taken at exactly 36 weeks. i've hardly taken any pictures throughout the pregnancy. so i thought that i should at least take pictures at 36 weeks so that i'll know how big i got! not very flattering i must admit but so what!

these images are a tad bit late. these were taken at 35 weeks and i am now 37 weeks. look how round he's gotten! and yes, he was sleeping - again.

a few things i've come up with to do before the due date:

• load up on groceries, toiletries and necessities so that i don't have to worry about running out of toilet roll, toothpaste, etc. and having to go to the supermarket to restock
• besides packing my own hospital bag, i had b pack his stuff as well since he'll also be rooming in with baby and i the entire hospital stay
• trimmed and thinned my hair (but just enough to still tie it up in a ponytail) as washing and blow drying my hair is tedious
• going for a mani and pedi as i simply can not reach my toes anymore and besides why not relax and pamper myself now before the craziness starts? it's also good to have short nails so that i won't scratch baby

i've done the top three and will be doing mani and pedi tomorrow. can't wait!

to g: can you believe that maids from both of our sides (b's and mine) ran away on the same day?! and no, they've never met. my maid was with us for less than a week and b's maid has been with them less than a year. so being the chinese that i am, i bought number (for what are the odds?!) and sad to say, obviously didn't win. anyway, i started off ironing well but then got lazy. so i have decided to tell people that baby was either sleeping or playing in his shirt and that's why his shirts are so crumpled. : )

to p: being someone who does not like to be caught off-guard, i have bought everything that baby could possibly need - i think. thank you for offering though. if only baby showers and gift registry are common over here in kl. that would've have saved us a bundle!

the countdown has officially begun. i have exactly one month to my due date from tuesday. this would be my final week to get everything together in preparation for baby's arrival.
so, i have been doing loads of laundry (all baby's). i washed his clothes twice to remove all and any chemical residues. i was so stressed that i separated his clothes into 6 loads!!! this is simply because his clothes are so bloody expensive (for one top or bottom is equivalent to one of mine!) and i didn't want the colours to run and ruin his clothes. phew! i'm glad i'm done with his laundry now.
next, i have sorted out all his stuff into his cupboards so that i know where all his stuff are. i do not wish to fumble around if i need to look for any of his stuff.
what's left to do over the coming weekend is for b to tackle HIS tasklist for baby (eg learn how to work the steriliser, put up the cot mobile, get used to installing the car seat, etc.) as for me, i have some baby clothes to iron and to pack my hospital bag.
and from next week onwards? i just chill, relax, catch up on reading my baby books and wait, wait, wait............

i have officially started waddling. it's not that my bump's that big but it's the pressure that baby puts on my lower internal parts that kinda hurts and makes it uncomfortable to walk normally. also, i can't really walk anymore as my feet starts to swell up so much that it hurts. i can not imagine so much change in just a week's time! up until last weekend, i was still getting my daily dose of exercise (albeit in shopping malls) walking around non-stop. on weekends, b & i would walk the entire days - mall trawling. i know it's not the typical way to exercise but hey, i can't stand the heat out and the haze has come once again.
thankfully i did not leave things until the last minute as my shopping list is done and i can now just remain at home resting, waiting and tackling final preparations before baby comes!

now that i'm in my last trimester, i'm getting all my first trimester symptoms again - nausea, headaches and insomnia. on top of these, i'm getting swollen ankles, feet and hands. not to forget lower backache. so basically what a wonderful time..................gee whiz................

on another note, i was grocery shopping the other day and this promoter approached me to sell me sanitary pads (NOT maternity pads. the normal ones)! i was like "you blind or you just don't know the facts of life?". what did she expect me to do? buy pads when i'm not menstruating and keep them for like six months post pregnancy?! seriously, sometimes a little common sense goes a long way.

p and m has commented that it's as if i have suddenly bloomed (my bump). so i guess before this it was still questionable whether i was pregnant or just plain fat! on the other hand, people who have not seen me at all throughout this pregnancy say that my bump's really small. well i guess each bump's different and as long as baby's doing fine and growing well that's all that matters (he was 2kg at the last check-up). and anyway, i'm very happy with my bump - i'm bump proud! : )