Bean at 11 weeks

Going to see Dr Puzey next week to get the 12 week check up with all the necessary tests.
Hopefully we will get the all clear and then we can tell everyone. That will be very exciting. I must admit that having had to lie to people all these months has not been easy. I'm sure that a few people must expect it, especially those that know me well enough to know that usually I'd be the first in line for a good glass of chardonnay.

I have not felt like drinking alcohol at all which is fortunate. The nausea is slowing getting less and sometimes I have to remind myself that the doctor definitely confirmed the pregnancy as it all still seems so surreal.

Till next week after the important check up!

Bean at 9 Weeks - 29 March - 4 April

Last week we went to the doctor, none other than Cape Town's infamous Doctor Puzey. As we sat in the waiting room, I picked up a copy of Bicycling magazine which had an interview with our neighbour, Doug Jenman about his electric bikes. Soon we were greeted by a bearded, smiling, skinny man - Dr Puzey I presume?

This dude talked A LOT, and *fast* but later Nush told me he seemed upset! It turned out that so far that day he had already seen three women, all of them had complications and were scheduled to be "scraped" that afternoon - ugh, far too much information.

This set the scene for the examination room where the kind doctor, wielding a dildo looking like a white light sabre tried to lure me into his lair...while Nush was saying something to the effect of "its alright, honey, you can come inside".

I was not feeling very convinced about all this until, once inside the room, he quickly dimmed the lights and before we knew it the doctor was showing us bean illuminated on his hi-tech gadget.

Man, what a cool ultrasound toy! Apparently it is one of the most advanced in the country: we could see bean in 2D, 3D and 4D (in other words, 3D but moving).

"And what a fine specimen of a happy and healthy little bean", said Dr Puzey!

WOW we were relieved...our bean was perfect in every way :-) Round 1, ding ding, was thankfully over and we left the doctor's office beaming.

And now back to our regularly scheduled programing:

Your new resident is nearly an inch long — barely the size of a grape — and weighs just a fraction of an ounce, but he's poised for rapid weight gain now that his basic physical structure is in place. He's also starting to look more and more human. His embryonic "tail" is now completely gone and his body parts — including organs, muscles, and nerves — are kicking into gear.

His eyelids are fused shut and won't open until 27 weeks. He has earlobes, and by week's end, the inner workings of his ears will be complete. His upper lip is fully formed, too, and his mouth, nose, and nostrils are more distinct. The tips of his fingers are slightly enlarged where his touch pads are developing. All major joints — his shoulders, elbows, wrists, knees, and ankles — are working, enabling your baby to move his limbs. As for his heart, it has divided into four chambers now, and the valves have started to develop. External sex organs are there, but won't be distinguishable as male or female for another few weeks.