Monday, March 21, 2005

The BIG Ultrasound

I can't believe that 2 weeks have passed since my last entry already. SO much has happened... I'm going to be writing for a while.

First, about a week and a half ago I had my first baby dream. You were a girl and Craig named you Cassandra Daisy. The labor and delivery were easy, quick and painless. In my dream I was shocked that women scream and yell because I was just "chillin'". I was sharing a room with another lady and her husband. She had a boy and named him Tarrence Devin but he was black and both she and her husband were white. Needless to say there was lots of shouting. Once our baby was born I went for a walk downtown while the baby was sleeping at the nursery. I told the nurse I'd be back in time to feed and change the baby. By the time I got back to the hospital I had bled through my hospital gown and I'd been gone so long the nurse had already changed the baby's diaper and fed her a bottle. She gave me a really hard time, saying the baby was soaked, and blah blah blah. When I woke up it took me a few seconds to remember that there's not a baby in the next room to go change or anything... yet!

Second, I'm so glad Craig and I are taking weekly belly photos. I am shocked at how quickly my belly is growing. It seems to be bigger every morning when I'm standing in profile in front of the mirror. This baby's growing so fast.
Third, Craig and I are officially a year older. Craig turned 26 on Saturday and I was 24 almost 2 weeks ago. That's not so young to have a baby! Sometimes when we tell people they react with such scock that we're "so young". Hey, we have a house and a car. All our bills are paid. Money in the bank. We're just really young to be so smart and in such great financial shape.

Finally, the biggest news of all!! We had our second ultrasound this morning. The baby was moving and twitching like crazy on the screen but I can't feel the little monster yet. The technician took a whole bunch of photos. I was in the room for about an hour before Craig was asked to come in! Craig and I had decided on the weekend to ask the technician the sex of the baby if she was sure. Initially she said it looked like a boy but wasn't sure because the umbilical cord was in the way. But once she got a better angle she got a straight on shot of the penis and scrotum. So, without a doubt, we're having a BOY!!

I'm going to pick up groceries tonight at Zehrs and I'm going to look at boy clothing. Preparing for this baby is going to be so much easier now!!

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