14 weeks today and it looks more like fat than a baby bump. This was taken tonight after dinner, so that could also be me being full.
We had our second appointment with my midwife this morning and got my blood test results. Everything is good; my blood pressure is normal and I didn't gain any weight yet. I don't know if the latter is good or bad but when my midwife checked on my belly to listen to the baby's heartbeat, the first thing she said was, "wow, you have a small belly". I worried that I'm not really showing yet but she comforted me by saying it is good that it's nothing to worry about and that it will come. I guess I'm just a tad impatient for that pregnant look; big bump and all. It will give me an excuse to wear tight-fitting clothes without feeling conscious that I look fat.
Good thing most of my clothes are roomy. I have dresses that can accommodate the bump when I get bigger. I'll most likely wear a lot of tights and long dress/shirts and layer for winter. It's gonna be an adventure choosing my wardrobe because I refuse to buy maternity clothes unless I really really need to.
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Last Wednesday was the first time we heard the baby's heartbeat. Mike came home with a doppler his colleague was generous enough to lend us. We were beaming when we heard the fast thudding of our baby's heart and it still didn't sink into me how real all this is. I'm still waiting for that moment.
After the first 2 minutes, we decided to call our parents and have them listen. Mike connected it to the speaker since the thing came with headphones. He first called his mom who was on vacation in Scotland and then my mom who we woke up at 11:30 pm. I could only imagine their faces while I heard their ecstatic exclamations. It was a happy moment, that's for sure.
So during our appointment today, our midwife had the doppler ready and asked me to lie on the bed. Then she pressed on my belly a bit and, without much effort, located the baby's heartbeat. I was smiling the whole time but the look on her face when she probably expected a lot more than a quiet smile was funny to watch. She kept glancing back to Mike and me, expecting something. A verbal reaction? So I kept smiling while watching Mike tinker on his phone to record it. I can't even imagine what was going through her head then. It wasn't even long, probably a minute or two. So I decided to ease her mind by telling her that it wasn't the first time we heard the baby's heartbeat. I didn't watch her face when I said it as I was busy straightening up my pants, but she must have been relieved because she paused and looked at me in surprise so we told her we have a doppler at home. She smiled then and that was that.
This is a cut version. Lots of pauses in between as I've said she was a bit distracted while we were listening. But this is B and I'm going to refer to her as female. No more s/he or his/her stuff. And, no, we don't know the gender yet. I just want to refer to B as a girl. :)
Posted in Baby Talk | Comments (6)
lois at September 15 2009 | 21:59 |
wow! babys heart beat! so exciting! did I hear mike say 'scheisse' in the background? lol.   Haha, no he didn't but now that you've said it, I can hear the word too. Strange because no one really talked during this time. |
Jess at September 15 2009 | 23:22 |
| that's really cool you could record the heartbeat...i can imagine the midwife was wondering why is this couple is not excited, but guess not everyone has a doppler hehe |
Joy at September 16 2009 | 03:37 |
| wow! amazing technology... thank you for sharing, boots! i am so happy for you and mike. the bump will come... just be patient.. or maybe you're one of the lucky ones who doesn't get so big. asians are typically small anyway compared to caucasians. your midwife mustn't have thought about that... |
virginia at September 16 2009 | 09:52 |
| hahaha...it was just like me when I was pregnant with Xavier.All the people that we know gets so surprise with my small size but my doctor says I am her superstar because I am the healthiest one .My big bump didn't show that much not until I'm on my 7month of pregnancy,I suddenly get big but if I am wearing an over size tops they still couldn't tell :) |
Sinta at September 17 2009 | 15:02 |
| Aaawww, sweet :D Looking forward to seeing that bump progress. |
odette at September 19 2009 | 10:36 |
| it's jammer there was so little time, and soooo much to talk about! it was nice to have lunch with the little one anyway, and go shopping together. ^-^ love the baby bump and beat, sweetness! |
