Thu, Oct 22, 2009

The New Paper

I feel like queen

Jamie gets tired more easily.

And though usually a foodie, her appetite is weak.

Still, her first trimester is over, and she is waiting for the fatigue and nausea to subside. “I crave for all the foods I didn’t used to like, such as fast food and fizzy drinks.

I can’t stomach things I used to love, like salads and fish. Fish makes me nauseous.”

Though she has gained just 1kg, Jaime said she feels pudgy and has given up wearing tight clothes.

She has stopped doing one of her favourite pastimes, playing badminton, and has settled for a stationary bike at the gym to keep fit.

“There’s no chance of falling off,” she joked.

Jaime is also savouring this time when everyone’s “super nice to me”.

“My mother-in-law makes bird’s nest soup for me. When I play mahjong with friends, they refuse to let me carry chairs. I feel like a queen. I’m definitely savouring this period.”

According to Daniel, Jaime is also whining more.

But the loving husband is taking it all in his stride by “trying my best to pamper her and make sure she eats well”.

He wants to increase his investment portfolio to “bring home more bacon”.

And they plan to go overseas more before the third trimester because “traveling with a baby is going to be so different”.

They are going to Japan this weekend. Another trip is in the works at year-end.

They are getting a house built and intend to move in next year.

Daniel has the job of decorating the nursery room.

He said: “I want to make it into a fairy tale room with rainbows and castles on walls. I’ll try to paint them myself, though I’m not a very good artist.”

There’s no question who will spoil the kid.

Daniel said: “Jaime will definitely be the disciplinarian.

“Me? If I see the child rolling on the grass, I’ll probably join in too.”

This article was first published in The New Paper.

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