Happy New Year

Ooooops, it's been over a year since I touched this blog. We are now at the end of 2011. I can't believe it, but Cliff is already 1 year and 3 months! It feels like the last couple of weeks have marked a turning point for Cliff. One of my biggest struggles from his birth til recent is that he would wake up... many many many times during the night leaving me with very little sleep and energy. But now, I am more than thrilled to say that he can sleep through the night with just one try! YES! to once again having the opportunity to experience a whole eight hours of sleep!

Cliff does all sorts of funny, silly things! I was supposed to mark them as a milestone every time he learned something knew, but somehow I never got around to it. So what kinds of tricks does he know?

At 1 year 3 months and 15 days, Cliff
~runs around as much as he can and won't let you hold him unless he's tired or hungry ~climbs up and down the sofa as he pleases ~plays peak a boo ~claps his hands when you ask him to or when he's really happy ~gives kisses to himself in the mirror ~does farting noises both on table tops and on his arms ~opens his mouth if you ask him to so you can see whether or not he's done with his food ~taps his tummy if you ask him if he's full ~blinks his eyes when you tell him to... but instead of blinking fast, he will close his eyes, pause for about 2 seconds, open, and repeat ~moves his body to the beat of music ~shakes hands with you
~gives high fives
~drinks from a straw (but sometimes forgets to swallow so it all comes spilling out of his mouth) ~takes his phone (my old phone) and puts it to his ear and pretends he's talking to someone ~takes his mouse (my broken mouse) and will reach up to my desk and move it around just like he sees me doing all the time. ~walks on his tippy toes when he feels like it ~laughs hysterically, especially when he's feeling tired and a little confused

There's actually much more, but I'm too lazy to list it out. He does lots of naughty things too... but that list is even longer than his achievements. Anyway, it's a new year and I hope that all my friends and family are happy and healthy and all that good stuff! (Dad, that especially means you)!

Once upon a time, I thought I would scrapbook Cliff's 1st year of life in detail. But thousands of digital photos later, I don't think I've printed more than 5 photos out. So I'm taking the lazy way out. Here's a timeline of Cliff's 1st year and 3 months. (I worked very hard at limiting the photos to two per month).
































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Baby Cliff Chang, Welcome to the World.

We have officially been parents for 2 and a half days now!

This 16th of September, we welcomed our new baby son, Cliff Chang, to the world @ 6:38AM.

What can I say about the childbirth experience? Hah, plenty. =P

First off, a note to all my dear girlfriends: contractions just feel like really bad cramps. I don't know why, but nobody ever told me that!

So here's the story...

Early Monday morning, Yi-Hua finally got back to Taiwan. I was full of relief cuz I was no longer worried I would have to go through the whole childbirth experience alone. That day we went to the Obygn for a checkup and she said I was only 1 cm dilated, but the baby should be here within a week.

Tuesday we ran around running errands. At night we went to a shopping center and started climbing stairs. We had been told by many people that when you want your baby to come out sooner, just walk and exercise a lot, especially by climbing stairs. So stairs we did. That same evening, we went to the movies and watched "Going the Distance." Throughout the movie, I was already starting to feel kinda uncomfortable... like experiencing some weird cramps every now and then. But they weren't really coming by clockwork, so I just kinda didn't think too much bout it. That night, I kept on getting those weird pains every now and then. Yi-hua kept asking me if I wanted to go to the clinic to get checked up just in case, but I was stubborn and just kept saying no.

Wednesday was the day before my due date. I was still getting those cramp like feelings, but I just kept ignoring them. Now that I think about it, I was being really stupid by being stubborn and ignoring the pains. Anyway, I told Yi-Hua I wanted to spend the day out cuz I was afraid if I did have the baby soon, I'd be under house arrest for the whole month after that. So by the time I could leave the house again, Yi-Hua would already be back in Malaysia. So that afternoon, we went out to visit some family, did some shopping, and had ourselves some afternoon tea. All the while we were out, we'd be walking walking walking, then I'd have to stop all of a sudden cuz the "cramping" would come. It'd be painful enough that we'd have to wait about 30 seconds before continuing whatever we were doing, but not painful enough to double over or make ow ow ow sounds. At night, I kinda still wanted to go out and do some more shopping, but Yi-Hua wouldn't let me cuz he could obviously tell I was in pain before I could. =P So that evening was just like any other evening... watched some episodes of Desperate Housewives on the computer, went on FB, chatted for a while, etc...

