birthday suggestion

I was chatting to the boys a couple of days ago,

actually, mostly to Aiden, but Elliot was there

we were talking about it being the end of October, and soon it would be November.

And I said "Hey, Mummy's birthday is coming up...

"what do you think we should get for her present?"

"what would she like?"

and elliot piped up "COFFEE"

I said "you think we should get coffee for Mummy for her birthday?" and they both thought that was a good idea.

Sweet boys.

ahead of mother's day

A little quiet moment. Elliot is 1 year old now, and such a sweet little guy. I know where he gets it from.

a new look

Mae's new haircut, in an easier-to-manage funky style. Something new for Elliot too - he tried solids for the first time tonight. He munched on mushy banana (on the recommendation of his paediatrician). It went down extremely well.

poley cow!

I'm not sure where Aiden picked up this gem, but he's been saying it quite frequently and watching for the giggles from us. We've also been playing his favourite game which is still "Where's Aiden". He hides (in plain sight) with a sheet or pillow over his head, then says "Where's Aiden". We then wander around pretending to look for him all over the place. We talk to ourselves as we do so "I wonder if he's gone shopping with Bow Wow..." to which he usually replies "yes". Last night we were playing the same game, he asked Mae and I to hide. Once we had, we started the game "Where's Mummy and Daddy?" to which he replied "That's a very good question!"

one two three

outings

Elliot is now 3-months old, and becoming more alert every day. He's a really good natured baby, and has us all charmed with his ready smiles.

This week, Aiden's playgroup had an outing to Jurong Bird Park where he had more fun playing in the rain than looking at the birds.

This nice shot of Aiden and Mae was taken on the Monorail en route.
He was most happy to find this wet step which was a perfect Aiden-sized seat.
He also enjoyed feeding these worms to the birds.

not popped yet.

Our estimated due date is drawing to a close, with 1 1/2 hours to go it looks unlikely Mae will deliver today. We had another doctor's appointment today and the estimated weight of Snowpea is 3.6kg - almost exactly the weight Aiden was. If we make it to next week without any sign of Snowpea, the doctor will discuss whether snowpea will need to be induced.

counting

we've reached one milestone - this is the 100th post to our blog, but the main milestone we're expecting is still keeping us guessing.

Mae's estimated due date is in two days but there are no signs that anything is happening any time soon. Aiden was 4 days late so if snowpea is late by the same amount, he'll arrive on Mei and Ian's anniversary which would be nice.

Of course if he arrives on his estimated due date - Friday the 13th, perhaps we can name him Jason.

no more space

Who says Aiden doesn't resemble me? Both of us have muffin tops!

At my weekly OBGYN check up today, Dr Choo told us that the baby is approximately 3.4kg! That's pretty close to what Aiden weighed at birth (3.65kg) so that put my mind at ease that the baby is growing just fine.

When I asked Dr Choo if the baby could be running out of space to roll around (and yes, there have been heaps of somersaults) she reassured me (or so she thought) with the comment that "oh, don't worry, you'll just stretch to accomodate." Gee, thanks. I'm ElasterGirl.

Apart from tumble-dry sessions, the usual suspects for 8 month pregnancies are adding to my growing physical discomfort: back pains, fatigue, difficulty sleeping & breathing.

And yet, I can afford to wait just a tad longer because there's so much work to clear! Plus tax season is coming up...plus we're having our company launch next week...plus we still have to find a nanny to help out...

Technically, I'm already at full term this week, but it would be great if Snowpea waited another 2 weeks. (One can hope!)

mae and aiden