A peek into the womb...

My baby girl 4D Ultrasound @ 24 weeks 2 days. 7 January 2011

I feel my baby kicking...

My baby's kicking is getting more and more obvious everyday... and just now I quite felt it for the first time.
Usually it was like soft 'thumbs' in my tummy, and I didn;t know whether it was my baby or my tummy was just gassy ;) but just now, I'm pretty sure it was my baby... so cute

btw I'm having a girl! Hubby is so excited to have a daddy's little girl in the house!

17 weeks pregnant....

17 weeks pregnant and I'm still having morning sickness! this morning I woke up at 4 AM and vomitted a few times... it was the worse one I've ever had so far. I almost fainted and half dragged myself to bed. Tried to get back to sleep but felt very dizzy everytime my head touched the pillow (migraine??)...

After a lot of attempts getting back to sleep, I gave up and decided to browse internet to make myself tired. And guess what? I managed to sleep at 8 AM (for at least 2 hours, not bad..). I skipped my cake baking class today.... Von (my friend from one of the ladies groups in fb) also texted me saying that she couldn't make it too.

Around noon, I decided to order some pizza instead of going out (it was a bit windy outside). I think pizzahut.com.sg is a heaven sent for pregnant women. It is considered fast (about 30 mnts to reach your home, compared to S****S pizza that took 60mnts everytime I placed order with them), so for those who are really really really hungry, order it online! Don't order via phone call, because you'll need to wait for a while before somebody answers your phone. And the other good thing, when you order online you can use your credit card to make the payment. Nice!

Craving for indonesian food.....

I'm really craving for pempek Palembang, rendang, bakso, ikan bakar, etc etc... actually our plan was to go to Batam tomorrow until Sunday... but due to haze, me and hubby prefer to stay in singapore.

here is the pic of the haze in SG (they said it's even worse in Batam)

http://sg.yfittopostblog.com/2010/10/22/singaporeans-hit-hard-by-haze/

and I tried to contact 2 pempek makers in SG... we can order online and they'll deliver it to the nearest MRT. but too bad... 1 is sick at the moment, she can't take orders... and the other one doesn't make pempek anymore.

SIGH

How having an attentive husband is important during pregnancy

It's only week 8, and I've been experiencing a lot of mood swings-like non stop PMS and stomach cramp (because the womb is expanding?). And like what I've told you before, my appetite during these time is extremely healthy.

I feel very grateful to have such an attentive husband like David..  when the nausea hits me, he rubs cajuput oil (minyak kayu putih-traditional oil from Indonesia) at my back and shoulder. This oil is a lifesaver, it is warm and smells great!

 

Cajuput oil

 last week, at 10.30pm he went to 24hours supermarket to buy me a watermelon because I feel like eating fruits. And he cut it for me too!

 

my watermelon ^^

And the next day, I suddenly felt so hungry in the middle of the night, and he cooked instant noodle with egg for me (yeah I know what you think, don't eat instant noodle.. but what to do? I was extremely hungry and instant noodle sounded like a prime steak at that time)

 

he didn't realize I took this pic, lol

And just 2 days ago, I was craving a double cheeseburger so badly I could cry.. at it was already almost 11 pm! it was windy and a little cold outside, so my sweet husband told me to stay at home and he'd go buy it.. He rode my pink bycicle to the neighbourhood McD, and you know what? It was the first time he ride my pink bycicle... He usually said I'd rather walk... lol.

  

my heavenly double cheese burger

(and he bought one again the next day on his way home from work)

These sweet gestures make me love him even more. He said that he wants me to be happy during pregnancy, so our baby will feel happy too. Luv u hubby :)

My wedding ring doesn't fit anymore!

Oh noo! My wedding ring used to be quite loose on my finger, but now it doesn't fit anymore! I had to leave it at home this morning...and it's only week 8!

I feel hungry all the time and I can't help it

This has been a totally new experience for me... for the past few weeks, I've been feeling hungry so frequent! Like yesterday, I just ate 2 slices of bread for breakfast and 1 hour later I felt like... 'have I eaten anything this morning?'

People keep telling me, don't worry.. it always happens, once the morning sickness kick in, you'll not feel like eating so much anymore. But.. it doesn't seem to happen to me.. My morning sicknesses are not that bad, I don't throw up that often (or maybe not yet..?) and usually what came out are only water and very little food. And you know? after that I feel like eating again! oh no.

My sweet husband has been such a great help in fulfilling my food cravings.. but not so much in helping me controlling my weight, lol.