I swear the number 1 question women get asked when we announce that we’re expecting is, “Are you going to find out if it’s a boy or a girl?” I think that if I was to properly poll my parent friends to find out who found out ahead of their birth vs who chose to wait, it would probably be a 50/50 result. It’s a personal decision and I think people choose one way or the other for a big variety of reasons. I can see advantages and disadvantages to both choices. I decided to share my reasons to find out at our 19 week anatomy scan… I wanted to…
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PSA: Not all ‘Asians’ look the same. You don’t know me!
So, I get recognised and remembered a lot. I know. You’re thinking I must be a big deal. People everywhere tell me they know me from somewhere. “Oh,” I’ll say in an airy tone, “I get that all the time…” But seriously. I do get it all the time. And the reason is not that glamourous. It’s because I’m… ASIAN. And a whole bunch of people seem to think ‘we’ all look the same. Yes. That. I’m always probably related to someone. Or the SPITTING IMAGE of someone’s best friend (ahem – I think their Asian friend needs to get better friends who pay more attention to them). Or didn’t…
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What we’ve been up to lately.
“So…what have you been up to lately?” Ugh! Every single time somebody asks me this question in person, I am stumped. I have no idea what to say and then I sound like the most lame stay at home mum in the world when I shrug and mumble, “Just boring stay at home mum stuff…” Now if that doesn’t kill a conversation, I don’t know what will! And it has in the past. While the people who helped let it die probably just didn’t value my role as a parent full stop and prefer to speak about paid work, I know I need to take responsibility for selling myself a…
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FAQ: So…when do you think you’ll have another one?
pic The Little Mister is now 20 months old (in normal people’s talk that is 1 year and 8 months). So naturally, the topic of subsequent children is always sure to pop up. Hell, sometimes I’m even asking myself and my husband that question in private, so I guess I can’t blame the whole world for wondering. You all know the drill. These types of questions are like a rite of passage from the moment we become adults (whether we like it or not): Single: So when do you think you’ll find a nice person and settle down? Coupled up: So when are you getting engaged? Engaged: So when’s…
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FAQ: So what have you been up to lately?
Pic Hmm. Whenever somebody asks me this question in person, I get into some kind of brain fart situation and I can’t think of a thing. Anyone else do that? My answer just ends up being something awkward along the lines of, “Not much. Just parenting and living and stuff. Y’know.” Yeah. I know. So I am going to try to summarise it all in writing for you, because I’m sure you really really care, and also I can’t think of anything else to write about this week that actually makes sense. So… I spend a lot of time walking in circles around my house. Seemingly aimlessly. So there’s that.…
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Expert parenting advice (not really).
OK, so I have this friend. Yep. I have a friend. Stop snickering. This friend has been accused of being a hipster (mostly by my brother), so of course she has moved to Melbourne to hang out with a bunch of cool kids (according to her Instagram), bake frittatas, wear mustard coloured sweaters, thick framed glasses and listen to music I haven’t heard of yet. She is living the single life and has no children… So I thought…who would be better to ask for parenting advice? You don’t want me to answer that. It was rhetorical. Yes, rhetorical. Yeah. OK. I just thought it would be funny to pose a…
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FAQ: Entering the Third Trimester. Holy crap.
Pic So, it’s all getting a bit serious now. I’m entering my third trimester. That means that at some point I have to think about that whole “going into labour” thing. Which quite frankly freaks me out. Of course it will all take its course (whatever, wherever, whenever that shall be) and hopefully everything will be alright in the end…it’s just getting a little bit real! Here are some of the questions I’ve been asked lately: How are you feeling? I find this question to be so broad. I know people are referring to my pregnancy symptoms but I never quite know how to answer! Do they want the short…
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FAQ: Halfway, already?!
Pic I get asked these questions a lot lately – here are my answers 🙂 So how pregnant are you? I can’t keep track! Today I am 19 weeks and 4 days pregnant. I enter a new week of pregnancy every Friday. I like that. Fridays are always awesome (who doesn’t love a Friday?)! Everything’s going by so quickly at the moment! I feel like I blink and another week has gone by! How are you feeling? I’m feeling pretty good! Apart from the occasional lack of sleep, I am quite well! I am fairly comfortable (although very aware of my growing bump) and I’m fairly energetic. I have to…
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FAQ.
Pic: So many questions! Let me put my beanie and hipster glasses on and answer some! So now that I’ve made my Big Announcement and people know that I’m expecting, I am already being asked all the questions that come along with a pregnancy. Right now I welcome those questions because even though I am asked them a lot, it kind of feels nice that people care about my answers (ask me again in a few months’ time). Did you guys plan this?? We did. We decided to stop NOT trying, but to be honest other than that we didn’t do a whole lot to make it happen (besides the…