Don't Break My Will

A fellow church mate who have an 18-month old boy once told Berry and I that it is not an easy feat to discipline his child and yet not break his will at the same time. Till now, I don't really understand what he meant.

But I finally got a glimpse of what he meant. It's something like promoting creativity and yet teaching the child to be a good person with the right values.

Here's an analogy:

In the office, I review my staff's work. I check on the accuracy of facts presented and content. I don't change his/ her slide format/ layout/ custom animation, unless they distort accuracy of facts and content. Even then, I don't change without telling. I advise and rationalise my viewpoint and get the staff to rework it after understanding the requirements. I understand that to change the colour, or font type, or any aesthetics would be imposing my subjective opinion on the staff.

Father's Day

This is Berry's first year spending Father's Day without his dad. Decided to treat him to lunch to celebrate his own first year being a father, despite baby only going to be born in October. It was a sombre but enjoyable dim sum lunch.

Cute Baby Movement

Baby responds to my touch/ pats on the tummy but not Berry's. Strange how junior stops moving when Berry puts his big 'bear paw' on my tummy, wanting to feel his movements.

Polyp

Found myself bleeding yesterday. I was so worried I went to see my gynae this morning. She discovered a polyp growing in my cervix and immediately 'operated' on me to remove it for a histology investigation. Turned out to be benign. According to doc, this is not common but not serious either. Was given 3 days' mc and a jab to stabilise the foetus. Boy, what a tiring day.

Thank God baby is fine.

Empty Calories is Bad

About the 5th month into my pregnancy, I went for a detailed check up on my baby's dimensions to ensure his limbs are fine, his heartbeat is all right, his organs are growing well. I thought this would be the highlight of the check up.

However, guess I consumed too much sugary stuff (McDonald's vanilla cone and Minute Maid orange) just before the check up. The sugar level in my urine shot up sky high. Turned out that I had to have a blood prick test to check the sugar level in my blood. Doc and her nurses were all very concerned that I might develop gestational diabetes which may hit from 5th month onward.

I was upset for a while. It was my birthday that day and I just happened to indulge myself in stuff I usually won't take and it had to affect my tests.

Anyway, I learnt my lesson. Don't eat or drink too much sweet stuff. They contain empty carbo which would affect my baby. He may grow too fast too soon for his own good. This may lead to high blood pressure and overweight problem in him.

And yes, those flutterings were indeed the beginnings of feeling baby growing in me.

Feeling Baby's Movement

I could feel this slight flutter toward the bottom of my pelvic area. I suspect it's baby's movement that I'm beginning to feel. How exciting... I shall confirm it when I next see my gynae.

16th Week - Our Baby Waved at Us

Finally, the day came for us to be able to see our baby's gender. This baby is a cheeky fellow. He/she waved at us in the ultrasound scan. But... we couldn't see. He/ she crossed his/ her legs. ;p