The Rousseaus

More updates and development...

2011-08-05T16:30:00.000-07:00

Eek. Cobwebs! Please follow Liam's development at rollcallbyliam.tumblr.com. It's all about him after all. :)

...and we've been chasing him ever since!

2010-10-30T14:22:00.000-07:00

An excessively long pause in Rousseau family news. What is funny is what has and hasn't changed in this more than 1.5 years. Liam is completely changed and yet completely the same. The things we would say about his personality when he was one are the same now that he is almost three. He is still an amazingly cruisey (laid back) little boy. He is also still a cautious adventurer. He loves to try

and off he walked

2009-03-05T23:22:00.001-08:00

Waiting for exactly 10 days after he turned 1, Liam walked on his own and he didn't stop for at least half hour! He was excited to realize that he could really walk by himself after all. He probably could have tried earlier but we think that it's his personality to wait until it's the right time for him. Video of the first 5 minutes of his walking milestone: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=

After a year

2009-02-22T21:45:00.001-08:00

A year into parenthood and it has been amazing. I still look back to the events last year and how quickly time went by. It's a little weird that I now have a 1 year old boy. We're now counting years, not months! A few good things have happened since my last post. Too good that I didn't bother sharing :-P don't take it personal :) First off, we got ourselves a house. We now live in Titahi Bay,

Welcome 2009!

2009-02-21T02:14:00.000-08:00

I drafted this entry and forgot to post it! This is from 5th Jan. --- It has been a very long time since I posted. Our happy little bunny is going on 11 months in a week. Many developments have happened in his tiny little self. He now waves hello and goodbye, is very talkative, very mobile, and very heavy! He was baptized yesterday. Jon was a sport all through out - going to the pre-baptismal

A day at the beach

2008-09-22T01:10:00.002-07:00

We are now going on 8 months of Liam-ness, who now can sit unsupported and is very mobile. He crawls backwards and the forward direction is still a work in progress. He's teething and shows a little bit more attitude now than ever before. Don't you just love toothless smiles?He can stand unsupported for limited periods of time and experiments more lately with his buddies Aidan and Dylan at

baby food and party hats

2008-08-07T13:49:00.001-07:00

My boys are now well, especially the little man who caught up on his appetite and now has some chubby cute cheeks. He eats solids regularly now and I've just started making them myself. I know! I introduced him to Wattie's baby food first. One good thing about the brands here is that they are only good for 48 hours after opening and don't have any unnecessary ingredients. I was not confident to

Nurse on duty

2008-07-21T21:12:00.001-07:00

Oy! My boys are sick! Jon and Liam started with their respective diarrhea in the middle of the night. Jon's worse with his vomiting and temp! I'm home today taking care of them. I almost went to work. While brushing my teeth, I just decided to stay home to monitor their progress. I'm so glad that I did! Relieved to be exact. Hay naku! Hirap mag-alaga ng may sakit.

Our first road trip

2008-07-19T20:42:00.001-07:00

We went to Ruapehu last weekend to catch some snow fun. It was a 4-hour drive and I must've changed because I wasn't thrilled at the idea of sitting in the car for that long twice! The views off the road were beautiful, very New Zealand indeed, and they helped. The little man was asleep in his brand new 2nd stage car seat for 3 hours. That made the trip easier for everyone despite Samson's

father and son

2008-07-05T22:46:00.000-07:00

Sometimes I go crazy with the camera by taking many photos of one scene. Below are series of snaps taken from this afternoon. :)

5th month vital stats

2008-07-04T14:24:00.002-07:00

Yesterday was Liam's 5th month Plunket appointment. His latest stats are: Weight: 7.33 kg (16.15 lbs) Height: 67 cm (26.4 in) Head circumference: 47 cm (18.5 in) He's at about 75% in the NZ Growth Centile for 0-2 years boys. He's quite the big little man! Jon and I are never sleep deprived with him. As of late, he has been waking up once for feed and goes back to sleep straightaway. I'm

On my own

2008-06-23T19:20:00.003-07:00

Jon returned to work this week and flew to Nelson (in South Island) Monday morning. I was anxious about being on my own this week, handling Liam and Samson, but the first day went by really well! I was surprised!I drove Liam to his creche, parked the car at Massey, took the bus to work. I leave work at 430 to catch the bus at 440, get the car at Massey, and pick up Liam. The weather yesterday was

speed racer

2008-06-11T01:29:00.005-07:00

This is what keeps us busy these days - making videos of Liam and calling him different names!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmlMjEguVfs

i'm 3.5 months!

