Yesterday’s Dr. Appt

Wow! So, yesterday was one of the coolest days in the life of being pregnant so far. We had an in-depth ultrasound of Baby Reed and it was amazing, absolutely amazing. The ultrasound lasted over 30 minutes, though I could have stayed watching the baby forever. It was so in-depth and precise. It is mind-blowing to take a peek inside and witness life being formed. Now I understand why they call it a miracle. I am amazed by this baby and his constant movement, curiosity and growth. The baby was so active yesterday. I felt like he was teasing us. When the ultrasound tech wanted him on his back he would roll to his stomach. When she wanted to see his face he would show us the back of his head. It was funny.

I can’t believe how different this ultrasound was from the first one. In the first one you could see the baby, but it was kind of like an ink blot. In this ultrasound you could definitely tell there is a tiny baby inside me. The baby is now a little over 3 inches. The tech said he was big! I still won’t be able to feel his movements for another 3 to 7 weeks. I can’t wait. When I was seeing the baby on screen it was hard to believe I couldn’t feel him too, just because the movement s were so big. He kept kicking off the bottom of the baby sac and would swim around and roll over and touch his face. Wow, it was so flippin’ amazing.

Chad was completely mesmerized. He was holding my hand and watching the screen. He couldn’t take his eyes off the baby. I couldn’t either. I didn’t want to miss a thing. Luckily for us they taped the entire ultrasound and put it on a DVD for us to take home. We re-watched at home and it was just as amazing the second time around. I am so excited about this DVD, because now we can share it with friends and family. This is so awesome because obviously our family hasn’t been able to be there for our doctor appointments. It’s such an awesome and special keep sake.

I was amazed by the clarity of the pictures. You could see baby butt checks, absolutely adorable. We even got a glimpse at baby fingers. All 5 were there! It was awesome. We will confirm the other 15 fingers and toes at a later date. We could see the lobes of the brain and the ribs and the vertebrae’s in the spin. The arms and legs are fully formed; we could see the bend in the wrist and ankles as well as the elbows and kneecaps. I still can’t believe a real live person is floating around inside me. I wish I was a marsupial so I could pull back my pouch and take a look anytime I wanted!

Wanna hear a real kicker? The ultrasound tech said that she is 80% sure we are having a boy and that she has only been wrong twice. A little boy! How wonderful! She said not to paint the nursery blue just yet, but she is pretty certain. Now we just need to finalize the name. We have it down to two. We just gotta pick one. Wow! I was so excited we were able to get an early read yesterday. Wow! I wish I could stop saying wow, but I just can’t help it.

After the ultrasound was over we met with the genetic counselor. She said everything looked good and there is no need to worry about birth defects or abnormalities. Thank God for miracles! They did a little blood work. Only 6 drops—not 6 vials. Thank God for small favors. They will confirm everything once the blood work has been analyzed.

We will do another in-depth ultrasound around weeks 18-22. During that ultra-sound they will do the finger and toes test as well as take an in-depth look at all of the baby’s organs. They will also confirm that Baby Reed is a boy at that time. For now, I am gonna keep with the he’s and his and once we decide on our name I will let you know that as well.

Sometimes life is hard and it brings us heartache and despair and sometimes life is really good. I pray for God to give me the strength to get through the hard times and the humility to be especially grateful for the good times. Above all, I thank God for putting people in my life that are there for both.