Into the 9th Week of Pregnancy

I'm nine weeks now. Everything is progressing fine except for the frequent fatigue and nausea that I'm experiencing. Well, hubby claims that I'm moody all the time. How can I not be when I have to deal with tiredness and emotion swings everyday. This first trisemester is a lot more difficult to deal with than the time when I had Lunz. I practically felt nothing back then. And I dislike fish now. I just felt like throwing up at the sight and smell of fish. However, one similarity on both pregnancies is I didn't vomit at all, which I should be counting my blessing.

I made my second check-up last Saturday. Until now, I still haven't made up my mind on which gynae to stay with. The first one I went wasn't as good because he was not very attentive and into details. We decided to try out a doctor in the newly open Columbia Asia hospital near my house. According to hubby, it's more convenient as it's just 5 mins drive from home. But, we were kinda dissapointed with the doctor after the visit. Well, he was good, he was into details, he gave us discount and he gave me 1 month of free Obimin supplement supply, which cost about 70 bucks. But he lost in terms of a doctor's image. How on earth a doctor can have long fingernails? Which he has. Does he knows what is professionalism and cleanliness? His left last fingernail was about 2cm long. How on earth is he gonna wear gloves in operating theater, especially when he has to deal with childbirth, if you know what I mean? So then, we decided to seek another doctor for my third visit, which is in April. I have 2 doctors on my mind depending on which hospital we prefer. Either Pantai Cheras or UKM Specialist. Most probably will go for Pantai Cheras.

Anyway, when the doctor did the scan for me, I was very happy to see the little tiny heart flickering on the screen.

My baby is a size of a grape (1 inch) now.

Colleagues who knows about it commented I'm showing and it's pretty obvious. I told them, I'm bloated and seriously my tummy is really big now even when I'm just only 9 weeks. Well, to avoid being obvious, I wear loose clothing to work everyday. It's not the right time to spill the beans yet although I have been confirmed at work recently. I will wait until I'm over with my first trisemester.

We will be going back to Ipoh middle of April to celebrate grandma's birthday. Then we will head on to Penang Hard Rock Hotel for a 3 days 2 nights stay. A treat from hubby's bonus. Can't wait.

No. 2 On The Way

My bosses had gone to Jakarta and will not be back until tomorrow. Hence, with nothing much to do now, I've got my little own free time to do some blogging. Tomorrow, with their presence back at the company will be a busy day for me with loads of things to follow up.

Nothing pretty much to update except to break the good news. Yeah....I'm preggy. :) And I'm in my 6 weeks term now. Everybody was so happy when they knew about it. Especially daddy and my family members. Daddy helps with most of the housechores now. I had my first antenatal check-up recently and the next check-up will be due in March. The gynae that I saw was based in Pantai Cheras Hospital. But with the new opening of the Columbia Asia Hospital in Balakong, which is just 5 minutes drive from home, I'm thinking to switch doctors. Since, I guessed it's never too late as I'm still in my first trisemester. Yeah...I guess I'll give it a try on my next check-up and see how it goes. Daddy said he always prefers a nearer hospital, where else every specialist is more or less the same.

Most of my close friends are aware of the good news and I'm happy to share it with them. I mean I'm going through pregnancy again and it's amazing having this little life inside you. And the bond is so strong even before birth that you are doing everything for this little one. I'm so excited to go through this process again. It's truly an amazing and wonderful journey.

Lunz reacted very well on the idea of having another sibling. I have been telling him, there is a baby in mummy's tummy and he seems to understands. I told him, my tummy will grow bigger and bigger later. And the silly boy asked me, is it because I eat too much? Then I have to explained because there is a baby inside. Not because I eat too much. He is too cute.

The first time he patted my belly, he was a lil' bit rough. Then when I told him not to be so rough, since then, he pats my belly slowly and softly everytime. He was so cute that when sometimes he played with MeiMei and with me around nearby, he keeps saying 'ooppss...sorry baby' at my belly whenever I reminded him to be careful not to bump into me as I've got baby.. And the sweetest thing is, when he kisses my belly everytime. I'm so touched to see how much he loves the baby. He will make a perfect brother. With him around to wait for the baby, it's really different. There is so much love to share.

On morning sickness, I'm experiencing nausea everyday. I didn't actually vomit but the nausea alone is enough to kill you. I felt like throwing up most of the time and sometimes no appetite for food. But I still have to eat anyway. Sometimes, it's like forcing food down the throat. FATIGUE is the next word to describe me. I'm drop dead tired everyday I went to bed at 9pm except a lil' bit later during the weekend. Well, just have to listen to my body as I'm coping with pregnancy now. And most of the time, I have problems going back to sleep once I woke up in the middle of the night. It's pretty normal according to some articles that I read. The high level of progesterone hormone disrupt my sleep at night, leading to even more fatigue during the day. It's a bit different when I first had Lunz. All I felt was just tiredness and was easily hungry. No nausea feeling at all. Every pregnancy is really different as people claims.

