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!