The Ultrasound
Well, before I begin I must ask that no one says, “I told you so.” or anything like unto it. Reason being that I am tender hearted and because I am really nervous about raising a boy. Sure I have dated them, and yes, I am married to one, I also had a little bit of experience with boys at the various day cares I have worked at, but I have NEVER been a tom boy, I don’t like sports, I am not a very rough and tumble kind of person, and what in the tarnation am I supposed to do about a little boy’s natural inclination to solve problems by hitting or kicking? Boys are just generally more physical then girls and this makes me nervous. I do realize of course that a little boy could also end up being a book worm, a builder, and enjoy computers, rather being into sports and aggressive things, but nevertheless I am scared. Boys are just so foreign to me. Luckily, I believe that one of the reasons we wait to create life until we are married is so that at least one person will have some clue about why any given child is acting the way they do and so if I am ever home and my little Aiden is doing some boy thing that I don’t know how to react to, I can always call my sweet Brandon and he will help me to know what to do. He will be a good father. He is a good role model and example for a little boy. He will lead gently but firmly, while I do my best to nurture and simply understand the inner workings of my little boys mind. We sure are lucky and blessed that Heavenly Father decreed that there be mothers AND fathers to balance everything out.
So, I do have a few pictures of little Aiden but no video. His tiny toes are cute and every time the lab tech tried to get a good picture of his feet he pulled them away…I don’t doubt that it was tickling his little feet. His head is currently in the down position and he kept putting his little hands in front of his face. His spine was very clear and everything looks like it is growing and developing like it should. We even got to see his brain and the four chambers of his heart (which looked very healthy in my estimation). When she had us looking at his face it was a little halloweenesque because you could see the eye sockets and the nose sockets in the skull. I was amazed with how visible the bones were. Anyway, my very favorite picture of Aiden is the profile of his little face. I just love how you can see the little curve of his nose and mouth. I guess this is all, I still haven’t felt him move yet, but he definitely is moving around in there, at one point in the ultrasound he had his little legs stretched straight out in front of him, like he was the letter “L”. There must still be a lot of room in there if he can do that! Well, ta ta for now!