Waiting...Ridiculousness

I wrote this on March 13th after finding out we were going to have to wait beyond the normal 20 weeks to find out if we are having a boy or a girl. Here is my response (posted to my MySpace page).

Ridiculous....

I just got done with my Dr. appt. They did the scary tests today....Downs Syndrome (3 kinds), Cystic Fibrosis, and Spina Bifida (sp?). No news is good news, so hopefully we’ll be in the clear. :)

The part that is killing me is that there are no available appointments for my next ultrasound during my 20th week...then Brian is going to be in Arizona during all of my 21st week, SO on Monday, April 21st (1 day shy of week 22) we will finally find out if we are having a boy or a girl. I’ve called back twice making sure that there is nothing available the 8th-11th, but nothing. They did put my name in if sometime becomes available, but I’m not holding my breath.

So, the countdown begins....39 more days.....that is freakin’ FOREVER! I realize that women went centuries without knowing, but now that the technology is available and one thinks they are going to find out at 20 weeks...having to wait until 22 is just pure torcher for a girl getting fatter and fatter.

Brian is basically putting money on the fact that it is a girl, but I don’t have a vibe either way. The lady making appointments said she thought it was a boy because I am still small and "in front" but who knows. I’ll be thrilled with either, I just want to be able to buy the appropriate colored moses basket when I find it by chance at TJMaxx or Marshalls....and they are rare in the first place. (this is what happens when bargain shopping becomes a hobby for a pregnant lady) Not to mention start personalizing stuff with the appropriate name....I have a slew of ideas that run through my brain all the time...

Anyway, I will get over it. Hopefully my misery has somehow brightened your day or at least given you a laugh. OH....AND the Dr. didn’t even listen to the heartbeat long enough to give me an approximate beats per minute...I realize that this is not always accurate, but throw me a bone here! (she did say it is over 120 bpm....duh, otherwise that would be a big problem....)

Now I’m really done.

39 days and counting.....April 21st, 9:00 am.

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Currently the countdown is down to 26 days!!!! YAY!