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[Sep. 28th, 2004|11:13 am]
桜井香津美
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Yesterday, I had my (second) ultrasound done. I was supposed to drink 3 full glasses of water one hour before the appointment, but I was feeling a bit "eeh", so I only drank 1. ^^; Thankfully, the technician got a decently clear image of the baby anyway.
You could see the different parts of its body clearly. I thought that was neat. This ultrasound, compared to the one I had at 9 weeks, made the baby more of a reality to me. You could see its head/face, spine, and feet. I kept saying the kid has something against me already, before birth, because it wouldn't open its legs. (I later told my mom "Well in 15-20 years it'll want to open its legs, why not now?" "VANESSA!!!" "Hey, i'm just being honest!" Hah.)
After getting the necessary information from the ultrasound, the technician said she'd be back in a little bit, to try and determine the gender once more. She later came back with the ultrasound supervisor, I guess, and kept poking me (which I did too when they left the room prior) to make the baby move (its legs). With no certainty, both thought it is a girl. Hsiaokwai wasn't too happy hearing he might have a daughter (he really wanted a son, and so did I, only I did because girls run rampant in my mom's side of family). He kept joking around he'd buy it a bucket for tub and cardboard box for crib. What a punk! If we get another ultrasound later, hopefully they can tell for sure. I don't really care either way.
You know, I'm very glad I have Medicaid (or insurance at all) at the moment, because the ultrasound cost $800 dollars. o_O; Just for one ultrasound! Fucking christ.
We received a keepsake photo of the baby from the ultrasound. To be honest, I can't stand looking at the ultrasound photo. I know that it doesn't really look scary inside me, but in the picture, you can see its eyesockets. x_x;; Plus the head and spine. The eyesockets really bother me. ^^;
So yes, Saturday was my 20th birthday, ruined by a hurricane. That night, our power went out, so having nothing better to do, we went to sleep. However, during the night, he woke up and brought a cake he baked for me with candles on it. It was a gesture that I found really sweet, but I couldn't really feel like that, because I was half-asleep and cranky at the time. I still appreciate it, though. :)
Yesterday, mere hours before our power finally came back on (seemed the entire county but us had theirs back), I was reflecting on something. Every job i've had, every attempt I've made previously to move away from my mom's house, they've always started and ended before or after my birthday. Never during.
So, for just my birthday (not the entire year), here are a few milestones:
- Keeping a job through my birthday.
- Living in my new chosen residence through my birthday.
This is a major milestone in itself, considering there has been none before:
- Keeping a boyfriend/significant other through my birthday (now it'll be a double milestone when we reach New Year's *wink*).
So, even though my good start to 2004 was a tad messed up (by crashing my car which set off a financial mudslide), it's slowly picking back up again. Now, if I could not be so lazy, it could pick up even faster. ;) |
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