8PM Wednesday... we were in the living room watching TV. I had nothing better to do, so I actually decided to chart these "cramps" of mine. I was starting to wonder if what I was feeling were actual contractions. But I thought to myself... "nah, if these are contractions, then this baby thing has got to be too easy..." But just in case they were, I started writing down the amount of time between the"cramps" and how long they lasted.
8:00pm - 30sec
8:12pm - 30s
(shower)
8:45pm - 30s
9:07pm - 30s
9:28pm - 30s
9:50 pm - 40s
(research research) ...well... all the readings say to not go to the hospital unless you have contractions that are constantly about 5-7min apart and last from 50-70 seconds. For all I knew, I was just having bad cramps...
10:05pm -40s
(sidetracked with other stuff)
12:07am (the 16th) - 40s
12:47am -40s
1:07am -40s
(this is me thinking, "this charting thing is boring... I'm going to bed")

3:45am... why am i not asleep yet?
3:50am... this is very annoying...
3:59am... i have to go pee again?
4:05am... I wonder if I should wake Yi-Hua
4:12am... I can't remember what it was ever like to sleep through the night
4:19am... OK... I think we gotta go to the clinic... JUST IN CASE...
Yi-Hua grabbed the cameras and the backpack and the "ready for baby suitcase" and we were off to the clinic.
4:28am... (on the car ride there, I'm thinking... oh crap, what if this is a false alarm and the doctor sends me home. how embarrassing would that be)
4:36am... ok... these "cramps" are REALLY getting on my nerves
4:43am... @ the clinic and off to the second floor for some tummy monitoring.

That was when I found out I was already 7cm (out of 10cm) dilated, and that my "cramps" were actually contractions. The nurse was asking me why I hadn't come in earlier... and all I could say was, "I didn't know that I was having contractions." So the nurse told me to lay in the bed and I was monitored by a machine charting the baby's heartbeat and cervix dilation. Every now and then the nurse would come in and check to see the progress. I'm not going to say how, but it made me kinda uncomfortable. At that point in time, my water hadn't broken yet, so she had to go in there and do it manually. Once again, i will not go into detail on how she did that... but yes, once again, it was very uncomfortable. LOL I knew it wouldn't happen like the movies where oftentimes the pregnant woman's water would break in the most unlikely places like the bank or the grocery store or the airplane... but having it done for me was just a little ghetto. Anyway, the next thing she told me was to tell her when I felt the need to go poo. Here's me thinking... "oh gosh, this is so embarrassing..." Anyway, about an hour or so after I started laying on that clinic bed... I felt "the need to poo." So Yi-Hua went out and told the nurse. She came in "and checked"... and IT WAS TIME. So yes, by that time, the contractions were painful enough for me to make some "grrr...urrr... oooh... owww..." noises, but nothing too terrible. They wheeled me off into the delivery room across the hall and I had to go sit on a very uncomfortable chair. No, it wasn't uncomfortable in the manner that it lacked padding and all, but I just did not like the vulnerable position it left me in. After that, the pains started getting kinda intense... I started wondering why again it was that I did not want to get an epidural or use other pain med. Anyway, I had not taken any classes on how to give birth... but I had learned enough from TV to breathe light breaths. Anyway, by the time the doc came for the actual pushing part, I was pretty much oblivious to what was going on. OMG, I just remember I was making screaming noises that I didn't know were possible. I was embarrassed at first, but I guess enough pain makes you put your guard down. Between screaming, I heard the doc counting 1 to 10. I remember thinking, "what the hell are you counting for, just tell me when to push..." And then Yi-Hua was behind me giving me words of encouragement, but I was really just thinking, "are you kidding me, that's not helping me get this thing out!" But no, I had to give him credit for staying in the delivery room with me. I remember between the screaming, I kept asking him if he wanted to leave the room. But he stayed there like a good husband. Anyway, I didn't know how many major pushes it took, but they told me it was all finished in 15 minutes. And then there was the little baby cry! Next they laid the baby on top of me for like a minute. Next I blacked out. When I woke up, I found out that the doctor had given me some drowsy medication + some pain medication so that she could sew me back up. I had agreed to get an episiotomy to avoid getting a big ugly even more painful rip down there. So when Yi-Hua came in to see me about an hour later, I guess I was still a little drugged up cuz I remember having a goofy smile on my face, and babbling stuff, but I could not open my eyes even if my life counted on it. Anyway, after another 15 minutes, I snapped out of it, and life was back to normal. Except now, we had an extra wonderful little bundle of joy!

