10th week

The appointment with Dr Nik today revealed the baby at 9 weeks 5 days about 2.7cm long. I have, as I this was a surprise, put on another 700 grams, making my weight XX.7kg. Munirah, Zarif and Aliah was there to see the ultrasound and the baby moving its head! Excited all of them. Dr Nik had to perform a transvaginal scan to be able to see clearly the development of the baby.

At my age, he is closely monitoring any abnormal nuchal translucency formation behind the baby's neck, which will indicate any abnormalities. What you can see today is apparently normal, and he did say that at 10 weeks he would be able to indicate if there is a thick NT forming. I am not sure whether that would be comforting, but for now we will just have to wait until 12th to 14th weeks to be sure. That does affect me psychologically, in that I am accustomed at work especially that I must get certainty in what we aim to do, and it worries me to a certain extent.

I have a lot to be thankful for.

I am bersyukur to Allah, God Almighty for being blessed with a pregnancy (which hopefully goes well to term) at this age and giving me another opportunity to have another baby.

I am bersyukur to Allah for having had three beautiful children

I am bersyukur to Allah for the husband that my husband is

I had an argument with Munirah tonight over her plans for studying and just lack of interest except for handphones, internet and TV. She makes me so angry at times, it is all I could do to refrain myself from hitting her hard, hoping that will knock some sense into her. Maybe I should leave her just the way she is and accept her as she is.....