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We went to see the gynae a few days ago for a routine checkup. This time, he did a detailed ultrasound scan (still haven’t gotten the CD of pics from him, argh!) to check that baby’s spine, brain, heart are all normal, etc. It was such a treat to be able to see how much baby has grown in the last 4 weeks!

Baby was lying facing my spine, and boy, did the doctor have a hard time trying to get a 3D scan of baby’s face. She refused to turn over despite being prodded, and what’s more, she had her hands curled up in fists and was covering her face like a little boxer! Doctor had to give up in the end…

Doctor also commented that she’s really active…we could see her moving around during the scan. What’s more, I could feel her kick wherever the scanner pressed against my tummy! Since a few days ago, her kicks have been getting really strong and the unexpected ones can really make me catch my breath.

She’s also squirming around quite alot now and seem to have a particular fondness for pressing against my bladder… One thing I’ve noticed is that when I wake up in the morning, she’ll squirm around for a while, give a few gentle kicks, and then quiet down again (probably going back to sleep). Recently, I noticed that she seems to kick whenever I eat sweet stuff like cookies and ice-cream…I wonder if it’s a kick of approval or to say “mummy, watch your diet else you won’t be able to lose all the extra weight!”…

Speaking of weight…the 3D/2N holiday at Cameron Highlands has definitely contributed to my weight gain! Instead of 1kg in every 4 weeks, I gained 0.5kg in the earlier 2 weeks, and 1.5kgs in the last 2 weeks! 1.5kg in 2 weeks! *faints*

Other changes…my hair! My hair stylist told me during a recent visit that my scalp has gotten oilier, and my hair texture has changed slightly. I didn’t think much of it till this morning when I noticed that my hair has actually gotten quite frizzy! Quite irritating as the leave-in conditioner didn’t help one bit…gotta go shopping for some hair product soon.

Memory loss. My mom said…”don’t blame it on the baby, you’re just being forgetful”…. But I do think that it’s because my mind is so occupied with baby that I’m not focusing on other stuff as much as I should/used to. It’s silly little absent-minded things like turning the key to lock the door when I’m actually trying to unlock it. Forgetting to bring stuff out even though I’ve placed it strategically near the front door. Fingers crossed that it stays as silly little absent-minded things!

Oooo….and baby clothes shopping has begun! Thanks to Sherl who pointed me to Pumpkin Patch which was having a renovation sale, I managed to buy quite a few pieces of clothing for baby yesterday. Got some stuff from Baby Gap, Poney & FOS too…happy happy joy joy! Baby clothes are just soooo cute and small and adorable!

20 more weeks to go…we’re halfway there!