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The hubby thinks I'm stressing myself over the wait. I can't tell. All I can think of whenever I have some pain, discomfort or contractions is... This could be it!

I'm not sure if I'm stressed by the wait, but I am praying hard that Arielle will decide to pop naturally this week or so, without having to be induced. Gynae has suggested inducing if baby's still not out by next week. I'm not keen 'cos I think it's traumatising for the baby to be induced. But gynae pointed out that the oxygen level gets dangerously low for overdue babies... Pray with me for a supernatural childbirth.

I'm finally on leave! No the little girl hasn't arrived, this is pre-arrival preparation. hahah, or truth be told, I just wanted to rest and be able to take naps in the day as and when I need to. Afterall, it's tiring to lug around an extra 12kg each day. Yes, that's about the weight I've put on since I became pregnant. To be exact, it's 11kg++ but I'm sure I'll hit the 12kg mark, if not already, since the preggies and their babies are known to put on quite a bit in the last lap before the actual birth.

Actually, Arielle seems very big now. And my tummy is like at the edge of bursting the seams, if you know what I mean. I can feel her limbs moving every now and then. It must be pretty cramped inside for her.

Anyways, things I'm planning to do prior to Arielle's arrival:

1. Visit Cindy and her two-month old baby girl
2. Have high tea and do some light shopping with mum
3. Buy mooncakes from Li Bai, yums! Will need to buy quite a number of boxes for family and in-laws
4. Have a romantic dinner with hubby
5. Watch Singapore Dreaming - I bought tickets already!
6. Visit the library - hopefully the ones in town which I don't usually go to
7. Ensure all baby clothes and stuff are ready for use
8. I'll think up more things to do soon... :)

Today I'm wearing a new blouse I bought not so long ago. (So much for not wanting to buy any more new clothes, eh?)

But this blouse is different, it functions as a nursing blouse as well. Meaning, I can breastfeed my daughter next time without taking out my clothes in public. It's quite interesting BUT...

It's actually a little short 'cos my tummy is now sooo big that it peeps from under my blouse. Doesn't help that my maternity pants are the low waist kind. Sigh. I feel fat.

I'm grateful that God has sent us divine help, literally. God's little helper has been a blessing to William and I. Though I've not been doing much housework for a while, it's good to see William being able to relax after work because God's little helper is really efficient. She's also very thoughtful. She noticed that I always have some water next to me when I sleep, so she never fails to fill my water bottle with warm water each night.

At Week 33, I get tired by mid-week and have told my bosses that I would like to take a day's leave each week - prob mid-week. It seems like a lot to ask 'cos we're really short-handed, and I know how hard even my director has to work to fire-fight. He has also gamely relieved me of some ad-hoc reports here and there. Actually between us, we can't believe that the Bank has so many requirements for reports and regulations, just dealing with the Bank's side is enough to drain us.

But once again, I wanna thank God for the favour. My bosses are in concurrence that my health and baby's well-being are more important, so I'll have my mid-week break each week.

I also wanna thank God for the care my mum has lavished on me, she wakes up early in the morning to boil various concoctions and rush over to my place early in the morning to catch me before I leave for work. I really appreciate the hard work she had to put in. But I'm also grateful that she hasn't really piled on loads of herbal and tonic stuff on me. She believes that one can get nutrients from the food we eat too, so she just nags me a lot about eating fish during this period. And I love her chicken herbal soup - healthy 'cos it's skinless! :)

Most of all I thank God for my buddy who wakes up in the night to comfort me when I have diificulties sleeping, who massages my calves when I get cramps, who gives me shoulder rubs even when he needs one as much as I do, who ungrudgingly does all the housework, who gives me back scrubs and takes countless photos of my bulging belly. Thanks, William.  

I've been getting backaches and neckaches these days. It's been on-going for quite a few weeks already, robbing me of my sleep at night. Though my kind colleagues say I look radiant, I'm really tired. And the dark rings under my eyes are showing, I think.

Anyway, Arielle's kicking very well now. And her kicks are not feeble, sometimes they make me laugh or smile to myself in public. Occassionally, it knocks the wind out of me. :)

My good friend Cindy has just delivered her precious daughter on Sunday. So exciting!

Can't wait to meet my little princess and to introduce her to all of you. :)

When friends rub my tummy, the little one inside usually respond by kicking or moving, bringing on squeals of delight from my friends. She does it most times, but when Daddy rubs the tummy, she moves so slowly or so gently that Daddy can't feel the movements. Hmph.

You've played it when you were young and you probably still remember the yellow moon character with an open mouth.

Well, there's a movie on it? And you don't know? Ok, watch the trailer then.

Hubby and I have been very excited by some new possibilities, but we're also very much aware that not every open door is from God.

May God grant us much wisdom as we make decisions that will honour Him.

Feeling blessed and very full. J

I came back from lunch today and found a nice piece of chocolate cake from TCC. Could it be my secret admirer? Hahahah, no lah, it’s my boss. She just wanted me to have a sweet birthday, so I ate it all up even though I had a nice lunch with eun.

Come tea break, my nice colleagues popped by my desk and gave me 2 big boxes of strawberries because they knew I like them. I couldn’t possibly finish all the strawberries on my own so I got together everyone and we had a strawberry party in the office. Healthy hor? J

But because they are such large boxes, we couldn’t finish them and I still have one box to bring home. I’ll be lugging it to my romantic dinner with hubby later. Hmmm... more food later...