to baby #2: 29 weeks

29 weeks already. which means we'll be meeting you in just over ten weeks if you arrive on time like your brother. 

what have we been up to since i last wrote about you? well, we spent two weeks in Malaysia spending time with your grandparents, your aunties and your cousin. we ate a lot and daddy shopped a lot. it's a bummer i don't know your gender or i would have shopped a lot too. 

at the beginning of the pregnancy, i was quite convinced that you are a she baby. purely because it felt so different this time around. the never ending morning sickness in the first trimester, the way i'm carrying and also my cravings (or the lack of). but as we enter the last trimester, i actually think i'm carrying a boy baby. my bump has gotten much bigger but the shape also resembles a lot like when i was pregnant with your brother and you are such as active baby like your brother, kicking and turning all the time. either way, i assure you that you will be loved just as much. 

your brother is getting very excited about meeting you. he's been asking me a lot about when you will "come out" and every time he asks me about you, i would ask him whether he will hold you, cuddle you, love you, share his toys with you and share his mummy with you. so far, he's been saying yes to everything. the other day, we visited a friend who's just had a baby and i asked your brother if i could hold the baby. surprisingly, he says yes and was quite curious about the baby. 

daddy did a mini maternity/family photo shoot for me and your aunties while we were in Malaysia. it's such a special time for the family when all three of us are pregnant at the same time. aunty Jessie is ten weeks ahead of me (and she's due anytime now) and the size of our bumps are quite similar (oops) and aunty Brenda is only two weeks behind me but her bump is much smaller than mine (oops oops!) we shall see which of these babies weighs the most when you are all born. i didn't enjoy the photo shoot as much as i liked to because it was so hot and humid and i didn't bring any fancy outfit or any outfit which i'm comfortable in. i've asked daddy to do another one for me in Sydney. we might do one closer to the due date just like we did when i was pregnant with your brother. 

i have an appointment with Dr Ford tomorrow. it's been five weeks since i "saw" you through the scan so i'm looking forward to the appointment to finally see you again. just before we left for Malaysia, i did a fasting glucose blood test. Dr Ford seems quite relax about it and is quite confident that i don't have gestational diabetes but i'm a little concerned given the amount of weight i've put on this time around (to date, i've put on about 12kgs and i only put on a total of 14kgs when i was pregnant with your brother). i'm keeping my fingers crossed the result is all clear tomorrow. i'm planning to work up to 38 weeks like i did when i was pregnant with your brother but i think i better double check with Dr Ford tomorrow. i'm 80% sure he would say it's fine given this pregnancy has been going so smooth but 20% of me is worried you might come early given you've been measuring slightly ahead of due date the passed few visits.