Nearing the Finish Line

The last few days have been filled with a lot of running around. Now that Yi-Hua is back, I'm finally released from house arrest! However, over the period of just these last 3 days, I can actually feel my body changing.

I had been complaining bout lack of good sleep before, but yesterday was probably the worst. It actually wasn't due to baby kicking, but rather, minor contractions mebbe? I'm not sure... or it could just be the Braxton Hicks thing. hah, the first time I had heard of that term was in an episode of "Friends" where Rachel is pregnant. haha

For some reason, I thought that contractions would be something like the whole stomach area cramping up... but so far, it's just been like those cramps that you normally get during your period. (Except longer and more often). They kinda started yesterday night while we were @ the movies. Then progressed through the night and most of today. Right now, I'm getting these supposed contractions for about 30 seconds every 12 minutes. But all my readings say that you don't need to go to the hospital til the contractions last about 60 seconds and are as close as 5 minutes apart. Man... that's not gonna be fun.

The vocab I keep running into these last few days have not been pretty... bloody show... mucous plug... cervix dilation... water breaking... pain... etc. I have like a million websites bookmarked although they more or less say the same thing.

So I think it's decided that our baby boy is gonna be named Cliff. It wouldn't be my absolute 1st choice, but I spose I can get used to it.

We're all set to go to our clinic. I've showered... taken off all my jewelery, have a suitcase packed, and a set of clothes I can change into in case the need comes in the middle of the night.

I don't know why, but I feel strangely calm. What's the point of being nervous, right? It won't help except make things stressful. Anyway, if I make an "I'm in pain face," Yi-Hua will get all worried and ask if I need to go to the clinic. Okay it's not funny, and I know I need to stop doing that otherwise it's gonna grow old real quick. So mostly I just try to take a couple of deep breaths each time these contraction things come along and not let anyone know.

Kinda sleepy now, but don't feel like crawling into bed just quite yet. Mebbe in a lil bit. ^^

Within 1 week!

Does baby have good timing or what? So last night, or might I say this morning, Yi-Hua got in around 12:30AM. And then this morning, there was some red on my knickers. I wasn't worried thought cuz there was no pain, and the OBGYN had warned me that that would happen near the week that labor might occur. But seriously, today was the first day that I'm finally feeling like this baby is ready to come out. And now that his dad is back, I'm ready for him to come out any time!

I did have my 39 week appointment today though. I am now @ 62.7kg and baby is @ 2734grams! That's a tad bit over 6 pounds! Woohoo~~ During the ultrasound, Baby decided to hide his face from us so we didn't get any good pictures. I think he's kinda running out of room inside. Hah.

Anyway, today I had to go into the "other" room to see how much I'm dilated. That's the second time I've been in there and it was just as uncomfortable as the first time. Anyway, I'm only 1 cm dilated. I've read that a lot of people are already 3-4cm dilated by like 37weeks. Hmm strange.

All in all, I'm just happy my hubby is back. Oh, but the only bad news is... I've got a cold sore! OMG, I don't even know if I've ever had one before. This sucks! Not only can I not kiss my own husband, but I won't even be able to kiss my baby for like the first two weeks after he's born! Talk about being GHETTO!

Officially 1 week left!

That's right! Our little baby boy has been in my tummy for 39 weeks now! He's been a pleasure to carry for the most part, but just been giving me a little trouble sleeping for these last couple of weeks.

