as i am in my third trimester now, i alternate from total exhaustion to bursts of energy. so whenever i am up to it, i go and trawl the malls for baby items. i have started collecting (or rather buying and comparing prices) items on my list whenever i spot them. i just don't want to risk leaving everything to the last month and then realise that i do not have the energy to even get out of the house. this slow amassing of baby items bring to mind the saying, "sikit-sikit lama jadi bukit".
on top of having to buy baby items, i have to also buy furniture, eg baby cupboard, changing table, etc. so you can imagine what all my free time looks like now: BABY ONLY.

i've just come to realise that up until now, which is my 28th week (7 months), i have not been maternity shopping at all. sure i bought new shoes (because my feet grew a size larger) and two pairs of pants 2/3 months back. i also had to buy new bras and undies at the beginning but that's it. i have not had the need to buy new tops. i have a few from my first two pregnancies but that's not many. to tell you the truth, i am still wearing my pre-pregnancy tops. i guess flowy, flare and empire cut tops are pretty useful huh? for the fitting tops that i have, i am still wearing them albeit over a belly band. the belly band is my greatest investment during this time. it covers my belly when my old tops are too short to cover it all. so that's why i guess i do not have the need to buy maternity tops. besides, the belly band kinda looks funky peeping out of my tops.


all my retail therapy is now concentrated on baby stuff..........sigh......what a change

i have just recently finished this book called "consumer reports, best baby products". it is a god-send. it gives you a list of what you need to get for baby (like a starter kit) and what to look our for when getting that particular item. it also tells you which brands are dangerous and recalled models. of course it also tells you the best brands to buy and why.
well, since my reading and research is complete, it's time to go out, compare prices and buy, buy, buy. to tell you the truth, this part scares the hell out of me. just thinking about the moo-lah that we will be spending makes my knees go weak.........

i've been having trouble breathing lately. my nasal passage is so congested it's not good at all. if you recall, in one of my earlier posts, stuffed nose is one of the lesser known "effects" of pregnancy. this is all caused by hormones which make the nasal passage narrower. oh joy. i get to breathe through my mouth. even the nasal spray that my doc prescribed does not help at all (but then again, she prescribed a low dosage for me because of the pregnancy). well, i can only pray and hope it goes away real soon.
another thing i'm struggling with is reflux. it gets so bad sometimes it's scary. even when i'm just sitting down and resting, i feel my heart racing and i can't seem to breathe at all (i guess this is compounded by my stuffed nose). i will feel like i'm fighting for air. and it just seems to come and go whenever it feels like it, whether i'm out and about or just resting.
so there you go: MY joys of pregnancy...............

b and i recently went to langkawi on our "baby-moon". this would be our last trip off as a couple and before the "madness" begins. we stayed in the andaman and i must say i really enjoyed being surrounded by the jungle. it was rather refreshing. to top it off, it was raining in langkawi. so the weather there was perfect as it was cool. (for those who are not in kl, we are currently going through a massive heat wave. i stay in-doors all day and the air-conditioner is turned on day and night. it's so bad that even in the mornings, i turn the air-conditioner on. this is as early as 8:30 am! pregnancy and heat waves is just a complete no-no!)

anyway, i finally got round to taking pictures. (i've just realised that i do not have any pregnant pictures of me). so this is especially for g in uk and p in aus. go ahead and see how round i am. ; )

* these pictures were taken when i was 24 weeks (6 months)

at 22 weeks

view between his legs. to proof he's a boy ; )

playing with his hands and fingers.