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3 days ago, thought I was going into labour!! DnA were ready to set off to the hospital half way through the early hours of the morning, should anything exciting happen… but nothing, just some non-regular contractions… and we’re still waiting for some action!!!
Approaching 38 weeks now…
Daddy Tan: “Dun keep us waiting.. Dun give Munmmy too much pain.. Dun get out in the middle of the night…”
Wow, 2 weeks have passed and I haven’t updated my blog… So here is a brief summary of what DnC have been doing!
-Been to various appointments regarding my pregnancy… Thank God all is well – my placenta has moved out of the way, so that means, currently a natural delivery…
-I feel super duper uncomfortable now, with aches and pains everywhere! My belly feels quite heavy and I just feel so hot in temperature! Feeling a bit granny-fied at the moment cos of the lack of energy and can’t wait to get back into shape after Andre arrives!!
-Been to Holly and Emily’s 6th Birthday party with mum and Anais… Great fun for the kids, Chloe especially – as she walked away with one of the birthday girls’ helium balloons!!
-Been to my bestie’s Bday BBQ… Had a fab time with the bday girl Beth, great food and great company – fab meeting up with others and not having to look after Chloe! My sis and husband managed to look after her, feed her and put her to bed with no issues! Gotta do this type of thing more before Andre comes along!!
-Had another session with my sis, Claire and Mai without the kids! So great to be able to enjoy lunch without the fuss of kids!! Great company and food…
-Anais and Chloe have developed a bond now and it’s fab… Both learn from each other (good and bad stuff!)… But what is nice, is to see how Chloe ‘looks after’ Anais, treats her as a younger ‘sister’ – cos this sort of shows how Chloe may potentially act when Andre arrives…
-Chloe is more demanding and she ‘tests’ me much more now… Example includes: she ‘fake’ cries, esp. at bedtime, with tears flowing down her cheek non-stop! If she doesn’t stop crying when I leave the room, my sister or mum enters the room and blatantly asks her “Do you want to sleep with me (my sister or mum) or do you want to sleep in your own cot?” She has so far declined to sleep with either of them and takes her pillow, stops crying and lies down.. Mum or sis leaves the room and then she falls asleep… She’s usually snoring away within 5 mins on the baby monitor! What on earth!!! Another example, includes – when Grandad is around, she’ll purposely ignore my requests and just sticks to Grandad! She’ll look at me and have this cheeky grin, as to say – “Mum, you are over-ruled!”
Since you last read, Hupps has now returned back to Singa for work purposes, to finalise home stuff and to see his new nephew Titus (“Hello Baby Titus, Welcome into this world!)….
When we arrived in UK, we couldn’t find goat’s milk powder, so decided to give Chloe cow’s milk (just to try again – I mean, the cow’s may be different here, in comparison to Singa and it may not give her an allergy!?!??).. Anyways, she ended up having a full blown eczema attack on her face! So off to the doc it was… and eventually found fresh goat’s milk for her to drink… Then a few days before Hupps left, Chloe started coughing – we were not too sure if it was an allergy or a cold or what – as it’s hayfever season here! We Decided to wait for a few days to assess the situation…
The day Hupps flew was one of the most hectic-est (if there’s such a word) day for a long time! Chloe’s cough was getting severe, esp at night, so decided to take her to see the docs (the morning of the flight)… Didn’t think I’d be waiting long as I had arrived at 8am and there were only 4 people in front of me… Hupps stayed at home to finalise stuff… Oh man…. I basically waited until 10am to see the doc… That’s like 30 mins per patient!!! Hupps popped into the surgery to see us briefly, as his coach was 10-something am….
Got home with Chloe and received a letter from the hospital who needed some info urgently (actually, that particular day)!! Tried to access it via home’s internet/computer – no luck, as the internet kept crashing… Tried an internet cafe and still couldn’t retrieve the info.. Oh man! In the end, had to provide whatever info I had and could retrieve to the hospital…. Was on a tight schedule as Dad was cooking cos it was Anais’ 1st birthday that day and he wanted all of us to be at the table for lunch!
