21 weeks

After weeks of sorting out my health cover to be reactivated and many nerve - wracking moments later at 11am this morning I finally got to see the only and most important man in my current life: my gynaecologist. After a lot of ting bu dong (chinese: I don´t understand) moments which occured basically everytime I went for check ups in my hospital in Luzhou, it was now all very clear: very german, very understandable, organized and with the newest gossip mags in the waiting room  a minimum of waiting time.Weird was how my doctor still remembered me from 2009 when I last saw him - right before I hopped on that plane to Beijing. Smart guy, that man. I was impressed.

So today  -tata - I finally became proud owner of my second pregnancy record. One chinese, one german - testaments of the crazy journey I have been and am on, my childrens origin and memory of my life for the past 5 months.

Pregnancy record. One german, one chinese. Guess not many women belong to THAT club?!

After numerous tests (as neither I nor the doctor can read chinese we basically had to start from scratch with treatment) it was finally time for my favourite part of the appointment: the ultrascan. 

Both babies (or baby 1 and baby 2 as the doctor named them today) are fine, currently still a week behind single babies ( in terms of weight and height) but with twins I was assured this is perfectly normal. Everything seemed fine, the tiny dancers look as healthy as can be. Doctor pleased. Mummy pleased. What more can a day offer?!

Besides a bad hair cut and two days with very low mood but nice chocolate to compensate I am doing better this week. A spontaneous visit from my friend Sarah on sunday, two beautiful surprise gifts from people I have not seen in a while, a phone call from an old friend, as well as the bed I managed to discover on sale and order - life has given me sunny moments lately. 

I still feel tired and exhausted (carrying around that extra weight increasingly prooves to be difficult and the number on  the scale in the doctors office today confirmed why I have been feeling like a whale lately) but I am taking it easy -  sometimes I venture out, sometimes I stay in. Right now it is what works best. Sleeping is also becoming an increasing challenge, the usual visit to the bathroom is currently at 5 every morning - I could go on. Pregnany is both: a bliss and a challenge. This quote by US writer Carrie Fisher which I came across today kind of says it all:

Everything grows rounder and wider and weirder, and I sit here in the middle of it all and wonder who in the world you will turn out to be.
-- Carrie Fisher

 

21 weeks

The highlight of my day: baby 1 (bottom) and baby 2 (top) healthy and kicking.