Pregnant Surprise!!

Oops. I was just reading thru my first post and realised I was supposed to tell the story of how we realised Mummy was pregnant! Here's how it goes...

A few days before Chinese New Year 2007, Mummy discovered she was late for her period. The thought that she might be pregnant crawled into our minds, and she was further compelled to check on it as she was due to conduct a screening test with radiation. At this point in time, we thought the delay was most likely due to a bout of illness she had about a week ago. So, we went to the nearest Guardian pharmacy, bought the cheapest China-brand test kit and went home. It was getting late, and the test kit said to conduct the test in the early morning for greatest accuracy, so I went to bed first. Mummy, being super curious and half concerned, decided to give the test a go. It turned out that the results were very very faint, and we could just make out a faint line indicating "pregnant". Well, the China-brand mentality then set in, hmm...maybe the kit was defective? So we turned in.

On hindsight, I'm just wondering why, in the first place, did we spend money on a cheap kit if we sort of knew we weren't gonna trust it anyway?

The next day at work, this issue was still playing on Mummy's mind, and she decided to purchase a more expensive, and definitely more reliable test kit for confirmation. It indicated "positive" again. But...she still wasn't convinced. And she still hadn't told me she tried another test. That night, she went to Vivocity with her work colleagues for dinner and they urged her to see a doctor w.r.t pregnancy. She did see a doctor who administered another test, and, guess what? She was pregnant!

Three pregnancy tests and three similar results, although the first one didn't seem very convincing, just to convince her that she was well and truly preggies!!

She still had to break the good news to me. She called me, told me she was pregnant, and I was like, "don't bluff la". Then, she passed the phone to her colleague who exclaimed "she's pregnant!!". I was slightly overwhelmed with joy (ok, that's an understatement...).

Similarly, I had to get 2 versions of the truth before finally believing. I guess that's why we're husband and wife right?

That's the rather melodramatic story of how we both found out we were welcoming a new addition into our family. Well, i'm sure as the pregnancy goes along, there will be more stories to share. Cheerios!!

Our First Trimester

Our first trimester has just passed. Mummy has gone for her 12 week scan and blood test, and I'm glad to announce that things are on track and the baby is healthy! I'm glad that the first trimester has passed really smoothly, with minor adjustments here and there. Mummy has been feeling very tired and feeling minor aches and pains in her back and shoulders, so I have to turn part-time masseuse, fruit cutter, late night "water fetch-er" etc....u get the point.

12 weeks scan

In another few weeks, we will be able to know the gender of the baby.....Boy or gal?

Honestly speaking, I'm rather neutral on this as each sex has their own traits, and that's not including the character of the baby itself. Speaking from personal experience, I feel boys are generally more active (i look forward to playing footie with my son and doing other sports like basketball or even sailing), generally less dependant (perhaps due to NS) and when they grow older and get married, tend to give in to their wives a lot more....heheh...Gals? Gals are generally sweeter, and more attached to their parents.

I guess parenting also plays a big part in their development and how they eventually turn out. Some frens have shared with me about their reluctance to have a baby as they're afraid that when the bundle of joy grows up, they would have to be responsible for his or her actions, good or bad. That's true in a sense, but I also feel that having a kid, becoming a parent, is also a very fulfilling experience. Here you have someone whom you can nurture, influence, someone whom you will witness growing from 1cm to 180cm and most importantly, someone who you are responsible for. You determine the sort of values this person develops based on his/her growing environment.

A baby also allows the parents to take their relationship a step further. Arguments are part and parcel of being married, but now, mum and dad get to participate together in the loving and nurturing of their own flesh and blood.

As you can see, I can't wait to welcome our new addition to my family.... Can u?