Matthew Chen is born!! :)

Our beautiful son is born on 24 Aug 08 at 11.57am weighing 3.02kg and 50cm in length :)

Ohh Matthew!! How we love u so!! :)

More of "Shopaholic"... & Motherhood :)

A week has passed since Bebe bought for me the Sophie Kinsella’s “Shopaholic & Baby”, & by my faithful reading, I’ve finished the entire book by last night!! :D

To be frank, I’ve tot of Becky (the lead character) as totally “bimbo-ish” & absolutely only interested in SHOPPING & nothing else! But somehow, by the time I’ve reached the end of the book, I cldn’t resist wantin’ to catch up on the story before this book, which is abt Becky getting married to Luke! And 1 more “incentive” for me to buy another of Sophie Kinsella’s books – there’s a 1-for-1 offer for her “Shopaholic” series at the Popular bookstore!! I was totally hooked, so yday I’ve got for myself these 2 brand new books:

"Shopaholic Ties The Knot"


"The Undomestic Goddess"


Nw, if going by my rate of 1 book per week, I shd be able to finish reading these 2 books before Matthew arrives by 3 Sep 08!! :)

Anyway, talkin’ abt Matthew, I’ve been waitin’ so impatiently for him to arrive! I kn the entire pregnancy process takes up to 40 – 42 weeks maximum, but by nw, it oredi felt like forever!! Being in 3rd trimester ain’t easy, as by nw, I’ve fully BLOOMED & my tummy can completely “hide” my feet from my top-down view. My poor feet have also become so swollen they looked like pig’s trotters to me. I was feelin’ absolutely sorry for myself the other night I felt like sobbing (sounds like a preggy woman’s hormones workin’!!) :p And not juz dat. I had to get up abt 2 – 3 times EVERY night to pee as the bladder can’t hold, so dat’s an average of abt 2 – 2.5hrs of sleep per slot, before I cld crawl back to bed to continue my sleep, & before I kn it, the alarm clock cruelly buzzes at 7.15am sharp & I had to force myself outta bed within the next 15mins. And oh yes, not forgettin’ the TOTALLY, NERVE-WRECKING backaches I hv which only by lying down in bed, plus some comforting massages from dearest hubby, cld help ease abit of the unspeakable pain.

But, juz a single thought of my cutest, most adorable, most handsome, most clever, most (whatever!) Matthew soon to be born & embraced in my bosom, I juz can’t help smilin’ & feelin’ good abt it.

Motherhood wld be totally great :)

Shopaholic & Baby!! :)

Yday I came across this Sophie Kinsella book at the MPH bookstore opposite my office after my lunchie with Bebe. After reading a few pages, I found it really hilarious… esp the part where the new preggy mommy, Becky, tot dat she was talkin’ to her baby boy when using the sonograph on her own without consulting her gynae, but it turned out to be such joke when the gynae returned & scolded her for using the medical equipment without permission, & also added “You’ve juz talked to ya own bladder.”

I burst out luffin’ right there in the bookstore!! :p And Bebe says he shall get it for me tdy to read… yippee!! :)

And also last night, we’ve finally opened up the big red box which contained the new Britax brand “Safe-n-Sound” infant car seat which my 2nd sis-in-law & her future hubby, plus my youngest sis-in-law, have sponsored for our dearie baby Matthew!! :)

Daddy Bebe was tryin’ his best to figure out hw to use, install & adjust the black, slick infant car seat for our baby’s use…. The seat looks really comfy & stylo!! :D


Once again, thanks to our very generous sponsors, Jinglin, Jingwei & Vincent!! :)

BB's Full-Term Now!! :)

Wow!! Another week has passed, and now my dearie Matthew has reached full-term at 37 weeks! :)

These days I’d been so, so busy with my audit fieldwork dat I had no time to chat on msn nor update my blog. I was very determined to complete my audit assignment without having to ask my colleague to take over my remaining work, shld I go into labour anytime!! :p

Anyways, I’ve juz had a long wkend cos of the National Day holiday! Saturday was spent mostly at home watching the Beijing Olympic Games 2008 on TV… in fact, we’ve got 6 channels on SCV featuring all the Olympic Games for the day! So Bebe & I was practically glued to the TV all day on Sat!! :p


Hey look at this! It’s the “Huan Huan Fu Wa” which my dearest Yuemei had gotten it for me last yr when she visited Beijing!! Cutie!! :)









