What a great day! I had two appointments scheduled today. The first was with a specialist, who Dr. Somani recommended, to make sure my cervix looked healthy. I had asked the nurse beforehand if she thought we would get to see the baby - that way I would make sure Daddy would come along. She told me 'no, it would probably be too early.' Well...She was wrong!
While they were checking my cervix they checked the heart, and made sure the baby was kicking. Once they completed I thought we were finished. No way! They brought out an ultrasound machine and concentrated on the baby for about 10 minutes! They measured the head, it's little foot (it measured 1.2cm), and checked the heartbeat. Let me tell you...this baby would not sit still! He/she was moving all over the place - kicking, waving, bouncing, and as you can see from the photo - smiling :-) (also, can you see it's little feet crossed at the ankles? Adorable!!)
I asked the nurse if she could tell if we were going to have a boy or a girl. With much anticipation the nurse said that they couldn't be 100% sure and so we better wait until the baby is a little older. So close! Regardless it was amazing to see it's little fingers and toes. I texted Daddy a pic of the baby on the monitor and he called right away and asked "where did you get that?" I told him about the ultrasound and all we could do was giggle back and forth. We were both disappointed that he wasn't there...however, he'll get to see the baby at our next appointment (April 3rd) and then we will find out the sex.
After that appointment we (Daddy included) went to see Dr. Somani! I showed her the pic of our little baby and she said..."look at it laughing!" They we listened to the heartbeat which made me and Daddy giggle again! We could hear he/she moving around and it took Dr. Somani a couple seconds for the baby to settle down to find it's little heart. She said that we were at about 162 beats a minute - very strong and healthy!
Between now and our last appointment i've been feeling little 'flutters' which I can only imagine is the baby! It's the greatest feeling! It's not constant yet, and I still have to concentrate to be sure it's actually the baby - and not just my gurgling insides. But it makes me smile every time!
Well...we had a very eventful day and Mommy is tired! Make sure you vote boy or girl on our poll before our next appointment (April 3rd)! We will be SURE to post ASAP to let you all know the big surprise!
Until next week...Emily and Moe
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