I’m not the biggest worrier in the world, but from the time I’d found out I was pregnant every now and then a little thought would pop into my head. What if I wasn’t really pregnant, but imagining it all? What if the baby bulge was a sign of a tumor, not pregnancy? Once the baby started moving, these worries eased a bit just to make room for others. What if the baby had two heads? What if he was missing an arm?
Today I’m relieved to say that my baby looks perfect, has all the body parts a human being needs and no extra ones.
The position of the baby was not great for finding out if it was a boy or a girl, but the specialist gave us her best guess. Because it’s just a guess, I’m going to keep it a secret for now. Plus apparently it makes for eye-catching tweets…
On a smaller scale, I’m grateful that the ultrasound was relatively comfortable this time. I cheated a bit and I didn’t drink as much water as I was supposed to, and the appointment started on time (rare, I know). I got to enjoy looking at my baby instead of praying for the scan to finish as quickly as possible so that I could rush to the toilet.
That’s my news for today, what are you grateful for?
Hi, I'm Tat. I believe that through motherhood we're given another chance to find ourselves, grow and shine. I have three beautiful children and I learn a lot from them every day. This year I'm searching for ease in everything I do.
I had to laugh! I was exactly the same with my first pregnancy – wondering if maybe it was a tumor(& I’d always think it in an Arnie accent a la Kindergarten Cop!). I do love an ultrasound! Congratulations!
First pregnancy? This is my third baby and it doesn’t get any better!
Love the post Darl
How exciting! I love baby news! Can’t wait to see what “sex” you have! Wink Wink 
Exciting times! I loved those ultrasound glimpses of my babies! It’s most definitely reassuring, and beatuiful too xx
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Oh what a wonderful thing to be garateful for, how great to see a scan… the most exciting times. And how amazingly clear does that little baby’s head look.
Here’s hoping pregnancy continues well and safely. Look after yourself and the babe inside.
It’s the only clear photo I got! The rest look like Baby Shrek or some unidentifiable object…
How precious! Enjoy every minute! I’m a definite pregnancy worrier myself! What a beautiful (or handsome
baby you have!!!!
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Beautiful
I remember that slight anxiety about waiting to see if everything was ok on the scan. Hopefully you’ve got some more energy now too.
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Beautiful peek at your baby – i remember being so reassured by it. Enjoy your pregnancy now that you know it is real…
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Oh pregnancy makes you worry about everything I think! Ultrasound is glorious! Cheers, Mez
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Nice post! That peak of your baby is really awesome, that baby would really be beautiful when she comes out. Good luck to you, wish you all the best!
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Oh how beautiful and lovely and adorable. By my 3rd I’d learnt that tick too. In fact I just had a glass of water before the each scan and that was fine. Otherwise my bladder would be to full and I’d be sent off to the bathroom mid scan because they couldn’t see anything.
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That’s so exciting! It is normal for expectant moms to be a little paranoid, I guess. I know I was like that back then
Take care
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hi! just wanted to stop by and say hello! I’m your newest follower and i found you through the 52 weeks of grateful which i am doing as well but i’m doing all vlogs! (videos!) which i thought would be fun! anyways, great post, I think it’s wonderful to see what everyone is thankful for cause it just makes me that much more thankful/grateful myself, so thank you!! have a great week!!
Lol! I loved that Tweet! Can’t wait to meet your precious one. x
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Yes, that ultrasound full bladder sucks! The guy who saw us with the twins made me go and pee it all out (after I’d been holding it in for an hour- it was horrible) because he couldn’t see the babies!
Congratulations on healthy baby. I hope everthing continues to go well. xx
That happened to me my last pregnancy, after waiting for nearly two hours because the ultrasound person got into a traffic jam or something they said my bladder was too full! Yes, I could feel that…
Woot woot! Congrats on the new little one. Very excited for you xx
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That first glimpse is awesome and so shockingly real, such an amazing technology. Congratulations on getting this far with a healthy baby.
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I thought I commented on this one but realise I saw it via the tweets! I was always surprised how nervous I got before a scan and how relieved I was afterwards. I never expected that before I was pregnant. But it was always amazing to see bub. I was also quite surprised how accurate the 3D scans were, as long as you had a clear view without a hand or foot or placenta in the way!
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