Baby bump - week 27

Baby bump - week 26

Yep - I am growing!!!

Annoyed

Soo...BF has this cousin who recently put up a message on my FB page about "Congratulations on your little miracle".

All I could think off was - "Huh, lil miracle"? Bump wasn't conceived via IVF - it was/is all natural! What do you mean lil miracle?

I replied as such too - and she hasn't responded back .. the cheek of her..

The last thing I want ppl to think was that we were reproductively challenged. I mean, just because you got married and got knocked up in your early twenties doesn't mean we all want kids! I am happy we have Bump but in the meantime, don't assume and put us in a basket that anyone in their 30's cannot conceive without help.

Rant over.

Baby bump - week 25

I forgot to take pic for week 24 - oops!

Weight and Pregnancy

I shouldn't really be this selfish but I am rather worried that I'll grow really big as part of being pregnant and then will never get to loose the weight. I really don't want to be one of those typical Asian women who are ever so skinny before and then turn to old 'Marmies' once they have a man and start springing out kids.

At this point at 24 weeks and 4 days, I have gained 4.5kg's or so which I think isn't that bad seeing that I am midway in the pregnancy. The weight chart says that at my height and weight, I should have gained minimum 5.78kg's so slightly under is ok by me. Max weight is 8.79kg's which is huge!

Have to be careful, after all - once its on, it's hard to get off.

Baby bump - 23 weeks

Baby bump - 22 weeks

Baby bump - 21 weeks

Kitchen stories - Cottage Pie

Here's the deal, my taste buds has changes tremendously and eating spicy food is now a no no in my books. This out goes hot curries, chilies or jalapeños and I now have to resort to having more western based meals at home.

This is the reason why we've been having pastas, home made pizzas etc. Even grilled sandwiches at time when I really could not be stuffed!

Felt a bit better yday so opted to make cottage pie for dinner with a small side salad for dinner. I've forgotten how good cottage pies are. BF doesn't enjoy the traditional pies saying its too fatty (too much buttery crust or something like that) - but then again, I've made lasagna and he likes those.

Hope my lil one isn't a fussy eater :)

Kitchen stories/Pregnancy cravings -cucur udang

Ever since I've been pregnant, my food wants have decreased to a point where BF complains that he doesn't get fed anymore.

Don't get me wrong, I still cook but my appetite has gone down so much that I can't even spicy food anymore, leaving BF to eat what I've cooked - leftovers that could last days. I have been fortunate not to get any morning sickness at all, it's just that I don't feel like eating anymore.

Now that I am in my 2nd trimester, I find my appetite slowly making a comeback but it's more towards my mum's cooking. Unfortunately, living a whole continent away doesn't help which means I have no option but try to replicate her dishes, with her recipes. My mum however has never been one to stick to recipes - preferring to dabble with a lil bit of this and a lil bit of that. Never a good thing for a novice like yours truly.

I have been pretty successful in my attempts tho - apparently I am also quite handy with adjusting recipes on the fly so the kitchen stories has grown.

Today's attempt was cucur udang :)

I am - in the family way!

I have been keeping this news quiet for some time. Perhaps because it is still something am getting my head around but also because it it's going to impact how things fare for the rest of my/our lives. 

It was a bit of shall I or shall I not blog about this but it will be good to have a diary of sorts to jot down my up and downs as I get used to the fact that I have something growing in me for the next 5 months - yes - I am 4 months pregnant!

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