9th April: Oscar Scan

Oscar scan result was good. Dr Goh's clinic called and informed that Little Liang has a low risk of being a Down syndrome baby.  Hmm, kinda expected the result as both hubby and me are not above 35 years old. Our families don't have any Down syndrome heritage also. =) Anyway, it is still good that little Liang is doing fine in the scan and he/she has been very cooperative when I had the Oscar scan on 9th April. The scan went well and didn't take very long.

12 weeks 4 days

Went back to work and didn't have the time to update. Been a month since the last update! Moving onwards to 2nd trimester, I feel not much difference just yet, maybe a little not so tired? Nausea feeling still somewhat there at evening time or when I am super hungry. Vomitting count so far is 1. Finally recovering from a cough lasting for coming a month!

How's Little Liang doing? Pretty playful.. nodding his/her head and waving his/her hand enthusiatically at us when gynea doing the 12 weeks ultrascan. Heartbeat is pretty fast too.... much faster than the last scan at week 9.

Above photo is a shot of medicine and vitamins Little Liang put me through. =(  Fish oil, calcium pill, folic acid, multi-vitamins, iron pill, cough mixture, lozenges and antibiotics. The cough must quickly recover, so I can toss away 2 pills and the cough mixture!

Little Liang measuring 4.7cm at 12 weeks. Sounds small? Haa, but Little Liang wouldn't be small anymore if I mention that he/she has grown 3 times bigger since week 9. At week 9, he was measuring 1.9 cm.

My weight hasn't increased. Haa, still the same or dropped a little as compared to 3 weeks ago since I was battling a cough. I am a little more choosy with food again since last week. Simply can't stand the smell of frying fish and zi char smell, and I only like drinking soup and eating fruits. These 12 weeks, although I don't exercise, I find that I can maintain my weight better than pre-pregnant. =P

Oh well, Jiayou Little Liang~ You have been doing good, giving me little vomitting and has braved through the most unstable stage of your life..! =D

Week 7

Went to the gynae yesterday afternoon to get the fetus checked. Erm.. technically it is still called embryo until it is 11 weeks old, but I think it sounds funny mentioning it as "embryo". Haa.. Anyway, doctor did a ultrascan to hear the heartbeat of the little one, measuring 6 mm and having a strong heartbeat! =D

How am I feeling? Still no vomitting, dizzy due to lower blood pressure, bad appetite during meal times but hungry at supper time (poor hubby gotta go out to buy)... Probably I am the lucky one that is not affected by morning sickness?

Dr. Goh says that I am fit to go back to work, should there be any bleeding, gotta go back to him. Now I know, I really need to take care, don't carry stuffs and don't get angry with students...

Till the next week...

Week 6

I've been reading quite a few pregnancy blogs and the blogs I've read gave me some inspirations that it is nice to document this lovely 40 weeks journey. It has been 1 year 1 month after hubby and my customary wedding, but we seriously trying to be parents-to-be for about 7 months since last June. We didn't try right away since there was the honeymoon that comes 3 months after wedding. June seems right to try as we have been married for half a year.

The trying-to-conceive doesn't seem to be as easy as thought by my mom! I had this disillusion that once we try, we'll get conceived within 2 to 3 months of trying since I was often reminded by my mom that I should behave myself so I won't have child out of wedlock. Secondly, hubby and I are young, considering that hubby just 30 last year and I was 27. But!! I was proven completely wrong!!

Hubby and I are actually planning for a pre-conception check coming March holidays if we don't have successful attempt. Think baby dust is suddenly on me! Last month, was a sucessful month!! And it has also proven that hubby and my organs and cells are working normally! =D

So here goes the timeline for last week, story from discovery to 1 week mc!

18 Feb 2013

We did our own pregnancy test at home after missing my period for 4 days! Was surprised to see double red lines after being disappointed for so many tests.. =D I remembered dipping it into my urine and tell hubby that I will shower first while waiting for results. However, hubby stayed and looked at the test.. and he gave a "hmm...?" expression. Haha, after shower, I read the results and told him if everything goes well, he's going to be a dad!

20 Feb 2013

Was the first gynae appt to confirm my pregnancy. Chose my cousin's gynae located at Thomson plaza, Dr Goh Y.C. He's very assuring and experienced. He did an ultrascan and said if there's no bleeding and everything is normal, I will see him in 2 weeks time. He prescibed me florxine, which is generally folic acid.

