Monthly Archives: March 2012

Hello 3rd Trimester! 7 Months!

I am doing the happy dance because I am officially in my 3rd trimester! Today I am exactly 28 weeks along with my pregnancy and I cannot be more happy! Also, today is the first day of Spring! Yay! Doesn’t all this goodness make you want to jump for joy? I sure do! Our little baby dragon Lily really is my lucky charm! This is month 7, lucky number 7, and this past weekend was just St. Patrick’s day so that’s why I decided to wear green in my photo! Our dragon Lily gave us so much luck, here are a few examples: I won my first poker game ever on our recent trip to Bass Lake with some great friends of mine, and we got some scratcher tickets and it led to 2 more free scratcher tickets, and $3! Those 2 tickets then won us another free ticket and $10 more! We haven’t cashed in that last free ticket, but I know it’ll for sure be a lucky one!

As for updates, there’s not much. I recently got a bad cold and phlemgy cough, and I’m still battling it as we speak. I don’t know if it’s related to my sudden sickness or not, but I lost a couple pounds…so that’s a little worrisome to me since I’m suppose to be gaining weight! I’ve been trying to get a hold of my Dr. but they have been closed, so I will try again tomorrow. Hopefully it’s nothing to worry about! Positive thinking! Also, Khoa came home last night and brought me this beautiful bouquet of flowers to make me feel all cheery! Isn’t he the sweetest??

I am happy to announce that I still have my belly button…but I’m trying my best not to get too attached haha. I do not have stretch mark yet on my belly, and I do emphasize YET because I know it’s inevitable! But I’m laying on the lotions thick anyways cause you never know, it could be helping a little bit! I am sleeping better now and then, but it could be because I’m sick and am exhausted, but at least I got some nights of uninterrupted sleep! I need to enjoy it while it lasts!

Khoa and I took our first baby class last night too! It was Baby Basics so we learned how to soothe the baby when it’s crying, learned how to give the baby a bath, change her clothes, change her diaper, and swaddling! It was a very informative class and I’m glad we went! I was tempted not to go because I’m feeling so sick, but I toughed it out and now I feel that much more prepared! We have an 8 hour long birthing class this coming saturday, and a baby safety class this coming monday! Lots to look forward too!

Here’s a photo of my baby bump at 28 weeks! 7 Months baby! =D

6.5 Month Update!

So currently I am 6.5 months and 3 days (26 weeks and 3 days) into my wonderful pregnancy and I feel great (despite not sleeping through the night and having crazy weird dreams and nightmares)! I recently took my glucose and anemic screening tests and passed with flying colors! Baby Dragon Lily is kicking all over the place now, and she’s reached an inch or so above my belly button too! Speaking of belly button, it’s still there, hanging on like a champ! Hopefully it will last the next 2.5 months without popping out (fingers crossed!). Also, a couple days ago, I woke up in the middle of the night and had this excruciating pain all over my belly, sides, and back. It lasted for about a minute and so I emptied my bladder and tried to lay back down but every moment had such paralyzing paid that it was hard to do anything to make the myself feel better! I tried to explain this to my Dr. and she said I had my first contraction! However, contractions should be painful like THAT…so I still don’t know what happened, but I’m glad that hasn’t come back!

Other updates are that my belly measures 25cm, so I’m 1 cm low since I’m at 26 weeks right now. I have gained a total of 6 pounds, so 5 pounds since my last appointment a month ago! That’s progress! I noticed that my belly gets quite pointy, especially when I start to lay down, it’s a crazy phenomenon where I start to lay down and when I’m at the 45 degrees angle, you see a narrow point go down my belly, like an outline of the baby itself! Maybe I’ll take a video of it sometime…but maybe not because it’s quite strange to see… Overall, I’m as happy as can be and I really do look pregnant now! I love seeing my baby bump in the mirror and as it gets bigger, I get that much more happy. I can’t wait to meet you my little lily pad!!

Anyways, here’s my 6 month photo taken a couple weeks ago when I wad 24 weeks and 4 days! I wore pink since it was the week of Valentine’s day! She will always be my Valentine! I included our 1st child Luna in the photo too, she’s starting to get curious! =D