Pregnancy, Uncategorized PREGNANCY WEEK 7 – 15 5 August 2010

So below is my record of Months 2 – 4, basically from the day we found out πŸ™‚

size of a blueberry
Week 7 (2 – 8 June):

MOMENTOUS. For the first time in my entire lift, I sat on a toilet and stuck a pregnancy test under me as I peed. So surreal. Popped the cap back on the tester wand and stuck it all back in its foil wrapper, then placed it on the counter. Chris and I cuddled and chatted in bed before he got up exactly 6 minutes later to check. He brought it in and I knew he peeked first, because his face with an irrepressible, massive grin said it all.

I was delighted, but not shocked. Surprised it happened so quickly though, is that normal?! I already had a hunch.. it was weird, but I just felt ‘different’. I haven’t had full-blown morning sickness (whew), but I’ve been absolutely ravenous and keep eating throughout the day, but I guess I already eat more than the average female so it’s not THAT obvious to everyone.

size of a raspberry
Week 8 (9 – 15 June):

1st prenatal visit. We did an ultrasound! The fetus is just about to start on the 8th week and is almost 1.6CM and the heart is beating at 150 beats per minute. It was a heart-stopping moment when we saw the heartbeat, clear and beating so rapidly on the ultrasound. One of the most memorable moments in my life, ever. And the look on Chris’ face as he held my hand and looked between the ultrasound machine and me… πŸ™‚ I’m 8 weeks, due 23 Jan 2011 πŸ™‚

I’m really grateful I’m not experiencing the bad parts of pregnancy (nausea/morning sickness).. yet? My main 2 symptoms are incredible HUNGER and I get tired easily. My food-intake has increased by about 50%, it’s starting to freak Chris out because I’m hungry all the time. My body is processing food in around 2 hours, so even though I may have a full 3-course meal, 2 hours later it’s as if I haven’t eaten all day. Really worried about the insatiable appetite because it just means I’m going to become a humongous pregnant person, argh. Also, by 10PM every night, I have to go to bed because I’m so sleepy my eyelids can’t stay open.

size of a green olive
Week 9 (16 – 22 June):
Chris is in Seattle this week and I was worried about my Tantou Island beach holiday without him. Had to be super careful about what I ate (brought a bunch of my own food) and it was SO hard to refrain from the alcohol! But I think it all went ok.. It was really fun but in retrospect I probably shouldn’t have gone considering The first 3 months of a pregnancy are the most critical, where all the organs are forming etc. It also prevented me from fully enjoying myself because I was really concerned about my well-being most of the time. Well… in future I know to stay away from activities like this when I’m pregnant πŸ˜‰
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Week 10 (23 – 29 June):

So far I’ve gone from 45KG to 46.5KG (102lbs). The extra weight shows. Plus, my belly is pooching out already. I am NOT supposed to show until I’m 5 months I reckon, not so early! Scary. I suspect it’s because I have such a thin/narrow torso and I’m a short-ass, so there’s just nowhere for the baby and uterus (currently at the size of a grapefruit) to go, so it has to pooch out. But still. It’s frustrating and a bit sad that whilst women don’t show this early, I do.

size of a lime
Week 11 (30 June – 6 July):

My appetite is OFF THE CHARTS, it’s scaring me. One day, I actually ordered 2 lunch meals, thinking I’d eat half of each and save the other halves for the next day. Instead, I ate BOTH. Eep…

Fortunately though, I haven’t experienced any nausea or morning sickness, nor excessive fatigue (apart from wanting to go to bed about half-to-one hour earlier than usual), nor any of the bad side effects. By and large, I feel as if I’m not pregnant at all. I have to keep reminding myself that I am blessed and this is a GOOD thing, because a small part of me does wish I’d feel something – anything!!

size of a plum
Week 12 (7 – 13 July):

2nd prenatal appointment. We saw the baby stretch and kick around, give us a *high five*, then roll over and show its butt to us before promptly falling asleep. Did the tests to check chromosomal deformatives (tested negative, whew) and length is 5.42CM from head to bum. It was pretty jaw-dropping seeing all the hands and feet moving around and hearing the heartbeat πŸ™‚ Doc was super impressed with Chris and asked “Do you have a medical background?” ‘cos he was so familiar with all the measurements to look for, and all the medical terms, tests, etc. LOL! Very proud of him.

We broke the good news to all our relatives and some close friends this week too. Another BIG milestone for us, because now, everything becomes very, very real….

size of a peach
Week 13 (14 – 20 July):

This week, our baby can hear my voice (but not external sounds yet). Apart from a small bump, only noticeable after I’ve eaten and it’s later in the day, I still don’t have any other major pregnancy symptoms and I suppose I won’t expect to from here on out, since symptoms really only occur in the 1st trimester. It means I’m always wondering if I’m really pregnant and there’s actually a baby growing in there, because there’s no real evidence! I’ve been careful in everything I do/eat, and Chris has been HYPER aware and monitoring every single thing I do (he is just amazing) so fingers crossed everything is progressing just fine.

