Chicken Pox Diary

Poor Brandon

2010-04-19T17:35:00.000-07:00

Brandon is going to be 1 month old

2010-01-18T23:41:00.000-08:00

5 more days to B-day

2009-12-22T01:05:00.000-08:00

5 more days to B-day.... can it be a little bit faster...
I dreamt that walnut is born, with only 2 hard pushes and he pop... hope it will be that easy...

Trying to keep myself occupied while waiting.... there is really a lot to do....

My daily routine as a temporary full-time housewife
1) Clear dishes (if any)
2) Boil water
3) Sweep the floor
4) Go mother's hse or MIL's house, if nt, cook lunch, do mask
5) Wash clothes and iron clothes once every few days
6) Wipe cabinet if it is dusty
7) Afternoon Nap
8) MSN
9) Watch TV
10) Sleep

6 days and counting ....

2009-12-20T20:46:00.000-08:00

6 more days to walnut due date... in fact, he can pop anytime. I can feel that he is moving down these few days...

Finger and feet start to get swollen due to water retention. Can be uncomfortable at times... and a bit painful when i massage on it... wee wee frequency increases especially when walnut tries to move downwards... neverthless, these are good signs that he is getting ready...

My Breast Pump is here ....

2009-10-15T05:26:00.001-07:00

My breast pump is here... very satisfied with my purchase. Really glad that I attended the workshop conducted by Mumsfairy. Looking forward to my first breastfeeding experience....

Below is how this innovative breast pump works... handsfree... less noise... strongly recommended. Visit http://www.mumsfairy.com/ for details...

1st Lesson - Nutritional Needs

2009-09-06T17:28:00.001-07:00

Attended the 1st lesson on last Friday at Mt Alvernia.

This is the only lecture session which lasted for ard 1hr... informative session and it reminded me to increase my intake of Calcium and Iron...

Calcium - baby is growing vertically now... hence calcium is required for bone growth.
Iron - baby is getting active. Food for baby and baby waste are transport through blood stream hence I need more iron to create new blood cells for the baby. And baby needs to store more Iron for use when he is born cos mummy's milk do not have this mineral.

With the increase activity in my body, I tends to get tired more easily. In addition, baby always kick at almost anytime he likes. More frequent in the morning when I wake... and before I sleep at nite... what an active baby!

Looking forward to the next lesson on Exercises and an additional workshop on Breastfeeding...

Prenatal Course

2009-09-02T02:28:00.000-07:00

Going for the 1st lesson of prenatal course this friday.... hee hee... 2 hrs per lesson... hope it will be interactive and interesting....

1st Session
• Physiological changes during pregnancy
• Nutritional needs during pregnancy and after delivery

2nd & 3rd Sessions
• Backcare and exercises during pregnancy
• Stages of labour
• Techniques to cope with labour
• Relaxation and massage
• Role of support person

4th, 5th & 6th Sessions
• Signs of labour
• Pain relief in labour
• Methods of delivery
• Care of mother after delivery
• Infant Feeding
• Importance of breastfeeding & bonding
• Bathing and care of your newborn
• Familiarization tour of hospital

Shopping for Walnut

2009-08-22T07:20:00.000-07:00

Is time for shop for walnut... too many things to buy on the list... and still doing research and shopping around... i think kiddy palace is mostly recommended... so i went down today... but undecisive on buying the baby items... hee hee... in the end, i bought a set of towel for walnut.... sherron bought 2 pair of booties... hee hee...

In fact, i am eager to get clothes for walnut since last week so I resort to online shopping on friday at the comfort of my bayview office... hahaha... not sure if it is cheaper, bt is a convenient way to shop anytime, anywhere.... hee hee... below are the items that i bought...

when he is 6mths old

9 mths old

12mths old

Walnut is "Jixiang"

2009-08-04T03:37:00.000-07:00

Went for a detail scan today... finally we know the gender of walnut... he has a "bird bird"... hee hee... Worked out a list of items to buy last weekend. It's time to shop this week =)

GEAR:
- Baby crib/cot
- Rocking bed (sponsored)
- Stroller
- Cabinet or Toyogo
- Baby pillow and bolster (made by mama)
- Infant toys - muscial pooh bear
- Hanger for baby towels & clothes

CLOTHING:
- Baby wrap with prints and hat
- One-piece pyjamas
- Top & Bottoms
- Booties and Mittens
- 1st month old clothes
- CNY clothes

DIAPERING & MILKING:
- Diapers - disposable & washable
- Baby wipes
- Powder, ointment & lotion
- Milk bottles & powder container
- Milk bottles sanitizer
- Milking bag

BATHING:
- Bathtub (available)
- Towel & handkerchief
- Baby soap
- Cotton bud

P.S. If anyone got items to give away, do let me know =)

Bridal Shots

2009-04-08T05:25:00.000-07:00

Valentine's Day

2009-02-15T07:19:00.000-08:00

Valentine's Day is here again.... I can't feel the love in the air though... perhaps is due to my location...

