Friday, 10/12/07
I’m writing this from Caroline and Steve’s lake house on Lake Martin. We arrived late Wednesday night, and we’ve been relaxing ever since. The view is breathtaking (see below). The weather is perfect (~70 degrees) and the sun is shining bright. We’re leaving tomorrow, but I’m not going back to work until Tuesday. I love vacation!
Anyway, the past few weeks have been agonizing. We’ve made the decision to keep the pregnancy to ourselves until the beginning of November, near the end of the 1st trimester. We’ve read that the risk of miscarriage goes down significantly at that time. But it’s difficult, I tell you. The pregnancy is always at the forefront of my mind. I don’t really know who I want to talk with about it, but it’s just hard to keep it in. Betsy is doing a better job than me. She continues to pretend that she’s not pregnant, despite developing morning sickness and soreness. Monday was really bad for her. But everything has been fine since then. She’s definitely a trooper.
We finally did something related to the pregnancy on Wednesday. Two weeks ago, I noticed an Advertisement on my paycheck for an organization called ‘Right from the Start.’ It was just a typed blurb, but it said that they were conducting a study on early pregnancy. Anyone less than 45 days pregnant was encouraged to join. We definitely qualified! I sent Betsy an email with a link to their website, and we joined the study. We will receive a small amount of cash some day, but the interesting thing is that they’ve provided us with a free early pregnancy ultrasound. Wednesday the 10th was our appointment, and we were so excited! The setup for this operation is in Crystal Terrace, which is on West End near the 440/40 interchange. We were just barely on time, so I dropped Betsy off at the front door and parked the car. By the time I got to the right floor, Betsy was moving into an area in the back of the office for an interview. I followed her, and we talked with a lady who was completely obsessed with Clarks shoes. We spent about half of our time talking about the procedure that Betsy was going to undergo, and the other half talking about shoe comfort. After Betsy signed several consent forms, the lady dropped us off at the ultrasound room. This ultrasound was invasive, so the setup was different from a traditional ultrasound. The technicians had a screen set so that Betsy and I could watch. The scan showed two blobs, but one of the blobs had a heartbeat! Our baby’s heart was beating at 135 beats/minute. It was so exciting! They used these scans to determine the age of our baby (7wks, 2 days to 7 wks, 5 days) and gave us an estimated delivery date of May 29th, 2008. We have a few images saved on CD. I think we’ll share all of this with our parents on November 2nd and 3rd, just after our first real doctor’s appointment. I so wanted to show the ultrasound images to Caroline, but Betsy wouldn’t let me (you parent types get to see them first, don’t worry!). We’re still very excited. I’ve included the ultrasounds below. Is it Herman? Or is it Cheyenne?
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