It's been over a month since Yi-Hua's been back to Malaysia. I know he's just doing what he needs to do, but it still makes me sad he can't be here. It actually makes me hesitant on whether I'm going to want a second one anytime soon. 1 baby = 6 months apart (on and off). *sigh* sacrifices of running a business.

Anyway, the other day, I went shopping for baby stuff with my mother in law. Wow, initial investments can add up quick! There's all the baby undergarments, bottles, bottle warmers, bathtub, electronic thermometer, diaper wipes, diaper wipe warmer (for winter time), baby soaps, baby powders, etc. We basically went into a shop that sold baby stuff and bought things from the front of the store to the end of the store. Oh and I forgot to mention stuff like cribs and baby strollers, and car seats too.

I'm so excited for all the other sets of mommies and daddies to-be out there! Another baby is coming up in November, 1 in December and 2 in January!!!

Tomorrow I have another appointment. Hope Baby has grown between last week and this. Last week, he was still only 2524grams. It's in the acceptable range, but kinda on the small side. Hopefully he'll be at least 2600g by the time he's born.

3 more days til the husband comes back. Finally.

Meeting up w/ I Nong!

There hasn't been a whole lot for me to do here, so I always look forward to meeting up w/ friends. Here we are @ Taipei Main Station~~~~ I was lucky to be able to catch her cuz she's actually heading back to Seattle in just a couple of weeks! Lucky her!

A couple other things to look forward to during the next few days... Tonight: Gobby's coming over after work~~ Friday: My weekly OBGYN appointment~~ Saturday: Test trying the food for the month after giving birth~~ Sunday: Paying a visit to Tommy in Ilan.

Once Sunday hits, it means there are only 2 weeks left til Yi-Hua comes back to Taiwan.

Oh hurry hurry hurrrrrrrrrry!

36 week Appointment!

Yesterday's appointment was a little different. It started out with having the babies heart rate as well as my cervix being monitored for 20 minutes. Baby's heart rate ranged from 140-160 which is very normal, (determined by the OBGYN). As for my cervix... nothing too exciting going on there. Apparently once I'm closer to labor, then some major squiggle lines will start to appear on the chart. However today, it was pretty steady. That's good news to me, cuz I'm still hoping Baby will wait at least another 3 weeks before arriving!

My current weight is 61.4kg. And baby's weight is 2417 grams!

Just found out last night that even if I were to have Baby in the first week of Sept, Yi-Hua would not be able to make it back. He has to send his passport in to get his worker permit renewed. Lovely timing, huh? Gosh this sucks.

Still 21 days away before he comes back to Taiwan. Lame.

Just pregnant, not helpless!

OMG... so bored. I want a part time job. I'm just pregnant, not helpless. I hate how everyone thinks it's so nice to spend a whole month and a half not working and just relaxing. How can I get them to comprehend the meaning of time standing still? And I'm sooooooo not talking about the romantic way of "my eyes staring into your eyes and yours into mine... and the earth stood still"... but rather, this is the kind where every time I look a the clock, the minute hand has only moved forward by about 5 minutes.

Anyway, I went to tealit.com today. I looked through the classified to see if anyone is in search of some part time tutoring. Sent out a couple of emails. Hoping for at least one response.

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As for Baby Boy... at least I know he's a nice and healthy one. He's sure been rolling around a lot especially during the night hours. Can't wait for tomorrow's ultrasound! At least I have something big to look forward to once a week!

Shopping Shopping

Oops, two shopping blogs in a row. =P Shopping really wasn't my plan for today, I swear... but after not leaving the house for the majority of the day, I was getting so antsy.

So around 4ish... I hopped on the bus to Ximen. Spent a very lovely 3 hours walking around and looking at clothes, accessories, etc. Dunno why, but I feel more energetic walking around than staying at home and doing nothing all day. Baby likes to go shopping too! He told me so!

*sigh* everyday... i feel like all I'm doing is waiting. I don't even know what exactly I'm waiting for. Mornings, I wait to see if there are orders to type up... Afternoons, I wait for the sun to go down so that life can be a little more bearable.... Nights, I wait for our Skype dates... and the rest of the time, I'm waiting for my husband to come back and for our baby to come out. That's a whole lot of waiting, doncha think?

