the big sister-to-be
When we first knew of the pregnancy in early January, we wanted to wait till our first OB/GYN checkup before telling the little one. However, the morning sickness got worse before the appointment. I started throwing up, had serious heartburns that often brought me to tears and was staying on bed most of the time. Nikita saw how I was suffering, she started asking questions like “Mommy, are you ok?”, “mommy, will you die?” etc, so we knew we had to tell her and thank goodness, she was really happy and excited to hear the news.
Frankly speaking, Nikita is quite a good girl (minus those tantrum throwing sessions). Eversince she knows that she is going to be a big sister, she has been even more caring towards me than ever. She doesn’t ask me to carry her at now. (But still asks her daddy though. Haha.) She would come up to me and ask if I am ok whenever I am suffering from those morning sickness, especially when I’m gagging. She reminds me to take my prenatal vitamins daily (like her old man) and attends to me whenever I need helps like getting the Yu Yee Oil, Panadol etc – much more efficient than asking the man. 
Nowadays, before bedtime, she would kiss the baby (my belly) goodnight and if she is in the mood, she may even sing a few lullabies (favorites -Twinkle, Twinkle Little Stars, Rock-a-bye baby) too!
Two nights ago, I saw her lying on a baby pillow. I told her that the pillow is too small for her now, she should use the big one. Guess what she said? She said, “Mommy, I know this pillow is for baby. I will share this pillow with Baby next time.” Aww… I think she will be a great big sister!
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Oh… I better blog this down too before I forget.
Yesterday morning, she woke up and said to me,”妈妈, 我梦到妹妹! 我和她一起玩. 我很开心!” (Mommy, I dreamt of Baby Sister. I played with her and I am really happy.)
“妹妹是谁?” (Who is Meimei?
“妹妹就是宝宝啊!” (Meimei is Baby.)
Wah… if her dream comes true, that will be great! 
) and lower abdominal cramps. You name it, I have it. Even now when I’m into my 15weeks, I still have most of these symptoms! Ah… When is this going to end?
). The number is not big, but I’m not done yet. I’m sure this “routine” is not going to stop anytime soon. If I am lucky, maybe it will stop when she in elementary school, which is 3 years later. Bearing in mind, this is just one of the things I do to make sure my child is well taken care of. There are like 101 things (ok… I’m exaggerating here. 
by Ange (Earthember)
