Decision Made Right!

On Saturday, 4 February 2012 I made a decision to bring forward my visit to my ever so caring OBGYN.

Her call to me on Friday to check on the discomfort of the scar tenderness and reassurance gave me a lot of comfort.

The constant discomfort, sleepless nights and a nagging thought, I decided I shall just pop by to the clinic.

Chatted with Dr Choo about my predicament, followed by a sonogram that revealed that the dehiscing of my scar is pretty obvious. We discussed and weighed the risks factors involved and decided to take the steroid jabs to enhance the lung development of missy as she will be likely born a preemie.

We did the CTG that did not pick up any fetal distress or some sort. That was a relieve.

Sharing the news with our family is the next thing to do. We had lots of encouragement and understanding from most. Old folks were not understanding of the situation and passed caustic remarks, I'm really disheartened.

However it is, Hubs is still very encouraging. The steroid jabs does hurt, but it's something superficial comparing to the well-being of lil missy.

"the consequence can be catastrophic"

What Dr Choo said kept replaying in my ears. My maternal instinct tells me "wait no more".

I brought forward my visit again. I went to see Dr Choo on Monday. We did the necessary scan, CTG and had a discussion again. I told her my decision and we decided "let's not wait for things to happen!"

The next few hours happened in a flash. The next thing I knew, I checked into TMC and was ready for C-section.

What happened no longer matter. She is safe and healthy. We made a right decision.

When both Peads and Dr Choo visited, they said we made the right decision. She could see Missy's hair against the thin lining when she cut open my abdomen.

She is a preemie. Albeit a healthy lil one. Doing fine and well...

So When?

It's like a very common question everyone who sees my elephantine physique will ask.

As much as I'd love to share a date with all, I can't as this is dependent on lil Missy.

The last check up with our OBGYN reveals my scar is dihiscing, hence the discomfort and pain that bothers me so much.

Currently at 34 weeks of gestatation, I am challenged with plenty of aches, pains and soreness. The one that disturbs me most is the tenderness felt at the old scar. From the sonogram yesterday, it seems like the lining is now very thin. We are trying to hold Missy in as long as we can (at most probably 2 weeks) or when she reaches at least 2300g to 2500g (i.e. if I can hold her in this long).

The whole household is full of anticipation for lil Missy's arrival. Their excitement somehow affects me quite a fair bit.

back to the favourite question, "When will it be?"

Simple Bento for Thursday!

Age is really catching up, it is a fact that I can't deny. This pregnancy is quite a tough one for me as I am carrying a huge bump all over the places and with my previous slip disc issue, things simply didn't help.

However, the joy of seeing that smile the kids wear upon seeing my bento gives me the strength to carry on what I am doing. Not forgetting my promise to Hubs, I will go slower, giving discounted time spent in the kitchen trying to toil my very limited creative cells to come up with some better looking bento.

Here, I present one of the rare bento I prepared for Brayden!

He is a very simple boy who is easily satisfied so long he has his favorite bread and cheese. He woke up at 6-ish this morning just to remind me and make sure I did not leave out his share.

Here, we created this together. He told me what he wanted, passed me the molds and *drum roll* here is his simple bento filled with love!

Not forgetting his hugs and kisses. He actually thanked me for making this. :)



Ethyl on the other hand gets her regular bento to school.

There are seldom complains of what I had packed for her in the box. There was this day that my tum hurts so much in the morning that I had to give bento-making a miss, she skipped her recess totally! I was a lil sad.

She came back home and devoured a big bowl of noodles after school. It goes to show she was so hungry. Yet without bento, she had no appetite and did not know what to eat during recess!

Even though I tried to make bento for her, I still have to remind her that our lil missy is coming soon; and with the new addition, I will be really hands-tied that she may have to eat in school more often.

My usual sensible girl said she understands albeit it takes a while for her to adjust. Time shall be given. She will adapt to this change I am sure.

9 January 2012 - Zoo theme

Inspired by zoo themed bento, I tried my hands on a small scale project. Thanks to the molds and food picks that I have bought that made this look a little less boring.

It took me 15 minutes to get a 5-minute task done, that is what happens when the brain is malfunctioning in the early morning.

Prepared the egg mayo late last night before using them this morning. Really save me a great deal of time I need this morning and I can laze on the bed for another 10 minutes before getting my fat ass off the cosy bed!

5 January 2012

Last bento for week one of school!

As promised, I will take a bento-break on every Friday as I had to prepare 2 bento each for both the Husband & Daughter.

When I picked her up, she told me she shared her recess bento with a few friends. Such small serving and she shared with friends? I was concerned.

"Mom, they said the bento looks cute and wanted to try."

Oh well, knowing that she is willing to share, and didn't starve herself makes me feel good as there are other children who likes my bento too!



Lunch is simple. They have long Thurdays hence I prepared lunch bento for her as well.

Keeping them in an insulated bag keeps the food warm till 12pm. She enjoyed her meals and does look forward to having more.

The sleep debt I and slowly crediting seems worthwhile :)

4 January 2012

Challenging task to me it is when it comes to making breakfast bento. I will be struggling with ideas and what food to prepare for the next day!

Didn't want Ethyl to be overloaded with sandwiches, but that seems like a staple for breakfast bento isn't it? Taking into consideration of the time constraint, and for the fact that I am in my last trimester, energy level is greatly compromised. "Do things within your means" keeps ringing in my ears. The Hubs is not too pleased with me making bento for both the daughter and himself. In this case, I must learn to balance rest, so that he does not worry too much about me.

Giving Ethyl a great deal of variety seems rather impossible as she is a fussy eater too. Ham & Cheese is her all-time favorite that won't go wrong!

3 January 2012

After a long break from the December school break, I am finally resuming my bento-making sessions!

The difference this time round is Ethyl will be in the morning session, and my day starts as early as 4.50am (or even earlier) when I had to prepare her lunch bento as well.


Rilakkuma wanabe ends up looking odd with my generous cocoa powder added!



Brayden also had his bento for the start of the new school year. His favorite Thomas and Friends accompanied him to school!

Waking up early in the morning to prepare bento is really quite an adjustment for me to make. As I will have to sleep after the kids do. Rest is never enough. No, I am not complaining though, I am enjoying making something for my loved ones to make a great start to their day!