He is dancing...

I have started to feel the baby movement inside me.

At first, I was not too sure about the feeling. I am more familiar now and it feels great. This is a way for me to know that the little one inside me is fine and actively 'kicking'.

I have also let Sugar feel the 'kicking' every time I feel it, unfortunately, he cannot feel it as much, the baby is still very small, about 28cm long at 22 weeks.

I am very happy to be able to feel the movement, it is amazing and words cannot describe it! My lil'B is most active at night...or rather, when I am relaxing at night, I tend to feel more of him moving around and dancing inside me. Cute!

thinking about birth plan

mmmm

Stand tall and be proud..

It is my 21 weeks...

My baby bump is so obvious now that nobody would think I am 'fat'. I am now looking undeniably pregnant!

Besides my growing bump, my breast size is growing too. I have now moved up to a cup size and I got a feeling that this is not yet the end, so I will need to buy lots of bras, then more nursing bras after the birth. I kinda like this stage of bra shopping! It is of course, shoe shopping would be 100 times nicer than this, and I have not bought or go shop for shoes since 3 months ago! Believe it or not! Big deal for me!

I am eating as usual and I do not eat for two particularly. I know my food intake is sufficient, it is more on quality of food these days, not on quantity anymore...

I am loving each and every day of my pregnancy and I feel fabulous! All books said 2nd trimester will be the honey moon period of pregnancy, and I believe in that too!!

Let's go shopping!

Ever since we found out that we are having a BOY, I am eagerly browsing baby boy items online and on the catalogues.

Blue is not the only color for boy. There are so many choice out there, I particularly like white stuff for my Lil'B, and I guess little mix n' match will do the trick.

Looking at so many lines of prams, push chairs and car seat, and we got spoilt by choice and do not know which one to choose from. I am constantly worrying that we might get the wrong item and will need to spend more money to buy the correct item. It is so much research to do, and joining mums forums help too!

Here is a list of items that i need to find out before we can make the purchase decision :

1. Nappies (sizes, brands, where to bag a bargain)
2. Bottles ( how many? types?.....)
3. Baby cot, mattresses, blankets
4. Bath items... (we have a smallbathroom, so it is really tricky)
5. Changing mat (how many do we need?)
6. Breast pump (what types, i have no clue at all.....must find out more)
7. Pram, or travel system ( so many to look at, and I need a light weight practical one, with reasonable price tag!)
8. Newborn clothings (how many sets, as my baby is due on winter, so this is tricky too!)
9. Room temperature control ( read forums and product reviews)
10. ...and the list goes on....

...these are for the baby, I have yet to do up a shopping list for myself, eg, life after birth, I need lots of breast feeding essentials, winter clothings, skincare after birth, and also confinement food list. This is too much of a hard work to have a baby, and I am loving it!

Oh Boy!!!

We went for the 20 week scan at the local hospital today.Every thing goes well, Lil'B is growing well, and we are so proud of him. Yes, 'him'. We get to find out the sex of the baby during the scan. The sonographer told us that it is not 100%, but she is 95% sure that our Lil'B is a baby boy!

During the scan, we saw Lil'B moving around. His little hands and fingers, and he kept waving at us, in a way, like HiFiving daddy and mummy, we just could not stop laughing. He made the sonographer laughed too. This little boy is such a heart stealer!

The sonographer helped us to snap a few pictures and I just cant stop admiring those pictures now.

We are so happy! I am so glad that Lil'B is developing well and we just cant wait to meet him!!

We love you!

These worries are not funny...

Tomorrow, I am going to have my 20-week scan.

I am nervous, yet excited. I am looking forward to see my Lil'B for the second time. I am also worry about things like what if they find that Lil'B is not growing well, what if Lil'B has some for of abnormality...full of what ifs.....

I guess every mum-to-be will feel this too... As I am writing this, I can feel the 'kicking'. Smart little baby and he/she sure knows I am talking about him/ her.

Finding out the sex of the baby is not my priority. Although the Chinese/ Asian Chinese culture is that it is a must to find out the sex, I guess I am happy to welcome Lil'B to this world at the delivery room. It is never too late to exclaim ' It's a Boy!!! or It's a Girl!!!' How exciting that can be? You only get that once in your life time for a child. This is our very first child and of course, very precious to us!!

I am sure our Lil'B will be photogenic tomorrow when the sonographer takes the pictures!

Anxiously...

I am so anxious about the 20-week scan. I guess this is normal.
I checked in the pregnancy forum that almost 90% of mum-to-be feel the same way, so I am not the odd one.

Well, it is also like a mix feelings. I am feeling very excited about the scan in a way, because I know i will be able to see my little baby inside me. Amazing...

Look at the bright side, i am sure everything will be fine, and I am meeting my baby for the second time round very soon.

Hello baby, please say Hi to mummy and daddy, ok. We love you!

Downs Syndrome and Spina Bifida

Today, I received a letter from the NHS about my blood test results for Downs Syndrome and Spina Bifida.

The letter states:
" The result based on this screening test suggests the chance of Down Syndrome is 1:3100 in this pregnancy.

The result for Spina Bifida and related conditions were reported to be of low risk."

I am very pleased with the result. Nevertheless, there is a line that reads : Please note that screening tests only predict 'low' or 'increased' chance of Spina Bifida so therefore cannot detect every pregnancy affected by these conditions.....hmmph..

19 weeks and 4 days...

Got a message on my Facebook, one of the best friends is getting married next month, but I will not be attending his wedding party. I have also announced through the thread to tell all the other good friends, or we called it the 'Survivors' that I am 19 weeks pregnant!

