Dilation

The dilation has began, which means Bei should be borned within the few days or by the end of the week.

We went for our scheduled consultation with Dr Fong today, it was brought forward from the end of the week as Flo has been experiencing contractual + lower abdominal pains since the latter part of last week. Upon hearing the symptoms, Dr Fong said there was a lot of downward pressure and wanted to check on the cervix. From the examination, he discovered that the cervix has already dilated to a width of about 2cm. Next he proceeded to the ultrascan, due to some unknown reasons, the attempts to gauge bei's weight were in-conclusive, the first take was 3kg, the second 2.1kg and the third at 2.3kg -_-" . After doing an ECG test, bei's heart rate was normal but contraction movements was charted as well. Dr Fong decided to send us to TMC for a more thorough scan to ascertain his weight as well as the blood pressure.

The test results at TMC were good, bei has grown to 2.5kg, his blood pressure is normal and the best news was the placenta has fully moved up, as such c-section is not necessary for delivery! However, as the cervix has dilated, we are told to monitor bei closely and be prepared for delivery any time this week.

We are very excited and looking forward to seeing him.

Bei at 35 weeks

We are in the final month now, Bei will reach 35 weeks tomorrow.

Today's scan shows that he has grown to 2.28kg. The growth rate has not increased as much as in week 28-31, but the weight gain remains satisfactory. Dr Fong told us not to expect a big baby as Sarah was delivered at 2.44kg.

Bei at 31 weeks

From the ultra scan taken at the lastest session with Dr Fong, Bei's weight has grown to 1.98kg!

Mama is experiencing severe back pain due to the pregnancy, Dr Fong believes that she might have pulled a back muscle.

Bei at 28 weeks

Took a scan today, he has grown to 1.1kg! His facial structures, such as his nose, can be seen clearly now. He is very active today unlike the previous scan where he seems to be sleeping.

Bei at 24 weeks

Took a long while for us to capture a scan shot of him today. Did not manage to capture either a front or side view of him. But at least we can see that his spinal cord is developing well.

He is now 650 grams.

Week 37 Check up

today, we had the longest appointment with dr fong. we were quite concerned when we learned that sarah had only picked up 100g over the past 2 weeks, bringing her weight to 2.5kg. its a tad light for a full term baby.

after dr fong heard from us that sarah has not been moving much for the past few days, he gave us a worried look and told us that it is not a good sign as sarah might not be receiving enough blood and nutrients via the placenta, thus she is not growing and moving much. dr fong then suggested conducting a fetal actocardiograph test. If the results confirms her inactiveness, sarah will be induced to birth as she has already reached full term.

actocardiograph machine

Its a non-intrusive test to monitor sarah's movement, heartbeat and uterine contraction. upon hearing that, we were naturally worried about her while waiting to take the test and during the test, which takes 20mins. thankfully, her results are positive, her movements and heartbeats are still good! way to go sarah! dr fong told us not to worry about her weight, but to continue monitoring her movements. we are going back to see him again this coming monday. till then flo has to monitor sarah's kicking movements every morning.

We only have weeks!

we are out of months to countdown! into the weeks now, less than 4 weeks to go! thats very fast isnt it! before we know, we will become parents already! sarah has grown another 500grams to go up to 2.4kg.

took the furkids to botanic gardens yesterday afternoon for a walk, as we thought we wouldnt have much time to bring them out once sarah is here. the weather was unbearable, walked from the main gate, made a turn at the end of the swan lake and went home! managed to capture some nice pics of them despite the short duration at the garden. we ended our trip with a visit to the foodcourt for our 'must eat' seafood murtabak, sad to say the standard of the food has drop tremendously!

journeying through the bamboo forest!
quiet moment with the kids
Mr Round Face

Time for a drink!
little miss chacho!
they are so angelic when they behave
seafood murtabak

Text Twirl

flo is currently addicted to this text twirl game, an application found inside facebook. i kinda got her started when she saw me playing. after that, she's been hogging my pc every day and night! i must say she is getting very good at it! at least it distracts her away from the discomfort of pregnancy while she is so concentrated on the game.

Broadway Beng 3

was rewarded at the end of hectic hectic april by flo, she brought me to the comedy musical, Broadway Beng 3! its a pity we couldn't make the show on time, went in 10 mins late, and the spotlight was on us, having sebestian announcing our entrance, how embarrassing! our favourite segment was the part where he summarised and localised the sound of music into 10 hilarious mins. we are definitely coming back for the next show, the show was more hokkien than we expected though.

Prenatal Scan 28th April 2008

sarah was caught yawning in the second scan! the highlight was however, seeing her throwing a few punches at flo!

Week 33 - Visit to Dr Fong

Visited dr fong today, Sarah has gained 600grams in 3 weeks. She is now on par with the ideal weight for week 33, 1910 grams. HOORAY! well done girl!

during the ultrasound scan, dr fong commented that Sarah was yawning. will post picture of today's scan once i managed to digitise it.

flo is very relieve about Sarah's weight gain, she commented that i can no longer 'scold' her for Sarah being underweight!

Equation

We wonder who sarah will look like? mi or flo?

Romeo junior

Romeo junior is borned on 18th April 2008 at 0458 hours! next will be sarah's turn! i wonder when will she choose to arrive? hopefully not later than the EDD or flo will get impatient and more grouchy than she already is!

Chilli time

tonight is chilli night! every friday night, chef flo will begin her preparation for her weekly dosage of sambal belachan chilli! it is based on Ana's receipe.




just a grand excuse to eat more sambal belachan!

Countdown Update!

60 days to go! YEAH!~



Dancing with joy apparently.

Parenthood is

Weekend shopping summary

went shopping for sarah's stuffs over the weekend

we

how busy can one get? head almost under the water now, with the preparation for my exam and sarah's birth. but its been fulfilling and satisfying with each completed task. every time we think that we have completed everything, there are just plenty of new things around the corner to be done. luckily i have chief motivator flo beside me. haha.

got a chiding from flo for spending 1 hour to put together this gif picture at the top, she is worried that i cant complete my studies on time! but i love this series of photos and been wanting to do it since i had the idea hovering in my mind from last week. i think she likes it though.

Pop

Flo's belly button is starting to pop out as sarah continues growing! No visible stretch marks yet because her tummy is covered by thick coat of stretch mark prevention oil every night! lets wait and see till after the delivery to see if it really works!

Week 30 Update

Went for an appointment with the obstetrician today, Sarah has gained about 350grams in a month. according to dr fong, she is about 200 grams or 13% off the ideal weight of 1500 grams. nagged and nagged at flo for her inconsistent calcium intake. from now on i will personally pound the pills and see to her intake!

At week 30, sarah will start producing B.A.T, Brown Adipose Tissue. this is similar to the kind of fat found in hibernating animals. this will be sarah's main source of heat production after birth, because newborn babies have a limited ability to shiver, sweat or move to regulate their own body temperature. Her brain is starting to grow in size and complexity as well, and the pupils of her eyes can now respond to light! according to flo, sarah is so active at night because of me watching tv in the room, the light from the tv is disturbing sarah's sleep! :<