Today was a great day. We went for our 12 week ultrasound and saw the most amazing thing ever. Somehow our baby had gone from a tiny grey blob to a big grey one! Oh, and it looked like a baby. I'm going to post some shots in the next few days so you can see it in all its blob-tastic glory. Trust me, it'll be awesome.
I couldn't contain myself afterwards. We decided to announce the pregnancy to our immediate family. I called my brother, my mom, and my dad, in that order. They were all a little stunned, though pretty much everyone saw it coming. I think my soon-to-be sister in law's reaction was my favourite. When my brother told her I just heard this huge yelp in the background. All in all everyone was thrilled, though you could tell it'll take some time for it to sink in. I'm the first sibling in my family to have a kid, so everyone's a little rusty on that front.
The baby's about the size of a plum now, and growing well. It was kind of crazy to see the ultrasound image, because you don't just see the outside, you also see the heart, spine, brain, etc. Finally my high-school biology classes pay off. I even identified it's cerebellum. Woot! My baby's got a cerebellum!
The ultrasound tech helping us was a bit of a weird dude. When I identified the heartbeat right away, he seemed kind of annoyed and said "we'll get to that." I think he secretly wanted to make that announcement himself, but heck, this is our third time getting one of these, so we're getting good at it. I act all calm now, but I promise you I was losing it when I saw all of this. It was one of those moments where I have no sense of what I was doing at the time.
Anyway, that's where we're at. I'll probably have a little more to say on the topic over the next couple of days. These are indeed exciting times. The whole pregnancy took a huge reality leap today. I can't wait to see what comes next!
I couldn't contain myself afterwards. We decided to announce the pregnancy to our immediate family. I called my brother, my mom, and my dad, in that order. They were all a little stunned, though pretty much everyone saw it coming. I think my soon-to-be sister in law's reaction was my favourite. When my brother told her I just heard this huge yelp in the background. All in all everyone was thrilled, though you could tell it'll take some time for it to sink in. I'm the first sibling in my family to have a kid, so everyone's a little rusty on that front.
The baby's about the size of a plum now, and growing well. It was kind of crazy to see the ultrasound image, because you don't just see the outside, you also see the heart, spine, brain, etc. Finally my high-school biology classes pay off. I even identified it's cerebellum. Woot! My baby's got a cerebellum!
The ultrasound tech helping us was a bit of a weird dude. When I identified the heartbeat right away, he seemed kind of annoyed and said "we'll get to that." I think he secretly wanted to make that announcement himself, but heck, this is our third time getting one of these, so we're getting good at it. I act all calm now, but I promise you I was losing it when I saw all of this. It was one of those moments where I have no sense of what I was doing at the time.
Anyway, that's where we're at. I'll probably have a little more to say on the topic over the next couple of days. These are indeed exciting times. The whole pregnancy took a huge reality leap today. I can't wait to see what comes next!
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