The perks of being married to an ER resident

I was not a huge fan of residency when Jonathan started. 80 hour work weeks, rude attendings, stressful shifts that start or end at 3am, etc.  Over the past 10 months, I have begun to discover some of the perks of being married to an ED resident. One of them is meeting great friends from all over the country. Another, dressing up and going to fancy parties. Best of all and most useful to us at the current point in time is Jonathan has access to an ultrasound machine 24/7! 

On March 5, 2011, when I was around 4 weeks we went into the ER while he was off duty. I felt so strange, as all of the nurses and doctors turned to look as we walked by. Hmmm, they mused...I wonder what they are going to do as they sneak into a back room and bring in the ultrasound machine. So much for keeping it a secret from Jonathan's co-workers. The results were too small to print the first time but Jonathan did find something (he has excellent US skills!).  When we went back on March 5th, at the end of my 5th week, we got the picture below.  In the words of Jonathan, "Well, I can't officially say that it's a baby but there is something floating around in there. Probably some product of pregnancy".  Official doctor terms :) 

 Then, on March 17, we had our first official ultrasound at the doctors office. Originally they gave me a due date of October 16th but I was positive it was going to be later than that. Turns out, based on all of their measurements and the doctors physical exam that it was bumped back to October 22nd. So, I had the joy of reliving the 7th and 8th weeks of pregnancy twice!  Look how much has changed from the 6th to the 8th week (and having a really skilled US tech with a good machine also doesn't hurt).  There are cute arm and leg buds and a great looking head! The baby was wiggling around the whole time during the ultrasound.

Jonathan did another one at week 12 and we got a top down view in which our little baby was fist pumping! We have either a dancer or a sports fan in there! It's so amazing to see so much movement!

We're hoping to do a quick one at week 14 (next Sunday!) and 16 to get a head start on determining the gender. Will keep you posted!