after seeing ah tho, i was hanging out with my mum and dad at the market while waiting for the nurses to give me my appointment ...
along the way, a lot of aunties commented ... wa ... so big already .... must be a girl ....
out of ten, i think 9 said that baby kwee is a girl ...
hmm, i dunno ... girl or boy, healthy can liao ...
but based on what ah tho had said, baby kwee is a boy ... wahahaa and the names we had in mind are all boy-related ... hahaha
Girl or Boy
Scratch, scratch, scratch
scratch, scratch
scratch, scratch, scratch ...
oei, stop scratching ...
OUMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
hmmm the itch has gotten worse and it is now all over my body ...
wanted to just buy some cream from Ah Tho ... but he said better come down and let him see ....
went to let him see ... this time, he did a more thorough examination and mentioned that the nature of these itch seems different from the original ...
thus he recommended me to go to the National Skin Centre to do a check ...
he told the nurses to get me the earliest appointment ... and so ... the earliest will be later this afternoon...
hmmm, that's super fast ...
Mama @ 34 weeks
attended a mind-boggling session with Pat on natural childbirth ...
so much to learn and so much to understand what the mum and baby are going through the childbirth ...
towards the end of the session, i was looking forward to the arrival of caleb ...
just finished drafting my birth plan .... waiting for my ah lau to go through before sending it to Pat and discussing it with Ah Toh ...
hopefully, ah Toh will be receptive to this ... keeping fingers crossed. ...
on saturday, we went for our usual routine scan .... head is still not engaged ... ah Toh mentioned abt giving him two more weeks to turn his head .... caleb ah, please turn your head ok?
Hmm, my rashes got quite bad .... the stretch marks are still there but they do not look so angry now. Rashes now peppered my hands, arms, bums, legs etc ... ah lau got to put on the cream for me and my GP recommended me to put on powder after i put on the cream so as to 'abosrb sweat' ...
Hmm, hope that these rashes will clear up sooooooon ...
32 weeks and PUPPP!!!
Into my last leg of the pregnancy and was looking forward to popping until the rashes invaded my tummy....
and it is super itchy ... the more i scratch, the redder and 'angrier' it will get...
saw my gynae ... he just said that my skin is inflamed and prescribed me with a cream ...
need to follow up with him a week later ..
it has been two days but the itch is still there .... damn irritating!!!
hmmm ... did my own research and it seems like i have gotten a case of PUPPP .... yea, try googling for it ... there are photos to look at as well ...
hmmm hope it will clear up soooon .......
Support Group (?)
Attended a church meeting today ...
organised by Fr. T for all the couples that he had helped to solomenise ...
we didn't know what to expect but i just told dearie to attend and maybe there is something in store for us ... something that we can journey together ...
hmmm, the meeting turned out well ... seems like God has answered my prayers ...
here, i met two other couples ... one has a lovely 14 mth old girl and another with a 2 mth old baby girl ...
they shared generously with us on what they went through - horrible confinement nanny, breastfeeding, where to attend class etc ... where to get the malay massage lady ... birthing ... baby slings ... ahaha... really, my angels ...
one interesting link ... www.birthright.com.sg
Six going onto Seven
Went for my check up yesterday ...
Told doc about the cramps that i had felt during the week and one particular night when my tummy felt really tensed ...
he mentioned that those are contractions ... he checked my tummy ... he said it felt tight ... (ya ... on a saturday morning, after my porridge) ...
he said i need an injection and some medicine to loosen the muscles in the uterus ...
i was concerned ... would the injection be painful? hahaha
more importantly, i asked him what is the cause of the tensed muscles ... he said it could be due to stress ...
advised me to rest more and not moved about so much ...
also, i asked him if babykwee is still a boy - hahaha ... yup ... babykwee is still a boy ... babykee weighs about 900+gram while mummy is about 66.6kg ...
The meaning. . .
The boy's name Caleb \c(a)-leb\ is pronounced KAY-leb. It is of Hebrew origin, and its meaning is "dog". Biblical: Caleb, a companion of Moses and Joshua, was noted for his astute powers of observation and fearlessness in the face of overwhelming odds; his devotion to God is symbolized by the "dog" in some traditions. The name was popular among the Puritans, and was introduced by them to America. Author Caleb Carr.
The boy's name Oliver \o-li-ver\ is pronounced AH-lih-ver. It is of Latin origin, and its meaning is "olive tree". Name of one of Charlemagne's knights in the 12th-century poem "Chanson de Roland". Also possibly from Alfihar (Old German) "host of elves" or Olafr (Old Norse) "ancestor". Biblical: the olive tree is a symbol of fruitfulness, beauty, and dignity. Today "extending an olive branch" traditionally signifies an offer of peace. Literary: the title character in Dickens' "Oliver Twist". Film director Oliver Stone; actor Oliver Platt.