Today Andrew and I went to a local medical clinic (Coptic, for those who know it) to have an ultrasound done. Good news - we're only having one baby. :-) Part of me thinks having twins would be kind of fun, but the realistic part of me is relieved that there is just one little Sandeen inside.
More good news is that the placenta is in the right place, the heartbeat is strong (it was SO COOL to get to listen to it!), and everything looks excellent. Our baby was sucking his/her thumb and looked quite happy resting securely inside, oblivious that we were spying on him/her. The one disappointing thing was that we couldn't find out the gender, which we were both really hoping to be able to know. But all in all, it was pretty fun and really wonderful to find out that all is well with Wee Sandeen, our thumb-sucking, happy baby!
And if you're curious, getting an ultrasound at the Coptic clinic in Musoma costs about $4.00. I don't think we'll bother sending that one to the insurance company to put towards our deductible for the year.
The other real shock of the whole experience was that it was kind of spontaneous. We had talked about going in for a scan sometime in the next week or two and had even looked at our schedules and picked two possible times when we thought we'd both be free, but then this afternoon we suddenly decided that we could slip out of the office a bit early and go get an ultrasound right then. For two extreme planners, this was ultimate spontaneity! It works in a place where you don't make doctor's appointments ahead of time, and we enjoyed living on the wild side for one afternoon.
So cool how health care is reasonably priced outside the USA.
ReplyDeleteBlessings on the baby to come!