A little bit of a scare, but everything is o.k.!

Joanne had a pre-natal appointment at the birth center today (13 weeks) and the midwife had a little trouble finding the heartbeat. After about 10-15 minutes of trying she said "Why don't we send you over for an ultrasound". We had heard the heartbeat at 9 weeks so we weren't over-the-top worried but it was still a little unnerving.

So across the street we go and check in with the radiology department at the hospital and then Joanne gets sent to registration first and they send her to the front of the building to check in and they send her back to register! It was a little time-intensive and we were nervous. An hour later we finally get into the ultrasound. Everything is fine. The tech said that the baby was probably just moving around too much for the doppler. (Baby was very flippy and bouncy). Heartrate averaged about 169 and everything looked as it should at first glance.

We were a little worried of course, and Arthur sensed that I think and he refused to use the potty at the technicians office even though he really had to go. While we were in the ultrasound room he wet his pants and the floor. So I had Robin in one arm trying to wipe up pee off the floor and Joanne obviously couldn't do anything. What an adventure!

But everything is fine. I'm glad we got a sneak peek at the baby because we weren't planning on any ultrasounds until one at 18 weeks.