Here is my baby's development at 6 weeks:
This week's major developments: The nose, mouth and ears that you'll spend so much time kissing in eight months are beginning to take shape. If you could see into your uterus, you'd find an oversize head and dark spots where your baby's eyes and nostrils are starting to form. His emerging ears are marked by small depressions on the sides of the head, and his arms and legs by protruding buds. His heart is beating about 100 to 160 times a minute - almost twice as fast as yours - and blood is beginning to course through his body. His intestines are developing, and the bud of tissue that will give rise to his lungs has appeared. His pituitary gland is forming, as are the rest of his brain, muscles, and bones. Right now, your baby is a quarter of an inch long, about the size of a lentil bean.

Amazing huh? The baby is so small and yet there are so many things/developments happening to him/her.

CNY 2011

I had been very busy at work and I didn't have the time to blog at all. I'm practically locked down in front of my PC doing work from 8.30am to 5.30pm every working day. I'm blogging from home now because I know I wouldn't have the time to do so at work tomorrow. And mostly, because I have things to post. ;)

CNY is still hanging around until next Thursday. This year, we went back to Ipoh and later to Penang with mum and family members. The children had a great time though, playing non-stop. One disadvantage going to Penang on public holidays is you get caught in the traffic jam most of the time. There were so many cars! Gurney Drive was so packed! We stayed there for 2 nights, with visits to mostly temples during the day and gambling at night. And fortunately, we stayed in an apartment. Therefore, lots of space for the kids to run around.

I think I'll do the Ipoh CNY trip again next year. I mean on the eve and first day. Firstly, I'm already married to daddy (I should be going back to his side of family) and secondly, I see how important it is for daddy to be there with his family members especially grandma. I meant I saw how much this means to him and how happy he was during our stay there.

Here are some of the pictures taken during the festive trips:

Picture with grandma.

Time flies....he has grown up so much...

Family shot.

In front of Seng Heng candy wholesale shop.

It's OK. It's not that scary right?

Beloved parents.

With beloved mum. Geeezzz....I looked fat!

The whole family.

It was so hot.

Ferry ride.

Lunz's Updates @ 5 1/2 years old (January 2011)

The little one is getting so mischievious as he grows up. He knows how to pretend sick so that he doesn't have to go to school. He talks back with sense and all sorts. I can't remember every single detail but it's nice watching him grow because he is very communicative now. He knows how to express himself very well. Most of the time, he got both hubby and me laughing badly. He is really funny and naive too. Kids....

I can only remember some random scenarios:

Scene 1
Him: Popo, popo....I don't want fan. I want air-cond (probably too hot in the afternoon).
Popo (his grandma, my mum): You ask your daddy to give money la, I open for you.
Him: I give you 50 cents.

And he knows what 50 cents is because it has became an important element in his life for now. I'll tell you why later.

Scene 2
Popo: You want to go back eat or eat here (asking about dinner before I fetch him home)
Him: Eat here. Don't want eat at daddy's house. Mummy angry.

Yeah right! Very clever. Know how to make all sorts of excuses and reasons. Since when I have became an angry-tiger-mama who only knows how to shout at her cub?

Scene 3
Him: See! My car is broken (pointing to the broken toy car lying on the floor).
Me: Throw here, throw there. Step on the car, of course broken la. Never walk properly.
Him: See! It's Dave! It's Dave! Not me.
Me: What?! Dave step on your car?
Him: Yes!

Well....he even knows how to defend himself and 'hok si fei' to me on who broke his toy car. Hahaha....by the way, Dave is daddy. He has been calling me Toby, daddy = Dave and himself = Alvin. Thanks to daddy for introducing him to watch Alvin and the Chipmunks! There he goes, calling us by the character names in the movie. Well, he seldom calls me mummy now, always, Toby! Toby! Toooobbbbbyyyyyyyyy!!

Scene 4
Him: Where is my letter? Where is my 'C'?? (looking every where for his lost plastic letter toy)
Me: I don't know. Don't want find la. Later it will come out.
Him: Throw here, throw there. How to find? (looking lost and confused)

He knows how to imitate my speeches already because that's what I told him on and off everytime he lost his toy. I'll tell him the same phrase. So now, he is using it to describe about himself. And, it's really funny you know, the way he nags about himself. Haha....

There are a whole lot more about him but I can't remember the scenes. Well, so here goes some brief updates about him:

Height: 123 cm
Weight: 32 kg
Favourite noodle: Brown mee mee (yee mee)
Favourite food: Anything that tastes good!
Favourite cartoon: Mr. Bean Animation and Pink Panther
Favourite sports: The gumball machine. (Now the reason 50 cents is important to him because he can use it to withdraw gumball from the machine. Well, he calls it gumball. It's actually those machine found outside the bookstore or convenient shop where there are a lot of tiny toys in the machine. Once you slot in some coins, turn the handle and there goes some capsule that pop out from the machine. And his joy is the curiousity to find out what's in the capsule. And that's the reason why I'm accumulating 50 cents for him as well).
Favourite entertainment: The computer still! And iphone also. He can sit whole day and watch his daddy play computer games.

