Yes, so we caved. Corey and I couldn’t take it any longer and just had to know if Baby B was a boy or a girl. And, we’re thrilled to find out we’re having a little GIRL!!
The news came as a total surprise. Throughout the pregnancy, I’ve been convinced I was having a boy. Don’t know why… just a feeling. I even wore blue on the day of my doctor’s appointment so I would be appropriately dressed. I guess “women’s intuition” isn’t always correct.
The entire visit to Doc was wonderful. He came right in, shook our hands, and revved up the ultrasound machine. Right away, he started taking measurements of the baby, first of the head, then the abdomen, and then the thigh. According to Baby Girl’s size, she is either a little bit bigger than where babies normally are at this stage, maybe just having gone through a growth spurt, or, Doc may have calculated my due date wrong, and I’m actually ahead of where he initially thought. We’re going to wait and see how everything is looking next time before making any adjustments. Bottom line was that Baby Girl is looking very healthy!
The entire ultrasound was fabulous. We got to see the baby for about 25min, and we were enthralled with the level of detail we could actually make out. We saw the chambers of the heart, the hemispheres and lobes in the brain, individual vertebrae of the spine, five fingers on each hand, the pelvic bones, and lots of other bones, including the femur, the ulna and the tibia. Doc said he couldn’t be happier with what he was seeing and that everything was developing perfectly.
The news came as a total surprise. Throughout the pregnancy, I’ve been convinced I was having a boy. Don’t know why… just a feeling. I even wore blue on the day of my doctor’s appointment so I would be appropriately dressed. I guess “women’s intuition” isn’t always correct.
The entire visit to Doc was wonderful. He came right in, shook our hands, and revved up the ultrasound machine. Right away, he started taking measurements of the baby, first of the head, then the abdomen, and then the thigh. According to Baby Girl’s size, she is either a little bit bigger than where babies normally are at this stage, maybe just having gone through a growth spurt, or, Doc may have calculated my due date wrong, and I’m actually ahead of where he initially thought. We’re going to wait and see how everything is looking next time before making any adjustments. Bottom line was that Baby Girl is looking very healthy!
The entire ultrasound was fabulous. We got to see the baby for about 25min, and we were enthralled with the level of detail we could actually make out. We saw the chambers of the heart, the hemispheres and lobes in the brain, individual vertebrae of the spine, five fingers on each hand, the pelvic bones, and lots of other bones, including the femur, the ulna and the tibia. Doc said he couldn’t be happier with what he was seeing and that everything was developing perfectly.
I have to say, and I may be a bit biased, that Baby Girl was quite the ham. She was floating around in there, happy as a little clam, posing away. She put one of her hands to her mouth, as if sucking her thumb. Then she went into her “laid-back” pose with both hands behind her head, elbows out, as if to say, “Hey Mom and Dad, I’m just chillin’ like a villain in here.” Then she did a few kicks and moved her head as if she were dancing. I just loved watching her. I could’ve stayed there all day.
Doc finally had to turn off the machine, and gave us time for questions.
Q1. Do I really have to sleep on my side now? All the books say I should but I love sleeping on my back.
Answer: Sleep however you feel comfortable. You’ll know when you need to change positions because you’ll be out of breath or just uncomfortable.
Reaction: “Excellent. Sorry, Cor, you’ll just have to deal with my snoring.”
Q2. Is my weight gain okay? (I had gained a total of 8.5lbs at this appointment).
Answer: I can tell by looking at you that you’re looking great. Keep on doing what you’re doing.
Reaction: “Cool—I can keep having my ice cream cone each night.”
Q3. Clarification on eating seafood--can I eat crabs? And I don't mean just a couple... There is this restaurant that we go to every summer on the Eastern Shore called “Old Mill Crab House.” It is an all-you-can-eat establishment and I am wondering if it’s okay for me to go? I should tell you that in addition to the crabs, there’s fried clam strips and fried shrimp, too. I’ll eat nothing but vegetables and fruit if I can just eat there once this summer. What do you think??
Answer: Go for it. I don’t see anything wrong with that as long as everything is cooked. Just stay away from any raw seafood, and watch your fish intake because of their mercury levels. But yeah, that should be fine.
Reaction: “YES!! Old Mill, here I come!”
With all of our questions answered, we were out the door and sent to make our next appointment.
No blood work this time—wahoo!
2 comments:
Too bad Baby Girl B wasn't jammin' out with her....Hehehe!
I hate to tell you this, Annie, but the Old Mill has been sold!
I don't know if the new owners will keep the same menu--stay tuned...
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