Goodbye 2018.. Hello 2019!!!

Here it is again! The very last day of the year— 2018!

Frankly it’s really a love-hate thing doing this.

Because how do u summarise a whole year of things, written in minutes all in 1 post without missing out something?

Think I’ve said this many times before, but this year really did go by soooooo quick! Realised esp ever since the arrival of Don, time feels like its flying by!

Ok ok to be fair, some days are looooong but the months and year are short!

Like I can’t believe how Donnie boy has attended a whole year of preschool! Haha, actually minus-ing off all his MCs (fake n real), I doubt he’s even attended 10months! But i digress.... hahaha....

So anyway yes, 1st year of his schooling experience + childcare illnesses battles took up a pretty good amount of time in early 2018! I vaguely remember complaining abt it even till March? Or was it June? Haha...

Let’s see how we should do this year’s reflections...... hmmmm......

“WORK”

Starting with this because whether I like it or not, this category affects a lot of things in our lives. It’s what supplements our lifestyles and the reason behind some of our most emo moments when things aren’t really going smoothly.

Sales this year has been..... hmm... Guess there was its ups and downs... can’t rmb due to what challenge or something, the 1st quarter seemed better than usual. Then only ard the 3rd quarter, dropped abit more than usual cos was in 1s trimester.

But it’s really thanks to the Glory of God that a miracle happened the last few weeks that allowed me to actually clear Gold again!

The full detail of it IS really prove that divine intervention was in play! Still amazed by it.....

Very very thankful and humbled by how God is watching out for me...

So yes, work in 2018 has generally been smooth.. :)

Or at least it ended smoothly.. premiums brought in were a little higher.. cases a little lesser than ideal... some things to go work and review on in the early days of Jan.

2019 will once again be a whole new ball game once baby comes in March! God bless!!! 🤣

“BABY NUMBER 2”

Technically baby #2 is still baking as this is written..

We found out quite early this time round.. morning sickness was bad so July august were really lousy sales months too..

Then we had a scare (or at least I did) when readings for Down Syndrome didn’t appear as comfortable a level as I wanted.

So we spent another $1k+ for the Harmony test just to be sure. Thank God that came out negative for DS!

As what I’ve been complaining in the usual baby updates, the many body pains this time round started earlier than expected.

This week is wk28.. so officially into 3rd trimester! 😰😱😱😱

Really is 😱 cos baby came during a busy and stressful time (at work). So 2nd tri went by pretty quickly.. kept telling myself that I will start on clearing the house n baby prep stuff as soon as I clear the shortfall

Hmph, that took longer than expected.. end of Dec le.. now then got chance to settle house stuff.

Tts a whole other topic! Hah!

But ya, so far so good... checkup on thurs. Got a feel that GD is on the books this time round too... oh can’t wait for that news on thurs! 😪🙄

“Family”

Don’t think it will be any time soon that I’ll say it’s not a learning-in-process with managing a family with a child (plural of that soon! 😨😰)

Every year as don gets older it’s just a new challenge or phase that we learn how to manage.

But I think this year it was quite a test on the hub’s n my relationship because of the differences in our views of discipline and also majorly our temper management!

A toddler’s temperaments and irritability can really push one to the limits! So add in the hub’s quick temper = loud shouting matches on one too many occasions than I would like.

Guess it’s one of those parenting things we must learn and discuss about as we go along. But I’m really glad it’s with this hubs that I’m doing this with. Because at least he’s willing to try and he really does help.

2019 will definitely be a new challenge to us both in terms of our relationship as well as parenting. Or at least once meimei comes along! Once again, may God guide us through!

Bless us with patience (lots of it!), energy, wisdom and ample love for each other to pull through all the craziness that will come along! 🙏🏼💕

As for my relationship with mummy, pls just don’t let it get any worse.. it’s to the point of hopelessness as of today! Haha.. so God bless for that too!

“Health”

I guess nothing majorly wrong this year... but just need to get healthier la... both the hubs and myself! Both getting too fat....

That’s an aim for 2019! Mainly to eat healthier too.... have to le la... getting older.. machinery is breaking down.

Don’t take more care sure will see problems arising soon! 

More effort and better time management needed!

Ok, left with about 1hr to midnight but running out of mental juice to draft anything more... it’s been a tiring day cos this boy is nuts!

Must have rubbed off the craziness from his cousins the last few days! 🤦🏼‍♀️

Will end with some prayers and hopes for 2019:

• good health for everyone around me
• Abundance of wealth for the delivery and to handle everything else that comes along in 2019 PLUS spare!
• Smoothness at work and ease of maintaining Gold for the year 
• Tighter relationship with the hubs and the rest of the family

I bet something more brilliant will come to mind later after I have posted this but this will have to do for now...

Time to make the monkey sleep!

Goodbye 2018.... hello 2019!!!

Baby Update 5

Baby Update 5:

12th November:

Wk 21.. very excited for the detailed scan checkup tmr.. technically u’re wk22 this week.

So quickly it’s almost 5mths+ now..

I haven been able to write and update as much recently cos I’ve been down with the flu together with your brother.. so between taking care of him and resting, feels like 24hrs is not enough..

