I have been busy these past few weeks that I have not gotten around to blog about the latest happening in my "new" life. Firstly, I had my prenatal checkup last 28th of November and all went well. My baby seemed fine but we were still not able to see the gender.
It was time to tell the whole world about my pregnancy. Predictably, I posted a status on Facebook and I was overwhelmed by many various congratulations and greetings.
On one occasion, I happen to see an acquaintance and we talked about pregnancy and doctors. She strongly advised me to change my health care provider telling me that my current doctor is not good enough, only wants money and so on. I've already heard a lot of similar things from others about my doctor and I thought it wouldn't hurt to heed her advice and go for a second opinion.
And so Karl and I visited the referred foreign doctor. During the ultrasound, we all got so excited because it was the first time I was able to see my baby so alive! He was kicking and thrashing all around. I was able to see him fully, with the whole spine and head and face, hands and feet. But he was rotating in angles which made it impossible still to see the gender. I even thought he was sucking a thumb!
It was a great, overwhelming and inexplicable feeling. Though I still couldn't get my head into thinking that I am "really" pregnant, I saw the proof that someone tiny yet blossoming with life is inside me. I hope by next checkup I'll be able to see the gender.
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