Even though I was starting to get bigger, I don't think Matt and I really believed it until we went to the first OB appointment. I was at first worried because they didn't ask me to drink anything before the appointment. Thanks to media, I had this preconceived idea in my mind that I would have to drink a lot of fluids before the appointment so that they could see the baby once they lubricated my stomach and cruised a mouse-type device along my belly. Well I was certainly surprised when the dr walked in, had me remove by bottoms, then pulled out a wand. A very large wand with a condom on the end. I looked at Matt, he looked at me, we looked at doc. And timidly I asked just where he thought that was going. Turns out they can do ultrasounds vaginally! Well ok. I almost wish this whole scenario was filmed from my end. My feet were in stirrups, the doc was shining a light and using the "wand" and Matt was shoulder to shoulder with him, fascinated as doc found my ovaries, uterus, cervix and proceeded to give the all clear for no cysts. I was confused why Matt was so interested in this part of the exam as that territory was obviously not uncharted. But ok. Did I mention that two or three nurses have popped in and out by now, leaving the door wide open at times for others to enjoy this exploration of my body? It was at this moment that all modesty left. No point in stressing over privacy anymore! Finally, doc told us to look at the screen. And there she was. At the time we of course didn't know she was a she, but it wasn't until that very second that she became real. Doc was surprised by how much she was moving around- we were not. Of course our child couldn't sit still! She was dancing all over the place. I think it was then and there that we fell in love again with this tiny person.
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