On July 1, 2009 Darlene, Pat and I went to my 17 week checkup. I was so happy they could be there with me and to say hello to wee baby! Look at the pic on the left, Pat looks so natural and calm hanging out with me! 
I haven’t heard the heart beat yet, so I was excited to see the Dr, pull out the gadget for us to hear the baby’s heart beat. Apparently, once they hear the heart beat, my check ups don’t include a sonogram.. boo. I think I’ll beg to have them show me the baby anyway! lol The Dr had the fancy gadget and was moving it around on my belly and couldn’t find the heart beat. No one said anything, we all were just quiet for about 45 seconds until the ultrasound machine was rolled into the room.
The Dr. hooked up the ultrasound and <strong>ta-daaaa there was our wee baby!</strong> Chilling out in my womb, taking in the scenery.. and the heart was beating perfectly! Phew! I was really freaked for a minute, the Dr. said it was just the angle the baby was at. Good enough to give us all a heart attack! Wee baby, don’t do that to mommy and daddy again, ok? Just turn around so we can hear your heart beat!
Here is a video clip of the sonogram if you are interested. We get to see the baby’s legs, spine, ribs, heart beating, and more. So far so great as far as me and wee baby goes. We go to a different facility on the 27th to get a formal ultra sound done. I can’t wait!