22 Feb 2013

Went back 2 days later due to a bleeding scare on thurs (21st Feb). This is the scan he did, just to be sure that everything is fine. The bean shape looking dark area is suppose to be the sac that baby will eventually grow in. Doctor Goh says it is implantation bleeding as the fetus is not stable yet. The bleeding scare puts me on a Progesterone injection, many progesterone pills taken twice a day and 1 week MC to rest as much as I can.

Ok lah, been writting quite a bit... I will update again till the next appointment!

1st Year!

Actual date for 1st Year is actually tomorrow, 24th Dec. However, we celebrated our 1st Wedding Anniversary on 20th Dec to avoid the mad rush and crowd of all restaurants on Christmas Eve. So, it has been a year since we became husband and wife based on chinese customary. Confused? Let me explain...

Maybe next time I'll have a post on the marriage process, so to cut story short, I shall just blog in summary in this post since today's post is about 1st Wedding Anniversary. We bought our love nest in Dec 2010 and we are required to submit our proof of marriage aka ROM cert by half year later, so in the eyes of the law, hubby and I are married since 9th May 2011. Our chinese customary wedding is on 24th Dec 2011. So I guess to make things easier, and since 24th Dec will always fall in the school holidays, I think it is good to celebrate wedding anniversaries on 24th Dec.

A shot of Keppel Bay, with many many yachts parking. Hubby told me before that only residents of the condominiums (Reflections, Caribbean etc) around it can park their yachts here.

Above is a photo of what we ate on that evening. We had that evening's dinner at Prive Grill. Overall, I had very good impression of the place with superb service, good ambience and good food. Below are the names and brief description of the main dishes we chose. The meal comes along with a basket of breads, some appetizers and chips.

Hubby's choice
SEAFOOD POT-AU-FEU
Pan-Roasted Salmon, Scallops, Crab Tortellini, Blue Mussels, Leek, White Cap Mushroom Nage

My choice
JOSPER-GRILLED KING PRAWNS
Spaghetti Aglio Olio, Charred Peppers, Chilli

If you are interested here's the link to their website.
Address: No. 2 Keppel Bay Vista, Singapore 098382
Telephone No: +65 6776 0777

**I am just sharing about this restaurant as it gives me a very good impression, I am by no means paid by them, neither is the meal sponsored or whatsoever. As a teachcer, I can't have a 2nd career so better to be safe, here's a proof of our spending... =D

The gifts!! Bought hubby a Renoma wallet to replace his old and tearing apart wallet and I got a gold chain from the hubby! Hubby says that there's resale value in contrast to buying diamond, rose gold, purple gold, platinum etc....... Shall end here then...... Happy 1st Year, darling!

My Bucket List

as randomly searching for some trying to conceive information and chance upon Christine's blog. Christine is not my friend. She is an award winning blogger (just like bing) who blogs alot about baking and her new born, Naomi. She has a post on bucket list, which I thought is nice for me to do it. It is like having a list of things to achieve before I die. Basically, bucket list is 101 things you want to achieve this lifetime, and the items get cancelled when it is achieved.

Here goes... (in no particular order)

1) Travel to States

2) Travel to Japan

3) Travel to Europe

4) Travel free-and-easy to Korea

5) Travel to Taiwan, Alishan

6) Travel to Tibet

7) Travel to Egypt

8) Get married (Yay! Our first year anniversary is coming, 24th Dec)

9) Get pregnant - Kid 1 (As of 20 Feb, it is confirmed by gynea that I am pregnant)

10) Get pregnant - Kid 2

11) Raise 2 kids together with hubby

12) See my kids graduate from university

13) See my kids getting married

14) Be a grandma

15) Celebrate 25 years wedding anniversary

16) Celebrate hubby's 50th birthday

17) Celebrate mommy's 70th birthday

18) Go on family trip yearly when kids are older

19) Retire at the age of 55

20) Own and drive a car of my own

21) Own a condo with hubby for investment

22) Own a love nest with hubby

23) Love nest gets upgraded to waterfront living or bangalow

24) Oh, did I mention travel to Australia?