2008-06-02T01:25:00.005-07:00

I'm a big boy now.See, my head fits perfectly in my mama's hat.I'm taller than my papa.I can even fly!And take on a massive beast.Yet, I still smile like a cute baby.

On our own

2008-05-28T01:39:00.000-07:00

Second week into parenting all on our own proved to be a lifestyle change. We are still in the process of solidly establishing a routine but we are getting there. Last week was a challenge for both Liam and Jon as they were "forced" into liking each other! Now the bub is liking his dad's company.I started Liam on solids after he pulled my plate to his mouth and licked the edge of it. The next

talkin' talk

2008-05-24T01:58:00.002-07:00

One night this week, Liam discovered his voice! I took this one today as he sat on his Bumbo.

Child care

2008-05-03T01:56:00.003-07:00

We're about to sign a contract this coming week for Liam's child care starting mid-June. Although we started discussions with Porse, I'm really keen to proceed with Barnardos. All their caregivers are trained by the organization and are first aid certified. Jon and I went to their office yesterday to discuss KidStart - the program we want for Liam.We originally planned to begin by June 23rd but

is black is white

2008-04-30T15:56:00.003-07:00

One fine day with Liam and Samson.His signature smileLiam with Sam-pupHi! I was 11 weeks when this photo was taken.

Cold colds

2008-04-26T19:39:00.003-07:00

It's getting chilly here in New Zed and I remember mentioning in my previous post about Jon and I having the cold. Well, Liam followed suit then the grandparents. Poor boy, experiencing colds for the first time. He's such a brilliant little fellow though. He didn't seem to have suffered as much as I did, but he was grumpy on the night he was coming down with it.As for our sleeping goes, Jon and I

17,000 words

2008-04-25T13:31:00.002-07:00

I stumbled upon this video and I think it's interesting to note the message but not the marketing. Please watch.The importance of baby talk

What the World creates by hand

2008-04-23T21:24:00.003-07:00

I read somewhere about Novica and I immediately got interested. The arts and crafts are beautiful!!! The world just never runs out of very talented people. Now I know where I could get awesome paintings for when we have our own home.

pics

2008-04-18T00:25:00.003-07:00

Flowers from JonSamson chillin'My beautiful little LiamzzzMister Celeste and Master Liam

The business of parenting

2008-04-17T21:16:00.004-07:00

It is 4PM and I'm taking advantage of napping Liam to blog about (of course) him.I don't know how much sleep I've had this week. This morning I decided to just stay awake when he woke up at 6.30AM. He was ready for some fun times when he proved that he didn't want milk. Sure enough we got our early morning dose of smiles and giggles from our little one. Can't get over that I tell ya! I had to

Transition phase and other stuff

2008-04-15T07:11:00.007-07:00

It's once again a post in the middle of the night. We are in our transition phase with taking care of Liam. My folks are leaving in a month and we've started having him sleep with us full time since yesterday (or was it the other day?). I'm losing track because I'm not having an adult's sleeping pattern at the moment. 24 hours ago I was just as awake as I am now. Not only because of my parents

The knot is tied

2008-04-08T20:51:00.006-07:00

Jon and I have tied the knot on April 7th. Our witnesses were Patrick and Didith. We would like to thank my Mom and Dad for celebrating the day with us. Thanks to Clark who offered his photography services (for free) on our wedding day. Liam is too young to realize that he's the only tie that binds Jon and me forever.The photo is taken an hour before the rites. Obviously Jon didn't seem keen for

Liam's First Barbie

2008-04-08T15:42:00.007-07:00

No, Liam does not have a Barbie doll. Barbie's the term here in NZ for BBQ. Here are some photos of the event at Sunny Stokes Vegas, err, Valley I mean.With Ben who's 6 days older than LiamThe older boys made their own pizzas (L-R: Daniel, Sam, Olivier)Sophie (Daniel's sister), the only girl in the partyHanging out with Papa

what's going on?

