its 10.30 on a monday night, THE WIFE is watching desperate houswives and i am desperatly trying to wack some pesky houseflies.....
we went to the doc three days ago... we were into our 20th week, this is the week when our blood test results comes in (the doc took some blood from THE WIFE to run some tests during our last visit) this is also the week when the doc will do a complete scan to check on juniour, check all his organs and stuffs...
we got to the doc's half an hour early, the waiting room was packed... standing room only.... the nurse did the usual blood pressure test and weighing for THE WIFE while i was trying to make out which episope of futurama was showing on the telly......
its wasnt long before our turn and we were in the docs room
doc : hello, how are you? i see you are putting on weight...
THE WIFE : yah, i put on four kilos in four weeks
doc : how you been eating well? hows your diet?
THE WIFE : everythings fine, its just that i seem to be craving sweet stuffs and fizzy drinks more
doc : you should cut down on the sweet stuffs, not too healthy... eat less starchy stuffs like rice and bread... have you been drinking milk?
THE WIFE : yah, once every morning
doc : maybe you should stop that... the baby is getting all the nutrients from the pills i have given you, we dont want the baby to grow too much else you might have some difficulty during birth... (NUTS!!!! i spent big bucks on some top of the line milk formula for pregnant ladies and the doc is ordering her not to drink it? she's not even half through the tin!! what the hey am i suppose to do with the rest of it? drink it myself??? i swear this is the reason why the husbands put on weight when the wife is pregnant....)
with that, THE WIFE hops on the bed and the scaning begains
doc : lets see now... good, everything looks alright, theres four fingers, you are suppose to see only four fingers because the thumb is on a different plane, if you see five then you should worry...
me : hmmm...
doc : there, more comfirmation that he's a boy, see this turtle head here? if its a girl you will see a hamburger, if its a boy you can see a turtle head, and this is a big turtle head...
me : hmmmmmmmm...
doc : his spine, heart, kidneys, stomach, ambilical cord, brain.... lips looks okay.... everything is fine... of course ultra-scan is not 100%, but its a very good indications of things....
after the scan we were back at his table..
doc : the results are back, and they look good.. the the cut off is 1 in 250, yours is 1 in 8020... thats a very good number... that would put you in the low risk..
THE WIFE : okay, thats good
me : must she stop drinking milk completely? maybe she can cut down and still drink a little? (this is my last ditch effort to get the okay for THE WIFE to drink milk again)
doc : it would be good if she stops competely... theres all the vitamits and nutrients she needs in the pills i am giving her.... (double NUTS....)
we will be due for an appointment in another months time... and maybe i will try to push the milk agenda again....
