June 4, 2010 I had another doctors appointment at 11:00am and then the Ultrasound appointment at 11:30am. I was so scared and very nervous. Travis wasn't able to go with me because of his new job. Which I understand so I asked Nannette (my sister) to go with me. Turns out she couldn't go either. Well crap I didn't want to go alone, so I called on my good friend Amanda.
We get to the doctors office and the waiting room was packed. Reassuring me it was probably a good thing Travis didn't take time off work and Nannette didn't come otherwise she might have missed her flight to Alaska. (Yeah, I'm still so jealous) I signed in and took a seat. Trying not to get more nervous with every passing minute.
So around 11:20 I get called back to the Ultrasound room... yep the doctor is running late. Time for the part I'm so nervous for, I crawl onto the table and she asks are you ready for this? Nope, but lets get it over with. CD or pictures she asks. Pictures are OK... well then here we go. I'm looking at the screen and see gray. That's it just spots of grey in different shades, how does anyone really know what they're looking at?
Then all of a sudden I hear there's it's head! Wait... what? where? by this time I have to act like I know where... oh well look at that! OK, people I still don't see it, but I'm sure one day I'll figure out all the gray dots in this picture. Oh look there's the arms and legs... now I'm thinking to my self. Those I can see well the bones anyway which is really cool. Well time to figure out what it is... oh wait the baby is breach making it hard to see. Come on really??? Just because you're my kid doesn't mean you have to be stubborn like your father already (hee hee). The lady starts shaking me trying to get the baby to move. Then she said oh wait I got it. What my stomach was still moving how could you see anything?
She said are you sure you want to know? Yes I said... OK well
IT'S a BOY!!!!
I almost jumped off the table. What? Are you sure? As my friend Amanda asks now how sure are you? She showed me the umbilical cord and then the boy proof (as she put it). I was all smiles. In fact, I couldn't stop smiling! Walked out of her office and sat back down then we went into the doctors office we listened to the heart beat (Amanda's first time :) )and she measured me and told me that everything was looking good and that I was measuring great for as far along as I am now. Said that if there was anything abnormal with the ultrasound that she would let me know. Well it's been a week now and I haven't heard anything from her.
The rest of that day I couldn't stop smiling. I was so excited now onto calling everyone to let them know. First person on the list is of course Travis. He seemed excited, then my dad who you could just hear the excitement in his voice. Then onto my sister Annesha with my Mom, Nannette, and Kenny since they were all together. Then onto Travis's family.
Everyone kept telling me in was going to be a girl, but I had a feeling that it wasn't. I knew that my grandpa would be sending me his one last gift. Thanks Gramps... Enjoy him why you can and don't be telling him to bad of stories. I love and miss you!
So everyone I'm pleased to show you the first pictures (if you can call them that) of
Whyatt Charles Strasburg
Thank you for letting me go with you and share in that experience. I am so happy that I was able to be there with you. It meant a lot to me that you would let me share in that experience. And, to hear the heartbeat was amazing! I don't remember ever being able to hear that before and I have 16 nieces & nephews. Thank you again for letting share that day with you and for letting me hang out with you the rest of that day! I love you Grogeous!!
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