We spent a lovely evening together on Halloween :)

As Christians, we don't celebrate Halloween. We don't buy candies, nor dress up our pets. We went to the gym and had a nice dinner. It's a good day to get together with your love ones and stay warm.

Dady Yen tries to have momi Yen exercise as often as he can. He is worried that I get too fat. :(  I figure that I should at least get on the machine once a week. So, I agree to go with him. It is more fun to work out together. Espeically swimming gets easier with a big belly..hehhe.. floating is easier..

My stuffy nose is getting on my nerve. I got sick last Monday with a sore throat. It then turned into running nose...and now congestion.....sigh.. I have to breath with my mouth open.

Life gets harder when I have to pee every 45 mins, ride bus to work for 50 mins twice a day, passing gas at night, fighting cold for two people (baby and me).... I miss my body... i miss my energy... I miss cuddeling with Dady Yen.... Although he loves me and baby more and more, but he knows to sleep away from me so that I can have more room for pillows...sigh... I used to lay on top of him....on my belly.....now i have to spread my body out like a big octupus..

Baby, we want you to come soon.... we can't wait to kiss your cheeks.

music for baby

Baby Yen is 20 weeks old and going on 21st! It is time to start him/her some music lessons!

Dady Yen plays guitar at church and Baby Yen loves it. I could tell there are less movements when he/she hears the music he/she loves.

So I want to experiment it. Grandma Suen found a set of Grandpa Suen's ear phone with radio. I turned it to AM and found some Spanish music. Oh my, the baby moves pretty constantly.. but I thought to train him/her to be good at Spanish isn't a bad idea. So I kept the station for a while. Baby Yen finally gave up and calmed down for a bit. Secondly, I turned it to FM with  a pop/rock n roll music station...Baby Yen was pretty quiet through out the whole time. I think it is his/her favorite. Finally, I set on a Christian music station. Baby Yen moves along with the music.. I am not sure whether he/she doesn't like it or...loves it.

Sigh. I guess I will try to read books to him/her next time. Once I get my voice back. Sore throat, go away.

Thank you grandpa grandma!

Baby Yen got a pair of super-oober cute shoes from Africa today! Mr. and Mrs. Yen came back from Taiwan and brought us lots of goodies, including pineapple pastry and some comfortable maternity cloth.

I am wearing one of the new outfits to work today and showing it off with everyone at work. Baby Yen is having a good time moving around without any tightness or restriction around my waist. I feel bad sometimes that I "fogot" that I am having a baby and bending over to tie shoes. Baby Yen must hate being pushed or squeezed around.

Weather is getting cold now...it's like 50s and 40s in the morning!!! Baby Yen is getting tucked in with lots of layers...however, my jacket is getting really small..:( I tried to go shopping but I couldn't find any jackets that fits... Finally I found a green jacket from a second hand store, it is super cute..a doll-like jacket.

Don't laught at Mama Yen. I attempted to use bladder scan today to see if I can spot you from the portable 3D ultrasound. The truth is....it's all blurry. sigh. I guess we will have to wait patiently until November 2nd!!

Papa Yen really wants to see you too. He tries to put his hand on my belly to feel you and sings/talks to you. He loves you so much already! He just really wishes that you are a girl. Are you going to be a dady's girl or mom's boy?

PS: We went to Psalty's at Alki this past weekend. Oh man, I dove into the desert tables first. I ate so much yummy sweets that I felt sooo sleepy afterwards. I guess this is one of the perks of being pregnant. I didn't feel as guilty as I used to when I go there. hehe.. I hope you enjoy the food coma inside there as well.

Is a boy or a girl?

I am entering week 18!! We should know if we're having a boy or girl in 2 weeks but our OB will be out of town.. SO, we will have to wait until Nov.2nd to find out!! Mark your calendar and wait for the answer to reveal!!

We are so excited and hoping to see Baby Yen's legs, arms and obviously the important body part for one full hour with the radiologist :)

How do I feel lately?
I continue to eat and sleep well. Although I have had some major GI blow-outs recently, it was irritating and smelly! Sorry folks. TMI? I am also training Tofu & Miso how to use the toilet for their pee and poop downstairs, I am praying everyday that I won't catch any bugs from them. I just got my flu shot today. I was debating whether flu shot will cause any harm to the baby. Since I work in healthcare, I can't affort to fight the germs while I am carrying a little life inside of me. I surrendered to the flu shot.

How is papa Yen doing?
I think we are going under some stress from moving and adjusting the new life at our new residence. God is powerful. We continue to recover from mild colds and headaches. He allows us to have time visitng families who live near by to give us support. Papa Yen is anxious to see baby Yen and constantly rubbing and kissing mama Yen's belly.

I hope to find an orange-pumpkin color t-shirt to wear it this month. October, November and December are our favorite months of the year. I am looking forward to share every day with him/her.