2008-04-03T20:02:00.004-07:00

A lot because of Liam!Today his Plunket nurse paid him his 2nd visit and this time he got to meet her. The first time he was asleep through her visit. She weighed him in and he's a proud 12.3 pound of a little man.Tomorrow he will be going to his first BBQ party with the other little men at Olivier's house. I'll make sure that I post pics of his first party with people in his age bracket. I'm not

March updates

2008-03-29T05:55:00.003-07:00

I'm blogging at 2am! The joys of motherhood.We are enjoying having Liam sleep with us. For 4 straight nights last week, we put him in his cot so that he could experience independent sleeping. The cot was moved right next to my side of the bed so that I could easily see him and attend to him. He's been pretty good about sleeping in the night. He grunts a lot and that's how he wakes us up. Between

vital stats

2008-03-14T15:35:00.004-07:00

As per my last post, the little Liam is growing fast! The midwife weighs him in weekly but not measure his height/length. So today I just decided to get the measuring tape and was surprised to see that he grew 7 centimeters since birth! The little boy is now 60 cm. (23.6 inches)!!! Such a big boy! So he sleeps most of the day and decides that he would like to be up for a good chunk at night. He

27 days later

2008-03-10T17:12:00.002-07:00

Liam is almost 4 weeks old now and he's gaining weight quite fast. He has gained a pound since birth and now weighs 10.4 lbs. I looked at his 1-day old pic and really saw the difference. I'm trying to be good at constantly breast feeding him. I have not been expressing milk in the past week because he is on the boob all day. He still has formula in the middle of the night when he's being looked

K to J

2008-02-29T12:31:00.002-08:00

This is long overdue but I would like to give Jon a big, big KUDOS for all his effort and patience and love during my labour and delivery!!!Liam and I love you very much! Oh, Samson too! :)

Liam's birth story... continued

2008-02-28T23:20:00.007-08:00

still on 12 Feb:At 3PM I was 3 cm. dilated. At 6PM I was between 5 and 6 cm. At 9PM, I was 9 cm dilated... so pretty much you can tell that the graph for my dilation is a straight 45 degree upward.When I was fully dilated, at around 1030 PM, I started pushing. I think I officially started pushing at 11PM and nothing really seemed to make any impact on the baby's position. He was still stuck 4 cm

Liam's birth story

2008-02-15T19:18:00.008-08:00

11 Feb:Got a call from Margaret (Midwife #2) to inform me of the result from a previous ultrasound scan saying that my fluid level was low, and that I should go to the hospital within a couple of hours to get scanned again. At 1PM, Jon dropped me off at the Delivery Suite reception desk. He had to go back to work real quick for an appointment. After an hour on CTG monitor where everything seemed

still pregnant

2008-02-10T14:05:00.000-08:00

yes. it is feb 11th and i am still pregnant!!! what more can i say???i do get contractions, especially after walking for an hour or so. i tried walking more last night while i was feeling some contractions to induce labor. sigh. it can be quite tiring to wait. i've reached that point where i don't care about the pain anymore. i just want to give birth now!there is not a day that i don't get asked

still waiting...

2008-02-08T01:51:00.000-08:00

it is the 8th of february and i am STILL pregnant! i'm getting impatient because i'd just rather get it over and done with, you know?my midwife took me to the hospital this morning after i told her that i had some watery discharge last night. the baby's heart was monitored and so were my contractions for an hour. my discharge was also checked but it wasn't my water, it was just pre-labor

today is the due day

2008-02-05T19:33:00.000-08:00

but i'm still pregnant!i was thinking of writing down notes for a longer, and possibly more comprehensive, rundown of my labour but i have too much time to kill. this morning at 10AM, i had a "show". it was the funniest thing when i called jon about it. he saw it and was grossed out! :-P i didn't know he'd react that way. sorry dude!i have been having pains from the pressure on my area down there

small updates

2008-01-31T18:09:00.000-08:00

my parents have arrived and have been neat freaks! aylavet! :)5 days to go says the countdownjust waiting for the little one to decide it's time to be outeating and eating mama's cookin'getting nightly massagegetting pulled (against my will) to take walks

wow, 9 days to go?

