8 weeks and 3 days...

That's how far I am now as of today. Went for my second gynea appointment and saw Baby for the second time. This time however the heart beat was not so obvious as the last time, perhaps cos Baby as grown more mass around the heart! But am glad to see that Baby as grown much since the last time we "met"...from a mere 0.37cm to 1.7cm today. Well done Baby! Continue to grow strong and active! EDD is 26 Aug (seems so far away....) 

Doc explained about Down Syndrome to us today as well, and told us the few options of tests that we may want to take to check if Baby has DS. But I think we will likely give the test a miss as come what may, we will still keep Baby. For now, it's just to cover Baby in our prayers and bless him/her daily!

I surfed the websites to read about the fetal development of Baby this week and is so excited to see the new things that are growing each week! Can't wait to see how much more Baby will grow the next time we visit the gynea :)

Really thank God that I still do not have the terrible morning sickness that many mommies experience. Mine is still mainly tiredness, sometimes fatigue, and the occasional surprise attacks of giddy spells. Ironically, I feel nauseous when I'm hungry, not after I eat. Cravings wise...nothing in particular except for sweet and cold drinks...which I'm trying to control. Been feeling hotter lately and quite uncomfortable! And I get aches all over too! Especially in my butt :( It hurts when I'm changing from a sitting or lying position to standing position and vice versa....sigh...feel like an old woman sometimes...because of this, I find my overall movements have slowed down...so that it's not so painful...

Told my doc about this and he said it's fine...and to "expect more pain in the days to come"...I'm not looking forward to that so much :s But for now, it's still a smooth pregnancy so far and I'm praying that it will continue to be so that I have the energy to work, teach piano and study! Although everything is part-time, but sometimes feels overwhelming when added up together. Doesn't help that I feel so tired these days...really need to rely on God's strength to see me through!

May His strength continue to uphold me in this journey!

New year...new milestone

2009 will be an eventful year! And the highlight will be in August when we welcome a new member into our family, Baby C Tan. We discovered on 21st Dec and saw our little one for the first time on 2 Jan. Looks like a little shrimp on the scan, but I was so amused to see the heart beating furiously already at such an early stage.

Of course, the Doc gave us a print out of the scan which documents the size...Baby is a mere 0.37cm at 7 weeks (according to the Doc)...looked at the internet and saw that Baby is half the size of the average 7 week old fetus, but then again, the disparity may be because most websites document the averages of caucasian pregnancies, and asian babies are generally smaller? In anycase, going back to see the Doc next saturday, hope to see Baby grow much bigger by then!

Strangely, I'm not as elated or as excited as I thought I'll be...but feeling rather matter-of-fact about it...instead, what I find myself focusing on now is being a good example to my Baby. I believe that Baby is now very much alive in me and can feel any thougths and emotions that I have...so now I try to keep myself positive and happy, and try to develope good habits. Talk to Baby everyday too to ask for his/her cooperation in terms of food, trying to convince him/her that whatever mummy is eating is nice and so there's no reason to puke it out. So far, Baby has been very cooperative...i think at a young age, he/she is already learning to appreciate food in all its variety!!

Really thank God that I do not have morning sickness so far, and most food are tolerable as long as I don't eat too much of anything. My appetite has decreased though, and I get full more easily now (which I'm happy about :D ). Don't have specific cravings, but now I find myself imaginig what I want to eat before each meal...haha...an unfulfilled craving so far is Subway :)

The main pregnancy symptom I'm getting so far is SLEEPINESS...I'm sleeping so much now!! I can go to bed at 12, wake up at 11am and take an afternoon nap at 12:30noon again...feel like a bear going through hibernation or something! And what's worse is that after all the sleep, I still feel tired. Been having busy dreams when I sleep too, and finding it a little harder to fall asleep at night. Have been experience pain in my lower back and buttocks too...which my Doc tells me "there's more to come"...

Right now, guess I'm just enjoying the journey...and praying that the remaining 8 months will continue to be enjoyable :)