HK.

So 10/23, 2 years ago mommy and daddy moved to hk... well daddy moved back to hk. The time really flies by. I still remember so clearly- leaving Columbus, stopping by LA, then leaving LA to HK. The transition to HK, getting used to not driving, having a driver, having so much family around (m's not mine), and just the hustle and bustle of it all... i still feel that i haven't fully assimilated, i don't know if i ever will-- but home is where the heart is... and since m is here, then this is where i call home. Soon this will be your home too little girl, well it already is! It's what you'll grow up knowing, though we hope to travel to show you other places in the world, so you have a wider perspective on life...

even 4 yrs ago... mommy left LA, a new chapter to her life after almost 10 yrs there... go figure she moved home to nj, applied for ANF (again) and within two weeks had a new job to move to columbus where eventually she met your daddy. :) life is full of amazing opportunities, you just have to stay open so you can see them! I wasn't even in columbus for 2 yrs- it was 1 yr + 10 mos... so i've been in HK longer than cbus.

Time flies, in the past 4 years i look back to see how much has changed, and how much i've moved on vs if i had stayed in LA... change is good... life is about change and how we manage change and grow and readjust ourselves to deal with change... because without it, life would be boring! but remember, in the end, you know who your family and loved ones are and what's important-- people, and not things... and to remember to cherish and be thankful and grateful for each person (or pet- like torrance) that we share our life with.

be happy, because life is too short not to be.
keep growing little girl... we are sooooo excited for your arrival!
love mommy & daddy.

Happy 37 weeks!!

Yay! We made it! Thirty-seven weeks and little girl you're officially now full term! :D. How exciting!!

Mommy has been very tired the past two days- that means you're probably growing, growing, growing!

Only time will tell when you join us! We're SOOOO excited to meet you soon!!

Hugs and kisses a million times over-
Love mommy and daddy!!
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wow... getting there!

So daddy came home last night! yay! You were a good little girl and stayed inside. :) we have a few more weeks to go but really, it's down to the final stretch!

Mommy is still thinking this week, but if not, then okay, we'll see! Daddy is guessing/pushing for 11/7 since that's all odd #s and also the reverse of his birthday. so i guess we should start taking bets?! haa. i hope you're growing and happy and healthy!

mommy has actually also been super emotional the past few days, not sure what's going on with the hormones but something definitely is going on! Just tearing, crying, over silly things... i mean, throughout the entire pregnancy we only had a few outbursts of hyper sensitivity, but nothing like the past few days! it's been... well, interesting. Which is why mommy also thinks along with her hormones gearing up, you might be having something to do with it! soooo yah, maybe this week??? haha

its nice to have daddy home though... yes, we missed him. our little family.
love mommy

Ahhh Monday.

10/19.

This morning we went to the doctors... regular checkup. Your head is still measuring small, BPD measurement but it's okay because the circumference is measuring accurately, thank goodness! Mommy got the full report and it says all your vital organs have developed on schedule as well. Double thank goodness! From last Wed- 10/14, these were your measurements (35w+6d):

BPD (head diameter) 8.3cm, 33w + 3d
HC (head circumf) 31.2cm, 35w
FL (femur length) 6.9cm, 35w + 2d
AC (abdomen circumf) 30.9cm, 34w +6d

Comment: "nomrmal ongoing pregnancy of 34w+3d +/-1 week of gestation. This correlates well withthe clinical date."

