the shopping begins!!

bought a strawberry shortcake boxset today at carrefour with free vouchers from Jardin Smith International. Spent 2.5 hours listening to them crap about buying plots of land from UK with fantastic returns in exchange for $100 carrefour vouchers.. ;)

just bought this online too! too pretty and cute to resist! :)

meet the lil hamburger!!

*click on pic for larger view*

my lil hamburger weighs 307 grams at 20 weeks 5 days :)

my first 'physical contact'

felt a major bump low below my belly button on the right side when i was lying face up last evening. it was a strange sensation.. i prodded it gently but it didnt move. suspected that i could be touching the cub directly through the fats and skin for the first time. left it as that and when i tried to feel it again, the bump has moved to the center! it was really a weird feeling, like some abnormal growth or something :P

this morning whilst lying down, i felt the same bump, even bigger, like a fist, jutting out on the right side of the belly, still low below the belly button.. my little cub is quite happy to be stroked directly, without much squirming... :)

Movements through the tummy

i finally felt the cub's kicks through the tummy!

last night, placed my hand on tum and i felt 2 flicks! i used to feel the movements but never through my thick layers of fats.. now i can feel it with my hand! earlier there were 2 more flicks again :) when bee tried to feel it, cub went quiet again.. hehe..

really hope bee can also feel the flicks.. so it gets more real for him.. :)

A sweet little dream

last night i had a dream.

i dreamt that it was a baby girl... and that she looked exactly like me when i was young. jet black hair, bowl-like hair and short-cropped fringe.

i remember kissing her chubby cheeks and feeling my lips sinking into the softness of her flesh. i remember her smiling back at me. my heart was overflowing with love and joy.

i remember putting her against my chest and just holding her close, feeling her heartbeat next to mine.

i was filled with bliss and contentment and warmth.

baby, i cant wait to hold you in my arms.. :)

Belly pic at 19 weeks

Weight woes

Pre-preg weight 57kg

26.08.09 - 60.0kg
23.09.09 - 61.2kg
14.10.09 - 63.8kg (?!)

I'm close to hitting an increment of 7kg already and I'm not even halfway there yet!

plus its going to get exponential towards the end!

oh my oh my.....

*stress*

BUT

for as long as my little one is doing well and bouncing about healthily.. it'd be aaallllll wwwwooorrrttthhh iiiittttttt.......

my little gurgling worm

its been really blissful to feel the little being bubbling and gurgling in the womb. how i wish i could hold and caress the little one.. but a friend said that i will miss having the baby in the womb.. i guess i might.. afterall its so warm, cosy and fits snugly right there.. its prodding, poking as i type now.. so cute. i wonder what he or she is doing.. stretching? feeling real bored? hehe..

reaching the halfway milestone in 1 and 1/2 weeks!

Beecub growing animation

heartbeat recorded by Angelsounds Fetal HeartBeat Monitor.

Belly morphing animation

cats and babies

why are there still so many misinformed, ignorant people who think that cats are all out to harm babies?? also fedup of people asking me if i'm getting rid of my cats just cuz a baby is on the way. My furbabies were HERE FIRST and there's no way I'm getting rid of them!!

Please read these links and be informed for once!

http://cats.about.com/cs/catmanagement101/a/humanpregnancy_2.htm
http://www.aspca.org/pet-care/cat-care/cats-and-babies.html
http://www.best-cat-art.com/cats-and-babies.html

thoughts about work

indeed, time passes more quickly when i returned for work. its already friday tomorrow. in fact, tis better for me this way in the following ways -

1) better nuitrition
before - sleep till 11 or 12, eat plain porridge for lunch with egg, or sometimes maggi mee
now - many more frequent meals throughout the day. usually start the day with soya milk and a slice of bread. mini breakfast again at about 8+, 9. lunch by noon - proper rice with meat and veg and stuff.

2) more exercise
before - minimal activity. couch-kitchen-room-toilet-couch in a 66sqm space.
now - 4 storeys of climbing at times and frequent walking and standing
which is better for my aching tailbone (from too much sitting)

3) more socialising
before - tv-internet-tv-internet-nap-tv-internet
now - more fun and laughter chit-chatting with colleagues
it got to a point where i was really really bored stiff at home, which made me realise i am probably not suited to be a SAHM (stay-at-home-mom). of course, i would still love to spend more time with my family and at least be with my child for the first year, but i dont think i will be happy staying at home permanently and not work for the rest of my life. i will still NEED my social life.

my used-to-be bottomless-pithole belly button is now closing up fast.. its becoming more of a slit now with no hole to be seen. i think it will soon pop out. *ew*

my little bub is extra active today!

been away from work for so long, natural to have anxieties. major butterflies in tummy last nite and couldnt sleep till about 1+. so apprehensive of how the day will be. how many questions will i be asked? how many times do i need to repeat myself?

somehow, things were not as bad as i had imagined. most colleagues were nice, showing me concern without being too intruding. the more kpo ones would ask direct. hehe. there are now a total of 5 preggies around - the highest number at a go, if i am not wrong.

the lil bub was extra hyper today. could feel lotsa bubbling early in the morning, as if she or he could feel my mood. felt the fella again earlier. really hope its not just extra gas or my mind playing tricks on me and that its really the little one moving. i love it when i can feel the lil one move.. its just a nice, warm and fuzzy feeling, his or her little ways of letting me know i'm fine. :)

baby, mommy love you and cant wait to hold you in my arms!

you just stay where you are until you are due in march! have fun in there sleeping and doing ur acrobatic stunts :)

beecub at 17 weeks

an interesting perspective :)



beecub should be 13cm at 17 weeks now :)