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Week 14 (21 – 27 July):

We are officially in our 2nd trimester πŸ™‚ Not much has changed, though my pants are tight at the waist so I tend to wear dresses or skirts now. My tummy’s pretty flat in the morning, but gets a slight bulge by the end of the day – probably more from food than actual baby πŸ˜›

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Week 15 (28 July – 3 August):

Mum and Dad are in Shanghai which is nice, first time seeing them since getting pregnant! Belly has officially popped – definitely no hiding it now. Had our doctor’s appointment and we got to see the little baby again, jiggling around and happy as a clam. It was all kinds of awesome πŸ™‚

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Wow congratulations! Only reading this now as I was on vacation. Your kid is going to be so cute, and so used to eating everything! πŸ˜€

Wow congratulations! Only reading this now as I was on vacation. Your kid is going to be so cute, and so used to eating everything! πŸ˜€

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Heh kk, we are strewn as to what to buy here cos dunno whether to get pink or blue! What are some really good Parisian (preferably organic) infant brands? I haven’t seen many baby clothes so far πŸ™

Re: gender

Heh kk, we are strewn as to what to buy here cos dunno whether to get pink or blue! What are some really good Parisian (preferably organic) infant brands? I haven’t seen many baby clothes so far πŸ™

Such a nice way to put it with the size and picture of fruits πŸ˜‰

This is all so very exciting. My best friend is pregnant as well so I can relate.

Such a nice way to put it with the size and picture of fruits πŸ˜‰

This is all so very exciting. My best friend is pregnant as well so I can relate.

OMG this is so cute. Chris gonna be an amazing father. Very seldom you can meet the guy who cares so much. It was a great thing for him to go see the test and be the first to know.

BTW i’ve been reading some stuff here about cravings, since i’ve been craving for lamb for the last 10 days (eating lamb every day now and crave for more). FYI 2 pregnant tests i did were negative. So I read that if during pregnancy you crave for savory stuff like fries, meats etc you gonna have a boy, if sweet – a girl. So far it seems like u gonna have a boy. Curious to check this theory in one month.

I think he’ll make a great dad… Eewyn will too πŸ˜› How are you going??

I crave EVERYTHING though, so who knows, lol!

Aawww… so so exciting. I remembered I spoke briefly with you sometime last year about your views on Bridal Veil and I was in the midst of deciding. Wow! Now you are gonna have a little family… Congrats again!

I haven’t gotten a chance to congrats u proper! It’s awesome news m welcome to the mommy club soon!

Btw, if your hearty appetite keeps up, u got to start eating super super low calories stuffs. Not sure if u rem but I was sooooooo hungry every 2hrs back then. The flip side is the baby absorbed lots n was sturdy when he came out.

Thank you sweetie!! You are way ahead of me but I’m excited to join the club teehee.

I’m trying to just eat healthy stuff, but erm… so difficult to πŸ˜›

OMG this is so cute. Chris gonna be an amazing father. Very seldom you can meet the guy who cares so much. It was a great thing for him to go see the test and be the first to know.

BTW i’ve been reading some stuff here about cravings, since i’ve been craving for lamb for the last 10 days (eating lamb every day now and crave for more). FYI 2 pregnant tests i did were negative. So I read that if during pregnancy you crave for savory stuff like fries, meats etc you gonna have a boy, if sweet – a girl. So far it seems like u gonna have a boy. Curious to check this theory in one month.

I think he’ll make a great dad… Eewyn will too πŸ˜› How are you going??

I crave EVERYTHING though, so who knows, lol!

Me tooo.. Though ideally I can find some of my existing clothes (ie. babydoll, loose dresses) that work as maternity, then I don’t have to spend money buying any, heh!

Thanks! I don’t want to entirely swamp my blog now with baby related posts.. so will try and find a normal medium, hehe

Aawww… so so exciting. I remembered I spoke briefly with you sometime last year about your views on Bridal Veil and I was in the midst of deciding. Wow! Now you are gonna have a little family… Congrats again!

Thank you hon! It was basically a backlog of weekly entries I made in the past few months, heh.. Thought it would be nice to post it too

Did you write those entries and set them in private first? Or did you write in an actual journal and then typed it out? Just wondering b/c I like knowing how people journal.

For any of the lads out there considering it: seeing your baby’s heartbeat for the first time when it’s so *fragile* is about the most mind-shattering thing I’ve ever seen.
It’s so tiny, and small; utterly delicate. At the same time you know that this baby of your’s, and your wife, will be wholly dependent on you.

Of course, now, I can’t stop thinking about it… but that’s another matter.

I haven’t gotten a chance to congrats u proper! It’s awesome news m welcome to the mommy club soon!

Btw, if your hearty appetite keeps up, u got to start eating super super low calories stuffs. Not sure if u rem but I was sooooooo hungry every 2hrs back then. The flip side is the baby absorbed lots n was sturdy when he came out.

Thank you sweetie!! You are way ahead of me but I’m excited to join the club teehee.

I’m trying to just eat healthy stuff, but erm… so difficult to πŸ˜›

Me tooo.. Though ideally I can find some of my existing clothes (ie. babydoll, loose dresses) that work as maternity, then I don’t have to spend money buying any, heh!

Thanks! I don’t want to entirely swamp my blog now with baby related posts.. so will try and find a normal medium, hehe

Thank you hon! It was basically a backlog of weekly entries I made in the past few months, heh.. Thought it would be nice to post it too

Did you write those entries and set them in private first? Or did you write in an actual journal and then typed it out? Just wondering b/c I like knowing how people journal.

For any of the lads out there considering it: seeing your baby’s heartbeat for the first time when it’s so *fragile* is about the most mind-shattering thing I’ve ever seen.
It’s so tiny, and small; utterly delicate. At the same time you know that this baby of your’s, and your wife, will be wholly dependent on you.

Of course, now, I can’t stop thinking about it… but that’s another matter.