Oh baby!

Just got home from the nuchal fold ultrasound and more blood tests. Geez baby you sure move a lot! You measure 4.73cm and according to your size, you're 11weeks 3 days. Less 2 days than our dating scan. Like Daddy said, 2 days difference isn't much. You just prefer to take your own sweet time developing, eh. No rush baby, we're happy as long you're healthy and well, growing. With 160bpm today you sure were'nt very co-operative when the sonographer wants you to move a little. Moving a little maybe is not your thing. You prefer flipping, wriggling, jerking and kicking. On our third try, you actually flip over from right to left! Took us almost an hour to get the ultrasound done. Well, in the end she's 22 images of you, my uterus and ovaries. That sounds like a lot to me. One of your images measured a 0.99cm thickness at the back of your neck. I hope it's all good. Oh and we also received a picture from your ultrasound.

Yesterday was another appointment with the doc. Apart from Daddy's oval-shaped blood cell, he showed absolutely negative on thalassemia. Mommy on the other hand showed negative on beta-thalassemia but they're running more tests on alpha-thalassemia. Even if I am a carrier, baby should turn out fine since Daddy has nothing. But they still need to run more tests to be absolutely certain. Then Mama called and informed about her conversation with Aunty Jo (my aunt, papa's side). Her daughter, Zahira (my cousin, whom just gave birth first child), also tested for alpha thalassemia and apparently it runs in Papa's side of the family! Zahira married an American and is living in NY now had undergone the same procedure and experiencing same problems. It's good to know about it. Beats from feeling like I've inherited it somewhere else. You see, Malaysia should run tests like these more often especially on pregnant ladies. Papa has 13 siblings and I've numerous cousins. Some gave birth already and none told me about this. None I doubt even knew about this. How lucky are we that our partners are negative. Geez. Makes me feel annoyed.

So the next appointment is in two weeks time and few days later with Dr Chandler at Burnside Hospital. We'll know more results then and be able to discuss more. For now, let's enjoy this.

Ahh yes. I forgot to add. During the ultrasound, I had to let out some of my bladder 3 times. Also, while you were still and she had just wanted you to move a little, she poked my belly few times to make you move. She also requested me to cough few times. All her efforts either made you move too much or not move at all. Oh baby!