Out of the Blue

Im into the 31st week. Which means around 6-7 weeks to full term (of 37 weeks). The third trimester is proving to be challenging in some ways. I never expected I'd grow to be sensitive to smells- cigarette, feng you, cooked food packets on train. It makes me breathless and nauseas. Tired-ness took on a different meaning from the first trimester. Of course it was exhausting then and nothing like that has ever hit me. This few weeks I've been getting the lethargy, the short spans of energy bursts after which I'm busted for the day. It's been harder to get up, to fall into sleep, to sit or walk for long. The tummy gets more pronounced, heavier and I'm slower. Usually zonked, I dont respond as much. My mind is active but it doesn't necessarily translate to expressions or words these days. Somehow there is a desire to get this over and done with- not in a frustrated way but just naturally hoping to see the baby I've been carrying for the past month...

It's been about 7 months.  Pregnancy, like my cousin told me "is over quite soon", and I didn't quite get it at first. Looking forward, I realise there's just about two months more before I'd see Kayla! So I thought I should recall and note some things about pregnancy (both matter of facts and surprises) before I forget them altogether. The most common questions I get and find it a little tiring to keep answering is, "Is it a boy or girl?  Have you thought of her name?"  I never thought I'd get a maternal swim suit and swim with my baby in me! I love to wear those black, soft swishy pants that wrap around my belly nicely. I don't really expect people to give up their seats on the MRT and buses but off on and they do, and I'm embarrassed about it! It took me about 4-5 months of pregnancy to really get into the baby details - what I need to do, get, eat.  I look forward to Qingwen talking and morse-coding to the baby every night:)...