Howdy!

Hello..... Writing this from my office waiting for a meeting. Hope it finish fast and I can go have dinner with wifey and lil bums. You all might be thinking why the word lil bums. Well, the history is, Anan calls me bum bum (from the dictionary, it is a slang for "a nickname for someone who makes you uncontrollably silly& happy when you see them"). So hence the baby is called lil bums.

Lil bums sometimes is rather naughty giving mommy a hard time. I think the back ache is becoming from bad to worse. Tried hot bag on her back which somehow improved a little.

Last weekend was good. Did lots of things to tidy up the place. I think when the baby arrives, we need more storage. Hence trying to clear away as much things as possible. 

You know until now, I can hardly feel lil bums kick in the stomach. I think everytime when i tried to feel  with my hand, it knows and tries to be in the best behavior? But mommy always says he is kicking like a futsal ball in there. 

Next month will be around 7 months. Time really flies. I used to think pregnancy is a long 9 months but boy... how time flies when first we found out that we are expecting a baby and all the way till now.

Followed my wife today for a clinic checkup and being around so many pregnant ladies, sometimes i feel we male species get it easy... with all the morning sickness, complications and childbirth.. its no wonder they say "God sends the children to a place called earth and there will be an angel with them called mommy".

Ciao...... 

Poor weight gain :(

The best part of driving to work this morning was listening to U2's With or Without You, just a couple of minutes before reaching my clinic. Layan habis! T'was like being in ChillOut cheering to Syuib and the band Freedom! Good ol days..!

My left arm hurts like crazy! Had my second shot of ATT yesterday! Nasty stuff, I tell you! ATT shots are super sakit, gonna keep that in mind next time I've gotta poke someone for it. Could hardly lift my arm to fasten my bra strap even. Super bummer..

At yesterday's ANC, I got worried looking at my weight. Thought I felt a bit more gundu by now, LilBums is also feeling like a slight bigger and fuller bump. But I've only gained a mere 350grams over the past one month. When by right I should have at least pound on almost 2kg instead :( this whole poor weight gain thing is really starting to freak me out a lil. I am eating a bit better now, and throwing up less. So why I no put on weight? So ironic, before this when I wanted to loose weight it hardly happened! Now when I'm supposed to be putting on weight, it's the opposite instead! First world problems betul la... Otherwise everything is normal, champion Hb at 13.5 (touch wood, hasn't even dipped the slightest since beginning of pregnancy despite not being on any haematinics), urine pun normal and LilBums showed good growth with an excellent FHR of 150! Scheduled for MGTT & TFT to be done on Monday! Hopefully I won't throw up..!

New symptom: sudden episodes of breathlessness, at rest. Occurred a few times yesterday. Not sure if it was caused by the tall latte I had in the morning, or what. It felt a bit like small flutters of panic attacks, but I wasn't panicking though. Could it be my thyroid acting up? Or the gravid uterus pushing up on my diaphragm and hence compressing my lungs just a tad bit? I dunno, yet. But would need to find out soon. Hasn't happen today though.

Will be seeing chapati man in 2 weeks time. Shall ask him. Hopefully my results will be in by then.

Oh, yesterday while getting ready for work I almost tripped and fell face first, doing something I could have easily done before. I was trying to put on my panties while walking towards the wardrobe and almost forgot of my drunk penguin gait! Good thing I manger to plop onto the bed on time! But it was such a funny sight!

Bump is so big now, I can't see my toes anymore! I'm just playing hide and seek with everything umbilical below. Yes, that includes a lot of things ok!

Otherwise LilBums is kicking away happily. Since my bump is so tight, it's so easy to trace his spine down to his kutty head, and up to his bums. If I press a bit too hard, he'll respond with a kick! Rebellious, now itself!

Happy weekend, ya'll! Much love!!

Finally went swimming!

Super bored at work today. Very few patients, so I ended up just sitting here and staring at my gravid uterus as LilBums had his regular spins and kicks routine, showcasing a gempar bumi like effect to the naked eye! Pretty amazing stuff!

Last nite, all three of us went swimming! It was super cool, I could still float and swim :) wonder how did that feel like for LilBums! The husband kept getting anxious if LilBums would drown or not.. Like how?!? It was fun, I did a few slow laps and did some stretching in the water and that really eased the backache! Gonna try to do it routinely. Amazingly my swim suit still fit!

Which got me thinking, we are into our third trimester and I only have 3 pieces of maternity clothing! It's amazing how I can still fit into most of my regular baju! Wonder if that's a good thing or otherwise? :p

Due for my ANC tomorrow. Of which I'm gonna need to schedule for a TFT and MGTT. Since I was so bored today, had a 2HPP DXT and it was only 4.0mmol/L. Perfectly normal! Eases my nerves on developing GDM, a lil bit!

