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So, last week we finally went to get our sonogram done!!
The appointment was scheduled for 9am but we showed up at 8am in hopes that they would see us earlier since I had a Dr’s appt at 10am…but that didn’t exactly work out right!
Apparently they give you a number according to your appointment time not arrival time.
Anyway, we got #7 and patiently (or impatiently) waited for our number to be called.
I felt like that was the longest wait time ever!!
Finally at 10am they call # 7!!!!! We rushed in and the nurse told Robert, Ada and Jeannette to wait outside until everything was set up, they would be called later.
The nurse told me to use the bathroom and then walk into a room and undress from the bottom and put on a paper robe.
The first thing I noticed was the sonogram machine…the TV in which I was going to see my baby and find out if is a he or she!
After I was ready, the nurse walked in. She was a very sweet person and I liked her. She explained everything she was going to do before she did it and while she was doing it. I felt very comfortable with her.
First she used this loooong wand (I don’t know the name of it) and inserted it in my you-know-what to make sure I wasn’t opening and that everything looked good from the inside. Then she put this cold gel in my stomach and proceeded to find the baby.
I was looking at her face for the first 10 minutes to try to read any expressions (good or bad) and all I saw was frustration haha. Then I asked her “is everything ok? Do you see the baby? What is happening?” and she said “I see the baby, but it won’t move, it is facing down and it doesn’t want to change positions so we can measure and see that everything is ok, but baby is going to do what baby wants to do. I will have to give you another appointment to come in again. I will bring your family now, do you want to know what it is?" “YES I DO!” I said and she responded “is a boy, that is the only thing he is showing!”
The Robert, Ada and Jeannette came in and I had a grin from ear to ear. I said jokingly that it was triplets but they didn’t believe me and thought I was smiling because it was a girl, but then I told them it was a BOY!!.They all smiled and were happy. Especially Ada, because that is what she wanted.
Then the nurse started to do the ultrasound again and guess what? The baby was moving, throwing kicks, jabs, punches, the whole nine yard!! It was incredible! It was as if he knew they came in and he was putting up a show for everyone to see!
At this point I was already in tears and crying like a little girl! I didn’t stop crying until she took the machine away.
The experience of seeing someone inside you is INCREDIBLE!! I can’t even explain it, it was amazing! I wanted this day to come so badly, and there were, seeing for the first time. Seeing how he put a show for us to enjoy as if saying “Hi mom, dad, grandma, auntie…I want to make sure that the first time you see me is memorable and you never forget that. Wait until you meet me in person!”…oh boy, was it memorable!!
We can see his features; his arms moving up and down, his long legs, his big head and his nose. Everything is just like his father’s. I have a feeling that I will only be the holding vessel and he will look 100% like his father. I don’t mind, as long as he has my attitude and character then we are ok!...ok he can have his father’s drive but that’s it!!
The nurse was kind enough to give us 5 pictures for us to keep. I am scheduled for another ultrasound on August 17th at 9am. I can’t want to see him again! That is exactly 10 days from now.
Robert had to go to work and he took the pictures with him. Ada and Jeannette stood with me for the next appointment.
We rushed from the 8th floor down to the 1st to see my regular doctor. The appointment was for 10 am but we showed up at 11. He told me that the CVS and glucose test came back normal, the Pap-smear was normal and the TB shot was normal, too. What a RELIEF!! Thank GOD everything is going A-OK!
However, one comment he made had me thinking…he said “in the 8 years I’ve been here they people who do the sonograms ALWAYS get it wrong. I’m just warning you”I don’t think she was wrong, she showed us 2 pee-pee shots and it is more than clear that my baby is boy! I would’ve liked a girl, but there is no doubt about it that I am carrying a boy!
After I got home I took a nap and woke up to a kick! A tiny little kick from my baby boy! As if he was telling me “did you like the show? There is more to come mommy!”.
I’ve been feeling him kick this past week and it is exciting every time he does it.
Symptoms: I can sleep less and less now. I have bags under my eyes and I am very tired.
I cannot get used to sleeping on my side and aside from waking up to toss and turn, I have to wake up to pee constantly.
My back is killing me. The pain sometimes becomes unbearable and it is painful for me to sit, get up, or lay down.
My feet are getting worse. I’ve been having pain in my feet for about 2 years now. But this is no joke! I am constantly limping and everything I wear is uncomfortable.
I am constipated and today I feel weak.
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