Baby#2 at Week 12 Day 3, Ultrasound on 2009 Oct 06

We had a doctor’s appointment yesterday. It’s the appointment for Week 12. We had an ultrasound and we finally saw the baby. I was amazed that at Week 12 Day 3, the baby looks big. Well, according to books, the baby at Week 12 should be as big as a regular-sized apple.

The ultrasound confirmed that baby is measuring well; that there’s no problems as to missing arm or leg ; that the heartbeat is strong; and that it’s a single baby and not twins or multiples. (Thank God!) I don’t mind twins if it’s twin girls but if it’s twin boys… I promise I will still love them! Twins run in my family. My grandma in my father side has a twin sister and the twin gene in the family skips two generations, so there has been some speculations in my family in the Philippines that I could be carrying twins. But it has been confirmed that to our luck NO twins for us. Maybe my sister or my brother is carrying the gene. But I really dread multiples like 3 or more babies, which is anyway unlikely to happen to us since there is no artificial thing going on with regards to this baby.

Also, through the ultrasound, we now had an idea on the baby’s gender but it can’t be confirmed yet until after 5 months when they can see for sure. And I am not going to announce it here until we are sure. We also saw some movements, which actually made me tear up a little bit. It’s just so heartwarming to see the baby moving, the arms and legs and the mouth, and there was a lot of movements. At this point, we are just happy that this pregnancy so going well so far and that the baby’s healthy!

I’m due on April 17, 2010. The hunt for great baby names is on.