We were at Suntec City today looking at maternity clothes on sale. We guess the pregnancy came at a good time, considering that the annual Great Singapore Sale is on now and we can buy some stuff at discounted prices before we actually need them. She did try on and was satisfied with some items that were at 20% discount, just that we had to rush home for dinner with my parents and did not want to commit to the purchase today. At just over 2 months, she can still fit into her old clothing. If she was already 6 months pregnant by the time of the sale, we would not be able to wait so long.
Trying out the stretchable clothing and be told how they allow for expansion, it struck us that she will get bloated up as the due date draws nearer. Her body will change and it is a little scary. Just a little, we already knew it will happen and we tell ourselves that this is part of life. We knew that getting married will change us and we have to sacrifice individual freedom but we still went ahead with it. We knew that getting a job will change us and mean we have to sacrifice the free and easy life of studenthood, but we still went ahead with it. Not that we had any choice. We did not have any choice either when we had to study for exams during student days, we just sacrificed TV and play time. In a lot of things, we just went ahead and did what had to be done.
Making plans for where we will do the confinement, maternity leave and whether to stay with my parents since they will be helping to care for our offspring, that is another hurdle we will have to cross eventually. One at a time please. As Sunshine says, just try to "enjoy" the pregnancy.
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