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Yes, indeed, today is the day! I go in this afternoon to get my ultrasound to find out what exactly it is I’m lugging around here. Been teasing my daughter that it will be a pony.<\/p>\n

\"ultrasound\"<\/p>\n

The part I dislike most is the fairly standard request that I drink 40 ounces of water in the 1-2 hours before the ultrasound. And then not pee until after the ultrasound is done.<\/p>\n

Every woman who has gone through this knows how miserable it is. Not only is that a huge amount of water to have in your bladder, there is a baby who is all too happy to tap dance on it. The kicks may not be as strong as they will be later on, but if you’ve had that much water to drink, it doesn’t matter much.<\/p>\n

The appointment is set for after my daughter gets out of school. With the usual grand sense of timing that medical offices have, their first appointment offering was 5 minutes before the time my daughter gets out of school. Once I said ‘Nothing before 3 p.m.’ the problem was solved.<\/p>\n

My daughter is very excited. She’s been fascinated by medical issues ever since my son had his craniosynostosis surgery<\/a>. Since I intend this to be the last baby (especially if they insist on another *$&#$ C-section!), I want her to get to see this part.<\/p>\n

So here I go, hoping to not explode today. Well, maybe not that bad, but if you’ve done it you know the feeling.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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