2008-01-28T02:48:00.000-08:00

today's afternoon, a good 4 hours, was spent at the hospital. i had another blood test done to check for liver function test plus the usual urine test. i had my blood extracted last thursday for the same liver function test. my midwife is trying to be extra careful and sure about my oedema. during her visit last week, samson sat on my lap for a few minutes and when he stepped away his paw marks

My very nice midwife

2008-01-23T14:33:00.000-08:00

Still waiting here for our new member to decide to pop out. My midwife has decided that it’s better for me that she sees me at home rather than meeting at the clinic. Sunday night I was having contractions one after another without pain whatsoever. I don’t remember how we got into the conversation of my other discomforts but I mentioned that I felt a burning sensation when I

17 days to go...

2008-01-20T00:09:00.000-08:00

and so we are just waiting and waiting.while writing this post, i'm timing my contractions using the Lap Timer feature of my mobile phone. i'm not sure whether i'm having fake or true contractions because they don't hurt yet. at the same time i can't help but to consider my aunt who did not really go through labor with all her 3 kids. she just went to the doctor for her weekly visit and the

very soon!

2008-01-11T01:20:00.000-08:00

i'm about to pop soon. scary and exciting at the same time. there are moments when i'm just excited, and then there are those when i fret about the whole labor and who knows what else.the other day we went for my third (and maybe last) ultrasound scan. the baby's size appears to be at 39 weeks. he is 7.9lbs at this point. the technician told me that it's just all baby in there. that started

preparations on the way

2008-01-04T02:17:00.000-08:00

oh my gulay, 33 days to go! that's not even definite. i could end up delivering before then.so here we are at this time not fully prepared yet. we bought the cot. here's the photo:we have yet to buy a couple of sheet sets and a mattress protector. we also need to get the bags (one for parents, one for baby) for the labor to delivery dates. we also need to sort out the guest room for my parents'

anti-bac

2007-12-25T23:13:00.000-08:00

some 40 days to go before my little boy pops out. that shouldn't be so long now. i'm ready to pop, excited to see him but quite scared for it all! it's sometimes useless to air my anxiety because the mothers i talk to just tell me that it's all going to work out and seeing the baby in my arms would make it all worth it. i'm sure that's true! i can't wait to see him and carry him and breastfeed

labor and sweepstakes

2007-12-19T16:52:00.000-08:00

for nearly 4 hours now my belly has been tight (or hard). i'm not exactly sure the appropriate description for it. i suppose it's contracting, like it's prolonged braxton hicks. for a couple of days now the tightening has been happening regularly. the other night i even felt the baby hammering my cervix and bladder! that was soooo uncomfortable and it got painful too. i thought i was already in

just an update

2007-12-16T14:54:00.000-08:00

sometimes i try to compare the first and third trimesters in terms of difficulty. i just think they are different on their own and it's not like i would choose one over the other. lately, sleeping has been terrible. i wake up every hour almost every night because i get achy from whatever sleeping position i'm in.last night (or this morning) at around 3am (not sure, really), i decided to move to

8 more weeks

2007-12-07T02:16:00.000-08:00

getting there and getting more anxious and more excited! i can't wait to see what he looks like, how he'd feel in my arms, all the good stuff. i can't really anticipate the labour in its expected details because it's never the same for everybody. i can't help the anxiety though. each night gets more frustrating as i aim to get a good night sleep. i keep reading about sleeping on my left side but

the bursting theory

2007-11-21T15:13:00.000-08:00

yesterday i left work at 3pm because i couldn't concentrate anymore. the bursting feeling just kept getting worse. jon was very nice to pick me up and leave work early as well. he even made dinner! :)so, i have another theory about the bursting feeling. when i sit for more than half hour, i think all that weight prevents the veins that deliver blood to my legs from doing their job effectively. so