So yep! you're GOOD little girl! Actually here were your measurements from today:
BPD: 8.38cm, 33w+4d
FL: 7.21cm, 39w+2d

So dr has concluded that you're a tall baby! :) YAY. That's what mommy wanted... haha. based on 39w+2d of femur length, that actaully puts your due date at 10/24... libra scorpio cusp? ;)
i guess we'll see! huh little girl. :)

On another note- dr had apologized today, because apparently he has to take his wife to the states for some medical stuff and won't be back the weekend till 11/14... it's funny how things work out, i was just telling you last night we were so indifferent during this entire process with the doctors, how next time maybe we'll get a female doctor, etc... well yes, life is funny. I hope dr. tsai's wife of course, is okay... but in the meantime, probably the next few appt's we are going to see a different doctor- dr. stephanie chow. female doctor... i wonder how she'll be-- she practices on Sundays too, so we may see her this coming week since we're supposed to be visiting the doctor every week now. life.... positive thinking, really, you ask for something you just might get it! so in these cases, always think positive, so positive things will come your way. :) Think Positive! +



Anyhow, it was nice today, mommy got to see her old friend, best friend from college kimmy. It's been awhile since she's seen her, but she looks the same and it was soooo good to catch up! Some things don't change and some relationships are so great-- low maintenance yet you know that, true friends will always be there no matter what, no matter how long you do or don't talk... you can still count on them. :) It's a blessing to have friends in life like that. :)

It's a blessing everyday to wake up, breathe fresh air, see the sunshine... have loved ones, family and friends around.

We love you little girl... sooo excited daddy comes home tomorrow night!! I think he's bringing PIZZA too. hahahaha.
Keep growing... keep getting stronger... we're almost there!
BIG HUGS & KISSES.
love mommy and daddy.

Hiccup. Hiccup. Hiccup.

36w+3d.
Today's sunday, 10/18. Little girl has been having hiccups 4xs in the past 3 days, once or twice a day. I googled and supposedly its a good thing, but very funny... Poor little girl. Its cute. It means she's trying to breathe, or mimick breathing! :)

I'm still hoping little girl is earlier than late- maybe next week after daddy gets back to hk? Libra/scorpio cusp? ;). Hey, mommy can hope! But as long as she is happy, healthy beautiful and smart. Best of mommy + the best of daddy!!

Your crib still hasn't arrive, quite annoying since its 10wks already. :( hope it arrives this week so amy can ship. Though we still have a lot to do in the other room... In time I'm sure. :) I am sorry though, you don't get a true "nursery", but mommy and daddy will do our best. We love you so much already, and promise to take care of you forever and ever... We can't wait till you decide to meet us! :)


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On another note- Winnie's getting induced tmrw- crazy, since her due date was fri- 10/16. The 40 wks really flies by.

Last week I found out 4 more ppl were preggo- eva, gina muccino (holmdel), lauren (jen's friend), and rachel from work! Its the preggo train I guess! :p

But life is good...
Big hugs and kisses...
Love mommy + daddy

Ps: only 2 more days and daddy comes home! Yay!!!!
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yay for Friday!

Thsi week wasn't too bad. Though i was counting and it's still FIVE days before daddy comes home. Yep.. Fri, Sat, Sun, Mon and finally Tues. Poor thing though, he's sick in the city. But tmrw he is going home to grandma tsang's which i am SURE she will take good care of him and whip up some miracle cure or healthy organic homemade chicken soup. :) i miss grandma... i wish we were home now! It's always so nice to go back home to nj... it's calm, relaxing and we get to sleep. :)

Speaking of grandma's though... Grandma wong will be back tonight. We'll prob see her tmrw though. Although mommy's friend Kimmy is coming to town! It will be SO exciting if she really moves here for temporary, a year or so... due to her fiance's job! I'll keep my fingers crossed... would be nice to have a gf from home- like a true gf, it's been years since we've really hung out. :) It will be good to see her tmrw. She's getting married in May next year, so we definitely will be going back to LA for that! I wouldn't miss it for anything... you'll be about 7 mos by then...

