Prenatal Visit on Expected Due Date: May 13, 2014

今日已經係預產期啦, 但Mojo完全無出黎既動靜. 自從37週檢查時發現開左一度, 醫生又話Mojo已經落左盤. 到38週時開左兩度, 搞到我地個個好緊張, 以為佢會早過預產期出世, 到39週時, 已開到3度, 連我阿媽都過埋黎, Mojo都係唔願意出黎.

由於已到預產期, 所以可以照埋最後一次照聲波, 睇下Mojo既size.
Dr. Yu預計Mojo當時既size係3.3-3.5kg, 7lb11oz. 佢話呢個係underestimated, 即係話Mojo可能會比預計中更重. 原來過左預產期後, Mojo係會以每日1 oz既速度增長.

Mojo size on EDD: Head 37 weeks, Waist 38 weeks, Legs 39 weeks
繼續做長腿BB
Standing Position已去到-1, 個頭已落到好低, dilated 3cm (just like last Friday)

其實我最驚就係Mojo太大, 我怕自己唔夠力push, 因為Dr. Yu一開始就要我控制體重, 仲警告我亞洲女性最多只係可以生到7 lb既BB, 一過左7 lb, 就會好難push. 佢有d病人push左三個鐘但都唔夠力生, 因為胎太大, 搞到最後都要開刀.

由於Mojo已正式逾期居留, 所以Dr. Yu就講解下呢邊催生既文化啦! 佢話美國呢邊係可以第到42 weeks先催生既, 佢話我而家胎水夠, 其實係可以等下. 雖然佢係講到好open, 都所有決定都up to us咁, 但都今仔再問Dr. Yu一次佢既建議係咩時, 佢好堅定咁答催生. 之後, 就叫我地相量一下, 再出去同護士約日子催生. 今仔同我都諗住約一個星期後, 因為我地覺得如果Mojo呢幾日會自己出黎咪唔駛催生囉! 妨且我EDD係星期二, 咁Dr. Yu又話最好唔好約weekend, 星期四Dr. Yu會同佢病人開刀, 星期三醫院又未必有位, 咁好順理成章約一星期後既520. 最主要其實我地唔想用藥迫Mojo出黎, 雖然Dr. Yu已話對胎兒無影響, 同埋又可以揀520 (我愛你)呢個咁有意思既日子.

當下晝護士打黎話已幫我book左醫院520催生, 我地以為一切都已安排好時, 下晝五點幾竟然接到Dr. Yu電話. 佢有d惡咁問我地做咩要等到一個星期後先催生, 仲話已經同我先生講得好清楚.佢仲話there is no benefit of waiting, 因為已過EDD, 個胎會越黎越大, 胎水會濁, 最後佢話唔好話我無警告過你到時會好難push, 就算push到, 下面都可能會爛晒!

聽完Dr. Yu咁講, 我就問左我個香港醫生朋友意見. 佢既答覆同Dr. Yu完全一樣!
My freind's reply:
Induce these two days would be a good choice since baby is mature enough and cervix is favorable. Though waiting till next week would usually be safe, there is no obvious benefit to wait.
同今仔商量左一晚後, 我地決定第二朝一早打返去clinic約星期五(5/16)催生啦!

Last In-N-Out meal before Mojo comes out!

Mojo is too BIG?!! March 20, 2014 - 32 Weeks Day 2

今次產檢肥左三磅, 醫生話可以接受, 但當醫生用軟尺量度肚既長度時, 佢竟然話Mojo既size比佢既週數大左兩週. 醫生再次提醒我要少食甜, 同做多D運動, 例如每日行三十分鐘. 佢話上次產檢, 佢已經寫低左個note落個folder度, 就係驚我個胎太大, 到時會難生.

莫非花膠真係會長胎??? 我只係每星期食一次花膠燉鮮奶, 又無食其他補品, 連雞蛋同鮮奶都唔係日日食.

定係學今仔話齋, Mojo得到佢家族遺傳, 所以係大B??? 今仔出世時有9磅, 而佢個妹出世時都有8磅.

等我呢兩個星期做多D運動, 飲少D汔水, 食少次花膠燉鮮奶, 睇下Mojo會唔會無咁巨先!

