Disappointing Visit

I've been sitting on the post since my visit on Monday. I've been plagued at work, and at home, hardly ever seem to get enough sleep. I get nightmares some nights and wake up, heart beating so fast. Gynae says I'm stressed...? Maybe lor.

Anyway back to the posting, I finally went to see Dolly, again with mum and Ming, hoping to finally know the gender. But baby very shy leh. When scanning, baby closed the legs. Dolly try to poke the baby a few times, but all we managed to coax was for baby to turn the head towards us. Legs still closed leh. Mum later say, maybe girl more shy, lol. dun wanna open legs ;P Anyway, Dolly harboured a guess, that it was 60% chance a girl. LOL... i remember mocking 60% guesses, since any tom dick or harry, without aid of an ultrasound scan, also can make a 50% guess liao. 60% doesn't mean anything leh. So, despite the 2nd time my mum freed up her time to come to the visit with me, we were unable to get any conclusive results. Dad called again, only to hear the bad news again. lol. Hopefully, next visit, can confirm gender lor. Anyway, I already got many new neutral rompers. Promised myself, no more liao. haha... hope i can keep to it once I find out the gender, especially if its a girl, coz there's just so many pretty girl clothes out there! That night, Ming announced to my in-laws that its a girl. He has gut feel is girl leh. Haha, maybe the source is from him, he got better gut feel ba?

Aside from the visit, I also managed to buy my first pair of Clarks. I had always had an aversion for Clarks for its relatively high price given the lack of asthetics. My mum had always been a huge fan, especially after she had feet problems and needed specially made insoles. But thanks to that, I learnt the importance of shoes, and heeded her advice to blow some money on a pair of shoes I would otherwise not have looked twice. For that price, of course I would have preferred another pair of Birkens, but realistically speaking, I couldn't wear Birkens to work lah. Another limitation of my anal workplace. But nevermind lor, for the sake of the child, and the future of my feet, I just hope the Clarks are worth it. Well at least I don't have to wear sports shoes to work everyday like I'm doing now ;P

2nd trim

Technically, 2nd trim is somewhere between 12-14 weeks. I've been delaying this post, not really knowing when my 2nd trim is, and also waiting formy 1st trim symptoms to abate (as they are supposed to). Fortunately, appetite seems slightly improved, but the fatigue is still there. It supposed to abate, but I've stopped holding my breath. I wonder if its due to the start of school year. Maybe I'm less fatigued but due to work and stress, I still feel tired? I guess I should be thankful that school only started after 2nd trim, where pregnancy is supposed to be more stable.

Next week I visit Dolly again. XXXXX all fingers hoping this time round, I can know whether is girl or boy. haha... not that it really matters. Nowadays, I feel too tired to shop already. The initial excitement of havign a baby has settled down, and work has taken over in urgency since school started. In fact delayed my gynae visit by a week so my more anxious than me mother could make it too =) We did play around with the idea of keeping ourselves in suspense. But guess no point also lor. Knowing gender does help us prepare for baby stuff. This time round, my weight gain is surely more than triple my previous gain. haha... lets see if she chides me again. Fortunately, Sis had already warned me she was particular about weight ;P

Last saturday attended Jeff and Trish's baby Maryam's 1st month birthday. Maryam was very peacefully sleeping, seemingly oblivious of the many people around her. We didn't get much time with her as anxious relatives wanted their time with her too =) Caught up with Darrel and Geraldine who went to Tokyo Disneyland. So we exchanged stories about Disneyland in HK vs Tokyo. Jeff entertained us with detailed description of his witnessing baby Mayam's birth process, including crowning and when her face popped out blue. He even commented "Smurf!" haha amazing lah he. I don't think Ming (nor I really) will want to witness. As long as he stays by my side, I'm happy.

This saturday I'll be attending Audrey's girl Arelyn's 1st year birthday party. Suddenly all around me seem to be babies, from Rylee, to Michael, Maryam, Kathleen's baby boy whose name is unknown to me yet. I think mine should be the next in line?