No more milk

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....

thats my boy, the flasher

Its four thirty in the afternoon, THE WIFE is having her usual post-pre nap and i am just shooting the breeze at the computer..... the wife is complaining that she is not putting on weight and that her tummy is not showing... now, thats something you dont hear women say everyday... i reckon most pregnant women would be envious of that... to put on as little weight as medically allowed, with as little stretch marks as possible..... the whole "look at me, i got my figure back ONE day after giving birth" every woman wants that.... right??

we went to the doc's in the morning... it will be week 16.. this is the week when i am suppose to fork out big money to pay for a package, blood tests and all that stuff... this will also be the week we find out if junior is gonna be a he or a she....... i had an agreement with THE WIFE, she will name the boy, i will name the girl... this way, one of us wins no matter which way junior swings.... she settled for Jayden, while i am still in a toss up between April and Sophie....

we got to the docs at ten in the morning... THE WIFE did the pee test and the nurse explained to us the blood test.. after that we went in to see the doc.... THE WIFE complained that she cant take milk, the doc explained that it could be due to the taste... THE WIFE mentioned that she is not putting on weight, the doc agreed..... after that she hoped on the bed...

doc: lets see now... the baby looks all right.... heres the head, it looks normal... heres the spine... heres the heartbeat.... lets see if we can tell if its a boy or a girl.... do you want a boy or a girl?
THE WIFE: either case is fine, but i think HIS MOTHER wants a boy....
me:hmmmm.......
doc:well.... looks like you wont have any pressure... its a boy.... see this little thing between the leggs?.... 99% sure its a boy....
me:hmmm......
doc:dont worry about the weight thing, the baby is fine, thats the important thing and as for the tummy not showing, for most 1st time mothers, the stomach muscle are still tort, it will hold the tummy in.

after the doc drew three tubes full of blood from THE WIFE, we made the next appointment for four weeks later. the whole package and blood test set me back 750 bucks... but at least i will get to see the doc for free till delivery day..... estimated 15 NOV.... four days after me own dad's birthday... how cool would it be if my junior and my senior were to share the same birthday?

the best words you can ever hear

Its just past four on a sunday afternoon and THE WIFE is having one of her post-lunch pre-dinner naps... its unbelievable how much a pregant lady can sleep... she is feeling better though, she is not throwing up as often, in fact, after she stopped taking milk and the folic acid pills, she has not been puking at all....

we went to the doc last thusday, exactly 12 weeks into our pregnancy, 4 weeks after our 3rd appointment. it was our 4th visit to the doc. there wasnt too many people on a weekday afternoon, i finally got a chance to sit infront of the tv in the waiting room... as we were into the 12th week, THE WIFE have to do a pee test... there i was, in front of the tv, NOT able to channel surf, reruns of johnny english is not my idea of good tv

we went into the docs office after the pee test. after the usual pleasentries, THE WIFE hopped on the bed and we are looking the screen again...

doc: hmm, everything looks okay
me: huh-huh.... (thats the best four words you can ever heard from any doctor, follow closely by "dont worry, its free")
doc: heres the spine, the head, theres two hands, two legs, fingers and toes.... everything looks good....
me: huh-huh... (i was just starting at the screen, its IS the first time i am seeing junior as a human form, it took me ability to speak away)
doc: do you want a boy or a girl?
THE WIFE: its fine, as long as the baby is fine, we are fine with a boy or a girl...
doc: well, heres the legs.... lets see if we can see anything in between.... nope, i cant really tell, maybe next visit we can see something... or not....

we fixed our next appointment four weeks later, and as the nurse was giving me the prescribe iron pills, she passed me a box of milk powder for pregant ladies and said "dont worry, this is free". what are the odds of hearing two best words in one afternoon?

cursor?

its 5 to 8 in the evening... The WIFE is watching some Bandarous moive on the telly and i am just killing time on the comp.... never knew having a kid would be... dare i say it? and with pun intended... no kidding...... THE WIFE praticually cant keep anything down... she would be puking after breakfast, lunch and dinner... feeling sick the whole day, and crappy all evening... its just like PMS, only in this case its Permanent Mood Swings.

we went to the docs the week after the second visit... this would be our third visit... this time round, we are not newbbies, she waited for a full bladder before the appointment. after the normal rounds of questions with the doc, THE WIFE hopped on the bed and i focus me eyes on the little screen.... i see something like the yin and yan symbol on the screen, two crescent or sorts.....

doc: lets see now... hmmmm there it is... right there... everything looks alright...
me: my, he has grown quite a bit.. (pointing to the bigger half)
doc:huh? oh no, he is not that half, he is the other half... (pointing to the smaller half)
me:huh? is it? but the other half looks more like a baby...
doc: no... thats the cavity...

and then the doc pushed some buttons on the screen and the most amazing use i have ever seen for 3D effect appears.... the screen turn 3D and the doc was spining the baby and the cavity around...

doc: see? front view is like this, but when i swing this around, you can see, its a cavity..... so that would make that the baby...... and heres the heart beat....
me: wow!!!!! looks like a blinking cursor... very fast....

our next appointment would be four weeks later and hopfully THE WIFE would be feeling more better... she is starting to lose weight... yup, no doubt about it, she is losing weight, but more on that the next time....