Written March 23, 2011:
Today we saw New Baby Egbert. They sucked my blood and tested all my insides, then did an ultrasound. NBE is measuring almost exactly on his due date (Nov. 4th) and has a very strong heartbeat.
It's funny for this to be a big secret. With Tommy we saw the heartbeat and immediately called everyone we knew to let them know he was OK. Seeing that heartbeat was a long time in the making and our friends and family were anxiously waiting to hear if he was OK or not. With NBE I cried quietly on the table while Josh squinted at the tv and asked Dr. Man if we could see the umbilical cord yet.
I think I feel more connected to NBE because he's all mine for now. He is not everybody's baby, he's just mine, for me to love and to want and worry about.
Secret-keeping is not my forte, and I'm not a very subtle pregnant person, so I am excited to tell everyone (and I know it won't be secret for long), but for now, the quiet is a little nice.
I think you described pregnancy:
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