This is Yvy writing in as Ted coz I just added him in as a contributor to see/read his point of view as a Daddy to be. This is going to be neat!

As I mentioned, I was worried about not feeling Kecik move and all but last night….OOoooooo….I think she did!!! *dances around with glee*

It was about 10.30pm last night and I was abou to go to bed when Mum said, ‘Eh, I cut the pineapple for you, you didn’t eat yet arr?’. Although I had already washed up and brushed my teeth, I said, ‘Not yet la…come we finish it up now. Keep so long, not good.’ So we brought up the kuah rojak [Best nyer!!!] as cecah and had it as our late night supper thingy. Heh. I know it sounds a bit extreme if you’re thinking pineapples for supper but heck, it’s only fruit what…

So after that, I went to bed. Then while calming myself down and getting comfy, suddenly something happened. I was like, ‘Wait a minute….was that a kick?’ Then I put my hands on my tummy and kept saying to myself, ‘One more time…one more time, just to make sure.’ Then it happened again….. *grin*

I still wasn’t sure but what convinced me [kind of] was the feeling. It was different. It felt like a wobble within my tummy….somewhat like someone blew a bubble in there. Hehehe……it was rather exciting and I told Ted about it. Am waiting to see if it happens again so that I know for sure that its Kecik kicking.

Checkup with the Doc went fine today. I’m SO happy that my weight increase is only 2kgs thus far. At the moment, I stand at…..79kg. Since I’ve been back, I’ve put on 4kgs. That’s not too bad I guess seeing the amount and types of food I’ve been binging on. *grin*

We also finally found that we’re having a girl!!! Was kind of a shocker since I was so convinced that I was carrying a boy, what with Mum saying so and that gender prediction thingy I tried. I asked the doc if it was possible that Kecik will turn out to be a boy. He said that it was possible however, he is pretty sure that it’s a girl coz he showed me ’3 lines’. And not a third ‘leg’. In the beginning Kecik decided that she didn’t want us to know but  closing her legs but after some prodding and pushing, I guess she though, ‘If this is gonna stop you shoving me around – nah, see lar!!!’ and taa-daa….it’s a GIRL.

Doc asked me if I could feel Kecik moving and I told him no because I wasn’t even sure what it felt like. And I was actually a little worried because I know that you should be able to feel the baby move by the fifth month BUT being a first-time-mom, maybe I’m not sure what it feels like and by the sixth month, it should DEFINITELY be obvious. He told me not to worry about it but how can one not right?

Then he did the scan and we could see Kecik lower face – oooo…..she’s got a sharp chin. Wonder where she got that from….anyway, all seems fine. Heart, spine, stomach, kidneys, bones….even saw her tiny little feet – so cute!! I thought she wasn’t as active as when we first had my scan back in Ozland but according to the doc, she is so when he asked me again, ‘You sure you can’t feel your baby? She is very active!’, I said ‘No, I think I got very thick skin…’. He laughed. He did mention that my placenta is slightly low and is about 2.4cm away from the opening when it should be at least 5cm away. He said that I shouldn’t worry too much as the pregnancy progresses, the womb will push the placenta up. Just as long as it doesnt cover the opening – I’m all good. **Phew!**

Mum’s really excited about this because now she can start sewing all those cute dresses she has in mind and I can also start looking for some pink stuff. Told Ted about Kecik and he went, ‘Well, you can tell all your friends that predictions are merely that – PREDICTIONS.’

Yes, thank you baby….now I know. Heh. *sticks tongue out* Well, Aida….looks like Avarayna now has another little playmate!

As I was blogging in my other blog, I realised that everything now revolves around Kecik. The most obvious is the fact that everything I buy is always, ‘O, Kecik can use this for summer/winter’ or ‘Ooooooo, Kecik would look so cute in this!!’ and more often than not, ‘Aiyo, this is more expensive than my shoes/clothes!!!’. And it all started the minute we saw the 2 lines on that pregnancy kit we bought off the rack at the supermarket.

I used to think that only the parents-to-be would be the ones who would be fussy about what to get, when to get and where to get it but obviously, I’m totally wrong! My mum is getting ready to sew little pretty dresses if Kecik is a girl [although I think that ain't happening] and also some of my maternity blouses and pants, which I have started wearing. Did I mention that they make me look bigger than I really am?? While back in Sydney, my mother-in-law [MIL] has been keeping herself busy by knitting suits after suits of baby clothes, most of which are neutral colors coz she doesn’t want to know the gender even if we do find out. She wants a surprise which is fine by me.

Ted has also been busy buying socks – I think he has this thing for socks. Hehehe…but I don’t blame him, the socks are so cute and tiny that I find myself always steering towards that section too. Then again, I’m also easily distracted when surrounded by those tiny baby-wear!! It seems to be screaming out at me, ‘Buy me! Buy me!!’ but I guess I have to have some self control or I’ll most likely go bust! At the moment, I hav restrained from buying any baby clothes until I am sure of Kecik’s gender and after Saturday, I can go berserk….heh.