket! Anyway, the doctor said that he's still very high up and she don't forsee that he will be out anytime soon. She said to give it till tomorrow morning and we'll decide what to do. In the meantime she asked me to walk more hopefully baby will come down. So I got changed and started walking around the hospital with hubby. We even walked the staircase floor by floor. By evening, I started to feel some contractions. The pain was bearable and I thought this isn't so bad to start of with. Anyway, hubby was getting a bit worried and told me that I should consider C-Sect if baby is still not engaged when the doctor comes back to do her final rounds. He was explaining that if we wait till tomorrow and things are still not happening and end up performing C-Sect we might as well tell the doctor ahead rather than waiting till the last minute where things get even more complicated. I fully agreed with him...but deep down I was still hoping that I do not need to go under the knife....At about 6pm the doctor came and did her final check on me for the day and told me that baby is still not moving and she feels that the chances of him moving is very slim even if I wait till tomorrow as such the chances of me delivering him naturally is also very slim. Therefore, she suggested that I deliver him through C-Sect today.
The moment the doctor told me that my heart was racing. First, I was afraid of the epidural. Then I was afraid of the pain after the operation... the catheter...After that I was worried about removing stitches. Being under the knife is just outright scarry! Anyhow, the doctor manage to convince me. Well is not like I have a choice really! But since hubby is allow to be inside with me I just thought that I have him as my support.
Once I confirm I wanted to deliver via C-Sect they did all the necessary preparation. They wheeled me to first floor where all the operation theaters are. Hubby was not with me at this point in time. First stop was to get my drips in which I also I thought it was going to be painful having a needle stuck in me all the time but it was not as bad as I thought it would be. Then it was the epidural I know it because the anaesthetist asked me to lie on my side and curled up like a prawn. I guess the nurse saw my frightened face and came to hold on to me while I close my eyes and hold on tight to the pillow and keep telling myself that everything will be OK. I won't feel a thing after this and I get to see my baby finally! I must say that feeling was one that I will never forget! The pain I would say is as painful as getting the local anaesthetic when I had my wisdom tooth removed but only the pain was much longer...well a minute or two longer. After that my feet start to get pins and needles and before I know it my bottom half was already numb and I was shivering really bad which is one of the side effects of epidural.
After that, they wheeled me to the operation theater and I still don't see my hubby! Doctor came and told me that after they set up everything they will get my hubby in. While they were setting up they insert the catheter which I didn't feel a thing. After that, I saw hubby and what a relief! Doctor then asked if I felt anything because apparently she was actually pinching me really hard. So the operation started... I don't even dare to look up because I could see the reflection on the light. I just had my eyes looking at hubby... first he was pretty reassuring then all of a sudden he's eyes got bigger and started to see the whole procedure instead!!! After about 10 minutes or so, my baby boy is out! Suddenly I felt relieved to the extend that I actually felt sleepy. Maybe because I know everything will be OK. Hubby then follow baby to the nursery while doctor stitched me up and I got so worried that I might doozed off I fight to stay awake throughout the whole procedure. At about 7.50pm I'm out of the operation theater while they did some observation. They put a heater on top of me because I felt so cold and was shivering uncontrollablly. Finally, they wheeled me back to the maternity ward still can't feel my legs. I had 3 blankets and I'm still shivering. After all that, I felt pretty tired and yet I can't sleep.
Hubby told me that baby's heartbeat is a little bit irregular and the pediatrician said to put him in the incubator for observation. The doctor suspect that he's body just not accustomed to the outside temperature. They place a heater in the incubator to keep him warm hopefully that will regulate his heartbeat. At about 3am hubby went to check on him and the nurse said that he's heartbeat is back to normal and will be transferred to the normal nursery after the doctor check on him.
So back to my topic of is it true that if you have an easy pregnancy means you will go through hard labour? I mean my pregnancy was really easy compared to my friends...no morning sickness... I went for a holiday in Hong Kong... not much water retention and my belly only got really big towards the last month which means I only had difficulty moving around in my last month. But then again, C-Sect wasn't that bad if I think about. I didn't have to endure long hours of contractions and pushing. The only drawback is that the wound takes longer to heal. Will I still want to go through natural birth for my next child ? I would think so. Hey.. at least I know what epidural feels like now!
Friday, March 18, 2011
Am I Bored?