Is was a busy day... bt not for celebration... I went to get the lights and bathroom essentials for my new home... quite happy with what I have bought bt a bit more than my budget...

Hope all will match well....

Lights for my new house:
- 12 lights
- 1 ceiling fan
- 1 door bell
Total: $1700 (exceed budget)

Bathroom Essentials:
- 2 set of 7-pc bathroom set
- 1 plain mirror
- 1 snowman mirror... hee hee...
- 2 heaters
- 2 matt glass holder
Total: $700 (below budget)

A fruitful trip... finished what I need to get in one day... hee hee... now i can concentrate on preparing other stuff...

Bridal Photo Taking - 12 Feb 09

2009-02-14T18:30:00.000-08:00

Yohoo... 12 feb is finally here... Is the day to took our bridal photo...

Studio shots were fun... not as tired as I think... Found this little sheep while I am skiving... hee hee... cute wor....

(bridal gown is confidential wor... see my face first... hee hee... )

At around 4pm, we proceed to outdoor... botanical gardens and tanjong pagar shophouses.... Outdoor shots was tiring wor... thanks buddha.. is only 2 hours...

Resting.... hee hee... Nice backdrop ....

(this is the white gown only for outdoor shooting... looks like cabbage... but i like it... hahaha)

The entire shooting ends at 630pm... one more wedding to do list completed... hahaha... photo to be ready in 3 weeks time...

(did u spot my pooh bear? they are there for phototaking too)

P.S. Thanks to the canon ixus shooting crew... otherwise we will not have the making of bridal photos candid shots here....

Hyundai Matrix is sick

2008-12-20T18:31:00.000-08:00

I am driving to Clementi, at the exit of AYE, Clementi Ave 6... the boy cannot go anymore... hahah... HP low batt... (totally flat)

Thanks to a helpful man that offer his help... Open up my bonnet and lend me his hp... in the end... car went to see doctor...

Hope he is alright... God bless!

21.2km Completed

2008-12-20T18:20:00.000-08:00

7-Dec-08 - The Standard Chartered Run

I completed the run! Unbelievable wor!!

I questioned myself at the 5km... "Will I give up in the end?"

Hee hee... Mr Lim and I slowly jog and chat... and we are close to completion...

Saw this signage... "the pride gain is worth the pain" do u agree?

I think is self satisfaction ba... a milestone that marks the end of my Year 2008...

Perhaps, an additional line in my resume :-p

Great Eastern 10K Run

2008-10-25T20:28:00.000-07:00

Finally, the run is here... this is my second mass run this year but is the first 10km run... has been training only once a week since last month... and dun seems to achieve significant results.... hee hee... but nothing is impossible.... or impossible is nothing.... (see adi-nana below)

Snapshots along the way:

Finally finish 5km, here's the reward... cheers...

She is also taking pics... hee heee

After running for more than an hour... mission completed.... i think i gt to buck up for the upcoming half marathon... hee hee...

My Pets

2008-10-25T06:05:00.000-07:00

This is my two newly acquired pets... pooooOoohh bear....

Pirate transformed

it's lunch time

Apart from makan time and activity time, they are usually resting beside my bed... hee hee... they are often bullied by pong pia... bt he has been chased out of my room.... hahaha

Celebration at the Fullerton Boat House

2008-10-25T06:02:00.001-07:00

Always pass by Fullerton Boat House.. finally get to go there FOC... with thanks to Lonza Singapore... hee hee...

nice view... pretty good band...

My First Punctured Tyre

2008-10-25T05:45:00.001-07:00

It was a raining sunday... i was along Jurong West St93... i realised something is nt right about my car... i quickly went to the nearest petrol kiosk for a pump... bt no matter how i pump, the tyre still does not get inflate...

I quickly call the only man in my house... he advise me to drive slowly back... while i am driving, cars along the road point to me to alert me on my deflated tyre....
I nodded to them.... i am rushing back....

Finally back home.... waiting for papa at the carpark to change the tyre... who knows... the jack isn't powerful enuff.. or my car too high... we need to stack 3 bricks (see white tiles below) to lift up the jack in order to take the tyre out....

Finally, tyre is out... papa bring it to Woodlands Road to mend the hole....

Tyre is back in action.... Yeah!

Happy Teachers' Day

2008-09-01T04:43:00.001-07:00

Today is 1st September. Wish all teachers Happy Teachers' Day!

My First Home

2008-09-01T04:37:00.001-07:00

Finally got the keys for my house.... hahaha... papa, mama & ah mah accompany me to officially open my house... throw pineapple and pray pray.. bless my house to huat... most importantly all "pin an" and "sun li"

so what's next...

