Part II

This could definitely be considered High Hopes and Low Expectations- Part II. I have discovered that where I had previously held out high hopes, I was disappointed, and where I had lowered my expectations, I was pleasantly surprised. Allow me to elaborate...

I drove all the way to Modesto last night with my mom and husband to have a 3D ultrasound done in an attempt to see Baby's face. She was bouncing off the walls all the way there and, just as I expected, fell fast asleep the moment we arrived. Then, try as we may, we could not get any pictures whatsoever of anything that resembled a baby. As it turns out, I am carrying her so low and her face was so burrowed in my placenta that we couldn't see her at all save a few fingers. I really thought that we would be able to get at least one good face shot and I was crushed when we left empty handed. They offer a chance to come back a second time for free but it would take a significant change in position to see her and the chance of that happening this far along is very slim. I haven't decided if it's worth driving out there again for a re-do. I am hoping that Baby's prenatal obstinacy is not indicative of how she will behave outside the womb or else I am in big trouble.

On the brighter side, I seriously thought that I would be lucky to get even a card from my husband for our anniversary and he really surprised me. I had been giving him a hard time all day about the fact that I had his present bought and wrapped a week ago and he hadn't gotten me anything. We went out to dinner and when we were done eating he said, "Can I have the car keys- I need to go to the bathroom." That statement raised a lot of questions in my mind as you could easily imagine, but I reluctantly handed over the car keys. He came back in holding a bag from a jewelry store and a card. I was all teary eyed as I read the card and he even wrote something in the bottom like I taught him to do. Then I opened up the jewelry box to find a gorgeous, huge, squared white opal necklace pendant with a pink zircon stone on top- both of October's birthstones. It has a beautiful gold setting that is unlike any I have ever seen. He did an awesome job picking it out all on his own. Perhaps it's true that I didn't marry him for his strong romantic streak, but it may be that I was impressed with his ability to save his rump at the last minute.

Lastly, I would like to propose a moment of silence for those lost in the tragedy of September 11, 2001. It's hard to believe 7 years have passed already.