Mum drove me to the hospital for the emergency appt, Chloe was with Snk and Anais (bearing in mind that this was officially Chloe’s first day to see them in yonks, she was well behaved!), Dad cooked…. All in all, the lunch started at 3pm!!! Oops…. Then it was off to Victoria Park to play with the kids…
Happy 1st Birthday Anais….
Hupps has only left for 3 days and it already feels like ages! And so much has happened…
-Chloe, after observing Anais, can now poo and wee on the adult toilet!! Yay!!! Ofcos, she still can’t tell me herself… but it’s a good start… Bye bye potty!
-Chloe can now get off the bed and chairs herself… She sits at the edge, turns her body, lets her legs dangle whilst she holds on and then lets go!
-Chloe is now starting to use ‘resources’ to help her climb up things (bed)… like toys, stools, books…
-Chloe is dribbling again and more fussy – teething issues (bad for mummy!)
-Chloe’s chest infection and eczema is recovering fast
-Chloe’s routine of naps and bedtime are great
-Surprisingly, Chloe doesn’t have a big issue with unfamiliar faces here, compared to in Singa… Here, she doesn’t cause a fuss when being held by someone!!! Which is fab for me!!!
Today is Anais’ bday party, so update you more laters
Today we fly back to my home-town of Caaaaaaaaar-diff!!!
There’s still some more last minute things to pack – essentials really and mostly Chloe’s stuff, may I add! Bit crazy really – there’s just SO much to pack for a littl’ ‘en! And when we return back with Andre – there’ll be even more stuff!
Just hoping that the flight will be smooth and Chloe will be a good gal… Anyways, gonna keep this real brief and will update you when I get there – Ofcos, after when DnAnC have settled in! 
Since being pregnant, there has been one thing which has been on my mind….
When baby Andre comes along, the first few months and possibly longer, my time and energy will have to be focussed on him and with him… With the new added responsibility/demands, lack of sleep, breastfeeding etc – I think it would be unfair to Chloe…
Ofcourse, DnA want to spend as much time with Chloe, but with Andre’s demands and Hupps working, it’s difficult… And not to mention, Chloe is 16 months soon and when Andre arrives – she’ll be approaching the terrible twos!!! Hence, more demanding and running wild!
Anyways, to cut the story short – DnA decided it would be good for Chloe to goto a playgroup in the morning, for a few hours – just to drain some energy, be more independent, play and to socialise with other kids… That gives time for me to take a breather! And then when she returns from playgroup, she can have lunch, take a nap and then still have time for family before bedtime…
A few days ago, we headed off in search of some local playgroups for 18 months onwards… Umm…. I tell you what, I had a massive culture shock! It was waiting lists galore!!! Some parents here even register their unborn child so that they can get into the nursery/playgroup/school!!!!
In addition to the waiting lists galore, it was hard to find a toddler playgroup which just caters for a few hours…. Most of them are full days (7am – 7pm), with a few offering half days (7am – 1pm or 1pm – 7pm)!!! Not ideal for us really, considering Chloe wakes up at 7am and sleeps at 7pm!!!
Anyhows, I didn’t really want Chloe to be “in school” so young, as I am a strong believer of letting her live her childhood – just like I did – and I don’t think I ended up too bad!?!??!… She should be playing and being a child… I don’t think she should have to goto enrichment classes so young etc… To be honest, she’ll be studying and working later in life – now is the time to enjoy…. So, I was getting a bit bogged down – as I was finding it hard to find somewhere suitable for her to spend her time….
Today, we managed to find somewhere… it’s directly opposite, it only offers 9:30am – 12 midday… It’s great really! A bit more expensive in terms of per hour, but atleast, like Hupps says, our objective is met! So yeah, now I can sleep better… Only thing is that you’re not allowed to reserve spaces and can only apply once the child hits 18 months – Chloe will be out of the country and will only be back after she is 20months!! Oh well…. Leave it up to the hands of God!!!
