We had another ultrasound on February 16, 2012 at OBGYN Associates. I took sick time from work and Coulter had the morning free so he could be there. We were both anxious to see the baby and learn if we would be having a boy or girl. Coulter was hopeful and wore a pink shirt to the doctor's office! The technician started by checking my ovaries and bladder. Then took some measurements of the baby's head. We asked if it was a large head but the technician didn't seem to get the joke. Next we got to see the face/profile. It was really neat because we could see the baby moving and making swallowing movements. Coulter commented on the little nose like mine.
The baby had its arms and hands crossed in front of its face making it a little more challenging to see the face.
Next we got to see the heart and listen to the heartbeat. She spent some time taking measurements of the stomach and other internal organs. It was about this time when I started feeling very uncomfortable. She noticed my discomfort and said for me to let her know if I got lightheaded or nauseous. As soon as she said it I realized that I was definitely feeling lightheaded. I really just wanted to get up off the bed right then and there and call it good but she had me roll over onto my side.
She continued to monitor the baby and pretty soon I heard her telling us it was a baby girl. I felt so miserable I barely realized what she was saying. Coulter made an excited comment and I tried to pay attention to what she was saying. I heard her say that the picture we were seeing was as if the baby was sitting on a glass table and we were looking up. She said that not only were there no male parts but that we could see the girl's parts really well so that left no doubt about her sex.
The last thing I really remember is seeing my baby girl's tiny feet. She was moving around so it was a hard to get a good picture but they are still absolutely adorable. The technician continued looking at stuff for several more minutes but she didn't tell us what she was doing. I think she could tell that I was ready for her to be done. Even after she finished I had to lay on the bed with my eyes closed and a cool cloth on my forehead for a while longer. I didn't realize the ultrasound would be so hard to handle.
She made us a disk with several pictures and videos and told us the baby weighted in at a little over a pound. She also made sure we understood that the baby was progressing normally for her gestational period. I don't think the information really sunk in until I had some time to calm down. It took most of my drive to work before I didn't feel shaky anymore. (Not a good combination when still trying to learn stick-shift).
I think we both enjoyed the opportunities we had all that day to tell our family, friends and co-workers that we were going to be having ourselves a beautiful baby girl!
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