Being the korkor

We just had a small CNY gathering at Xiaohui's house recently, had "Yu Sheng" and dinner, oh not forgetting mahjong session. All the kids were present and yes it was expectantly chaotic & noisy! And as usual the younger ones eyed on the toys whichever Reyes is playing - esp his water bottle! Reyes being the biggest boy has to be reminded to share the toys with the younger ones and he was so unhappy about it as he had just gotten hold (haven't even started to play) of it.

Reyes has been (considered) a very obedient (but just cheeky & mischievous) boy, and we are truly grateful & glad. Whenever there is a chance or when we left, we will take the chance to tell/remind him that we know that he has been a very good boy, just that he is a Kor Kor so need to give in to the younger mei meis. He will show signs of happiness after that =)

I truly believe Reyes will be a good korkor to Raeanne who will dotes, protect and take care of his lil sister. Nowadays he has been asking me "Mommy, when is Raeanne coming out?" - not sure if he is looking forward to his lil sis's arrival or finally mommy will be able to carry him after 9 months! Yes haven't been carrying him for 9 mths! Kind of miss it.

Sometimes I wonder should I categorize Reyes as talkative or expressive? Haha. He is really very chatty & a quick-thinker for a boy his age and I hope that this will be better put into use.

I will start planning for his exta-curriculum after my confinement.
A must for the following:

2011: Phonics
2012: Piano lessons
2013: Han Yu Ping Ying (before P1)

VBAC vs C-Sec

3 weeks ago on my FB wall post reads: "I am so determined to go through normal delivery, please let it happen!"


Lots of friends sent me words of encouragement and I felt even more determined & motivated!


For my 2nd child it will be VBAC (Vaginal Birth after Caesarean) and it won't be as simple as it seems to be or rather as I thought it will be. Dr.Chen was obligated to tell me the possible risk involved for VBAC and leave the ultimate decision to us. There will be a 4-10% risk of womb rupture due to the previous surgical cut, and when that happened it will cause blood loss to mother and oxgyen supply cut-off to baby. It sure sounds scary huh? That's what Jimmy felt and would not tolerate risk like that. But my surgical cut was like 3-4years old, would have heal completely by now - but how can I insist on VBAC w/o a supportive hubby? Afterall it's our baby. I chanced upon these real-life stories related to VBAC and was really happy they made it through. If only I am one of them. http://vbacsupportsg.blogspot.com/

But it's ok. Utimately as long as my baby is safe & healthy, that's all it matters.

A tint of self-consolation?

Little One @ 33weeks

Yes, it is confirmed a girl!!

Was msn'ing with cousin-in-law one day and she mentioned about getting ob-gynae to re-confirm the gender to avoid any possible surprises, and so we did. Dr. Chen even gave us a up close u/s scan showing clearly Raeanne's femine area and jokingly said that we can confidently side-bet with whoever doubting the gender.

Lil one is now at a healthy 2.2kg, with mommy gaining 12kg so far.

I did brought up the issue of decreasing appetite to Dr.Chen but he wasn't too concerned about it as everything is showing positive esp on lil one's growth & weight. He did a growth scan checking not only on baby's heart and lungs development but also on mommy's amniotic fluid level (whether it's of sufficient supply). Dr.Chen tried to show us a glimpse of bb's face but she was back-facing us (guess lil Raeanne is a shy girl), only managed to show us her legs - kicking away!

Nowadays her movement is so much harder which made me laughed at times.

I'm so looking forward to the arrival of this lil one.