Mojo is Amazing! (Week 23 Day 5)

I feel like Mojo is not kicking as often throughout the day as before, especially on Jan 20 (Monday) and Jan 21 (Tuesday). On Monday, I could only feel his kick in the morning after I starved myself till 11am. He finally kicked me once I started eating breakfast. Then, I didn't remember any other movements after. I really worried especially when Johans asked me after dinner if Mojo has kicked. However, when I was talking to Mojo and asking him to kick me so I know that he is doing great in my belly, Mojo actually responded immediately. It's not just me who could feel it, but also Johans. Both of us were amazed by how great Mojo is. He is really a good boy!!! 

Today, I actually didn't feel his kicks during the day which I was teaching. Even when I have a free period, I still didn't feel him kicking during that time, so when it came to the last period I was searching on the internet to see if I should start doing some kick counting. It seems like Mojo knows that I worried about him, so he began to kick and kicking more often throughout the period to show me that he is doing fine. I believe he says, "Mama, don't worry! I am doing great in your belly."

Thank you Mojo for being such a good boy! You really need to stay healthy and grow happily, so mom and dad can meet you in May!

準備搬BLOG了!

雖然好耐都無寫BLOG, 但我都有久唔久上黎巡下架~

暫時會搬去以下既地址, 其實好耐之前已經開左架啦!!!

http://maymay-la.blogspot.com/

有緣再會!

快要受洗了! (Feb 25, 2013)

星期日留左響聖堂全日. 九點半去到, 差唔多下晝五點先離開. 望完彌撒後, 去左retreat(退省), 準備復活節領洗!

其實每次聚會, 修女都會好有心機咁為我地準備名牌同一d聖經語句.

第一句係1/13兒童道理班開會時收到的, 第二句係琴日攞名牌時後邊寫住既, 第三句係完結時神父派post card時, 背面貼住既!

我覺得呢三句都好能形容我現在既心情, 想法! 現階段既我的而且確係好滿足, 好多從前想要想求的都已經擁有, 就如第一句所寫的一無所缺!

第二句正好回應了第一句, 因為從前祈禱的, 大部分都應驗了! 當然唔係一祈禱, 就即刻願望成真, 有d可能要幾年先成事, 但亦都可以話祈禱係真係有用架!

第三句係提醒我繼續做好事, 唔只係捐錢方面, 亦都要響日常生活中做好事!

回想當日從未拍拖既我, 心想如果能搵到一個大我四年既天主教徒做我男朋友就好啦! 點知今仔就乎合晒呢個要求.

跟住, 同今仔去上婚前輔導, 佢既一幅畫入邊畫左將信仰帶到我地既家庭入邊, 而佢既求婚亦響某次retreat camp入邊.

可想而知, 今仔係幾咁虔誠, 但佢從來無迫我信教, 反而今媽、今爹有問過下, 但亦無強迫. 經過五年幾、六年, 我終於就快洗禮了!

多謝我身邊既守護天使, 令我多年來都好順利! 當然要我最大既守守護天使

近況

開始了第二年的教學生涯, 仍舊係一個字: 「忙!」

除左教書、備課，一星期有兩日我會為學生補課, 另一日就係搞學會既野. 有時放學後要去上堂, 因為要攞正式教師牌, 仲要做功課. 跟住, 星期六又要上堂培訓, 加上每個星期日都要返church教兒童道理班, 同上成人慕道班, 所以都無時間update個blog

早幾日正式完成入籍既手贖, 仲申請埋US Passport, 登記埋做選民, 下個禮拜仲可以去投票添!

琴日上慕道班時, 導師叫我地諗下改咩聖名. 佢send左兩個websites比我地參考, 可以睇番個聖人既事蹟, 學習o個位聖人, 同祈求佢保佑, 做我地既guardian angel!

今日同今仔text message談論揀咩聖名時, 發現一件驚人既事!

原來我地對大家幾時開始拍拖既日子係有出入

今仔係覺得佢第一次打電話比我同我講生日快樂o個日就係我地既拍拖紀念日, 但我就計我地正式確認對方為男、女朋友o個日.

