Wednesday 4 February 2009

Gadget-daddy's Third Pregnancy

I have been wanting to write this post for while, but CNY came into the picture...
And I actually have more pictures to show... but...

Anyway,

When I was pregnant for the first time, we were all anxious and excited.
Of course I had already mentioned before (here) that we only discovered the pregnancy when I was already 14 weeks into it, so the first trimester was all over.

Anyway, Gadget-daddy made all the doctor's visits with me,
did his dishes, and mine, most of the time after meals,
helped mop the floor,
set up a website for photos and updates (of which the server has now crashed),
and filled up petrol for the car every time I mentioned a need to (I had my own car then).

When I was pregnant with Max (full story here), Gadget-daddy spent as much of his time as he could with Micah, who was about a year old then.
I can't recall much of what else he did, but while I was surprised by the second pregnancy, he was not. (Hmmm...? You say?) This was because I was still breastfeeding Micah, and while we did not use any contraceptives, I was still not expecting to conceive so soon.

Now, with the Third baby on the way (and pretty soon too),
Gadget daddy's very helpful with the two boys,
does most of my little beck-and-calls when I am on my aching back,
gives me back rubs and
rescues me in the night when I have cramps on my leg
and fills petrol for me too, except on a couple of occasions when he was away.

But this time round, there is no dish washing or mopping of floors.
Not that I'm complaining, but just different.
Besides, I feel the most important thing is what he is doing most of the time :
Spending time and bonding with his two older boys, before the third one arrives.

But he had it easy with all the pregnancies as there were:

No problem sleeping*
And that's because most of the time I sleep quite well and even when I don't, I'm not troubled by his snoring. I have heard from some men how their pregnant wives would "smack" them in the night because they cannot sleep and are even more aggravated by the husband's snorings.

No Mid-night cravings demands
I have also heard of how some pregnant wives demanded their sleeping husbands to get them something to eat/drink. One was of a craving for coconuts from the neighbour's house!!


So we are good and happy when we are pregnant.
:)


* The only complaint he made was in the first pregnancy, by the third trimester, I had to be surrounded by pillows so that I could sleep well and his complained was that I took up 2/3 of our bed. He felt crowded on our king-size bed.

8 comments:

Banshee Creative said...

bless him.. that boy is a keeper for sure :)

oh man I remember those cramps in the night!! urghhhhh

I love that day max says "my baby" hehehehehee so cute!

Mommy Lose Weight said...

I do not have any cravings for my both pregnancies, but my 2 kids are such milk lovers that when they were 3 years old, there were still some night feeds.

hissychick said...

He's a good man, drop a few reminders about mopping and dishes and I am sure he'll get the hint.

Mr hissychick was nothing but awesome throughout my two pregnancies and still is. He even packed me my lunch for my first two days back at work!

cre8tone said...

Your hubby is so sweet...

Ann said...

sweet. But reckon both of you are equally blessed to have each other.

Reckon he might not be so sweet with a anyone else. And maybe you won't have an easy pregnancy too with someone else.

God is great.

Moomykin said...

Lia,

Yes, he is really a good man.

The cramp on my right leg left we limping the last 2 days, but not so bad now.

Yeah, I like the way Max says that too, and sometimes would tickle "the baby" my belly. Hahahaha...
:)

Moomykin said...

Ling,

My first one loves milk too, and until today, sometimes when he has a bad night, he would also ask for milk. I believe it's really comfort sucking.


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hissychick,

Oh, do give Mr. Hissychick a prize!! Making you lunch!
Wow. That's really super!

Moomykin said...

Little prince's mummy,

Thanks.
He is sweet.


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Ann,

Thanks. I am glad we are together.
We do always mention how we are glad to be together.

He'd probably still be as sweet if he's with someone else, but I'm sure it'd be a different chemistry altogether.