2 hours to go! Can't wait!! Have a good mid week, ya'll!

Welcome, third and final trimester!

LilBums, we're in our final trimester now! 28weeks and 1 day!!! At this stage, I think Im more excited than nervous, but more scared than excited! Should I start packing my run-to-hospital bag? We've sorta cleaned up your room in anticipating your arrival, and sorta decided what furniture we should get. The bump still hardly looks like we're into our 3rd trimester, but your kicks reaffirms. Though sometimes I get worried when you dont kick often enough, and I get anxious when you go into a hyper state and start kicking away strongly! Yes, Im a bit gila like that. I guess it's only normal to be paranoid over things like this, it is after all our first pregnancy and we would it be as uneventful as possible.

Got locked in today. Was ready to head off to Locum only to realize the keys werent around. Must have been left in car. Innocent mistake, really. We need to make a duplicate set to be left at home so this doesnt occur again. Poor Bums had to drop what he was doing and come save me and then send me off to work.

Took Patti out for dinner last nite, to celebrate her belated birthday. Though she wasnt too well, think she sorta enjoyed the meal, and most importantly the company. Thai food tasted good while we were eating, but I started to feel really sick once we were back. Guess LilBums aint too used to cili padi and all that spice. Had a terrible bout of heartburn, and was gagging away. Hence sat up watching the derby game (4-1..ahahahahahhahaha!) and went to bed only at 1am. Felt better this morning, thankfully.

Its gonna be a busy week, this week. May we all thrive well.

Hakuna Matata!!

Well now!

Finally, slept well last nite without being disturbed by intermittent coughing fits! But made a mistake by watching a horror Thai movie just before bed time, and hence was shit scared :) and Bums refused to lemme switch on the bathroom light so that the room wasn't completely dark! Somehow slept off..

My leg cramps are being soothed by lovely foot rubs by the husband! And it really makes a vast difference. I don't wake up to the feeling of dragging around 8tonned bulls by my ankle anymore (how much does an average bill weigh, anyway?) thank you Bums, it really helps!

We are midway thru our 27th week, and I'm finding it tougher to bend over to reach my feet or to pick up anything from the floor. And that's a bit annoying, coz I tend to drop things more often now! Gravid is now an understatement, as I think my belly is simply gigantic now! Though my mum begs to differ, saying I don't look anywhere near 6 months! I'm just getting used to being gravid then, gracefully!

Date nite with the husband later! The pregnancy has taken such a chunk of our social life, I actually sometimes miss him. Even though he's right next to me!

Have a great weekend ya'll!

Road to recovery!

Glad I get to stay home today. Somehow pulled thru work yesterday, and it was simply torturous! Could hardly speak to patients between all the sniffles and coughing fit! Was good to finally leave at 5, back home to where Mum made nice comfort food dinner, and that really did wonders!

Been sleeping in an upright position over the past few days, as every time I lie down I end up coughing my guts out! As a result, I wake up to a 70 year old's back. And it hurts the entire day! The increasing gravid uterus ain't making things easier as well. Need to get better soon. Having sleepless nites, and a sore back and the whole cough/flu thing is really troublesome!

Dheepa, come over one day and let's go swimming!!! Before I get too big to swim!!!

Yesterday, Moo Moo was sitting on my lap and LilBums coincidently let out a large kick and it startled Moo Moo she literally jumped away! :) so cute!

Today is dedicated to recovery. Lotsa fluid, hot tea with lemon and self motivation! I have to get better!

Just under 3 months to go!

And it's a full blown of crappiness. Horrible sorethroat, Coryza and cough. Lucky no fever, and no urticaria! Bums has been babysitting me, bringing me barley and lemon juice and food, comforting me with vapor rub and so on. Made things a bit bearable. At work now, and the whole sneezing and coughing episodes ain't convincing my patients I can cure their ailments! How ironic...

We are now into our 27th week! That means, it's a mere 90 days til we pop! The bump is definitely more significantly bigger, and LilBums kicks are more pronounced. I think Im starting to walk like a drunk penguin just to maintain balance. So far, not much swelling nor fluid retention but the calves and ankles do tend to hurt a lil at a day's end. Still hard trying to find a proper position to sleep, but it helps for a few hours when I lie on my right. Although, lying on the left increases placental perfusion I find it a bit uncomfortable as LilBums kick a lot when I'm on my left. 

Apart from that, we are doing marvelously well!

I'm off to lunch now! Clinic has been unexpectedly busy this Tuesday morning!

Not well :(

Fingers crossed, I hope Im not coming down with a bout of pharyngitis. Been having gruelsome sorethroat since yesterday, started to feel feverish even. But somehow fought thru. Hardly slept last nite, woke up this morning and somehow made it to work. Looked into my throat, and saw its really injected though tonsils are fine. So far, afebrile. Hopefully it stays that way.

