Since I really haven’t been blogging, I thought I’d do a quick update to let family and friends know how the pregnancy is going. But before I even start, I get stuck. Coz I can’t figure which week I am in.

When we first found out, we asked a friend for a recommendation to a gynae. She asked me, “how many weeks are you?”. Since I don’t have a super regular monthly schedule, I go, “er….I dunno.”

So I go for my first visit with the gynae and after the initial check, I promptly ask the gynae, “so how many weeks am I?” She happily tells me, “you are 10 weeks pregnant. The baby is 8 weeks old.” Ok, so I lock onto these 2 numbers. But the next time someone asks me, “how far along is the pregnancy?” I wonder, hmm…which number do I give?

So just so you know, I am now 15 weeks pregnant and the baby is 13 weeks old. The baby is doing well and it’s totally cool to see the baby move and hear the heartbeat go thumping fast and my own like an old factory churning in the background. The last ultrasound we did, we heard the heartbeat, did the measurements but the whole time, the baby didn’t move a single bit. So the doctor doing the scan shook my tummy vigorously with the transducer. No movement. So he did it again. No movement. We all started getting worried. He gave it another shake and then the baby suddenly stretches his/her arms and legs as if waking up.

Kar Wai says, “wa…the baby like you sia. Earthquake also cannot wake up.”

Other than that, I don’t think I’d be posting baby scans or my pregnant belly on the blog. Don’t get me wrong, I think it’s really cool to be able to do that and I can completely understand the excitement. It really is amazing to have something growing in you. Our first sight of the baby led Kar Wai and I to exclaim, “Wa…”, leaving the doctor absolutely amused. The realisation that it’s actually real and moving is something totally awesome. So it’s just me. I’m more inclined to fit those stuff in a scrapbook for my kids than on our blog. Shy, la. =)

Jodie