Monday, October 24, 2005
:: Pregnancy Update ::
Day Number 14921 weeks (gestational age: 135 days / 19 weeks)131 days remainingThe baby is about 11-1/2 inches and weighs more than a pound. His body is starting to make white blood cells, essential for fighting infection and disease.What your baby looks like at five months
A creamy, white substance called vernix caseosa protects your baby from his long immersion in amniotic fluid. He's swallowing more and giving his digestive system a workout. If you have an ultrasound, you might see him sucking his thumb.Info and Pix courtesy of http://www.babycenter.com/ and www.pregnancydaily.com. ********
And there you go. How exciting is that huh!
Well, I miss seeing my baby. Even tho' its just a blurred scan. The last I saw my babe was like on 13 Sept. More than a month ago! And so much has happened since then.
I'm sure he's more developed now. Just look at that graphix above.
We're gonna use the term 'he' for the ease of typing. Not that it's gonna be a he. Or a she. Well, the thing is, I don't know the gender. So excitingly frustrating. By now we would've known the gender. If only I got bionic x-ray eyes that can zoom into my own tummy. I wouldn't want to zoom into anything else. Eee.
I'm fickle. I'm not sure if I wanna know in the 1st place. It's so exciting to hear the doc exclaimin "It's a boy!" or "It's a girl!". Like in the movies like dat... On the other hand I wanna know. So that I can start buyin all those cute lill baby PJs and stuff. I've not bought a single thread of baby stuff.
Other than that I've started to feel so much movement in my tummy. The feeling is incredible. Some moments he can be so quiet and 'not there', but at times, he can be so active. Like dancing and kicking every few seconds. I like puttin my hands on my belly just to feel the kick. And then I will pull my hubby's hand and let him feel it. Don wan him to miss all the action. Sigh... The wonderful life of being a mom-to-be. I'm so blessed.
One worry tho', my belly's a bit small. Accordin to the untrained doctors around me, that is. So kinda worried bout that. Most days, people won't know that I'm pregnant. Heck, they won't even believe that I'm married! I can still lie on my tummy. I'm still wearin my old pants, even tho' very tersendat oredi. People don give up their seats in the buses and trains. Maybe it's the clothes I wear. Maybe. But until the visit to the gynae, my mind won't rest.
So there you go. My 5th-month update. 4 months to go. Very excited, yet very scared. Tawakkal...
Pooped @ 2:28 PM