Some of you may probably be aware that I've been on my maternity leave since 1st March. All my friends who met up with me or called to check on me will ask am I bored? or What have I done for the week? Am I getting anxious about the delivery? Well, honestly somehow I don't feel bored. As a matter of fact I do enjoy it very much even on days where I just stayed at home and watch Channel E the whole day! Maybe I'm such a lazy person that all I want to do is just sleep and eat and watch TV.
For instance, since my last blog was on March 8th, let me try to refresh my own memory what I did on March 9th onwards.
March 9th - Wednesday
I was hungry when I woke up so hubby and I went for light breakfast because I already made plans to have lunch with my parents. Anyway, we decided to just walk outside our house to have roti canai and a cup of teh tarik. I was surprised that after finishing the cup of teh tarik I was so fulled! My parents came and pick me up for lunch at about 11.30am. Initial plan was to pick up my grandpa from Bukit Rimau and have lunch together. We arrived at his house about noon and while my mum was busy transferring some juice from her thermal flask for my grandpa and not sure what else she was doing so I sat there and chatted with my grandpa for while. Unfortunately, my uncle arranged someone to come and service the air-cond around lunch time so my grandpa said he will stay at home while we go ahead with our lunch and just to 'tar-pau' for him. We went to this restaurant called Pun Chun that is famous in Bidor that sells wanton noodles and duck noodles. I was still full from my breakfast so I decided to have the duck soup only and I took some wanton that my dad ordered for sharing. The wanton is huge and yummy! Another reason why I like it so much is that because it does not have pork inside. Just prawns and it's crunchy! After lunch we went back to my grandpa's house to drop off his lunch and we went back to my condo to drop off some stuff that my mum will be using during my confinement like sesame oil, blackbeans and I can't remember what else! After that, my parents dropped me back at PJ and I just relax for the rest of the day watching TV.
March 10th - Thursday
Hubby and I woke up quite late. Late as in nearly noon. Anyway, my FIL called asking whether do we want roast pork rice since he is going to buy back some. I immediately said yes because it's been a while since i had the delicious roast pork rice from Brickfields. After lunch, I took our maid to our condo for cleaning. Mind you the last round the condo was being cleaned was I think nearly 3 weeks ago! While, I was waiting for her to clean, I watched a movie that hubby bought from the DVD shop called Last 3 Days. It's quite a good movie I must say but certain parts was so dark that can't really see anything. Anyway, my BIL also came over to pick up the clothes dryer that came together with the condo. As usual, the maid did a very good job in cleaning our condo and we left after she's done and I rest for the rest of the evening.
March 11th - Friday
I remember we woke up early enough to have breakfast because my mum woke me up. I told hubby that I want to eat chee cheong fun. Just plain chee cheong fun with the sweet sauce. He was shocked because I'm never a chee cheong fun fan. Anyway, as usual hubby was very nice to go out and 'tar pau' for me and we had breakfast together before he left for work while I took a rest and about 11am I got ready to go out with my parents for lunch. We went to restaurant Lan Jie in Kota Damansara and had steam tilapia. I was shocked when I went into the restaurant because the patrons there order one fish to themselves! Anyway, we ordered 2 fishes, a plate of fried sweet potato leaves and kung po chicken. Then I realised why the patrons there ordered one fish to themselves because I myself finished 3/4 of the fish. The only part that I didn't eat is the stomach which I couldn't handle because of the bones. But other than that I finished everything! After lunch, we went to Sunway Giza because I wanted to buy milk and also because I have not been. So we were walking around that area also went into a shop selling baby stuff. My mum bought more mittens and booties for my son. On the way back, my dad stopped by a soya bean vendor and bought some herbal jelly. The herbal jelly is very good! After all that, I went home and slept till hubby came home from work. We also went out for dinner in SS2. We've been wanting to try this italian restaurant called Buenosera for quite some time but the last time we tried it was fully booked so we decided to give it another try. This time round we were lucky and manage to get a table. I must say the pizza is very good! After dinner, we went home and hubby and I went to our condo for the weekend.
