A Pampering Week

What a weekend! After 7 over months long of not scrubbing, masking and pampering my face, I finally get the green light to go for a nice relaxing facial spa! Coupled with a gentle eye and shoulder massage, I was in 7th heaven! I guess the only uncomfortable part was having to lie down flat on my back for 1.5 hours with the baby twitching and kicking every half hour. I even had to tell the therapist not to be surprise if she can see the sudden moving bumps on my tummy under the sheet - as it can be quite visible especially in my semi nakedness with only a thin white cotton robe covering my top half.

At the end of the treatment, I felt rejuvenated and it was time to leave. However, it got pretty hillarious at that point as I could not get up from the bed! It got my therapist laughing seeing my clownish attempt in trying getting up from the rectangular-stretcher-looking bed and she in the end had to come to my rescue.

So far I've received many remarks about my tummy size in this 7th month plus period:-

"very small"
"nice shape! so sharp looking! it must be a boy!"
" wow! 7 months??? Looks like 5 months to me!"
"everything is small on you...your tummy, your hands, your legs,... only your face is fat" (*you can see my eyes rolling here*)
*so cute! you look really young to be pregnant!" (*ahem! thank you! hehe! I am still in my twentiesss afterall*)

On my last Friday scan, my doc told me that the baby is now weighing 1.3 kg and has already positioned itself downwards. Meaning, the head is heading down and soon wil be moving towards my pelvis! In this period, I would be feeling slightly uneasy as my tummy is getting heavier day by day and occasional breathlessness would kick in (I am currently feeling this way by the way).

Oh did I mention that I can never sit on the floor ever again as I would never be able to get up unless you heave me up from behind?! I ain't drunk for sure but I sure do feel like one when that happens!

Fetal Development in this week

The Custom Day

21st November 2009 - This was the date given by the fengshui lady for our family in which it is called "ko tai lei" in chinese. Traditionally, on this date, the groom's family is supposed to send the wedding gifts to the bride's family and on this date as well, our "wedding bedroom" is being done up, and on this date, red cloth will be hung up on the main door. However, as my in-laws are from Brunei, we do it the modern way!

Lets start with my family first.

My parents woke up at 6am, went to the market to shop for pork meat, fishes, prawns...etc. (I was still sleeping soundly at this time). 9.30am, I helped my parents to prepare for ancestor prayer (note: though I am a Christian, I do still follow the traditional customs as a respect for my family), hang up the red cloth on our main door, laying down dishes on the table, chasing after flies...

My mom & dad in Brunei.

Laying our "wedding bed" with new bed linen, sheets and comforter, putting up little red papers that has the "prosperous word" on it, putting up a tray of rice, tea cups, ...etc on the bed, preparing new hankies and towels, putting lamps around the bedroom...

At the same time, talking to the in-laws in KL (my parents) to see if all is in order. Both side busy preparing the wedding at their respective countries and liaising via skype and cellphone! How cool is that?

Back to KL.

My family and I went through the dinner list one more time. We arranged the guests sitting, making final confirmation with the guests, typing out the table numbers, negotiating on who get the front tables...in the end, the front goes to my relatives. Hmm, why do "youngsters" always become the backbenchers?  Guess its because they are always the noisy bunch?! : p

Ahhh.... finally I get to relax now. I still have got my OWN bedroom to clean up. But I think I'll push that task a little later on. Today, I'm treating my bridesmaids for a relaxing facial spa at Leonard Drake. Time to work on the face, neck & shoulder people!

The customary lamp to be placed around our "wedding bedroom"
So cute! It runs on battery!