31 weeks and 4 days

Yikes, it is happening..........stretch marks and swollenness......today, my sis SY commented that I have grown fatter as my face as my jawline is chubbier but I think it is due to the swollenness. Why? Cos I have not gained much weight in my third trimester. Shucks. I have a wedding to attend next Sunday and I do not want to look bloated.

Also, I found my first stretch mark this morning when I looked in the mirror. Major sadnes.....I was actually leaping with joy last week cos no stretchmark and I seriously thought that I would be able to make it through the rest of the pregnancy with NO stretchmarks as my mom did. She went through 6 pregnancies.

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Newphew J1 is in town and his mom is gone to the USA. Yeah, J1 is spending 2 weeks at my parents' place and he is going to Montessori childcare every weekday. The whole family really thought that J1 was gonna be an absolute terror but it turns out that he is quite alright when his parents are not around. Yep, he will throw these absolute horrid tantrums when his parents are within sight. Throwing things on the floor, spitting out his food and screaming in a really high pitch sound.

Other than that, he is really cute and cool. J1 is actually pretty smart. He started walking at 10 months and now at 22 months, he is able to repeat any words that adults speak and he can even sing and carry the tune pretty well. I am so proud of him. Hahaha. He learns new things fast but can get easily distracted which slows down his learning. He is quite darn adorable after some time. I realized that this is the first time that J1 is able to spend this considerable amount of time with his mom's family. Just hope that we get to spend more time with J2 also.

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My other newphew, ZH has graduated from Montessori kindergarden and he will be going away to Primary 1 next year. My oh my, they grow up so fast. I guess, it only hits us that he is growing up when they reach P1, another milestone in their lives. ZH is truly the most obedient boy I have ever seen. He has been like that since young and I truly love him to bits.