Melodies of Life

Finally have some time to take photos of all the stuff I got for my little girl so far.
I pick two outfits for welcome home for her, but still haven't decide which one I will put on for her.
  I got one from Carter which has bunny hats


















Since she will be born in the year of bunny I was thinking this would be cute for her.  The other set is from Little Me.  I bought it from Nordstrom.  This outfit I like it a lot as well because it looks so elegant.


















I also got the quilted bunting in pink from Nordstrom for size 3 months and also the rose receiving blanket.The material for the bunting is velour on the outside..so soft and very high quality. 


















I also got this set from Nordstrom as well..very cute design =)

















The receiving blanket is from Little Me and it's a set with the rose outfit from above.  The other two blankets is from Koala Baby which is the exclusive brand from BabiesRUs.  Feels soft and warm..I'm sure my little girl will like it a lot.

I spent about 2 to 3 hours today in the mall shopping for baby stuff and also maternity clothes.  Since I'm about 19 weeks and all my pants do not fit anymore I decide it's time to look for maternity clothes lol...Found a pair of leggings at Pea in the Pod.  It's very comfortable!
I also got the belly band from Nordstrom though I haven't try it on it.
I also got few baby outfit from Nordstrom and they are so adorable..gonna take photos tomorrow since it's dark now and lighting not that great.
During my shopping time I stop by Corner Bakery and had my favorite panini there.  I think for over the past 6 or 7 years this is the only sandwich I ordered.   I tried others but this is still my favorite. 
Today they made the panini very good......the bread is perfectly grilled and the chicken is tender..
Here is my favorite panini from Corner Bakery...Chicken Pomodori!!!

All sudden feel like want to make some Thai soup since we have the jumbo prawn in the fridge. 
I use pineapple, tomatoes, and mushroom.  For the broth I add a can of chicken broth and water.  And for seasoning I add lemongrass, lime, and tom yum soup base. 
The sad thing is I cannot eat the soup as it has pineapple and the jumbo prawn which are not good for pregnancy.  I still enjoying making it anyway.   And this is how it looks like in the pot...umm...so yummy =)

Tom Yum soup with jumbo prawn

Last night we went to Tabento Sushi in Costa Mesa.   Since moving back to CA we haven't got a chance to eat sushi yet and so I was very excited.  Though I cannot eat all my favorite raw stuff due to my pregnancy I am still excited for my tempura hand roll.

We order more cooked stuff this time and I get to try some that I haven't try from Tabento.  The first order is the crunch cut roll.  It was yummy!!  It came with lots of crunch so I had to ask for a spoon to scoop it in my plate.  I like this roll a lot and I probably will order it again if we come back.

Crunch Roll

Next one is called Dynamite Cut Roll....I'm sorry but this is not good at all.  I only had one piece and had the whole order box for togo lol.

Dynamite Roll

And lastly from cooked stuff is shrimp tempura hand roll..I always order this because they made it just the way I like it.  I had two and oh boy it really stuffed me lol...

Shrimp tempura handroll

Well that's all for cook stuff and here are the yummy raw stuff that my husband gets to eat =(
Oyster...fresh looking...and I'm sure it tastes fresh as well..














Sigh next is his favorite...that he must order every time we go to eat sushi...uni
So buttery...so fresh...so yummy...

Uni with quail egg

Uni with quail egg

I was reading Voce March 2011 magazine today and I just learn two new makeup ideas.   First makeup is the mixture of light blue shimmer eye shadow mix with bronze color eye shadow.  I don't have any sea blue color to try out the look, but I will probably look for something similar to what they use on the model.









They use two different eyeshadow palettes to achieve this look.  It looks really fresh and different.
The bronze color is used from KATE Crystallise Quartz Eyeshadow BR-1

KATE Crytallise Quartz BR-1

And the sea blue color that you see at the corner of the eye is from Lunasol Ocean Scene Eyes 03 (Vivid Ocean)

Lunasol Ocean eye 03

The next make up look for Spring from the magazine that I like a lot has silver eyeshadow and pinkish red lip color.  I'm still trying to figure out what color they mix to achieve this lip color, because it looks very pretty.  In the magazine it said that the lipstick they use is from Chanel Coco Rouge 78, but after checking the swatch for sure they use something else with this color on the model.  They must use another color of gloss and mix with this lipstick.

I know it's still a bit early to buy baby clothes... but I'm just so excited that I'm having a girl so I start checking online to see if there is any cute outfit for my baby.   Well haha...good news is that I found some really good deal and the bad news is that there are so many cute design...I can't help myself and order some =P for newborn size and 6-9 months.  I figure since I deliver in July I will buy longer sleeve outfit for my baby when she is 3 mth to 6 mth.  These are the things that I got for her.   Each one only $5 so I think it's really good deal since the design is so cute compare to the ones I saw in department store for a higher price. 
They are sooo cute...
And my husband already complain why I buy so much...I honestly don't know how many clothes you will need for the baby but I don't think this is a lot =-=;
So yeah this is my first purchase for my baby!!  Next I will look for a homecoming outfit and some winter stuff for her.

Final Fantasy XIII-2 will be released on December 31, 2011.   Square Enix release trailer for both Japanese and English version.

Here is the trailer for English version on their website:  http://www.finalfantasy13-2game.com/#/uk/trailer/

Also there are some screen shots of Lightning.  Hopefully it game itself will be better than the first one.

Happy Chinese New Year!  Hope this year will be better than last year.














I did 2d ultrasound last week and found out I will be having a girl.
I'm very excited and happy because I actually wanted to have a girl.
Also these few days I'm starting to feel my baby kicking inside. 
It feels weird and funny at the same time.
Sometimes she kicks so hard that I can feel her foot sticking out lol.
I plan to do 3d ultrasound when I'm 25 weeks to confirm the sex again and to see her face features.
Cannot wait for that day to come hehe..

This is how baby looks like when they 17 weeks...