bursting

2007-11-20T17:33:00.000-08:00

have you ever had that feeling that your ears might burst? lately at work i get this feeling that my ears are full, of what i don't know. i felt like this when i travelled with a cold and felt the horrible pressure in my ears as the plane descended. it goes away when i go for walks. it just occurs when i sit for quite a while, say an hour or more. it sucks. i already unhooked my belly belt and

getting fibered up

2007-11-19T15:30:00.000-08:00

i religiously drank milk every single day until my last day in highschool. my siblings and i had a very structured routine until highschool. college turned it all upside down.my point is that i didn't have regular milk intake since then. now i'm (trying to be) good about eating yogurt. i need the fiber in my situation and i need it bad! oh gee, the gross facts about slow bowel movement in

cots and cribs

2007-11-13T13:56:00.000-08:00

it's time jon and i start planning for the nursery. it's still a mess! i am not sure whether we need a changing table but we definitely need a cot and his clothes drawer.here are just a few of the cots i've managed to look at. i mentioned before that i'm after the 4-in-1 cot. it might be a bit expensive but if he can use it til he's 4 or 5 years old, then it's worth it we reckon.Baby Star

belly belt

2007-11-11T21:38:00.000-08:00

i've been thinking about a belt to support my heavy belly but i didn't see one before until i searched the web today. a couple of people at work had mentioned it to me and the other one even saw a pregnant woman sporting one on lambton quay! so now that i've been feeling the discomfort of 3rd trimester, i feel that this is worth the buck. i can sell it after i give birth i think. i'm sure another

baby clothes

2007-11-10T14:25:00.000-08:00

as promised, here are snaps of Liam's clothes. originally i mentioned that these were my purchases, but i updated the album to include some of what mom has bought for her future first grandchild.

Auckland Trip, part 2

2007-11-10T12:45:00.000-08:00

the afternoon of Friday, Kaz (another Jon's work mate) was very nice to drop us off at the hotel. we stayed at Crowne Plaza for a good deal at wotif.com! we got lost a bit :) Kerre (another work mate) hung out with us until about 4pm. we had a chat about complaining neighbors on our dogs. it does feel a bit comforting to know it's not just us. we went for a walk in the CBD because she was looking

Auckland Trip, part 1

2007-11-08T16:01:00.000-08:00

On Oct 30th at 5:15PM, our planed landed in Auckland. We had to stay for an hour inside the airport to wait for the rest of Jon's coworkers arriving at 6ish PM from all over NZ because we were going to be picked up by a shuttle van. It was a bright day just like how we left Wellington an hour earlier. Wait and wait we did until Fiona and Jon found each other. Later we found out that the rest of

sleeping horribly and behaving poorly

2007-11-06T13:43:00.000-08:00

What I wanted for this entry was a recount of our recent trip to Auckland, but I feel that my early morning madness took over instead. Every week, I have a day or two that I wake up in the middle of the night and stay awake for 2 or 3 hours. Because I work, I strive to earn a good amount of sleep time between Sunday and Thursday nights. This morning I thought I heard Jon asking me to wake up as

xx countdown

2007-10-29T14:05:00.000-07:00

as you can see on the right panel, we're down to the 2-digit countdown. wow! we'll be parents very soon!last night we had our 2nd antenatal class. it's from 730 to 930PM and yet i realise time passes by through my complaining bladder. we enjoy our classes and our instructor Chris (no more Britney names) is very entertaining. jon gets a bit freaked out about the thousand ways on how we could kill

calling all medical workers

2007-10-25T15:27:00.001-07:00

it's a growing concern for me, now that i'm going to become a parent soon, that there is a great skills shortage here in NZ. watching Campbell Live last night made me uncomfortable with their feature on the resignation of the ONLY pediatrics oncologist at Wellington City Hospital. she resigned in July this year and all pediatric cancer patients are brought to either Auckland or ChristChurch for

first session

2007-10-20T16:06:00.000-07:00

we started with our first antenatal session last monday. i enjoyed it very much, and i think jon did too. there were 10 couples and that's the maximum number they take per class. to get the class rolling, the fathers were asked to introduce themselves and stating the name of their LMC and the baby's due date. the mothers were asked to tell one or 2 things they enjoy about their pregnancy. i

double what???

