So in this last month, other than being super busy, I've been feeling GREAT! Morning sickness is far away and I've gotten a new boost of energy... But poor Justin's energy has been sucked dry by me tho... All I want to do is shop for baby stuff.. or rather window shop.
I have this checklist of essentials... the list is LONG. So the past week has been spent researching on prices, and after a week, I've lost my stamina. Every shop sells just about the same thing, and the price doesn't differ very much. So I guess we'll be getting everything under the same roof to cut down traveling.
So far we've bought:
2 Avent bottles
Medela breast pump (this is a huge blessing!)
Crib bumper and bedsheets
Clothes that would last us from 0 months to 6 months (lots of em, cause I ordered all of them over the internet, so much cheaper!)
We've been blessed with:
Crib from my aunt
Rocker from my aunt and cousin
Stemlife membership from my dad
Inflatable bath tub from my mom
What's left on the list....:
Stroller
Car seat
Play pen
Crib mattress
Changing table
Other extras
Everything baby is really very expensive, Justin's convinced the industry is prying on parents' desires to provide for their baby to the best of their abilities. Sigh...
Now what's left is for us to draw out a timeline for purchases, spreading out our purchases means lightening the load on our finances. On top of all these there's also the 4k++ for delivery charges. Amazing how expensive having a baby is.
Updates updates!
Hello readers!
So so so sorry for the long absence. December is the season to be busy! I finally have time to note some interesting updates!
We're at 16/17 weeks now... Why I say 16/17 is because the last ultrasound we went for said baby was back to 16 weeks. So we're really confused, but according to the gynae, growth spurts happen and hence the differnce in due dates and gestational age. =) On the doc's side, she's still marking us as 17 weeks, but on our part, we'll stick to 16 weeks just to be safe =)
Good news from gynae, our bean sprout is now at its most stable trimester, hence she'll only need to see us once in 4 weeks. Yay! So our next checkup is on 18th Jan, which should be our 20/21 week where she'll do a comprehensive scan for abnormalities and GENDER!
Speaking of gender, she tried to take a peak at baby's genitalia this week, but baby was shy, and she only caught a slight glimpse. She wasn't confident with that glimpse to give us a conclusive boy or girl, so we'll wait till our next scan. But we're absolutely delighted with either! I already have clothes for both genders!!! By that I mean I have lots of unisex ones (yellow, brown, orange, etc) and a couple of blues for boy and pinks for girl. I couldn't resist!!! My latest purchase was a set from Carter's, blue one says "I love mommy" and on the butt, "and mommy loves me". The pink one says "I love daddy", and on the butt, "and daddy loves me". Note, it's spelt MOMMY!!!! I'm really fussy when it comes to that, it must be an O and not a U! will take a pic of the set when I get my camera back from bean sprout's daddy.
Ohh ya, as of last night, we're upped the level of bean, to bean sprout! Reason being, he/she doesn't look quite like a bean anymore (or rather, hasn't looked the bill long ago). Now he/she's got long long limbs, and is soo long CRL. So, we've added on the "sprout", hence BEAN SPROUT! The next increase in level will see sprout being changed to a stalk!! Hehehehehe. We're having fun with nicknames.... And if you're wondering about actual names, nope, we have none yet. Bean sprout daddy is holding on it till gender is confirmed and he has sudden "inspiration". Hmmmm =/
So, that's all the updates I have this time, stay tuned for more... when I find the time to? hehehehe. OOohh yes, I know I've missed out weeks of momma bumps!!!! argggg. Now I won't have a complete collection.. Sigh, but yes, the bump has finally appeared!!!! It can now be seen under loose fitting clothes!!! Like Adelene said, it has announced itself! =D Shall post that up when I get a pic of it. Hopefully this week?
Take care all!!
So so so sorry for the long absence. December is the season to be busy! I finally have time to note some interesting updates!