Here is a pic @ 36weeks - 1 day. (This is how bored I was while I was at home today).

ONE MONTH to GO!

Yesterday I went shopping with Gobby and 小雅 @ FE21 (the department store, not Forever 21)！It is so fun to shop in department stores... however, it does make me wish that money grew on trees. Man, everything is hella expensive! All I got were three articles of clothing to be used after giving birth, and that cost me nearly a whole NT8000! I was bout ready to pass out!

I'm gonna have to have myself another 2 or 3 babies to make use of these purchases, gosh!

Our little baby's expected due date is in exactly one month! Please be a good baby and follow the schedule! There's something I don't understand. In Asia, the majority of people say the first baby comes two weeks prior to the due date whereas in the US, stats show that like 70% come on time or later.

I'm still not quite sure what being a good parent entails... but I guess we'll be finding out soon enough.

35 weeks

Oops, I've missed the last 2 and a half months. I'm actually pretty mad at myself for not updating, but you just gotta have the time and be in the right mood to write ya know?

Been back in Taiwan for almost 3 weeks already.

I have to say, the OBGYN checkups are going so much better. The nurses and doctors are so nice and patient here! And at the checkups, they actually record the whole scan on a DVD for ya. Yesterday, I went for a checkup. Baby is a whole 2266 grams! (5.00 pounds)! And mommy is at 61kg. Oh boy! That weight is going to be fun to lose.

I know I should be nervous, but I'm not really there yet. I guess I keep trying to convince myself that the baby won't come until Yi-Hua comes back to Taiwan. I really really really want him to be here for this. It's not one of those things that happen every day, ya know.

A little note to myself and my future Mommy friends. If you wear contacts normally, try to just wear glasses during the last 3 months of pregnancy. The doc says that during this time, your eyeball gets less oxygen, and it's best to give them a chance to relax.

What else... oh yeah, starting early in pregnancy, when you're at home relaxing, try to find 20-30 minutes and put your feet up against the wall or at least somewhere elevated. It will help prevent ugly spider veins and swelling. It's such an easy task, yet during these last 8 months, I may only have done it once or twice.

Recent thoughts now usually revolve around how painful it will be to breastfeed. For some reason, I actually feel a little more intimidated about that part than the giving birth part. I was talking to Yi-Hua's cousin's wife the other day... asking her how it was. I was hoping for "it was easy and painless" for an answer... but the actual response was not as encouraging. But it's okay, I can do whatever it takes (I think). All the studies show that there are a ton more benefits to breastfed babies as opposed to being bottle fed from the very beginning.

Losing my train of thought... so gonna stop here.

Next ultrasound is just one week away. Next week they're gonna attach some contraption to me to measure the heart rate of the baby as well as ... the progress of my cervix. I don't exactly know. It really doesn't help that I only understand about 60% of what the nurses and doctor tells me. It's all good, as long as our little baby is healthy~~~

Oh Baby Baby

How did the three day weekend go by so quickly? *frown* Just been back to work for 1 day, and I'm already ready for another weekend.

Anyway, random thought. I usually shed so much hair when I shower that I have to clean the drain out either every day or at most every other day. But recently, I haven't been losing much hair. But myth has it that a few months after giving birth, new mothers will lose hair like caaaarazy. Something bout hormonal changes and stuff. So basically right now, all those hairs are adding up all to be lost at once. I don't know how I feel about that. Kind of a scary thought.

Another random thought. The "pregnant glow" that people talk about. It's such BS. What it REALLY is is your face becoming more oily also due to hormonal changes and thus causing "the glow" and more zits. =P

Can you tell I'm learning a lot? hah

Anyway, here is a pic @ 6 months. I don't really know how the bump came to be. Seems like it came overnight. It's been fun so far. Knowing that there is something living/growing/breathing inside of you really does something to your outlook on life.


