No one ever talks about being pregnant for 10 months and everyone always refers to 9 months. So it came as a surprise when our Gynie referred to carrying you to full term, to 40 weeks. Not sure why that is, but when you are expecting and so eagerly want to meet your little one, each week can seem like forever. Right from the beginning, we were measuring your growth with the aid of a fruit and vegetables chart and this made it fun to know how big you were getting.
Scans were now becoming a regular thing and while this is a controversial topic and some believe that this can be damaging to the fetus, we chose to believe it is not and fully trust in our doctor. We quickly became used to seeing you every 6 weeks and were anxiously awaiting each check up. My cravings now included Rollmops, Sauerkraut cold out of the fridge, hot chakalaka, {{am sure people start shuddering now, but at least I didn't combine sweet, hot and sour all onto one sandwich}} actually anything hot and sweet and I started drinking hot lemon water (squeezed fresh lemon juice with hot water and sugar like a tea) every day to ensure you get enough Vitamin C. We also experienced our first cold and got to know how horrible it is without any medication.{{cannot count Panado Medisip as medication}} Ugh. That was also the only time I stayed home sick for 2 days. Else the entire rest of the pregnancy went great.
Coming back to scans, the second trimester also holds the very important scan that checks whether the baby is healthy; can determine cleft lip and down syndrome and the sex of the baby. And yes, while our Gynie previously called you a Mexican as with each scan you had been 'lying under a tree for siesta", we were determined to find out whether we would have a boy or a girl. So here the Specialist {{can't remember her name but she was emotionless and cold, perhaps robotic is the right term compared to Mimpie, our usual Gynie}} was poking, shaking and twisting at our little button trying to get a good look and finally after a long while, gave up. She said she can confirm 90% it is a boy, but we should not start decorating his room or go out and buy all in blue yet. Now what kind of a statement is that? And what were we meant to do with that? The whole world was waiting to find out whether we would have a princess or a little munchkin join our family. Oh well, it was there and then that we decided to go ahead and were convinced it is now a boy. And yes, the next scan did reveal you were a boy. :)
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