Before the Stork

Before the Stork is a business that takes 2D, 3D, and 4D ultrasounds. My friend Janie told me about some trainings they were having where they needed pregnant women to help train new ultrasound technicians and the mothers-to-be would receive free ultrasounds. I signed up for a 2D gender screening. So at 15 weeks, 4 days, my family went in again to try and find out the sex. The experience was really neat and I am so glad the whole family could enjoy it. You and the family are taken into a larger exam room with a couch for the family and a nice bed for the mother. They are playing soft music in the background, Celine Dion, to be exact. They dim the lights and project the ultrasound onto the wall, so everyone can watch about a 52 inch projection. For an entire half-hour we all got to watch Baby Valdez moving and jerking on the screen. Everyone got to hear the heartbeat as well and the sound still brings me to tears...even when I am prepared to hear it.

Of course, the little knucklehead was still being difficult and was not in the best position to help us see the gender! After a few jumping jacks from me, we tried again, and again, and again. The umbilical cord keeps getting in the way. It is sitting just between the legs and the cord can sometimes look like male genitalia, but what was really cool, was their technology. They were able to turn some kind of heat sensor on and the cord would light up blue and red and you could distinguish between the baby and the cord. The technician, who was the owner of the store, said she caught a few quick glances of the correct area and could say with 90% certainty IT'S A GIRL! Wow, I was not prepared for this. I burst into tears and my mom shrieked in excitement, while the boys' hearts, I think, sank to the ground! We were not expecting a girl! BUT, BUT, BUT we still aren't counting on it, nor announcing for sure it's a girl. The technician said she wants to see us again in two weeks so she can try and get a better picture and be able to freeze the frame and show us the sex. So, we are still waiting, but hopefully we will have some definitive results very soon!