Recently, I've been thinking a lot about my favorite pair of jeans. I just don't know when I'll be able to wear them again. And my running a marathon by 30? I think I might just have to postpone it another 5 years. I can barely get up 2 flights of stairs w/out running out of breath, let alone run 26 miles. lol

Oh... and tomorrow... June 1st... I'm counting on finding out whether we're having a Baby B or a Baby G!

24 weeks~~~

There are good days, and there are bad days. Today was not so hot. Baby-wise all is well. I'm talking more along the lines of mental wellness.

Anyways, sometimes the fact that there is somebody growing inside of me freaks me out just a little bit, but then again, a bajillion other women go through the same thing, so it can't be that weird.

You know, being 6 months pregnant, I've gained a very decent 10-12 pounds. I haven't been having those major food cravings that people expect me to have. But I think it's just because I'm all riced and noodled out for a while. When I see this food, or even think about my next meal, this feeling that makes me a bit ill wells up inside. What I really want is PASTA, TACOS, CAESAR SALADS, CHEESEBURGERS, MUSHROOM BURGERS, a hell, just give me a big fat juicy STEAK!

I do wish my girlfriends were here with me. I need a dose of laughter and just to giggle over nothing.

Wonder when I will get a chance to visit home.

Week 23~~

I knew I would start to neglect the blog after a while. Everything has been going well. Mainly been keeping busy with work, I suppose. I've been gaining weight... like a lot more weight lately. I know scale obsession is absolutely inappropriate during pregnancy, but I can't help myself. Currently at 56.7kg now. haha actually it's still around the weight I was during my undergrad =P.

I can't believe it's almost June. Looking forward to our 2 yr anniversary.

And then July... because of my neglect... I turned a planned week-long visit from Eric into a very very short 1.5-2 day visit. I'm just lucky he's coming at all.

I'm enjoying every bit of this pregnancy so far, but part of me just wants to fast forward a couple months ahead. Although I have no idea what "being a Mommy" entails, I simply can't wait to become one!

Happy Mother's Day!

Happy Mother's Day to my Dear Mom that is all the way back in Walla Walla. I really can't remember the last time I spent this special day with her. I'm thinking maybe it's been 5+ years already. It's okay... I'll make it up to her... someday.

Yesterday, Yi-Hua and I spent the day out @ Mid Valley. We ate a nice breakfast of porridge, yau char kuai, sesame balls and more @ "I Love Yoo." Lol I was really hungry when I got there and basically ordered everything on the menu... yeah, afterwards, I was a little sorry I had done that.

Then we were off to the movie theater to purchase tix for a double feature showing of Toy Story 1 and Toy Story 2 in 3D. The movies didn't start til 3, so we had time to walk around the mall first. Stopped by Clinique cuz I was nearly out of my face cleanser stuff. I have kind of a strange skin texture, but Clinique seems to take care of it for me. We still had time to kill, so we sat back at Starbucks and shared a Strawberry Frap. That would be Yi-Hua's fave Sbux drink and it is finally here in KL. After we watched the movies, we ate dinner @ Kenny Roger's Roasters before we headed back home.

All day I couldn't help but think that on this same date next year, we will have an extra little person with us!!!!

20 weeks!

Went in for another appointment today. I was sooooo hoping to be able to find out whether we're going to have a baby girl or a baby boy, but alas, our little darling decided not to let us find out. Our baby is growing at a good steady rate! According to the scan, the EDD (expected due date) is going to be Sept 17! The baby currently weighs approximately 325 grams. Still less than a pound! hehe

The only thing that worries me for now is whether our baby will come early. I don't think Yi-Hua can go back to Taiwan until about a week before the due date. And I know that babies VERY often are delivered earlier. I don't know whether I'll be more sad or more mad if he isn't there at that time.

Baby Kicks!

haha omg, i'm sure of it! Our little baby has been giving me little kicks over the past week!!! Oh dear, I have a feeling he/she is gonna be a night owl though cuz evenings are when I'm able to feel the most movements. Then again, it might just be because it's the only time I'm really sitting still. I really wish Yi-Hua could feel it too. It's the most amazing feeling. But it's still a little bit too early. The books say give it another month or so and the kicks will be more distinct.

I can't believe it's May 1st already. Nothing too much planned for this month.

