I'm 7 Months Preggie.....

How your baby's growing:

By this week, your baby weighs a little over 2 pounds and measures about 14.8 inches from the top of his head to his heels. He can open his eyes — which now sport lashes — and he'll turn his head toward a continuous, bright light from the outside. His fat layers are beginning to form, too, as he gets ready for life outside the womb.

How your life's changing:

You're in the home stretch! The third trimester starts this week and lasts until 40 weeks. If you're like most women, you'll gain about 11 pounds this trimester.Do your legs feel creepy-crawly at night? Tingling in your lower legs and an irresistible urge to move them is known as restless legs syndrome (RLS), and it can make it hard to relax when you're settling in. No one knows what causes RLS, but it's common among pregnant women. Try cutting down on caffeine, which can make the symptoms worse, and massage your calves when they feel tense. Some studies also show that taking iron supplements helps ease your discomfort.

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My little one sure has grown. Last Friday visit to my gynae was superb. I now weigh 65kg. I roughly gained close to 10kg. Not much I guess. My belly only started showing its bump presence when I ventured into my 5th month. And when I reached my 6th month, people ask me how many months am I? and when I told them, they would go like...."yeee??? keciknye....". Oooo dear...was I dead worried to get this kind of responds. So I asked my gynae is little one doing ok. Dr AA scanned little one and assured me he is doing fine. He weighs 1.53kg and that is slightly bigger than the norm. Alhamdulillah. Dr AA said because I'm tall, I have plenty of space for little one to grow inside his Ibu hence the little tummy. So nothing to worry....phhheeewww......I never thought that I can get all stressed out listening remarks from people, put aside my usual crankiness and mood swings, sure ain't easy to handle. It's true what my friend Cik Li said, before your baby is in your hands, you already have developed that mother instinct in you. I officially have mother instinct in me now. Though sometimes I feel that I am not matured enough....hehehe...

Being in my 7th months has been nothing but magical. Little one is so active nowadays sometimes I feel like he's trying to communicate with me. His kicking is becoming more and more strong and powerful that sometimes shock me. I read that now he can actually hear me talking and also all the sounds around me. So now Mr Hubby and I try as much to include him in our conversation. Sounds crazy huh....but it's kinda fun.Serious!! Sometimes we feel that he knows when we're talking about him. The other day Mr Hubby and I decided that we should have our first shopping trip to buy Little one's stuff. As though he was listening, when I was rubbing my tummy and said that we're going shopping for Little one. I felt his movement. No joke. Well ok la...maybe it was coincidence but I'm pretty sure he was as excited as we were. Aren't you baby HD??? :) Shopping for baby HD is not easy and cheap I must tell ya. Will blog on that more in another entry okay.

Ooo yea...we have decided on Little ones' name. As for now let's just call him by his initials shall we. HD. Not high definition tv ok. So far no signs of changing the name. I checked the meaning of his name already and its good. I'm happy beyond words. Sometimes I feel like baby HD is already beside me. I feel his presence and whenever I wanna do something, baby HD's comfort will be top priority. At the moment, I think baby HD is sleeping coz he's been quiet this last couple of hours. Sleep my precious.....you need the rest so that later you can do your kung fu kicking and somersault exercise.

Now that I'm in my 3rd trimester, I do not have morning sickness anymore. No more nausea, no more dizziness but I do still feel like vommiting whenever I brush my teeth.Hhhmmm...dunno why. I've gained back a bit of my energy but sometimes doing housechores can be pretty exhausting. So people.....if you come to my house and see the place a bit chaotic, please understand. Being preggie, I notice I have no desire at all to decorate my house. Probably it's the hormones but what I do notice is that I know pay extra attention on what I wear. Yes I do. That explains why in less than a month, I have bought more than 5 head scarf that matches with all my maternity top. Under normal hormone balance, I do not splurge on head scarf, just as long as I have the basic colors, black ,cream, white, etc, I'm fine. I love my new interest. Hehehe....

I already have a shopping list for baby HD. Boy....it sure gonnna cost us a bomb. Imagine a stroller could coz you more than Rm300. Yes of course you can get cheaper ones but I am not sure of the quality. A complete set of a play-pen and bed including the covers cost more than our bedroom set. Hhhhmmmmm.......maybe I should start taking up carpentry classes so that I can make our own . Hehehe.....