Koda came scrambling into the house and our protective superhero (aka your Daddy) briskly walked out of the front door looking for the person (or other species) that he's convinced been harrassing his precious lil Koda sending her frequently over the past few days running into the house looking shocked. Nope, no one (or species) found outside. I on the other hand think Koda's just a fat, slightly demented, psycho and crazy kitty whom demands attention whenever she wants.
Our fridge is overflowing with food. Yesterday spent some time at the market before meeting up with our good friend Sharm for iced tea at the T-bar. There was this oh-so-insanely good looking banana caramel cake on display I SO want to apply my face with. Then came a memory flashback of how my thighs looked like that morning. Dammit.
There was this lady at the market stopped me after my purchase to look and take a guess at my belly. "oohh..this is a tricky one..but i think it's a girl!" We've received lots of compliments from strangers. Even Daddy. We met this guy at Surfer's Paradise and he asked if it's our first. He whispered something to Daddy while I was busy eye-ing his adorable little toddler which I later found out he had said to Daddy "you haven't lived life til you have you first child". At the beach while hiring a body-board, a lady said "i remember being preggie in summer!", and we chit-chatted for a while.
So I'm 26 weeks today. It's the last week at being 6 months preggie!
That just reminds me, I've to do my blood test next week. Ugh!Week 26: Eye see YOU!
Fetal development in pregnancy week 26: Fetus in sixth month At long last, your little swimmer can see the womb! Your miracle’s little eyelids have finally separated (they were fused closed previously) and they’re probably having their first moments of sight as you read this (or maybe it already happened while you were brushing your teeth or watching Oprah or something). In addition to seeing their little studio in your belly, they’ve recently acquired the ability to say “yes” and “no” in rudimentary sign language as they can now move their head back and forth. This is also the time where your little super star’s head hair is starting to grow! A cute little cowlick or two may be springing into position right now, getting ready for years of cute-but-stubborn bed-head. Also, their toenails have grown in and you little raisin continues to slowly pile up fat beneath their still-loose skin. Most importantly, brain tissue and neurons are all developing at a rapid pace, increasing their (genius-level?) brain activity and will continue to function at accelerated levels for the first seven to eight years of childhood!
And how's mom doing? This is the final week of your second trimester. We won't go on and on about the joys of constipation, but if you’re curious why you’ve got to put up with this much-less-than-fun blockage, it’s basically because you’re producing higher levels of progesterone, which relaxes muscle tissue throughout you’re producing higher levels of progesterone, which relaxes muscle tissue throughout your entire body, including the G.I. tract and ultimately slows digestion down… waaaay down your entire body, including the G.I. tract and ultimately slows digestion down… waaaay down. Not to fear, there are plenty of natural remedies for the joys of constipation, including: increasing your standard fiber intake with fruits and veggies, oatmeal, or whole grains (such as millet, rye and wheat). Another way to get things moving "down there" is to get yourself moving! If you haven’t been very active, try putting some time in walking or swimming. Increasing your general activity levels often inspires a bowel movement without requiring a suppository. Many women also experience restless and jittery legs during the second half of pregnancy. It’s a common condition known as Restless Leg Syndrome (or RLS—not a very creative name). Cutting out caffeine, stretching your calf muscles slowly, and some nice and deep muscle massages are generally effective ways to help deal with RLS.
No really, poke me AGAIN, it's fun!
by The Sarcastic Journalist
When you’re pregnant, you’re getting ready to change all the “labels” in your life. You go from “wife” to “mother.” “Childless” to “Mom.” There’s another label they may forget to tell you about: Human pincushion.
I have never been poked with a needle as many times as I have while I was pregnant. It seemed that every time I turned around, someone was telling me they needed this or that tested and, of course, it always needed to be a blood test.
The most annoying test, to me, was the gestational diabetes test. Not only would you find out if you would have to stop consuming that gallon of ice cream every night, but you’d actually have to drink a sugary syrup before having your blood drawn.
The doctors always scared me with this test. They’d hand me a glass bottle with a bunch of directions typed on it and say “See you next month. Make sure to follow the directions.”
Too bad the directions were written by someone who had never met a pregnant woman that worried too much.
“Do not eat for X hours before test. Do not look North while drinking the orange soda. Do not hold your breath for longer than six seconds and please do not think about peeing in the next five hours.”
After you drink the orange soda, you have to make sure to get to the doctor’s office in a certain amount of time for them to do the blood work. From the minute the bottle touched my lips to my entering the doctor’s office, I would keep worrying that I wouldn’t get there in time and I had drunk the drink for nothing.
“I’m here for the glucose test!” I’d scream as I ran in. “I drank the drink exactly one hour and 55 minutes ago and I need someone to draw my blood now or I JUST MIGHT DIE.”
I never did die, nor did I ever miss the time frame given for me to have my blood drawn. I did, however, annoy plenty of nurses due to repeating “Oh no. I think I’m going to faint. I hate this. I’m going to faint. I have bad veins. HURRY THE HECK UP ALREADY.”
Congratulations to Suci n Shahrin for their baby girl at a whooping 2.9kgs yesterday! She was born at 10.40am =)
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