As you can see my in-house technician was successful. It wasn't easy - we had to install photoshop, hold a more powerful light source up to our scanner and skillfully crop them to make sure the reflection of the light bulb didn't make it look like our kid is going to be, well, just a little strange.
Do you see my point though about how hard it is to interpret these things? I'm starting to think our kid has 7 toes. The hardest one is the picture with the head and torso facing out - the head is on the bottom right hand side and the body is a little curled up. Apparently the baby was a little camera shy because the technician said it was pretty hard to get some of the shots. I wish we thought to ask for one of the heart - but it would only look like a blob.
The next time I'm hooked up to the device that allows my doctor to check the baby's heartbeat I'll ask if I can record it. Now that is cool.
Sunday, October 31, 2004
And still we wait
The ultrasound was quite an adventure. You are supposed to arrive for your appointment with a full bladder. I received instructions to drink 4 cups of water 1.5 hours before my appointment. It wasn't as easy as I thought. Just when I had managed to down all but a few sips, morning sickness kicked in. I'll spare you the details but needless to say, I had to start drinking more water again.
Don and I had decided that we want to know the baby's gender. Apparently, you need to go out to Delta in order to be able to find this out as most places in the Lower Mainland will not share this information. I had told my doctor early on that we wanted to know and she ensured that our form was stamped to ensure that the technician included this information in her report if it could be determined. I hoped she would tell us but apparently we have to wait to hear it from my doctor.
Try as we might, neither Don or I could tell for certain just what gender the baby is. We actually could make out a lot of detail. We saw the face, the feet, the hands and even got to see the heart beating. We payed $5 to get a copy of a few pictures and the only one that is somewhat helpful in that regard actually isn't - it looks to us like the baby's feet are blocking the critical view. We talked about it afterwards and are both convinced that we are having a girl. It will be a few weeks before we know for sure. Guess I should put off any shopping for cute little dresses until we get confirmation.
My in-house technician is trying to scan copies of the pictures but it doesn't look easy. If he's successful, I'll post them soon.
Don and I had decided that we want to know the baby's gender. Apparently, you need to go out to Delta in order to be able to find this out as most places in the Lower Mainland will not share this information. I had told my doctor early on that we wanted to know and she ensured that our form was stamped to ensure that the technician included this information in her report if it could be determined. I hoped she would tell us but apparently we have to wait to hear it from my doctor.
Try as we might, neither Don or I could tell for certain just what gender the baby is. We actually could make out a lot of detail. We saw the face, the feet, the hands and even got to see the heart beating. We payed $5 to get a copy of a few pictures and the only one that is somewhat helpful in that regard actually isn't - it looks to us like the baby's feet are blocking the critical view. We talked about it afterwards and are both convinced that we are having a girl. It will be a few weeks before we know for sure. Guess I should put off any shopping for cute little dresses until we get confirmation.
My in-house technician is trying to scan copies of the pictures but it doesn't look easy. If he's successful, I'll post them soon.
Friday, October 29, 2004
The beginning
Hi and welcome to my blog.
This blog is intended as a quick and easy means of keeping friends and family up to date on new and exciting developments in the life of my family. I have been notoriously bad at sharing news lately so I thought this method may beat the old standard of the form letter email.
As you know, Don and I are expecting a baby. I'm in my second trimester and the baby is due at the end of March. Tomorrow we go for the first ultrasound. It seems like we have been waiting for this day forever but I can't help but think that I will be disappointed. Can anyone really even see anything resembling a baby on those monitors?
I am, however, looking forward to putting a stop to Don's comments regarding twins, triplets, etc. The very thought scares me so I'll be more than happy to have actual proof that there is in fact only one baby on the way.
Look for more news in the coming days.
This blog is intended as a quick and easy means of keeping friends and family up to date on new and exciting developments in the life of my family. I have been notoriously bad at sharing news lately so I thought this method may beat the old standard of the form letter email.
As you know, Don and I are expecting a baby. I'm in my second trimester and the baby is due at the end of March. Tomorrow we go for the first ultrasound. It seems like we have been waiting for this day forever but I can't help but think that I will be disappointed. Can anyone really even see anything resembling a baby on those monitors?
I am, however, looking forward to putting a stop to Don's comments regarding twins, triplets, etc. The very thought scares me so I'll be more than happy to have actual proof that there is in fact only one baby on the way.
Look for more news in the coming days.
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