Bonding with baby

As my due date is nearer, every day I reminded my little gal that her baby brother will be out from my tummy soon to meet her. Baby brother may not be able to play with her since he is a baby, but soon he would. But meantime, I told little gal that she can sing and talk to her baby brother till he is fit to play with her. I told little gal that when she was a baby, I sang songs to her to make her sleep. So, now it is her turn to sing to her baby brother.

So every night, my little gal will come to me and touch my tummy, asking what is baby doing in my tummy. When ever baby is moving or kicking, I will get my little gal to feel my tummy. Then she will start to sing “Twinkle twinkle little star”. *wink* I sang this song when putting her to sleep when she was a baby. So I guess she is singing this song to make her baby brother sleeping too. Looking and listening to her singing while patting my big tummy makes me smile once a while. How sweet!

When I told little gal that I would be busy with the new baby and she has to make her own milk, she replied me "I cannot. It is too high!". Meaning that the milk can and bottles are too high for her to reach and make herself some milk. Lol! I was just kidding her, want to see what was her response. Once a while I find that little gal is very protective and possessive of me. She would not want her dad to touch, hug or kiss me. At first we thought that probably she thinks that her dad is hurting me, but it turns out that she just want me for herself only. "Mummy is mine" she would say to her dad. Hmm, now I am worry what would happen when the baby is here. Even when the new baby sleeping with me is out of the question. She said the baby is sleeping in the baby cot while she is sleeping with me.

When baby coming, baby will be sleeping in little gal’s cot while we get a mattress for little gal to sleep on the floor. She still have the habit of tossing, rolling and kicking while sleeping, so it is advisable to let her sleep on the floor instead of bed. Little gal has understand that her little cot is smaller and soon would not fit her anymore, so she finally give in and willing to give to her baby brother. Since she knew her grandparents promise to get her a new adult single bed, she is happy with the arrangement. But we would be moving to new house next year, so we shall get the new bed for her then. Don't want to double transport the bed here and there.

She doesn't mind giving up her bed and sharing some of her toy but when ask whether she would share her precious toy bear, she quickly replied me “No! It is my bear”. Oh well, that is her smelly bear. She get protective of it sometimes. I don’t think anyone would want to hug it too!




This is her smelly bear that she affectionately call it “baby bear bear”. She couldn’t parted from it. When ever she needs to drink milk, she will need to get her pillow and toy bear to be with her. Funny habit. This picture is actually taken by my little gal herself using her grandmother’s new digital camera. She dressed up her bear in a diaper and took the snap. She is a wizard with digital camera. In few minutes, she knows how to turn on the lenses and start snapping. Not bad her photoshot, right?

My interview

If you were wondering what happen to my interview that I am supposed to attend last Thursday, it did not happen! That morning exactly 2 hours before the agreed time, the interviewer called up telling me that my interview has been postponed and will call me up in the afternoon to arrange another time. But no calling. I spent most of my afternoon at my parents' house that day. Initially plan to go from there since it is nearer, but since no call, I stay there till dinner, then went to pick my little gal from nanny's house. Oh well, I guess the company has decided not to take me or cannot wait for me since I jot down in my resume that I am pregnant and will be available for work in October the earliest…..

Never mind, I am still hunting around. See if there are better offers out somewhere. Or if by then I could't find a suitable one, probably I will help out at hubby's company or do a part time teaching. Have been thinking about teaching or tutoring for a long time......

Yummy cuttlefish porridge

*cough cough* Yeap, the usual sickness, cough and sore throat. And last night, die die also must eat McDonald's fish o fillet. One of the crazy craving. Now I am down with sore throat.

When I crave for something, I will try to think of a way to have it! And yes, today is another day when I am craving for something. Cuttlefish porridge. I remember my mum used to cook this porridge when my dad wanted to eat it. It is very simple to cook, just that the preparation of the cuttlefish is tedious.



Ingredients:
Dried cuttlefish (soak, clean, remove its purplish skin and bones and shredded into smalled pieces)
Rice
Shallots (for garnishing)
Salt, white pepper and light soya sauce



Preparation:
1. Heat up some oil in a wok. Add in some shallots and fry them. Put fried shallots aside.
2. Next, add in the shredded cuttlefish into the hot wok and stir fry till fragrant. Together with the oil, pour all the fried cuttlefish into a pot of water.
3. Throw in the washed rice and turn on the heat.
4. Let the porridge simmer till cuttlefish is soften. You can add in water anytime if you like your porridge to be watery.
5. Add salt, pepper and light soya sauce to taste. Turn off the heat. Add in some fried shallot into your bowl of porridge.