March 12th - Saturday
Hmm... can't remember what time we woke up but I'm quite sure is quite late because I don't recall having breakfast on this day. Anyway, as usual we went back to PJ to pick up Russ for grooming and decided to go for Fish Head Beehoon in Kuchai Lama for lunch. Somehow the fish head beehoon is not as good as before. Well ironically we knew that it wasn't as good as before but yet we still return to the same shop for the same dish. Why? So far, this is the only fish head beehoon that we tried that really give us the fish head which I am still able to handle. Other stalls like the famous Woo Pin give all different parts of the fish and it comes with lots of small bones which I hate! Hubby also sent the car for grooming nearby because it's been a while since the car went for a shower! After picking up the car, we pick up Russ and head home. I was looking forward for dinner on this day because one of our friends invited us to his house. Well actually going to his house is one thing but what's serve for dinner is important! We decided to tar pau food from the pasar malam nearby his house and immediately I look forward to it because it's been a while since I went to pasar malam and it's been a while I had good bubble tea from the pasar malam and all the food! Anyway, the food was quite a disappointment. Maybe I had too high of an expectation. There's no tea in the bubble tea! Yes, even the original flavour that hubby ordered does not contain tea is made out of powder! And it was unfortunate that when the man made mine in a transparent shaker I saw that what he added was water and not tea! I also bought meehoon siam as my main meal. It was not too bad but I find it a bit too dry. Perhaps I was missing the meehoon siam in Perth... The assam laksa was also a flop. It smell so good that even hubby couldn't resist but after trying it was a total different story all together! Again, maybe we are comparing it to what we had in Penang near Kek Lok Si Temple. But at least the apom that I had wasn't too bad. After the feast, a girlfriend of mine came and pick me up and I must say great minds really do think alike! We didn't make any prior planning on where should we have our gossip session but both of us had same venue in mind which is Coffee Club in Fahrenheit 88! We were looking forward to the mud pie. I've always been addicted to it ever since I've tried it in Singapore. Everytime I'm in Singapore I must have their mud pie. When I saw that they are opening Coffee Club in KL I was so excited. I even got my galfriend hooked on it. But it was very unfortunate that it does not taste the same. Oh well, at least their fries was good!
March 13th - Sunday
We went to Sunway Pyramid because hubby wanted to get a hair cut so I took the opportunity to get a hairwash too! I like being pampered! Who doesn't right? Anyway, we went to Dragon-I for lunch where I told hubby all I want is the xiao loong pau and maybe some buns here and there. After lunch, we walked around Pyramid as the hair saloon was packed. After all the walking, we went back to the hair saloon and got our service and went home after that. As for dinner, we had a really really satisfying meal which is steamboat. We ate so much that both of us became so uncomfortable but yet satisfied.
March 14th - Monday
We couldn't think of anywhere to have lunch so hubby suggested we go to Low Yat for roast duck. Somehow the duck does not taste as good as before. In fact, I think the roast duck in Kuchai Lama taste better. But I must say their noodles are still very good. Anyway, I ordered fried rice with salted fish and chicken cubes but it turned out the fried rice was a bit wet so I didn't really enjoy it and more over the salted fish was not to my liking. Anyway, after lunch we went for a walk around the mall and we had drink with hubby's friend and went home after that. As for dinner, we had Mcdonalds! Yummy!
March 15th - Tuesday
Hubby couldn't wake up early so I decided to have waffles for breakfast. As usual, after hubby woke up we packed up and left our condo to return to PJ and since we couldn't think of anywhere to eat for lunch I suggested to have banana leaf outside our house. I just had capati with one fish cutlet because I am not very hungry. After lunch, hubby went to work while I stayed at home watching Channel E!
So I guess I better enjoy as much as I can before the confinement where I realised there's so much restrictions it can drive people insane and of course with the arrival of our son things will definietly be different.......
For instance, since my last blog was on March 8th, let me try to refresh my own memory what I did on March 9th onwards.
March 9th - Wednesday
I was hungry when I woke up so hubby and I went for light breakfast because I already made plans to have lunch with my parents. Anyway, we decided to just walk outside our house to have roti canai and a cup of teh tarik. I was surprised that after finishing the cup of teh tarik I was so fulled! My parents came and pick me up for lunch at about 11.30am. Initial plan was to pick up my grandpa from Bukit Rimau and have lunch together. We arrived at his house about noon and while my mum was busy transferring some juice from her thermal flask for my grandpa and not sure what else she was doing so I sat there and chatted with my grandpa for while. Unfortunately, my uncle arranged someone to come and service the air-cond around lunch time so my grandpa said he will stay at home while we go ahead with our lunch and just to 'tar-pau' for him. We went to this restaurant called Pun Chun that is famous in Bidor that sells wanton noodles and duck noodles. I was still full from my breakfast so I decided to have the duck soup only and I took some wanton that my dad ordered for sharing. The wanton is huge and yummy! Another reason why I like it so much is that because it does not have pork inside. Just prawns and it's crunchy! After lunch we went back to my grandpa's house to drop off his lunch and we went back to my condo to drop off some stuff that my mum will be using during my confinement like sesame oil, blackbeans and I can't remember what else! After that, my parents dropped me back at PJ and I just relax for the rest of the day watching TV.
