I had a doctor's appointment last Monday. I was not scheduled for an ultrasound - it was a regular run of the mill appointment. The doctor brought in the doppler thing to hear the heartbeat which I was super excited to hear! Well, I'm laying there while she runs it over my belly for what seems like FOREVER! She could not find the heartbeat, so she said she's going to do an ultrasound to make sure everything was alright. Ugh! I was a little bit freaking out. She could've at least said "it still might be too early to hear the heartbeat with the doppler so there shouldn't be anything to worry about." So I had my ultrasound and everything was perfectly fine and the heartbeat was nice and strong at 158. I asked the tech if she could tell what the sex of the baby was and she was pretty short with me and said that she wasn't allowed to tell me, that is my next appointment. Well as she was looking around making sure everything was okay I was checking to see if I could see anything. The baby was laying nice and flat and I could see his/her outline perfectly. I "THINK" I saw something sticking up nice and straight between the legs, but I could be making this up. I don't know why, but I want a boy. Well, let me preface that with I want a healthy baby first and foremost - boy or girl doesn't really matter. However, I have not associated this baby in my belly with a girl at all. To me he/she has been a boy. I will be thrilled either way of course, since this is something Adam and I have wanted for a long time, but I can't say we wouldn't be super thrilled if it were a boy!
My in-laws are headed to town on Friday to paint the nursery and an accent wall in my living room. I will take some before and after pictures to share with y'all! Needless to say I need to get up off of my behind and get this house together before company arrives!!
Happy 4th of July everyone!!!
So glad everything was ok. My u/s tech wasn't very chatty either. I keep telling my future SIL who is studying to be an u/s tech that she needs to be nice and not cold. I really want a girl but like you a healthy baby first and foremost. Have a great 4th!
ReplyDeleteUgh... how stressful, I wish they could have been more tactful during that or maybe just keep communicating like you said. I swear every time I go to the OB I fear the worst... it helps now that I feel the baby on a daily basis, but before then, I always feared that something was wrong and that my happiness of being pregnant was over. So awful to think that way, but that's where I was.
ReplyDeleteAnd I'm TOTALLY with you... I'm just going to be happy with a healthy baby, but if I could pick... I would pick BOY! I just can't imagine myself with a daughter and I just really want a little mini Doug. I think it's okay to be honest about that, doesn't mean we'll be unhappy with a girl, just means if we could pick, it would be a baby boy. Sorry the tech person was rude--- WHY do people think that's okay?!
Hope painting is going well, can't wait to see pictures!!!