Yesterday I was super tired... we went to sleep at around 11, i didn't want to sleep much earlier b/c i was worried if we went to bed at 9pm we'd wake up in the middle of the night and not be able to go back to sleep. But we slept well! except for waking up at 2:45 and not getting back to sleep till about 3:30... but we got to sleep till about 10am this morning, which was nice since we were woken up by banging instead of drilling. but alas, the drilling did start again later on. :p but I feel more rested, and hopefully you do too little girl. :)

This morning though, walking to the car, i felt a gush of trickling. I think i will be oblivious to labor... i questioned if it was the water breaking but it didn't seem like *that* much, like you see in the movies? but it was more than usual too... oh well. i hope i know when labor starts... supposedly i've read that it's a back to fwd tightening, where as braxton hicks is just in the front.
Either way, i hope that little girl, you're still staying put till at least next tuesday!


Mommy has urge to shop... but so many of the little girl clothes is like, sooooooo girlie! i need to find a non-girlie site to get some neat clothes for you... yet at the same time i know you're going to grow up so quickly... but hopefully not too quickly. I'm sure we'll want you to stay little for awhile. :)

Love, mommy & daddy.

Slight scare.

Yesterday we went to see the dr... since we're almost at 36 weeks we're going to be going every week now! Nuts that there really are only about 4 weeks (or less) left! :)

Anyhow, yesterday was quite a scare... the dr started to measure your head (bpd) and it was only measuring 33w+4d (at most) yet your femur length was measuring almost 38w! so either 1) you have long legs or 2) your head stopped growing... or slowed growth. The dr seemed very very concerned so of course, i was too! He measured a few times, and didn't really know what to say... but after the scan he said oh, we need to do detailed b/c we need to make sure everything is alright! I asked what would be the cause of small head, and he said as long as it's not a growth retardation. the "R" word no parent wants to hear... aiya. what scary word! So we made an appt to get a detailed scan at 4:30 in the afternoon- the soonest available.

So after the appt in the morning, i called m... i was on the verge of tears! though i knew everything would be okay, it's just nervewracking! Dr's from what mom says, sometimes are horrible because they instill fear into us... which is i suppose true... but anyhow, at 4:30 i went back to the hospital for a detailed scan. and nervous.

it was done by a dr.chan, 2nd opinion, he seems nice. I don't know if he's a obgyn or a "scan" dr, eitherway though, he measured everything and he said everything looks ok! so her head, the legs, and her internals are all good. there is enough blood (both from the arteries and veins) going into her brain and also thru the umbilical cord... and her lungs are developing nicely he said. She looks healthy! :) that's all, as a parent you can hope and want to hear each time from the doctor. :)

So this morning dr.tsai calls back and says yes, her head is just more oval, so her diameter is measuring smaller but her circumference is okay at 35w. :) thank goodness. we will go back on monday though... not sure if they're going to start pelvic exams yet? no sign of the "plug" yet. :p

what a scare... :( perhaps being a parent, all you worry about is for the safety and health of your child... i know for the rest of your life i'm sure! I guess we'll find out soon enough, this feeling of loving something/someone to the absolute fullest...


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On another note... i did stop by to say hello to Natalie, who had her baby jiselle (your 2nd cousin) born on 10/12, 8.bs, 6oz. quite a large one! though she said jayden was 9lbs 1oz. eek! but she looks good, for natalie and the baby is healthy. :)

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daddy is sick in the states. he sounds REALLY nasal. tmrw he is going to nyc. i hope he doesn't stay out TOO late, otherwise i'm worried he's going to bring some yucky bug back home... and quarantine would NOT be fun thru HK airport.

grandma wong comes back with your uncle aaron on Friday.

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mommy is really tired today despite sleeping from 11pm-930am (woken up by lovely drilling, surprised?! :( ) i need to sleep.. we need to sleep so you can grow more. i hope to stop working soon but at the same time i feel a bit trapped because we can't stay home, b/c the noise... so then maybe we move to grandma wong's house or even great grandma ying... sigh. yawn. tired.

but try to keep growing... mommy wants to listen to her body to sleep, maybe we will leave work early today so we can go home. :)

i love love love you little girl.
big hugs, big kisses... can't wait to meet you!
love mommy (and daddy)