We're at 16/17 weeks now... Why I say 16/17 is because the last ultrasound we went for said baby was back to 16 weeks. So we're really confused, but according to the gynae, growth spurts happen and hence the differnce in due dates and gestational age. =) On the doc's side, she's still marking us as 17 weeks, but on our part, we'll stick to 16 weeks just to be safe =)
Good news from gynae, our bean sprout is now at its most stable trimester, hence she'll only need to see us once in 4 weeks. Yay! So our next checkup is on 18th Jan, which should be our 20/21 week where she'll do a comprehensive scan for abnormalities and GENDER!
Speaking of gender, she tried to take a peak at baby's genitalia this week, but baby was shy, and she only caught a slight glimpse. She wasn't confident with that glimpse to give us a conclusive boy or girl, so we'll wait till our next scan. But we're absolutely delighted with either! I already have clothes for both genders!!! By that I mean I have lots of unisex ones (yellow, brown, orange, etc) and a couple of blues for boy and pinks for girl. I couldn't resist!!! My latest purchase was a set from Carter's, blue one says "I love mommy" and on the butt, "and mommy loves me". The pink one says "I love daddy", and on the butt, "and daddy loves me". Note, it's spelt MOMMY!!!! I'm really fussy when it comes to that, it must be an O and not a U! will take a pic of the set when I get my camera back from bean sprout's daddy.
Ohh ya, as of last night, we're upped the level of bean, to bean sprout! Reason being, he/she doesn't look quite like a bean anymore (or rather, hasn't looked the bill long ago). Now he/she's got long long limbs, and is soo long CRL. So, we've added on the "sprout", hence BEAN SPROUT! The next increase in level will see sprout being changed to a stalk!! Hehehehehe. We're having fun with nicknames.... And if you're wondering about actual names, nope, we have none yet. Bean sprout daddy is holding on it till gender is confirmed and he has sudden "inspiration". Hmmmm =/
So, that's all the updates I have this time, stay tuned for more... when I find the time to? hehehehe. OOohh yes, I know I've missed out weeks of momma bumps!!!! argggg. Now I won't have a complete collection.. Sigh, but yes, the bump has finally appeared!!!! It can now be seen under loose fitting clothes!!! Like Adelene said, it has announced itself! =D Shall post that up when I get a pic of it. Hopefully this week?
Take care all!!
Ultrasound videos
Finally managed to upload videos of our ultrasound scan at Week 12 & week 14. Justin captured this using our digital camera =)
.:Week 12:.
Things to look out for in this video:
Thumb sucking action, especially when the mouth opens and closes.
.:Week 14:.
Things to look out for in this video:
Two high 5s, bean's super long limbs, beating heart, brain's hemispheres.
.:Week 12:.
Things to look out for in this video:
Thumb sucking action, especially when the mouth opens and closes.
.:Week 14:.
Things to look out for in this video:
Two high 5s, bean's super long limbs, beating heart, brain's hemispheres.
My Pill phobia
S0 I've been taking folic acid pills everyday since we started planning to have kids. This pill is a breeze to swallow because I hardly even feel its in my mouth, one gulp and it's down.
Then when I got pregnant, I started taking Progesterone pills, now they were much bigger, but the soft capsule type, so they were easy to swallow too.
Now... as I entered my 2nd trimester, gynae prescribed me prenatal supplements - Obimin, and calcium ones too... These pills....... these pills!!!!!!!!!!! I gag almost every time I swallow them. Thank God nausea is much lesser now.... If I had taken these pills in the first trimester, it would have been horrible.
I can't swallow pills very well... especially HUGE ones.. and believe me, these are HUGE for my humble swallowing ability. I just finished my once a day gagging ritual with darling hubby by my side, coaching me in the 'ways of pill swallowing'. He is an expert I tell you. But his techniques didn't quite work for me... =(
Here's a shot of the 2 pills....