I guessed that's about it for the time being!

My Early Birthday Celebrations

Mum and hubby did the most for me this year's birthday. I'm reaching the big 30 in another year time. This is going to be my last year in the 20s. Thinking back, I did achieved alot. Especially grateful for the lovely boy I have. He is my achievement. He is my trophy. :)

Mum came over last Saturday and spent the whole day with me. We went to shop for cooking stuffs because we gonna have a big birthday dinner with the family. We bought crabs, prawns and etc. Hubby and mum cook the dishes while I was the cleaner for the day. My cooking skills are not as good as theirs. So, I can only handle the cleaning duty. It seems like I have been washing, scrubbing and mopping the whole day. Anyway, I'm touched everybody made the effort because it shows how much they love me and I'm grateful to GOD for that. Really...

Early Birthday Presents

Alright...I'm gonna be another year older. Birthday is coming soon. But before that, I've already gotten some early birthday pressies.

From mum - NICHII top

From long-timed buddy, Sharon who studied and works in London since 10 years ago - MICHAEL KORS wallet. I know she earns pound, but earning pound and being generous are two different case. Next time, I dare not 'tumpang' her to buy anything, because she just won't take money back from me! Like this wallet, she said to me, treat it as my birthday gift.

My 4 years loyal SWATCH that I've gotten from daddy since I worked in Astro was finally broken 2 days ago. It's really a waste as the watch is still functioning, just that the plastic frame can't be fixed. Anyway, I'm keeping it still and will be using it even though I can't wear it, so just maybe chuck it in my pocket, and take it out to check the time whenever needed.

Nevertheless, daddy got me another watch from FRENCH CONNECTION. I just love it so much that I can't bear to wear it for fear of scratching the surface or the leather strap. Thanks hubby!

Hope everybody will have a very good start for the New Year and hope I'll have a new addition to my family soon. :)

New Year 2011

Well...what comes after Christmas? It's New Year! Welcome to 2011, the year of Rabbit. And what comes after the New Year celebration? Work!! End of holidays! And I dreaded to think about going back to work. :( Haha....this is because I knew the big stuffs will be coming in. And I'll be drop dead busy at work. No more honeymooning when the bosses were on leave like in December 2010. :( Anyway, I got my first pay from SPE last Thursday. I just joined the company in the middle of December and yet I got the equivalent pay of my one full month in MTC. $$$ made me realized I made the right choice. Nothing is more comforting to know that your burden has finally eased. I don't have to worry about not having enough money to spend. I even managed to buy a personal insurance for myself with Sebastian as the beneficiary, which I was afraid to bear earlier because of the lifetime commitment (insurance) and my low pay.

And honestly, since I worked in Mid Valley, I'm more prudent in my spending than I used to be. I packed my food there, I'll be getting my season pass soon. There wouldn't be much impact on my expenses. I'll be able to save. No denying, there are also times when I walked into the same shop every few days just to have a touch on the bag I very much loved to own, but will never buy. This is because, the more I earn, the more I realized that money is precious and should not be simply spent. Of course, when it comes to my family members, I'm not stingy at all. But, when it comes to myself, I'll think twice to see if it's really necessary.

Enough of ME ME...well, back to the same question. What's comes after New Year celebration apart from starting work? It's back to school time! Both daddy and I had already brain-washed the lil' fella earlier that he has to go to school comes Monday. I even countdown the days for him. At first, he was very reluctant, which I do understand after a month of relaxing, eating non-stop, computer entertainment, sleeping and endless fun, definitely he dreaded to go back to school. He gave me a reason why he doesn't want to go to school. He told me he has lost his tooth (based on my previous post) and he can't go to school because of this. Little ones...they are so mischievous.

I had to refresh his memory by describing to him how fun school is. I told him as well that everybody goes to school, little boys and girls like you and Mei Mei. Where else, big girls and boys like mummy and daddy has to go to work. Then he bargained with me, that he only goes on Monday. I told him that school and work days are from Monday to Friday, unfortunately. I also wished it's just only Monday that we need to work or go to school. Hahaha...until today, he still told us that he doesn't want to go to school but the expression was not as sad as earlier. Maybe, he has accepted the fact that he really need to go to school. He asked us that uncle will fetch him from school to popo's house? Sort of getting some confirmation from us. Yes, of course, we told him.

We didn't do anything much for the New Year. On eve, daddy cooked dinner again. We spent the first day of the New Year decorating the house for CNY. The boy was non-stop singing and humming CNY songs while helping us out. It was real fun doing family activities like this!

Daddy made this deco himself.

This was also handmade by daddy.

We bought some new decorations also.

Hah! I love this very much!

Still more to decorate. See the purple bike over there? Daddy got it from Ikano this morning for the lil' one. As a reward from getting his bonus wor. You don't have to cycle the bike. It will move by itself when you turn the steering. And according to the salesperson, the bike can support 100kg max. The bugger was so happy that he has been sitting on it whole day.

By the way, both daddy and I has already started trying for a baby. Hope you will hear good news from me soon! ;)