Exactly ONE month to THE DAY!!

What do you know?!?!?!? I am now exactly ONE MONTH to THE DAY!!! 18-May-2007 today and exactly a month from today on 18-Jun-2007 ... I will be welcoming my lil' bub into the world! Just where did all the months go?

So strange that it feels like forever when it is someone else who is expecting BUT when it happens to you, it happens in the blink of an eye ... LOL

On the one hand (as I've been telling all & sundry), I am sooo excited to see my wee one face-to-face, hold him, kiss him, smell him (yes...smell!), cuddle & bury my face in his little chest ... Awwwww!

Yet, on the other hand, I feel so UN-READY for what is to come?? And exactly what is to come???? I've been told... Sleepless Nights, Endless Diaper Changes, Painful Boobies - all seems so negative eh? Well... I suppose I'll just have to wait & see ... not planning on stressing myself out now ... WISH ME WELL!!!!

Like father...like baby son :-)

CHECK THIS OUT!!!

Tell me that our baby Bojo is not the spitting image of his daddy! Just look at the "evidence" above, hahaha! Bojo is the CARBON COPY of Jojo .... in every sense of the word!

Check out the following: -

• sleeping pattern,
• the BIG nose,
• the LIPS!! &
• the pouty look on their faces when asleep!!

Its little wonder I felt a sense of deja vu when I first saw our bub's 3D pic ... I knew I've seen that visual somewhere ... now I know .... kekekeke!

Any nay-sayers out there, I throw you a challenge to point out the DIFFERENCES between the 2 of 'em & you get a prize! LOL ...

For Bojo ... with love from Aunty Saggies

Bojo is indeed a blessed babe ... even before he is born, he's already sooo loved! Look at ALL the wonderful gifts from Aunty Saggies!!

What can I say?? Is this L.O.V.E or what?!?!?

1. Christmas '06 - Newborn Baby Rompers from London (Bojo's very 1st Christmas pressie @ 2 mths old!)
2. April '07 - Handsome shirts & pants from London from Aunty Saggs' visit home to sunny SG
3. April '07 - Cotton Sateen Baby Sling (Bojo's 1st month Party Gift-in-Advance!!)

Labyrinth: Our Girlies Retreat!!

WE HAD GRAND PLANS!

Plans for a weekend getaway in the sunny island of Phuket at the beautiful Treetops Arasia... just the girls... a chance to recapture our youth,,, of days gone by,,, sipping martinis (or fruit punches for Mabes, Steph & moi!). Breezy evenings spent lazing & chatting & just ... enjoying being in the company of a bunch of good ol' friends!

Then.. PRACTICALITY sets in... we 'revised' our plans ... we decided on a more feasible destination - PENANG! Great food, economical, sun, sand & sea.... but alas! That was not meant to be...

A compromise was made... we needed at least the 3 basic elements, SUN SAND SEA. We agreed on SENTOSA!! And even this was not meant to be ...

So where did we end up hvg our Girlies Retreat? *DRUMROLL* GUILIN VIEW @ BT GOMBAK in the sunny isle of SINGAPORE!!!! Hahahahahhahha.... all of our grandiose plans came to naught!!!

Fine, luxurious destinations aside, we DID have a good time! At the end of the day, as much as a fancy destination in a ritzy resort is great, GREAT FRIENDS SPENDING TIME TOGETHER count for much much more especially with Saggs back in SG!!

Mommy & Bojo love jazz ...

Ante-natal beliefs about 'infant education' thru music & reading whilst the bub is in utero are popular & rampant ... but I've been SO busy at work & all - honestly hadn't the time to "do" much by way of "giving my son a headstart" in this regard!

So... in the interest of ensuring that Bojo's brain is not turning into mush in utero, i decided that "IT IS TIME" to introduce the lil' one to my fav genre of music ... the soft soothing charms from the likes of Julie London (current fav, thanks to Steph!!), Steve Tyrell, Diana Krall, Michael Buble, etc

I know they say classical music is 'best' but I can't even say I enjoy it much myself so i figured it may be best to 'inculcate' (aka influence) a similar taste in my son NOW! Hehehe...

Anyhow, decided to (finally) make use of the nice new iPod my dearling bought me for our 3rd Wedding Anniversary... selected my preferred Playlist ... BLASTED the volume and placed the earphones on my belly ...

LOL - There was an IMMEDIATE response from the lil' one... i felt a succession of what must be 'kicks & punches' coz it resonated from both ends of my belly... for the first time simultaneously!! Well... i thought to myself, he either likes this aural stimulation vv much OR is protesting at the unexpected loud noise? Perhaps, he is dancing??

(Jojo thinks I'm overdoing the volume & is mighty concerned tt I may be impeding the development of his son's hearing... so I've promised to keep it down tonite ... har har!)

RESOLUTION : THIS WILL BE OUR NIGHTLY RITUAL GOING FORWARD ... {=:=}

100 days to Bojo's EDD

Wowee!! Just added a Pregnancy Ticker to my blog *pat pat on back* {=:=} AND ... noticed tt today marks what is the start of a "special countdown" to THE DAY!!

We're exactly 100 days away from my delivery date, ie. 28 June 2007 (Thur) ... CRIKEY!! I know I sound like a broken record BUT time really does fly?!?!? One-Hundred-Days.... scary scary.... on the other hand, it also means that I will be seeing my beautiful bub soon soon... *clapping hands*

Am starting to love love love this bub more & more ... our little angel sent from God ...

Our Sarong Sling Escapade...

This 'ha-ha moment' I am christening... "Our Sarong Sling Escapade"... read on & you'll find out why!

After our mini shopping spree at the Taka Baby Fair, we trolled along to United Square (I learned that this is Kids Mall Central!!) to hunt for the Sarong Sling that we have intentions to buy... and pic on the right is the sling we have in mind...


A ha! Found the boutique that carries this "BayB Sling"... and this is WHEN the 'ha-ha moment' came along! We had the very helpful salesgirl do a quick demo of how to put on the sling... and they even had a mock baby to help demonstrate how to put baby in, etc...


Hmmm...looked really easy! I offered to give it a shot too... Afterall, momma would have to be using this sling quite a fair bit, no? Okay...verdict is.. its TOUGH! From the get-go, I couldn't even figure out how to put sling on... N'mind that... salesgirl passed on mock baby to me... and I'm ALL over the place... tried to fit baby INTO sling.. found that baby's arm was sticking out the wrong way... and tried stuffing back in!


At this point, Jojo gave me a 'pointed' look that essentially said... "mmm, with real baby you can't be doing that..." and I heard a giggle from the salesgirl... "FINE, BLEH!!" Me passes on sling to the smart aleck daddy-to-be.. let's see how WELL he does..


Verdict #2 - He's worse than me?!?!?!?!? He got the sling on alright BUT when he had the baby, attempted to put in baby the wrong way in... AND AND AND... once bub is in, our friend lifted the sarong frm both ends and did a little 'toss toss' to adjust the bub so it fits snugly into the sling?????? Needless to say, I WAS AGHAST!!!

Moral of this escapade = Both of us have just begun to realise how inept we are with handling a BUB!! This was just a mock baby... imagine a REAL one with moving arms & legs, etc.... this is baaaad..... :-(