March 10th - Thursday
Hubby and I woke up quite late. Late as in nearly noon. Anyway, my FIL called asking whether do we want roast pork rice since he is going to buy back some. I immediately said yes because it's been a while since i had the delicious roast pork rice from Brickfields. After lunch, I took our maid to our condo for cleaning. Mind you the last round the condo was being cleaned was I think nearly 3 weeks ago! While, I was waiting for her to clean, I watched a movie that hubby bought from the DVD shop called Last 3 Days. It's quite a good movie I must say but certain parts was so dark that can't really see anything. Anyway, my BIL also came over to pick up the clothes dryer that came together with the condo. As usual, the maid did a very good job in cleaning our condo and we left after she's done and I rest for the rest of the evening.
March 11th - Friday
I remember we woke up early enough to have breakfast because my mum woke me up. I told hubby that I want to eat chee cheong fun. Just plain chee cheong fun with the sweet sauce. He was shocked because I'm never a chee cheong fun fan. Anyway, as usual hubby was very nice to go out and 'tar pau' for me and we had breakfast together before he left for work while I took a rest and about 11am I got ready to go out with my parents for lunch. We went to restaurant Lan Jie in Kota Damansara and had steam tilapia. I was shocked when I went into the restaurant because the patrons there order one fish to themselves! Anyway, we ordered 2 fishes, a plate of fried sweet potato leaves and kung po chicken. Then I realised why the patrons there ordered one fish to themselves because I myself finished 3/4 of the fish. The only part that I didn't eat is the stomach which I couldn't handle because of the bones. But other than that I finished everything! After lunch, we went to Sunway Giza because I wanted to buy milk and also because I have not been. So we were walking around that area also went into a shop selling baby stuff. My mum bought more mittens and booties for my son. On the way back, my dad stopped by a soya bean vendor and bought some herbal jelly. The herbal jelly is very good! After all that, I went home and slept till hubby came home from work. We also went out for dinner in SS2. We've been wanting to try this italian restaurant called Buenosera for quite some time but the last time we tried it was fully booked so we decided to give it another try. This time round we were lucky and manage to get a table. I must say the pizza is very good! After dinner, we went home and hubby and I went to our condo for the weekend.
March 12th - Saturday
Hmm... can't remember what time we woke up but I'm quite sure is quite late because I don't recall having breakfast on this day. Anyway, as usual we went back to PJ to pick up Russ for grooming and decided to go for Fish Head Beehoon in Kuchai Lama for lunch. Somehow the fish head beehoon is not as good as before. Well ironically we knew that it wasn't as good as before but yet we still return to the same shop for the same dish. Why? So far, this is the only fish head beehoon that we tried that really give us the fish head which I am still able to handle. Other stalls like the famous Woo Pin give all different parts of the fish and it comes with lots of small bones which I hate! Hubby also sent the car for grooming nearby because it's been a while since the car went for a shower! After picking up the car, we pick up Russ and head home. I was looking forward for dinner on this day because one of our friends invited us to his house. Well actually going to his house is one thing but what's serve for dinner is important! We decided to tar pau food from the pasar malam nearby his house and immediately I look forward to it because it's been a while since I went to pasar malam and it's been a while I had good bubble tea from the pasar malam and all the food! Anyway, the food was quite a disappointment. Maybe I had too high of an expectation. There's no tea in the bubble tea! Yes, even the original flavour that hubby ordered does not contain tea is made out of powder! And it was unfortunate that when the man made mine in a transparent shaker I saw that what he added was water and not tea! I also bought meehoon siam as my main meal. It was not too bad but I find it a bit too dry. Perhaps I was missing the meehoon siam in Perth... The assam laksa was also a flop. It smell so good that even hubby couldn't resist but after trying it was a total different story all together! Again, maybe we are comparing it to what we had in Penang near Kek Lok Si Temple. But at least the apom that I had wasn't too bad. After the feast, a girlfriend of mine came and pick me up and I must say great minds really do think alike! We didn't make any prior planning on where should we have our gossip session but both of us had same venue in mind which is Coffee Club in Fahrenheit 88! We were looking forward to the mud pie. I've always been addicted to it ever since I've tried it in Singapore. Everytime I'm in Singapore I must have their mud pie. When I saw that they are opening Coffee Club in KL I was so excited. I even got my galfriend hooked on it. But it was very unfortunate that it does not taste the same. Oh well, at least their fries was good!
