National Day, 10/1

**oops did not post on 10/1... a little late!***

Yesterday was National Day. Meaning, China's communist party took over on 10/1/1949. The 60th anniversary. Parades, fireworks, the whole sha-bang. What does this mean for us? Woohoo! the day off. :)





Sleeping till noon, hanging out not doing much... sounds good to me! Actually yesterday I set up the playard. I'm glad we got the graco one, it's quite easy to setup/take down... though I think the sleepy safari one is probably still nicer, though i'm sure little girl won't know the difference. It's a green/brown colorway, which isn't super girlie either, but I think that's kinda what i wanted. it works okay, and as long as it's safe and serves the purpose, then that works for me!





Yesterday though I did feel some funky cramplike things... lower abdomen... yes, i can admit i am anxious, afterwall we did setup the graco! haha. but then again, it's best little girl stays inside for a few more weeks so she grows healthier by the day. :) but cramps, yes. though they weren't very consistent nor did i see any plug come out. so i guess we'll just wait for now! i really hope though, little girl is a libra... or libra/scorpio cusp...

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well today is actually 10/5, monday. This year really has flown by...
The weekend was uneventful despite being "Mid Autumn Festival" Saturday, but also not really restful. I should've slept more. i don't think little girl had a very restful weekend at all. we're both very tired today, especially. hopefully tonight we will sleep more.... shouldn't have watched the Liverpool v. Chelsea game last night! Liverpool lost too! At least waking up at 8am on Sun for the SC game (which btw wasn't even on tv, so i had to espn-it from blackberry!) was a WIN. WOOHOO SC.

Mid Autumn Festival was nice... we went to Yuen Long for dinner with yeye and mama and relatives... nothing super out of ordinary but okay. sharks fin soup. then we came home and took a walk in the park, daddy and i have been walking a little bit everyday, which is nice, even if it's only like 5-10 min from manhattan hill to home... but anyways WOW. SOOOO Many people in the park and SOOOO MAny kids! We've never seen so many ppl before there. it was pretty nuts. To think next year you will be playing with lanterns? or maybe just holding onto one glow stick really haah. awww.

Mommy was nesting too this weekend... cleaning and such. ahhh. need to buy detergent so i can start washing your things! though since we still haven't a place to put them i guess i have some time...


But we went to see the dr today (10/5)... i think his measurement wasn't very accurate today though b/c your head measured smaller than last week? i don't think that sounds right.. but your lungs aren't developed well enough yet and he says you're about 2kg which is still very small. So according to your due date it's now almost the end of November. Perhaps instead of thinking you'll be a libra/scorpio cusp mommy should now think of scorpio/saggitarius cusp! Mommy gets along well with saggs anyways. they're fire and quite lovely. mommy's best friend from college actaully is one... hopefully you'll meet auntie kimmy some day. :)

Auntie Maryann also sent you some books which was nice... i told her kids really are blessings... to remind parents of their own childhood and how we should never ever grow up! Of course there is a certain time and place for everything, but we should remember to be children at heart! <3

We also went to eat at Outback today... talk about carb overload. cheese fries, and split a burger w/daddy... the people were really nice though, they gave us free soup and salad. :) maybe b/c mommy is pregnant with you!! so they figured that we needed to eat more haha. We went to Nuskin today to get some stuff. Mommy wants to try to do more Nuskin business like grandma tsang so that she has more free time to spend with you when you are here. :) need to start planning for the future better now!!

Oh btw, since it seems like dr says you're not going to be coming out anytime soon, daddy will be going to the states next week. 10/12-19. Yes we'll miss him... but who knows, maybe he can buy some stuff for us and bring it back. hahaha. he does probably get to see grandma and grandpa too which is nice... and TORRANCE! i miss her too. you'll get to meet her i hope someday soon too when we visit to NJ where mommy grew up.

But keep growing!!! GROW STRONG and HEALTHY!!
Mommy and Daddy love you.
big hugs and kisses. xxxxooooo

sleepy & tired.

lately i have been very sleepy and tired... i think it's due to lack of sleep at night. restless tossing and turning. I find that sleeping on my right side really does bring on the backaches, as does sleeping on my back. The only side i manage to sleep on w/o backaches, i think, is my left. Unfortunately though i still turn and sleep on all sides.

this makes me tired.

plus they're still rennovating downstairs... drilling. ugh. so tired.

hopefully our boxes come today though! supposedly they will be arriving soon this evening... i can't wait!! :) perhaps i will take tmrw off, or half day...

