So. I was to drink 6 glasses of water by 12:00pm, and then my appointment was for 1:20. Mom picked me up at 12:15, and I already had to pee. I drank nearly a full 1.5 litre bottle of Evian. I figured that was about 6 glasses if I figured each glass was about 1 cup of water. By the time we got there, (WAYYYYY early at about 12:30) I was FREAKING. I thought I was gonna wet my pants! Luckily, the u/s tech guy was able to take me early. As soon as he touched the wand to my belly and looked at the screen, he said "Little girl, you gotta go empty the tank a bit! Your bladder is WAY too full!! Don't worry, you can't make a mistake, the baby is big enough that I can see it just fine, so go until you feel comfortable." So off I went to the little girl's room, and I tried to pee a bit, but not all. Well, let me tell you, when you're bursting as I was, this is not an easy task, but I felt better after. When I got back to the room, he started over, and had a good look around. He said the size of the baby was just right, and that it looked perfect. All of a sudden my mom goes "Oh my God!! Is that a little HAND!?" Sure enough, he said it was, and took a picture for me. The screen was kind of turned away from me, so I couldn't see it very well, but I was looking at my mom's face, and she was grinning like a cheshire cat, but all misty eyed. She saw the baby's little heart just beating away even before I could get a good look. Near the end after checking the heartrate (167 beats per minute) he turned the screen so I could see. Wow. It was amazing. The little heart was all a flutter. Soooo amazing. But he said we wouldn't be able to hear it well, so he never tried. So. I did not hear the heartbeat, and even though I was a bit upset about that, I SAW it, and that was just fine with me. I don't think I have ever seen anything that wonderful, EVER.
As we were leaving the office, (it was about 1:10) I called Joe to tell him that there really IS a peanut! He said his boss had taken pity on him and gave him the rest of the day off, and he was already on his way over. He was sooo disappointed because he missed it anyway. Poor guy. But we met up for lunch and he saw the pics, and my mom told him all about what she saw, and how amazing it was, so hopefully he got a good idea of it, even if he didn't get the full visual. He just sat there all through lunch with this faraway smile on his face. It was so cute. You really had to see it.
After lunch, Mom was off to do shopping, and Joe took me to see Dr. Marcovitz for my physical. After taking half my blood she got out a doppler, and Joe and I got to hear the heartbeat. It was so amazing to hear, and also to see Joe's face split into such a humongous grin. I haven't seen him happy like that since the wedding.
So that was my long convoluted story about my u/s. I know...You want pics. Well then. Without further ado, may I introduce my little Peanut, measuring 6 cm, and weighing in at under an ounce.
My baby.
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