Today, I am 19 weeks and 4 days pregnant. I use the pregnancy weeks calculator from baby2see.com. It is a very useful and informative site for mum-to-be.

Being at my 19th week, I am feeling great. I always wanted to take my week-by-week picture of my growing bum, but always forget about it. This is my 19th week, hope it is still not too late to start tomorrow.

Sugar and I have been talking to Little B whenever we are at home together. I have also downloaded some music for babies, such as Beethoven for babies... Not sure how often I will listen to that. I listen to BBC Radio 1 a lot!

Papa, mama and lil'B

We are a family!

This is an exciting time. Both Sugar and I are stepping into parenthood. It is a brand new stage of life, we will have so many things to discover. It is like a whole new world of responsibility and commitment!

We are loving it!

Congratulations to Snow!

While tidying up my picture folder, I found this pic. It is a greeting card that I bought to post to Snow when she told me that she is expecting few months ago. Very nice card and I thought she must be happy to get the card.

We both discovered that we are pregnant at almost the same time. Now, my baby is due on Feb 2010, and just a few days earlier than hers!

My H&M Mama Jeans

My very comfy maternity jeans. I love the over the bump band. Very stretchable and I can wear this jeans throughout my pregnancy. The length is perfect for my height and the colour of the jeans is so trendy. It looks very young when I wear it with my Converse. The price is £29.90, what a bargain!

Who would not love H&M? I have yet to check out it's baby range, I am sure I will find everything there for my newborn... I will get more of my maternity clothings from H&M because they are so affordable!

Discomforts...

I have been experiencing some chest pains, slight pain, it comes and goes, and I am not sure whether it is heart burn. I thought I haven eaten too full since last night...

I am quite please with this pregnancy because I have no morning sickness at all. I could eat very well, and so far, not much of food craving. BB is happy to share whatever I put into my mouth.

Some discomforts on my growing breasts. I have also developed very dark areola. I got short of breath easily when getting up and down of stairs, I love to sleep...

All in all, I am coping well, I would say!

A fit mum-to-be...

I joined this website called Babyfit when I first found out I am expecting. It is Free! It is very informative and it is just what I want and I can use it throughout my pregnancy. So many useful tools and it sends me daily email updates too! Love this so much, such a brilliant website...

I love the power of the internet as an information tool!

17 weeks and still counting!

This is my seventeenth week of pregnancy.

Everything is so normal, except for my growing bump, and still growing! I have slowly changed my wardrobe, and it is now mostly leggings and tights with oversized top. I will need to add on a few autumn pieces as well because I feel cold easily.

My skin is glowing and I feel fabulously wonderful. My long hair is dramatically shiny and glossy these days and I wonder why. I might go for a hair cut in a few weeks time, but i really prefer to have long hair.

Little B has been wonderful as well, and I am truly enjoying my pregnancy!

:(

The cold is still here. I had a total of 6 paracetamol in 2 days. I am stopping and decided to sleep more...

The nose block is horrible and that leads to severe headache, and it is like my head is 500kg!!!!

I am so going to bed.

To little B, mummy is not feeling well, and daddy is not please at all. Shall we all pray and let's hope for speedy recovery so that we can enjoy a healthy lifestyle?

Your heart is beating!

I went for my routine antenatal check up this morning.

Everything goes well. All the blood tests result came back with the results that I am absolutely normal. Urine test shows I am fit and normal too. Midwife took my weight and I am now 60kg, which is a good sign according to the midwife. She said it is normal to put on weight gradually and I cannot believe that I am now hitting 60kg! Oh, must work hard after the birth to go back to 50kgs!!! I reckon more weight gain in later stage....

The midwife let me hear the baby's heartbeat by using a Doppler. This is the first time that Sugar and I hear our baby's heartbeat. It is beating very fast, according to my midwife, it is twice the rate as my heartbeat. It is amazing!

It feels surreal! The moment is priceless!

On another note, I am having a cold and slight fever. My GP prescribed some Paracetamol and I really hope to recover as soon as possible. I still go to work as usual, although I really feel like taking a few days off and rest!

Lucky Baby born on 090909

Today is such a remarkable date. The calendar reads 09/09/09, and a very good friend, Jane has given birth to a baby boy! 3.55kg, the new born, WOW!

Congratulations to Jane and family!! May the new addition brings lots of happiness and good luck to the family! Oh bless!

Love is .. 26!

The house number is 26, and it is so full of love. It is our home, our own space and we made it in the end!

The move is now completely done.

All furnished, and we are still very excited with the new kitchen and Sugar has been cooking delicious meals. We invited some friends over the other night, and got a really fun night altogether. Lots of food and lots of booze, but i drank Ribena in replacement of red wine.... Sugar got drunk and he said because he was too happy.

We are pleased with the new place now. Settled. I sleep soundly every night and my bathroom is like a dream comes true. I have space to put my rubber duckies! Will definitely add more to my collection in the near future.

When little B arrives, we will have lots of bath toys ready and i bet it is going to be great fun!

Me and my bump!

I am now at my 15 weeks. The bump is already showing, i cannot believe it!

I took a break during work and went for a quick shopping. I was looking forward to buy some new bras, and when I went to the fitting room to try on, i could see from the big mirror, with the help of the very bright lit fitting room that my bump is actually bigger than I would ever imagined. Such an achievement!

Round and smooth, I do not look clumsy at all. I admire myself for a few minutes and imagine the growing bump to get bigger and rounder.

Oh my little B, i just can't wait to see you. How about you? Mummy is so in love with the growing bump, and please be a good baby and make me a very proud mummy!!!