Detailed Scan

Went for my detailed scan today. My appointment is at 10am and we arrived on the dot at the registration counter. Due to some emergency which arose, we had to wait for an hour before it’s my turn for the scan. While waiting, we brought Cherylin to the playroom at Mt A and daddy bought a cup of drinks for her when she gets cranky. The scan took about 25 mins to complete. According to the Radiographer, Cherylin should be getting a didi. Well, we will wait till the next gynae visit to confirm with Kenneth again.

Afternote: I did my detailed scan for Cherylin at Camden Medical Centre 3 years ago. Given a choice, I would have preferred that I did my scan this time round at Camden Medical Centre too. Both YC and I felt that the doctor there is more detailed and the scanning machine definitely is better than the one at Mt A. We don’t mind the hassle of traveling there and the higher cost involved. YC asked me to remind him to feedback to Kenneth when we next see him.

Lantern Festival

Last sun, we brought Cherylin to the Chinese Garden. It's our first time bringing her there to see those beautiful lanterns. The theme of the year is 'ocean'. There are lots of fishes, octopuses, etc around the garden. Of cos, there's her favourite dolphine too. We sometimes have difficulties taking pictures of her as she will deliberately look away from the camera. But for the sake of her dolphine, she guai guai pose for daddy to snap. We collected those traditional paper lanterns that were given to every visitor. Cherylin looked on curiously as daddy tried to light up the lantern. It's her first time playing with a paper lantern, that's why her reaction. Somehow this girl dare not hold on to the lantern initially. She held for a while as we moved along. Daddy bought a lotus flower that's to be lit up and placed into the pond. Cherylin had a great time watching by the pond side, looking at the lotus flower as it floated away. The auntie at the stall gave her lots of sweet which made her even happier. We left the place after spending about 2 hours plus there. Asked if she had enjoyed herself, Cherylin gave a positive "Yes!". Frankly speaking, if not for her, we would never have visited the Chinese Garden :P

First diaper-free trip….

Today is the first time we brought Cherylin out without diaper on. We went to IMM instead of town area as we have a party to attend in the evening. So just go somewhere near so that Cherylin could take a nap/rest in the afternoon. Glad that everything went on fine, with no accidents. Cherylin will say so when she needs to wee. Hence, this trip had boost our confidence in bringing her out without diaper in future :)

Gynae Visit

I went for my gynae checkup on last Sat. It’s the 4th visit to the gynae so far. Cherylin was crying and protesting when we entered the consultation room during my first visit for fear that the doctor will check on her/give her injection, etc. However, she became more receptive and was willing to enter the room as time passed by and she knew that it’s mummy whom Dr Lee is checking on, not her. Furthermore, she gets to eat sweets whenever she visits Dr Lee, and there are lots of toys for her to play at the waiting area.

This morning when I woke her up, I was whispering beside her ear: "Get up and we will go and see Dr Lee". To my surprise, she nodded her head and opened her eyes. She woke up without any fuss. I was surprised because she usually sleeps late and hence wakes up late. Whenever we need to visit the gynae (our appointment is at 9am), we’ll have a hard time waking her up and she’ll be grouchy and grumpy. With a little persuasion, she changed her clothings and left happily with us as we depart to Mt A.

Cherylin would demand to be out of the scanning room during prior visits, this time she stayed for a while before making noise and told daddy to bring her out. When Dr Lee was drawing blood for my triple test, she watched curiously at the door and later asked me why Dr Lee pasted a plaster on my wrist.

During this visit, YC asked if we can find out the baby’s gender. Baby was sleeping then and woke up when Dr Lee disturbed him/her a little. As the position wasn’t very right, Dr Lee said it’s best that we wait till the detailed scan at 20th week to confirm the sex of the baby.

Sis-to-be

I’ve been telling Cherylin that mummy is having a little baby in my tummy. At times, when her mood is good, I will tell her to sayang little baby before going to bed. So far, she has been quite a nice jie jie, will sayang little baby when I asked her to do so (she will sayang my tummy and then quickly cover it with my t-shirt). Last Sat, she even initiated to kiss the baby. So sweet of her.