April 29, 2008
Flow
I didn't pee! Well, I didn't pee until I was told to pee, and then I think I broke the all-time record. I only drank 32 of the mandated 48 ounces, and I only held it for 45 minutes before my appointment instead of the full hour, but by the time I made it to the waiting room, I was dancing! Fortunately, the technician called me back three minutes later, she had the same name as my awesome boss and my best creative writing teacher, and she assured me that if she couldn't see anything with an external scan that she'd let me relieve myself before she commenced with the internal probing. You mean I finally get to take my pants off!
But no. Pants stayed on. And yet I'm not complaining because, folks, WE HAVE A BABY (well, an embryo), and s/he is alone in there (I guess I am just fattening up ahead of schedule), and s/he has a little thumpy heartbeat and is measuring at 7 weeks and 2-4 days (by my count, a few days larger than expected), and I am so relieved and excited and ready to wriggle into a Bella Band and breathe and purchase some small token of our impending babyfulness and oh, also pee again because it's been, what?, twenty minutes since I last went?
The ultrasound tech didn't really give us much information beyond "There it is" and "Yes, there's only one" and "7 weeks, 2-4 days" and "Yeah, it's the thing that looks like the Upper Peninsula of Michigan" and "You may pee now" but hopefully I'll hear from my doc soon and get a full report (although I'm not sure what more I need besides a heartrate count and a thumbs-up on the general state of my uterine contents and hey, maybe a photo of my child?).
But for now, I'm good. We're good. Wee wombat is alive and well and moving and shaking and growing, and trying with that wee wombat brain to figure out where to put all that love that's coming his/her way when s/he doesn't have any pockets. It's a lot of love, though; too much for pockets or a backpack or a steamer trunk or a 15' U-Haul. Just let it flow through you, baby. Just let it flow.
Posted by Leah at April 29, 2008 12:33 PMLove the Wee Wombat! And congratulations on the heartbeat and the peeing and just everything. Very excited for all three of you.
Posted by: Sarah at April 29, 2008 01:21 PMOh I am SO happy!
Posted by: She Likes Purple at April 29, 2008 01:26 PMSuch good news! And the innernets could use some good news today. Glad it could come from you.
Posted by: Mandee at April 29, 2008 01:31 PMSweet baby wombat! I can see it now: small, blonde, and likes to wear a kilt.
Posted by: Moose at April 29, 2008 01:31 PMsquee!
Posted by: beck at April 29, 2008 01:34 PMThat is great! It must be a wonderful relief to see that grainy image and have someone say everything is as it should be! GO BABY GO!
Posted by: Christina at April 29, 2008 01:34 PMCongrats on seeing that beating heart, nothing sweeter. As for the copious amounts of water, they have stopped requesting that I do it before my u/s. So weird because last time around I dreaded those appointments for the fear of peeing on a stranger and this time I can actually look forward to them!
Posted by: andrea at April 29, 2008 01:34 PMYippy skippy! Great news!
Posted by: Kate at April 29, 2008 01:44 PMHooray for the good news!
Posted by: Sarah at April 29, 2008 01:50 PMwheeee! grow baby grow!
Posted by: leenie at April 29, 2008 02:04 PMHooray! And that pockets thing? So cute. Soo sooo cute. That came from love. Hooray again!
Posted by: Linda at April 29, 2008 02:11 PMExcellent news!
Posted by: Sara at April 29, 2008 02:16 PMFreakin' fantastic news! And no misplaced pee: BONUS!
Posted by: jive turkey at April 29, 2008 02:20 PMI'm doing a little white girl desk dance here for you!
Posted by: Jemima at April 29, 2008 02:43 PMdid you burst into tears later? I wept like a, er, baby when I saw that little heartbeat!
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Posted by: peach at April 29, 2008 02:54 PMTearfully joyous for you!!! Oh, I'm so happy. XOXO
Posted by: Mrs. Flinger at April 29, 2008 02:56 PMWOOT! WOOT!
Posted by: jeorg at April 29, 2008 03:14 PMaaah the little wee wombat! I LOVE WOMBATS! But then again, I do live in Sydney. I am so happy for you, what a feeling of relief and happiness to know you really are growing yourselves a little baby! Let the outpouring of love begin!
Posted by: Super Sarah at April 29, 2008 03:36 PMThese entries with all the water-drinking and the being forced to hold it when you reeeeally have to go? Make me have to pee every time. It's some kind of sympathetic response, I guess.
Hooray for heartbeats and wombats and loveyness. Happy.
Posted by: Lawyerish at April 29, 2008 04:16 PMYaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyy!!!!!!!
Posted by: Cate at April 29, 2008 04:33 PMBursting with happiness for you! So much so, that now I need to wipe off my laptop.
xoxo
Posted by: Angella at April 29, 2008 04:36 PMYay. Grow wee wombat, grow!
Posted by: Elizabeth at April 29, 2008 05:50 PMI'm so happy for you!! Three cheers for the wee wombat!!
Posted by: Brooke at April 29, 2008 06:56 PMOoh, I am so excited. So extremely excited! Yay for you, and yay for the wombat. And the end of this post is so lovely that it almost made me tear up a little. Let the love flow indeed :)
Posted by: elise at April 29, 2008 07:17 PMHuzzah! That's so wonderful!!
Posted by: awatersign at April 29, 2008 07:34 PMWonderful news!!! I'm am so very happy for you, Simon and your wee wombat.
Posted by: Veronica at April 29, 2008 09:13 PMNow you are making me have to pee....
Yea! I'm so glad everything is going well!
YAY! Congrats on your wee wombat with a heartbeat and everything! (and that's SUCH a cute little nickname) I'm so happy for you and Simon :)
Posted by: Liana at April 30, 2008 05:11 AMCongrats to you three!
Posted by: Marisa at April 30, 2008 01:04 PMYay!
Posted by: Alyce at April 30, 2008 04:04 PMcongratulations! i have been reading your blog for a few years now and have been right with you on the baby-wanting journey.
i am 10 weeks (nov. 27 due date - thanksgiving!) pregnant with our first and i am the happiest i have ever been. we are so close to the 12-week, safe mark, that i am busting at the seams to tell people - but soon enough.
good luck with everything!
Yay! Glad to hear everything's OK in there.
Posted by: Lori at April 30, 2008 06:57 PMYAY!!! Glad to hear everything is going GREAT!!! I am so excited for all 3 of you!!!
Posted by: Sabrina at May 1, 2008 06:50 AMDude - where have I been?!? Congratulations - this is very exciting news!
Posted by: chirky at May 1, 2008 11:09 AMso, so wonderful! i'm happy to read such great news!
Posted by: alison at May 2, 2008 06:30 AMcongrats! That's such great news!
and having to pee while they press on your bladder region is so uncomfortable isn't it!
Posted by: trish at May 3, 2008 07:52 AM