June will be our 2 year anniversary.

Eric may be visiting us in KL during July! Speaking of which I should really talk to him bout the dates. Yi-Hua and I will be flying back to Taiwan towards the end of July.

August 1st will be my brother-in-law's wedding!

Then for SEPTEMBER, we will be welcoming the newest addition to the family!!!!!! Also, I think my mom will be flying to TW in September too to stay w/ us for a while! =) haha OMG, she's gonna be a grandma!!

October will be both of our bdays. Yi-Hua is only turning 29 this year, however, in Taiwan (and perhaps HK), they count your 1st bday as they day you are born. So supposedly this year, he's turning the big "3 0." His Grandma wants to plan a big celebration for him this year... just not sure if we'll celebrate it in Sept or Oct. I know Yi-Hua's going to have to fly back to KL a week or so after our baby is born, but hopefully we'll be able to work something out where he can fly back to Taiwan at least one week per month? *Sigh* we'll see.

Halfway there!

Been experiencing some major writer's block.

What can I say... Ummm, everything has been going very well lately. I think... our baby has started giving me little nudges since a couple days ago, but I'm not 100% sure. Yi-Hua has put some "classical music for baby" albums on my MP3, so every night when I'm sitting around, I'll put the headphones on my tummy and have baby listen to music for an hour or so. C'mon, we want a smart one... perhaps one that can earn college scholarships in the U.S.? hehe j/k, I guess that's thinking a little too far. Anyway, hopefully by that time, we'll be living back there already. Yay for in-state tuition, ya know?

We still haven't purchased any baby stuff yet. Kind of have no idea how to get started. But I figure a couple major shopping sprees will take care of everything.

Current weight: 55kg and gaining!

Next ultrasound in less than one week!

18 weeks +

Omg, I've been so bad about updating lately. Our friends Lily and Danny were visiting and we had taken a mini trip to Bali with them! Oh it was so so so much fun, but now it's time to get back to work.

So my last ultrasound was on the 8th. Baby had once again nearly doubled in size since the last time. We could have found out whether it was a boy or girl had baby not been naughty and been in a curled up position. I guess we'll just have to take the suspense.

Baby has been so good to me so far! Not giving me any trouble at all! I'm working, playing, eating, sleeping just like normal! However, my husband and salesmen all take good care of me and make sure I don't carry heavy stuff and whatnot. LOL I could get used to that ;-) Nah, I actually feel a little guilty cuz I'm pretty sure I can do everything I would normally do, but I suppose it's better to be safe than sorry.

Haha not to sound vain or anything, but I love looking at my changing figure in the mirror. It's like I'm gaining weight around the stomach area, but it hasn't quite formed into "the shape." *waiting in anticipation*

At the last ultrasound, the doc told me that during the next couple of weeks, I should be able to feel the first of the baby kicks. I guess Mommy Veterans can usually feel them earlier. But I'm still waiting. Lol it seems like I'm just waiting around for a lot of stuff to happen... but believe it or not, we are almost halfway there.

Work has been keeping the both of us really busy lately. When we're not arguing over something silly, it's really quite nice to be able to do all of our work side by side. However, there are times when either one or both of us are so PO'd at one another that we could just strangle each other! Oh well, I guess that's what marriage is =P

Guess What! It's Wednesday again!

Week 16! 4 months down, 5 months to go! I've been waiting and waiting for "the bump" to start showing, but it must be hibernating or something. I've already told myself that next week, I'll start taking belly pix whether it's showing or not.

It's been nice having my husband back. I guess I'm just less bitter cuz now we're both stuck here instead of just me. Aren't I just the most unselfish person ever!

Honestly though, I've actually been really happy these couple of days. No quarrels yet! Just give it a week or so and it'll probably change.

Anyway, today we went to BR to get some ice cream! 31% off on the 31st of every month! (every other month). =P

Anyway, we finally have some visitors this weekend! Lily and Danny are arriving on Sat. Then the four of us are off to Bali on Sunday! I'm kinda bummed though cuz I might not be able to participate in all the activities... but I spose I wouldn't mind laying by the pool~~~