"That peanut there is your kid"

So we had our first ultrasound yesterday. Our doctor moved it up a few weeks because he was concerned about how sick I was last week. It was an amazing experience, to say the least. Since I feel so good this week, I was skeptical that I was even still pregnant, given how sick I was last week. It was a very welcome sign to hear that heartbeat beating at 175 beats a minute.

Our ultrasound tech was not exactly what you would call "warm and fuzzy". When we first heard the heartbeat Jake says "is that the baby?" and she says "well I certainly hope so" in a slightly sarcastic tone. I was immediately amused by the whole situation but the best part of the whole ultrasound is when she says in her gruffest truckdriver voice "that peanut there is your kid". I wanted to laugh and cry at the same time. What she said after was almost as great..."you are definitely only having one kid this time". Oh thank you Marge! (I imagine that to be her name)

As we left the doctor Jake says "I am really excited, I'm excited like when I was a little kid and it was my birthday". Priceless. I wasn't sure he would ever be quite as excited as I am, but now we are on an equal field.

Here is the obligatory ultrasound picture that every new parent shares with everyone they come in contact with. Jake was so kind as to label it because unlike most ultrasound photos where you can almost pick out a leg or the head, you will recognize nothing with our little 4 centimeter bundle of joy. It is truly a bean, or a peanut as Marge would say. And we are proud to say that that peanut bean is our kid.

Click on the picture to make it bigger so you can read the labels.