It's time to work

2008-08-17T07:58:00.000-07:00

Today is the end of my 14 days of MC.... going to work tomorrow...
hope i can wake up early to avoid traffic jam... hopefully can remember my way to work...

K-Lunch

2008-08-15T08:26:00.001-07:00

I am recovering real fast.. nw a healthy baby... instigate by my sis to go K-lunch... haha...

dun tell anyone k... ShhhhSSssss....

I sneaked out...

2008-08-11T05:48:00.000-07:00

Today is Day 9 of my chicken pox... miraculasly, i recovered real fast.... hahah... onli a few deep dried up pox pox...

i was jumping up n down my hse since yesterday... hoping to go out... hahaha... finally my mama agreed... that is becos she wanna me to fetch my papa from TTSH lor...

As expected, i lost my way... papa gt to take a cab home ... haha... mama and me went shopping for bed... wohoo!!

Mama went to fortune of wealth...

Nw searching for ID, day photography, videography etc... hope to get things done during weekdays to avoid weekend crowd... Not to worry, i will make time to rest and make sure i recover fully from the pox pox... Wahhhha!

My first video

2008-08-09T21:09:00.000-07:00

I am reali bored at home.... tried out the Windows Video Maker to create my wedding montage... haha... but there is no music... no narration... anyway, just wanna try out this software... below is my first video...

They reached the top of Mt. Kinabalu

2008-08-09T20:20:00.000-07:00

HQ, CT and Ashley has reached the top of Mt Kinabalu this morning!

I am the organiser of this trip and supposed to be there with them ... bt due to chicken pox... gt to stay in SG...

For those that are interested to go... you might want to reconsider after reading the below:
There are 2 climbs to reach the peak which will be carried out in 2 days.
(1) Day Climb
(2) Night Climb

Day Climb: It is a challenge to individual physical limits but not as dangerous ...

Night Climb: They need to wake up as early as 2am to start climbing. HQ told me many pple gt a slip and have to hold on to the ropes... HQ also slip and his torch was damaged... he had to follow his instinct and follow the rope up to the peak....

As the day brightens, the trail is slowly visible to them and they realized how dangerous the trail was... Oops! all thanks to me... hee hee...

HQ took many pics of how dangerous the trail is and warn me not to go... hee hee...

let's wait for the pics ba.... below are some that i gotten from other website...

looks scary wor....

Poor ashley, have to suffer... hee hee.. i think next time we will go other places ba... haha...

Eventhough, i am a bit scare bt still feel sad for nt being able to go... If you ask me if i still want to go... i also dun noe... sometimes is beta that you dun get to know the fact... hee hee... ;-P

Btw, the whole trip onli cost ard only SG$400 inclusive of return air tics, 3 nite accomodations etc... so plan your own trip and you can save close to 50%... yeah!

POSTCARD LOADED WITH THE MAIN CHARACTERS:- Jeffrey, Zhizhong & Ashley!!!

Continued.... chicken pox

2008-08-09T06:36:00.001-07:00

Times flies.... i can't recall how many days has passed since i hv chicken pox...

I only remember myself sleeping, eating, watching tv, reading newspaper, applying powder and asking for trouble... haha

My mum deliberately took leave to "take care" of me.... she is afraid that i hv nothing to eat. In fact, if she is nt ard, i will hv more selection of food to eat... hahaha... cos she refrained me from eating my favourite food...

Chicken Pox 大禁食:
1. Chicken
2. Tau Pok, Tau foo, "Tau" related products
3. Seafood
4. Egg
5. Soya Sauce
6. Curry
7. Fried or heaty stuff
8. Potato chips

Anyway, "shi shang zi you ma ma hao", i had lunch everyday before 12pm... lunch, dinner, fruits n desserts are served promptly... i think diff for me to lose weight lor...

How it started....

2008-08-06T10:33:00.000-07:00

this blog started as a result of my chicken pox...

it was reali bored at home ..... repeatly eating, sleeping, watching tv, applying powder...i need some fresh air but i can't step out of my house cos i am contagious...

i decide to record these 14 days of ordeal here...

Day 1:

I started to feel feverish, cold n mild bodyache bt it din occur to me that i am sick cos i am always like this...

Day 2:

i found a small bump on my palm... i thought is some kind of blister so i ignore it... took some panadols and sleep

Day 3:

I realise bump 1 become bumps and one more on my hand.... i ask mama:"is this wat papa has on his body" (papa gt chikuniya)

mama said:"aiyo! u hv chicken pox"

slowly i realise bump 3,4,5,6,7. A total of 7 bubbles was found... and i went to see doctor Zheng Yue... given 2 days mc to observe the bubbles

Day 4:

all bubbles came to surface.... it means:

- confirmed chicken pox

- 14 days of mc

- kk trip to cancelled

to be continued....pics to be loaded...