wowy

Our first visit to the doctor. I had my first USG experience! Oh well, not much could be seen now, only something like a little circle inside a bigger one. The doctor said that the little circle was something called the amniotic pouch, where the fetus would grow later on. Now, the fetus was not a fetus yet, it was a collection of cells called blastocyst.

The doctor said that I was six weeks pregnant. Puzzled, we protested that it was not possible since we were only married for four weeks. The doc laughed and said that usually the counting began from the last date of menstruation (since it was usually difficult to know the exact date of conception). So the little one itself was just about three weeks old.

To make it easier for us to refer to it, we called the little one 'Wowy'. Should be easy to guess where the name came from.

Another life

We just arrived yesterday from Singapore. Today was our first, supposedly, normal married life in our new home.

It was not as normal as we expected.

Feeling a continuous nausea for the whole morning, the second time in a week, I suddenly thought about pregnancy. Well, it was either that, or I was sick. We decided to check.

The first test was ambiguous. There was an extra line, indicating pregnancy, but it was very faint. The second one, with a different test kit, was a positive. So was the third time.

When the realization hit me, I cried. I never expected it will be this soon, but God has blessed us with this little soul. We were surprised, shocked, dumbfounded, happy, anxious, scared, but felt very blessed indeed.

Another phase of our life has started. I hope we can take care of this little soul well.