The husband took over from my Mum, and boiled a pot of barley. Been having that the whole morning, hopefully I'll feel better.

LilBums has been extra active, stronger kicks last nite and today. Perhaps he's trying to fight being sick too!

Cant wait to finish work, and get under the covers with a warm mug of tea!
6 hours to go, go go power rangers!

Growing well!

Yesterday we visited our ObStetrician dude. LilBums seem to be doing well, just a tad bigger that he's supposed to be. Also noted to mildly hydronephrotic, but that doesn't appear alarming. AFI is normal, thus should be ok. He is already in cephalic position, and that's pretty exciting. Figures, coz lately I could trace down his spine and bollatable bum bum on my right side of abdomen! So with all that, I'm due for my MGTT next week to rule out GDM! Such a bummer!

Threw up again yesterday. It really is bothering me much, how come I'm still hypereming at this stage :( my appetite has improved, but I suffer like mad after eating just trying to hold it in! It gets really frustrating sometimes! LilBums, cut me some slack!

We be going to the dentist on Monday! Hopefully that'll ease my gag a lil, clear up all the stale plaque and help me out with my swollen gums.

Looking at the scan monitor yesterday, it excites me on how much you've grown LilBums! We counted your toes, and he even showed us your cuckoo bird! I know it's gonna be a handful, and I know I'm shit scared of delivery, but I can't wait to welcome you into our lil world!

Weekend!

Sometimes I wish there is a remedy book for all the problems on earth. So that when I get into problems, I can just flip into that section and refer to solve the problem. But life aint easy as it seems. I am trying my level best to be a caring husband and father but sometimes I dont always have the best solution in mind at that moment. Sometimes my decision fails big times. Not sometime but often.. :)

Anyway we went to the gynae today and the baby boy is healthy... I realised compared to the previous visits, the baby's organ and stuff were more well developed.

Have a happy good weekend.

Still hyperem-ing!

It's truly an extreme of both ends. I've my good days and bad ones. And the past few days has been such a downhill struggle. I assumed I was done with the whole nausea and vomiting, but it came back to haunt me over the weekend. Started vomiting again on Monday, and again on Tuesday. And suffered from post prandial nausea thru put all these days! It made me real lethargic, and in a collapsible state afer work!

But today I feel better! So, yay!

I need to start exercising! Like stat! My back aches too much, my leg cramps up a lot and I dot feel healthy at all. Have to make it a point to start this week!

I think LilBums is starting to hate soy milk! Coz every time I drink soy milk, my gag reflex goes into over drive! And to think I used to love soy milk!

We be going stroller shopping soon! Though we can't buy anything yet, but at least we'll have a rough idea on what to get when LilBums comes along!

And Mummy, come follow me go bra shopping!!!

First time Blogger!

Hellooooo.. New blogger in da house! Anyway, this is my first time blogging, so bear with me! I finished my exams yesterday night and it was a huge relief to spend a week or two in holiday till the next sem starts! Where i will be taking my final subject and thereafter, my masters project! Ohh. its all going so fast. Anyway, I have no idea how i survive my masters course till now! But a huge part of it is because of the wonderful support from Anan. She has a cane in her hand and whips me to go and study (now dont get ideas.. haha!) .. just kidding.. she becomes this wonderful person bringing me drinks and food while I am studying.. feeling so pampered.. and if i am nervous of all my impending assignment and exams, she has such nice word to say! Muaaahh ...love you honey..
Besides that, another 3 months more and we will be welcoming my wonderful little son who is one day to going to change the world for the better. We might need to have a task list for things to be prepared. So far, we havent done anything.. we need to convert the second room into his room and need to fix some things in the house.
Oh not bad for a first time blogger.. I feel while writing this, i put things into order and not have so much jumble thoughts in my mind.. Adiosss..!

26th!

I think Ive to visit the dentist soon. *shudders* I hate going to the dentist :( They  are one of my biggest fears. My gums bleed too much now, and its super swollen all over. Perhaps due to all the excess gastric juice when I throw up, and maybe it's just another pregnancy thing I aint aware of. Either way, have to go see them :(

Had Maggi, and by reflex broke in an egg today. And I survived! T'wasnt too bad, I dint feel nauseated at all. LilBums in a good mood perhaps today.

Time is really zooming past. We are now in our 26th week, already! Every time I think of the time frame, I get a lil excited, and scared. And LilBums will sense this, and gimme one of his mega kicks. 98 days to go!

Gonna be a busy, the next 2 days! May we all survive!

Just a matter of time!

Homai.. LilBums, we've got 99 days to go!!!! That's like so soon, rite!?! Can you feel Mummy palpitating already! *shudders* Im very anxious, excited, scared, freaked out and nervous. But above all, I cant wait to cuddle you in my arms, and watch you grow into a fine young man.

