week 10, day 3

I think its more of a food bump/bloat than baby bump.
But i do see something! :b
For once i'm excited to look big and fat and round like a whale!
It's gonna be so worth it.
Haha goodbye abs and bikinis!

This week, the foetus is the size of a prune and muscles are beginning to function.
Am looking forward to gynae visit in 5 days time!
I wanna see my baby kick and squirm.

During breakfast yesterday, i poured 2 glasses of milk. One for Marcus and the other one for myself. He went ahead to grab the bigger glass and i snatched it back from him, loudly declaring "I AM DRINKING FOR 2!". Haha, not quite but i just want the bigger glass!

Balanced meal is still a huge challenge. Every day, every meal.
Why am i such a fussy eater!
However, the queasiness and bloatedness sort of died down a little this week. Thank God!
I'm looking forward to 2nd trimester already!
Just wanna enjoy this journey i'm privileged enough to be blessed with (:

Broke the good news to Quad during Jen's housewarming last week.
Super blessed by Faith who bought me this book which i've been searching for, high and low.
Thank you for the lovely surprise!

I don't wanna appear bias, of course i prefer a baby girl but a baby boy works as well. A healthy, happy baby will do. God will give us what we need, so we will be thankful anyhows. Just thinking of a million and one baby girl names at this point, and i'm definitely leaning more towards the classic chic british names. The sooner we know the gender, the earlier we can address the fetus by his/her name and do targeted shopping. We are still some time away from week 20, and we cannot wait to reveal your gender during Christmas gatherings.

Baby, Dadee and Mummy love you a lot. We have been praying for you daily and Dadee has been kissing you, (i wish i can bend over) can you feel our love? (:

week 9, day 3

This is my baby bump for the week, not much development or that of a bump.
I am still fighting fatigue, bloatedness and some crazy bouts of morning sickness (not limited to just morning but throughout the day).
I can feel my heart pumping hard even when i sleep, the strange dreams go on and on each night and my skin is really bumpy the past few weeks.

I lie in bed a lot, thinking of names for my little one, praying, watching videos, browsing baby websites, too excited to start shopping. Once the gender is revealed, i assure you the shopping will be crazy. But what's important for myself and the baby right now is to strengthen our relationship with God.

There's a lot going on with the growth and development of the foetus on the 9th week. Uterus is expanding to accommodate the growing peanut, my heart is working overtime to supple oxygen and bloodflow to her, and certainly, my pregnancy hormones are all over the place. Hopefully my placenta takes over the job of nourishing my baby soon so the morning sickness will faded away quick.

Pardon me, i will just call the fetus a 'her' until we know the gender for certain, sometime further in the 2nd trimester.

Pregnancy is hard, its awful with morning sickness. I am still trying to cope with what i eat, which is a major challenge. As much as our body is designed for pregnancy and labour, i am still struggling with the changes. Just have to be very positive about it and listen closely to what my body requires. I believe God will prepare me for this miracle, open up truths from His word that will comfort and challenge me to become even more of the woman, the mother He designed me to be.

I marvel at this miraculous creation He is even forming within me and i am THAT grateful, THAT honoured to be chosen. There's an important task He has laid before me-the gift of motherhood.

What a privilege!

I chose you before I formed you in the womb; I set you apart before you were born
Jeremiah 1:5