As usual, Wengr was acting shy and refusing to let our doc capture a clean profile. So all we have is a semi-clear picture of his head… which we discovered was gynormous for 32 weeks. The head is already at 9cm and the limit for natural birth is apparently 10cm, so unless Jr decides …
We had our monthly pregnancy checkup on Friday, and G had an urge to see Junior’s face. In addition to a standard ultrasound, more doctors are now able to perform a “4D” ultrasound scan (not to be confused with the other popular “4D” in Singapore). In a nutshell, a 4D scan is a moving …
I joked the other night about G’s 9-month long sous-vide project. Then I saw this: @RichardBlais Sous vide baby bath. 5 minutes at 37℃ . Handle with care, no packaging needed. Photo courtesy: @OurLaborofLove http://twitpic.com/43t7m0 Blais is my favorite Top Chef contestant of all-time.
Felt him kicking after a very satisfying homecooked Japanese meal yesterday evening at L&S’s home. L, the ultimate Japanese afficionado, made us a hot pot dinner with Japanese ingredients and a 3-mushroom soup stock (Japanese shabu shabu typically comes in a pretty tasteless stock). After everyone was done eating, L made Zosui (Japanese porridge) from …
This is Wen Jr at 21/22 weeks. We have this ultrasound a week earlier than planned because G was starting to worry that she couldn’t feel any kicking or movement. While I tried my best to assure her that it was normal, we ended up at an all-night clinic talking crazy to a doc (apparently …
Last Friday night, I was crying in the car as we headed home from the 24-hour clinic because the doctor didn’t have a doptone machine to read my baby’s heartbeat. Apparently, a stethoscope is not adequate to read heartbeats through all the amniotic fluids. The doc might have sensed my impending breakdown because he waived …
According to the BabyBump app on my iPhone, I should have felt some flutters by Day 126. The message showed up right around our Tokyo babymoon and I started to tear up. I managed to control the initial welling of emotions so I don’t think Wen realized how disturbed I was by the non-flutters until …
While there are still 24 more weeks to go, it’s amazing to think that already 4 months have passed. At this point, Wen Jr is the size of an avocado, ~10cm, and is actively moving about inside the womb. As for the mother, she’s still feeling quite a bit of the first trimester nausea and …
We went to our favorite beef place today because Wen read that Japanese beef has an equal content of Omega 3 and Omega 6 fatty acids. Since I haven’t gained any weight since conceiving 4 months ago (the gynae appointment today measured a loss of 0.3 kg), I figure this indulgence is more than timely. …
One parenting responsibility I am not looking forward to (in addition to changing diapers) is the education of our child here in Singapore. Already G and I have been inundated with horror stories about how even the rich and well-connected parents have to spend years volunteering as crossing guards just to have a shot at …
