what the inside of a bellybutton looks like

its 5 to 10 in the evening, THE WIFE is in front of the telly and i am in front of the PC... seems like our faces have to be constantly looking at a screen... we are enjoying it while we can, because when junior comes along, the PC will miss me looking at it, as will the telly.... hmmm.....

we were at the doc two thus back, there was only one couple before us, i was just staring at the six fishes in the tank in the waiting room, when our name was called..

doc: how are you this week? do you know how many weeks this is?
me:ehh, 32?
doc: good, you know... you are at 32 weeks and 1 day... so far any complains?
THE WIFE: i am starting to feel pukey again, cant really eat much too, seems to be full very fast
doc: well, the baby is taking up a lot of space, most of your internal organs are pushed up and squeezed together, thats normal... lets see how the baby is doing..

we all got into our respective places, by now we know the drill like the back of our hands...

doc: hmmm.... the baby looks all right, he is about 2.2 kgs now... the average is about 1.8-2 kgs... so he is a little on the heavy side...
me: does he still have a big head?
doc: well, he looks okay now, all the measurement looks all right.... cant really see his face though, he is facing the other side... looks like you still wont get to see his face....

back at the docs table...

me: so when will we actually decide if its going to be a normal delivery or a caesarean? is the baby going to get too big?
doc: anything below 4 kgs, we will go for a normal birth, we will only do a caesarean if its above 4 kgs.... dont worry, going by this rate, he will only be 3.5 kg, max...
me: okay..
doc: and the moon cake festival is coming, try to watch the mooncakes... dont want to over do it
THE WIFE: will try lah

our next appointment is in two weeks time, by my own reckoning, junior with come along late oct/early nov... i alrealy lost a big part of my freedom when i became a hubby, looks like i am gonna lose the rest of my time when i became a daddy....

seeing is believing

its 7.15 in the evening, its a cool evening after a rainny day. THE WIFE is on the phone yakking to her friend about her wedding plans and i am in front of the computer after a heavy dinner... at 88 kgs, i am still the chairman of the 80s club, junior got some big shoes to fill...

we were at the docs two thusday back... we were into our 30th week... 10 more weeks to go... THE WIFE is starting to get the morning sickness again and i am starting to get cranky.... the doc must be doing a roaring business, his clinic is not open till 7 in the evening and already there about 7 couples waiting outside his locked clinic..... after half an hour of waiting in the waiting room, it was finally our turn...

doc: good, looks like you havent put on too much weight, the mid autmum festival is coming, better watch out for the mooncakes... try to control..
THE WIFE: very hard leh,i seem to have the sweet tooth again...
me: hmmmm.....
doc: let see how the baby is doing....
after a few moments...
doc: hmmm.... heres the head of the baby, you are in week 30, the baby's head seem to be at week 33 and his body seems to be at week 31...
me: should i be worried? is he going to have a big head?

doc: at this point of time, theres no need to worry.... he is about 1.8 kgs and the average is about 1.5kgs..... lets see if we can see his face..... nope... hes not letting us see his face... oh and heres proof that he is a boy...
me: cool... can i have a picture of that?
doc: if you want... cant get a picture of his face, you want a picture of his other end is it?
me: does this comfirms that he is a boy? (i know, i am not a very bright person)
doc: eh.... to the best of this machine.... yes..

our next appointment is in two weeks time, by then junior better be letting the doc snap a picture of his face, or else theres gonna be some butt kicking come his birth day...