Hah, it has been quite a while since I posted something on my blog. Sorry to my dear readers, especially to those whom I have promised that I will keep writing funny stories about Ron.
I wasn’t dawdling, I have been busy and we got something done  — you know it. :) Not the shower, don’t get confused. — I am now 6 months pregnant with a baby boy!Â
Compared to the first trimester, the second trimester has been treating me well — “knock on wood”. Once I thought I was one of those luckiest of women who would suffer from morning sickness throughout the whole pregnancy because it just seemed to never end. But on one Thursday in September, suddenly I felt I was healthy again, energy level seemed to come back, digestive system seemed to work properly again. But nothing is the same anymore. The feeling that I am not living for myself anymore grows stronger and stronger, since the first day I knew I was pregnant.  When I saw the baby flipping his little body on the ultrasound screen – it made all my suffering worthwhile. As can be imagined, the excitement and joy it brings to us is enormous.
But, people say, no pain no gain. Every bit of sweetness comes with bitterness. Isn’t that true? I can still remember one of those terrible days during July or August. After coming back home from work, having suffered from fatigue and nausea all day, all I wanted was to lie down. At 9 PM, hunger drove me to the kitchen to make dinner. One hour later I sat down and the food was not even enjoyable. After dinner you would think you could go to bed and end the day in sleep, but nope, you have to throw up what you have just eaten first! Lei at work had the same experience in her first trimester, and she told me that she can not stop thinking why human beings can not breed offspring like the birds. Lay an egg and all the mother needs to do is to sit on it to keep it warm. Meanwhile, the mother can just watch TV, read novels or sleep! You would think human evolution should have done something to avoid this suffering, huh!  But don’t get scared, gals. The book says every woman and every pregnancy is different.  The truth is that many many women have very pleasant pregnancies. Â
But if you are not in the lucky group, what else can you expect to worsen the experience? Make your husband show you the movie “Rosemary’s Baby”. The movie has spooked one of Ron’s pregnant friends long time ago. He wanted to see how I react to this movie since I was not born in a culture that believes in there is a Satan. The experiment result is that the movie frightens the pregnant women no matter what cultural background she is from. So don’t make your wife watch “Rosemary’s Baby” when she is pregnant!
My belly is showing substantially. The cleaning lady at work was amazed to find out I was pregnant not long ago. She was pointing at my belly and smiling at me — she can hardly speak any English nor Chinese…
These days, my requirements for food are growing a bit. One morning, I asked Ron to prepare 20 rice balls for me and it took him quite a while until he realized that the 20 rice balls were just for me not for both of us. Â
Now, every morning I wake up and find out that I am STILL pregnant. I am tired. I am looking forward to the end of it but also truly scared of it.  No matter what, face it bravely! I hope Daniel in the belly doesn’t get bored too much, we will take him to some rock concert soon!