boon's log 1806.03: April News and Updates

One month shot has past! Boy, does time fly. Have not been having much time updating my blog for April. For one, I (IL and I, actualy) have been tied up with the news of God's greatest gift to the both of us! Yeah, we've found out that IL is pregnant, praise God! At the time of this post, she is about 9-weeks into her first trimester. We've been very excited about the whole thing, being first time "parents-to-be" and the same can be said about our parents as well, being "grand-parents-to-be". This is definitely another major milestone for the both of us and our parents. Eversince the great news, we've been pretty busy getting books, reading materials, and not forgetting talking with friends and relatives on OB/GYNs and hospitals and even midwives - was told that we need to make the bookings right now as the good ones are really "hot". There are so many websites that helps you chart your pregnancy-calendar so that you can track the development of the fetus and your bodily changes on a week-to-week basis, pretty amazing... For example this one.

Our lifestyles have changed almost, almost, overnight. It is also amazing how such changes in your lives changes your entire perspective of things. For those who've been through this before will probably be able to identify with me on what I am saying. You don't really give a hoot of other things around you that much anymore, everything else takes a lower priority. You just want to know more about what's happening inside and how the little "baby" is developing and how your wife is doing and how to make her more comfortable.

A few of the guys were talking and sharing their respective experiences about their wives giving birth over breakfast the other day. EC was very descriptive about how his wife went through the three different ways of giving birth, Cesarean, natural and with epidural aid. Gosh, did I mention descriptive... ahem. Anyways, the other guy MI was saying that no matter what you say at the delivery room is ALWAYS wrong. Somethings that you should remember NOT to say to your wife in the delivery room, though, are...

"Everything is going to be alright, dear"

"Calm down, darling, calm down"

"I'm here for you, honey" and the like.

Well, if you ever do, be prepared... her hand will come at you at such high speeds and so powerful that you thought it was God Himself reaching down from heaven and slapping you at the face!!! Followed by

"What do you mean everything is going to be alright? Are you *toot* blind?! Am I the only one in this room who is awake?!"

And also, perhaps your arm will probably never recover from the bruise from the heavy pinching from your wife or your life may be at stake from the elbow-lock around your neck!!! It was both hilarious when we talked about it and at the same time scary to the both of us... So the conclusion was not to say anything at all. Well, then again, even when you don't say anything you'll get it too!!! So no matter what you do, you'll still get it...

Our cell group has also been pretty encouraging and excited about it as well. Only two months into her pregnancy, and we've already received bookings for God-ma and God-pa! Really appreciate our CG members for their continuous support and prayers... My CG leader even taught me how to help dig a baby's nose! Hugs to all my CG members!

I just got back from spending a week being back in Penang - spent the whole week with IL, making sure that everything is okay at home, at least, until my permanent relocation back to Penang at the end of May/early June. Also accompanied her to the OB/GYN(s) last week. Yeah, we're still "shopping" around - IL was "torn-between-two-gynecologist" - but we're pretty much set our minds on one particular one by the end of last week. Besides "shopping" for our doctor, we've also been doing a lot of shopping for baby stuffs, clothings for both the mom and also the babe, strollers, baby seats, etc. We just go for the neutral colored clothings since we do not know whether it is a boy or a girl. :) No pink since IL does not like pink.

Apart from the goodnews above, workload has been increasing exponentially as we approach the end of my relocation here and as we get ready to relocate back to Penang - tying up loose ends before I head off home. Work had been ever hectic. I cannot wait to go home. really looking forward to finally move back to Penang and be with IL and I am really regreting on how much I am missing out this 1-1.5 months that I am still going to be here, away from her. We'll see what we can do to pull in my return date...

more later...

boon out...