First Smiles

so much to thank Him for...

It has been more than 2 months since I gave birth to my gorgeous lovely baby and I haven't made any entries on this blog as I have been enjoying every minute with her. Also words cannot express how I feel about her and this whole being a mother thingy.

I feel warmth all over me just thinking about...

the first time I had her in my arms;
the first time we looked into each other's eyes;
the first time I breastfed her;
the first smile she gave to me;
the first time I heard her squeal in delight;

every time she "squeezes" my muffin top waist with her hand when I nurse her;
every time she greets me with a Good Morning grin;
every time she talks to me excitedly about God knows what;
every time she settles into calmness when I carry and comfort her;
evert time she looks at me with those huge, doe-like eyes.

I am also thankful to God that she is a healthy and happy baby, that she sleeps through the night before she reached 2 months of age, that I am able to breastfeed and bond with her, that we love each other so much!

She is the next best thing that's happened to me since I married my husband.

My Pregnancy Looks

The day I found out I was pregnant.

2nd trimester -

End of last trimester -

The arrival of Princess Avisha

D.O.B: 22 Nov 2008, 2:29am

This is how I will look at full term

This photo is taken during my first maternity wear shopping trip (more than 2 months ago). The sales assistant kindly gave me a fake stomach to show me how the maternity pants will fit when I reach full term. What a great idea, don't you think you?

Supernatural Childbirth

I've been reading quite a bit about pregnancy and childbirth since I found out I'm pregnant. A particular book that encouraged me greatly is "Supernatural Childbirth" by Jackie Mize. Some will know that I get really squeamish when I hear about the process of childbirth, especially when it gets to the part about "cutting" and "tearing". Hence I am extremely excited to know that I can have a SUPERNATURAL childbirth free of pain because "by His stripes we are healed"! This piece of good news is really comforting to me because I was determined to use epidural during labour (my threshold for pain is close to zero) but yet was worried about the possible side effects on baby and myself. At least now I know that pain is not a prerequisite for childbirth! It also helps that i have a very loving and supportive husband that prays with and for me. You're the best, my growing Daddy! (I suspect daddy is growing at a faster rate than baby! Hehe...)

Groove-Amada(A Father)

It's a fact of life; I have gained an undisclosable amount of weight! My pants dont fit anymore, the buttons seem to be screeming to break free...not to mentioned my curves are subtly hinting a tinge of vulgarity. And oh yes...Felicia's tummy has gotten slightly bigger.

We visited our gynae last Friday. Dr Adelina Wong is probably one of the most gentle and polite people I have met in my entire existence. Like in a set out of the movie 'Pleasent-Ville', I felt an unexplainable importance to speak gently while in her presence as well. She's great, i'm sure Felicia will further elaborate.

Our Little One is 3.6mm in size, approximately 6 weeks on. We did the scan that revealed the heartbeat, which according to our good friend Steven, is like a techno-beat thumping furiously to the rhythm that now has begun to play in my head. Maybe this is what people mean when they say that you'll feel the heartbeat of your child. Where some feel with their heart, others feel with their head. I choose to fell with my being.

P.S. To my best friend who is carrying our child, I love you.