March 13th - Sunday
We went to Sunway Pyramid because hubby wanted to get a hair cut so I took the opportunity to get a hairwash too! I like being pampered! Who doesn't right? Anyway, we went to Dragon-I for lunch where I told hubby all I want is the xiao loong pau and maybe some buns here and there. After lunch, we walked around Pyramid as the hair saloon was packed. After all the walking, we went back to the hair saloon and got our service and went home after that. As for dinner, we had a really really satisfying meal which is steamboat. We ate so much that both of us became so uncomfortable but yet satisfied.
March 14th - Monday
We couldn't think of anywhere to have lunch so hubby suggested we go to Low Yat for roast duck. Somehow the duck does not taste as good as before. In fact, I think the roast duck in Kuchai Lama taste better. But I must say their noodles are still very good. Anyway, I ordered fried rice with salted fish and chicken cubes but it turned out the fried rice was a bit wet so I didn't really enjoy it and more over the salted fish was not to my liking. Anyway, after lunch we went for a walk around the mall and we had drink with hubby's friend and went home after that. As for dinner, we had Mcdonalds! Yummy!
March 15th - Tuesday
Hubby couldn't wake up early so I decided to have waffles for breakfast. As usual, after hubby woke up we packed up and left our condo to return to PJ and since we couldn't think of anywhere to eat for lunch I suggested to have banana leaf outside our house. I just had capati with one fish cutlet because I am not very hungry. After lunch, hubby went to work while I stayed at home watching Channel E!
So I guess I better enjoy as much as I can before the confinement where I realised there's so much restrictions it can drive people insane and of course with the arrival of our son things will definietly be different.......
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Still Counting Down to 'D' Day......
Good news good news! As mentioned in my previous post, baby was at a posterior position. We went for our check up this morning and the ultrasound scan shows that baby has flipped and is now right in the middle of my abdomen facing down. Yay!! Clever boy! But but but... now doctor said that he is still not in the position for labour because he's not "engaged" yet. So boyboy... now is the time to get "engaged" OK? We're nearly there!! Doctor's gut feeling that I should be in labour by end of next week. I'm getting so excited and nervous! Today, when doctor did a check up down there it was painful!! Can't imagine what it will be like during labour!
Anyway, baby finally got his car seat last weekend! Thanks to Aunty J and her gang. After nearly ransacking the whole shop to ensure we choose the best car seat for baby we decided to get the Recaro ProRide in Misty Colour. This car seat should last us from newborn till about 3 years old depending on how heavy baby will be. The car seat can last up till 32kg. Daddy was complaining that he don't even get such nice car seat. Although he's car does come with Recaro seats but it doesn't come with the 5 point seat belt and definietly not so much cushion!
Time to for the next step...to get baby to"engaged" and mummy to embrace labour!
Anyway, baby finally got his car seat last weekend! Thanks to Aunty J and her gang. After nearly ransacking the whole shop to ensure we choose the best car seat for baby we decided to get the Recaro ProRide in Misty Colour. This car seat should last us from newborn till about 3 years old depending on how heavy baby will be. The car seat can last up till 32kg. Daddy was complaining that he don't even get such nice car seat. Although he's car does come with Recaro seats but it doesn't come with the 5 point seat belt and definietly not so much cushion!
Friday, March 4, 2011
What a Pampering Day!
I had brunch with hubby today. I told hubby that I felt like having Wanton Noodles so we went down to Petaling Street to have our favourite Wanton Noodles. This wanton noodles is not your typical really black wanton noodles but not to worry is still very very tasty! We ordered extra wantons too because you can never get such wantons anywhere! It seems that the wantons they added a little bit of salted fish in the filling so is very tasty! Yummy!
