Ola! :)
I've been away for a while haven't i? Just been so busy with preparing for my little gathering of a baby shower that happened over the weekend. I'll blog about that soon as i'll still getting the pictures edited and i'm also tweaking my online shop's blog, Http://crimsonrose-boutique.onsugar.com which has been driving me nuts as it isn't as easy as it seems, with all the 'shopping cart' widgets etc that you have to tweak before putting the HTML codes up. But it's been going good so far, so hopefully, it gets easier with time.
So many of you have requested for me to upload new pictures of my baby bump, especially since the last one was done AGES ago. My bump is so much bigger now, and i swear, it grows by the day! Sham has stopped complaining that i should eat more, he said the reason why my baby bump before was due to the fact that i wasn't eating enough. It's actually because my muscles are still tight and was keeping my body in 'shape' though over the recent weeks, have probably started to wear out with the size of my growing baby.
Valentines day this year was extra special for the both of us, because unlike the majority that were wine and dining as well as giving/receiving flowers, we were visiting my OB-GYN for our monthly check up for our baby. It has been the best Valentines to date. Nothing is better than seeing your child on Lovers day. A child is indeed the biggest gift of love. :)
So Princess K (that's the initial for her first name) weighs about 1.5kilos now and is about 20cm in length. Doc says that she's tall and slim. Tall just like her mummy! She's currently putting on her fats, so she won't be slim for that much longer i'm guessing. Sham's going to have a hard time should she follow my footsteps! Our little model in the making!! Oh the amount of boys Sham's going to worry about! HAHA. We've also dropped down to 3 weeks for our next visit, which is on the 7th of March. I CAN'T WAIT!
Back to topic, i took some shots of myself and my baby bump today, but my camera went a little wonky and started vibrating and i couldn't get a decent shot and had to use the Mac's photobooth to take most of the shots. They're pretty clear, but not as good as my digicam. But good enough! I only managed to get 3 shots with my digicam before it decided to get crazy on me, so here's the shots!
I also took out my measuring tape to measure my baby bump, and i'm at 40 inches! Supposedly, i'm still much smaller than most, but hey, its okay! It's normal.
Notice that line under my belly button, yeah, it has become darker. :( I really think it's so ugly. I can't wait till it starts to fade off! I don't have a single stretch mark yet though, i've been obsessively using my cocoa butter cream from Palmers at least twice daily. I've even ordered the Victoria's Secret Cocoa Butter Sensuous Escape Deep-Nourishing Body Lotion which i am definitely going to overdose myself in! I LOVE COCOA BUTTER! I've heard from my friend, Marianne (If you're reading this, HELLO!!), that the one from The Body Shop is great too! Cocoa butter does not guarantee that you WILL NOT get any stretch marks, instead, it helps to reduce it. So of course, i put it all over myself, especially on my tummy and thighs, the most prone areas for stretch marks. Oh and the bum too! I've also started noticing that my skin has started to become somewhat dry and i read that it's part and parcel of pregnancy. So any body lotions i can get my hans on, currently all from Body Shop, goes all over me!
Anyways, here's some interesting facts i found! Hope you find it just as interesting as i have.
"Where's the Pregnancy Weight Going?"
The normal weight gain through out your pregnancy would be about 25-35 pounds. Though, you won't be giving birth to a baby that heavy, here's how it is distributed.
Baby: 7.5 pounds
Placenta: 1.5 pounds
Amniotic Fluid: 2 pounds
Uterine Enlargement: 2 pounds
Maternal Breast Tissue: 2 pounds
Maternal Blood Volume: 4 pounds
Fluids in Maternal Tissue: 4 pounds
Maternal Fat stores: 7 pounds
To end this off, here's some nonsense photos i took of myself while on photobooth. Oh, and look at my 'strawberry' nails! So cute right? :p
Toodles!!
Hi there :) just started following your 'beauty and baby' blog (",) fun to watch u in this stage of bliss. good to see you enjoying being preggers (",) don't forget to moisturize your lower back and sides coz these places stretch too! (",) I overdose on body oil while preggers and thank god I did coz - NO STRETCH MARKS! (",)
ReplyDeleteHi! Thank you so much for following my blog, i've started following yours too! What kind of body oil do you use? I'm all cocoa butter now, well, thats what everyone has been telling me to use anyways. So far, no stretch marks, but im petrified! They might come soon! :l
ReplyDeleteHihi :) good to see u on Hazelnutt House (",)
ReplyDeleteI use Dr Hauschka Blackthorn oil.
http://www.drhauschka.co.uk/skincare/lifestyle/mother-and-baby
I started with Cocoa Butter too but I dunno why, I got really sensitive to scents while preggers and the scent gave me headaches. I believe any oil or moisturizers will do the job of minimizing stretch marks if you use it religiously. Need to keep the skin moisturized and full of elasticity in order for it to stretch without tearing.
oh yes oh yes... remember to rub some on your boobs too! coz they get stretched too!
Thanks for sharing what you used! Am checking it out! :D And you're so right, need to keep the skin moisturized! Plus, i don't know if it's part of pregnancy, but my skin has been so dry lately! I'm starting to believe i might just be a snake!
ReplyDeleteDitto! Moisturize boobies! :p