Week 16: AVOCADO

This week is all about that fluttering sensations in my abdomen and no, its not that the baby is moving around there, it feels more like gas or muscle twitch. And guess what, I was shocked to see some growing hair near my belly button. LIke eww, I was blessed that I dont have so much hair before but look at it now, like a virgin forest. So unglam.


So my baby is associated with another produce this week. It's AVOCADO. Now the size of an avocado. According to experts, big enough to hear us!


Yes, thats the milestone this week ---the baby can now hear us; my backward laughter , my constant singing of just about anything and our childish bickering.


I remember someone I know taught her unborn baby to do Math by talking to her womb while doing accounting work. Uhm, sounds preposterous right? Coz it is! There are numerous studies saying that children are more intelligent if they listen to classical music while still in the womb. This might've prompted corporations to come up with Baby Einstein stuff to milk money from gullible parents. I'm not saying that this is all false. It's just that these researches are still in its "infancy" ( pun intended) to invest on something that has not quiet reach a certain level of validity. I guess, I will just have to exert my efforts on not being so stressed on my pregnancy as there are an ocean-ful of researches that could prove how stress affect our baby's well-being!




While we are at it ( on well-being), I have developed several pregnancy "symptoms":


1.regular back aches- which from my pregnancy bible means that its another effect of pregnancy hormones and I guess Physics too ( read: gravitational pull). And being at my desk for practically 8 hours added up to that ache.


2. bigger bOObs-- woot woot. so far, the best thing evahhhh. I know, i know, its just nature's way of preparing me for breastfeeding but still... its so cool. I'm not flat-chested to start with but its just relatively bigger this time around and i get to flaunt it, cleavage man. cleavage.


3. pregnancy brain-- aka bird brain.  forgetfulness. somehow, it makes me feel not so bad about accidentally tossing my 2-month old Google phone in the washing machine. Blame it to my pregnancy. BTW, i used this argument with my hubby but I didn't get away with it. Blimey.


4. pregnancy glow.. er more like grow-- my mom-in-law said I got glowing skin but I don't believe her, she was just patronizing me. More like grow because my face looks rounder, like  a fresh-baked pie. On top of that, my nose is getting wider too, nostrils flaring. gaaah. 


So excuse me, while i "talk" to my baby ;)