So many things have happened and I finally have more time and energy to document my journey.
My two main updates:
1. I'm pregnant!
2. I left my job and intend to be a SAHM (maybe doing some part time) for about a year.
My pregnancy:
I found out I was pregnant on 14th Nov 15! Like the first time, it was very surreal and was so surprised to get a positive preggie test result! This time I used a cheaper guardian kit since it works just as well lol. Anyway, I was really really happy that I was pregnant. I guess deep down I've always wanted a 2nd child to love. Children are really a joy and blessing to have. I was so psyched to share the awesome news with G.
Well, unlike my pregnancy with Leia, this pregnancy is sooooo different. My first trimester was baaaad. I was having bad morning sickness (all day) due to my surging hormones. I would feel like throwing up all the time and had a lot of gas (whenever I tried to puke, I would belch really really loudly). I lost my appetite and hated certain smells like fried garlic and Muslim food. Ohhh and I grew and aversion to chicken! I couldn't (and still can't sometimes) eat steam/stir fried chicken. I could only eat chicken was that was deep fried. I basically lost 1kg or more during my first trim.
On top of that, I was very emotional, partly due to difficulties at work. To be honest, I was quite lifeless! Gerald often described me as 'face green green' in hokkien lol.
Despite the non-enjoyable symptoms, I was really glad everything went well at our 1st and 2nd check ups. We went back to Dr Heng since she's so experienced. At my 12 weeks check up, she shared that I'm likely gonna have another girl! Whee!
Leaving my job:
I guess I started having doubts about my job in November last year. It seemed like the nature of my work made it difficult to part time and there just didn't seem to be any job fit. To cut things short, I was quite affected at work and it wasn't healthy for my pregnancy. I thought about hanging in there till I was due but even that seemed awfully challenging. It was a difficult decision for me to make but I did it anyway... I decided to go, knowing that I probably won't be able to rejoin the organization again.
Last week was my last and I started to stay home since 1st feb. I hope I'll be able to teach Leia more, learn and practise cooking and find some part time work to keep me occupied and relevant. I really do not want to turn into a sloth!
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