Weight and Pregnancy

I shouldn't really be this selfish but I am rather worried that I'll grow really big as part of being pregnant and then will never get to loose the weight. I really don't want to be one of those typical Asian women who are ever so skinny before and then turn to old 'Marmies' once they have a man and start springing out kids.

At this point at 24 weeks and 4 days, I have gained 4.5kg's or so which I think isn't that bad seeing that I am midway in the pregnancy. The weight chart says that at my height and weight, I should have gained minimum 5.78kg's so slightly under is ok by me. Max weight is 8.79kg's which is huge!

Have to be careful, after all - once its on, it's hard to get off.

Happy 3 yr anniversary BF.

It has been 3 yrs and I still get butterflies when I am with BF.

3 yrs today, we said ' I do'.
3 yrs today, we made a pact that we'll be together for better or for worse, till death do us part.
3 yrs today, I officially became a we.

This will be the last yr for us as a twosome as from next yr, there will be 3. As for now, the 2 of us will enjoy married life.

Happy anniversary sweetheart!

Ps - my favorite tulip blooms :)

Baby bump - 23 weeks

Baby bump - 22 weeks

Baby bump - 21 weeks

Kitchen stories - Cottage Pie

Here's the deal, my taste buds has changes tremendously and eating spicy food is now a no no in my books. This out goes hot curries, chilies or jalapeños and I now have to resort to having more western based meals at home.

This is the reason why we've been having pastas, home made pizzas etc. Even grilled sandwiches at time when I really could not be stuffed!

Felt a bit better yday so opted to make cottage pie for dinner with a small side salad for dinner. I've forgotten how good cottage pies are. BF doesn't enjoy the traditional pies saying its too fatty (too much buttery crust or something like that) - but then again, I've made lasagna and he likes those.

Hope my lil one isn't a fussy eater :)

Kitchen stories/Pregnancy cravings -cucur udang

Ever since I've been pregnant, my food wants have decreased to a point where BF complains that he doesn't get fed anymore.

Don't get me wrong, I still cook but my appetite has gone down so much that I can't even spicy food anymore, leaving BF to eat what I've cooked - leftovers that could last days. I have been fortunate not to get any morning sickness at all, it's just that I don't feel like eating anymore.

Now that I am in my 2nd trimester, I find my appetite slowly making a comeback but it's more towards my mum's cooking. Unfortunately, living a whole continent away doesn't help which means I have no option but try to replicate her dishes, with her recipes. My mum however has never been one to stick to recipes - preferring to dabble with a lil bit of this and a lil bit of that. Never a good thing for a novice like yours truly.

I have been pretty successful in my attempts tho - apparently I am also quite handy with adjusting recipes on the fly so the kitchen stories has grown.

Today's attempt was cucur udang :)