Everything is wonderful
(This post is brought to you by the words fabulous, amazing, and incredible.)
Yesterday was indescribably fantastic. In all three categories: pregnancy, home, and work. To get the most boring out of the way first, we finished the yard work (house going on the market this weekend, PHEW) and I finished putting up the show a day early. Check. Now for the fun:
It’s official—Mama Jae and I are having a girl. A little girl. A little tiny baby girl. A daughter.
I will never forget the few minutes in the bathroom after the ultrasound during the ER visit, when I said to myself for the first time, “We are having a daughter.” I couldn’t believe it, yet at the same time the pregnancy became much, much more real.
We got to look at her for a solid 15 minutes during the ultrasound yesterday, from all angles. All of her little tiny organs are perfect. Her little limbs are solid. She is measuring right on target. We got to see her little brain and her little heartbeat, which we also got to hear again. I think that it’s my new favorite sound, that whooshing. Amazingly, we got to take home a dvd of the entire scan, so we have our daughter’s first video appearance recorded for posterity. It’s incredible, and I get to listen to my new favorite sound whenever I want. We also got printouts of some photos:
Mama Jae calls this one "shaking her fist at the uterus paparazzi"
baby hoo-ha, with helpful labeling
There were other still shots, but these are the two best. There was one of her face that made her look either like the woman in the lower right from Picasso’s Desmoiselles D’Avignon or like she had syphilis (or, if you believe some art historians, both). Not sure why that one made the “let’s print THAT out!” cut. On the other hand, that 3-D scan thing they have is amazing. When the ultrasound tech switched to that mode, we could really make out the bao’s movements, and it was just incredible to watch. I now know that the baby’s head is on my right side and her feet are down close to my cervix and on the left, and that the placenta is anterior, which means that it’s attached to the front of my body, which may mean that it could take longer for me to feel movement. But I’m pretty sure at this point that I am feeling her move. There are no words to describe how amazing all of this is.
We had a great, and brief, visit with the doctor, who we realized we really, really like. We went in there kind of thinking that this would be the last appointment there and we were going to switch to the midwife practice, but we left thinking about how much we like our doctor and how valuable that is. We will probably still make a pro and con list, just to think things through, but I think we will wind up staying with her. It helped that we did not wait for 2 hours in the waiting room this time. The ultrasound tech came and got us pretty much immediately, and after peeing in a cup and bloodwork (had an early glucose tolerance test—wow, is that drink vile!), we saw the doctor pretty soon after that. Much, much smoother. The doc also gave me a referral to physical therapy for some back pain that I’ve been having, so that is great too.
Now that the home and work stress are over, I am back to super-happy, enjoying-the-pregnancy mode. I’m sleeping great—no peeing in the middle of the night! It’s a miracle—and feeling fantastic.
Thank you all so much for your great suggestions about baby registry items. I really appreciate your input, and there were a lot of things I never would have thought about, so thanks. I think we want a carseat/stroller/carrier combination—anyone have any specific brands they really liked or didn’t like?
Great news! Congrats!
aw, congratulations & welcome to team pink!
the profile picture is adorable!!!
That's some pretty wonderful news! So happy you are all doing well. Those pictures are fantastic. Thanks for pointing out the baby bits
This made me so happy ! She's a cutie pie already.
I am so totally thrilled for you two. A baby girl. How exciting! And she's a rascal already (damned those ultrasound paparazzi). Congrats!
She's beautiful.
Yay, I was waiting for this post! Congratulations to you!
A little girl, simply wonderful.
congratulations on your baby girl! they are wonderful! great pics!
Aw, how beautiful. A little girl! Wow. Glad to hear everything is going so well. Time is really flying.
A beautiful little girl! Congrats!
We were very happy with the Graco carseat and Snap n go stroller. They were so easy to use and we relied heavily on them for the first 6 months. Then we switched to a very basic umbrella stroller from Chicco. We also bought, on spur-of-the-moment-super-sale a fancy schmany Easy Walker stroller with three large wheels that is supposedly ultra comfy. Um, we don't use it that much yet…maybe when he's bigger, but we kinda regret that purchase somewhat
Oh, a little girl. How wonderful.
Love the 2nd shot w/ helpful labeling. Ha.
I could not be more excited for you to have a little girl! Really, that's simply amazing in every way. Congrats mamas, she's just stunning.
Awww, a little girl! How cute! Love the pics :0)
Yay, congrats!! I'm so thrilled for you and that she's in good health.
So far, the Graco carseat and Snap N Go stroller have been great. We did buy a full size McLaren stroller, which isn't that convenient for this stage (but hopefully when he's bigger).
Wow, a daughter. You must be thrilled!
Not that we have a baby yet, but we do have the Chicco Cortina Travel system on the advice of several of our friends with children. We may have to re-think this if both of the twins stick around…
Congrats on a great ultrasound! It must be so cool to have confirmation that it's a girl. It must make things to much more real, being able to associate her with a name, or imagine her in a cute little dress…..caked with mud from jumping in puddles. Have fun getting your registry set up!
Wonderful indeed! Congratulations ladies – you're having a girl!!
Congratulations Mama! You are going to be a truly wonderful mama to this baby girl. What a lucky one she will be. I am so happy for you.
we are so happy for you over here. i know you will be such wonderful mamas to this daughter. and i am so happy that it feels like everything is just as it should be. you deserve to be enjoying it all. and i am so glad you are!
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