OMG! OMG! OMG!!! We're having a little baby girl!!!! I am so incredibly filled with JOY!!!
We went in for the amniocentesis today. I was filled with anxiety, and not expecting to find out the baby's gender. Frankly, I had myself convinced over the past couple of weeks that I'd learn it was a BOY (which I would have LOVED LOVED LOVED!), and hearing that it was a baby girl was such a joyful surprise!!!!
The test itself was uncomfortable and scary and not something I'd sign up to do again, it was over after four rounds of:
"breathing in I calm my mind,
breathing out i smile,
dwelling in the present moment,
there is no other moment".
Brian held my hand throughout the whole thing, I kept my eyes closed. Dr. Cohlson (rhymes with Molson, which she did not drink before the procedure!), a maternal fetal medicine specialist, was wonderful and brilliant. She said all measurements on ultrasound looked great "this kid read the book" was actually what she said, meaning she measured just as she was supposed to for her age! (she's so smart!).
In this ultrasound we actually saw the umbilical cord pulsing (amazing!), knees and elbows, again, a big ole brain, and I think she has Brian's eyes! We saw cute little fingers, kicking feet (though I have yet to feel them!), kidneys, and a heart beat of 154 (goodness!). Dr. Sullivan a 3rd year OBGYN resident played around with the ultrasound after the technician did her measurements and BEFORE the amnio was done (aint no way a resident was going to do this amnio on me!!!). But she was cool and calming.
Oh little girl, you are soooo LOVED!!!! I can't wait to meet you! (170 more days or so!)
