Next Week…Gender?
We go Monday to a check up at the OB/GYN. We will, baby willing, find out the sex.
They will spread a cold glob of some conducting gel on her belly, down to the pubic line, which looks like it needs to be warmed up. Then this transducer, or probe, is used to send repetitive rays of ultrasound into the abdomen that bounce back. They move it around to get the lots of different looks. They will measure the cranium size, the ulna length, re-figure the due date, look for placenta abnormalities, check her amniotic fluid levels, look for congenital malformations, examine the fetal nasal bone,fetal check the nuchal translucency…whatever the hell that is…and many other things that are way above my head.
All this while we will be looking for a penis.
Now we have heard the old wives tales, and according to them we are having both. 3 outta 4 online test say girl. The one that said boy was a Chinese questionnaire, and as a friend said, “When’s the last time the Chinese wanted anything but a boy?”
Honestly, I would like a little girl. Ultimately, I would like a healthy baby…Isn’t that the right thing to say? Seems like there is always that caveat. It is true, but I feel like I am almost compelled to add it anytime I utter what I might want the baby to be.
Well, wish us luck. These things always scare me alittle. The “what ifs” come into play. Talk to you monday.
July 20th, 2007 at 1:35 pm
good luck to you, Sarah, and little Peep