8.15.2010

"Unremarkable"?

From Baby B

It's a funny word the reviewing doctor used throughout the report recapping the results of my ultrasound Friday: unremarkable.
"The facial profile is unremarkable."
"The fetal kidneys, stomach, and bladder are unremarkable."
"The maternal bladder and adnexa are unremarkable."
"Unremarkable fetal anatomic survey."

I'll be honest, while lying with goo on my belly, fixated on the grainy black-and-white picture, I thought what I was seeing was one of the most remarkable things I've ever beheld. This person on the screen- with a nose and lips and ten fingers and ten toes and boy parts- is squirming around inside of me, and all the doctor can come up with is "unremarkable"?!? I'd like to think a better word is "miraculous": "The facial profile is miraculous." "The fetal kidneys, stomach, and bladder are miraculous." Much better.

I do need to rave about our ultrasound technician at the Center for Diagnostic Imaging in Carmel. She was wonderful. I had heard stories of tight-lipped, serious techs that wouldn't say anything as they took measurements, not even letting parents see the screen until the end of the exam. This sent parents into a flurry of worry that something was wrong, and also sent them away disappointed that they didn't get to marvel at their child as much as possible. This lady, though, was very warm, open, and chatty. She explained what she was seeing and what she was doing the entire time as we got to watch alongside. I think I just laid there with a silly grin on my face, taking it all in. Our little guy was very squirmy and active, which didn't make her job easy, but she had patience and took her time, and the appointment as a whole was about 45 minutes. (OK, I'll 'fess up, I might have eaten some candy right before the appointment in hopes of seeing the baby move around a bit. I don't think he needed the help though)

At the end of the appointment, the tech went on and on about how good everything looks and what "nice shots" we got to see. The baby wasn't shy about letting us know he's a boy (Check out the poll on the sidebar, then be reminded not to believe anything you read on the Internet.). I have an anterior placenta, which means I might not be feeling kicks as much as I would be otherwise. Also? This guy's measuring a week & a half ahead of my January 4th due date, though the midwives won't officially change my due date unless he's measuring more than 2 weeks on either side of it. But, in the back of my mind, I'll know a 2010 baby is even more likely.

She printed out 8 pictures for us- many of them weren't nearly the best shots we saw, but that was fine. Even with these pictures, we're reminded that this baby boy is anything but "unremarkable"!

11 comments:

alissa said...

hooray!! you will love being mama to a little boy. :)

and i always thought the "unremarkable" thing was pretty weird, too...he looks remarkable to me!

can't wait until my big ultrasound...hopefully just a few more weeks!

Jes said...

YAY! congratulations! Boys are the "in" thing right now I think. So glad everything is good, and you're right, miraculous not unremarkable!! :)

The Farmer Files said...

What a joy to see your ultrasound pics! You are going to love, love, love having a boy. Every year was better than the last for the last 6 years for me!

Gretchen said...

Awww...I'm so excited that you and Josh got to see your little guy. He's truly miraculous!

affectioknit said...

Truly remarkable! What a sweet little face! Many blessings!

Daniel and Teresa said...

Yay for little boys!!! :)
Isn't seeing the form of your baby amazing? It makes it all that much more real.

Larissa said...

How exciting! I'm so happy for you. :)

Heather said...

Thanks for sharing. It's amazing how much technology has improved! The boys and I loved the pics. I even got our their ultrasound pics. They are so primitive compared to yours. It's a good thing that I wrote little notes on them because honestly I would have no clue what parts were in the picture without them! The boys were amazed. I even have one of Kevn sucking his thumb. Make sure you store them somewhere safe. Mine are in good shape, but I know that the sun can fade them.

Heather said...

I am assuming that the "unremarkable" comment equates to "healthy"?

Mel Rivera said...

Very nice blog you have heree

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