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Due Date

预产期前一天

没想到，我的肚子原来这么舒服。宝宝在肚子里舒服得不肯出来。医生可急了，老是检查了再检查（最近一周去两次！），但是啊，事实总是难以预料，没有迹象就是没有迹象。他不出来，我们也只好耐心等待。

其实，宝宝稍稍迟点出来对我来说也无所谓，只要确保他还在我肚子里快乐的拳打脚踢，我倒是乐得轻松。和妈妈这里逛街，那里吃饭。还把整季的“爸爸去哪儿”看完了（而且，每晚都看到很迟才睡！）。这些都是难得多出来的时间。该感谢宝宝才是 :)

虽说他不出来，我没办法。但是，医生还是决定不要再搏了，明天入院催生。医生叫到，没办法咯。催生虽然听说无比的折腾，但也有好处，不必突然急冲冲的往医院跑去，一切有安排。

反正世事都有好有坏，总没有最完美的计划。况且，计划总赶不上变化，想太多也没用，就既来之则安之吧。

怀孕的最后一个月，鼻子的水肿明显很多。原本没什么被注意的肿胀突然就明显好多（或许别人注意了也不好意思告诉我）。不只鼻子，大腿手臂也好象pump风一样，很吓人。心里总是担心，会不会收不回哦⋯⋯

从38周后，肚子的重量往下压好多。一直以来，我还是走路挺快的（还被好多人责备，顶着大肚子走这么快干嘛！）。巴士还有7分钟要来了，我还是可以从办公室赶到巴士站。现在，10分钟才可以。而且，要是走得太快，就有尿急的感觉。所以这两周走路明显比以前慢很多。有时候，和妈妈和毓豪出门，他两聊得不亦乐乎，越走越快，把我远远抛在后头。(ｰｰ;)

最讨厌就是早上起来上厕所。我是少数幸运的孕妇，晚上极少起身夜尿。其实我也想过可能我太死睡了，根本没发觉自己有便意。到清晨起床的时候，便意已经很严重。但是又得翻身才能下床。又不可以下得太快，因为可能会导致漏尿。结果，就在很想快点上厕所，和需要好好控制之间纠结。想起来都可笑。

生完孩子之后，最想做的是什么？

我最想做的事情，就是平躺着睡觉！还有，吃个半生熟鸡蛋。听起来很可笑⋯⋯

今天？好好享受这个多出来得闲日 :)

I'd be Lying if I said I'm not Worry

At 32 weeks onwards, the little baby in my tummy was scanned to be at smaller size. At that point of time, I wasn't super worry because I think all babies come out in different sizes. Some small and cute, some come out to be giant baby (myself). And we have a range of different sizes at home, so I think it's all normal to begin with.

However, yesterday, my 37 weeks and 5 days, the scan show the amniotic fluid is at the borderline low of the scale. How low is low? Well I checked some information on the internet, 5th percentile at 37 weeks should be 7.5cm, and I was measured to be on 7.6cm.

Doctor told me it's not alarmingly low but I do have to have more rest. Rest well, drink well, eat well. So I was given two days MC to stay at home and do nothing. And will be scanned again tomorrow. And as usual, track if my baby is moving in my tummy.

To be honest, after the particular visit yesterday, I'm turning into a paranoid mom who keeps poking the tummy to make sure baby is moving and responding to the external activities, i.e. poking the tummy, massaging tummy, and music. When he's not responding immediately, I kept thinking, shall I see the doctor?

I'm really turning into a paranoid mom.

Then I started to play my piano. We had this piano since last week and I noticed baby dances to it a lot so I start playing after lunch. And he did respond to it well, so I kept playing and playing...

Baby, please hang on. We're in this together, we can make it and you'll be healthy.

Banana Bread or Banana Cake?

Banana Bread? Cake?

My favourite cake is always butter cake. Plain, I like my food plain.

I like my "ham chim peng" kosong.
I like my "gong zai peng" kosong.
I like my scones just butter scones.
I like my mooncake just lotus or red bean paste without the egg yolks.
I like my chocolate just pure dark chocolate.
I like my coffee dark or with milk, no other additives.
I like my milk just fresh milk, no flavoring.
I like...

