Tuesday, July 1, 2014

Baby A's first public appearance

We finally had our 20 week appointment. The long road to motherhood has made me more weary of milestones than excited by them. I started to feel the rumbles in my stomach a few days before the appointment. All this time I had been so worried about whether I would have a boy or girl but when the appointment actually drew near, all I could think about was the brain, the heart, the kidneys and so on. Would the baby be healthy?

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As the technician scanned from one organ to another, I just watched with my breath held. I was too scared to ask her if everything was ok. I searched her face for signs of problems but it was blank. Finally I asked, it has a brain, that's good, right? And she assured me that things were looking fine.

The US soccer team could have used this kicker in their game that day.
That moment was as good as when I found I was pregnant. With continued 'cautious optimism', baby A is half way in it's journey to being in our arms. Praying for a safe and uneventful entry into this beautiful world.

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