3 posts tagged “ultrasound”
We were unable to determine the baby's sex at the ultrasound... Neither Clark and I are exactly thrilled with the prospect of having to wait so long to find out if this is a boy or a girl kickin' around in there... But neither one of us knows whether we care enough to go for it and pay for one of those 4D ultrasound "photo sessions"... They are available in our area... And we can afford it with minimal penny pinching... But, I keep wondering "what if" the baby doesn't cooperate there either? Am I willing to spend a lot of money to get my hopes up again? But, then I start thinking of the fact that I am only about 1/2 way through this pregnancy... (I was exactly 1/2 way through at this point for Boogie, and just didn't know it yet) ... People have a lot of theories about why this MUST be a girl, but I am doing my best not to assume anything so that I won't end up feeling disappointed that I was wrong for X number of weeks and have to turn my brain inside-out again... I will be perfectly happy with a boy or a girl... But I just wish I knew which one it was, you know? For Boogie, I just had that feeling that he was a boy... I was certain of it... And I was right! But, for this kid... I got nuthin'... Bah... Later days...
I finally scanned the picture of the ultrasound -- and, of course, doctored it up to replace the boy's real name and erase mine completely... Yeah... I'm that paranoid... Whatevs! Check it out:
The baby's next to the label that says baby -- it's the gray mass, facing left, inside of the black outline (which is my uterus)... When you can see the heart beating and stuff, it helps to see the baby and s/he actually looks like a little gummy bear! Later days...
As in one, single baby that is growing and thriving in my belly! Clark and Boogie were both with me as I saw the baby for the first time, saw its tiny heart beating, and even heard the heartbeat! They didn't listen to a heartbeat when I had the first ultrasound for Boogie, so that was an amazing surprise... The PA said that I am due on February 15th -- I was so close with my estimated due date of February 16th! She said that everything looked as good as can be, and she even gave the OK to stop taking the Prometrium (the progesterone pill that may be making my nausea even worse than it would have been on its own)... While it is nice to have hope that my nausea will soon subdue a bit more, my stomach certainly didn't get the message... I barely made it through dinner before I had to go an lie down (slightly elevated, of course!) on the couch... I plan on taking it easy tomorrow morning before Boogie's first trip to the dentist, but then I have a night full of activity at the library... Let's hope the baby behaves itself! Later days...
