22 weeks - check-up / h visits her doc

went for the monthly gynae check-up today with h in tow because she was sick with fever and we kept her out of school.

turned out to be a fun experience. 

doc got to see the baby he delivered more than 2 years ago and last saw as a tiny 6-weeker, h got to see her baby bro moving about on the ultrasound screen and got to hear his heartbeat, and we got  to take a pic similar to the one we took in sep 2012. in both pics, h's eyes are closed (she was asleep in 2012, and now, she smiles until we can't see her eyes).

seeing our doc interacting with h made me realise that he can turn on the charm with toddlers as well! h allowed him to carry her and he even coaxed a smile out of her just through his conversation with her. at the end of the visit, h even agreed to stay behind at the clinic when he asked if she'd like to. win lor.

anyway, i put on 0.7kg from the last visit a month ago (67.0kg now). that's probably less than a kg more than the first gynae visit (at 9 weeks) and 3kg from the lowest point (around 11 weeks). i think i might be able to keep below 75kg this time round (rather than being so close to busting 80kg with h!!). my back will be happy. i seriously don't know what i have done differently this time to clock a slower weight gain though. hmmm. 

and baby is measuring big yet again. based on EDD, i should be 22 weeks along but i glimpsed 23 weeks + on the screen when the doc was doing his measurements of baby's stomach and limbs. placenta is also apparently in the right place and fluid levels are high.

doc seemed a bit more optimistic about the next few months this time round ... he was even talking about how i should be keeping active to kickstart labour in the last weeks of pregnancy esp knowing my stubborn body, but that my back prevents me from moving that much. he didn't go as far to say that natural birth was an option, but looks like there could be some chance. nonetheless, we all agreed we will have to go with the flow since seriously who can predict what will happen in the next few months?

anyway, i am always super thankful everyday for yet another safe/uneventful day. i live on these small victories because sometimes looking too far ahead brings about too many worries for me. it's my coping mechanism i guess.