Week 35 + 6 days

Mommy's weight : 60.8kg (Weight gained: 16.8kg)
Baby's weight : 2.454kg

I was appalled to find myself gaining 1.2kg in a week, 

whereas little man just gained 176g. 

I would probably have felt better

if I had indulged in all those durians, moon-cakes, ice-creams and chocolates,

resulting in this weight gain.

But I had not.

To be precise I ate as per normal,

wholemeal bread, cheese and milk for breakfast,

brown rice and mixed vegetables for lunch,

some fruits at around 5-ish when I get a little famish,

and a standard takeaway for dinner on whatever hubby can buy.

I know I should not keep dwelling on it,

but gaining beyond 15kg is not what I anticipated.

I have a small and petite frame,

I don't really grow an appetite during the whole time I was pregnant,

where on earth does all that weight come from?

It never fails to amaze me

to be carrying so much extra weight around.

No wonder I get tired so easily.

Little man oh little man,

please be good and take some of Mommy's weight.

Though Dr Tan keeps saying that you have a good weight,

but you could probably gain a little more.

Mommy has this strong feeling

that you are so going to be like your Daddy,

having the skinny genes.

And your Daddy is gleeful about it.

Mommy says that

if you are going to be so much like Daddy,

Daddy should set a good example for you.

These days Mommy keeps telling Daddy

to change some of his habits

like constantly playing with his iphone and MacBook,

even when watching TV.

Mommy is going to be strict about such things.

Mommy's little man will grow up with good manners and good habits. :)

Can't wait to hold you in my arms

in a few more weeks' time,

Mommy's darling little man.

Maternity Leave

Today is the officially first day of my maternity leave,

well if we discount Saturday and Sunday.

I am so glad to be able to stay at home rest

and not have to pull myself and baby out of bed

in the wee hours of 5-ish am to go to work.

As my tummy gets bigger,

it gets easier to feel breathless, panting and tired,

even though I am not walking much.

Sometimes this physical weariness

comes with the intense pressure on my bladder,

and it really feels bad.

As usual,

last night I didn't get to sleep much.

Woke up respectively

at 2am, 4am, 5.30am (due to my stupid hp), 7am (due to hubby's alarm)

and finally doze back to sleep better for a good 2 hours

before I wake up at around 10am.

Sleeping patterns like that are crazy,

I am surprised by my ability to cope.

What comforts me

is my little darling happily kicking away whenever it frustrates me,

and I think to myself,

it doesn't matter as long as he is safe and sound in me.

Sometimes the discomfort and unsettled feelings

makes me think of my mother.

You will not really know how much your mother has to go through,

until you go through it yourself.

I love my mother a lot before I got pregnant.

I love her more than ever now.

In his shoes

Had some terrible nightmares

of monsters and ghosts,

those nightmares most of us would have

when we were much younger.

Still,

they were scary as ever.

Tried to wake hubby who was sleeping like a log,

he did not even stirred.

As I layed still underneath the blanket,

waiting for my ridiculous fear to subside,

I thought of my son,

who was happily kicking away.

We intend to let him sleep in his own room from young,

no sleeping in with us.

But what if he has horrible nightmares,

like his imaginative mother?

He will be alone,

in his room.

I told hubby of this thought the next day,

and asked if we should change our minds 

about him sleeping alone.

Hubby says no.

We will be able to hear him when he cries,

he reasoned.

Well, hubby didn't even stir

when I was drenched with fear.

 But I guess we should try,

enforce what we think is right,

and evaluate as time gets by.

Though somewhere in my little mind,

I think I will go and sleep with my baby boy,

when monsters and ghosts come to play,

till peace, love and all things beautiful drive them away.

Week 34 + 5 days

Mommy's weight : 59.6kg (Weight gained: 15.6kg)
Baby's weight : 2.278kg


 亲爱的小宝贝，

 再多一天，再多一天妈咪就放产假咯！

终于等到了放产假的时候。这几个星期，妈咪都没有睡好。你也是吧？三更半夜就醒来踢踢踢，搞得妈咪频频上厕所，辗转难眠。小坏蛋。妈妈放了产假，你要一定乖乖让妈咪在这个月里好好休息。不然妈咪睡不好，你爸爸也会没得好睡。要知道，你出来后，爸爸妈咪可是只有熬夜的份哦。

爸爸说，如果你乖乖，他就买曼联的球衣给你。呵呵。你也会和爸爸一样支持曼联吗？

 那天，妈咪终于拍到了你在妈咪肚子里跳舞的模样。你的舅舅不相信你真的那么厉害，还一直说是妈咪自己摇动肚子。还有，你舅舅一直叫你 XiaoOng，还怂恿你公公婆婆叫你 OHH，真调皮！等你出来，若他捉弄你，妈咪就让你在他床上留下珍贵的童子尿。

宝贝，你一定要至少等到38周后才出来哦。虽然妈妈每次都跟爸爸投诉说很辛苦，又是胃酸倒流，又是水肿，不然就腰酸背痛，怎么躺怎么坐都不对。但是，一想到你健健康康、安安全全地在妈咪肚子里成长，这一切都算不了什么。

爸爸妈咪都很爱你，你要乖乖听话哦。