2007-10-14T18:15:00.000-07:00

yesterday jon and i finally had our chance to go to BabyStar after watching Bourne Ultimatum. so many cute clothes and things for little people! we went to the Newtown branch, which is rather small but still packed with goodies. jon and i have decided on a 4-in-1 cot for Liam to save money, but we're not sure yet where we are going to get it from. we're not getting feeding bottles yet until after

somebody's got a new touch

2007-10-11T23:25:00.000-07:00

after i tried using it for the first i knew i wanted one for myself! but i think i will prefer the iPhone better. not now though! i can wait unlike someone i know ;-)

23.5 weeks!

2007-10-11T18:40:00.000-07:00

wow! seems just like last week when i was in my first trimester, and now i'm moving quickly to the 3rd and last tri in a few weeks. 16.5 weeks to go!i have not done the urinalysis yet, and that's not new. i came up with an excuse - the weather lately - not to even do it. who wants to walk in this lousy rainy weather anyway? you will hardly see people using umbrellas here and i don't have a

photo op

2007-10-08T18:11:00.000-07:00

jon's story as a migrant to NZ will be posted on the City Council's website. i could not be a part of that because i work for the council. anyway, for the photos to be posted in jon's profile Council preferred that they include his family. this past Sunday, we got these photos taken in our living room. behind is the nice view from the living room. it looks like a back drop instead of a back

the scare before the midwife appointment

2007-10-04T19:05:00.001-07:00

we had our 3rd midwife appointment yesterday that i thought we were gonna be late for. i decided to leave early to go to jon's office and leave from there. i learned from the bus driver that that part of town was closed due to a fire. i called jon immediately only to find out that he's clueless about it all but he was fine nonetheless. apparently there was a bomb scare at the university, right

reading again

2007-10-02T16:38:00.000-07:00

the other night as Jon walked in the hall to the bedroom, he asked me "What happened to you and Harry?".i've had Harry in my mind since we moved into the new house, but i just didn't do anything. i like Harry Potter and have read the books and watched the movies. knowing that it's the 7th and last book just doesn't intrigue me. if anything, it just makes me patient to finish it off. i'd rather

discomforts

2007-09-27T15:48:00.000-07:00

when i was young, not pregnant, and didn't know any better, i thought i could use pregnancy as an excuse to pig out. that's sooo wrong! last week, i took Jon out to dinner at Amigos (Chilean) and enjoyed our food. prior to that though i had some good amount of potato chips (or crisps as English people call it) during a late afternoon meeting. i even had half a glass of white wine!so after having

halfway there

2007-09-25T14:36:00.000-07:00

I’m 21 weeks today! 19 more weeks to go! It gives me a relief to know that I’ve crossed over half of my pregnancy. Almost every night now, right before we sleep, I get Jon to put his hand on my baby belly to feel Liam move. Jon now recognizes the movements and they battle each other by Jon pushing and Liam kicking! I love that! It seems that Liam likes the play too!I read 2 weeks ago that at 19

take a peek

2007-09-20T19:29:00.001-07:00

here are a couple of ultrasound scan images of Peanut (who is now called Liam Conor).can you see his nose and pouting lips? turn your head 90 degrees to the left :) this is my favorite image!

it's a boy!

2007-09-17T00:50:00.000-07:00

since my last post, the baby has been active everyday especially in the morning! it can get uncomfortable but the flutters make me feel confident about his health.yes, yes! today we had the anatomy scan and it's a healthy boy! he was surprisingly still most of the scanning but he had one of his hands on his mouth. the technician was very patient to capture so much details like the heart, bladder,

news bits

2007-09-02T15:09:00.001-07:00

my peanut has been active and makes a point to let me know! since i turned 15 weeks i've been feeling some movements every now and then. it's not daily yet, and i've read that won't happen until the 22nd or something week.the last big movement was right after i laid myself to bed after all day being in upright position. she (now it's a she because i've been having girl dreams) must've stretched

sweet dreams are made of reece

2007-08-26T14:23:00.000-07:00

i just have to tell this story because i think i'll need this memory in the future.last night i had a dream that i finally gave birth... while sleeping! i slept (or napped, i wasn't sure) and i woke up with my mom telling me that i gave birth. apparently i had labor while i was asleep and they just brought me to the hospital (still without me knowing) and i had a gas mask on so that made me not

