We had the big anatomy scan today. It went well… I think. This is the first scan we’ve had that wasn’t done by our doctor or at least in the obstetrics department and didn’t get the results right away. Due to the technical nature of all the measurements, it had to be done at radiology on one of their higher quality machines and all the results have to be read by a radiologist for accuracy. This is great, but it meant that we had a technician taking all the measurements and although she was very friendly and sweet, she wasn’t allowed to tell us anything. Not so great. The good news is I didn’t pee my pants. I only had to wait in the waiting room for a few minutes past my appointment time and she took pity on me pretty quickly. She took the critical measurements first that required my bladder to be full for greater visibility like the placenta and spine, and then she let me go pee. The rest of the scan was done with the comfort of an empty bladder :) The entire scan took about 45 minutes so I’m really thankful she didn’t make me suffer with a full bladder that whole time!
That’s about all I can say about the scan at this point. Little man was really active as usual, so it took her a bit of time to get the right measurements, but all in all she didn’t seemed too worried about anything. Every once in a while she’d make a noise which would alarm me, but then she’d laugh and say, “okay got it”, and at one point she said “you’re going to have your hands full with this one, he’s really active!” So if active is good, which I think it is, then hopefully all is good with baby! When we were done, she said the same thing my doctor did, that it would take a day or so for the Radiologist to review everything and then submit the report to my doctor. So we will hopefully have the final results by Wednesday. I thought I would feel better after the scan was done, but right now I feel even more anxious. I just want to know that everything is okay!
Here’s a profile view of little man from today.
The best part of my day happened when I got home. I had a surprise waiting for me on my doorstep :) It was a another incredibly thoughtful and well-timed package from the lovely Elisha at Waiting for Baby Bird. She always seems to know when I need a little extra reassurance. Thank you so much Elisha <3 I feel so blessed to have made such a wonderful friend on this journey. Elisha’s unwavering faith has been such a constant source of strength for me on this journey and during this pregnancy. She has had her share of ups and downs on this journey, but always picks herself up and keeps believing stronger than ever. She is absolutely amazing! If you haven’t found her blog yet you really need to check it out: waitingforbabybird.com
So what did she send me?
A beautiful letter to remind me to hold strong to my faith that little man is just perfect and… a WeeBlock! What is a Weeblock? A little cover for his privates so he doesn’t pee on me when I change him :) Love it! Hilarious!
She said she wanted to make me giggle and I did! Made the hubby laugh too. Hope it made you all laugh too :)
That’s it for today. I will check back as soon as we have the results of the scan from my doctor. Thank you everyone for your thoughts and prayers! <3
