*BIG lump in throat*
4 more weeks to go...
Claire is growing in size as the days go by, and her sleeping patterns seem to have changed slightly. Mummy feels that she is more awake around 11pm nowadays, and then she tends to sleep peacefully through the night. This bodes well for our sleep cycle when Claire is born, fingers crossed, a night feed at 11pm or so, and thereafter maybe just a single feed in the middle of the night. Wishful thinking?
Mummy is also starting to lumber around these few weeks. The occasions of swollen ankles and back aches also seem to be on the rise. That means I have to put my traditional chinese massage skills to good use again, "pushing" the water away from her ankles, and rubbing those sore back muscles. I can't imagine carrying a 2-3kg weight in front of your body for 3-4 months, maybe i should carry some weights in front of my body to get a feel of what it's like. But i don't think i need to resort to that, sometimes the expression on Mummy's face tells me exactly how she feels, without her having to say anything.
We're having Claire's full growth scan next Monday, and that should give us a glimpse of how she's developing, and how she looks now. I'll post those pics up when we get them. The womb is surely becoming a bit too small for her now, occasionally, depending on her resting position, we can feel like her femur along the body. When you start depressing the bone gently, sometimes Claire reacts by prodding back, and sometimes she ignores by just shifting her position again. And, if you speak rather loudly close to her, she sometimes gives a irritable jerk, just to remind Mummy that she's resting. We're already starting to communicate!
So how are we gonna allocate the duties, i hear someone ask. Hmm... I'm definitely not getting breastfeeding duties. But, when Claire goes on the bottle, I would love to have some interaction time feeding her. That's when I can look into her eyes and communicate with her. I'm so looking forward to that. They say that breastfed babies tend to have less offensive excretions etc. If that's the case, maybe I can chip in for the nappy changing? (if you haven't guessed, mummy's not around at the moment)
Ok folks, have to run off soon. Will post more updates soon.
And in true "heroes" fashion, seeya soon Claire bear!!Cheerios.
At KLCC enjoying yummy Malay food
Twin Mummies at the Twin Towers
Daddy and Aya enjoying A&W waffles and root beer
Both naughty mummies sneaking in a cup of teh
