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BABY!
Yay!
Everyone, I'm so excited!
It's confirmed:
The living organism growing within me is human!
It no longer looks like a tadpole!
We had an ultrasound today (a little later than most people get their ultrasounds),
And to be frank,
I was amazed.
All over again.
No one really tells you too much about the fact that you actually get to see the organs of your wee growing bairn.
I saw cerebral hemispheres, heart chambers, kidneys, a stomach, and a tiny little, full bladder.
And of course, the arms, hands, legs, feet and spine.
And the face!
Oh, the face!
That was perhaps the sweetest part!
There was a head-on shot (not the one above) of that cherubic visage.
Its miniature chin melted my heart.
I'm quite positive it's going to be one good looking child.
(Of course I have the parental bias. I fully anticipated it. Didn't you all?)
For those on the gender watch, so sorry to disappoint.
At least in this post.
Boy or girl? I don't know.
But will soon.
We have a sealed envelope that contains the most exciting birthday present I have ever anticipated receiving.
But we're all going to have to be patient for just a little longer.
Trust me, it's the good kind of torture.
I can promise that you'll be among the first to know.
Until then, think happy chromosome thoughts!
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And to everyone who, after my recent rant, sent me sweet messages of condolences and reminders of the miracle of birth.
Thank you.
I want to straighten the record just slightly:
I'm not depressed about my pregnant body.
And I think the fact that there is human life inside of me is indescribably amazing.
I'm just bugged that I get bugged about some of the comments I receive.
With the beauty of new life, and the fact that so far, pregnancy is a lot more enjoyable than I anticipated, I should welcome the comments about my largeness as largess--in fact, I want to.
I just don't at the moment.
And that's sad to me.
Sad, that deep down inside I'm somehow unwillingly still affected by our society's unrealistic expectations of the female body.
I just wanted to make that clarification.
Just so you all know (because I'm all about keeping up appearances, you know)
That I am really not an insecure ingrate.
Au contraire.
I feel deeply blessed for this opportunity and my excitement, wonder and anticipation is most-assuredly mounting.
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Nothing more,
Nothing less.
Carry on.
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