So, Jay was thinking we were having a girl, and at the last minute looking at the ultrasound screen I found myself secretly hoping for or thinking we were having a girl. Not for any real reason, I suppose just because the first little girl we had was such a success and so much fun! The ultrasound views were very clear and gender was confirmed by two technicians, so looks like we can keep all Anja's girly clothes!
More importantly, all the big measurements look good. I was pretty nervous for this ultrasound. It's hard not to listen to all the information regarding my "advanced maternal age." We still have to wait for an official reading by the doctor, and we have an appt this Friday for more details. Technicians aren't supposed to give diagnoses, but they unofficially told us things look good. She measures right on for size (I forgot to ask for the calculated weight), and no obvious problems otherwise. She is very active, and we have a few ultrasound pictures I'll put up later. We didn't get a 4D ultrasound like last time, so these will be the grainy-type pictures you're used to seeing, the kind that need labels to tell you what you're looking at.
Stay tuned!
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
Ultrasound tomorrow and new place
Our ultrasound is first thing in the morning, which means getting up early, drinking a cruel amount of water for a full bladder, and waiting one hour for the ultrasound.
I have started telling Anja that I have a baby in my belly, and then I point to my belly. Then she lifts up her shirt, points to her belly, and says, "Baby in there." Then I tell her, "No, you just have food in there," at which point she always laughs. I'm not sure why this is funny every time for her, but it always is. Personally, I think it's funnier to have a baby in your tummy.
We have also started to tell her that we will have a baby in the house some day. But then she starts saying, "Mimi? Where's Mimi?" her baby (doll). So for now I think the coming baby will remain part of a funny joke about which of us has a baby in her tummy and which of us has food.
One of our Christmas presents this year was a family pass to the Bay Area Discovery Museum. Anja loves it - we've already been twice! It's right on the bay near the base of the Golden Gate Bridge and has a lot of great activities, both indoor and out. I think Anja's favorite part is this toddler room with waterbed-like ponds for jumping on and animal panels on the walls that make noise when you push them. She is absolutely beside herself about the noise the frogs make:
All the kids love this outdoor running river at kid height.
And of course, anything that makes noise:
I'm excited that we can go here for free all year whenever we want, and that the weather will be nice enough. I do regret a little that Anja doesn't get to see snow right now, but the ability to play outside virtually every day in sun and nice weather more than makes up for it to me. We're about three hours drive from good snow (as in, chains on your tires required and they measure it in feet, not inches), but haven't been yet. Hopefully we'll get that way at least a few times this winter for Anja. I'm rapidly becoming less mobile, and so won't be doing any skiing or sledding this year myself.
In other news, we are moving next week to a new place. This will be a much nicer move than the last one, since it's just across town and not the entire country. We are SO excited for our new place. It's right next to an elementary school with playground equipment and a big open field for soccer or frisbee or whatever you want. Across the street from that is a really nice park with big twisty slides, climbing walls, swings, etc. The park has some really nice mature redwood trees, plus a couple of tennis courts. Of course, right next to that park is a dog park. AND, in the summer they show outdoor movies in the park for a donation of a few $$! The neighborhood itself is really nice and great for walking. The house is one mile from downtown and .7 miles from our favorite coffeeshop. I can't wait to be able to walk to town again, like we could in Lansing. I'm really looking forward to living in a neighborhood again.
We will also now be living on the "Point Reyes" side of town, which means it will take even less time now to head to the coast, or the redwoods, or just out for a bike ride through the vineyards and farms. We will be literally a 30 second drive from the edge of town!
This place is also bigger than our apartment. It has three bedrooms, two full baths, a giant living room with a fireplace and a giant kitchen. Also a small storage shed/workroom and a big fenced yard out back with big shade trees. We found this place for the same price we were paying for our apartment, which is great since we really couldn't afford much more. I think it would have been a little more if not for its vintage (aka outdated) appearance inside. But the avocado green countertops are in great condition, as well as the peach-colored tub. And hey, our very own orange tree in the front yard, loaded with oranges right now! I'll have some pictures of the new place in a few weeks.
I have started telling Anja that I have a baby in my belly, and then I point to my belly. Then she lifts up her shirt, points to her belly, and says, "Baby in there." Then I tell her, "No, you just have food in there," at which point she always laughs. I'm not sure why this is funny every time for her, but it always is. Personally, I think it's funnier to have a baby in your tummy.
We have also started to tell her that we will have a baby in the house some day. But then she starts saying, "Mimi? Where's Mimi?" her baby (doll). So for now I think the coming baby will remain part of a funny joke about which of us has a baby in her tummy and which of us has food.
One of our Christmas presents this year was a family pass to the Bay Area Discovery Museum. Anja loves it - we've already been twice! It's right on the bay near the base of the Golden Gate Bridge and has a lot of great activities, both indoor and out. I think Anja's favorite part is this toddler room with waterbed-like ponds for jumping on and animal panels on the walls that make noise when you push them. She is absolutely beside herself about the noise the frogs make:
All the kids love this outdoor running river at kid height.
And of course, anything that makes noise:
I'm excited that we can go here for free all year whenever we want, and that the weather will be nice enough. I do regret a little that Anja doesn't get to see snow right now, but the ability to play outside virtually every day in sun and nice weather more than makes up for it to me. We're about three hours drive from good snow (as in, chains on your tires required and they measure it in feet, not inches), but haven't been yet. Hopefully we'll get that way at least a few times this winter for Anja. I'm rapidly becoming less mobile, and so won't be doing any skiing or sledding this year myself.
In other news, we are moving next week to a new place. This will be a much nicer move than the last one, since it's just across town and not the entire country. We are SO excited for our new place. It's right next to an elementary school with playground equipment and a big open field for soccer or frisbee or whatever you want. Across the street from that is a really nice park with big twisty slides, climbing walls, swings, etc. The park has some really nice mature redwood trees, plus a couple of tennis courts. Of course, right next to that park is a dog park. AND, in the summer they show outdoor movies in the park for a donation of a few $$! The neighborhood itself is really nice and great for walking. The house is one mile from downtown and .7 miles from our favorite coffeeshop. I can't wait to be able to walk to town again, like we could in Lansing. I'm really looking forward to living in a neighborhood again.
We will also now be living on the "Point Reyes" side of town, which means it will take even less time now to head to the coast, or the redwoods, or just out for a bike ride through the vineyards and farms. We will be literally a 30 second drive from the edge of town!
This place is also bigger than our apartment. It has three bedrooms, two full baths, a giant living room with a fireplace and a giant kitchen. Also a small storage shed/workroom and a big fenced yard out back with big shade trees. We found this place for the same price we were paying for our apartment, which is great since we really couldn't afford much more. I think it would have been a little more if not for its vintage (aka outdated) appearance inside. But the avocado green countertops are in great condition, as well as the peach-colored tub. And hey, our very own orange tree in the front yard, loaded with oranges right now! I'll have some pictures of the new place in a few weeks.
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