Final Trimester

27 weeks today.

Just 13 more weeks to go.

3rd and last trimester, here we come!

It scares me when I hear Christmas songs.

It scares me to know that the departmental stores are setting up Christmas sections selling trees and ornaments.

Because by the time Christmas comes around,

our little family of 2 would have become 3.

Christmas = Baby.

Woah.

Freaky.

Where has all these time gone?

I'm not in the least bit afraid of labour and giving birth.

I'm looking forward to it.

I know my body will know what to do,

and I trust that it will do the right thing.

What scares me is the unknown.

Whether Xander baby will be healthy and well,

how things will change within our little family,

how our relationship will change,

how I'll cope with being a stay-at-home-mummy,

everything.

And it's natural I know.

But I'm okay, 

because husband says we will be.

Because he says no matter what happens, he loves me.

Because we are still "us" and nothing will take "us" away.

But you know what?

We're so excited and can't wait to meet our little man.

Yesterday I started pregnancy pilates classes :)
Every Saturday morning at 8am sharp,
I walk downstairs to the gym for a personalised pilates class,
customised to suit my pregnant condition.
I hope by doing this,
I'll build up enough strength and stamina to get through the longest and toughest marathon of my life so far - labour and childbirth.
Hopefully this will give my body enough preparation,
to go through with the active labour I hope to achieve.
And hopefully this will give me a headstart in losing my baby weight ;)


The weighing scale is my enemy now.
Because I'm making up for lost time it seems.
9kg in 7 weeks.
OMG.
I weigh 64 kg now.
Not a number I have ever hoped to see on the weighing scale I'm standing on.
Xander baby's growth spurt is triggering my growth spurt as well.
Sigh.
But as I tell myself, it will be worth it.

But as husband tells me, NO MORE CHOCOLATE!

Here's Xander baby and mummy at 27 weeks :)

Now who says being 6 months pregnant means you can't wear Victoria's Secret?

I got this pretty babydoll dress from VS for just $20 and it makes for a pretty little dress even sporting a giant baby bump :)

Last week's loot at the baby market :)

Mostly brand new stuff at heavily discounted prices this time... 

spent a little more, but husband says it's because he "loves mummy".

Though the stuff's all for the little one,

he let me buy not because he loves him, but cos he loves me :)

Haha!

love love love this little romper. Tigger for our tiger baby :)

Baby shoes for baby feet :)

for precious little knobby baby legs :) too cute to resist :)

For what it's worth, I love my darling husband.

To this day, he's still the best thing that could have ever happened to me :)

Did you know?

17 August 2004, almost exactly 6 years ago,

he became the first guy to ever go down on one knee for me?

He asked me to be his girlfriend,

and he did it in the most traditional, most romantic way.

Getting down on one knee, 

he asked me if I would be his girlfriend.

I mean, who the hell does that anymore nowadays?

Little did I know then how that would change my entire life.

And little did I know then that he would do it again and I would say yes again.

Look where that got me? :)

I remember going back to TP for econs tutorial after that "proposal",

sitting next to Rozy and Chris,

and the 3 of us giggling our way through the rest of the tutorial.

It was a wonderful day :)

It still is :)