我地一路都無慶祝拍拖紀念日, 只係慶祝相識紀念日, 但估唔到結左婚五年幾後, 比我無啦啦發現呢樣野有d搞笑

入籍進度 (不時更新) (October 7, 2012)

填左兩年既入籍表格, 終於響今仔既協助下, 響5/15寄出

5/15/2012
去郵局寄出表格去USCIS Lockbox, Phoenix, AZ (入籍費用: USD$680)

郵寄費用: $5.80 (certified mail可不用return receipt, 但我唔識, 用左!)

5/18/2012
收到email同text message話收到我既application

5/21/2012
收到信話收到我既application同攞左個receipt#

5/31/2012
收到信同schedule左6/14去打指模

6/14/2012
是日打指模   Appointment Time: 9:00am

泊左車後, 特登將手提電話放在車內, 因為我記得要搜手袋, 發現手提電話就會要我擺返落架車度.

已經黎過同一個地方打指模兩次, 都幾熟悉個環境啦! 去到門口時, 有職員會問你攞信同身分證明文件.

直至呢一刻, 我先知原來封信係有叫我帶綠卡架!

我出發時望過封信睇下要帶咩, 點知只係睇到帶車牌, 無睇到上一行字寫住要帶綠卡.

個職員仲特登用螢光筆highlight比我睇.

我諗住返屋企攞綠卡, 因為返屋企都只係廿分鐘車程, 但個職員叫我等陣, 睇下個supervisor點講先!

佢比個個clip board我填張form, 之後等叫號碼.

 輪到我時, 個女職員有d唔滿意我點解無帶綠卡, 我話睇唔到, 佢又反問封信寫住喎!

我心諗: 無帶就無帶架啦! 你問我點解無帶都無用架, 一係就比我打指模, 一係就叫我返屋企攞!

我以為佢會踢我走, 點知佢叫我坐響一間房門口等見immigration officer.

個immigration officer超級nice!

同我閒聊, 又問我係唔係好nervous, 仲成日講笑. 佢仲提議我下次interview時去改名.

佢解釋比我睇因為我用中文名做first name, 但我個中文譯名中間有空格, 所以變左有四個名咁.

個immigration officer提議左兩個方案:

1. 中文名做first name, 但唔要space

2. middle name改成first name, Chinese name without space做middle name

跟住, 佢就叫我出去等叫號碼打手指模.

因為見完immigration officer都仲未叫我個號碼, 所以我都唔需要等耐左.

成個過程好順利, 約四十分鐘就完成!

8/15/2012

等左兩個月終於收到信通知我9/12去interview, 要努力溫習同準備需要帶既文件!

9/12/2012

My interview time was 2:15 pm. I took a day off for the interview. Since I was asked to bring in two passport photos, so I went to COSTCO to take the passport photos the interview. I was quite in a hurry as I did not know that I had to wait for 30 minutes before I could get the photos printed out. After parking, there was a line outside the USCIS building waiting to go inside. The security guards had to check everyone's bag before they could let anyone in. One of the security guards asked for our appointment time, then he directed us to another entrance to get faster access. Luckily, we were able to make it on time. The room were full of people, and the wait time was around 1 hour 45 minutes.

Just finished the civics test today! It's interesting that I did not have an oral test, the staff gave me some paper and asked me to fill out the A# and the date.

He asked me to write the answer for the first 6 questions.
1. Who is the governor of your state now?
2. What movement tried to end racial discrimination?

3. Where is the Statue of Liberty?
4. Name two national U.S. holidays.
5. Who was the first president?
6. What is one promise you make when you become a United States citizen?

After writing down the answers for the first paper, then I continued to answer questions on the second paper.
1. Who lived in the White House?
2. Who lived in here first?
3. When is the President's Day?
4. One more, but forgot!

The staff then told me I didn't need to answer those questions. I soon realized that should be a reading test!

Writing test question: The President lives in the White House.

So, I actually did 3 written tests, but no reading test, no oral test for me!!!

My hubby came with me, however, he was not allowed to be with me during the interview.

I need to wait for a letter to see when I will have my oath ceremony.

9/30/2012

收到信通知我10/24去Oath Ceremony