03 August was a routine doctor's appointment for me. I was 29 weeks exactly! I was excited, as it was Ava's first time to come with me, and she'd get to see her baby sister on the screen (or TV as she calls it!) We started out in the waiting area, where we named the colors of the walls, pointed out all the shapes and numbers we saw, and explored the potty just down the hall. Pretty soon, the doctor called us in and the fun began!
Ava's "evil eyes" were on! She HATES the doctor, after seemingly never escaping an immunization or shot every time she's there. So she watched out of the corner of glaring eyes as the doctor took my blood pressure and weighed me. Once she realized she was safe from examination, she lightened up a little!
Next stop, ultrasound! I laid down on the table and pulled up my shirt to expose the belly... Ava took a seat on the table by the bed and daddy did a good job of explaining everything. "You have to look here, or here to see the baby on the TV!" A little squeeze of cold jelly, and the doctor pulled out the magic wand and there she was!! Little Victoria on the big screen... Ava recognized the image right away, as I'd showed her pictures before of what she looked like.
Amazed I was with Ava's descriptions... The speakers came on, and Victoria's tiny heartbeat filled the room. Like every noise, Ava immediately said "is that an airplane?" Daddy said "No! That's the baby's heart..." Ava looked on the screen and the visual of the heartbeat was on the bottom of the screen, and Ava said "Look! Mountains!" (refer to picture below to see the mountains she spoke of)
By the way, these ultrasound pictures in this particular entry aren't mine. We walked away without pictures at this appointment :( HOPING to get some 4D pictures of the baby at our 26 August appointment.
Anyway... the doctor scanned over all the organs before she moved on to my lower veins. Measuring the bloodflow, checking for compression, etc. Once the colors came up on the screen Ava said "Look! A raaaaainbow!"
Again, not an actual picture of my appointment. Just wanted you to get an idea of the colors used in the ultrasounds... This particular picture shows the blood flow in an umbilical cord.
I was truly amazed at how Ava could incorporate things as beautiful as mountains and rainbows into something as magical as the creation of life! I absolutely love her point of view :)
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