Saturday, January 15, 2011

Baby 2's 1st REAL Ultrasound

Yesterday we went to a Miracle to Behold in FW to get an elective ultrasound.  On the way to the ultrasound I had such clarity that this was a girl.  It was almost like, "I don't need this ultrasound because I am so sure it's a girl."  I was so anxious that something would be wrong or there would be no heartbeat.  The 1st thing the tech did was check for the heartrate.  She couldn't get our little wiggle worm to hold still long enough.  That was funny.  Once she finally got LB to hold still long enough, the heartrate was 152.  She started checking for the gender right away.  It was so shocking because I have only had one previous abdominal ultrasound with Avery.  And they check measurements, for the 4 chambers in the heart, 2 kidneys, etc.  And it takes forever before you find out the gender.  This time she just came right out with it.  "It's a girl".  I was so excited, but felt bad for Chris that he will never get the son that he wants so badly.  She said she wants 3 good, clear shots of the gender just to make sure which made me feel better.  The 1st one happened so quick and she pointed out the 3 lines that all girls have in 2nd trimester.  The umbilical cord was between LB's legs and LB crossed her legs and rolled over onto her stomach.  It's like she was saying, "I showed you once, now leave me alone."  She was snuggled up to my placenta...it was kind of sweet.  AND everytime she kicked on the screen, I could feel it.  It was very cool.  LB was very stubborn and did not want to show her goods again.  So the tech had to do a lot of jiggling on my stomach.  We got our 2nd good clear shot of the 3 white dots and a picture.  It took a while to get the 3rd clear shot.  But we did.  The tech said, "Yep, definitely a girl.  Sorry dad, I was hoping to find something for you, but it's definitely a girl.".
We got 2 pictures of the 3 white dots.  And I was proud of Chris for handling himself well.  I am thrilled and ready!  Bring on the tutus, bows, etc. etc.  Yippee!!!  Now if only we could agree on a name:/

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