Monica and I had an evening free so we decided to sneak into the clinic and take a look at our baby-to-be.
Monica got the ultrasound machine warmed up, slathered on some of that goo, then drove the ultrasound wand around, showing me the various parts of our offspring. We could see the heart beating, which was really cool, but the most impressive thing – at least to me – was just how much this child moves. He… she…whichever… stretches, twirls, and kicks; I had no idea that babies were so active in-utero. It was frequently hard to get a good look at fingers or toes because offspring kept moving. It was a lot fun being able to see our baby, it kind of makes the reality of the coming addition to our life even more real. We’ve got a little less than three week before our ultrasound to determine the baby’s gender; I hope offspring is more cooperative and less restless then.
Tag: offspring
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That’s One Active Child
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Something Is Different
I start every weekday the same way: up around five, shower, get dressed, eat breakfast, then I’m off to work. Monica is a different story, she’s a sleep junky and could easily sleep twenty hours a day so I knew something was up when I heard her get up and stay up while I was showering. When I finished my shower, I was greeted by her bright smiling face (she’s never bright and smiling in the morning) – she looked like she was about to burst. I already knew what it meant, even before she held up the little stick with two pink lines on it.
So that’s it. I’m going to be a father – we’re going to be parents. Good thing we bought baby furniture when it was on sale last weekend.