What Happens When You Don’t Change Diaper?

Addison doesn’t usually complain about dirty diapers.  Mostly because Mommy has always been following closely with his diaper-changing schedule.  But what will happen when a diaper hasn’t been changed for a month?  Find out here.

Merry Christmas!

Christmas came and gone!  This year’s Christmas had been especially quiet because Juanita and Chris both went back to Hong Kong.  But just because it is quiet, it doesn’t mean that this Christmas has any less ‘actions.’  If you still haven’t watch all the videos that I took over Christmas, on Addison opening his many presents, click here to start.  Just make sure you have at least 10-15 minutes to spare!

My Best Friend’s Baby

I don’t know if any of my long-time reader remember this post.  Today, I received an email from a good friend of mine, Howard.  Not only was he wishing us a Merry Christmas, he was also announcing that he’s going to be a father by May, 2009.  On last count, this is Howard’s first child (as far as he is made aware) and I want to wish him the best! 

Meanwhile, I sticking to my announcement plan.

Baby’s First Picture

We had our second visit to the the doctor today, and as expected, we received our first ultrasound scan of our baby!

If you don’t quite get how to read this scanned image, you might want to click on picture to enlarge the image itself.  Once magnified, you should be able to see 2 “ + “ signs in the middle of the image.  You might even be able to see the dotted line in between the 2 ‘ + ‘ signs.  Basically, everything in between the 2 ‘ + ‘ signs is the fetus. 

Out of curiosity, I went back to our Golden Little Piggy site to see how did those ‘scans’ came along right around the same stage.  I was surprised to see that Addison’s second scan was taken at exactly the stage as this scan.  If you look to the left of this image above, you’ll see it states that the baby is ‘9W1D +/- 5’ old.  What it means is that the baby is 9 Weeks and 1 Day old, with a margin or error of plus or minus 5 days.  Now if you look back at Addison’s second scan here, you’ll see the same ‘9W1D +/- 5’ on the left side of the scan! 

Very interesting!

Anyway, Dr. Chen didn’t have anything specific to say, except to tell Amy not to stand too much.  Otherwise, he pretty much left it to us to ask him questions.  Since Amy’s morning sickness is NOT limited to the mornings, and more like 24/7 instead, we asked Dr. Chen to prescribe some medication to help Amy feel better. 

Other than that, our meeting was rather short, and we left with a great picture of our ‘second one!’

No More Due-Date Betting!

Remember the infamous Guest The Due Date Contest?  Just in case you don’t remember who ended up winning the contest, here’s a picture of the award presentation, taken right outside of my Master Bathroom!

Well, I’m sad to announce that this round of Guess The Due Date Contest has to be cancelled because Dr. Chen told us that instead of waiting for the Baby to ‘pop-out’, we are to pick a date for a Caesarean Section. 

As mentioned, the Due Date is forecasted to be on July 20, 2009.  The instruction given to us is to pick a date that is 1 week prior to July 20, and nothing on the weekends.

So instead of asking you to bet and guess, we are curious to know which is your preferred date?  Maybe we might just go with the one date that has the most vote.  But let’s see how the voting goes first! 

To cast your vote, look to the sidebar on the left of this page.  The second section down from the Google Search Box is where you can cast your vote. 

Vote!  Vote!  Vote!

Let’s Do Some Voting!

Just like last time, let’s do a quick vote to find out if you think ‘The 4th A’ is going to be a boy or a girl.  But unlike the Golden Little Piggy, we don’t get to wait till birth, this time, to find out the gender of ‘The 4th A.’  Instead, Amy and I have decided to find out the gender of ‘The 4th A’ as soon as it is possible via ultrasound imaging.  As much fun as it was to keep everyone guessing, it wasn't so much fun for Amy and I when we were trying to prepare for Addison’s birth without knowing if he was going to be a boy or a girl.  There were so many cute looking gender-specific items that we couldn’t purchase because of the unknown.  We ended up missing out on a lot of cool items, especially in the clothing department.  Although the bright side of this is that it did help us saved some money by not purchasing items that we ended up managed to live without! 

So if you look to the top of the sidebar, to the left of this page.  Right underneath the Google Search Box, you’ll see a Boy vs. Girl vote.  Cast your vote and let us know what you think! 

