21 week scan - Its a BAMBINO (little BOY!)

We just had our 21 weeks ultrasound scan today...Praise God that everything is very normal so far...!

Although I can't really feel his movements yet (i think i am either really dense, or according to my mum, i am too active and therefore not very sensitive to his movements), he has shown himself to be very active during the scan (he was fidgeting all throughout it)!

"Clearly a BOY", according to the ultrasound lady and YL who were both very quick at pointing out in unison that they not only saw his penis but also had a clear view of his scrotum too [hope am not overdosing u with details!]! He yawned at the end of the scan as i think he was getting bored with all that poking from the ultrasound... =)

The baby is currently lying head down and bottom up, and his back is against my tummy. He currently measures 20cm from head to butt...You can see from the photos below that his facial features (nose, lips, etc.) are already very well formed... =)



Such well-formed lips and nose...I think he's got YL's pointed nose... :)


See his feet stretching!!


His face! OK, I admit that I've added some drawings to facilitate the deciphering of the various features...

Although he indicated no real preference at first, YL is clearly delighted that we are expecting a boy. He says that he can now share all his toys (his flight simulator, electric guitar, etc...) with his bambino! When he told his parents about the news, his family said they would be happy either way and even jokingly teased him for being "Zhong4 Nan2 Qing1 Nu3"! He explained that because he himself was the eldest boy at home, he had hoped that he would have a son as a first child too, so that next time the big brother can take care of the little siblings... !

What about me? I would have been pleased eitherway. Its just that being practical, now i know for sure that any baby stuffs that we purchase should be in shades of boyish blue rather than pretty pink! But more importantly, am really thankful that the scan has shown the baby to be healthy. Things like that cannot be taken for granted, so we will continue to pray that Bambino grows up strong and well! :)

Dear dear Bambino...we are so looking forward to seeing you in 4 months time! :)