i am 15 going on 16

2007-08-19T15:16:00.000-07:00

hello readers. in 2 days i'll be in my 16th week. yay to peanut! i'm getting bigger and have been wearing mostly dressy clothes. no more pants since last week when i had to pull the rubber band trick. that was funny and yet i felt so fat.this morning when i stepped into the shower and very warm water hit my belly, my baby must've reacted and that area felt hard. it's amazing how he can express

scan, lost, and found

2007-08-05T16:57:00.000-07:00

Last week I had my very first ultrasound scan. It was for nuchal translucency, which is to check for excessive fluids in the nape and head. It was very exciting and fun to see Peanut move about inside. I found myself staring at the monitor and smiling big!The baby was 4 days ahead of schedule in terms of size. He was about 7.22cm. My due date is changed to Feb 8th because my cycle was set to 30

sweet dreams are made of babies

2007-07-26T14:25:00.001-07:00

I keep forgetting to mention about dreams! It seems that I’ve been having baby dreams every night! No kidding! It’s ALWAYS a boy in my dreams. Maybe I will have a son in 6 months time. Gee, I’d be the only girl at home taking care of 3 boys (Jon, son, and Sam). My dreams are happy ones. I hope they are glimpse of my future. The boy is such a cutie and plump in an infant kind of way!Besides

Midwife from my past

2007-07-23T20:08:00.000-07:00

I have a midwife. The one I had last time. I thought that was strange actually. We talked today after she had left us 2 voice messages in the past 2 weeks! I knew it was weird not to have heard from a midwife at 11 weeks. Anyway, she told me that I will have another midwife by end of this year. Her name is Ting. Margaret, the past midwife, is officially my midwife until Ting takes over. Ting is

11 weeks and going!

2007-07-17T16:45:00.000-07:00

I am 11 weeks today! I am starting to feel calmer about the whole pregnancy thing. There are moments when I allow my imagination to soar even further past giving birth and I feel excitement about playing with my baby, sharing joyful moments with Jon, and simply living my family life. I regularly visit sites about pregnancy and read these notes from pregnant women from all over and feel their

"eat me" says the food

2007-07-07T16:55:00.000-07:00

after a month of not doing chores, i was back in (a bit of) action! jon and i worked together to bring some order in our chaotic house. it's not in perfect condition but much better!i'm still amazed at my mostly pleasant pregnancy. i still have the gagging feeling in the morning but i think i finally figured it out. when i don't drink hot choco, i don't end up having that feeling. i decided to

going on 8

2007-06-23T16:57:00.001-07:00

It's been a week since my last post! not much has happened I tell you that. I spent last weekend just being lazy, most of my work week attending a course, and now (weekend again) being lazy as usual. I swear, I think about posting but I just didn't get to doing it. I'm really not sure if it's being lazy or just the pull of my current state that drives me to laziness. I've hardly felt sick, but I

Lazy Me and Jon

2007-06-15T02:14:00.000-07:00

I usually get half awake before or after the alarm goes off. I noticed that Jon was not getting up and it was nearly 7am. He then told me that he didn't plan on going to work! Last night he checked his calendar for today and he had nothing. So after hearing that, I thought of mine. Just another boring day at work, no meetings and my deliverable was ahead of schedule by a week! So nice to see that

Morning Sicko

2007-06-13T18:56:00.000-07:00

My anxiety of being pregnant again is really all about morning sickness.The last time I was almost always dizzy from 5.5 weeks to (nearly) 12 weeks. I just wanted to sleep and eat, but not really eat because I was choosy. Pregnancy is not fun! Well, can be but surely not at this stage yet for me.So this time it's better than the last. I can go to work because I don't feel dizzy, but I start

Finding Out

2007-06-11T15:07:00.000-07:00

Two weeks ago I placed 2 pads in my bag in preparation for my period. Last week arrived and there was no period yet. I started having my doubts and discussing with Jon about the possibility of being pregnant. We both thought that it was fine if I were because now we're more in a financially stable situation. We've recently moved into a big (for the 2 of us) house. After some months of searching,