Im reading thru net, browsing thru forums to get a feel on proper and safe strollers and car seats and what nots. So confusing, so complicated. But managed to get a few good pointers. Not gonna focus on one particular brand, but rather gonna look into all the safety features and get a good one!

Think over the past week, or two, the bump grew bigger drastically. I can finally wear maternity baju and not look weird in it. I also thought my appetite has gotten better, as I eat well now. But yesterday it took a turning for the worse. Yesterday was a complete utter struggle with nausea, and a battle with my gag reflex. Made me feel sick the whole day, could hardly sleep even. Feeling a bit better this morning, but not over zealous with the urge to eat yet. LilBums and his aversions. The husband doesnt understand though, blamed it on mood swings.. :(

Gonna be a long day today! Be good LilBums!

New Baju!

Yesterday, I bought my first maternity baju! After much apprehensions, Dheepa finally dragged me into on of those maternity shops in MV, and we actually tried on different stuffs! And they were quite nice, and so comfortable! Not like any of my bajus which I've outgrown and find so hard to get into!! Bought 2 pretty pink dresses. Came back home, paraded to the husband and he was laughing that I've finally bought maternity baju! They have other cool stuffs as well, like nursing bras, and panties that loosely fit the expanding girth and so on! Need to drag Mummy and check em out soon. I think with LilBums growing real fast, I've to start packing away more and more clothes from my wardrobe away into storage!

Oh Hello LilBums, you're finally awake... Strong kicks now! U must have slept cozily thru the rainy weather!

I think LilBums is very active now, as he's rebelling against the super pedas, but sedap nasi lemak I had for breakfast!

New symptom: leg cramps. Sometimes so severe it wakes me up in the middle of the night! Have to go look for a solution for it. I'm sure there's a valid reasoning, and reasonable ways to overcome it!

I wish there wasn't this whole taboo thing about getting LilBums stuffs and all, coz yesterday while we were in MV, there were so many nice cute baju and car seats and strollers and what nots! Too bad, I have to wait till after delivery to start shoping!

My Dearest LilBums,

I think you've grown quite a bit over the fortnight. My tiny bump has blossomed into a small keg in a short span of time! I noticed it especially today when I took a walk to the market to get some breakfast. Had to take extra care to not tip over a rock or a puddle. It really feels like I'm walking on stilts! It was so funny, I ended up laughing to myself, coz I imagined a barreled pregnant lady hopping around puddles, trying not to fall! Fitted perfectly into a scene from Alice in Wonderland! Teeheheheh... So funny!

So your bright Daddy thinks I should avoid food he doesn't like, as he thinks I feel nauseous every time I eat something he doesn't like, directly linking it to u. Your father will someday win a Nobel Prize for one of the many theories he tenuously coins up every now and then! Looking from how far along we've come, I think you're gonna be a very picky eater! Coz you disagree with almost everything I eat, making it a daily battle with nausea!

You woke up quite early today. I felt your vigorous kicks as I drove to work earlier. If they were any stronger I may need to slam on the emergency brakes one day! Why you so naughty LilBums.. Follow after your dad I guess!

But thank you for behaving last nite, I finally had a good nite's sleep. Much needed recuperation. We'll be having a long day today, so stay calm ok!

Love, Mummy!

No eggs please!

Lately, I noticed my fingers are getting numb. Like the times when one plays too much Candy Crush. But I no play candy crush :p I remember my patients used to complain of similar symptoms during clinic days, always reassured them as just another effect of all those connective tissues swelling up. And now, I go thru it myself. Such a revelation, yo!~

Had Maggi Goreng for dinner. Feel like throwing up now. Thought would be ok by now, but looks like LilBums still hates eggs! So susah..

Cant wait for Wednesday. Meeting Dheepa for much needed pedi session!!!

Oh, and we are 25 weeks today! *claps*

Too tight!

Im very much convinced you're gonna be a handful once you bounce into our lives in December, judging from how you're super hyper in-utero now! Your kicks are getting stronger, like a lil bongo party gone wild. I do wonder, what exactly are you bouncing about to in there. 

I  know the nasi lemak was a tad too spicy this morning, but dont worry coz Mummy bought a lot of tomato juice for us both later!

I realize I need to go shopping..!! For bras, and tops and sorts!!! Been locuming since 8am, and I cant wait to go home and get out of this bra!!! Its almost suffocating me! But judging from how it's been going I doubt I'll need actual maternity baju, just loose tops and comfy pants should do.

Its getting harder and harder to get a good nite's sleep nowadays. Every side I turn to, it feels uncomfortable. If I lie on my back, I get a headache from having my abdominal aorta compressed. Your Daddy has started snoring too, and that aint helping. So much so, it's always a toss and turn in bed and that prolly explains why Im always tired during the day!

According to BabyBump, you're a size of a corn now. Hope you're growing into a healthy golden lil corn!