Preparing for Lil Isaac's Arrival

I am now 25 weeks according to my calculation but 26 weeks in Dr Kee's record. The 3rd trimester starts in the 27th week and I am very near. That is also when the all the aches and pains and tiredness come back until the baby pops. I think I am almost there. Although no aches, I am so, so tired. I could hardly keep my eyes open after lunch, it was a constant battle with the Zzz monster. It is worse nearing bedtime, I have to make special effort to stay awake to blog, like tonight. Otherwise, I will be stealing sleep while Daddy Lim tries to entertain the princess and I will wake up for the last leg of patting her and singing her to dreamland. I am so grateful that Daddy Lim is back on day shift.

However, this pregnancy is also so much better than the last one. The last one was so eventful and I suffered high blood pressure (BP) by 16 weeks. The high BP not only zapped me of my energy but also gives me dizzy spells. And when one of the dizzy spells hit, I cannot tell if it is bcos of my low iron or my blood pressure shooting, making myself worrying sick and further aggravating my BP. It was one big vicious cycle. This time round, I am so much more "bouncy", so much so that some of my colleagues who haven seen me for a while didnt dare to ask if I was pregnant for fear that I am not and merely put on weight. -.o" Errr.. yes, I am just plain fat and the tummy is my spare tyre and I have a big beer belly. Hohoho.

As 2nd time parents, we are also less anxious. I remember how we had endless things to buy for Lil Shauna before her arrival and we were constantly shopping for this and that. This time, Lil Isaac's shopping list is so uber short. Well, he can always use jie jie's stuff. We have bought him a few pieces of rompers and some new home clothes, new bottles, spare parts for my breast pumps, BM storage kit and those are about all.

Mummy P has passed us a bag of hand-me-down recently and I was so excited when I saw some of Lil Shauna's old clothes in them, those more unisex ones. So, the stuff did go one round and really came back to us. They brought back so much memory. :) The hand-me-down seems too little and this cheapo mummy did not immediately top up with new purchases. Instead, she shamelessly asked Daddy Lim to sms his friend who just gave birth to pass us more hand-me-downs, even when their new baby is a lady, Well, who says boys cant wear pink? At home should be Ok lah. ;p

I have also kept some of Lil Shauna's old clothes that we liked a lot. Most of Lil Shauna's old clothes, we gave away or passed to ah yee to sell I dont see much reason for keeping, even if no. 2 had been a girl. Then I have reasons to buy more new clothes for no. 2 mah.



So, it was another walk down memory lane when I unpack those old clothes to add on to ah yee's flea market collections. It only reminds me of how fast Lil Shauna is growing up.

We have been trying to tell Lil Shauna about Lil Isaac, whom we fondly address as "LeLe". She knows that there is a baby in my tummy and will sometimes go "sayang LeLe" when she stroke my tummy. However, she still gies "no no" when we remind her that she is going to be a jie jie soon. -.o"

Just today, when my mum asked her where is LeLe, she pointed to her own tummy. Hohoho. And when I asked her to sayang LeLe, she actually stroke her own tummy. I am waiting for Lil Isaac's kick to be really strong before getting Lil Shauna to feel him. He is already starting his karate kicks but not consistent. It is too tough to ask Lil Shauna to sit still and wait.

So, it is just 14 to 15 weeks to go. Although I had history of prematured birth, I am praying for God to bring Lil Isaac to full term and trust that He will. Amen.

Mummy Lim