2 weeks of Full-time SAHM!

Late last night, we sent Jo off to the airport for her 2 weeks home leave. Yup, she's going to be away for 2 full weeks! 

It's going to be mostly Leia and myself at home so I can truly experience what it's like to be a real SAHM with limited help. I know, especially with God's help, that I can totally so this! *fistpump*

So it started this morning. I kinda started with the wrong foot cause I woke up late with Leia! I set my alarm at 7.10am but apparently I didn't hear it -.- thank goodness my body clock woke up at 7.30am and I went into full mad rush mode! 

First thing I did, wake Leia up and get her to follow me (in a super groggy fashion) to the kitchen. Prepare and let her oatmeal brekkie cool down. Get her changed! I hastily put on her diaper and uniform whilst getting her to talk to me chirpily! I was afraid she wouldn't eat her oatmeal, so I got her to eat a lil bread in the meantime. Pheeeeww! I totally made it! Lol.

After I sent her to school, I made the bed and got started on laundry. -.- First the colours cos I wanted to accumulate whites for tomorrow. I had a bit of struggle then cos I couldn't remember if I had to spin dry the clothes -.- and I kinda stopped the spinning mode halfway and couldn't open the door! Doh! *went into panic mode* I tried to drain the water and it still couldn't open! After having a tug of war with the door, it finally opened and I was so relieved! 

It was my first time hanging the clothes but it wasn't too tough =D it was already 9.30am and I had to get started on Leia's food. I was going to make her porridge! For her and me! 

Started thawing her stock and meat. Chopped up carrots, baby corn, broccoli and mushrooms! I had to first heat up the soup together with the carrots and sweet corn cos they usually take a while to soften. Despite doing that, think I still didn't cook it long enough. Then I added almost 3/4 cup of rice (too much!) to the stock and subsequently the ingredients + a lil sesame oil and soy sauce. The porridge turned out alright except that the carrots and sweet corn were still a tad too crunchy! Hope she bites later -.- 

I'm gonna pick her up soon, shower then feed her! Can't wait for our nap together later lol. 

Such a hectic morning! I truly hope I get better at this!

Our RCIA journey: Rite of Election

Yesterday, on wonderful Valentine's day, G and I had our Rite of Election to join the Catholic Church and family. The rite is a crucial day where cathehumans, make the decision to elect God as our savior and Lord. 

G and I have been on our RCIA journey since May 2015. I feel so happy and blessed to have been able to persist in this journey to become Catholic and get closer to God. The weekly lessons, discussion sessions and retreats have been worth it. So glad that G has been there by my side, together with Michael, our good friend and sponsor. He's going to be our (Leia and I) Godparent too!

I really thank God for being there for us and giving us his Grace. In Archbishop William Goh's daily reflection and homily, he reminded us that the Rite of Election is a celebration of a double election. One of us choosing God and more importantly, the other is God having chosen us right from the beginning. We would not be going through this if not for his love and mercy. 

He also reminded us what it means to really choose and serve our Lord. To really trust in Him and His providence. Many of us say we love our God, but we always worry about life and what it is to come. If God is our Father, he would definitely provide for us. But the problem arises when sometimes, we don't agree with His will or become greedy and ask for more than what we need. I pray for G and I that we will learn to trust in our Lord and be contented and grateful with what God has given and will give us. 

Our dear Archbishop also talked about how we always say we love God, but our actions speak otherwise. How often do we think of our Lord, how often do we pray and speak to Him and do His deeds? Such true words. I sincerely hope that G and I and all our brothers and sisters, will remember our Father always and translate our Love to actual acts of good. 

Our Archbishop's homily was truly inspiring. And his words touched us all. Really hope they would continue to linger in all our hearts and remind us to be good and faithful Christians.

There's still sometime before our actual baptism on 26th March. Praying for continuous guidance from God and the Holy Spirit before this joyous day. 

Doctor's visit at 17 weeks!

I just had my visit at Dr Heng's!

I've gained about 2kg and my weight's 50.6kg now. Yay! So glad that my morning sickness has subsided and my appetite's a lot better now =D

Though I'm happy, Dr Heng said that I kinda gained too much weight for one month lol. 

From the ultrasound, bb measures 10cm from head to rump! Quite amazed at how big our little one has grown! And Dr was saying that her head is bigger, at 18 weeks compared to her body hehe. And yes, Dr confirmed that it's a she! Our little one was crossing her legs for a while so it was quite hard to tell. Dr had to poke my belly to move her so that we could take a better look! Yaaaay we're gonna have another princess!

Gerald's a bit bummed out but I'm sure he loves her still the same. Gonna have to wait for march for my detailed scan. Hope G gets to go for it!

A long update: Becoming pregnant and a SAHM

I haven't blogged since November last year! 

So many things have happened and I finally have more time and energy to document my journey.

My two main updates:

1. I'm pregnant!

2. I left my job and intend to be a SAHM (maybe doing some part time) for about a year.

My pregnancy:

I found out I was pregnant on 14th Nov 15! Like the first time, it was very surreal and was so surprised to get a positive preggie test result! This time I used a cheaper guardian kit since it works just as well lol. Anyway, I was really really happy that I was pregnant. I guess deep down I've always wanted a 2nd child to love. Children are really a joy and blessing to have. I was so psyched to share the awesome news with G.

Well, unlike my pregnancy with Leia, this pregnancy is sooooo different. My first trimester was baaaad. I was having bad morning sickness (all day) due to my surging hormones. I would feel like throwing up all the time and had a lot of gas (whenever I tried to puke, I would belch really really loudly). I lost my appetite and hated certain smells like fried garlic and Muslim food. Ohhh and I grew and aversion to chicken! I couldn't (and still can't sometimes) eat steam/stir fried chicken. I could only eat chicken was that was deep fried. I basically lost 1kg or more during my first trim. 

On top of that, I was very emotional, partly due to difficulties at work. To be honest, I was quite lifeless! Gerald often described me as 'face green green' in hokkien lol.

Despite the non-enjoyable symptoms, I was really glad everything went well at our 1st and 2nd check ups. We went back to Dr Heng since she's so experienced. At my 12 weeks check up, she shared that I'm likely gonna have another girl! Whee! 

Leaving my job:

I guess I started having doubts about my job in November last year. It seemed like the nature of my work made it difficult to part time and there just didn't seem to be any job fit. To cut things short, I was quite affected at work and it wasn't healthy for my pregnancy. I thought about hanging in there till I was due but even that seemed awfully challenging. It was a difficult decision for me to make but I did it anyway... I decided to go, knowing that I probably won't be able to rejoin the organization again. 

Last week was my last and I started to stay home since 1st feb. I hope I'll be able to teach Leia more, learn and practise cooking and find some part time work to keep me occupied and relevant. I really do not want to turn into a sloth!