Ninth Gynae Visit

We visited the gynae immediately the next day (on 18 July) after I got back to Singapore. Sweetheart has been staying at Steven and Anita's place, and I understand that her brother and his entire family has taken good care of her.

Today, I know that Dr Yang will definitely be measuring Baby girl to see how much weight she has put on...and to our pleasant surprise, Baby girl has put on about 1kg during this four-week period! Officially, she is about 2.6kg now, so Sweetheart and I are both very happy. Actually, Sweetheart has not gained much weight since the pregnancy -- as of now, she has only gained about 7kg, so I'm happy that Baby is at least growing well.

Dr Yang said that as Baby gets bigger, it gets harder to see Baby girl. However, we do have a photo of Baby's face here:
In the photo above, you can actually see Baby's eye socket and nose! Baby is at the right "down-ward" position, but still not yet "engaged", so that's good. Also, Baby girl's heartbeat was being monitored today, and we are happy to state that so far, everything is good!


We also did more shopping, and here are some stuff we bought (with the "mothers vogue" baju from Nikki) in preparation for Baby's arrival:


We estimate that Sweetheart will be giving birth during the first 2 weeks of August. This means that within two to three weeks, I will be a father! Wow...not sure if I'll be able to handle this new experience, but then again, I will do my absolute best!

Eighth Gynae Visit

Sweetheart and I went for our eighth gynae visit on 1 July. Because it was barely a week since we saw the gynae, Dr Yang did not take measurements on Baby but instead checked on the water-level, etc. She said that everything appears to be normal, so that's good.

I was rather disappointed that the gynae did not want to measure Baby girl. After all, I've brought Sweetheart all over Singapore to eat all the things she wanted to eat, in the hope that Baby girl will put on weight. Hence, I wanted to know if my effort yielded results. However, since Dr Yang didn't want to take measurements on Baby, I left it as that.

While I was in Singapore, Sweetheart and I also went shopping for Baby's stuff. Here is a photo of some things we bought:


Having a baby is no easy feat; there are so many things to do and so many things that one can worry about! I really hope I can be a good father to my daughter, and supportive husband to my wife, especially during the deliver!