After lunch, hubby dropped me home and he went to work. I decided to go and settle some outstanding bills but because I do not have enough cash on hand so I decided to go to Mid Valley where I can go to the ATM machine and at the same time settle the bills at the post office. To my surprise ALL the parking in Mid Valley was FULL! I mean geeezz don't all this people need to work?? The traffic within Mid Valley was horrible as everyone is trying to get into the carpark but they are all closed! I decided to head to Bangsar Village instead. There were lots of people too but the crowd was still manageable. I went to the ATM first and then took a slow walk to the post office which is situated at the row of shops facing the housing area. The queue in the post office was really long. I waited for easily 30mins and then the teller told me that I can't pay the MPSJ 'Cukai Pintu' here. They told me that we can only settle this bill in February and July. Other months we need to go back to MPSJ. Anyway, luckily I stil have my TNB bill to settle. Otherwise I would have waited 30mins for nothing! On the way back to Bangsar Village I decided to pop into Eon Bank and asked whether can I settle the MPSJ bill there and thankfully I took that step because I can! Hooray!
After settling all the bills, I again took a slow walk back to Bangsar Village and decided to have some pampering session. I decided to have my manicure and pedicure done. Just went I was on the way to the nail saloon, I saw this new shop called Spring which sells maternity and baby items I decided to go in and have a look. Aahhhh I told myself why didn't I discover this shop earlier! They have so many nice maternity clothes and skirts and capri pants! All that I was looking for a couple of months ago! But anyhow, I couldn't resist and still bought some anyway. Well, the bottoms that I have now is getting really tight! Most of the time, I am wearing T-Shirts that are overly stretched. Just a few more won't hurt. Anyway, I can still wear them after I deliver! So I bought 2 spaghetti tops and 1 capri pants. By the way, the salesperson was really warm and friendly. I told myself if I need any nursing tops I will definietly come again to buy more!
After my shopping spree, I headed to the nail saloon and had my manicure and pedicure done. I didn't realised there were another nail saloon operated by the same owner one floor up. I was looking for a real pampering session but is just too bad the salesperson didn't tell me they have other service! Oh well, is their loss not mine! Anyway, eventhough it was the basic mani and pedi I still enjoyed myself. On top of that, I only had a clear coat on my fingers and coloured on my toes. I was thinking if I colour my fingers how am I going to clean it when I start my confinement since there's so many taboos here and there and more over coloured comes off easily on fingers.. I don't want to accidently add some paint into my baby's milk! Anyway, since it's a clear coat.. cleaning it before it wears off I won't feel so wasted which means I can clean it before I go into labour!
After my pampering session, I walked all the way to the old wing to buy a pretzel as I was getting a bit hungry and head back to the new wing walking up and down while eating my pretzel! I saw the time was close to 5pm so decided to leave hoping that I won't get stuck in the peak our traffic.
Hmmm.... I must say I still do enjoy not working..! Perhaps it will be a different story when I need to bring along my son with limited resources!
After lunch, hubby dropped me home and he went to work. I decided to go and settle some outstanding bills but because I do not have enough cash on hand so I decided to go to Mid Valley where I can go to the ATM machine and at the same time settle the bills at the post office. To my surprise ALL the parking in Mid Valley was FULL! I mean geeezz don't all this people need to work?? The traffic within Mid Valley was horrible as everyone is trying to get into the carpark but they are all closed! I decided to head to Bangsar Village instead. There were lots of people too but the crowd was still manageable. I went to the ATM first and then took a slow walk to the post office which is situated at the row of shops facing the housing area. The queue in the post office was really long. I waited for easily 30mins and then the teller told me that I can't pay the MPSJ 'Cukai Pintu' here. They told me that we can only settle this bill in February and July. Other months we need to go back to MPSJ. Anyway, luckily I stil have my TNB bill to settle. Otherwise I would have waited 30mins for nothing! On the way back to Bangsar Village I decided to pop into Eon Bank and asked whether can I settle the MPSJ bill there and thankfully I took that step because I can! Hooray!
