The last two days and goodbye (again...)

I got to spend time with Kessarin.  She came over and ate with me.  After my bout of morning sickness that first 3 months my appetite came back with a vengeance!

Enjoying ice cream and cupcakes from yesterday's baby shower.

A slice of pumpkin pie!

I was craving this pumpkin pie for forever!

After that "snacking"  we went for a massage.  The massage was at health land.  I got the special massage for pregnancy.  It was ok.  I write this now 2 months later and I need another massage!  My back aches!

6 months preggers.  My sister will Always by my best friend no matter what.  I love her to pieces.

Enjoying every moment before leaving at night.

We had breakfast at 24 owls then we went to central world to look for some baby stuff.  I already started tearing when we were shopping at H & M!  Pregnancy makes me extra emo!

And yet again it was time to say goodbye.  I had the greatest few days of my life!  It's been almost 5 years since I've lived away from my family but I always, always cry when we leave each other.  I'm really close to my family and am such a family person.  This time it was also a different kind of goodbye.  Because the next time we meet there will be a little one.  I won't just a daughter and sister but also a mother.  A new chapter in life.  

Awesome THAI Vegetarian Food

There is a Thai vegetarian restaurant near our house and we've been meaning to go there for quite some time.  Finally, we went there.  After the baby shower which was 10am to around 1 pm we went to have dinner here to celebrate my Mom's birthday.  The food was really good.  All the Thai dishes I love but vegetarian!

This is pomelo salad. 

You could control the sweetness of your drink by adding as much or as little syrup as you wanted.

Northern noodle dish.  Also known as Thai Laksa

This is usually made with oysters.

Fritters.

Juice

Tom Yum of course.

Brown rice.

Steamed vegetables with chilli!  The chilli is usually made with shrimp paste.

Family time!

The best dish of all!  It's usually made from cat fish!

Fried beancurd.  Supposed to replace fried chicken.

Usually chicken or beef. 

Happy Birthday Mom!

Short But Sweet - Saturday

As I mention in my next post, the post about my baby shower,  I was able to come home and visit for a few days. 

Joy designed my baby shower invitations

She also came up with these cards

Oh and this was Friday night.  The night we arrived.  We were delayed for a few hours and even had to switch airplanes.  On our landing we also had really bad turbulence.  So it was a blessing in disguise that we switched to a working plane or who knows if we would have made it through that turbulence! (The engine of the first plane stopped working before we took off).

Heading to the park on Sabbath morning. 

We spent Sabbath morning having worship and being together in the Queen's park.

That evening we had a birthday party for my nephew Vincent and also my cousin Suzette.

Baby shower

I didn't expect to be back home again after my June trip.  I really wanted to see my family and friends while still expecting/showing and somehow God answered my prayer.  HIs timing is always perfect.  Bayu had a seminar in the beginning of November that fell on a Monday and Tuesday.  Somehow those two days I was also on school holiday!  So we booked our tickets to arrive on the Friday before.  So we were there for about 4 days.  It was short but oh so sweet.  

I was about 6 months pregnant so I had a belly showing and my family and friends were able to see it hehe.  My sister, Jyn and Dolly planned a baby shower for me.  They wanted to make it a surprise but I knew about it.  It turned out so wonderful and memorable.  I couldn't have asked for anything more.  I have all the pics in my facebook album but here are some.

Joy made the invitatons and the banner.  Dolly made the cupcakes! They also planned the whole thing - games and decorations and all.  So blessed and happy.