Blessings from Above

today marks the third visit to my OB... as with the previous two visits, my heart was filled with anxiety. as a first time mom-to-be, my mind was filled with heaps of questions, largely concerned with the well-being of little one. the very moment i laid eyes on the ultrasound machine and saw the movement of little one, followed by hearing the heartbeat, my heart and mind felt at ease. here's what the scan looks like. if you look carefully at the scan, its not a complete 'picture' of little one - he/she has grown quite a fair bit and i was told its not really possible to have a full scan of him/her from now on. the scan also showed a different position from the last time (the head was on the left side previously and now, its on the right). as he/she is very active, doc had a hard time trying to capture a clear scan. the only two measurements taken were the head circumference and thigh length, unfortunately, both numbers have now eluded me. the EDD has been pushed back a cou...

"the best things in life are worth waiting for" finally, after 6 loooooonnnnggggggg weeks, i visited the OB for the 2nd time. it has been a terrible, long wait, largely because paranoid thoughts kept nagging me. obviously, it didn't help that i have a mom who is over-paranoid, super naggy and constantly reminding me that its very 'easy' to miscarry the child!! i got "scolded" for drinking cold drinks or tea, for eating watermelon and pineapple, for wanting to go and play golf, for not eating enough, etc etc... of course, i know she means well but sometimes, the nagging just gets to me. yet, for the little one, i controlled my temper and kept my cool. i want a baby with good temperament! :) before today, i kept wondering if little one is growing normally, whether or not his/her heart is beating, whether or not i am eating enough... and surely, the doctor visit will put my heart at ease! the 2nd scan (ok, the doc gave me multiple scans) details his head (...

"A journey of a thousand miles begins with the first step" In my case, 3 tests and 1 ultrasound scan confirmed that i had already taken the 1st step on this whole new journey... motherhood, the thought of it actually scares me. there are so many questions racing through my mind... are we going to be good parents? will we be able to give our child the best? will our child be healthy? will i have a smooth pregnancy? will i become fat & ugly? despite knowing that it (motherhood, i.e., not becoming fat & ugly) was a matter of time, all the emotions that i am experiencing now totally overwhelms me. I visit the OB for the first time today. Here's the scan. the black spot in the middle is the gestational sac where the embryo lies. obviously at this stage, you can't see much. little one is merely 6w4d (6 weeks, 4 days! duh!) according to the sac measurement of 2.11cm. my expected due date is 05 april 2007. we have to rely on this estimate for now. next doctor visit s...