Empress' New Clothes

To kickstart things, here's a super cool top given by Aunty Selena...


Mommy, Daddy, Grandma(s) and Grandpa(s), and our dearest frens (thanks guys and gals for offering) have been busy stocking up on clothes and accessories for baby's arrival. No baby mannequins here so you'll have to apply a little bit of imagination for some of the clothes, but they do look really pretty. I'm getting sooo envious but to tell the truth, whilst shopping for baby's stuff, I also bought some polo tees and berms for myself as well. So it turned out to be a win-win situation after all.

Let the fashion show begin.

First up, the latest baby couture all the way from hip Bangkok Thailand. Highly fashionable, made with 90% cotton, 10% polyester. These full length tops will keep baby comfy and warm during the day and night, and also keep her looked "wicked" always.

Next, pretty frocks from U.S.A.


Baby cogs. Where else can you find more stylish cogs than these?




Lastly, beachwear imported all the way from U.S.A. With mummy and daddy beach go-ers, baby will need to be well prepared to turn heads at the beach.


Honestly, we're getting a bit overwhelmed and worried about preparations for baby's arrival, and also the seemingly unending things to purchase, from big bulky items like cots and strollers to small essentials like diaper rash cream and wet wipes. Mummy has written up a long list of items to get, but we would be so flustered if not for advice from present mummies. Thanks gals for your help and advice!

We're slowly and surely getting there, but we will probably need to pick up the pace really soon. Well, we'll be posting pics of baby's cots and others pretty soon.

The big day is coming soon, and as the days go by, mummy's tummy is growing bigger and bigger. At roundabout the fifth month mark, it seemed to undergo a growth spurt, and became bigger almost overnight. Now mummy is starting to complain about backaches and shoulderaches again. We've been forewarned by the pregnancy prep books we're reading, but the acts of rubbing massage lotion on mummy or giving her a back massage will be nothing compared to when we welcome the newest member of our family.

Yup, the third trimester is also the last three months we have as a 2 member family. Reading can only prepare us so much, but once our baby starts wailing, i think even the calmest-person-under-pressure will also have a slight flutter of heart and suffer a panic attack. Well, maybe that's looking too far ahead, there's still the birth (i.e. breathe in, breathe out, relax dear.... ohhh....ok...i'll stop being useless....stop biting my hand!!) and confinement (nope, cannot go out, cannot drink cold water, cannot shower, cannot be smelly....).

Our next journey will be to conquer (mount) "baby hyperstore" with aunty and uncle sri-zal to find the posh wheels for baby. Stay tuned.

Lastly, does claire sound british?

Mummy's outings

Now that I'm in my 2nd trimester (5.5 months to be exact), I'm definitely more energetic than the 1st trimester. Just a few weeks back, I caught up with some of the ex-KKH speechies for dinner at Sushi Tei and then we continued our banter at Menotti. As usual, it was a fabulous get-together with lots of laughter and good 'ol memories of our time working together 2 years ago at KKH. Miss ya gals! Cherine and Sue are missing from our gatherings these days but they are often fondly remembered and we get the latest updates from one another about their lives in Australia and UK.


Sri, Me, Bel, Em having our yummy desserts at Menotti. Can you spot who else is pregnant in the group?
Here's the current bunch of speechies now at KKH. We got a fresh and enthusiastic bunch working together now. From left there's Desiree, Grace, Joanna, Geraldine (the birthday gal!), Me and Yi Yui. Lisa was busy that day. We had a nice afternoon with good food and company.

Today's my 4th year anniversary of working in KKH! No wonder I find myself reminiscing. 2 more years of bond to go.....

Ok Tracy, will definitely post more pictures of us in the next few posts!

Its a gal!!

Well folks, it's confirmed, there's nothing between our babies legs, so, yup, u guessed it, he/she is now officially a she! Those cute little dresses which Mommy bought from the states can now be put to use!

Names names names... Natasha, Natalie, or Claire. In choosing a name, we were inevitably influenced by our friends or past encounters with people having those names. I had a fren by the name of "XXX" who had a bit of a BO problem, and when Mommy suggested that name, I was like.... "Noo.... Never.... ". That's just one name out of the entire list, so we've still gotta decide between the remaining choices. We somehow decided that we'll wait till the baby is born, and after taking a look at her face, we'll then go with the first name that comes to mind. So sexy and pretty would be Natasha, pretty would be Natalie, Sweet would be Claire......N then mommy adds, smelly would be "XXX"....hahaha

We discovered the gender of our baby during the 5th month scan this afternoon. Even before being born, the baby is starting to have character traits similar to Mommy and Daddy. In every scan that we've taken so far, she has always been on her back. Now, before your imagination runs wild, yup, Mommy and Daddy are rather lazy and would prefer lying in bed, than walking under the hot sun. And...baby has taken after us!

In the latest scan, Mommy and Daddy have agreed that the side profile of her face looks a bit more like Daddy. Hmm...in my opinion, that's not bad looking ain't it... U guys can decide for yourself.
I still think she looks like me. Ha!!