The dark red one is a semi soft capsule kinda thing... so I can't half that... but I found it went down easier when I bit it in the center just to dent it into a V shape. =D
Now the yellow one is the killer.. it's HARD and THICK!!!! GRRRRRrr. So I split it into 2 with my pill splitter!! =D I really would like to split it into 4... but I'm a bit weary if that would affect anything... Some pills have a no-crushing-or-splitting-allowed policy, but I read the info sheet and nothing was mentioned, so to achieve some sort of balance between lesser gagging and weariness towards splitting the pill, I decided to half it instead of quartering it. Makes sense? Probably not.. but it sure helps with the swallowing.
Now I dread swallowing these pills... every night after dinner.... =(
But Justin reminds me every time, it's for the baby! Think of the baby!! Yes dear... I am.
I hope to finish this 30 day course, and then ask the gynae for a different brand.... actually... a smaller pill... Ohhh Lord help me!!
Then when I got pregnant, I started taking Progesterone pills, now they were much bigger, but the soft capsule type, so they were easy to swallow too.
Now... as I entered my 2nd trimester, gynae prescribed me prenatal supplements - Obimin, and calcium ones too... These pills....... these pills!!!!!!!!!!! I gag almost every time I swallow them. Thank God nausea is much lesser now.... If I had taken these pills in the first trimester, it would have been horrible.
I can't swallow pills very well... especially HUGE ones.. and believe me, these are HUGE for my humble swallowing ability. I just finished my once a day gagging ritual with darling hubby by my side, coaching me in the 'ways of pill swallowing'. He is an expert I tell you. But his techniques didn't quite work for me... =(
Here's a shot of the 2 pills....
The dark red one is a semi soft capsule kinda thing... so I can't half that... but I found it went down easier when I bit it in the center just to dent it into a V shape. =D
Now the yellow one is the killer.. it's HARD and THICK!!!! GRRRRRrr. So I split it into 2 with my pill splitter!! =D I really would like to split it into 4... but I'm a bit weary if that would affect anything... Some pills have a no-crushing-or-splitting-allowed policy, but I read the info sheet and nothing was mentioned, so to achieve some sort of balance between lesser gagging and weariness towards splitting the pill, I decided to half it instead of quartering it. Makes sense? Probably not.. but it sure helps with the swallowing.
Now I dread swallowing these pills... every night after dinner.... =(
But Justin reminds me every time, it's for the baby! Think of the baby!! Yes dear... I am.
I hope to finish this 30 day course, and then ask the gynae for a different brand.... actually... a smaller pill... Ohhh Lord help me!!
Gynae visits - 3
Went for our week 12 checkup yesterday. Couldn't see the baby clearly as the gynae said I had lots of wind inside me which interfered with the ultrasound waves. =(
But but but, we were thrilled!!! Baby grew and is now 6.04cm crown to rump! And the head was HUGE. We also saw long long legs and nice arms and hands =D Still thumb sucking.
What greeted us on the screen was an upside down baby! Yeap, head was downwards. So interesting! With much prodding and coaxing from the doctor (or more like annoyance XD) bean squirmed and wiggled back into the regular position.
Gynae was pleased with what she saw. She said she was mainly looking out for the nice back bone (which we saw!! ), a nicely formed nose, and no swelling in the neck area. So we had 3 positives! On top of that, there was no sugar and no protein in my urine, another 2 positives!
And this time, Justin brought the camera to record a video of the ultrasound. To all mothers to be out there, bring a video cam to record those ultrasound moments, they are amazing!!
Thank You Lord for holding us through this journey. 1 trimester down, 2 more to go!! Praise the Lord!
But but but, we were thrilled!!! Baby grew and is now 6.04cm crown to rump! And the head was HUGE. We also saw long long legs and nice arms and hands =D Still thumb sucking.
What greeted us on the screen was an upside down baby! Yeap, head was downwards. So interesting! With much prodding and coaxing from the doctor (or more like annoyance XD) bean squirmed and wiggled back into the regular position.