Voila!

Note: You can add some balls of minced pork into the porridge for added flavour. You may also substitute cuttlefish with anchovies.

Personality Test Tag from Dora

Long time I did not do a tag, so it is always fun to do one once awhile. Thank you, Dora for this fun personality test tag. Actually I almost forgot about this tag till this morning. Lol! It is practically very easy, just click to the link below and answer few questions to reveal your personality. And my results?? Most are quite true, reveal my true personality except for me giving good advices and being an efficient problem solver. I can give suggestions and being good listen, but good advice and wise decision? Probably not. *wink* So here are the end results:

Your view on yourself:
You are down-to-earth and people like you because you are so straightforward. You are an efficient problem solver because you will listen to both sides of an argument before making a decision that usually appeals to both parties.

The type of girlfriend/boyfriend you are looking for:
You are a true romantic. When you are in love, you will do anything and everything to keep your love true.

Your readiness to commit to a relationship:
You are ready to commit as soon as you meet the right person. And you believe you will pretty much know as soon as you might that person.

The seriousness of your love:
You are very serious about relationships and aren't interested in wasting time with people you don't really like. If you meet the right person, you will fall deeply and beautifully in love.

Your views on education
Education is very important in life. You want to study hard and learn as much as you can.

The right job for you:
You're a practical person and will choose a secure job with a steady income. Knowing what you like to do is important. Find a regular job doing just that and you'll be set for life.

How do you view success:
You are afraid of failure and scared to have a go at the career you would like to have in case you don't succeed. Don't give up when you haven't yet even started! Be courageous.

What are you most afraid of:
You are concerned about your image and the way others see you. This means that you try very hard to be accepted by other people. It's time for you to believe in who you are, not what you wear.

Who is your true self:
You are mature, reasonable, honest and give good advice. People ask for your comments on all sorts of different issues. Sometimes you might find yourself in a dilemma when trapped with a problem, which your heart rather than your head needs to solve.

Now come the part that I like the best! Tagging other people! I am tagging Jen, Didi and Merryn. Here are the rules:-
1. Open this website : Personality Tests
2. Take the Personality Quiz (it’s VERY short and easy, really) Copy Paste the result to your blog.
3. Tag as many friends as you can and link to the friend who tagged you.

My big bum

I am now in my 32nd week of pregnancy. Going to have my check up tomorrow. Now I am scheduled to see my doctor every two weeks.



So, here is my bum! Previously doctor commented that my baby is big, and he is going to be bigger some more as it is now my 3rd trimester. Overall my body remained the same, except for the bum, breasts and butt, so I guess the baby is the one that gain more weight, not me! Lol!

Guess what? Yesterday I got call from the company that I am applying for a job last week. They want to interview me tomorrow for the post I stated. Gosh! Now I am nervous. I cannot decide what to wear for the interview tomorrow. Talking about my maternity wear……mostly casual, not that formal…..Probably I will put on my blazer although it is not fitted to my current size, but at least to make myself look more formal. What do you think?

Little Einstein

One of my little gal’s favourite cartoon is Little Einstein on Disney. She would mimic the Little Einstein’s moves and singing. I have been thinking of enrolling her to dance or music class, but I think she is too young for extra curriculum. I would not want her to be too stressed out, now that she is attending pre-school.

Probably it runs in the family. Hubby has good voice, can sing well and play guitar. As for me, I practiced organ for almost 7 years before I called it a quit to pursue my degree more than 10 years ago. My organ instrument has been since turned dusty and untouched in my parents’ house. I guess a lot of work need to be done to make good and re-string of my organ.

I do hope that my children will pick up music when they grow older.

In memory of my rose

Instead of throwing the flower bouquets that I received in the past, I will keep a piece of them and make it into a bookmark. Just laminate the flowers or leaves on a piece of colour paper and there you have. A nice bookmark to be slipped into your novels so you would not forget which pages you last read.



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At Jas' request, I posted my hair over here. Like I mentioned in previous post, it is really short that once a while, I am not used to it. Can't tie, can't style etc. But I like it, short and easy to maintain. *wink*