I think you've got the idea.

But, it'll be pretty boring if I continuously bake ONLY butter cake.

Browsing through Pinterest and Flipboard everyday, and somehow, I landed myself with banana bread. Yes, that's what they call it in the recipe. But as I read through them, I just can't call them bread, they look more and cake to me.

But no matter what you want to call them, bread or cake. I baked them.

I used 5 fully ripen bananas and they turned out really fragrant. I wish they're more moist than the version of recipe that I follow, perhaps I shall make another version next time. If I've got the time.

I've tried to eat the banana cake/bread with a little cream cheese, they actually go quite well together :)

Here's the version of recipe I followed.

No-Bake Cheesecake

It isn't a Monday Blue today! It's replacement holiday at work, for Singapore National Day fell on Saturday. It makes me love Monday so much, well, just for today.

And I made myself busy in kitchen again.

Ever since one month ago, when blueberries are constantly on sales, 3 punnets for $6.XX, I have had so much blueberries. It's packed with vitamins and antioxidants, and myth has it to help burning fats, what a super fruits isn't it? Sounds great for a preggie, so why not?

I've had blueberries with oats, with cereals, with toasts, with pancakes, in smoothies! And today I decided to make them into no frills no bake cheesecake.

I've followed recipe from The Frustrated Chef, and as usual for a first time trial, I cut it into half recipe. And I cut down the sugar even further.

Tadaa!~

The one thing I would change with the recipe is to add lemon zest and lemon juice into the filling for more flavour. I actually wanted to do that, but I kinda made this whole thing in a rush because I am in short of time to go out for lunch with The Man.

Lesson, do not make anything in a rush.

I did make some changes to the filling though. I was cooking the blueberry while mixing the ingredients together. When the ingredients are mixed well, I fold the blueberry "jam" (without the fruits, just the gooey juice) into the mixture. Just lightly fold them, to create some flavour into the fillings. I didn't want the fillings to turn purple.

It turned out pretty good I would say.

Closer Look 

No bake no frills blueberry cheesecake

As I didn't plan to make a lot of them, I found a very useful tips from the internet, to make the small little cheesecake in cupcake mold. Place the cling wrap into each of the cupcake mold before you press the crust into them, as shown below. With that, when the cheesecake is chilled and formed, you can simply lift them with the cling wrap, and serve them on a plate.

By the way, the half recipe yielded about 6-8 cheesecake of this size.

Cheesecake in cupcake mold

I'm gonna be so fat...

Every time I cook or bake something, after I take pictures of them, I have to eat them, because most of the time I've destroyed them. With so many food that I've tried so far, I really do not wish to know how much fat have I gained!

When Another Life is Growing From What You Eat

Healthy tidbits anyone?

So how does it feel when it comes to food, when you're eating for two?

It kinda... sucks...

You know when you eat for yourself, you probably eat anything you want. You might occasionally feel the guilt for eating too sinful and see the weighing machine number shoots up. The tinge of guilt is all about it.

But when you're pregnant, everything changes!

You make sure you don't go hungry.

You make sure you're eating enough fibers, because constipation is the last thing you want.

You make sure you take protein, calcium, iron, folate, vitamins, omega3... And hoping you're intaking them in balance. Ugh! How do you even tell??!!

You make sure you're drinking milk or yogurt everyday.

You make sure you cut down processed food, or at least try freakingly hard! :P

You make sure you are far away from the no-no foods, whether they're scientifically proven or probably just myths!

Wine? No no, you can either pour in some grape juice to pretend you're drinking one, or use it decoratively :)

You make sure...

And the list just goes on and on...

At this time, mixed nuts have become my usual healthy tidbits. I'm actually a potato chips girl, I always eat potato chip because they're sooo sooooo delicious. And I like them to go with hummus dip or salsa dip!

But as pregnancy goes along, I've tried my very best to make friends with nuts (by going nuts), with occasion irresistible indulgence of potato chips.

The hardest part? The doctor advised you not too get too heavy in case the baby is growing too much and you'll have a hard time during the D-Day. And then it turns out, hey, baby a little too slim >.<

Food, a love-hate relationship!