Dear Skyler,
You're 16 weeks old now. You're around 15 cm long.
We went to see Dr Kang Wee again this week, on Wednesday, 20th Jul. Again the whole process took a long time - the whole afternoon was gone.
Mommy and Daddy had to go through a "counselling" session with a Nurse Counsellor about whether we wanted to take a blood test to check if there was a risk of you developing Down's Syndrome. The problem with this test is that it is totally inconclusive. Even if the test came back positive, it didn't mean that you would have this syndrome. And if it came back negative, it didn't mean that you didn't have it either. Mommy and I thought that this was all quite silly. There hardly seemed to be any point in going through it because it didn't say anything at all.
Anyway, we decided not to take the test as it didn't serve any purpose whatsoever. Even if you somehow developed this syndrome, so what? It didn't mean that we would love you any less! Skyler, remember. Sometimes people will ask us to do silly things that don't make sense. You have to listen to what they ask and think very carefully about it before responding. Try to avoid doing silly things, okay?
Anyway, after that we had to get our blood drawn for some tests. There were several tests that were supposed to be conducted - for any abnormalities in our blood, HIV and syphilis. Just for your information, neither Mommy nor Daddy have the latter two. But, Mommy received a letter today that said that they suspected that she may have thalassaemia minor. This means that Mommy's blood cells are not properly shaped and are not functioning as properly as they should be. So, Mommy is a bit anaemic. Mommy is quite worried about passing this problem on to you. But Daddy should not have this problem because Daddy is all red in colour. :) So, you should not get it at all. Daddy has been encouraging Mommy not to worry. Help me to do it, okay? Assure Mommy that you are totally fine.
It was only after the blood test that we went to see Dr Kang. She examined Mommy and said that you were kicking very hard and that this was a good sign. Wow! You have strong legs? Well done, Little One!!! :)
We are hoping that you come out in December, remember? Try to cooperate, ok? Daddy has to be around to help Mommy bring you into the world. If you come out in January, Daddy may not have enough time to spend with you all as Daddy will have to work.
Today is Uncle Victor's and Aunty Li San's wedding day!!! They made their vows and signed their marriage certificate today!!! We all went down to Shangri-la Hotel for lunch and they exchanged rings and everything! There were about 25 people there. Your maternal Grandma and Grandpa (who came back all the way from Hongkong for this) were there. So were Aunty Li San's Mommy and Daddy. Some of Uncle and Aunty's friends were there as well.
Mommy and Daddy were given some work to do. We had to take photographs and video record the whole thing for them. It wasn't so difficult as there weren't that many people. It was quite fun to do this again.
So, remember, okay? On 23rd July every year, you must congratulate Uncle and Aunty on their wedding anniversary.
Grow well, Skyler. Mommy and Daddy love you very much. Be strong and healthy!
You're 16 weeks old now. You're around 15 cm long.
We went to see Dr Kang Wee again this week, on Wednesday, 20th Jul. Again the whole process took a long time - the whole afternoon was gone.
Mommy and Daddy had to go through a "counselling" session with a Nurse Counsellor about whether we wanted to take a blood test to check if there was a risk of you developing Down's Syndrome. The problem with this test is that it is totally inconclusive. Even if the test came back positive, it didn't mean that you would have this syndrome. And if it came back negative, it didn't mean that you didn't have it either. Mommy and I thought that this was all quite silly. There hardly seemed to be any point in going through it because it didn't say anything at all.
Anyway, we decided not to take the test as it didn't serve any purpose whatsoever. Even if you somehow developed this syndrome, so what? It didn't mean that we would love you any less! Skyler, remember. Sometimes people will ask us to do silly things that don't make sense. You have to listen to what they ask and think very carefully about it before responding. Try to avoid doing silly things, okay?
Anyway, after that we had to get our blood drawn for some tests. There were several tests that were supposed to be conducted - for any abnormalities in our blood, HIV and syphilis. Just for your information, neither Mommy nor Daddy have the latter two. But, Mommy received a letter today that said that they suspected that she may have thalassaemia minor. This means that Mommy's blood cells are not properly shaped and are not functioning as properly as they should be. So, Mommy is a bit anaemic. Mommy is quite worried about passing this problem on to you. But Daddy should not have this problem because Daddy is all red in colour. :) So, you should not get it at all. Daddy has been encouraging Mommy not to worry. Help me to do it, okay? Assure Mommy that you are totally fine.
It was only after the blood test that we went to see Dr Kang. She examined Mommy and said that you were kicking very hard and that this was a good sign. Wow! You have strong legs? Well done, Little One!!! :)
We are hoping that you come out in December, remember? Try to cooperate, ok? Daddy has to be around to help Mommy bring you into the world. If you come out in January, Daddy may not have enough time to spend with you all as Daddy will have to work.
Today is Uncle Victor's and Aunty Li San's wedding day!!! They made their vows and signed their marriage certificate today!!! We all went down to Shangri-la Hotel for lunch and they exchanged rings and everything! There were about 25 people there. Your maternal Grandma and Grandpa (who came back all the way from Hongkong for this) were there. So were Aunty Li San's Mommy and Daddy. Some of Uncle and Aunty's friends were there as well.
Mommy and Daddy were given some work to do. We had to take photographs and video record the whole thing for them. It wasn't so difficult as there weren't that many people. It was quite fun to do this again.
So, remember, okay? On 23rd July every year, you must congratulate Uncle and Aunty on their wedding anniversary.
Grow well, Skyler. Mommy and Daddy love you very much. Be strong and healthy!
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