Updates

It has been a long time since I updated about us. So here's some short updates about us.

@ 24 weeks
I am now at 24 weeks. At my checkup last week, the little one is growing well and weighs about 700 grams. This little guy kicks a lot when I am lying down, not so much when I am walking around, but sometimes he likes to give a hard push. Thank God my energy level is back, though I can't stand or walk for too long, otherwise will feel some strain on my tummy. Appetite is normal, I eat normal portions, sometimes even less, not much weight gain this time round. But my sis-in-law says that for boys, the weight gain will come later in the pregnancy.

Sarah
Sarah is growing very fast. I was just looking at her last year's photos and realised that she has grown so much. I find that her facial features has matured, she still looked so babyish last year. Time really flies. So far, she has not shown any signs of jealousy towards her baby brother. She loves to read to him, and says that when didi comes, she will teach him how to play, how to read, etc. Hope that she will keep this up and be a good cheh cheh when the baby arrives.

Homeschooling
Homeschooling stopped for 2 months due to my pregnancy sickness. During these 2 months of inactivity, doubts crept into my mind: whether I am doing Sarah any good by keeping her at home where she does not seem to be doing anything. So in a moment of folly, I signed her up at the PAP nursery near our home. Well, as the saying goes, "Man proposes, God disposes". Though she seemed to do well at the trial class and on the 1st day of school, she protested a bit on the 2nd day. Well, on the 3rd day onwards, she refused to wear her uniform at all. Little missy is firm on what she wants. She told me she only wants homeschool. As for me, from the very moment I sent her up the school bus, my heart has not been at peace. I just don't feel right about the whole thing. So, after attending only 2 days of school, I pulled her out and resumed our homeschooling. I can only thank the Lord that He led me back on the right path. Everything felt right and Sarah enjoys her lessons very much. I enjoyed the time spent with her as well.

When I said earlier that it did not seem that she is learning much in that 2 months, nothing could be further from the truth, now looking back. I find that in that 2 months when I was not able to care for her, she has learnt to be independent. She learnt to play independently, she created imaginary friends. The only area she back slided was her self-feeding (as her 2 grandmothers fed her instead of letting her self-feed), but this has been rectified since.

Its really wonderful to have her at home with me, learning, playing and living life together. I treasure the time I have with her now, as I know that before too long, she won't be able to have all of me to herself.