2nd Day of Maternity Leave

Today is my second day of maternity leave. I spent most of the day surfing the net but have to walk around from time to time as Bub doesn't like me sitting for a long time. 

Last night, I had sharp, sudden pains on my pelvic that lasted for an hour (on and off). I thought the Baby wants to come out so I started to time the contractions. Just when I had my phone with me, ready to time the intervals, it stopped.

Today, my pregnancy tracker is telling me I have one week and one day more to go. But anything can happen. I should write down everything I want to ask my midwife, she is visiting me tom (I changed my pregnancy care to Midwifery Group Practice so instead of me going to the hospital everytime, its my midwife who visits me at home and will continue the visits after the baby is born, cool!).

Because my labour is imminent, I asked my sisters how their labour went. My yoga teacher told me that generally, you would have similar experience with your siblings. Our eldest told me she had a long labour (17 hours) and I remembered my niece being born conehead because she had to be vacuumed out. On the other hand, my younger sister said she laboured for only an hour! An hour, imagine??? She said during the course of her pregnancy, she was forced to exercise as her classroom (she is a Teacher) was at the third floor of their building. The exercise did her well and she had an easy labour. So now I don't know what mine would be like, I am scared but excited and looking forward to it at the same time. I think, when you're almost at the end of your pregnancy, all these thoughts occupy your head.

Oh well...

I can manage, we will manage. Everything will be okay. So help me God.

I need to bake now coz I am hungry!!!

8th Month

This is my 8th month photo, I am so huge (or my tummy that is) I am about to burst. =) I am enjoying this last month of my pregnancy because I know, anytime soon, our Baby Abi will come out na. Its more difficult to sleep now, my tummy's heavier, my trip to the loo more frequent but I am not complaining. As long as baby is safe and sound, everything is bearable.

I was silently stressing about my parents visa and have already accepted the fact that Agie and I will have to manage baby Abi on our own. Some of my friends parent's visa were granted a bit late while one is still waiting for it to be approved since lodging last October. Since my mom had their application picked up only last January 7th, I don't want to push them to follow-up this 'early' because I know she is so busy with school work.

Yesterday, she texted me asking about the tickets and I told her I will only buy it when they get their visa. And her reply was --- But we arleady have the visa since January!!! I texted you and was surprised you never replied to me.

Hahaha, all along they got their passport back two weeks after --- with 20 January as grant date for a one year multiple entry visa with a 3-month max stay per entry (we only applied for a 3 month single entry so this is a bonus!). I told her I never received her message and all the time we exchanged sms' the visa was never mentioned. My sisters never said anything when we talked because they all assumed I knew (all I really know was that my Mom asked me to book their flights on Feb 25 in the hope that my brother from Saudi can get his vacation approved and be home before that date--- which is unlikely to happen now but that's another story).

Happy Friday for me, yahoo!!! And when we arrived home, I got a letter from Mr Postie saying I need to pick up my international package. My Medela Freestyle Breastpump has arrived, double yahoo!!! I have to buy this in the US as it cost twice as much if I buy it here (around $600, what a rip off!). Cherry highly recommended this pump and Nympha got one too. Because I intend to breastfeed as long as I am on maternity leave (10 months, baby!), it would be wise to invest in a good breastpump.

I am all set --- maternity bag all packed, baby checklist all ticked off, maternity leave to start next Friday, wohooo! Now all I need to do is continue with my breathing and yoga poses, pelvic exercises and be active while waiting for Baby Abi to show herself to the world. We can't wait...