Brief updates....

Life has been pretty busy with baby girl and all....

but i guess it is all worth it for her....

Everyday we would rush back home from work just to see her.

And the best time of our life is during holidays and weekends when

we get to spend a whole day, a whole weekend and

a whole holiday doing nothing but just be with her.

She's 9 months old yesterday...

and growing up fast...

i still can remember the day she came into our life and the days 

that ensued....

and now she's already 9 months and a day.

We watch her grow each day and the 

new challenges and milestone she reaches...

Yesterday she succeeded in crawling her first few 'steps'

and today she succeeded in sitting up on her own...

that is a great achievement...

when everybody is saying that she should have 

achieved thus at 7 months....

:)

Naughty Gracie girl is growing fast and mummy

and daddy are trying to hold

on and savour every moment of it.

16the Dec 2011 ...an emotional roller coaster day...

The day was pretty much normal...

we even planned to go to Jusco to get something...

but i was too lazy to move and so was Chin...

so we ended up napping until 3pm.

When we got up...we prepared to go to Mantin instead.

SO i took bath and after that...

i realised there was a slight bleeding...

but i didnt feel any pain...

So...i was contemplating either to stop by the labour room

or just go back to Mantin.

To give myself tme to decide, i slowly packed my stuff...

just incase i ended up in the hospital,

I just had my check up yesterday at

Columbia Asia and everything was pretty much

normal...

i haven't even discussed my labour plan with my Doc...and the

scan was as usual...baby girl sleeping...

Hmm...finally Chin said we'd drop by just to make sure 

that everything is A okay...

Once there, they strapped me with the foetal heartbeat detector

and everything was normal...

but we decided to wait for the Doc.

Chin and i were discussing tea-time since I was hungry...

when the Doc came at 5 pm.

She decided to burst the amniotic sac to see if the 

placenta has come off...

well....yeap..we panic by then....:p

Chin's one million dollar question to the good Doc -

What should i do now?

Hahahaha.....

Well...it was decided a C-sec for me...

so yeah...a blur...tubes were inserted...

questions were asked...forms were filled...

Stem cell file was taken....

and off they pushed me into the operating theatre.

Chin walked me to the door and kissed me...

I was ...hard to describe...my feelings...

the epidural...argh....i choose to forget that...

then...i felt nothing...just a lump

from the waist down....

which is so uncomfy...

It only took about 40 mins or so but i was so restless...

i kept looking at the clock...and wondering how long would it

take...

when Gracie was finally wrestled out of my tummy...she gave

3 surprisingly short ..ek ek...ek..ek...ek..ek...

and that was it...

no screaming at the top of her lungs or anything...

Her arrival was still a surprise for both of us

to actually feel anything yet...

we were happy but it hadn't really sunk in yet

since i did not get to see her that night...

she spent the night in the nursery while

i was in the ward.

We still couldn't believe that our most awaited one had arrived

finally...

The new story of us - The arrival of the little princess and life with her

This blog is in dire need of an update -

a really belated one.

The last entry was in October when i was 28 weeks preggie.

Now is May....and our Little princess is 5 months old.

So...yesh...she arrived earlier than expected....a month and a day

from the expected date...16 January 2012.

Gracie gril decided to take matters into her own tiny little hands

and that she wanted to be a Christmas gift

instead of a new year's gift...:p

Before that, 28 weeks onward was an uneventful

pregnancy for me.

The most eventful part was that we went

to Langkawi when i was 32 weeks preggie.

That was nothing actually...it was a relaxing trip

but for one thing -

Chin decided to go for island hopping.

The weather wasn't that good so the sea was rough when we took off.

Luckily...nothing untoward happened from that incident.

From 32 weeks onward, i was preparing myself

mentally for natural labour even though

the expected date was still 8 weeks away.

We slowed down on a lot of activities though

we still went window shopping at several places.
Yeap...we still went to Sunway Pyramid for the Xmas deco...
One U for the food (Milano) and the deco...of course..
The Curve but only for a while.
Can't walk for very long now.

My parents were here and after they went back..
i felt quite emotional for a while...sad...
or maybe it was the hormone....but yeah...
i get emotional everytime i left my family...:p

Chin and I bought playpen and baby car seat...
and i finalise my packing....
and did a bit of decorating around the house...
I promised Li Xuan, my neighbour's daughter to
do the staircase before Xmas...
Finally got it done on 15th Dec....
Welll...then....of course we didn't know girlie was going to come
on the 16th right?
That was the surprise after all...