Thank you for participating!

Thanksgiving = First Round of Announcement

We had our Day 1 of a 2-Day Thanksgiving event at Jenny’s (Amy’s cousin) house, followed by Day 2 of the Thanksgiving event at my parents’ house in Riverside.  We’ve made the announcement to our parents towards the end of the day, and they were both very excited to hear the good news. 

For now, we are only spreading the ‘good news’ to our immediate family members only.  We’ll see how well the ‘secret’ can be kept. 

The First to Find Out

Just like last time when Amy was pregnant with Addison, my brother Chris was the first person to found out about Amy’s pregnancy.  But this time, my announcement was made via Instant Messaging, with him, while he’s in Egypt.  Since he’s current on vacation in Egypt, with Phoebe, I wasn’t sure if I will be able to get in touch with him again by Thanksgiving, while he’s traveling around.  Therefore, I decided to let him know ahead of time.

It’s Still a Secret!

My Mom just flew back from Hong Kong a few days ago, along with Grandma.  Yesterday, I took Amy and Addison to my Mom’s house to visit them.  We have decided not to tell anyone about the pregnancy until Thanksgiving, which is in a months’ time.  Still, the first round of announcement is still limited to immediate family members.  We can’t wait to tell them the good news!

Not Really Our First Doctor’s Visit

But it is our first OB/GYN visit for this, still unconfirmed, pregnancy. 

Another urine test confirmed our speculation… we are having another child! 

Dr. Chen didn’t give us an ultra-sound this time, but instead, he told us that we will get our ultra-sound during our next visit in a month.  According to Dr. Chen, everything is still too early to be seen.  Although we both were certain that we had our Ultra-sound during our visit to Dr. Kwon and/or Dr. Chen last time.  A quick look at Golden Little Piggy’s archive reveals that when we first met Dr. Kwon, Amy was almost 2 months pregnant by then.  Currently, we are still only a bit more than a month into this pregnancy. 

“Do you know when is the Due Date?”  Dr. Chen asked. 

Amy guessed August/September.

I guessed September, 2012. 

It’s July 20, 2009, according to that little handy tool that Dr. Chen carries.

And since Amy had to have a Caesarean Section last time, she will be having another Caesarean this time around.  I guess Dr. Chen doesn’t do VBAC.

So Dr. Chen told us to pick a date for the Caesarean Section, approximately 1 week before the Due Date of July 20, except for the weekends.  We are to tell him our Date-selection later into the pregnancy. 

Meanwhile, due to Amy’s age, Dr. Chen referred us back to the Genetic Counseling office for additional tests and evaluations.  (Our appointment is not until January.)

Our next visit is in a month’s time, right before Christmas.

It’s Déjà Vu All Over Again!

The words that a certain population of men still fear to this day… 

“Honey, I’m pregnant!” 

I didn’t hear it the first time because it wasn’t presented to me in those exact manner/tone/words.  And I still didn’t hear those exact words this time around.  Instead, Amy creatively asked me if she should use the remaining Pregnancy Test Kit that was left over from the first time, before it expires in a few weeks. 

“Sure!”  I said. 

And now I’m preparing another pregnancy blog for us. 

Guest List Entry Form

Thank you for visiting our Blog!

If you have found this Blog, chances are you have received a link to this Blog vis email sent from either Amy, Anthony, or Addison.

Yes! We are having another baby!

We are also going to continue our family tradition on blogging the entire 40 weeks of the pregnancy experience at a new site called "The 4th A.' This Blog is an effort to keep our Friends and Families from around the world up-to-date with this pregnancy.

Just like what we've done for Addison (aka Golden Little Piggy), I would like to invite you to sign our Guest List below. Remember, whatever you entered will appear for the whole wide world to read. More importantly, 'The 4th A' will also be reading it in 10-20 years' time, if not further. So, be nice!

Steps to make an entry...
1) Scroll all the way to the bottom of this page.

2) You should see the word "Post a Comment" (see attached picture below.) Simply click on the link, provide your name, and include a short message if you feel like it!

Last but not least, thank you for taking the time to sign the Guest List, and to visit our Blog.

Thank You!