1st (real) Ultrasound
We had our first (real) ultrasound today. I say “(real)” because we had one before at a place (that I won’t name) that left us with more questions fears than answers. So today we went to the hospital that is about 500m from the house.
They were great. We met one of the doctors, who resembled a slightly effeminate Robert Redford, albeit with a touch of Geraldo Rivera. Either way, they actually answered our questions and didn’t stop the ultra sound with “well, I don’t see the baby. Goodbye.” He did some measuring on the screen (you can see the two crosses on the picture) and the machine took that to mean that we were 8 weeks and 5 days along. OK.
He also said the baby (I had to ask if it was the grey blob in the black blob on the gray screen; answer: yes) was healthy. We even saw the heartbeat! This more resembled a malfunctioning pixel than a heart, but I’ll take what I can get after the first experience.
Either way, it was a great experience and it seems that we’re on our way. Judging by the flood of phone calls that followed after Bri called her mother, there may be some other excited people out there as well…
