Finally--the first ultrasound pix! 23 June 2008 Baby was less than 2 centimeters & looks very much like a peanut--or a sea monkey. :) Sorry for the blurriness. I tried to make the pix bigger & that's what happened!
We had our first pre-natal visit to the doctor today! I was really nervous about the whole thing (what if something is wrong? etc.), but the entire visit went very well. Dr. Burk is awesome, and his nurse, Kinzi, is super sweet and friendly. We spent about an hour with her going over family medical history, asking questions (I had a ton) and going through our "bag o' goodies"--binder, book, magazines, coupond, wee baby memory book, etc. Hooray!
I learned that Dr. Burk shares a lot of our same ideas about childbirth: he listens to what we want, as natural a birth as possible (I might try to make it without an epidural! I say that now...), inducing/forceps/C-section/etc. only as last resorts, etc. He delivers all his patients' babies himself (no PAs or other doctors in his practice), and plus, he's really laid back and funnier than heck!
The ultrasound was awesome. Well, not at first. It was an invasive (for lack of a better word) ultrasound, and you can use your imagination--it was not the belly kind you see on TV! When we walked into the exam room, I said, "That giant wand had better not be the thing they stick in me!" But, of course, it was. Uncomfortable? Yes. Worth it? Absolutely! As soon as the image came up, George jumped out of his chair (actually leapt) and watched with a huge grin on his face. Burk was pointing out various things ("There's the heart"; "See the fingers"?)--but I couldn't see the screen! A giant wand in my crotch, and everyone gets to see the baby but me. What the heck!
Burk finally tilted the screen so I could see it, and it was the most amazing thing! We could see the head clearly, almost see wee fingers, and see the heart beating rapidly. No word to describe it except amazing (and awesome, I guess. And incredible...). Of course I cried. It's just so amazing to think that this tiny wee baby is living in me, that he/she is growing, that I'm protecting him/her, and that we'll see him/her in January! (how awkward with all those pronouns--but better than "it")
What a miracle!
We got our four photos (looks like twins in one of them--but not) and went to the lab, where the lab tech sucked six vials of blood from me and I peed in yet another cup. And three hours after our arrival, we left!
Waiting 30 minutes to be called back and another 15 to see the nurse: $30 co-pay
Having a giant wand in my crotch and then a bunch of blood drawn: major discomfort
Seeing your wee baby for the first time: PRICELESS!
I learned that Dr. Burk shares a lot of our same ideas about childbirth: he listens to what we want, as natural a birth as possible (I might try to make it without an epidural! I say that now...), inducing/forceps/C-section/etc. only as last resorts, etc. He delivers all his patients' babies himself (no PAs or other doctors in his practice), and plus, he's really laid back and funnier than heck!
The ultrasound was awesome. Well, not at first. It was an invasive (for lack of a better word) ultrasound, and you can use your imagination--it was not the belly kind you see on TV! When we walked into the exam room, I said, "That giant wand had better not be the thing they stick in me!" But, of course, it was. Uncomfortable? Yes. Worth it? Absolutely! As soon as the image came up, George jumped out of his chair (actually leapt) and watched with a huge grin on his face. Burk was pointing out various things ("There's the heart"; "See the fingers"?)--but I couldn't see the screen! A giant wand in my crotch, and everyone gets to see the baby but me. What the heck!
Burk finally tilted the screen so I could see it, and it was the most amazing thing! We could see the head clearly, almost see wee fingers, and see the heart beating rapidly. No word to describe it except amazing (and awesome, I guess. And incredible...). Of course I cried. It's just so amazing to think that this tiny wee baby is living in me, that he/she is growing, that I'm protecting him/her, and that we'll see him/her in January! (how awkward with all those pronouns--but better than "it")
What a miracle!
We got our four photos (looks like twins in one of them--but not) and went to the lab, where the lab tech sucked six vials of blood from me and I peed in yet another cup. And three hours after our arrival, we left!
Waiting 30 minutes to be called back and another 15 to see the nurse: $30 co-pay
Having a giant wand in my crotch and then a bunch of blood drawn: major discomfort
Seeing your wee baby for the first time: PRICELESS!