25) Build up a career in bridal make up

26) Take up diploma in make up artistry

27) Exercise 30 to 45 mins, 3 times a week

28) Learn swimming

29) Learn badminton

30) Run a marathon

31) Learn diving

32) Be a millionaire at age of 50

33) Be a university graduate

34) Learn to bake

35) Learn to cook Japanese food

36) Bake a cake for hubby on his birthday

37) Cook meals that will fill up hubby's stomach (Maybe bad matching of dishes of food, hubby is usually not full after finishing all the food)

38) Go skiing ( Achieved if u consider that year I went Korea, wearing the skiing gear, moving back and forth flat ground)

39) See snow (Seen in Korea)

40) Learn Korean Language

41) Learn Japanese Language again

42) Learn wine appreciation

43) Go on a road trip with hubby

44) Fly in a hot-air balloon

45) Fly first class (The year hubby and I went Korea, our seats get upgraded)

46) Fly first class with Singapore Airlines

47) Ride a roller coaster (Took when I went Goldcoast with my school band 10+ years ago)

48) Go to Manchester City to see Manchester United Home game!! =D

49) Get on romantic getaway to Maldives

(Courtesy of http://beauty-places.com/maldives/ )

50) Visit New Zealand

51) Fly in a helicopter

52) Go on a yacht

53) Try on vegetarian diet for a month

54) Spend a year to live through 4 seasons in Korea/Japan

55) Fly a kite (fly it from scratch, not take over from someone who has flown it up)

56) Own a DSLR

57) Take up photography

58) Climb Bukit Timah Hill

59) Climb Mount Kinabalu

60) Own a dog and name it Doggie

61) Own a sea water aquarium

62) Bungee Jumping

63) Learn horse riding

64) Own and run my own cafe

65) See fireflies

66) Celebrate Christmas in my home

67) Visit Disneyland in states!

68) Own an Anges B bag!! (Thanks to Simin, Aunt Peggy and Aunt Sharon, I am carrying 1 now! =D )

69) Own a LV bag!!

70) Own a 1 carat diamond

71) Start and maintain a blog

72) Slim down and maintain weight at 52kg

73) Visit a commercial fruit farm

74) Visit a commercial cow farm (Moo!)

75) Visit India to see Taj Mahal

76) See my first form class graduate

77) Go on cable car sky dinning to celebrate 5th year wedding anniversary

78) Go on a trip to Japan/Korea with Simin

79) Spend 1 week just at home to watch Korean drama

80) Cycle along Hualien coastline

81) Own a pair of Birkenstock sandals

82) Own a berkshire hathaway share!

83) Keep and maintain long hair

84) Go for yoga class

85) Work out at gym regularly

86) Quit drinking coffee

87) Go for Lasik surgery

88) Put on make up to work everyday

89) Have my 2nd bedroom decorated full of teddy bears (Haha, hubby is going to object!)

90) Have a walk-in wardrobe

91) Own a full set of professional make up brushes

92) Watch sunset with hubby

93) Grow my own organic vegetables

94) Have a spice garden

95) Be more optimistic when it comes to teaching

96) Go on a trip with my mom again!

97) Own a steamer iron

98) Spend 3 weeks going on trip in States or Japan

99) Buy a new sofa for love nest

100) Buy a new study table for love nest and re-decorate it

101) To finish a bucket list (Yay! It's done...!)

It is really quite difficult to list out 101 things I want to achieve this lifetime. Been working on this list on and off for 2 to 3 days before it is published. By right, I should not be writing items that has already been achieved, but I reackon that it is too difficult. Hence, I changed it to 101 things I want to achieve in this lifetime. Cheers!



Why I blog

If you've visited my profile, you realised that I created blogger account since 2004. Those days I was in university and blogging started to be the in trend, so I also created one! Then along the way, I deleted the blog that was using the same name as I was starting a career in teaching. Those days, people cautioned me about blogging and posting on facebook since I am a teacher and there were cases about teachers posting contents that were not supposed to be posted. Since I want to get this started again and keep this going, I will be tactful in the things I post.

It has been 3 years I am teaching (how time flies?!) and age is catching up. Like Bing mentioned in her blog, the "signs of memory deterioration" is scary. So I thought this would be a good time to start posting, in hope to capture all the good moments in life with hubby, family and friends. =)

**Erm, Bing is not my friend. She is an award winning blogger whose blog inspired me to start blogging again.**

Life is like a long distance race! That's how I always picture life to be, where everyone is like marathon runner, running their own race.

Ok lah, shall not prolong the pain of reading long long post. Signing off...