6 weeks and a few days to go! but honestly, i am hoping little girl is a libra or at least libra/scorpio cusp. :)

love love love. hugs hugs hugs. keep growing stronger little girl!
we love you.
m&d

catching up...

it's really become a bit of an inconvenience i suppose w/o internet at home. with blackberries, i think there's still quite a bit of tech radiation coming thru, which can be a bit "unknown"... i think we just need to get internet fixed sooner than later. it seems dad has no real initiation to get it done but at the same time it's nice not to have to sit in front of the computer at home all the time too. give and take.

anyhow, last friday was 9/25- birthday! another year, another number, though age really, is only a number. I still feel quite young, for the most part. perhaps that will change when little girl arrives but even then I think i'll still feel the same...

9/25 is actually also m's parents anniversary. their 35th anniversary and also actually our 2nd yr engagement anniversary! to think we were in barcelona 2 yrs ago... i miss the tapas and the food and travelling. going to other places is always nice, to explore and engage in different cultures... inspiratoin adn being away from home on "vacation"... that was a nice trip. :)

so anyhow, friday night we went to Spoon for dinner. 6 course tasting menu, which was similar to what we had back in june but this time it was better- the main course. yummy and full. we didn't do anything afterwards, was just a quiet family meal. not that i was planning on going out anyhow... :p

Saturday was pretty calm, i actually don't remember what we did... but oh, i do remember m slept till about 230pm. he has been very tired lately! i think it's still catching up from last saturday night's outing... but i think he is finally rested up now. Grandpa Tsang also came back from xiamen on Sat afternoon, and we had dinner with him and grandma/pa wong just downstairs at "toe-yune". Nothing fancy, but ok. Grandpa Tsang was tired, so he went to sleep early and we watched some football... a quiet night in. We did manage however to clean up some stuff in your room, which is a good start... rearrange the bed so the room looks bigger! Plus Auntie (godmother) Amy has sent all your goodies! We will be getting them tomorrow! So we had to clean some space so when they arrive we'll be semi-ready. :) yay!!

Sunday, we dropped grandpa tsang off at the airport as he was going back to nj... short trip for sure for him, hope he stays healthy! since in a week he has to fly back out to india, another long haul flight. Daddy then went to play tennis in the morning and came back and we made some lunch at home. I had fresh mozzerella which grandpa brought from the states (grandma t is funny, she brings the best foods here, like croissants, bread, cereal, home made granola... i can find all that stuff here too but i guess it's from the heart which is always the best!!). so fresh mozzerella and tomato/basil with olive oil and balsamic. yum. daddy made spaghetti with sausage, a little bit of chilies and tomato sauce. whole wheat spaghetti too. :) we try to eat healthier since chinese food here is kinda oily and not so good sometimes.

i just stayed at home in the afternoon and took a nap. lately i haven't been sleeping so well at night, though come to think of it, maybe it's because of these midday naps? haha.

the rest of sunday.. not much. and so today. Monday. They are still doing construction downstairs, drilling, but i must've been very tired today, since i think i slept thru the drilling until 1030am this morning (even though daddy left at 9). feeling hot flashes as well, very sweaty... i hope i don't have a fever or aren't getting sickly. gotta eat more vitamin c.


OOOH. i do remember saturday morning! i got a visit from the charlie horse fairy! NO FUN. this time wasn't as bad, left leg again but even till today, Monday it's still a bit sore... :( i kinda knew it was coming as well, b/c i hadn't had enough milk and yogurt the past week+... so back to the regimine. need to buy yogurt and milk to eat more to prevent these darn charlie horses and also so that your bones will grow healthy and strong!!

mommy loves you lots! you're continuing to grow and also move a lot! poor little girl, i know it must be getting cramped in there!! mommy's tummy is about 38.5" around now... swelling in my calves is ok, still around 13-13.5" when swollen, but i can't complain. you've been very "guai" to mommy and mommy loves you for that.

be good, keep growing!
i can't wait to hold you in our arms and hug and love you!!! :) xxxo
love mommy