Shoppeh!

Had our detailed scan at Raffles Hospital on Saturday and all's well. The sonographer and gynaes (Dr. KK Chow and Dr. Ben) assured us that BB is healthy and of good size.Yay. And, it's confirmed that we've got ourselves a 小龙女 (Dragon Princess)!

The following day, we headed over to Baby Expo 2012 and Takashimaya Baby Fair. Had lunchie at Tonkichi before proceeding to burn our pockets.

Our loot for the day includes:

Washcloth set from Gerber's

A baby bath towel

A footed romper

A mitten, sock and cap set

4 pairs of mittens

2 pairs of socks

... all from Carter's

(Sorry, too lazy for pictures)

Philips Avent Bundle which consists of :

125ml PP Bottle (twin pack)

260ml PP Bottle (twin pack)

Huggies Baby Wipes

Avent Orthodontic Soothies (twin pack)

Avent Spout Cup (340ml 18m+)

Philips 3-in-1 Steam Sterilizer

Philips Electric Bottle and Baby Food Warmer

And also, the big ticket items...

Medela Freestyle® Breastpump

Maxi Cosi Priori XP Pumpkin

SO CUTE RIGHT!

We Need A Holiday!

Work has been crazy for Poppy. And although I'm given a lighter load after my return to office, re-adapting to working hours and commuting on public transport hasn't been easy on my gradually laterally expanding body.

Since I've still got 4 extra days of leave to clear before I go on maternity leave in November/December, plus another S$400 worth of flexi benefits to utilize by year-end, we decided to go on a short getaway. Poppy was contemplating making a trip to Taiwan or Bangkok. I preferred not to take any flights and was inclined to have a eat-sleep-do-nothing staycation in one of the resorts in Sentosa or Hotel Fort Canning.

Poppy had many court sessions to prepare and attend, and we ended up delaying the decision, only to find out most resorts in Sentosa have sold out. A last minute agreement had us end up with Grand Lexis Resort in Port Dickson. Rooms come with a private pool in the room, so I can do my reading and tanning by the pool the whole day, yay!

This may well be our final trip before BB's invasion arrival, so it's a good time to let our hair down before we pull all of it off in a few months' time. Haa.

Quick update

And, so we didn't manage to find out baby's gender in the recent gynae visit.

In any case, we've decided to go color-neutral and buy some of the essentials first. Wilson and Phoebe will be passing us lots of unused stuff like reusable cloth diapers, newborn apparels, and a Cloud B Gentle Giraffe. Meanwhile Alex has kindly offered us his used infant car seat (we figured there's no need to buy one since it's only usable up to 9 months), and Veron is giving us her used baby cot. Thank you, lovely people!

So, our first payable big ticket item is the stroller. After much research (done by Poppy, of course), we're going for the Quinny Zapp Xtra. We agreed not to get reds, pinks, or blues, so Graphic Purple it shall be. Thereafter, we will probably get a Maxi-Cosi Priori XP Car Seat when baby turns 9 months.

Ok, now on to hunt for antenatal classes on Poppy's request. Ho hum.

Update (24-Jul-2012): We have changed our Zapp Xtra to the Rebel Red version and got the Maxi Cosi Priori XP in Pumpkin! Muahahah!