Winter baby carrots

Last week, I posted about how hubby harvested some carrots from our vegie patch. I happened to have all of the ingredients to make a quick and easy cottage pie for dinner, so cottage pie it is! Took me just under half an hour to quickly chop up some onions, throw it into the pan, wave the mince around with a can of diced tomatoes and some mixed herbs then throw it into the oven for 45 minutes or so.

There was a little too much for the baking dish I used to bake it in, so there was enough to make a quick spaghetti bolognese the next day for lunch too. Yummo!

Now that the vegie patch has been plowed and ready again for planting in spring (which is just only a few days away, yippee!), what shall I grow next? Well, preferably something simple, and its ok if I forget all about it like the baby carrots of course...

Caught bald and half naked

I'm sure people have heard about Farmville or the likes of it on Facebook. I have my own little farmland that I tend to and look what I saw the other day!!! I'm bald!! and half naked!! It's like my worst nightmare come true. Well almost... just not realistically..

28 Weeks Pregnant

I am currently 28 weeks pregnant, its amazing how time just flies. It seemed like just only last week I did the pregnancy test, and wondered if I am really pregnant. I remember when the 2 lines appeared, and because one was fainter than the other, I was questioning it. And spent the next 3 hours watching tv, and stealing glances at the pee stick on the coffee table to check that a line didn't disappear! It took another pee stick first thing the next morning to truly sink in, that I may truly be pregnant!

Bringing time forward, 6.5 months later, here I am sitting at my laptop typing away while feeling baby's king fu kicks on my right hip. Owww!! As hubby says, its surprising how a little bundle that so soft and squishy cause so much pain!? Baby has also recently discovered the space around the right side of my body. I swear sometimes he also knows he's tickling me when he reaches into that spot with his little foot! It's also alittle weird at times, being tickled from the inside. I also feel him pawing my insides with his little fingers or SOMETHING.



I felt his movements really early on, like little flutters in my belly, even when people say its probably in my mind. But now, feeling how active he is, I am convinced he was already trying to make his presence known at 14 weeks.



Baby also responds to touch now, when I rub my belly, I very often feel him trying to reach out and feel my hand over him through my skin. It is an amazing feeling, and we are so looking forward to meeting our little one when he is finally ready to make his way into our world.

Bobo snuffle-ofogus

A conversation that went on between hubby and I in the car one day:



Me: So when Baby is born are you going to call him K?

Hubby: No, that would be weird isn't it?

Me: Why would that be weird? It's his name!

Hubby: My parents don't even call me by my name.

Me: So you are going to call him "ah zai" (son in cantonese)

Hubby: Ya. And I can call him anything I want. I can even call him Bobo Snffle-ofogus if I want!

Me: *going into fits of laughter*





We ended up calling him Bobo for quite a while after that hahahaha!

Organic carrot harvest

It was a sunny warm winter's afternoon on the weekend. Hubby took the opportunity to tidy the backyard up abit. He spent so many hours out there weeding, mulching and even harvested some baby carrots!


I sprinkled some seeds into the vegie patch some months ago and waited, and eventually completely forgot about them until recently. They are not the size of the usual ones we get at the supermarkets, they are only just mostly thick finger sizes.

I am wondering how best to savour these cute little organic carrots! A later post on how they ended up on the plate.

About

Hello and welcome! I am Kelly, Mom to my son Kayden. This is my visual diary. I started this off as a way of sharing my journey of my pregnancy with family and friends who live overseas. It has now obviously expanded to include also my thoughts and experiences on parenting, food, travel,  home and other little bits and bobs I chuck under the random categories (because I am also lazy).

Singapore is where family (and the good food) is. The place I grew up, went to school and made many endearing friendships over the years I lived there. I now live in Melbourne, where I now call home.

Thank you for visiting my space.  Join me here, as I share my experiences of motherhood. And, if you like, drop me a message too! I'd love hearing from you!


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I am never good at keeping my new year resolutions. Specific goals like 'exercising twice a week' never worked and got simply forgotten. So earlier this year, I decided to try something different. Maybe being vague is better?


So I made a promise to myself that I will try to lead a healthier lifestyle this year. So far, I haven't done too bad of a job on cutting down on sugars and processed foods. I have a VERY sweet tooth, so that is a bold move. I have always eaten in moderation, meaning I eat anything I want to without restricting myself to any type of food (I love my KFCs, chocolate bars and chips!). But I am mindful to cut down on whatever I've eaten too much of after.Few days ago, instead of reaching out for some chocolate chip biscuits, I made myself a small plate of snack consisting of cherry tomatoes, tasty cheese and mashed avocados to go with a handful of rice crackers. YUM!


And just as well too. I fell pregnant in February and it was definitely time for an overhaul in my lifestyle. I stopped having my mochaccinos for a start, and I now no longer add sugar to my beverages. I try to keep my fruit bowl full at all times and I usually have around with me at least a 500ml bottle of water to sip on throughout the day.

Just don't tell the husband that I just bought a punnet of strawberries and I'm planning on dipping them in chocolate sometime soon.....

Ready? Set. Go.

Technically speaking, I'm jumping ahead. Life with my mini haven't started, yet. I am 27 weeks pregnant with my baby boy, and due in November at the moment.

Singlet is a very creative and special birthday gift from a friend earlier this year. I thought it would be nice to start recording little bits and pieces of life before the little one arrives.

My life is about to change, and I'm looking forward to it.

So here goes....