Jarah (3years) "yeah"
Mummy "where will we see the baby?"
Jarah "on the screen"
He's absolutely right. It amazes me how much little people manage to know.
Fast forward to ultrasound:
We arrive and sit down. The lady at the counter is on the phone. She calls out my name and asks if 'all those people' are with me. I say yes.
She then informs me that they can't all come in! I'm horrified! She's flipping kidding me!!
So I inform her that they were ALL with me last time only 2-3 weeks ago!!
She looks determined to be right.
She tells me that there isn't enough room. I know she's lying! We all fitted in with plenty of room to spare last time and none of us have grown that much to suddenly not fit.
She asks if a 'lady' was at the counter next time. I said yes. She nods her head and says I'm sorry. I know she's not.
She says she'll ask the radiographer. And even he says no. They offer NO KIDS! Just my 'partner'.
I ask if the kids can come in and they say no.
You know, if it was you, you'd be allowed to take your kids in. But not me.
The slip of paper says no unattended kids. The three children needing attending all had attendees.
My two helpers (both sis-in-laws) graciously stayed in the waiting room with all four children who were meant to be with us, experiencing the baby on the screen.
They offered for them to come in at the end. Barely the same thing!!
Actual ultrasound:
The Ultrasound itself was fairly uneventful. Bubby is growing well and healthy with nothing wrong with him or her.
Bubby is facing down and didn't turn so there's no profile shot. I couldn't exactly tell who bub looks like but I'm leaning towards Isaiah (aka me). It's got legs and feet and arms and hands that look like they are going 'grrr'. Didn't really get a good look at anything. Except internal organs.
Bub wriggled lots, moving on screen and Michael saw bub move from the outside for the first time.
I've never been able to tell male from female so when he said that's the pelvic bones and there's the kidneys I didn't look, see or notice anything.
I still don't know what bubby is so I'm truly pleased about that.
The heart is beating string and we could clearly see the four chambers.
After this many ultrasounds and not a lot of detail the overall experience was fairly non-eventful.
Kids come in:
Michael got to call the kids in and two sister-in-laws.
They saw briefly its face, spine, heart, legs, feet, hands and torso.
And then it was over.
5 Things I am Thankful for:
1. Kids seeing atleast a little bit
2. Healthy baby
3. Sister-in-laws who both missed out but helped watch kids without us :( sorry guys
4. More accurate dates (edd April 12th 2013)
5. The Gift of Life growing in my womb
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