Matty had his first gym lesson last Tuesday. It was a good start with him hardly fussing except when the trainers tried to make him do something against his own wishes. Although he didn't quite warm up to the rest of the toddlers... he showed no distress as well even when he was left alone with the rest of the children and us watching by the side. We seriously thought that he was adapting to the class alot better than we had anticipated. His excellent "performance" didn't last that long. By the second lesson... he was crying buckets and grandma had to stay with him throughout just to pacify him. Think it will still take a few more lessons before he will take this in his stride... just like when he gets his haircut.
Just when Mummy thought that Dr Lim is off my back this time round for not putting on enough weight... I was totally wrong. During last Saturday's checkup... it was noted that Mummy had only put on 4 kg (the fats piled on before pregnancy wasn't allowed to be taken into consideration). Ideally for a 30-weeker, I should have added 7 kg to the weighing scale. I have my serious doubt that I can ever bridge that gap in the next 2 months. As it is, Mummy has much difficulty trying to finish my meal at anytime due to the stomach capacity being reduced with Baby Elaina's head fighting for more space. Speaking of Baby Elaina's head, it seems like she has caught on with the size chart and is looking to be on target.
Monday 22 January 2007
Thursday 11 January 2007
Never Been This Bad
It started with just occasional coughing last Saturday... but by Monday night it started to get rather serious. The phlegm was really bothering Matty and he didn't have a good rest at all (which means Daddy and Mummy too!). As far as we can recall... this is the first time that Matty is getting the cough. He had fever and flu before and they usually go away pretty fast.
Decided that it was serious enough to get Matty some medication from Dr Chan on Tuesday. Dr Chan don't usually advocate prescribing of medication for minor ailment and will normally advise us to wait and see... which was what we did over the weekend. But the throat is giving Matty so much grief that he hasn't been able to sleep well and only deteriorate the situation further.
Matty's teething came at a completely wrong time. He was a little feverish as a result and it made him even more cranky.
By Tuesday evening, Matty was looking completely worn out. His big eyes were reduced to only half the normal size and he was clearly taxed out from fighting the bug and the lack of sleep. But thankfully with the medication and putting the fan on instead of air-conditioner so that the air will not be too dry and make his throat uncomfy... he managed to get some good rest.
Before Matty makes a full recovery... Mummy is on the verge of catching the bug myself.
Decided that it was serious enough to get Matty some medication from Dr Chan on Tuesday. Dr Chan don't usually advocate prescribing of medication for minor ailment and will normally advise us to wait and see... which was what we did over the weekend. But the throat is giving Matty so much grief that he hasn't been able to sleep well and only deteriorate the situation further.
Matty's teething came at a completely wrong time. He was a little feverish as a result and it made him even more cranky.
By Tuesday evening, Matty was looking completely worn out. His big eyes were reduced to only half the normal size and he was clearly taxed out from fighting the bug and the lack of sleep. But thankfully with the medication and putting the fan on instead of air-conditioner so that the air will not be too dry and make his throat uncomfy... he managed to get some good rest.
Before Matty makes a full recovery... Mummy is on the verge of catching the bug myself.
Thursday 4 January 2007
Big & Small
Mummy is getting bigger (looking as if I was about to be due in a few day's time) as we slowly creep into our 3rd Trimester. Less than 100 days to get to D Day. We were back to see Dr Lim last Saturday and that should have been the start of the 27th week.
Finally hit the big "6" on the weighing scale. Never ever have I been this big and heavy in my entire life (hopefully this will be the first and last time!). Even when Mummy was wheeled into the operating theatre on Matty's birthday... I was only 59kg. Well at least I can console myself that Dr Lim will not be hounding me to put on more weight this time round. Actually if we look at the records, I had only put on 5kg thus far for this pregnancy. It is just that I was a bit (correction... it should be "alot") heavier at the onset of this pregnancy as compared to the last.
Dr Lim took measurement of Baby Elaina's head and it appeared that her head is smaller than average. The measurement was taken from left to right rather than that the circumference of the head. He used the word "narrow" rather than "small"... not sure if it was because he didn't want us to worry unduly or it was because of the shape of her head. From the ultrasound scan, the shape of Baby Elaina's head looking from top down is oblong rather than round... similar to the head of Daddy and Matty. At the detailed scan... her head definitely looked rounder and the measurement was just right. Nevertheless... Mummy is starting to question if it was because I haven't been eating enough or maybe because I haven't been disciplined enough to take my supplements daily as ordered to. Trying hard to be a good girl and not forget to take those yucky supplements regularly since last weekend.
The good news is that the placenta has moved upwards... giving us a glimmer of hope that we might have a chance to try natural delivery. Most importantly... the risk of premature birth is lowered. Have heard too many horror stories of bleeding from the placenta due to the pressure added by the baby lying on top. I don't think I want to be confined to the bed. I know I am going to feel the stress of having to deal with a newborn for the first few months and will be reluctant to travel too far from home. Mummy used to lack the drive to venture out with Matty when he was alot younger. The motivation really starts after Matty turned one-year old and we could bring him places to enjoy the good food and it became even more fun when he starts to toddle around on his own. (By the way... Matty's favourite phrase lately - go walk walk!).
Finally hit the big "6" on the weighing scale. Never ever have I been this big and heavy in my entire life (hopefully this will be the first and last time!). Even when Mummy was wheeled into the operating theatre on Matty's birthday... I was only 59kg. Well at least I can console myself that Dr Lim will not be hounding me to put on more weight this time round. Actually if we look at the records, I had only put on 5kg thus far for this pregnancy. It is just that I was a bit (correction... it should be "alot") heavier at the onset of this pregnancy as compared to the last.
Dr Lim took measurement of Baby Elaina's head and it appeared that her head is smaller than average. The measurement was taken from left to right rather than that the circumference of the head. He used the word "narrow" rather than "small"... not sure if it was because he didn't want us to worry unduly or it was because of the shape of her head. From the ultrasound scan, the shape of Baby Elaina's head looking from top down is oblong rather than round... similar to the head of Daddy and Matty. At the detailed scan... her head definitely looked rounder and the measurement was just right. Nevertheless... Mummy is starting to question if it was because I haven't been eating enough or maybe because I haven't been disciplined enough to take my supplements daily as ordered to. Trying hard to be a good girl and not forget to take those yucky supplements regularly since last weekend.
The good news is that the placenta has moved upwards... giving us a glimmer of hope that we might have a chance to try natural delivery. Most importantly... the risk of premature birth is lowered. Have heard too many horror stories of bleeding from the placenta due to the pressure added by the baby lying on top. I don't think I want to be confined to the bed. I know I am going to feel the stress of having to deal with a newborn for the first few months and will be reluctant to travel too far from home. Mummy used to lack the drive to venture out with Matty when he was alot younger. The motivation really starts after Matty turned one-year old and we could bring him places to enjoy the good food and it became even more fun when he starts to toddle around on his own. (By the way... Matty's favourite phrase lately - go walk walk!).
