"little Tyler"

Today we had a very exciting 4th check-up with our OB-GYN. We had an 18-week sonogram of our baby (the first one was on May 19, 2008 when our baby was 8 weeks old).

For the sonogram, I had to take in plenty of fluids (32 oz.) 1 ½ hours before to aid in seeing if my placenta was on top of my bladder. I had a hard time with this because I thought I would not be able to hold my pee before reaching the nurse’s room. I told the nurse that I could not hold my pee anymore so she immediately led me to lie down and take the sonogram. Then she told me that I could now pee! And at first, I really couldn’t move up from the bed because any slight movement was very painful to my bladder (Whew…what a relief after I went to the bathroom.)

Then the most exciting part --- I came back and continued the sonogram and we learned that we have a baby boy! Our baby moves a lot; we saw him moving his arms and feet like he was stretching and looking for a comfortable position. That explains why I feel a lot of slight movements inside my belly this week.

In the monitor, we saw our baby’s body, face, male organ, pumping heart (with four chambers), bile, brain, hand bones, leg bones, spine, and his foot :-)

Now, we are more excited to see our son soon. We are so thankful to the Lord for giving us our first baby --- our “little Tyler”!

"little baby (18 weeks, 9 oz.) "

"tiny face"

"tiny foot"

"it's a boy"

Be quick to listen...

Hello everyone! I'm now starting the second trimester of pregnancy (17 weeks as of today)! I am so happy to tell you that my taste buds are normal again. I'm now enjoying the food I eat! However, I'm starting to experience a sensation called "heartburn" especially after I eat and when I lie down to sleep --- yes, it's all part of pregnancy :-I

On 4th of July, I felt a quick movement inside my womb while lying down alone and I know it's our baby. It is such a wonderful feeling to realize that I'm not really alone in that room :-) We had our third visit to OB-GYN on July 11 --- and I heard our baby's heartbeat again! It's now louder and counts 157 beats per minute. Tyler missed it because I forgot my urine sample and he needed to go back home to get it :-(

Our baby can now listen to my heartbeat and the sound of the outside world. That's why whenever we go to church every Sunday, I really enjoy listening to praise and worship songs, because I know my baby enjoys the music, too!

Tyler and I recently joined a group of friends in a challenge of reading through the bible in a year. We are in the 4th week now. I encourage you to take this challenge, too. This is really worth doing! :-)

I attached the bible reading plan from week 1 to 13 (just double-click the image on the right). It's actually a 52-week plan. If in case you need a copy of the whole plan just let me know and I'll send you the whole text file in MS Word format (I just don't know how to attached ".doc" format in this blog).

Here is one way we do our bible reading. We go to http://www.biblegateway.com/ and search for the particular chapter we need to read that day. Then we click on the audio symbol to listen to the bible chapter in that website. While listening, we are also reading our bibles (you can also read on the computer screen, if you like). It also helpful to have a bible with lots of maps on it (since it will be easier to understand the places being describe). By listening to the Word of God everyday, I know that our baby is benefiting from it, too! Also, don't forget to always ask God to help you understand His Words :-)

I want to share the following verses about listening from James 1:19-20:

"19 My dear brothers, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry,20 for man's anger does not bring about the righteous life that God desires."