Everything's OK!

Today we had our monthly check up. Michelle gained 5 pounds, from 131 lbs to 136 lbs. According to our Ob-gyne Dra. Letty Chua, everthing is normal. Although Michelle gained 5 lbs, she was adviced not to eat too much. So that she won't have a hard time giving birth next time. Michelle is in her 15th week of pregnancy, and according to Dra. Letty Chua, her tummy will start to grow big between 16 to 20th week. And Michelle would start to feel the baby is moving.
Im very happy to hear my baby's heartbeat again today. Here is the short video clip of my babies heartbeat.

First Trimester

Michelle's first trimester was a tough one. The first problem we encountered was her morning sickness. But now it seems that Michelle's morning sickness has already ended. She don't feel like vomiting anymore, especially in the morning. - What a relief. Her morning sickness lasted for less than 3 months only. Other problems that we encountered was, Michelle had several sickness. The first one was she got muscle pain, flu, ulcer, cough, and LBM. We are glad that we are able to overcome all of them. The toughest experience that she had was the removal of her Polyp. It was not planned, no anesthesia. - Michelle was able to go through it.
Now her tummy is still small, you wont notice that she is pregnant.

Baby is moving

Today Michelle felt that our baby in her womb moved. While seated and talking with her officemate, she felt that the baby seems to be pinching her from inside. Though she is not sure if it is really the baby or it's just her imagination. Maybe she is getting excited to feel the baby move inside her.

Classical music

Today we started to listen to classical music. They say that listening to classical music would help stimulate baby inside the womb. We're not sure if it's turn, anyway there is nothing to loose. Hope it will give us a positive effect.

Parenting Tips 2

Help your child with their homework.Not only will you know what they're doing in school, but your child will probably start coming to you for helpby themselves.
Spend quality time with your child.Play ball with your son or do a craft project with your daughter. And make sure you have fun.

Take your child out to museums, the theater, classical music concerts, and other cultural events. While they maynot like it at the time, they will most likely be grateful when they are older that they have a more well-rounded background.

Always be supportive and accepting. Always try to be fair.

Don't use the phrase, "I carried you for 9 months!" in an argument. Your kids will most likely not understand what you actually had to go through, and it won't be really effective.

A few other observations from another perspective: Parents need to teach their children how to be successful adults. Don't routinely do things for your children that they can learn to do for themselves.

Life is a great teacher. Don't be too quick to rescue your child from the results of their own actions if the consequences are not overly severe.

Your child is an individual deserving of respect, not an extension or a reflection of you.

Love them unconditionally; don't force them to be who you think they should be in order to earn your love.

Parenting tips

Step 1:

If you are married, let your childrenwitness that you sincerely love andrespect their father; your husband.This will teach your children to knowthat love and respect should be in ahome and it also prepares them to beloving and affectionate to their matewhen they get married later in life.

Step 2:

Make the effort to set aside qualitytime with your children every weekwhereas you can sit and talk with themand learn from and about each other.

Step 3:

Be a positive and moral role model andexample that your children can look upto, appreciate and honor.

Step 4:

Be a parent not a buddy/friend to yourchildren. Of course, you are a friendto them, but ultimately you are theirparent. Children need moral andethical guidance and instruction fromtheir parents. They don't need tofigure it out alone. This results indisaster.

Step 5:

Listen to your children, but listeneffectively with caring ears so thatyou will be able to give qualityadvice and help them in negativecircumstances.

Step 6:

Encourage your children when they aredoing well. Often as parents we seethe negative; therefore, we must alsomake sure to praise them when they dowell.

Step 7:

Teach your children to have mannersand to be respectful citizens and totreat people as they desire to betreated and respected daily.

Step 8:

Teach your children to be caring andto be helpers of others.

Step 9:

Teach your children to know that noteveryone is trustworthy. Although, youare teaching them to be trustworthypeople, they need to know, however,that not everyone can be trusted.

Step 10:

Teach your children not to bearrogant, but confident in life inorder to accomplish their goals.

Step 11:

Teach your children the meaning oftrue friendship.

Step 12:

Teach your children to be an honestperson and to walk in integrity intheir daily lives because what goesaround comes around. We reap what wesow. Therefore, it's important topractice to sow good seeds and deeds.

Step 13:

If you are a person who believes inGod, certainly teach your children thefear of the Lord, the word of God andto obey God.

Step 14:

Teach your children to respect theirelders. When they get older they willcertainly expect children to honor andrespect them as their elder.

My baby's Heartbeat

After 2 sleepless nights, today we went to the doctor again for a checkup. Michelle have cough that is why we can't sleep at night. The other night she slept at around 1am and last night she slept at around 3am. We decided to consult Dra. Letty Chua today. both of us are absent from work.
We are happy to know that there is not much complications. It's just allergy that cause the cough. She gave us medicine and hopefully we can both sleep tonight. The best part of our checkup today was we are able to hear the baby's heartbeat again. And I was able to record it. Here is our baby's heartbeat.