18 Weeks
This has been a big week for baby and I. First I started my new job and it has been wonderful. So far I have only been to the surgery center due to credentialing issues so it has been a easy transition. Everyone has been more than nice to me and I am so excited to really start my career at a place I plan on staying for a long time.
I have been feeling the baby move A LOT more. I feel him/her daily. My mom even got to feel it and see it move on Sunday. Dave tried and tried to feel the baby move and finally felt it on Sunday. He put his hand on my belly and the baby put out a really hard kick for him. His face and response were so funny. He said, "From experience I know that was a kick of a boy, just based on the force of it." We both laughed and unfortunately that is the last time he has felt it. I have gotten so used to Dave calling the baby a him that I am starting to have trouble remembering that it really might be a girl. We are still set that we will not find out what we are having until the baby's birthday despite so many people telling us how it is much better if we do find out. When we tell people that we are not finding out we get one of three responses. The first is, annoyance. So many people are annoyed and it bothers them that they don't know what we are having, The second response comes from those people who feel like they need to tell us why not finding out is a bad idea and try and make it seam like we are stupid for not being able to plan for the specific sex of the baby. The last response I hear is definitely the rarest but comes from those who think it is great and wish they could have waited to find out.
We have our anatomy ultrasound on the 23rd of July and I am very nervous about it. I think that most people are so excited about this visit because they are learning the sex of their child but since we are not, all I think about are the anatomical issues the baby could have. I will be so happy to see our little one on the screen and hear that every organ system appears normal. My other fear is that I might actually see the sex of the baby. My plan is to look the other way when they place the probe on my belly and to definitely not look when the ultrasound tech is determining the sex.
Here is a picture of me at 18 weeks downtown Lexington when Dave and I went out to dinner on the 4th of July.
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3 comments:
Oh definately done't look. She no more than put that thing on my belly and said ope guess we know what your having. LOL Hayden still loves to show off his pee pee. :)
I know some doctors will turn off the monitor that you see when they check out those parts. And yes being a nurse makes the anatomy scan not as much fun. Anytime the lady stayed too long in one area I always thought "something must be wrong".
I can't wait to meet this little human!
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