Our First Glimpse of Baby

11th December 03 - Mei and Myself when for our first doctor's appointment today. Being the Kiasu people that we are, we arrived at SJMC by 7:15 a.m. even though the doors to the outpatient clinic would not open for another half an hour. Nevertheless, we assured ourselves that we weren’t the most Kiasu people in KL, there was already 2 ladies in front of us looking towards us with pride in their faces and heavy bags under their eyes.

After collecting our number we had time for a quick breakfast before the registration counter opens at 8:30 a.m. so we headed towards a local mamak shop for some local nasi lemak and mouth watering tosai. It was a good thing that Mamak food agrees with Mei cause you know how pregnant women can be like with food... besides that was the only thing available at 8 a.m.

By 8:15 a.m. we were all ready and excited that we could leave the place as our numbers were being called. Little do we know that after registering to see our Gynecologist at 8:30 a.m. we would need to wait for a good hour before the doctor actually shows up. And so we waited and waited and waited till just before 9:30 a.m. the nurse placed a signage that reads "The doctor is away on an emergency/delivery and will attend to you as soon as possible!!" *Argh*

What!! Before I proceed, for the benefit of those who do not know me, let me just clarify that I am obsessed with Time, I am extremely impatient, even when I am asleep and if you need to benchmark some form of ISO on being "impatient", you can use me as a standard.

OK, will continue now. I was so impatient that I really felt like going off to work first and coming back later to collect Mei when she was done. Although she assured me that it was ok for me to go, I knew deep down inside that I would be branded as a useless husband if I did – “here is the pride speaking”... And so we waited and waited and waited.... I nearly went bananas...

Finally, 5 hours into the waiting, we saw this grey haired lady limping towards the doctor’s room only to be stopped by a couple of patient. We knew instantly that she was the doctor we have so patiently waited to see.

Our consultation was merely 10 min and new fathers out there who are going for your first visit; believe me when I say that the 5 hour long wait was totally worth it.

I expected to see a small globe or a dot or something whitish but the picture was amazing. Our baby has grown 2 cm and even then you could see the Baby's head, the body, 2 arms and 2 legs. Gosh you could even see the baby's belly button!!!! (At least that is what I have imagined it to be)

Anyway Mei is 2 mths pregnant and the expected due date is 16 July 2004.