Feel this pregnancy is really different from the 1st round— I rarely got sick or even headache during the 1st pregnancy.

Much lesser pain in my abdomen.. 

But this time round, 2nd trimester is not as pain free...

Been having so many occasions of headache... and about 2weeks back, the pain in my bump area was so bad that I was concerned enough to have to email dr Choo about it..

(Hmmm... Need to ask her tmr why is it that I keep getting it..)

And you this girl ah, what are u doing inside? Some moments I really feel like you’re gonna stretch my tummy until it bursts!

This is only at 5th mth! I can’t imagine the torture it’ll be if u continue at this rate when ure at wk36++... think even by wk30 it will be torture le!

Good girl abit ok... mummy not having an easy time taking care of your older brother when ure doing gymnastics in my tummy ok...

Better go sleep.. early appt timing of 9am tmr! Still need to send don to sch first! See u tmr my baby girl! 😘

14th November:

Hah... your edd date is confusing your daddy n me!

First it was 26th.. then after the scan, we clearly rmb it being changed to 20th.. but turns out we’re to follow 26th not 20th... 😅

So ure still wk21... oh well, as long as you’re healthy and growing well.. that’s all I ask for..

And of cos a smooth and safe delivery in March (best if it can be on the 19th! 😬)

The scan we did ytd went well... sonographer was pressing down pretty hard at some parts but other than that, all was good.. 

As we busy ourselves with the day to day happenings, sometimes it’s easy to ‘forgot’ that I’m growing a little one in me... these days abit harder to forget cos of all the pain in the tummy area!

So it was pretty amazing to actually see your little hands n feet moving on the scan. :)

I can’t wait to meet u baby girl....

Anyway was reading on the birth story written by a newly minted mummy on Dayre and somehow was tearing up when she wrote abt the epidural part.

The way she put it sounds awful but honestly I haven had the courage to go read up more on that just yet.

Was asking Theresa whether for C-sec, is it the option of only epidural or full GA and she said yes.

At this point of time, im super not keen on epidural if I’m alrdy gonna do a c-sec... but I know GA comes with a whole lot of risks that I’m also concerned about...

Will baby be very drowsy? Will baby be able to pull it through?

Will I sleep and never wake up again? Will my pressure increase like previous times when i was put under GA?

I guess it’s a little premature to worry about that now.. May the wonders of God show me the way and let me deliver baby girl in a safe way for the both of us! And also for me to experience minimal pain! 😬

Cya in Dec girl girl......

1 December:

So quickly it’ll be wk24 this week... been quite a packed month with rushing for dateline for the closing...

Recently been feeling so much discomfort after sitting for awhile... the tailbone area hurts so bad..

Then today even hurts when I walk at times.. and all this pain is even when I’m alrdy wearing the pregnancy support belt..

Haiz girl ah, are u growing very quickly? Really can’t wait for an update on thurs...

Hope GD is not a reason for this big belly size! It’s waaaay bigger than it was with don!

Actually got more to update but I’m feeling so tired now.. will try to put in another proper update before thurs! Haha...

3rd December:

Dear baby girl, I think ure absorbing all the food I’m eating pretty well! Cos I think ure getting bigger quicker than I expect...

At barely 24wks, I feeling a lot of discomfort that your Brother gave me only during the 3rd trimester...

Your daddy says it’s because I’m taking in too much sweet stuff and soft drinks... and I think I agree...

Can’t keep away from the sweets... 😰 totally not gonna help the GD test this thurs...

Haizz... I really really hope ure ok my dear girl..

Guess it’s time to change my diet le...

All this back pain and stomach tightness is not going to be easy to manage as we progress...

Praying for the scans to be good on Thursday.. hope Dr Choo will say that ure of average weight... 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

Prayer to clear FY2018 + nesting woes

I think I’m in the nesting phase now! Hahah..

Have this strong urge and big plans to clear this n that but I know it’s not something I can complete within hours.

Plus these few weeks should be more packed with appts cos still left with ard a shortfall of $6000!!! 😰😰😰

Really really panicking man! Cos don’t want to do shitty stuff to clear up for this FY!

I really need God to bless me with determination and plenty of good luck and opportunities within the next 2 weeks! Though I’m really praying to complete it within the coming week!!

Can’t stand the thought of having to still worry about target and all during the festivities!

Super sian that they changed the FY to end in Dec.. was good previously when it ended in nov. so Dec can prep for calendars stuff n Xmas presents..

Oh well, just have to figure out how to adjust..

So back to nesting issues.. I can’t wait to clear the shortfall then can have some time before jan starts to clear and clean up the house abit..

At least do it before tummy gets too big n heavy to do stuff.. as it is, it’s already bigger than expected now! Experiencing so much pain these days too... 

Got interrupted and lost train of thought.. basically dear God, please help me clear the balance $6000 by 15th December.... 

My weak self have even ‘explored’ the idea of just missing Gold this year... but kenna ‘scolded’ by the hubs and of cos I agree with him...

So so mentally weak.. God once again, help me please! Ameen... 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