Yes, finally my favourite time is near… and this year, it seems to be going really well… maybe cos i’m calmer and more organised… hhhmmmm
Well, i didnt plan it to be that way … with the baby coming and all, i’ve been pretty busy getting ready for baby.. little by little every day and finally, it’s all ready.
I’ve taken to washing all the baby clothings and stuff and drying them out and folding them neatly and putting them into the new cupboards… went baby shopping with one of my frens over the weekend and bought more “essentials”…i actually laughed out loud the other nite at how tiny these clothes were yet not cheap at all… oh well, my dreams are coming true… and all hell will break lose once the babe arrives… 
hhhmmmmm wonder if there’s any relaxation techniques for new mums harrassed by helpless babes…
Now what i think i’m going thru are the braxton hicks contractions… false contractions that don’t hurt very much… but hey, my tummy gets sooooooo hard, i think my baby is going to literally pop out or my skin would just burst and baby will come flying out… now wouldnt that be kewl?!!!
As for christmas presents, between getting ready for baby and pressie buying, yes i’m broke as usual. But strangely, since i started kinda early this year, i managed to get some real good stuff at good deals… it even spooked me out at how fast i made decisions and bought stuff. And since it’s not even mid december yet, i’m done!
And now… the baking starts… at first i was reluctant (read: lazy) to bake but with the tree and decorations up, pressies being wrapped, how could i not bake?! So i started and realised, damn, not enuf ingredients! So along with my sister and niece, we went in search for baking ingredients at one of d famous cake ingredient suppliers located at one of the most dodgiest locations in town!
We searched, we found, we conquered! ok honestly, since we went there after a day of shopping, we didnt have enuf cash, so looks like i need to make another trip there this weekend heeheehee…
And so i started on my first fruit cake for the season… test try cake… and it turned out pretty decent! And since i’ve done most of the major shopping for pressies and babies, i decided to ask frens if they wanted any and thot, why not sell them as well?! Just among close buddies and so far, the orders have not been bad at all… just about manageable with my huge tummy and hippo feet (due to swelling) and waddle strut 
Seriously, there’s no nicer time than christmas… so i’ve been having “little conversations” with the little being in my tummy… mind coming out around christmas?? hahahaha imagine all the nice parties and pressies we can have… oh well, we’ll see what happens…
Now next on the list is christmas day lunch …. ordered a roasted turkey since i’m too wobbly to experiment on one myself, and mini chicken pies…. told my mum she doesn’t have to buy pressies, just cook for us – salads only mostly! Oh well, this con is still going on… so i’ll only know if i’ve succeeded nearer towards christmas… sigh…
As christmas draws nearer (and i’m growing bigger)… i just hope that everything goes well… and anyone in the “down” mood will move on to the “up” mood soon:-)