Today, we decided to take Chloe to Jean Yip to have her haircut!
I know she doesn’t have much hair, so why are we getting rid of what is lacking?!?!? Well, the way her hair grows is rather weird… The underside is short, whilst the outer layer of hair is longer and sticks up! Her hair is still fine and rather light in colour. Well – this is not really an issue, except that the longer layer at the back of her neck is starting to irritate her. During the day, she sweats profusely and she has started to scratch the back of her neck. I can only assume that it’s the hair?!?!?
Well, a rash has started to appear on the back of her neck – so we decided to have that section trimmed. No, we didn’t do anything to the hair at the front – I mean, it’s only now that it’s long enough to clip it up – hence, look more girlie!
Anyways, when she was about to get her hair trimmed, she screamed the place down! Thank goodness, there wasn’t that many customers, but she still managed to attract all the members of staff! Mama had to hold her, whilst the stylist trimmed the hair. Thank God she only cried and didn’t move, or she could have had the risk of the scissors in her neck! Poor child! Whilst she was bawling her eyes out, Mummy was so amused she managed to take a few snap shots!! Hehe!!!
After the hair session, it was off to meet Hupps and we enjoyed some tea at TWG @ Ion… I must say, I loved the scones… Made me think of home… And the smell of the lilies next to me just totally summed up my day – Sweet!!!
p.s. A random thing I noticed today…. Chloe has black hair growing on her left calf area of her leg!!! No where else though… not even on her right leg… And it’s blacker than her head hair!! Random or what?!?!?
Night before…. Can’t wait… We leave for Phuket tomorrow!!
Yay – I will see my family pretty soon!!! 
Will update you on my return!
“Today was the first ever 218-km mega relay run to celebrate NTU’s 55th anniversary and raise funds for needy students.
As part of Nanyang Technological University’s (NTU) 55th anniversary celebrations, its alumni, students, staff and supporters will be coming together to take part in a unique 218-km Run Round Singapore relay run, which will be held from 27 to 28 March 2010.
The total distance of the relay run is equivalent to five marathons combined. This will be the first ever 218-km relay run to be held in Singapore. The record of ‘Highest Participation Relay Run Round Singapore’ (168km, 50 relay stations, 3,593 participants) was set five years ago when NTU celebrated its 50th anniversary.
As part of its 55th anniversary celebrations, the NTU community is coming together and rallying supporters and friends to break this record for a worthy cause. Nine core runners – representing NTU alumni, students and staff – will attempt to go the entire distance and to set new records for the Singapore Book of Records by completing the 218-km run in under 36 hours.
To encourage more participants from various constituencies throughout Singapore to take part in the non-competitive mass relay run, there will be a total of 68 relay stations, each averaging 3km, along the 218-km route. About 10,000 participants are expected to take part in Run Round Singapore.
Besides promoting healthy lifestyle and celebrating the inaugural Youth Olympic Games, Run Round Singapore also aims to raise funds for the NTU Endowment Fund, which supports financially needy students of NTU.”
The above taken from Nanyang Technological University Online News Page
Today was Mama’s birthday so we celebrated at Bali-Thai in the evening, as she wanted to have Thai food… Some of the dishes was fabadastic – I especially loved the thai green curry… but the rest, was either far too spicy for my palate or just ok! Anyways, an enjoyable evening…
We had originally planned to go out with Mama today, but she ended up being far too busy! She had a pampering session including a full body massage, hair cut and nail manicure, which took practically the whole day! Oh well – nevermind!!!
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Like the title states – Oh my, it really has been ages since I last updated our blog… So here is a quickish summary of what has been happening so far (if I can remember …
Night before…. Can’t wait… We leave for Phuket tomorrow!! Yay – I will see my family pretty soon!!! Will update you on my return!
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