LilBums, I've strong reasons to believe that you really like potatoes! As I chomp down on my coleslaw and mashed potatoes and chezzy wedges, I've realized you've become a very talented member of the uterine tribe, as you stomp away along the walls of my uterine wall! And this happens a lot when Mummy eats potatoes, that seems the most palatable to me now, and u seem to enjoy it like a hyper bunny! Glad we agree on something!!!

I had to endure my first ATT shot last week, and my did that hurt! Like seriously, I couldn't lift my left arm for a couple of days and it still hurts till today!! And I'll be getting jabbed again next month!!!! Oh no...

I think today is my last day in my second trimester! Just with another blink of an eye, and I'll be in labour! *gasp* Yes, I'm still scared of being in labour! How did time pass so fast..?!? Many still say I don't look preggy, maybe just fat, but hardly preggy! LilBums is gaining weight well, but Mummy apparently has lost more weight. It does kinda worry me sometimes, but Im secretly glad I ain't bloating up to resemble an oversized pumpkin, YET! And I'm not even trying not to put on the pounds, I just can hardly eat still and my appetite is still always playing hide and NEVER seek!

Ok, patients waiting. More of LilBums, laters!

Sabbath Day!

Today's main agenda was too rest! Woke up, made some soup and garlic bread, watched telly a lil, and slept again. The upcoming week will be a crazy one for us, hence it really is vital we took it easy today!

We had Nando's for dinner last nite, we shared an Angry Mango chicky wrap thingy and I was wondering how lil bums would have tasted it in utero, coz it was super frickin spicy! We opted for it to be hot, and one bite of it I felt a burning inferno in my oral cavity! Sorta gave me a tummy upset today too.. Hope lil bums is tolerating it ok!

From the feel of it, looks like he is resting well today as well. Less vigorous kicks today, but still equally active. I may need to schedule for an OGTT next week, to rule out Gestational Diabetes as he is putting on too much weight in my lil bump. Might as well get a thyroid function test as well. Bummer.

Hope ya'll took it easy today as well! Have a great Monday ya'll!!!

At the very beginning.

Those lil kicks, sometimes feel like he's on a treadmill.. on my bladder!

We are 22 weeks into our first pregnancy, and thankfully it has been rather uncomplicated. The hyperemesis has gradually ceased, and Im feeling less lethargic. Im glad Im not bloating up into a full ripe pumpkin yet, though the minimal weight gain worries me a wee bit. For someone who used to love food, my eat like mice now, mainly on fruits and vegetables. Which is good, perhaps.

How is it going so far?

Well, Im frickin out about delivery. It gives me nightmares, literally. Been reading a lot, and getting confused a lot as well. At times I feel really frustrated that Im unable to go out and play and be carefree like before. It also really troubles me that I find it so hard to like anything I eat, and even worse to contain it inside and fight the urge to gag!

But Im still excited, all of this is so new and it's such a thrill to go thru it daily. I'm probably well programmed to advise antenatal mothers, many of whom I see daily during clinic hours. Yet, it becomes a whole new realm when you're going thru it yourself. And doctors are indeed the worst compliant to proper medical advises!

It helps, helps a lot that the husband is indeed a gem of a person, who tries really hard to make it easier for the both of us. Truly blessed, as he tries to find remedies to make me less nauseated, as he rubs my back sometimes, and makes me yum kiwi juice and basically just make everything very much easier. Having family nearby, and being extremely supportive helps as well.

Ive been wanting  to do this for sometime now, and so this be a beginning. Of our magical journey, as hippie parents anxiously expecting, our newborn son.