It's A Girl!

FINALLY! We went for our Week 20 detailed scan at TMC yesterday and found out Little Bub's gender. We are having a little Princess! And her name will be Jadelyn Ng. :) Hubby Ng and I are definitely really excited about her arrival come October. Only another 20 weeks to go!

Little Jadelyn was very cooperative throughout the entire detailed scan. She's such a great baby! The sonographer was expecting us to take 25 minutes to complete the scan, but because she was so cooperative, we took less than 10 minutes! I was told that she turned when she had to, and stayed still enough at certain points for measurements to be taken. At 20 weeks she weighs 310g, 10g heavier than the average 20-week old.

Thanksgivings:

- For a healthy, active baby girl!

A Stuffed-Up Thursday

Not having a very good day. But thank God tomorrow is a Public Holiday and I am able to have some rest as my pregnancy rhinits (nasal congestion) is getting quite severe. It came back all of a sudden since yesterday after it disappeared in the 1st trimester. I am finding it difficult to breath and drinking water feels like suffocation as while swallowing, I can't breath. It is that bad. Really hope that it goes away soon and never comes back!

BabyPlus!

On a happier note, I am having a BabyPlus baby! Yay~ 

"The BabyPlus curriculum is a series of 16 naturally derived sounds that resemble a mother's heartbeat. The rhythm of the sounds increases incrementally as the pregnancy progresses. The BabyPlus sonic pattern introduces your child to a sequential learning process, built upon the natural rhythms of their own environment.

This "auditory exercise" strengthens learning ability during the developmental period when the advantages will be most significant and enduring for a child. BabyPlus is the first educational tool designed for prenatal use that has been proven effective. BabyPlus children have an intellectual, developmental, creative, and emotional advantage from the time they are born." - Taken from www.babyplus.com

Interesting yeah? I bought this pre-loved set from a very nice mummy (to newborn twin girls!!) this afternoon and I can't wait to start the educational bonding session with Little Bub later this evening. :) I know Bub's excited because he/she has been very active ever since I said I'm gonna buy it!

18 Weeks

Little Bub's 18 weeks and 4 days today, and getting more active with each passing day tumbling around in my tummy, dancing, jumping on my bladder and perhaps thumb-sucking! 

I have 9 more days left till the Detailed Scan and I am practically bursting with excitement! The names for Little Bub are prepared and ready, just waiting for the big reveal on the gender. Hubby Ng is really sweet about it too, as he speaks to my tummy everyday, telling Little Bub to be good and doesn't matter if it is a boy or a girl, Daddy will love him/her very, very much! I can't wait to start calling Little Bub by the given name.

Thanksgiving:

- For a really wonderful Week 18 experience with Little Bub.

- For getting BabyPlus from such a wonderful lady at a great price.

A Mother-To-Be's Woes...

I never knew how tiring having a baby is till I am having one myself. 

Sleep:

First of all, sleep never seems enough, even with a full 8 hours spent in bed. 25% of that time is spent waking up for no reason whatsoever and trying to get back to sleep; 10% is spent tossing, turning, changing positions and getting up to pee; another 10% trying to fathom if Little Bub's comfy in his/her watery world and trying to feel for the movements. Little wonder that every morning, I wake up feeling like I had only slept for slightly more than 4 hours.

Food & Drinks:

Another woe of mine is in the F&B arena. What are good for Little Bub may not be what I like to eat or can get very conveniently. What I love to drink, in this case Iced Tea, is definitely not good for Little Bub. And I can no longer decide that I want to have coffee every morning to take me out of my zombie-like state; I can't waltz into a Japanese restaurant and order a decadent-looking plate of salmon sashimi; I can't step into Ya Kun or Toast Box to enjoy some simple soft-boiled eggs; I definitely can't have a single drop of that golden straw-coloured Hoegaarden from the fridge that keeps calling out my name!!

The (Busted) Myth About 2nd Trimester:

Whoever said it gets easier during the 2nd trimester must have been a man. Things are not any easier for me... Some of the irritating symptoms like queasiness and cramps have gone, and I have a whole new set of signs and wonders to deal with! I get tired more easily, breathless more easily, hungry more easily, fall ill more easily. Sleep is never enough, air-con not cold enough. I have to walk with my back slightly arched and my ballooning middle protruding, leading to backaches. I have to deal with my hips expanding as well as escalating heart rate. On top of everything else, I drink like a camel, pee like a horse and eat like a cow. It's final, I am busting this myth!

Not A Good Monday

I am not having a good Monday and had a terrible night of tossing and turning, rubbing tummy, waking up for water and some weird dreams.

Fish & Co.

Yesterday evening was also the evening Hubby Ng and I went to IMM for some shopping with the in-laws and for a belated birthday meal for the mother-in-law at Fish & Co. I was already having a bit of a sore throat from the BBQ session on Saturday, but what the heck. Since Hubby Ng and in-laws like Fish & Co, I was okay with it too.

Dinner was Seafood Platter For 2 and Mussels Pasta in Cream Sauce.

We all love the mussels! But the BBQ Calamari in the Seafood Platter had an odd taste... Sort of like they were soaked in ammonia water for preservation before being taken out to be BBQ-ed. Urghhh!! The staff were nice enough to have those changed to fried Calamari instead and those were a lot better. Overall, dinner was really satisfying. :) But of course, my throat suffered after such a feast, although I am sure Little Bub enjoyed the food just as much as I did!

Baby Shoes

We went to look at baby shoes at Colettee, and I absolutely ADORE them! They were sooo adorable and I wanted so much to buy, but I have no idea if Little Bub is a baby boy or a baby girl. So I just settled with ogling at them...

Little Bub's 18 Weeks Old!

I am officially 18 Weeks pregnant today. Hooray! Two more weeks to go and we will be halfway there. Little Bub's growing stronger with each passing day and even the once tiny, elusive kicks are getting stronger too, as the bones are in the process of hardening and strengthening up the next few days. I am also very certain that baby can hear my heart beating, my stomach growling and even my voice! Not sure if it hears Hubby Ng's voice though. But anyway, I love it when Bub kicks me. It is like being tickled from the inside out. I don't think I will EVER get tired of this feeling...

Sometimes, I wished time would pass by faster till I get to hold Bub in my arms; other times, I wished for time to go by slowly, just so that I could enjoy pregnancy (especially right now) and having Bub so close to me for a while longer. And I simply cannot wait for Week 20 to come! Because then, I would know Bub's gender through the detailed scan. :)