Big Girl Joey
Joey is growing big. : ) When we last went to see her at Dr Chew's, she's already grown to 2.9kg just one week after the previous visit. It didn't dawn upon me how big she is until I realised that when I was born, I was even lighter than that! I was a little premature, so I was rather light, though healthy at birth. And that day Shaun also told me that she was only 2.6kg when she was born. Hmm.. Joey is still inside my tummy and she's already nearly 3kg! Oh man.. Big girl ah..
It's been quite some time since I saw Joey's face, cos she's always facing downwards since dunno-when. It's a good position to give birth of course, but it's kind of disappointing not to be able to see her face every time. Well, I guess it just adds to the anticipation of seeing her real face when she's finally born. Will I tear when I see her for the very first time? And how would I feel when I carry her in my arms? Especially when I've been feeling her every movement in my tummy for the past 9 months?
It's all getting quite exciting. There's really an excitement everyday as I await for the big day to come. It's quite hard to explain, but it feels like you know something significant and really powerful is going to happen soon, and you can't help but feel like you are walking on clouds all the time. : ) It's really drawing rather near, you know? The missy at Dr Chew's clinic told me that if I give birth in 2 weeks' time, it's not considered premature anymore, and the baby is considered DUE. So, it could be anytime between 2 weeks to 1 month now!
At the same time though, I am starting to feel the stress. Like clearing my work, my cubicle and all the unfinished filing and business. What if I can't get everything done before Joey comes out? It'll not impact me of course, but whoever is covering my work will have a jolly hard time looking for everything. And of course, I could never imagine having make pastor plough through my things just to look for something she needed. That'll be very bad.
So, thank God next week is school holidays, and I'm thinking of asking my helpers (3 of whom are teachers! And 1 social worker with lots of love & compassion, I'm sure!) to come & help me clear and pack my stuff. I don't think I can accomplish much by myself cos work keeps piling in everyday now even as I am trying to clear the earlier pile. Ha..
In the last few days, many people have asked me why I am still working and not taking leave to rest & wait for the day to arrive. The kopi uncle at the foodcourt asked me the other morning when he saw how big my tummy is and asked me how come I haven't taken leave. When I told him I can rest all I want after I give birth because I have 3 months' maternity leave, he exclaimed out in envy "Wah... so good to be a woman!". Hmm.. I wonder if he will still say that when he is the one giving birth. ha..
Then several colleagues also have been asking me the same question. But it's not that I don't want. It's just that I find it weird to take leave now to rest. Cos firstly, I feel absolutely alright. Energetic and happy most of the time. And I don't really know when Joey will come out, so what shall I do? Take 3 days, then see? Nothing happens, come back to work? So weird right??!
Well, anyway, as the day draws nearer, I should stop my procrastination & just start packing my hospital bag. I never get down to doing it! Sigh... and my friends have been telling me to put 1 at home, and 1 in the office. That's so troublesome! I shall just trust and believe in God that He will give me ample time to get home, take a shower, put on a nice set of clean clothes before heading to the hospital. Totally no rush in Jesus' Name! =P Well, anything is possible with God, isn't it? : )
It's been quite some time since I saw Joey's face, cos she's always facing downwards since dunno-when. It's a good position to give birth of course, but it's kind of disappointing not to be able to see her face every time. Well, I guess it just adds to the anticipation of seeing her real face when she's finally born. Will I tear when I see her for the very first time? And how would I feel when I carry her in my arms? Especially when I've been feeling her every movement in my tummy for the past 9 months?
It's all getting quite exciting. There's really an excitement everyday as I await for the big day to come. It's quite hard to explain, but it feels like you know something significant and really powerful is going to happen soon, and you can't help but feel like you are walking on clouds all the time. : ) It's really drawing rather near, you know? The missy at Dr Chew's clinic told me that if I give birth in 2 weeks' time, it's not considered premature anymore, and the baby is considered DUE. So, it could be anytime between 2 weeks to 1 month now!
At the same time though, I am starting to feel the stress. Like clearing my work, my cubicle and all the unfinished filing and business. What if I can't get everything done before Joey comes out? It'll not impact me of course, but whoever is covering my work will have a jolly hard time looking for everything. And of course, I could never imagine having make pastor plough through my things just to look for something she needed. That'll be very bad.
So, thank God next week is school holidays, and I'm thinking of asking my helpers (3 of whom are teachers! And 1 social worker with lots of love & compassion, I'm sure!) to come & help me clear and pack my stuff. I don't think I can accomplish much by myself cos work keeps piling in everyday now even as I am trying to clear the earlier pile. Ha..
In the last few days, many people have asked me why I am still working and not taking leave to rest & wait for the day to arrive. The kopi uncle at the foodcourt asked me the other morning when he saw how big my tummy is and asked me how come I haven't taken leave. When I told him I can rest all I want after I give birth because I have 3 months' maternity leave, he exclaimed out in envy "Wah... so good to be a woman!". Hmm.. I wonder if he will still say that when he is the one giving birth. ha..
Then several colleagues also have been asking me the same question. But it's not that I don't want. It's just that I find it weird to take leave now to rest. Cos firstly, I feel absolutely alright. Energetic and happy most of the time. And I don't really know when Joey will come out, so what shall I do? Take 3 days, then see? Nothing happens, come back to work? So weird right??!
Well, anyway, as the day draws nearer, I should stop my procrastination & just start packing my hospital bag. I never get down to doing it! Sigh... and my friends have been telling me to put 1 at home, and 1 in the office. That's so troublesome! I shall just trust and believe in God that He will give me ample time to get home, take a shower, put on a nice set of clean clothes before heading to the hospital. Totally no rush in Jesus' Name! =P Well, anything is possible with God, isn't it? : )
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