So it seems that when you are knocked off your bike by a guy opening a car door and you are four months pregnant, the ER considers an ultrasound appropriate.
In between checking that the placenta looked good (it did) and that there was no sign of fetal distress (there wasn't), the physician did a quick gender check. She stressed that she's a physician, not an ultrasound technician, but she seemed pretty sure she had a clear shot and was looking at a girl.
The womb is a pretty darn protective place to hang out if you are a fetus and the kid's obviously happy in there. The biggest obstacle to determining gender was that she kept moving around, something she's been noticeably doing for more than a week now.
We're going to do a follow up ultrasound in a couple of weeks but we don't expect any lasting effects of yesterday's little incident. I've got some scrapes and a doozy of a bruise on my arm where the car door hit me. And, we've got a bunch of new paperwork to fill out. While the handle bar lost some paint, even the bike seems fine.
Mac's most pressing question: Do we have to do the pink thing?
Sorry about the bruises, Jen, but very glad that you're both okay. I'd avoid overt pink, personally, but that's me. However, now that she's MOVING, I highly suggest you don't look at this photograph. No, really, don't look. And it's probably just Photoshopped anyway. Yeah.
http://thefinsters.com/flog/media/front/20041203-alienbaby.jpg
Posted by: Pamela | June 15, 2007 at 06:06 PM
Glad everyone's OK.
I am fairly ambivalent towards pink. There are better colors. There are worse colors.
Posted by: Alex | June 15, 2007 at 08:22 PM
Glad you and lil Shute came away unscathed.
I have mixed feelings about the whole pink thing. Personally, I like the color (it looks good on me), but it can definitely be over-done. Especially with babies. My feeling is it's ok in moderation. Like Alex said, just a color like any other
Now regarding frilly lace and such - I'm strictly opposed.
Posted by: Emily | June 15, 2007 at 09:16 PM
Last weekend, I stopped at yard sale where 90% of the infant wardrobe was pink or very, very girly. I picked out eight tiny neutral gender items for a total of $2 (love yard sales), which basically cleaned them out of greens, yellows, and tans. Some of the purple things weren't nauseating but were girly. I doubt the pink will get out of control. The baby's room is a very nice green but pink doesn't really go in there.
Pamela - Love that photo. I remember when it was posted on your home page. Luckily for L'il Shute, the uterus walls are thicker than that.
Posted by: Jen M. | June 16, 2007 at 09:01 AM