After settling all the bills, I again took a slow walk back to Bangsar Village and decided to have some pampering session. I decided to have my manicure and pedicure done. Just went I was on the way to the nail saloon, I saw this new shop called Spring which sells maternity and baby items I decided to go in and have a look. Aahhhh I told myself why didn't I discover this shop earlier! They have so many nice maternity clothes and skirts and capri pants! All that I was looking for a couple of months ago! But anyhow, I couldn't resist and still bought some anyway. Well, the bottoms that I have now is getting really tight! Most of the time, I am wearing T-Shirts that are overly stretched. Just a few more won't hurt. Anyway, I can still wear them after I deliver! So I bought 2 spaghetti tops and 1 capri pants. By the way, the salesperson was really warm and friendly. I told myself if I need any nursing tops I will definietly come again to buy more!
After my shopping spree, I headed to the nail saloon and had my manicure and pedicure done. I didn't realised there were another nail saloon operated by the same owner one floor up. I was looking for a real pampering session but is just too bad the salesperson didn't tell me they have other service! Oh well, is their loss not mine! Anyway, eventhough it was the basic mani and pedi I still enjoyed myself. On top of that, I only had a clear coat on my fingers and coloured on my toes. I was thinking if I colour my fingers how am I going to clean it when I start my confinement since there's so many taboos here and there and more over coloured comes off easily on fingers.. I don't want to accidently add some paint into my baby's milk! Anyway, since it's a clear coat.. cleaning it before it wears off I won't feel so wasted which means I can clean it before I go into labour!
After my pampering session, I walked all the way to the old wing to buy a pretzel as I was getting a bit hungry and head back to the new wing walking up and down while eating my pretzel! I saw the time was close to 5pm so decided to leave hoping that I won't get stuck in the peak our traffic.
Hmmm.... I must say I still do enjoy not working..! Perhaps it will be a different story when I need to bring along my son with limited resources!
Counting Down to 'D' Day
According to my iPhone application, my estimated due date is in 2 weeks and 2 days as of today. I actually can't wait because my baby is getting heavier and heavier and it's very difficult to move around. But at the same time, I am also very nervous because I don't know what to expect on D day.
Yesterday, we went for our routine check up at Pantai Hospital. Doctor said that I am doing very well as thus far I've only put on about 10kg and the good news is that she said I should be able to get back to my original shape after delivery without any problems. However, after the ultrasound scan doctor mentioned that baby is doing fine also but is getting too big too fast. Last week, he weighs 2.7kg and this week he is weighing at 3.1kg! Looks like I have to lay off Mcdonalds for the time being... but...but why NOW? They are having double fillet o fish! Maybe I should have one last one before I go on a diet!
Another concern from the doctor is that he is at a position now that is not ideal for delivery. He is now lying very comfortably on my right side and facing my abdomen. Scientifically is called posterior position which means the baby is head down but facing my abdomen. The most ideal position for delivery is to be on the left side and in an anterior position which means head down but facing my back. The reason being is that when the baby is in a posterior position the head circumference is bigger than when the baby is facing my back. Therefore, sometimes their head may get stuck during labour. But since the doctor said that I still have time, now I will need to talk to my baby and try to get my baby to flip.
Crossing my fingers that baby will be in the right position when he decided to come out. Boyboy... remember to turn to my back before you decide to come out ok?! Otherwise mummy will be in a lot alot of pain!
Yesterday, we went for our routine check up at Pantai Hospital. Doctor said that I am doing very well as thus far I've only put on about 10kg and the good news is that she said I should be able to get back to my original shape after delivery without any problems. However, after the ultrasound scan doctor mentioned that baby is doing fine also but is getting too big too fast. Last week, he weighs 2.7kg and this week he is weighing at 3.1kg! Looks like I have to lay off Mcdonalds for the time being... but...but why NOW? They are having double fillet o fish! Maybe I should have one last one before I go on a diet!
Another concern from the doctor is that he is at a position now that is not ideal for delivery. He is now lying very comfortably on my right side and facing my abdomen. Scientifically is called posterior position which means the baby is head down but facing my abdomen. The most ideal position for delivery is to be on the left side and in an anterior position which means head down but facing my back. The reason being is that when the baby is in a posterior position the head circumference is bigger than when the baby is facing my back. Therefore, sometimes their head may get stuck during labour. But since the doctor said that I still have time, now I will need to talk to my baby and try to get my baby to flip.
Crossing my fingers that baby will be in the right position when he decided to come out. Boyboy... remember to turn to my back before you decide to come out ok?! Otherwise mummy will be in a lot alot of pain!
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