The 19th week

We delayed a week to visit the doctor as we went travelling with my parents in law during the 17th and 18th weeks.

As usual, doctor checked on my blood pressure and put me onto the scale. Blood pressure is normal which I got a "GOOD" remark from the doctor. I put on 0.8kg which is now 60.5kg, to my surprise that the doctor did not say a word about it. ^_^ That night before I went to the clinic, I actually told ccw that I might have to keep fit again after the visit.

Next, it's the doctor's turn to show us how's Cola doing through the ultrasound scan.

*excited*

This time, Cola is not in the position like what we used to see during the previous scan which made both ccw and I abit worried what had happen. But then when doctor started to explain to us what we saw, we felt more relief.

The first part that doctor showed us is the head, its diameter is about 4cm++, sorry, I did not listen carefully as I was still trying to figure out where is the rest of the body of Cola in the monitor.

Doctor continued scanning and showing us the legs which are stretching quite straight. Doctor measured the length and told us to look at the bones form at the thigh. :)

Amazing, isn't it?

Next, doctor showed us Cola's stomach. He told us where are the lung and liver. I can hardly believe that we can see so many things from the ultrasound.

Then, doctor asked whether we want to know the gender of the baby or not. We kept silence as we thought he is going to show us the genitals. But, the doctor thought that our silence means that we do not want to know. He continued saying:"Well, maybe you guys only want to know after delivery." Then, ccw quickly expressed that we would like to know at this stage. Doctor told us that Cola is a boy. But when ccw asked how he know, he smiled and said he will teach us next time. HMPH~ He showed us Cola's buttock. Cola's too shy, the thighs are closed tightly. So, we did not get to see the birdie. It is ok, because the buttock itself is cute, wahahahaha, feel like to "piak" it already! Oops!

Ccw then told me, maybe the doctor did not find any uterus and thus he knows the gender. I suspected that the doctor saw the birdie when showing us the legs earlier on but did not tell us. Anyway, we decided to treat Cola as a boy until the next scan. LOL.

Lastly, doctor told us that Cola weighs about 317gm and is 15.4cm. With that, doctor awards me with another "GOOD" remark.

The feeling of getting a "GOOD" remark from the doctor is exactly the same like when getting an "A+" in the school works marked by the school teachers.

p/s: The doctor is so cheerful throughout the whole session. I love to visit him so much.

p/p/s: We found that Cola is no more swimming, he is so quiet last night. We searched online and found this from http://www.pregnancy.org/pregnancy/fetaldevelopment2.php#week19: "Your baby has the same awake and sleep patterns of a newborn. He has a favorite position for sleep and recognizable active and rest periods."

p/s: I can hardly believe that I am carrying 317gm inside my tummy. Can you imagine that?