Gynae was pleased with what she saw. She said she was mainly looking out for the nice back bone (which we saw!! ), a nicely formed nose, and no swelling in the neck area. So we had 3 positives! On top of that, there was no sugar and no protein in my urine, another 2 positives!
And this time, Justin brought the camera to record a video of the ultrasound. To all mothers to be out there, bring a video cam to record those ultrasound moments, they are amazing!!
Thank You Lord for holding us through this journey. 1 trimester down, 2 more to go!! Praise the Lord!
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Baby Spurts
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Baby Spurts
Baby spurts - week 12
Hello Week 12!!!
It's been a long journey, but I gladly wave goodbye to the first trimester! =D
Here's more info about this week from Babycenter.com
Meanwhile, nerve cells are multiplying rapidly, and in your baby's brain, synapses are forming furiously. His face looks unquestionably human: His eyes have moved from the sides to the front of his head, and his ears are right where they should be. From crown to rump, your baby-to-be is just over 2 inches long (about the size of a lime) and weighs half an ounce.
See what your baby looks like this week. (Or see what fraternal twins look like in the womb this week.)
Note: Every baby develops a little differently, even in the womb. Our information is designed to give you a general idea of your baby's development.
You may begin to feel heartburn (also called acid indigestion), a burning sensation that often extends from the bottom of your breastbone to your lower throat. Many women get heartburn for the first time during pregnancy, and those who've previously had bouts of heartburn may find that it gets worse. During pregnancy, the placenta produces a lot of the hormone progesterone, which relaxes the valve that separates the esophagus from the stomach. Particularly when you're lying down, gastric acid can seep back up the pipe, which causes the uncomfortable burning sensation. For many women the problem doesn't begin (or get worse) until later in pregnancy, when your growing uterus starts to push up on your stomach. The discomfort may range from mildly annoying to intense and distracting.
It's been a long journey, but I gladly wave goodbye to the first trimester! =D
Here's more info about this week from Babycenter.com
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How your baby's growing:
The most dramatic development this week: reflexes. Your baby's fingers will soon begin to open and close, his toes will curl, his eye muscles will clench, and his mouth will make sucking movements. In fact, if you prod your abdomen, your baby will squirm in response, although you won't be able to feel it. His intestines, which have grown so fast that they protrude into the umbilical cord, will start to move into his abdominal cavity about now, and his kidneys will begin excreting urine into his bladder.Meanwhile, nerve cells are multiplying rapidly, and in your baby's brain, synapses are forming furiously. His face looks unquestionably human: His eyes have moved from the sides to the front of his head, and his ears are right where they should be. From crown to rump, your baby-to-be is just over 2 inches long (about the size of a lime) and weighs half an ounce.
See what your baby looks like this week. (Or see what fraternal twins look like in the womb this week.)
Note: Every baby develops a little differently, even in the womb. Our information is designed to give you a general idea of your baby's development.
How your life's changing:
Your uterus has grown to the point where your healthcare provider can now feel the top of it (the fundus) low in your abdomen, just above your pubic bone. You may already be into maternity clothes, especially if this isn't your first pregnancy. If you're still fairly small and not yet ready for maternity clothes, you've no doubt noticed that your waist is thickening and that you're more comfortable in loose, less restrictive clothing.You may begin to feel heartburn (also called acid indigestion), a burning sensation that often extends from the bottom of your breastbone to your lower throat. Many women get heartburn for the first time during pregnancy, and those who've previously had bouts of heartburn may find that it gets worse. During pregnancy, the placenta produces a lot of the hormone progesterone, which relaxes the valve that separates the esophagus from the stomach. Particularly when you're lying down, gastric acid can seep back up the pipe, which causes the uncomfortable burning sensation. For many women the problem doesn't begin (or get worse) until later in pregnancy, when your growing uterus starts to push up on your stomach. The discomfort may range from mildly annoying to intense and distracting.
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