Plus, for the FIRST TIME, Bebe & I watched the NDP together from the “comforts of our home”! (as I quote him!) Cos he said ever since we started dating 9yrs ago, he’d nvr got a chance (anymore!) to watch NDP from home cos I always made him go out with me & watch the NDP fireworks or juz hang ard outside for the National Day holiday feeling!! :D But seriously, if it wasn’t because I’m so “fat & round” nw cos of my pregnancy, I’d pulled him out of the hse again as usual to go watch the beautiful fireworks with me!!! :)

Then on Monday, since I’d applied for a day’s leave to reward myself for working so hard for the past 2 wks, I’ve asked my parents out for lunchie together ;) My mom had wanted to try the food at Tiong Bahru Market, so off we went! The 3 of us shared juey-kuey (my FAV!!), chee cheong fan & orh-kuey… nice & yummy!! :)

Thereafter, my daddy & mommy accompanied me to Plaza Singapura to get my Hello Kitty stuff from Daiso!! :D They shook their heads when they saw me picking up a purple Hello Kitty plastic container from the shelf, & they said to me “Can’t believe u’re still buying Hello Kitty nw dat u’ll be a mommy soon!!” I only defended myself by saying “Well, this container will be used to keep the cotton buds for Matthew!! It’s not for me!!” :D GOOD EXCUSE hor!! (Anyway, I’ve oredi gotten the PINK Hello Kitty container sometime back to put the cotton wool balls into it!! Heehee!)

And as if our baby stuff at home weren't oredi enuff, Bebe & I continued to indulge in buying a few more toys for Matthew! ;)

This is the Peek-A-Boo Panda Book from Fisherprice….


… and the Happy Safari Musical Pull from Mothercare! Very colourful & kawaii!! But also very expensive!! :p


But I guess dat’s wat all parents try to do… to give their very best to their child… right? :)

Back @ City Space! :)

On Sat evening, Bebe & I headed down to Shoku at Raffles City Shopping Centre for our dinner. We’d ordered items like the chawanmushi, eel with rice, salmon soup & sukiyaki to share. The food was quite alright… I suppose I dun hv much comments to make since my pregnancy has caused my sense of taste to change… but given a chance, I wld like to come back again (after I’ve given birth!!) to try the other Japanese dishes as well, ESPECIALLY the (raw salmon) sushi!! :p




Thereafter, Bebe & I went up to City Space at Swissotel Hotel for our romantic time together :)

This was actually my idea cos I really wanted to spend some relaxing & memorable moments with my dearest hubby before I go for my delivery anytime within this month.






Viewing the city from the top at 70th floor is really a great feeling. With the soft lounge music playing in the background, I felt totally relaxed & happy juz sitting where we were on the couch and mesmerised by the beautiful city lights. In fact, juz a year ago, we were right there at City Space to celebrate my 28th bday. The only difference is, this time, we hv our little precious baby inside me enjoying the moment with us :)






And of cos, being pregnant, I can’t be having any alcoholic drinks at all, so this time I’d ordered the “Cinderella” mocktail made up of pineapple, orange & lime, while Bebe had his “Cool Breeze” cocktail… nice… ;)



Altho we were there for less than an hr, I was already very satisfied dat Bebe had accompanied me there to enjoy myself. I’ve nvr realised hw “toiling” a pregnancy cld be, as in the emotional ups & downs and all the physical changes & adjustments pregnant women had to go thru, until I’ve become pregnant myself.

But I thank God I hv such a wonderful husband who loves me & who has been a huge support to me all these while. I love u & cherish u Bebe :)

My 35th Week Updates

Time for updates again for the past week! :)

For the past 1 week, Bebe had gone back for his reservist at Jurong Camp II, while I was hard at work in office for my “final” audit assignment before I wld be going for my maternity leave soon! Juz wanna finish up as much work as I can since I dunwan to overburden my partner with my share of work.

During the week, I’ve also managed to meet up my best fren Jeanette for lunchie so dat we cld go Hello-Kitty-shopping together & also for her to pass to me my belated bday pressie!! :D

This is Jeanette’s gift for me… pretty hor!! ;) I love the Precious Moment card too!!
















This is the new Hello Kitty black-&-pink jewellery box I’ve gotten at the UOB Centre Hello Kitty shop! :)














Not forgetting a new Mickey Mouse car sunshades for our little Matthew, which we can put inside my father-in-law’s car the next time we drive Matthew out for a ride! :)


And look!! Even Matthew’s cot is finally here!! Hooray!! We’re all set & ready for our little boy to join us! ;)