Ultrasound #1

Tuesday was Hunny Bunny's first ultrasound. She's "high risk" for problems (due to Little Bear) as well as "high risk" for a follow-up set of twins (family history, plus she's had them before).

The twins were hard for her to carry, so for her sake neither of us wanted multiples -- not twins, triplets, or any number more. For sheer "wow factor" triplets would have been amazing: 1st pregnancy, 1 child -- 2nd pregnancy, 2 children -- & 3rd pregnancy, 3 children. However, the "wow" quickly turned to "whoa" with twins. I'm sure by the end of the first night at home I would reconsider the "blessing" of triplets.

Anyway, back to the story. Her OB Dr. always orders an ultrasound ASAP -- for several reasons: high risk of problems, possibility of multiples, and to rule out birth defects. When the test began, we saw no problems, other than Hunny Bunny's bladder was very full. (In fact, it was so full, the little one was squirming around and we -- the tech and I -- could see everything pretty well.) She dated the baby at ~10 weeks. Very exciting: seeing a new baby, wondering if we'll be having a boy or a girl, and trying to decide on a name (one we both like enough to say every day for the next 18 or so years). Also somewhat sobering: one more mouth to feed, will Hunny Bunny carry this one OK, and will there be any more medical problems? In any case, we're pretty sure after 4 kids, we're done.

Kinda neat having the ultrasound so close to Christmas. Knowing there's another "present" on the way -- another "someone" to look forward to having around next Christmas. I enjoy Christmas-time; especially getting all the cards and family pictures from our many far-flung friends and relatives. I like to compare the children's pictures to the parents' and see the resemblances. I also like to compare the parents' waist lines to the ones I remember from long ago -- fun, fun. =) I've put a whole inch on my waistline since college... need to start jogging again so I can lose that.

Guess that's it for now. Thinking of starting a 2nd blog... politics only... maybe not... too much work.