The Sonogram

We went to our sonogram appointment on August 30, 2012 at the Radiology Center. We were so excited to see our baby. Our daughter was not allowed to attend; therefore, we left her at the Child Development Center where she always has a terrific time with other kids.

I had to drink between 32oz and 64oz of water for this appointment. Drinking all this water permits the technician to see and take the measures of the baby correctly. The visit lasted around 30min. The technician was a man who did not talk too much. He also kept the computer’s screen to himself most of the time. As a result, my husband was the one who could see our baby in the screen during the entire duration of the session. His expressions were priceless.

The technician took all the measures of the baby and determined that the baby had a developmental stage of 22 weeks, but I was 21 weeks pregnant. The baby looked healthy, but the OB/GYN would give us the final results during the next appointment. The technician also told us the sex of the baby. However, he said that sonograms are never 100% certain. Whether the baby is a boy or girl, it does not matter. The issue of most significance is that the baby comes home healthy. This is one of the reasons my husband and I decided that the sex of the baby will be a secret between us until the baby’s birth date. I will elaborate more about this decision in another post.

Sophia and me at preschool's Christmas activity of last year, 2011.

Sophia finished preschool, 2012.

Sophia as a toddler walking around our apartment in Germany, 2008.

Sophia as Winnie the Pooh in Halloween 2008.

Another fantastic thing that happened during this sonogram appointment was that my husband saw our baby smiling and drinking amniotic fluid. I did not see the baby smiling because the technician only let me see the screen at the end of the session. I saw pictures, but my husband saw the baby live in the video. When we did this sonogram to Sophia, I saw her during the entire session because the room had a large screen in which I could look the live video. In addition, the technician who did Sophia’s sonogram was a woman who talked to me much more during the visit. Without a doubt, women are more understanding regarding the subject of pregnancy. This technician, on the contrary, talked more to my husband, and it was not that much.

Nevertheless, it was fantastic for my husband to see the baby smiling because Sophia smiled too during her sonogram. Sophia is an extraordinary happy girl. She always has a smile on her face, which numerous people find weird although they like it. In this day and age, kids grow up too fast and talk about subjects beyond their ages. Sophia is not like that, and people find it strange. She is innocent and happy as kids of other eras. Now, it seems we are going to have another happy kid.