It has been drawn to my attention (by my single reader) that it is a cruel, cruel thing to have left the blog un-updated at such a place in the plot. What were the results of the Nuchal Translucency scan? Did anyone get eaten by the Smilodon?! As Darwintoo: Stormageddon (Stormy or StormyD for short) is showing you in her pic below, all is thumbs up! Here is some updatey goodness for you!
Stormy chose to cooperate with her scan this time! Her mothers, on the other hand, totally forgot protocol and showed up with empty bladders. Mine wasn't too much of a concern to anyone but K got in some trubs from the less-than-enthused technician. I understand that the instructions are there for a reason but I don't imagine that being grumpy with pregnant ladies is a very good strategy; depending on the way the hormones are rolling at that particular moment, you're liable to get tears, frustration, or homicide in return! A vague disclaimer is nobody's friend so consider yourselves warned, ultrasound techs of the world.
We did all survive, however, and once the tech left, I got brave enough to steal some pictures (they do give us two on disc but I am very responsible to my reader (this lack of update notwithstanding!) so needed to ensure I had the pics I wanted). We are ecstatic to report that the scan results came back normal. StormyD was 6.96 cm at that time (13weeks) and seems to be coming along quite nicely, if I do say so myself!!
We did all survive, however, and once the tech left, I got brave enough to steal some pictures (they do give us two on disc but I am very responsible to my reader (this lack of update notwithstanding!) so needed to ensure I had the pics I wanted). We are ecstatic to report that the scan results came back normal. StormyD was 6.96 cm at that time (13weeks) and seems to be coming along quite nicely, if I do say so myself!!
The tech seemed to relax a little once she knew she had the pictures she needed. She did give us a friendly warning that if she hadn't been able to, we would have had to resort to -heaven forbid- an internal ultrasound! We quickly lost any ground we had gained with her when we were unfazed by this threat. Although highly unenjoyable and invasive procedures, internal ultrasounds are a near-daily occurrence for anyone seeking fertility treatment. Stay tuned to see if we remember to have Kay drink enough water next time...
I have a daughter,
Claïs fair,
Poised like a golden flower in the air,
Lydian treasures her limbs outshine
(Claïs, beloved one,
Claïs mine!)
~Claïs -translated by H. de Vere Stacpoole (on blackcatpoems.com)
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