28 weeks....

Baby is constantly moving now especially at

night and after foodie time...:p

She's a foodie girl....:)

We constantly have a conversation but usually

her answer is a kick or just quiet...

The third trimester.....

I realise that i eat a lot of wholemeal bread....

it's like an obsession....

couldn't stop myself from thinking about it first thing in the morning...

Baby is a roti girl.....hahahaha....

and kaya girl too.

Anyway....we are still slowly accumulating

the baby stuff....not fully pack a bag yet but

we do have the stuff ready at home....

just that they're not in a bag yet.

I'll get it done during the deepavali break next week.

Exciting time....

I hope that everything will turn out fine...

God bless baby and that she'll come out as schedule in

January....and no surprises along the way....

I have never been healthier in my life

which is good...havent been sick for months

and i hope i wont get sick for Baby's sake.

It wont be good for me to take medicine at this time.

Chin is also excited....tho blur...

he's taking everything at his leisurely pace....

like there's no urgency to arrange for the arrival

of our precious one....

Maybe it hasn't sunk in yet to that thick skull of his

that things will be tougher next year.

We havent yet have plan on how to best care for baby...

nursery or nanny....

where to find one as we depart for skul at 6 am

and no decent nursery would take a baby at 6 am.

I hope God will bless us along the way and give us solution.

And that He'll bless baby and make her grow according to schedule.

We love u Gracie girl...and can't wait for

your coming.

A bit of shopping and test driving....

Today we went tp test drive a KIA RONDO....

it was so exciting.....

the price itself is not bad too....

we thought of getting a Nissan Livina before but

now the RONDO is more tempting....

and much cheaper than the LIVINA...

We definitely is getting a Rondo for our next vehicle....

It is big and sopacios.....a 7 seater....

with some kewl interior designs....

and the outside itself is quite sporty and stylish too...

But most importantly it'll fit many people....

Now we don't have to worry like more than 4 of my

family members turn up here....

We definitely can ferry them around in it....

Chin was excited too....:p

ANyway...after that we went to shop a bit...

of baby stuff....

we are still looking for a playpen.....

but seems like very expensive so far...

and we missed out on the offer in Manjaku

by one day.....

Cost about RM159.90 but it was August - Sept sale...

so yeah....missed it by a day.

Looks quite kewl too....

and we are baby car seat browsing and stroller browsing too....

Hmm.....baby stuff are definitely not cheap nowadays...

23 weeks and 2 days.....3D scan....

Baby is getting bigger.....

can feel her move now...and most active at night....

her kicks are so hard sometimes that my stomach moved...

Hahahaha.....talk about a tiny 11 inches being inside of me....

We had her picture taken again today....in 3D this time...

at Columbia Asia...

Still she's covering part of her face...so it wasn't so clear...

Naughty...naughty....

Chin insisted that she has his nose.....and my eyes...

but it's too early to tell.....

Chin is going to convince her to show her face

the next time we have her scanned.....

She's growing according to schedule....

now she's at 600 gram....

in a month....her weight has doubled...

Good...good....

So is my weight.....i'm so round now....

think i can roll down a hill and nothing can stop me from rolling.

:P

We did a little shopping last week....

towels....bathing stuff....cloth diapers....diaper liners....

little things...but still a long way to go down the shopping list.

Still have play pen to look for.....the bigger stuff....

like car seat...stroller....

so yeah...if there's a secondhand stuff on sale...we won't mind

buying them.

Chin is still blur about the shopping thingy...

he thought that he can get them once the baby is born....

By that time, i think he would panic and not knowing what to buy

since there are so many brands and types in the market....

It's mind boggling actually....it boggles my

mind even.....

but if i were so confused...imagine how the effect is on Chin....

:P

God bless all the fathers to be....for being so blur like Chin.

It's a girl.....

Today was a day we awaited for....

our appointment to scan for baby's gender in Columbia Asia.

All sort of thoughts went through our heads....

wondering...and nervous....

I don't really mind actually if it's a boy

or a girl.....tho we really want a girl....

but a boy would be fine too...

i kinda attach to the name Ethan Gaell and is

halfway fallen in love with it....

So yeah.....

we discover after an hour wait in the waiting room...

that it is a girl....

We were thrilled......but somehow...i kinda miss Ethan....