Week 5: Little Monster, Bleeding, and Bed Rest

It seems that the second time around everything happens in fast forward mode.

First, the little monster visits came rather early.

Within a week of the pregnancy test I was already blessed with morning sickness reminding me of the existence of little K every day, and this time it seems to be not just around meal time but at times in the middle of the night feeling quite nauseous.  The heightened sensitivity to smells implies gaging at everything unpleasant and might have otherwise been pleasant -- so mic has been banned from the ginger yuzu Molten Brown shower gel, and I have been relieved of Jack-Jack diaper changing duties.  Actually sometimes just little Jack-Jack doing his usual drooling all over me during play time and the remaining smell of saliva made me gag.   I think I actually scared Jack-Jack once by making a strong gesture of throwing up right at him.

Two days ago the bleeding started, just when I was hoping this pregnancy would be a little less dramatic before.  The bright red blood stream brought back lots of fear, but I know the protocol now -- lie down immediately, call the doctor, prepare to visit the clinic.   Luckily the bleeding stopped the same night and at the visit to the doctor he confirmed that one little embryo sack is growing well, baby is about 2mm in size, a little bigger than the tip of a pen now.   We didn't see the heartbeat yet since the unexpected event of bleeding meant we visited the doctor slightly ahead of schedule.  I was again reminded of what a waiting game this whole pregnancy business is.  Patience, patience, patience.

With the incident it also means I am taking things even a bit more easy, resting in bed as much as possible until everything settles down well.

And all we can do is pray and wait, to know that God is the author and creator of life and in control of everything that happens.