I had a routine OB appointment this morning. I knew I was going to have an ultrasound as I’m “old” and they do it at every appointment. I’ve had seven or eight of them so far. The third was very, very cool as we saw the embryo and its flickering heartbeat. It was awesome. So why wasn’t I prepared for this morning? There is a baby inside of me. A real live baby. It wiggles. It kicks. It rolls over. It looks just. like. a. baby. Inside of me. At some point, I assume, it is going to want to come out of me. A baby.
Please excuse me while I freak the f*ck out.
January 6th, 2007 at 2:54 pm
At some point your are going to want it to come out of you, too. Then, at another point shortly thereafter, around 3 a.m. when you haven’t slept solidly for more than 2.34 hours in 67 days , you will want to put it back inside you.
Then someday s/he will be 9 years old and you will wonder how on Earth you existed before you brought this life into the world.
Cheers!
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January 6th, 2007 at 5:13 pm
Wait a minute. You said you were pregnant. You never said anything about no baby!!!!! ;)
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January 6th, 2007 at 5:49 pm
Having had three babies come out of me, I can say that Rachel’s comment is spot on. The only point I differ on is how long it takes for you to wonder what you did before they came along. With all of mine it was around the six week mark, and I’m still wondering today - and they’re currently 14, 12 and 10.
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January 8th, 2007 at 8:45 am
So, what else could you see?
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January 13th, 2007 at 8:32 pm
Oh, yeah, they do come out. Sometimes when you’re not ready for them to. And, that part is real easy compared to the rest. But the rest is so much fun…..
Today I looked at my sweetie’s profile and thought of when I first saw that lovely profile on the sonogram. There is still a feeling of unreality to the whole experience, even though she is now three and very “grown up.”
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